Several Picks Signed At The Wire



After weeks of waiting, a flurry of draft picks were signed in the final 10 minutes before the midnight deadline. Here is a list of the players who signed for bonuses of $500,000 or more right before the deadline—or at least, their deals were announced just before or after the buzzer.

• Righthander Gerrit Cole (No. 1 overall pick) signed with the Pirates for $8 million, the highest straight bonus in draft history.

• Lefthander Danny Hultzen (No. 2) signed a big league deal with the Mariners for $8.5 million guaranteed. His bonus is $6.35 million and the maximum value is $10.6 million.

• Righthander Dylan Bundy (No. 4) signed a big league deal with the Orioles for $6.225 million guaranteed. The bonus is $4 million.

• Outfielder Bubba Starling (No. 5) signed with the Royals for $7.5 million, which will be spread out over three years.

• Third baseman Anthony Rendon (No. 6) signed with the Nationals for a major league deal worth a guaranteed $7.2 million. The bonus is $6 million. It's a four-year deal with an option.

• Righthander Archie Bradley (No. 7) signed with the Diamondbacks for $5 million.

• Shortstop Francisco Lindor (No. 8 ) signed with the Indians for $2.9 million.

• Shortstop Javier Baez (No. 9) signed with the Cubs for $2.625 million.

• Outfielder George Springer (No. 11) signed with the Astros for $2.525 million.

• Righthander Taylor Jungmann (No. 12) signed with the Brewers for $2.525 million.

• Outfielder Brandon Nimmo (No. 13) signed with the Mets for $2.1 million.

• Lefthander Jed Bradley (No. 15) signed with the Brewers for $2 million.

• Righthander Matt Barnes (No. 19) signed with the Red Sox for $1.5 million.

• Lefthander Tyler Anderson (No. 20) signed with the Rockies for $1.4 million.

• Righthander Alex Meyer (No. 23) signed with the Nationals for $2 million, the same amount he turned down out of high school.

• Righthander Taylor Guerrieri (No. 24) signed with the Rays for $1.6 million.

• Righthander Joe Ross (No. 25) signed with the Padres for $2.75 million.

• Catcher Blake Swihart (No. 26) signed with the Red Sox for $2.5 million.

• Righthander Robert Stephenson (No. 27)  signed with the Reds for $2 million.

• Shortstop Levi Michael (No. 28) signed with the Twins for $1.175 million.

• Outfielder Mikie Mahtook (No. 29) signed with the Rays for $1.15 million.

• Outfielder Brian Goodwin (No. 34) signed with the Nationals for $3 million.

• Lefthander Henry Owens (No. 36) signed with the Red Sox for $1.55 million.

• Outfielder Jackie Bradley (No. 40) signed with the Red Sox for $1.1 million.

• Third baseman Tyler Goeddel (No. 41) signed with the Rays for $1.5 million.

• Righthander Michael Kelly (No. 48) signed with the Padres for $718,000.

• Righthander Kevin Comer (No. 57) signed with the Blue Jays for $1.65 million.

• Outfielder Josh Bell (No. 61) signed with the Pirates for $5 million, a record for a player outside the first round—$2.25 million more than any other bonus for a non-first-rounder in draft history.

• Shortstop Brad Miller (No. 62) signed with the Mariners for $750,000.

• Lefthander Daniel Norris (No. 74) signed with the Blue Jays for $2 million.

• Catcher Austin Hedges (No. 82) signed with the Padres for $3 million.

• Catcher Andrew Susac (No. 86) signed with the Giants for $1.1 million.

• Righthander Jack Armstrong (No. 99) signed with the Astros for $750,000.

• First baseman Ricky Oropesa (No. 116) signed with the Giants for $550,000.

• Catcher Greg Bird (No. 179) signed with the Yankees for $1.1 million.

• Righthander Dillon Maples (No. 429) signed with the Cubs for $2.5 million.

Finally, one first-rounder went unsigned. Righthander Tyler Beede (No. 21) did not reach an agreement with the Blue Jays and will attend Vanderbilt.
 



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Great to see the Nats step up their game…for the third year in a row. Can't wait to see the product in 3-5 years.
Looks like UT lost a couple shoe-in blue chippers.

Signing people at the wire is not how to conduct business.  Agents and players who are gullible enough to hold out and start their pro career a year later are missing a huge opportunity to build relationships with their future team mates.  What ever happened to the words "LOYALTY" and "TEAM" when it came to playing baseball?  It seems today's front office execs enjoy waiting until the last minute rather than make a statement that they want players who want to go out and PLAY NOW, rather than sign after draft day is completed!  It's a different baseball world today and we're headed in the wrong direction I'm afraid.

Does anybody know how much money Tyler Beede turned down from the Blue Jays? I can't blame the kid for wanting to get an education at a prestigious institution like Vanderbilt, but you have to wonder if in 3 years he'll get anywhere close to the amount of money he got offered last night.

My hat is off to Tyler Beede. He is a young man of his word.

Beede told our Aaron Fitt he turned down $2.4 million.


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