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shopdescon.comThe NFL is well underway and the MLB playoffs are in full force. DesCon Sports Memorabilia is always adding new products for you. Keep an eye on the New Items! category for all the freshest memorabilia, photos, plaques and apparel. Here are just a few of the newest items:

Mariano Rivera "The Sandman 602 All Time Saves Leader" T-shirt NY Yankees $14.99

2011 Detroit Lions 9x12 Logo Plaque $14.89

Cam Newton Hand Signed Authentic Style Navy Auburn Tigers Jersey $449.99

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List of 2011 MLB Draft Picks that have Signed Contracts

I am blatantly stealing this idea from mlbtraderumors.com but I thought I could expand on their list since I need it for my fantasy league and maybe I can help a few fellow fantasy players in deep dynasty leagues. Just don't tell the other guys in MY league!

This list will rely on your constant help to keep it updated, so please let us know who we missed.

Deadline for draft picks to sign: August 15th
Updated 9/711

First Round:

1 - Gerrit Cole - PIT - Signed for $8M
2 - Danny Hultzen - SEA - Signed for $8.5M - Max $10.6M
3 - Trevor Bauer - ARI - Agreed to 4 year deal worth about $7M
4 - Dylan Bundy - BAL - Signed for $6.225M
5 - Bubba Starling - KC - Signed for $7.5M
6 - Anthony Rendon - WAS - Signed for $7.2M
7 - Archie Bradley - ARI - Signed for $5M
8 - Francisco Lindor - CLE - Signed for $2.9M
9 - Javier Baez - CHC - Signed for $2.625M
10 - Cory Spangenberg - SD - Signed for $1.86M
11 - George Springer - HOU - Signed for $2.525M
12 - Taylor Jungmann - MIL - Signed for $2.525M
13 - Brandon Nimmo - NYM - Signed for $2.1M
14 - Jose Fernandez - FLA - Signed for $2M
15 - Jed Bradley - MIL - Signed for $2M
16 - Chris Reed - LAD - Signed for $1.59M
17 - CJ Cron - LAA - Signed for $1.46M
18 - Sonny Gray - OAK - Signed for $1.45 M
19 - Matt Barnes - BOS - Signed for $1.5M
20 - Tyler Anderson - COL - Signed for $1.4M
21 - Tyler Beede - TOR - Unsigned - Will attend Vanderbilt
22 - Kolten Wong - STL - Agreed to sign for $1.3M
23 - Alex Mayer - WAS - Signed for $2M
24 - Taylor Guerrieri - TB - Signed for $1.6M
25 - Joe Ross - SD - Signed for $2.75M
26 - Blake Swihart - BOS - Signed for $2.5M
27 - Robert Stephenson - CIN - Signed for $2M
28 - Sean Gilmartin - ATL - Signed for $1.13M
29 - Joe Panik - SF - Signed for $1.116M
30 - Levi Michael - MIN - Signed for $1.175M
31 - Mikie Mahtook - TB - Signed for $1.15M
32 - Jake Hager - TB - Signed for $963K
33 - Kevin Matthews - TEX - Signed for $936K

Compensation A:

34 - Brian Goodwin - WAS - Signed for $3M
35 - Jacob Anderson - TOR - Signed for $990K
36 - Henry Owens - BOS - Signed for $1.55M
37 - Zach Cone - TEX - Signed for $873K
38 - Brandon Martin - TB - Signed for $860K
39 - Larry Greene - PHI - Signed for $1M
40 - Jackie Bradley Jr. - BOS - Signed for $1.1M
41 - Tyler Goeddel - TB - Signed for $1.5M
42 - Jeff Ames - TB - Signed for $650K
43 - Andrew Chafin - ARI - Signed for $875K
44 - Michael Fulmer - NYM - Signed for $937K
45 - Trevor Story - COL - Signed for $915K
46 - Joe Musgrove - TOR - Signed for $500K
47 - Keenyn Walker - CHW- Signed for $795K
48 - Micael Kelly - SD - Signed for $718K
49 - Kyle Crick - SF - Signed for $900K
50 - Travis Harrison - MIN - Signed for $1.05M
51 - Dante Bichette Jr. - NYY - Signed for $750K
52 - Blake Snell - TB - Signed for $684K
53 - Dwight Smith Jr. - TOR - Signed for $800K
54 - Brett Austin - SD - Unsigned - will attend NCState
55 - Hudson Boyd - MIN - Signed for $1M
56 - Kes Carter - TB - Signed for $625K
57 - Kevin Comer - TOR - Signed for $1.65M
58 - Jace Peterson - SD - Signed for $624,600
59 - Grayson Garvin - TB - Signed 8/15/11
60 - James Harris Jr. - TB - Signed for $490K

