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Tim Beckham Reportedly about to sign

Brickhaus — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:40:01 -0000

According to Robothal, Tim Beckham is about to sign, $6.15M signing bonus.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8263448/Source:-Rays-reach-agreement-with-No.-1-pick?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49

My question - What does this do to the landscape of over-slot signings. As we remember, last year almost no over-slot players were signed until the very last minute, in part because agents were playing chicken with each other, and in part nobody wanted to be the first team to incur the wrath of Bud. Do you think this means that some of the other non-Boras advised big names might sign soon enough to play most of this short season as well?

Community Prospect 68 runoff

Brickhaus — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:11:17 -0000

Please put your votes as a +1 to my comments.

Beau Mills vs Bill Rowell.

Beau - http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/beau-mills.shtml

Bill - http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/William-Rowell.shtml

FWIW, on my previous question, the majority came down on the side of system corruption or lack of caring; between that and the consistently dropping output, we'll be stopping the project at 75, unless someone else decides to proceed with it.

Communit y Prospect question

Brickhaus — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:07:35 -0000

There have been quite a few complaints in the community prospect threads lately, and I want to run a poll to see if the general consensus is that we should just stop soon, or if we should continue onto 100 as originally planned and that it's only a few people who are complaining. It's not an insignificant amount of work for someone with a busy schedule, so I'm probably happy either way...

Poll

Should we continue the Community Prospect polls?

Keith Law's top 100

Brickhaus — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:16:29 -0000

It's Insider only, but right now there's a free Insider trial...

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=law_keith&id=3221365

Top 15:

Evan Longoria
Jay Bruce
Joba Chamberlain
Clay Buchholz
Colby Rasmus
Clayton kershaw
Travis Snider
Franklin Morales
Homer Bailey
Fernando Martinez
Desmond Jennings
Andrew McCutchen
Cameron Maybin
Matt Weiters
Wade Davis

Odd list to say the least, but I can understand a lot of the placements. Quite a few guys on his list (i.e. Fernando Perez, Josh Donaldson, Brett Cecil, Felipe Paulino, John Jaso) who I haven't seen mentioned much as top 100 types elsewhere.

Community Prospect #68

Brickhaus — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:15:10 -0000

Brent Lillibridge takes the last one...

LIST

1. Jay Bruce OF CIN
2. Evan Longoria 3B TB
3. Colby Rasmus OF STL
4. Clay Buchholz RHP BOS
5. Clayton Kershaw LHP LAD
6. Joba Chamberlain RHP NYY
7. Cameron Maybin OF FLA
8. Homer Bailey RHP CIN
9. David Price LHP TB
10. Andy LaRoche 3B LAD
11. Jacob McGee LHP TB
12. Johnny Cueto RHP CIN
13. Travis Snider OF TOR
14. Brandon Wood 3B/SS CAL
15. Matt Wieters C BAL
16. Jacoby Ellsbury OF BOS
17. (T) Joey Votto 1B CIN
17. (T) Andrew McCutchen OF PIT
19. Wade Davis RHP TB
20. (T) Chase Headley 3B SD
20. (T) Reid Brignac SS TB
22. Daric Barton 1B OAK
23. Rick Porcello RHP DET
24. Franklin Morales LHP COL
25. Jeff Clement C SEA
26. Matt LaPorta OF/1B MIL
27. Mike Moustakas SS KC
28. Chris Marrero OF WAS
29. Fernando Martinez OF NYM
30. Matt Antonelli 2B SD
31. Desmond Jennings OF TB
32. Carlos Gonzalez OF OAK
33. Jason Heyward OF ATL
34. Fautino de los Santos RHP OAK
35. Jed Lowrie SS BOS
36. Angel Villalona 3B SF
37. Gio Gonzalez LHP OAK
38. Ian Kennedy RHP NYY
39. Carlos Triunfel SS SEA
40. Steven Pearce 1B/OF PIT
41. Jordan Schafer OF ATL
(Kosuke Fukudome OF CHC)
42. Adam Miller RHP CLE
43. Nick Adenhart RHP CAL
44. Wladimir Balentien OF SEA
45. Austin Jackson OF NYY
46. Eric Hurley RHP TEX
47. Jose Tabata OF NYY
48. Geovany Soto C CHC
49. Lars Anderson 1B BOS
50. Chin-Lung Hu SS LA
51. Chris Davis 3B TEX
52. Luke Hochevar RHP KC
53. Jarrod Parker RHP ARI
54. Taylor Teagarden C TEX
55. Manny Parra LHP MIL
56. Deolis Guerra RHP NYM
57. Neil Walker 3B PIT
58. Josh Vitters 3B CHC
59. Ross Detwiler LHP WAS
60. Hank Conger C LAA
61. Elvis Andrus SS TEX
62. Ian Stewart 3B COL
63. Jordan Walden RHP LAA
64. Michael Burgess OF WAS
65. JR Towles C HOU
66. Brett Anderson RHP OAK
67. Brent Lillibridge SS ATL

