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View Article  And Then There Were 30! Moustakas and Wieters Complete 1st Rounders' Contracts

Our buddy Jim Callis of Baseball America is reporting that all 30 first round draft picks are now signed. More details on Mike Moustakas and Matt Wieters as they become available.

View Article  Cubs Sign Vitters!

The Chicago Cubs announced that the club has agreed to terms with the third selection of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, Josh Vitters.  Vitters, who turns 18 on August 27, graduated from Cypress (Calif.) High School this past June.

The top-ranked position player out of high school by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus, Vitters was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for California in 2007. In his senior season, Vitters batted .390 with nine homers and 29 RBI in 24 games with Cypress, boasting an .890 slugging percentage.

Among all draft-eligible high school players, Baseball America selected Vitters as the best pure hitter in the 2007 Draft and also rated him as the second-best power hitter and owner of the second-best strike-zone judgment. Among all high school pitchers and position players nationwide, Baseball America listed Vitters as the player closest to playing in the major leagues.

As a junior in 2006, Vitters batted .352 with nine homers and 32 RBI, and was a 2006 Aflac All-American and a First-Team All-State selection.  Last summer, Vitters was named the Most Valuable Player of the Baseball Express Cape Cod High School Classic held in Wareham, Mass.