With the signing of Jack McGeary, here is the final scorecard of the Nationals 2007 draft:
- 39 players signed out of 53 drafted
- The Nationals spent $7,619,300 in bonuses for players selected in the first ten rounds ($7,819,800 if you include the amount referenced to allow McGeary to attend Stanford full-time)
- That leaves the bonus amounts for an additional 26 players unknown. I am going to guess-timate a 15% reduction in bonus amount starting with the last known figure ($100K for Pat McCoy in the 10th round). With that assumption the Nationals spent roughly $8 million in bonuses from the 2007 draft.
- 2006: $5.1 million
- 2005: $4.0 million
- That leaves the bonus amounts for an additional 26 players unknown. I am going to guess-timate a 15% reduction in bonus amount starting with the last known figure ($100K for Pat McCoy in the 10th round). With that assumption the Nationals spent roughly $8 million in bonuses from the 2007 draft.
- All 20 of their top 20 players drafted have been signed
- 23 of their top 25 players drafted have been signed (18th rd 1B Sawyer Carroll and 20th rd OF Dan Cook)
- 9 high school players signed
- 3 lefthanded pitchers
- 2 righthanded pitchers
- 2 outfielders (includes Smolinski)
- 1 third baseman
- 1 catcher
- 26 college players signed
- 2 lefthanded pitchers
- 12 righthanded pitchers
- 6 outfielders
- 1 first baseman
- 2 shortstops
- 3 catchers
- 4 junior/community college players signed
- 1 righthanded pitchers
- 1 outfielder
- 1 first baseman
- 1 third baseman

#1 by John - August 16th, 2007 at 08:08
Svrgula says it’s not over with David Duncan yet:)… Just kidding. Thanks for all this great coverage. I really appreciate your hard work everyday.
#2 by dco - August 16th, 2007 at 09:21
a very promising draft. that nats big board looks just a tiny bit better every day.
and seriously, thanks for all the hard work, NFA. i checked you guys after the game last night, hoping for good signing news… and then the first words i saw from you guys this morning were “with the signing of jack mcgeary….” just awesome stuff. keep the updates coming!
#3 by Dick - August 16th, 2007 at 09:33
As my late father (lost him this spring, his funeral was Opening Day) always said to me after a game like last night’s, “Never in doubt; Had ‘em all the way”. Such is the case with McGeary!
#4 by Louis J. - August 16th, 2007 at 11:55
NFA..Ditto of all the comments about your coverage, information and hardwork..NFA is the Best website available for us Nats fans…
#5 by Brian Oliver - August 16th, 2007 at 12:29
Thanks all – I appreciate the kind words. It’s been fun working on this and the fact that things are improving makes it worthwhile to me.
#6 by A DC Wonk - August 16th, 2007 at 17:11
I’m not particularly fond of “me too” posts, but, well, “me too” with the kudos to NFA. A “farm report” is particularly useful, interesting, enjoyable, when it’s with a team that asserts “The Plan” to build through the draft.
And, bottom line seems to be, 20-for-20 on the top picks. That’s serious!
Well done, Brian Oliver.
Well done Nationals!