The Royals have signed third-rounder Bryan Brickhouse for $1.5 million. That's the second-largest bonus outside of the first 18 picks so far, and the equivalent of mid-first-round money. MLB's recommendation for his No. 95 draft slot was $358,200.

Brickhouse is a righthander from The Woodlands (Texas) HS, which also produced first-round righties Kyle Drabek (2006) and Jameson Taillon (2010). A North Carolina recruit, Brickhouse has a pair of plus pitches in his 90-95 mph fastball and his spike curveball.