Let's welcome the draft class of 2017 to the Houston Astros organization! As always, news regarding the Astros' draft class, in addition to undrafted free agent signings, will be in this thread. Bold: Player will sign or has given indications that he will sign Name stricken through: Player will not sign or has given indications that he will not sign Status as of 1 PM, June 16 Round 1, Pick 15: J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina (JR) Round 2, Pick 53: Joe Perez, 3B, Archbishop McCarthy HS (Fort Lauderdale, Florida); committed to Miami Round 2, Pick 56: Corbin Martin, RHP, Texas A&M (JR) Competitive Balance Round B, Pick 75: JJ Matijevic, 2B, Arizona (JR) Round 3, Pick 91: Tyler Ivey, RHP, Grayson College (JUCO SO) Round 4, Pick 121: Peter Solomon, RHP, Notre Dame (JR); signed for $437,400 (full slot value) Round 5, Pick 151: Nathan Perry, C, Bassett HS (Spencer, Virginia); committed to High Point Round 6, Pick 181: Jake Adams, 1B, Iowa (JR); signed for $249,600 (full slot value) Round 7, Pick 211: Parker Mushinski, LHP, Texas Tech (JR); signed for $195,300 (full slot value) Round 8, Pick 241: Corey Julks, OF, Houston (JR); signed for $140,000 ($18,100 below slot value) Round 9, Pick 271: Michael Papierski, C, LSU (JR) Round 10, Pick 301: Kyle Serrano, RHP, Tennessee (RS JR) Round 11, Pick 331: Brandon Bielak, RHP, Notre Dame (JR) Round 12, Pick 361: Jonathan Lacroix, RF, Seminole State College (Oklahoma, JUCO FR) Round 13, Pick 391: Jake Meyers, CF, Nebraska (JR) Round 14, Pick 421: Carlos Diaz, CF, Colegio Angel David HS (San Juan, Puerto Rico); committed to Broward CC Round 15, Pick 451: Kyle Davis, 2B, West Virginia (JR) Round 16, Pick 481: Adrian Tovalin, 3B, Azusa Pacific (JR) Round 17, Pick 511: Matt Ruppenthal, RHP, Vanderbilt (JR) Round 18, Pick 541: Tim Hardy, LHP, Tusculum (SO) Round 19, Pick 571: Roman Garcia, 1B, San Diego (SR) Round 20, Pick 601: Hunter Martin, RHP, Tennessee (SR) Round 21, Pick 631: Chas McCormick, OF, Millersville University of Pennsylvania (SR) Round 22, Pick 661: Patrick Mathis, RF, Texas (JR) Round 23, Pick 691: Brett Bond, C, Missouri (JR) Round 24: Pick 721: Alex House, RHP, Florida Atlantic (JR) Round 25, Pick 751: Marty Costes, OF, Maryland (SO) Round 26, Pick 781: Josh Rojas, 2B, Hawaii (SR) Round 27, Pick 811: Adam Bleday, LHP, UPenn (SR) Round 28, Pick 841: Richard Slenker, 3B, Yale (SR) Round 29, Pick 871: Andres Santana, CF, Doral Academy (Miami); committed to Florida International Round 30, Pick 901: Cody Bohanek, SS, Illinois-Chicago (SR) Round 31, Pick 931: Cole Watts, LHP, Skyline College (California, JUCO SO); committed to South Alabama Round 32, Pick 961: Martin Figueroa, C, Rhode Island (SR) Round 33, Pick 991: Reid Russell, OF, Lamar (SR) Round 34, Pick 1021: Noel Pinto, LHP, Connors State College (Oklahoma; JUCO JR); committed to Southeastern (Florida) Round 35, Pick 1051: Trei Cruz, SS, Episcopal HS (Houston); committed to Rice Round 36, Pick 1081: Josh Breaux, C, McLennan Community College (JUCO FR) Round 37, Pick 1111: Matthew Merrill, RHP, home-schooled (Oklahoma City); committed to Pittsburg State Round 38, Pick 1141: Trey Cumbie, LHP, Houston (SO) Round 