Dodgers Sign 2nd-Rounder Clayton Beeter

The Dodgers have signed supplemental second-round pick Clayton Beeter to an over-slot bonus worth $1,196,500, Jim Callis of MLB.com tweets. As the 66th overall pick, the right-hander’s selection came with a recommended value of $1,003,300. The Dodgers added Beeter to their 60-man player pool after signing him.

Los Angeles acquired the pick it used on on Beeter from Minnesota in the teams’ offseason trade centering on righty Kenta Maeda. The 21-year-old Beeter’s a past Tommy John surgery patient (2017), but he rebounded to post effective numbers at Texas Tech from 2019-20. While Beeter only threw 41 2/3 innings as a Red Raider, he notched a 2.81 ERA with a jaw-dropping K/9 of 15.8. Beeter did walk almost a batter per inning (8.7 BB/9) during his first college season, but that number shrunk to a far more palatable 1.7 this year. He possesses a 93 to 98 mph fastball and a “wipeout” curveball-slider combination, according to Callis, and entered the draft as MLB.com’s 51st-ranked prospect.

Now that Beeter’s under wraps, the Dodgers have secured all six of their picks from this year’s class. Here’s a refresher on their other five choices:

• Bobby Miller, 1st round, 29th overall. Slot value: $2,424,600 (Signed for $2.2MM)
• Landon Knack, 2-60. Slot value: $1,157,400 (Signed for $715K)
• Jake Vogel, 3-100. Slot value: $581.6K (Signed for $1,622,500)
• Carson Taylor, 4-130. Slot value: $434.3K (Signed for $400K)
• Gavin Stone, 5-159. Slot value: $327.2K (Signed for $100K)