Mike Baxter, Akeel Morris, George Springer, Trevor Bauer, Boras on Carlos

Mike Baxter:


Buffalo had a horrible night last night, but they might have found themselves a new outfielder. Mike Baxter was signed a few weeks ago and has hit .438 at St. Lucie while getting the kinks out. He played his first game for AAA-Bisons last night and hit a two-run homer (Josh Satin on base after doubling)on his first at bat. The Queens born Baxter is only 26 and easily could be a AAA mainstay in the future.


Akeel Morris:


7-26-11: - http://mets.scout.com/a.z?s=228&p=2&c=1089454&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fmets.scout.com%2f2%2f1089454.html  - The Mets' pursuit and eventual selection of Akeel Morris in the 10th round of the 2010 Draft is an atypical story. But in a little more than a year, the hard-throwing teenager has opened eyes throughout the system with his repertoire and his quick growth. Inside Pitch caught up with Morris and the K-Mets coaches to find out more about his story.


George Springer:


MLBTradeRumors.com reports that Houston Astros first round pick George Springer met with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League on Saturday. Springer was selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft after an outstanding career at UConn where he led the Huskies to an appearance in the Super Regionals. He hit .343 with 12 homers and driving in 77 runs on the year. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/07/26/uconns-springer-looking-to-play-independent-baseball  


Trevor Bauer:


The Diamondbacks today signed Trevor Bauer, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, to a four-year major league contract worth a guaranteed $4.45 million. The deal includes a $3.4 million bonus and a potential value of slightly over $7 million. MLB's recommended bonus for the third overall choice is estimated as $3 million. Bauer is the first player from among the top nine selections in this year's draft to have come to terms. - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2011/07/diamondbacks-sign-bauer  


Boras on Carlos:


"This decision for Carlos is about the select group of teams where he feels he has a great chance to win," agent Scott Boras told ESPN.com Tuesday. "That's what this thing is about. Looking for more information on your Mets? ESPNNewYork.com has you covered. "We've given Carlos a complete dossier on this. He's a veteran player. He really understands which teams have the metrics for winning and why. If a team came to him and they were not on his short list, I don't think he would go there. I think he has a very clear vision of what he wants to do." - http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6804972/new-york-mets-carlos-beltran-go-where-chance-win-agent-scott-boras-says?campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines