Tribe beats deadline to ink top Draft picks

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    As expected, the final day before the Draft pick signing deadline was a busy one for the Indians, and it was not all talk. There was plenty of ink on paper and plenty of money trading hands.

    The Tribe agreed to terms with No. 1 pick Drew Pomeranz ($2.65 million), No. 2 pick LeVon Washington ($1.2 million) and No. 3 pick Tony Wolters ($1.35 million) mere minutes before the midnight ET Tuesday deadline. It was an impressive accomplishment for the Indians, given speculation heading into the day that they might have to settle for signing just one or two of those highly touted picks.

    And that wasn't all. Earlier in the day, the Indians came to terms with No. 4 selection Kyle Blair ($580,000 ) and No. 8 pick Alex Lavisky ($1 million), a local product.

    Needless to say, the coffee was brewing and the calculators were churning in the Indians' front office.

    Read more: http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/ne..._id=13511546&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
     

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