Would a grievance get Aiken, Nix or players union anywhere?
It’s hard to imagine the players looking worse than the Astros
if Brady Aiken and Jacob Nix don’t sign by today’s 4 p.m. CT
deadline.  A year of junior college, and the players could be
right back in high rounds. But the Astros, who made fans endure
a 51-111 season with a terribly low payroll last year, would be
losing the grand prize that season brought, the top pick in the
draft.  But just what ground the player’s union or Casey Close,
who advises both players, would have with a grievance in
relation to Nix or Aiken is a tricky matter, and J.D. Drew might
have an impact.  When Close spoke to FOXsports.com Tuesday, he
said that Nix had passed his physical with the Astros, but
remained unsigned. Wrote Ken Rosenthal: “It is standard industry
protocol for players to agree to contract terms, then take
physicals as the final step in finalizing a contract. But the
Astros, after reaching agreement with Nix, notified his family
that the offer would be res