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Aaron Crow, SP, Kansas City RoyalsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsRoyals | Crow finishes AFL stint in style MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reports Kansas City Royals SP Aaron Crow allowed one walk and one hit while fanning four in four shutout innings in his Arizona Fall League finale Saturday, Nov. 14. Royals | Crow allows four runs Monday Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals SP Aaron Crow gave up four runs and seven hits in four innings for his second loss in the Arizona Fall League Monday, Nov. 9. Royals | Good reports on Crow The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports Kansas City Royals SP Aaron Crow has struggled in the Arizona Fall League as he allowed six runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings in his first two starts. Assistant general manager J.J. Picollo said the reports on him were good, though. "His fastball velocity is good, slider is sharp and changeup has been good," Picollo said. "He's left a few balls on the plate, but our scouts have been happy with what they have seen." Royals | Crow hit hard Tuesday Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Aaron Crow allowed four runs and six hits while taking a no-decision in 3 1/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League Tuesday, Nov. 3. He is now 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 7 1/3 innings over two outings in the AFL. Royals | Crow allows two runs Wednesday Robert Emrich, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Aaron Crow allowed two runs and three hits while striking out two in four innings for the loss in his first start in the Arizona Fall League Wednesday, Oct. 28. Royals | Crow to make AFL debut Wednesday Rush Olson, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Aaron Crow will make his Arizona Fall League debut Wednesday, Oct. 28. Royals | Crow impressing MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports Kansas City Royals SP Aaron Crow has been impressive on the mound in the Arizona instructional league throwing his fastball in the 91-95 mph range with a slider and a changeup. His efficiency and ability to keep the ball down in the zone have also been good. The team may send him to the Arizona Fall League to pitch more innings. Royals | More on Crow Updating previous reports, the Kansas City Star's Sam Mellinger reports Kansas City Royals SP Aaron Crow received a three-year, $3 million major league contract with a $1.5 million signing bonus. The deal could be worth as much as $4.5 million, depending on how quickly he makes it to the majors. If he pitches in the minors all of next season and then in the majors all of 2011 and 2012, he'll get $4.25 million. Royals | Crow signs Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports the Kansas City Royals signed P Aaron Crow Thursday, Sept. 17, their first-round draft pick earlier this year. Crow agreed to a three-year deal beginning in 2010. The deal is believed to be for a guaranteed $3 million plus incentives. Crow will go on the 40-man roster and be invited to Spring Training next year. Royals | Close to deal with Crow ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports the Kansas City Royals are close to signing first-round pick SP Aaron Crow to a deal that will pay him between $3 million and $4.5 million. Royals | Crow selected No. 12 overall The Kansas City Royals selected P Aaron Crow (Independent League) with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft Tuesday, June 9. Mariners | Likely to select Ackley in draft Larry Stone, of The Seattle Times, reports the Seattle Mariners are likely to select 1B Dustin Ackley (University of North Carolina) with the second overall pick in the 2009 MLB Amateur Tuesday, June 9. However, if they do not go with Ackley, they could select P Aaron Crow (Independent League). Pirates | Alvarez case moved to Sept. 23 The Associated Press reports Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Pedro Alvarez's grievance case has been recessed to Sept. 23, and does not look like it will be settled for another few months. Major league baseball has admitted that they extended the deadline to sign draft picks for Alvarez, Kansas City Royals 1B Eric Hosmer and Washington Nationals P Aaron Crow. However, Crow failed to reach a deal with the Nationals. Nationals | Crow not interested in being a National SI.com's Jon Heyman reports P Aaron Crow, former first-round pick of the Washington Nationals, rejected a $3.3 million offer before the deadline to sign draft picks. He told Eric SanInocencio, of Baseball Digest Daily Live, that he would prefer the Natonals picked someone else next year. Crow said after he was picked, he didn't hear back from general manager Jim Bowden for the rest of the month. Nationals | Bowden discusses Crow negotiations Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said the Nationals made a final offer of a $3.5 million bonus to first-round draft choice P Aaron Crow, but Crow's agents had a final asking price of a $4.4 million bonus. Crow's agents initially asked for a $9 million bonus. Bowden said he also offered Crow a major league contract as long as he would be willing to undergo an MRI, but Crow did not do it. Nationals | Team unable to reach deal with Crow Updating previous reports, the Washington Nationals were unable to reach an agreement with P Aaron Crow (Missouri), the ninth overall pick in the MLB Draft, according to The Associated Press. The team will get an extra pick in the first round of next year's draft as compensation. Nationals | Crow signs deal with Independent team Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports Washington Nationals first-round pick P Aaron Crow signed a deal with the Fort Worth Cats, of the American Association. The deal doesn't necessarily mean he will fail to sign with the Nationals before the deadline to sign draft picks. Nationals | First-round pick far from deal Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports the Washington Nationals and first-round pick P Aaron Crow are not close to agreeing on a contract. The deadline to sign draft picks is Friday, Aug. 15. If he isn't signed by then, he'll re-enter the draft in 2009. Crow wants a major league contract and, according to published reports, $8 to $10 million. The Nationals don't want to give him that kind of money or contract. Nationals | Team selects Crow ESPN.com reports the Washington Nationals selected P Aaron Crow (Missouri) with the ninth overall pick in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. NCAA | Crow a finalist for Golden Spikes Award The Associated Press reports University of Missouri P Aaron Crow has been named a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award for the nation's best amateur player. Crow set a Missouri record with 13 wins, which was the most in the nation this season. He also had a streak of 43 consecutive scoreless innings during the season. |