Friday noticed a handful of prime 10 picks put pen to paper, together with #1 total choice Travis Bazzana. We’ve already coated vital offers for Bazzana, Charlie Condon, Christian Moore and Seaver King this afternoon. A number of extra notable draft signings of the previous 24 hours:
- The Marlins agreed to a $3.4MM cope with first-round decide PJ Morlando, studies Craig Mish of SportsGrid (X hyperlink). That’s nicely shy of the approximate $4.7MM slot worth of the sixteenth total choice. Whereas it’s considerably uncommon to see a highschool participant signal for nicely beneath slot, the deal allowed Morlando to push into the center of the primary spherical. FanGraphs, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, Baseball America and The Athletic’s Keith Legislation every ranked the South Carolina commit between thirty third and 52nd of their pre-draft rankings. Evaluators credit score the left-handed hitter with superior contact abilities and large uncooked energy that he exhibits principally in batting follow. BA writes that Morlando entered the 12 months as a possible prime 10 decide however had a disappointing spring. Legislation suggests he’s more likely to require a mechanical change in professional ball to raised combine his decrease physique into his swing. Morlando tasks to left discipline or first base, placing lots of strain on him to maximise his offensive potential. The $3.4MM bonus falls between the slot values of the twenty fifth and twenty sixth picks, valuing Morlando as a late first-round expertise.
- The Braves are in settlement with twenty fourth total decide Cam Caminiti on a $3.5563MM bonus, studies Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline (X hyperlink). It’s full slot worth for the Arizona prep left-hander. An LSU commit, Caminiti was the primary highschool pitcher off the board. Evaluators credit score him with mid-90s fastball velocity and a complicated changeup. Legislation writes that the 6’2″ southpaw developed his curveball into a mean or higher providing this spring. There’s loads of danger with the highschool pitching demographic, however Caminiti has an opportunity to be a mid-rotation starter.
- Supplemental first-round decide Griff O’Ferrall is in settlement with the Orioles on a $2.7MM bonus, Callis studies (on X). That’s simply shy of the $2.84MM slot worth for the thirty second decide. A shortstop from the College of Virginia, O’Ferrall was a divisive pre-draft prospect. McDaniel and Legislation every had the right-handed hitter among the many 35 finest gamers within the class. He ranked forty ninth at FanGraphs and one hundred and fifteenth on Baseball America’s draft board. O’Ferrall makes a ton of contact, putting out simply 24 occasions in 323 plate appearances (a 7.4% price) in his draft 12 months. He hit .324/.367/.454 with 5 homers over 63 contests as a junior. The extra optimistic studies counsel O’Ferrall could possibly be an everyday at shortstop primarily based on his bat-to-ball abilities and an above-average glove. BA suggests his arm energy would possibly push him to second base, the place his minimal energy upside could possibly be extra of a priority.
