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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Houston Astros have failed to sign Brady Aiken, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 MLB draft, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Negotiations between Aiken, a left-handed pitcher from Cathedral Catholic High (San Diego), and the Astros reportedly hit difficulties after a physical that the organization said raised concerns. After that physical, the team reportedly cut its offer to Aiken.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Casey Close, who represents both Aiken and Jacob Nix - another prospect drafted by Houston - said Tuesday that he was not pleased with how the Astros were handling the process.&amp;nbsp;Close said then that he believed the team was using a medical concern about Aiken's left arm to pressure him into accepting a lower bonus so that it could sign two of their other draft picks, Nix and Mac Marshall. (Callis reports that the Astros also failed to sign Nix and Marshall.)\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aiken becomes the third No. 1 overall pick not to sign with the team that drafted him. Danny Goodwin (1971) and Tim Belcher (1983) were the two others.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Astros will receive&amp;nbsp;the No. 2 overall pick in the&amp;nbsp;2015 MLB draft.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Sarah Barshop&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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