Bird signed with the Yankees, receiving a $1.1 million signing bonus and bypassing his commitment to Arkansas.
(meta data) TITLE: Grandview's Greg Bird signs with Yankees for $1.1 million (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/denverpost August 16, 2011, 8:34 am # Grandview's Greg Bird signs with Yankees for $1.1 million By Ryan Casey The Denver Post Comments (1) Air Academy, Andy Burns, Arizona, Arizona state, Arkansas, Broomfield, Brush, Cherokee Trail, Connor McKay, Dexter Price, Douglas County, East, Eaton, Grandview, Greg Bird, Logan Moore, Matt Ogden, Michigan, MLB draft, Mountain View, Nationals, Northern Colorado, Phillies, Pueblo South, Regis Jesuit, Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Skyline, Skyview, Smoky Hill, South Carolina-Beaufort, Tennessee, Thomas Jefferson Greg Bird Grandview catcher Greg Bird has signed with the Yankees organization, bypassing his commitment to Arkansas. Bird got a signing bonus of $1.1 million, according to Baseball American's Jim Callis. Yesterday was the final day 2011 draft picks could sign with the team that selected them. Bird may project to first base at the major league level. He's 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds — big for a catcher. He hit .553 with 12 homers and 38 RBI for Grandview last season. This summer, he played with Team Vegas of the California Collegiate League, where he hit .273 with three home runs and 17 RBI. After the Yankees took him in the fifth round of June's MLB draft, he told us he was seeking first-round money to sign. Hours before yesterday's 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) deadline, he got it. The final word on Colorado's 2011 draftees: Rd. Pos. High School Signed? Greg Bird Arkansas* Logan Moore So. Mountain View ('09) Northeastern JC (Tennessee*) Blue Jays Andy Burns Rocky Mountain ('08) Eric Wooten So. Skyview ('09) Central Arizona (Arizona State*) Matt Ogden Smoky Hill Michigan* Kyle Ottoson Eaton ('08) Arizona State Connor McKay Regis Jesuit Kansas* Dexter Price Air Academy ('08) South Carolina-Beaufort Arturo Maltos-Garcia So. Brush ('09) Lamar CC (New Mexico*) Zach Dando So. Cherokee Trail ('09) Central Arizona (USC*) Jarod Berggren Broomfield ('08) Northern Colorado Kyle Freeland Thomas Jefferson Evansville* Tyler Servais Douglas County Princeton* Derrick Bleeker So. Skyline ('09) Howard (North Carolina*) Alex Sunderland Sr. Colorado Acad. ('07) Claremont McKenna Tim Zufall So. Pueblo South ('09) Lamar CC * Player had committed to school, and had to decide between signing a pro contract and enrolling. Comments (1) Categories: Next Post » Prep notebook: Lutheran volleyball player commits to Colorado Christian « Previous Post Watching for concussions — school personnel on the lookout Related Stories Discussion (Add a comment) ### Article Comments We reserve the right to remove any comment we feel is spammy, NSFW, defamatory, rude, or reckless to the community. We expect everyone to be respectful of other commenters. It's fine to have differences of opinion, but there's no need to act like a jerk. 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Greg Bird (baseball)
Professional career.:Minor leagues.
Bird was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.