NEW YORK -- Just one first-round selection failed to sign under the second year of baseballs new draft restrictions, with Toronto unable to reach an agreement with No. 10 pick Phil Bickford. Only nine players taken in the first 10 rounds didnt strike deals. There were fewer deadline-day contracts Friday than in recent years after more players signed in the weeks after the draft was held from June 6-8. "That was one of the goals, getting guys signed and getting them out there earlier," Major League Baseball Executive Vice-President Rob Manfred said. "Its obviously good for the clubs, because it allows the development process to start, but we think over the long haul its good for the players because they get to the major leagues faster." In the hours leading up to the deadline, the Chicago Cubs finalized a deal with No. 2 pick Kris Bryant ($6,708,400), Miami agreed with No. 6 selection Colin Moran ($3,516,500) and the New York Yankees completed a contract with No. 32 pick Aaron Judge ($1.8 million). Five first-round picks signed on the final day last year, down from 22 in 2011, the last year before restraints on signing bonuses were put in place. In addition to Bickford, the other picks who failed to sign among players in the first 10 rounds were left-hander Matt Krook (Miami with the 35th selection), shortstop Ben Deluzio (Miami, 80), left-hander Ben Wetzler (Philadelphia, 151), outfielder Jason Monda (Philadelphia, 181), right-hander Stephen Woods (Tampa Bay, 188), third baseman Dustin DeMuth (Minnesota, 230) and second baseman Ross Kivett (Cleveland, 291). Bickford, who turned 18 on Wednesday, is a right-hander with a 97 mph fastball from Oaks Christian High School in California, and he appears set to attend Cal State Fullerton. His pick had a slot value of $2,921,400. The Blue Jays will get the No. 11 pick in next years draft as compensation. Teams are given bonus pools in the labour contract, which imposes penalties on clubs that exceed their threshold -- the total of the slots for a teams selections in the first 10 rounds. A team that goes as much as 5 per cent above its threshold incurs the first level of penalty, a 75 per cent tax on the overage. Ten teams went above their thresholds last year, but none by more than 5 per cent. Going over means losing a first-round pick the next year. Spending on amateur draft picks dropped 10 per cent last year, to $209.4 million from $233.6 million in 2011, but it was the second-highest total. Figures for this year will not be available until next week. 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The chaos isnt entirely of the teams making; administrative hassles, Bhaskar said, couldnt entirely be looked at in isolation as it impacted both age-group and senior sides competing under the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) banner.This year, the coachs appointment was made with less than a month to go for the season, and the team didnt get together until two days before their Ranji Trophy opener against Assam in Vadodara. A two-day practice game that was scheduled for September 26 and 27 against Uttar Pradesh was called off because the DDCA couldnt find a ground to host the match. This even as curators and ground staff threatened a strike for unpaid wages and bonuses.I got the team two days before the season started, Bhaskar said, when asked about Delhis preparation when compared to some of the other sides which had pre-season conditioning camps and tournaments. There was not much of mental preparation. 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Among the things that needed to change, he said, was the system of merely playing in 40-over games in the build up to the Ranji Trophy. Look at our batting, he said. We dont have three-day formats; we dont really play in pre-season tournaments like Buchi Babu or KSCA invitational. So currently we are only finding ways to work around it.Another aspect Bhaskar wanted looked into was the talent pool; he said it wasnt being streamlined properly because of selection issues. Last season, we had 45 different players playing for Delhi Under-23s. So think of it, how long it is going to take for the talented players from there to reach the Ranji Trophy?Tomorrow, if things dont improve, we may have 50 players playing across eight games in the Ranji Trophy. Things need to be put in place, but at least weve made a start now. Things are looking good. Justice Mudgal has taken the initiative [of cleaning up the DDCA mess]. Lets hope things improve. ' ' '