5:20pm: Minnesota has announced the signing.
3:50pm: The Twins will sign their first-round pick, first baseman Aaron Sabato, according to Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com. He’ll make $2.75MM, which is a bit more than the $2.57MM slot value of the 27th choice.
Sabato’s coming off a two-year run at North Carolina, where he batted .332/.459/.698 with 25 home runs in 368 plate appearances over parts of two seasons. The 21-year-old has earned some comparisons to Mets 2019 NL Rookie of the Year winner Pete Alonso, Mayo notes.
High-profile prospect outlets such as MLB.com, Baseball America, ESPN, The Athletic and FanGraphs ranked Sabato in the high 30s or low 40s in this year’s class. FanGraphs called Sabato a “bat-only prospect,” though BA wrote that he has the raw power to rival Spencer Torkelson, whom the Tigers drafted first overall.
Wait a minute… they needed to overslot him?
Welcome to the BOMBA SQUAD! Chicks dig the long ball.
CJ Cron 2.0 !!!
I believe this kid had the highest exit velo of any prospect in the draft.
Jr?
That’s his older brother Antonio.
Ah right. Thanks.
He will just be reaching his prime when Nelson Cruz retires at age 50 !!