Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak only players in top-10 rounds of MLB draft not to sign
Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak left their draft teams unsigned, and Cleveland and Milwaukee now face compensation picks under MLB rules.
- On Monday, pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak became the only two players selected in the top 10 rounds of the amateur draft who failed to reach signing agreements by the deadline.
- Signing bonuses across the league totaled $409.3 million this year, up from $401.8 million last year; UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky signed a record $10,347,500 contract with the Chicago White Sox.
- Teams including Tampa Bay and Cleveland spent exactly 5% over their signing bonus pool, the maximum allowed before triggering the loss of a first-round pick in next year's draft.
- Schmidt, an 18-year-old left-hander selected 59th overall by Cleveland, is likely to attend LSU or a junior college, while Knaak, a 21-year-old right-hander selected 163rd by Milwaukee, appears to be staying at Clemson.
- Major League Baseball last month proposed reducing the draft to 12 rounds by 2027 and eliminating eligibility for high school and junior college players while establishing hard slots totaling $200 million.
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Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak only players in top-10 rounds of MLB draft not to sign
Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak were the only two players among those picked in the first 10 rounds of baseball’s amateur draft who didn’t sign by the deadline to agree to deals.
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Knaak Has 'Unfinished Business' at Clemson
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Guardians Fail To Sign Second-Rounder Logan Schmidt
Monday afternoon at 5:00 pm Eastern represented the deadline for teams to sign players from their amateur draft class. As Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline was among those to report, all but two players who were selected within the top 10 rounds signed and will enter professional ball. Guardians second-round pick Logan Schmidt and Brewers fifth-rounder Aidan Knaak did not agree to terms. Schmidt, a 6’4″ lefty from a California high school, was the 59th…
Only 2 players in first 10 rounds of 2026 Draft didn't sign by deadline
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