CANDIDATES:
Bill Rowell 3B BAL
James McDonald RHP LA
Beau Mills 1B/3B CLE
Tim Alderson LHP SFG
Jair Jurrjens RHP ATL
Justin Masterson RHP BOS
Daniel Cortes RHP KCR
Gorkys Hernandez OF ATL
Oscar Tejada SS BOS
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Radhames Liz (4/64), Anthony Swarzak (3/67), Cole Rohrbough (3/64), Alan Horne (3/64), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jaime Garcia (2/66), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Jeffress (1/67), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Matt Latos (0/66), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Troy Patton, Scott Elbert, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Brad Lincoln, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil, Chris Mason, Wilmer Font
Aaron Poreda (4/65), Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc,
MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Dexter Fowler (7/67), Tyler Colvin (4/65), Chris Nelson (1/61), Brandon Jones (0/58), Mat Gamel (1/63), Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks
Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

Community Prospect #67

Brickhaus — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:49:08 -0000

Brett Anderson takes the last one...

LIST

CANDIDATES:
Brent Lillibridge SS ATL
Beau Mills 1B/3B CLE
Bill Rowell 3B BAL
James McDonald RHP LA
Tim Alderson LHP SFG
Anthony Swarzak RHP MIN
Dexter Fowler OF COL
Jair Jurrjens RHP ATL
Jeremy Jeffress RHP MIL
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Justin Masterson (7/66), Radhames Liz (4/64), Cole Rohrbough (3/64), Alan Horne (3/64), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jaime Garcia (2/66), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Matt Latos (0/66), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Troy Patton, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Brad Lincoln, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil, Chris Mason, Wilmer Font
Aaron Poreda (4/65), Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc,
MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Tyler Colvin (4/65), Chris Nelson (1/61), Brandon Jones (0/58), Mat Gamel (1/63), Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks, Oscar Tejada
Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

Community Prospect #66

Brickhaus — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:04:50 -0000

JR Towles won the last one in a runoff. Interest seems to be waning in the list in general - please let me know if you think we should stop at #75. Also, I've gotten busier personally, so I'm not sure if anyone else wants to take back over for a while....

Also, because there are so many candidates, I'm using about 8% as my cutoff for turnover for the time being, but Fowler and Swarzak should be back on next poll.

LIST

CANDIDATES:
Brett Anderson RHP OAK
James McDonald RHP LA
Brent Lillibridge SS ATL
Tim Alderson LHP SFG
Beau Mills 1B/3B CLE
Justin Masterson RHP BOS
Jaime Garcia LHP STL
Matt Latos RHP SD
Bill Rowell 3B BAL
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Anthony Swarzak (7/65), Radhames Liz (4/64), Cole Rohrbough (3/64), Alan Horne (3/64), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jair Jurrjens (3/61), Justin Masterson (1/59), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Troy Patton, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Brad Lincoln, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil, Chris Mason, Wilmer Font
Aaron Poreda (4/65), Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Jeremy Jeffress, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc,
MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Dexter Fowler (6/65), Tyler Colvin (4/65), Chris Nelson (1/61), Brandon Jones (0/58), Mat Gamel (1/63), Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks, Oscar Tejada
Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

