The Dodgers who by now we all know are in the midst of a money crisis due to a messy divorce.  They did nothing last week to put the money issues to rest when they drafted McKinney (Texas) High School right-hander Zach Lee. Lee has committed to play quarterback for the LSU football team in the fall and let it be known before the draft that he would be a difficult (and expensive) sign if he were to spurn college football for pro baseball.  Lee was labeled as one of the hardest signings in all of the draft.  If the Dodgers fail to sign Lee, who is expected to command a signing bonus far in excess of the recommended slot money for a 28th overall pick and possibly as much as $6 million, they will receive a compensatory first-round sandwich pick in next year’s draft.

There is good news as they are closing in on agreements with their second- and third-round selections though a final agreement would not be eached for another day or two.

Ralston Cash, a right-handed pitcher out of Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Ga., was the Dodgers’ second-round pick and the 78th pick overall. He told the Gainesville Times earlier this week that he expects to finalize an agreement with the club by the end of the week and that he was in line for a signing bonus that would exceed $500,000. Cash also told the paper he would begin his professional career with the Dodgers’ Arizona Rookie League affiliate in Glendale, Ariz., the usual assignment for a high-school draft pick.

Cash is the cousin of Ethan Martin, the Dodgers’ top pick in the 2008 draft who is now pitching for the club’s high Single-A Inland Empire affiliate. Cash had signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Georgia before the Dodgers drafted him.

Leon Landry, a junior outfielder from Louisiana State University and the Dodgers’ third-round pick, has agreed to terms with the club, according to a report in the school’s student newspaper, the Daily Reveille, which cites LSU coach Paul Mainieri as its source.

Information from ESPN.com was used in this article.