The Reds sign Milton Loo, 2005 9th round draft pick!

This is some great news. Here is the story and below that I will chime in with my opinion.

Moloka'i's Loo signs with Reds

By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer

Moloka'i's Milton Loo effectively took himself out of tomorrow's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by signing with Cincinnati for a $220,000 signing bonus Saturday after his Yavapai team lost to Walters State in the national junior college World Series championship game in Grand Junction, Colo.

Loo, an infielder and 2004 Moloka'i High grad, confirmed the signing last night from Arizona. He plans to return home today.

The MLB draft will be held tomorrow and Wednesday, lasting 50 rounds.

Loo was drafted as a shortstop in 2005 in the sixth round by the Reds. He had 48 hours from his last game to sign or be put back into this year's draft pool. Normally, draft-and-follow prospects have a week before the draft to sign, but since Yavapai was in the World Series, Loo had an extension.

"I'm happy," he said in a telephone interview. "I'm ready to get started."

Loo was drafted by the Reds in the 17th round in 2004 out of Moloka'i High, but opted to play at Yavapai, a junior college in Prescott, Ariz. Junior college players are eligible for the draft each year.

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Baseball America had Milton Loo ranked in the 60s in their top 200 prospect list. So with him signed, it is like the Reds will be getting another 2nd round talent for their system this year. Milton Loo has some power, some speed and a good glove. He also was signed for a price quite a bit lower than some were expecting. This is a good signing for the Reds to get done, and lets hope tomorrow they can get quite a bit more talent for the system.