Second Round:

61 - Josh Bell - PIT - Signed for $5M
62 - Bradley Miller - SEA - Signed for $750K
63 - Anthony Meo - ARI - Signed for $625K
64 - Jason Esposito - BAL - Signed 8/15/11
65 - Cameron Gallagher - KC - Signed for $750K
66 - Roman Quinn - PHI - Signed for $775K
67 - Dillon Howard - CLE - Signed for $1.85M
68 - Daniel Vogelbach - CHC - Signed for $1.6M
69 - Adrian Houser - HOU - Signed 6/10/11
70 - Jorge Lopez - MIL - Signed for $690K
71 - Cory Mazzoni - NYM - Signed 6/26/11
72 - Adam Conley - FLA - Signed for $625K
73 - Alex Santana - LAD - Signed 6/11/11
74 - Daniel Norris - TOR - Signed for $2M
75 - Granden Goetzman - TB - Signed 6/16/11
76 - James McCann - DET - Agreed to terms for $578K
77 - Carl Thomore - COL - Signed 6/30/11
78 - Jeremy Gabryszwski - TOR - Signed for $575K
79 - Charlie Tilson - STL - Signed for $1.275M
80 - Erik Johnson - CHW - Signed 7/12/11
81 - Williams Jerez - BOS - Signed
82 - Austin Hedges - SD - Signed for $3M
83 - Will Lamb - TEX - Signed 6/15/11
84 - Gabriel Rosa - CIN - Signed 
85 - Nick Ahmed - ATL - Signed 6/16/11
86 - Andrew Susac - SF - Signed for $1.1M
87 - Madison Boer - MIN - Signed 6/19/11
88 - Sam Stafford - NYY
89 - Lenny Linsky - TB - Signed 6/24/11
90 - Harold Martinez - PHI - Signed 6/11/11

Third Round:

91 - Alex Dickerson - PIT - Signed 7/14/11
92 - Kevin Cron - SEA
93 - Justin Bianco - ARI - Signed 6/14/11
94 - Mike Wright - BAL - Signed 6/23/11
95 - Bryan Brickhouse - KC - Signed for $1.5M
96 - Matt Purke - WAS - Agreed to terms
97 - Jake Sisco - CLE - Signed 6/17/11
98 - Ezekiel DeVoss - CHC - Signed for $500K
99 - Jack Armstrong - HOU - Signed for $750K
100 - Andrew Gagnon - MIL - Signed 6/27/11
101 - Logan Verrett - NYM - Signed for $425K
102 - Conner Barron - FLA
103 - Pratt Maynard - LAD - Signed 7/5/11
104 - Nick Maronde - LAA - Signed 7/7/11
105 - B.A. Vollmuth - OAK
106 - Aaron Westlake - DET - Signed 7/22/11
107 - Peter O'Brien - COL - Unsigned
108 - John Stilson - TOR - Signed for $500K
109 - C.J. McElroy - STL - Signed for $510K
110 - Jeff Soptic - CHW - Signed 7/20/11
111 - Jordan Weems - BOS - Signed for $500K
112 - Matt Andriese - SD - Signed 6/15/11
113 - Kyle Castro - TEX - Signed for $267K
114 - Anthony Cingrani - CIN - Signed 6/19/11
115 - Kyle Kubitza - ATL - Signed 6/10/11
116 - Ricky Oropesa - SF - Signed for $550K
117 - Corey Williams - MIN - Signed for $575K
118 - Jordan Cote - NYY - Signed for $725K
119 - Johnny Eierman - TB - Agreed to terms on $550K contract
120 - Adam Morgan - PHI - Signed 7/3/11

Compensation B:

121 - Carter Capps - SEA - Signed for $500K

Fourth Round:

122 - Colten Brewer - PIT - Signed 7/13/11
123 - John Hicks - SEA - Signed 7/6/11
124 - Evan Marshall - ARI - Signed 6/9/11
125 - Kyle Simon - BAL - Signed 6/29/11
126 - Kyle Smith - KC - Signed for $695K
127 - Kylin Turnbull - WAS
128 - Mark Lowery - CLE - Signed 6/16/11
129 - Tony Zych - CHC
130 - Christopher Lee - HOU - Signed 6/16/11
131 - Nicholas Ramirez - MIL - Signed 6/27/11
132 - Tyler Pill - NYM - Signed 7/22/11
133 - Tyler Palmer - FLA
134 - Ryan O'Sullivan - LAD
135 - Michael Clevinger - LAA
136 - Bobby Crocker - OAK - Signed 6/14/11
137 - Jason King - DET - Signed 6/13/11
138 - Dillon Thomas - COL - Signed 
139 - Thomas Robson - TOR
140 - Kenneth Peoples-Walls - STL - Signed 7/4/11
141 - Kyle McMillen - CHW - Signed
142 - Noe Ramirez - BOS - Signed for $625K
143 - Cody Hebner - SD - Signed 7/9/11
144 - Desmond Henry - TEX - Signed 7/18/11
145 - Kyle McMyne - CIN - Signed 6/17/11
146 - J.R. Graham - ATL - Signed 6/16/11
147 - Bryce Bandilla - SF - Signed 7/19/11
148 - Matt Summers - MIN - Signed 7/2/11
149 - Matthew Duran - NYY - Signed 7/25/11
150 - Riccio Torrez - TB - Signed for $180K
151 - Cody Asche - PHI - Signed 6/13/11

