Following Mier, Leyland, Lyons and Slover also get drafted ... Now, to sign or not to sign?
Bonita High School's Jiovanni Mier, who was drafted in the first-round and 21st overall by the Houston Astros, wasn't the only area player drafted in Major League Baseball's Amateur Draft. Former South Hills pitcher Brian Slover (CS Northridge) was taken in the eighth round (250th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays. Former Charter Oak shortstop Scott Lyons (Arkansas) was taken in the 15th round (452nd overall) to the Kansas City Royals, and fresh off of winning the CIF-SS Division IV title, San Dimas' Josh Leyland was selected in the 16th round (483rd) by the Oakland A's.
To sign or not to sign: This question was asked by several people yesterday. If you were Jiovanni Mier, would you go to USC or sign, and probably get a signing bonus in the range of $1.5 to $2 million? With that much on the table I would sign, no question about it. My feeling is you can always put $150,000 grand away for college if baseball doesn't work out. Your dream is to play pro baseball, and someone is giving you life-changing money to pursue it? Take it, be smart with the money, and chase your dream. The bigger question is what will Josh Leyland do? He signed a letter of intent with Washington State. He has a scholarship on the table. My answer to that is it is completely up to him. Is it more risky to sign? Yes, because the financial value of the scholarship is more than will be offered by the A's. This is probably the hardest decision for families to make, but you know what, it's not a bad situation to be in is it?
Below: San Dimas' Josh Leyland

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Somebody needs to sign Erik Salcido real soon. This dude can pitch and is only going to get better and better
country stupid
your title speaks for yourself.
redneck mommys boy.
What's imteresting about Jio going 21st, is that the Astros beleive this kid will develop in the future. It's their projection, not so much what he did this year..
Did he have a big year at Bonita? Some in the know say No! They believe he had a better better junior year.
Does it matter now? No, and god bless him for getting picked high!
Reality - He will now have to produce at the next level to make it. It all starts now, because each step is way tougher than playing at in HS.
Good Luck..
Ken Huth never played in the Majors..
Minors Single A..
And I quote..."I'D RATHER BE DRUNK AND STUPID"...NO SHT SHERLOCK!!!!
See when the booze wears off ...YOU'RE STILL STUPID...and rather proud of that fact I see.
Ken...that's what you're dealing with...
"I'M RATHER BE DRUNK AND STUPID"....Garth Brooks tune right?
What more needs to be said?
if josh cant get 250000 or more, go to school,put
in 3 years,
probably get drafted in top 7 rounds, get your
degree, and get a decent bonus. good problems to have, congrats to the leyland family, great people who deserve the good things coming their way.
kenny boy,
I can no longer keep a war of words going with you since I can't understand the language that you write in. (I have no idea how you passed the 3rd grade). Also since Fred didn't post my last blog which I don't understand why since I didn't use any profanity or Jr. High comments like you do.
But it doesn't matter just keep these few SIMPLE words close to your heart...Fat, Drunk & Stupid is no way to go through life. And DON'T be an embarrassment to your kids.
KD
All CIF
What happened to the Freshman kid from South Hills? Why didn't he make 1st. Team? All we read about in the paper about him during playoff's and he doesn't get recognized?
nobody laughs with kh, they laugh at him. i'm a fellow bearcat and i as well as other parents cant stand listening to him at games. kh - your a has-been or better yet a never-was-been. shut up because you embarrass bonita. be happy Mier was drafted so high and enjoy.
rgd2626
Stop being such a cry baby here's a tissue since when did words break bones?you must be a Democrat lets just give everyone some free food and health care for everyone and why your at it throw in some 60" plasmas give me a break the only reason I go on this blog is for entertainment and KH fits the bill so please do us all a favor and go bye bye.
little darling please...................................
no northview player made cif?
Congratulations to the following players from the SGV to make 1st Team All-CIF
Div II
Tim Smoley- Arcadia
Div III
Player of the Year- Derek Klena- South Hills
Coach of the Year- Kevin Smith- South Hills
Jake Bailey- Charter Oak
Jonathan Beltran- Alhambra
Nico Calderaro- Bonita
Cody Doyle- South Hills
Christian Ibarra- South Hills
Andrew Melchor- Nogales
Div IV
Player of the Year- Josh Leyland- San Dimas
Coach of the Year- Mike Regan- San Dimas
Justin De La Nuez- Monrovia
Thomas Jenson- San Dimas
Jerry McClanahan- Bishop Amat
Richy Pedroza- Northview
Eric Salcido- San Dimas
Brady Zuniga- Bishop Amat
ken you toe tipped in the majors, great for you and your family
you come on here as ignorant as any person who has ever ben on here
and what did your mlb career do for you but
make you a bitter man with a big mouth
ignorant is too kind a word based on your post
everyone is not the enemy
as usual your enemies are inside your
own head
calling a person a jerk off
based on what kevin wrote and
once again insinuating violence
why do you insist on being so surfer dude rowdy dumb?
most players who get to the show end up having a little more class
about it than you
get a grip on your anger issues
which go way back to your
high schools days
by your own admission
Fred
I remember when Lance Parrish out of walnut was drafted, he signed but in his contract was a clause that if he got hurt in a certain amount of time, the tigers would pay for a full ride to U.C.L.A.wich is what he was offered. Someone gave him good advice.
fred,
I don't think you should allow kh to keep talking on here like he does. He is getting as bad as some of the guys you banned on here.I'm not sure why but some of these guys are amussed at what he says. I dont care how much experience he has or what background he comes from,he doesn't need to talk to people the way he does for no apparent reason but to draw attention and cause trouble.
kevin donnald.
nobody cares about your no baseball love.
your a jerk-off.
only you would think somebody should go to usc after being drafted in the first round.
so go put on your usc rubber hemet
and do what you do best.jerk-off.
we wont forget about your comments
you made about bonitas varsity baseball program.
now your going to jump on the gio wagon,
do us a favor,and jump in front of the wagon, so we can run your sorry ass over.
go bombcats
real gio fan
In the case of Jio, you sign if that kind of money is on the table. If you go to college and get hurt... it over! He could also attend college in the off season if he wants a degree. I would use the leverage of USC to get the bucks..
In Josh case, very tough call, especially if the offer doesn't cover a college education. But you can negotiate college in the contract.
Good Luck to both. Great kids!
I saw where Jio is making a few waves by telling a Houston newspaper that a Houston Astros scout told him they would be trading Miquel Tejada soon. My guess is he's signing w/ the Astros(although I wish he would stay at USC).
FIGHT ON!
It's former Charter Oak shortstop SCOTT Lyons, not Josh Lyons.