Community Prospect #65

Brickhaus — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:02:09 -0000

LIST

CANDIDATES:
JR Towles C HOU
James McDonald RHP LA
Brett Anderson RHP OAK
Brent Lillibridge SS ATL
Anthony Swarzak RHP MIN
Tim Alderson LHP SFG
Aaron Poreda LHP CHW
Dexter Fowler OF COL
Tyler Colvin OF CHC
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Radhames Liz (4/64), Cole Rohrbough (3/64), Alan Horne (3/64), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jair Jurrjens (3/61), Justin Masterson (1/59), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Troy Patton, Brad Lincoln, Jaime Garcia, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil, Chris Mason, Wilmer Font
Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Jeremy Jeffress, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc,
MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Beau Mills (2/61), Chris Nelson (1/61), Brandon Jones (0/58), Mat Gamel (1/63), Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks
Bill Rowell (1/61), Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

Community Prospect #64

Brickhaus — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:48:07 -0000

LIST

CANDIDATES:
JR Towles C HOU
Michael Burgess OF WAS
James McDonald RHP LA
Brett Anderson RHP OAK
Brent Lillibridge SS ATL
Cole Rohrbough RHP ATL
Chris Carter 1B OAK
Radhames Liz RHP BAL
Alan Horne RHP NYY
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Anthony Swarzak (7/63), Tim Alderson (6/63), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jair Jurrjens (3/61), Justin Masterson (1/59), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Troy Patton, Brad Lincoln, Jaime Garcia, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Aaron Poreda, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil,
Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Jeremy Jeffress, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc

MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Dexter Fowler (6/63), Beau Mills (2/61), Chris Nelson (1/61), Brandon Jones (0/58), Mat Gamel (1/63), Tyler Colvin, Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Mat Gamel, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks
Bill Rowell (1/61), Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

Community Prospect #63

Brickhaus — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:10:10 -0000

LIST

CANDIDATES:
JR Towles C HOU
Jordan Walden RHP CAL
Michael Burgess OF WAS
James McDonald RHP LA
Brett Anderson RHP OAK
Anthony Swarzak RHP MIN
Tim Alderson LHP SFG
Dexter Fowler CF COL
Mat Gamel 3B MIL (tester)
"Other"

MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Cole Rohrbough (4/62), Carlos Carrasco (3/62), Jair Jurrjens (3/61), Justin Masterson (1/59), Hiroki Kuroda (1/59), Jeremy Hellickson (0/59), Will Inman (0/59), Radhames Liz (1/50), Max Scherzer (0/49), Jeff Niemann, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Alan Horne, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Troy Patton, Brad Lincoln, Jaime Garcia, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Bryan Morris, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Aaron Poreda, Joe Savery, James Simmons, Jordan Zimmermann, Clayton Mortensen, Brett Sinkbeil,
Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Kasey Kiker, Jeremy Jeffress, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker, Chris Withrow, Dan Duffy, Julio Teheran
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice, Kevin Mulvey, Wade LeBlanc

MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Brent Lillibridge (7/62), Beau Mills (2/61), Chris Nelson (1/61), Chris Carter II (2/56), Brandon Jones (0/58), Tyler Colvin, Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Mat Gamel, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks
Bill Rowell (1/61), Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez (1/61), Jesus Montero (1/60), Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere, Neftali Soto, Engel Beltre, Fernando Perez

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Tim Beckham Reportedly about to sign

Community Prospect 68 runoff

Communit y Prospect question

Should we continue the Community Prospect polls?

Keith Law's top 100

Community Prospect #68

Who is the #68 Prospect?

Community Prospect #67

Who is the #67 Prospect?

Community Prospect #66

Who is the #66 prospect?

Community Prospect #65

Who is the #65 Prospect?

Community Prospect #64

Who is the #64 Prospect?

Community Prospect #63

Who is the #63 prospect?

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Tim Beckham *Reportedly* about to sign

Community Prospect 68 runoff

Communit y Prospect question

Should we continue the Community Prospect polls?

Keith Law's top 100

Community Prospect #68

Who is the #68 Prospect?

Community Prospect #67

Who is the #67 Prospect?

Community Prospect #66

Who is the #66 prospect?

Community Prospect #65

Who is the #65 Prospect?

Community Prospect #64

Who is the #64 Prospect?

Community Prospect #63

Who is the #63 prospect?

Tim Beckham Reportedly about to sign