That's all the time left for Blake Monar and the Yankees to come to agreement before the deadline for signing draft picks. If Monar doesn't sign, he'll be Bloomington-bound.
Now we've reported in this space (look one post down) about Monar's velocity being a concern for the Yanks, but that could easily be attributed to the fact that the kid's been full go for probably eight months now. He'd get all but shut down whether he came to IU or went into the Yankees farm system anyway -- the only difference being he'd throw some rookie league innings before the short season ends.
Neither myself nor Ryan have had any recent contact with Monar, so I can't tell you specifically where he stands, but I would imagine he's where he was when all of this began -- asking the Yankees to meet what he thinks is a fair price. I've said all along that most believe Monar when he says he'd be plenty happy in college, and therefore I could see this thing playing out sans a contract in the next three days and Monar officially joining the Hoosier ranks on Aug. 16.
Stay with Inside Pitch and we'll let you know either way. Take it easy.