Fifth Round:

152 - Tyler Glasnow - PIT - Signed for $600K
153 - Tyler Marlette - SEA - Signed for $650K
154 - Michael Perez - ARI
155 - Matt Taylor - BAL - Signed 6/19/11
156 - Patrick Leonard - KC - Signed for $600K
157 - Matt Skole - WAS - Signed 6/16/11
158 - William Roberts - CLE - Signed 7/6/11
159 - Tayler Scott - CHC
160 - Nick Tropeano - HOU - Signed 6/14/11
161 - Michael Reed - MIL - Agreed to terms on $500K contract
162 - John Leathersich - NYM - Signed 6/26/11
163 - Mason Hope - FLA - Signed for $250K
164 - Scott McGough - LAD - Signed 6/18/11
165 - Andrew Ray - LAA -Signed 6/17/11
166 - Beau Taylor - OAK - Signed 6/14/11
167 - Brandon Loy - DET - Signed 8/5/11
168 - Taylor Featherston - COL - Signed 6/30/11
169 - Andrew Chin - TOR
170 - Sam Gaviglio - STL - Agreed to terms for $175K
171- Scott Snodgress - CHW - Signed
172 - Markus Betts - BOS
173 - Mark Pope - SD
174 - Brandon Woodruff - TEX
175 - Ryan Wright - CIN - Signed for $225K
176 - Nick DeSantiago - ATL - Signed 6/8/11
177 - Chris Marlowe - SF
178 - Tyler Grimes - MIN - Signed 6/11/11
179 - Gregory Bird - NYY - Signed for $1.1M
180 - Jonathan Davis - TB - Unsigned
181 - Mitchell Walding - PHI

Notable Above Slot Signings:

192 - Joe Tuschak - NYM - Signed for $250K
197 - Tyler Collins - DET - Signed for $210K
207 - Josh Osich - SF - Signed for $450K
209 - Jake Cave - NYY - Signed for $825K
212 - Jake Burnett - PIT - Signed for $550K
218 - Eric Haase - CLE - Signed for $580K
229 - Christian Lopes - TOR - Signed for $800K
233 - Matt Wisler - SD - Signed for $500K
241 - Kenny Giles - PHI - Signed for $250K
242 - Jason Creasy - PIT - Signed for $250K
259 - Mark Biggs - TOR - Signed for $600K
272 - Clay Holmes - PIT - Signed for $1.2M
279 - Garrett Schlecht - CHC - Signed for $235K
312 - Matthew Budgell - Signed for $225K
339 - Shawon Dunston Jr - Signed for $1.275M
361 - Tyler Greene - PHI - Signed for $375K
409 - Matthew Dean - TOR - Signed for $738K
428 - Cody Anderson - Signed for $250K
429 - Dylan Maples - CHC - Signed for $2.5M
462 - Phillip Evans - NYM - Signed for $650K
467 - Tyler Gibson - DET - Signed for $525K
492 - Brad Marquez - NYM - Signed for $325K
785 - Zach Davies - BAL - Signed for $575K
876 - Jake Junis - KC - Signed for $675K


As always, for all your Sports Memorabilia needs, please visit DesCon Sports Memorabilia

Mavericks and Bruins items now available!

Congratulations are in order for the Dallas Mavericks for winning the NBA Championship and the Boston Bruins for winning the coveted Stanley Cup. A couple of our newest items are below. For all of our new items, visit www.ShopDesCon.com and click the New Items! category

Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd 8x10 Photo Dallas MavericksNBA Finals Champs with Trophies

Boston Hockey "Dockside Champions" T-Shirt - Black

Also, our newest promotion is free shipping on all orders over $99. And don't worry, we're not raising our prices to cover the shipping. We want to reward our customers for their larger purchases by covering the shipping ourselves!

At DesCon, we strive to have the best customer service on the web. Please let us know how we're doing either by posting a review on our site at www.ShopDesCon.com/sitereview or going to the site and clicking on the Raving Fans tab. You can also leave a review at Reseller Ratings.

