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Amateur Draft Signings: 6/15/18

By Jeff Todd | June 15, 2018 at 10:49pm CDT

Here are the day’s deals of note from the top few rounds of the draft (rankings referenced are courtesy of Baseball America, MLB.com, Fangraphs and ESPN’s Keith Law — with the scouting reports from MLB and Fangraphs both coming free to the general public) …

  • The Giants agreed to a $1.5MM bonus with second-round choice Sean Hjelle, according to MLB.com’s Jim Callis (via Twitter). A towering righty from the University of Kentucky, Hjelle was taken with the 45th overall choice, which came with a $1,587,600 pick allocation. He ranked as high as thirtieth on pre-draft lists, earning that placement on the Baseball America board. Evaluators seem to think the polished collegiate hurler is likely to be a steady, back-of-the-rotation arm, though he isn’t generally seen as possessing immense upside.
  • Mets second-rounder Simeon Woods-Richardson will receive a $1.85MM bonus to forego his commitment to the University of Texas, Callis tweets. That lands above the $1,485,100 slot value at the 48th overall pick. While the right-handed hurler has shown quite a lot of promise at times, there are concerns that he has not consistently maintained that high level throughout his starts. Grades were all over the map, with BA highest at #76. Clearly, the Mets believe they can tap into the tools.
  • The Brewers will save some money against the slot value on Micah Bello, their competitive balance round B pick, MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo reports on Twitter. He’ll receive a $550K bonus, leaving the club with some excess pool space from the 73rd overall pick ($824,900 slot). A Hawaiian high-school outfielder, Bello did not draw top-100 billing but placed 121st on BA’s board. He’s credited as a quality overall hitter who may yet have a bit of upside, with some speed and perhaps some untapped power potential, though it’s not clear whether he’ll remain an up-the-middle defender as a professional.
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7 Comments

  1. xabial

    7 years ago

    Root for the Giants’ second round pick: “At 6-foot-11 would tie big lg record for tallest pitcher ever.”

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  2. NotaGM

    7 years ago

    With the % of drafts making it to the bigs….gotta love the money handed out.

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  3. itslonelyatthetrop

    7 years ago

    Breaking News: Moments after signing his contract with NYM, Simeon Woods-Richardson spontaneously combusted.

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    • jorge78

      7 years ago

      LOL.

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    • tonysdog01

      7 years ago

      Hahaha!!! And the Mets announced that he’ll go on the 10 day DL.

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      • mikeyank55

        7 years ago

        In a good faith gesture, Simeone has agreed to taking a seminar next week on optimizing health to increase on field performance. The panel discussion will be lead by David Wright and include two players who are trying to delay their return to the team so that they can participate, Cess and Noah.

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  4. Dkaner

    7 years ago

    Tigers drafted 6 foot 11 pitcher too

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