Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Former LSU pitcher Alex Lange has agreed to a $1.925MM bonus to join the Chicago Cubs just a few hours before Friday’s deadline for draft picks to sign professionally.

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Robert Murray with FanRag reported earlier on Friday that issues came up during Lange's physical with the team on Monday, which delayed negotiations.
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Chicago Cubs first-round pick Alex Lange had an issue come up with his physical on Monday, but the sides continue to talk about a deal that would presumably be less than the slot bonus value of $2,184,300 for the No. 30 pick, league sources tell FanRag Sports.

It’s unclear what the exact issue is with Lange’s physical, but it was enough where the two sides have to go back and discuss a new deal.
Everything ended up working out as you can tell from Lange's tweet Friday after everything was official.

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13 Comments
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Lexman182 months
We had 4 HS recruits who all signed for significantly more than Lange or Deichman without doing a thing to justify it. Strictly on potential. That's just crazy!
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DeafVallyBatnR82 months
4 years ago a friend of mine son got 1.85 and he was the 62nd pick overall.
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Shiftyplus182 months
Cubbies screwed him out of a couple hundred thousand.
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Spankum82 months
Congrats to Alex...all of that hard work is finally coming to fruition! Thanks for being a Tiger
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Lexman182 months
Don't understand how all of our guys are getting less than market value? However, I certainly wouldn't walk away from $1.9 mil. Happy for Alex!
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BK78582 months
This Cubs fan is sure happy about this!!
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MardiGrasCajun82 months
Congrats Alex!!!!! Thanks for all of the awesome memories! You ROCKED the mound at LSU.
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Gumbo182 months
Obligatory, "That's what she said."
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NASA_ISS_Tiger82 months
Why is his offer less than what the slot is worth?
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Solo Cam82 months
I'm gonna assume we would have to explain how the MLB draft works and that bigass thread on the rant so...... go to hell.
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SoulGlo82 months
Dammit. Congrats, Alex! Great job at LSU, and good luck in the pros!
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beauchristopher82 months
Great for him! Thanks Alex for coming to LSU! God bless you and your mother!
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Solo Cam82 months
Congrats Lange! Thanks for the memories sir.
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