{"id":10015,"date":"2025-07-20T07:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10015\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T07:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:50:11","slug":"notable-draft-signings-july-18-19th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10015\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable Draft Signings: July 18-19th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a roundup of players from the recent draft who were signed or agreed to terms in the past two days. For an arbitrary cutoff, this post will focus on players taken before the second round or any later picks who signed a bonus of $2MM or more. Pre-draft rankings and scouting reports are provided by Keith Law of the Athletic<\/a>, Baseball America<\/a>, FanGraphs<\/a>, MLB Pipeline<\/a> and ESPN\u2019s Kiley McDaniel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cubs have signed outfielder Ethan Conrad<\/a> to a bonus of $3,563,100, per Jim Callis of MLB.com<\/a>. Conrad was selected 17th overall, a pick that comes with a $4,750,800 slot. Since the Cubs are saving over a million on their first-round pick, they should have lots of leeway to lock up the remaining players in their class.
\nThe Tigers have signed shortstop Jordan Yost<\/a> with a $3.25MM bonus, per Callis<\/a>. Yost went 24th overall, a pick that comes with a slot value of $3,726,300. Per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press<\/a>, Detroit has also agreed to terms with their second pick, catcher Michael Oliveto<\/a>. Selected in the competitive balance A round, 34th overall, his $2.45MM signing bonus is below his $2,827,300 slot value. Between Yost and Oliveto, the Tigers have saved close to a million bucks, which can be redirected to the other guys they drafted.
\nThe Orioles have signed catcher Caden Bodine<\/a> with a $3,113,300 bonus, per Callis<\/a>. Callis<\/a> also relays that shortstop Wehiwa Aloy<\/a> has signed for $3,042,800. Bodine and Aloy were taken 30th and 31st respectively, with the compensation picks the O\u2019s received for Corbin Burnes<\/a> and Anthony Santander<\/a> rejecting qualifying offers and signing elsewhere. Both bonuses were full slot value for their respective picks. The O\u2019s also signed first-rounder Ike Irish<\/a> to a bonus right around slot value<\/a>, so they\u2019ve played things pretty straight-up with their top three picks.
\nThe Brewers announced that they have signed shortstop Brady Ebel<\/a>, the son of Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel. The younger Ebel was selected 32nd overall, the pick the Brewers received for Willy Adames<\/a> rejecting a qualifying offer and signing elsewhere. That pick comes with a $2.97MM slot value. The signing bonus has not yet been publicly reported.
\nThe Mariners have agreed to terms with 19 of their draft picks, reports Daniel Kramer of MLB.com<\/a>. Top pick Kade Anderson<\/a>\u2019s bonus was previously reported<\/a>. The M\u2019s also gave catcher Luke Stevenson<\/a> a bonus of $2.8MM and shortstop Nick Becker<\/a> $2.75MM. Stevenson was taken in the competitive balance A round, 33rd overall. This bonus comes in just barely above the $2.76MM slot for that pick. Becker was selected in the second round 57th overall, a pick that comes with a slot of $1.64MM. Anderson\u2019s bonus was about $700K under slot and it seems the M\u2019s redirected those savings to get Becker to sign. Callis<\/a> reported the Stevenson bonus earlier today.
\nThe Yankees have signed shortstop Dax Kilby<\/a> to a $2.8MM bonus, per Kiley McDaniel of ESPN<\/a>. Kilby was selected 39th overall, though that was actually the club\u2019s top pick. Their first-rounder was pushed back ten spots because they went over the third competitive balance tax threshold last year. Slot for the pick was $2,509,500, so they went a bit over to get him to sign.
\nThe Rays signed outfielder Brendan Summerhill<\/a> to a $1,997,500 bonus, per Callis<\/a>. He was selected 42nd overall, in competitive balance round A. Slot value for that pick was $2,331,000, so the Rays saved a bit on this one. The Rays also went below-slot to sign first-round<\/a> Daniel Pierce<\/a>, so they have lots of extra powder for the rest of their class.
\nThe Cardinals signed shortstop Ryan Mitchell<\/a> to a $2.25MM bonus, per Ari Alexander of KPRC 2<\/a>. Mitchell was taken in the second round, 55th overall. The slot for that pick is $1,720,300, so the Cards went about half a million above to get this one done. They saved close to a million<\/a> when signing first-rounder Liam Doyle<\/a>, so it seems some of those savings were used to ink Mitchell.<\/p>\n

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