We appreciate all your feedback as to what items you'd like us to list. Please continue to request your favorite items at desconsports@gmail.com 

San Diego Breath of Hope Walk

On May 1 I will be participating in the San Diego Breath of Hope Walk to support the Lung Cancer Alliance. The LCA’s mission is to lead the movement to reverse decades of stigma and neglect by empowering patients, elevating awareness and changing health policy.

As many of you know, I lost my father to this disease when he was just 48. I later learned that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and nearly 80% of new cases are former and never smokers. 

Any contribution you can make, even a couple of dollars, would be greatly appreciated: Click Here to Contribute 

Of course, at DesCon Sports Memorabilia (www.ShopDesCon.com) we always give 10% of our profits to the Lung Cancer Alliance so if you prefer great sports photos, autographs, plaques, or apparel to a measly tax-deduction please visit us there instead.

Thanks for your support!

Football Withdrawals?

It’s been almost 2 weeks since the Super Bowl. Who else is going through NFL withdrawals? The good news is that pitchers and catchers have reported and March Madness is less than 4 short weeks away!

The other good news is that at DesCon Sports Memorabilia (www.ShopDesCon.com) the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packer merchandise has arrived!

Here are a few of the new items:

Aaron Rodgers Photo

Super Bowl XLV Plaque

Championship Gear

Framed Collage

All Packers items: Click Here 

Thanks for looking and please let us know if there is anything you’re looking for that we may be able to help you find. Even if we can’t it ourselves, we’ll do everything we can to help you find it elsewhere.

E-Mail DesCon: DesConSports@gmail.com

The Importance of Authentication

As I’m sure you already know (since you’re wise enough to read the DesCon Sports Memorabilia blog) authentication is the #1 most important thing when it comes to autographed memorabilia.

If you ever purchase an autographed item that doesn’t come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA), unless you witnessed the signing, you have to consider the possibility that the item was forged. If a photo or football or baseball bat have a fake autograph on them, it’s not worth zero, it’s actually worth less than zero because the fake autograph ruined the photo!

For these reasons, DesCon Sports Memorabilia only works with the best authenticators in the business. As of the time of this writing most of our hand signed autographs come with a COA from All About Autographs, Inc. They use a tamper-proof holofoil on the item and the certificate. This holofoil has a serial number that will allow you to view the history of your item online.

Another red flag when it comes to buying autographed sports memorabilia online is companies that state that “all sales are final” or “no returns accepted”. As a customer, why would I buy something from you that you clearly can’t wait to unload?? At DesCon Sports Memorabilia, if any of our autographed items are refuted by a reputable authenticator, we will accept returns for a full refund.

Any items at DesCon Sports that don’t have a COA will be clearly marked and will come at a deep discount and full return policy.

Here are a few of our hand signed autographed memorabilia that come with a full COA:

Pete Rose 

Herschel Walker

 

Willie Mays

Terry Bradshaw

Please contact Matt at DesConSports@gmail.com if you have any questions about any of our items or leave a comment below. Thanks, and enjoy the Pro Bowl...   (does anybody watch that??)

Happy New Year from DesCon!

Wow, what a year it's been. The Giants won the World Series, UCLA lost in the College World Series and the Clippers still stink. It's been a great year at DesCon Sports Memorabilia as well. As our regular readers probably noticed the blog has been completely redesigned. There is our new "Customer Location Map" that shows the cities we've shipped great sports memorabilia to. I know it's incomplete so we left your city off, we didn't mean to, please just shoot us an e-mail at DesConSports@gmail.com and let us know and we'll add you right away.

Some other new additions:
You can now find us (and become a fan *hint hint*) on Facebook here. We're trying to get to 25 fans so we can rename the page to facebook.com/DesConSports, so if you're not a fan, I have some homework for you!

We opened up an Amazon Merchant Site that can be found at www.amazon.com/shops/ShopDesCon.

Some of our best deals can still be found on eBay here.

DesCon Sports Memorabilia is now listed on ResellerRatings.com so if you've ever made a purchase from us, you can let the world know how we did over at  www.resellerratings.com/store/DesCon_Sports_Memorabilia. You'll need your order number to leave a review but if you don't have it let us know and we'll send it over to you.

Then, one addition to main store site (besides the mass amount of Brian Wilson and Tim Lincecum World Series Photos) is the ability to buy gift cards through PayPal. You can pay with your paypal account or a credit card and e-mail it to a friend or print out a certificate to give to somebody in person.

Ok, that's enough tooting our own horn for now. Thanks for all your support in 2010. We're looking forward to an even better 2011. I'll leave you with something entertaining. How would it feel to be 5'8" (listed at 5'9" but I have my doubts) and try to sell your own NFL jersey in your own town? Let's find out from Danny Woodhead.