Astros fail to sign 1st overall pick Brady Aiken

The first overall pick will attend UCLA in the fall. The Houston Astros failed to sign first overall pick Brady Aiken before today's signing deadline, according to a report from Jim Callis of MLB.com. The team also did not sign fifth-rounder Jacob Nix or 21st-rounder Mac Marshall, according to multiple reports. Callis notes that the Astros will receive the second overall pick in next year's draft, meaning that they offered Aiken a bonus that was equal to 40 percent of his slot value and he rejec...