Draft Signings: Schoolcraft, Watson, Russell, Quick, Flemming, Root

Draft Signings: Schoolcraft, Watson, Russell, Quick, Flemming, Root

There were a handful of draftees who signed for between $2MM and $4MM on Wednesday. All signings were first reported by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline. View pre-draft scouting reports from Baseball America, FanGraphs, MLB Pipeline, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN and Keith Law of The Athletic. The Padres reached agreement with first-rounder Kruz Schoolcraft on a $3.6066MM bonus that matches the slot value for the #25 overall pick. A 6’8″ left-handed prep pi…

Pirates Draft Signings: Eight More Picks Sign, Including Fourth and Fifth Rounders

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed eight more of their 2025 draft picks, pushing the total to 12 out of 21 players selected. SS Gustavo Melendez (4th round) Melendez was ranked as the top prospect out of Puerto Rico by both MLB Pipeline (140th overall) and Baseball America (123rd overall). He was committed to play collegiately at Wake Forest. C Adonys Guzman (5th round) Guzman had a breakout junior season and hit .328 with a .907 OPS, 12 doubles, nin…

Dodgers Sign 2025 MLB Draft Picks Zach Root, Charles Davalan, Cam Leiter, Landyn Vidourek & Jack O'Connor

The Los Angeles Dodgers made four picks on Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, including the selections of Zach Root, Charles Davalan and Cam Leiter with the Nos. 40, 41 and 65 overall picks. Root and Davalan were both taken out of the University of Arkansas, while Leiter was drafted from Florida State University in the second round. They started what ultimately became a 2025 Dodgers draft class that heavily leaned toward college players. According to …