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During last night's game, the Indians announced that they had signed Dace Kime, their third round pick (and first pitcher taken):
#Indians announce signing of RHP Dace Kime (3rd rd.) & LHP Kenny Mathews (7th rd.), as club has agreed to terms with 18 of 39 draft picks
— Cleveland Indians (@tribeinsider) June 21, 2013
Baseball America's Jim Callis has the signing details:
#Indians sign 3rd-rder Dace Kime for $525k. Louisville RHP, lively 90-95 mph fastball, classic Defiance (Ohio) HS killer curve. #mlbdraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisBA) June 22, 2013
This is under slot. The assigned value of the draft pick was $692,200, so the Indians saved $167,200 for use elsewhere.
Kime didn't really start until his junior season, but has the stuff to stick in a major-league rotation. Like fellow Defiance Alums Chad Billingsley and Jon Niese, Kime has a wipeout curve. He also has a low-mid 90s fastball, a cutter, and change. For those of you on Twitter, you can follow Kime @DaceK35.
No details on Matthews yet, so here's the latest draft pool chart taking just the Kime signing into account.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Exp. | School | Slot Value | Actual Bonus | Diff |
| 1 | 5 | Clint Frazier | OF | High School | Loganville HS, GA | $3,787,000 | $3,500,000 | +$287,000 |
| 3 | 79 | Dace Kime | RHP | College JR |
Louisville | $692,200 | $525,000 | +$167,200 |
| 4 | 111 | Kyle Crockett | LHP | College JR |
Virginia | $463,600 | ||
| 5 | 141 | Sean Brady | LHP | High School | Ida S Baker HS, FL | $347,100 | $800,000 | -$452,900 |
| 6 | 171 | Casey Shane | RHP | High School | Centennial HS, TX | $259,900 | $150,000 | +$109,900 |
| 7 | 201 | Kenny Matthews | LHP | Junior College | Riverside CC | $194,800 | ||
| 8 | 231 | Trevor Frank | RHP | College SR | California - Riverside | $158,300 | $10,000 | +$148,300 |
| 9 | 261 | Thomas Pannone | LHP | Junior College | College of So. Nevada | $147,800 | $120,000 | +$27,800 |
| Will not sign | ||||||||
| Totals | Max = $6,050,700 | $5,392,200 | $5,105,000 | +$287,300 |
Of the Indians' pool picks, only Kyle Crockett has yet to make a decision, and he's in Cleveland:
Little different than back home #cleveland pic.twitter.com/6IOqAtOiWi
— Kyle Crockett (@CrockPott3) June 20, 2013