Friday noticed a handful of prime 10 picks put pen to paper, together with #1 total choice Travis Bazzana. We’ve already coated important offers for Bazzana, Charlie Condon, Christian Moore and Seaver King this afternoon. Just a few extra notable draft signings of the previous 24 hours:
- The Marlins agreed to a $3.4MM take care of first-round decide PJ Morlando, stories Craig Mish of SportsGrid (X hyperlink). That’s properly 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 properly 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 Regulation 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 largely in batting observe. BA writes that Morlando entered the 12 months as a possible prime 10 decide however had a disappointing spring. Regulation suggests he’s prone to require a mechanical change in professional ball to raised combine his decrease physique into his swing. Morlando initiatives to left area or first base, placing plenty of stress 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, stories 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 sophisticated changeup. Regulation writes that the 6’2″ southpaw developed his curveball into a median or higher providing this spring. There’s loads of threat 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 stories (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 Regulation every had the right-handed hitter among the many 35 finest gamers within the class. He ranked forty ninth at FanGraphs and a 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% fee) in his draft 12 months. He hit .324/.367/.454 with 5 homers over 63 contests as a junior. The extra optimistic stories counsel O’Ferrall might be a daily at shortstop based mostly on his bat-to-ball abilities and an above-average glove. BA suggests his arm power may push him to second base, the place his minimal energy upside might be extra of a priority.