39, Pick 1171: Colton Shaver, 3B, BYU (JR) Round 40, Pick 1201: Chase Farrell, RHP, Valencia HS (Valencia, California); committed to UCLA Undrafted Free Agents The First 12, with Slot Values and Actual Bonus Money Received 1-15: J.B. Bukauskas - $3,588,200 2-53: Joe Perez - $1,265,500 2-56: Corbin Martin - $1,178,600 CBB-75: JJ Matijevic - $767,400 3-91: Tyler Ivey - $597,800 4-121: Peter Solomon - $437,400 (signed for slot) 5-151: Nathan Perry - $326,600 6-181: Jake Adams - $249,600 (signed for slot) 7-211: Parker Mushinski - $195,300 (signed for slot) 8-241: Corey Julks - $158,100; signed for $140,000 (+18,100) 9-271: Mike Papierski - $141,600 10-301: Kyle Serrano - $133,500 Bonus pool: $9,039,000 Known bonuses: -$1,022,300 Money remaining in bonus pool: $8,016,700 Breakdown 30 college 7 HS 5 JUCO By position 11 RHP 9 OF (5 CF, 3 RF, 1 just listed as OF) 6 LHP 5 C 4 3B 3 2B 2 SS 2 1B The signing deadline is July 7. College seniors are not subject to this deadline; teams can negotiate with seniors until there is one week before next year’s draft. Players drafted after the 11th round can now sign for up to $125,000 without having their bonus count against the pool. Baseball America/Perfect Game Top 500 Players 1. J.B. Bukauskas (BA #6, PG #6) 2-53. Joe Perez (BA #98, not ranked by PG) 2-56. Corbin Martin (BA #55, PG #42) CBB: JJ Matijevic (BA #70, PG #86) 3. Tyler Ivey (BA #302, PG #312) 4. Peter Solomon (BA #126, PG #96) 5. Nathan Perry (BA #314, not ranked by PG) 6. Jake Adams (BA #296, PG #308) 7. Parker Mushinski (BA #453, PG #222) 8. Corey Julks (BA #500, not ranked by PG) 11. Brandon Bielak (BA #392, PG #281) 13. Jake Meyers (BA #457, not ranked by PG) 16. Adrian Tovalin (BA #332, not ranked by PG) 25. Marty Costes (BA #207, not ranked by PG) 29. Andres Santana (BA #411, PG #451) 36. Josh Breaux (BA #301, PG #236) 40. Chase Ferrell (BA #435, not ranked by PG) Where are the HS/JUCO players committed? 2-53. Joe Perez - Miami 5. Nathan Perry - High Point 14. Carlos Diaz - Broward CC 29. Andres Santana - Florida International 31. Cole Watts - South Alabama 34. Noel Pinto - Southeastern (FL) 35. Trei Cruz - Rice 36. Josh Breaux - ??? 37. Matt Merrill - Pittsburg State (KS) 40. Chase Ferrell - UCLA Players in College World Series 2. Corbin Martin 9. Mike Papierski
Kyle Serrano is on the fence because he feels as though he has unfinished business at Tennessee. Josh Ward is a host on WNML, the flagship station of University of Tennessee athletics. Chris Basnett covers Nebraska sports for the Lincoln Journal Star.
A tweet from Jayne Hansen (WTHB) indicated that Cole Watts had tweeted something about not signing (he deleted it before I saw what it was).
Elias says Serrano will pitch in the Cape this summer, and they had a pre-draft agreement to do so. If that happens, he's got a lot of bonus riding on those few games. Mathis could never, ever stay healthy at UT. I saw a bunch of him off and on, he's quite good when he's capable. Really good.
Local boy Corbin Martin doesn't sound like he'll be a tough sign. "I was more excited to be drafted by the Astros than where I was picked." Good article about him in the Chron.
LHP Trey Cumbie (38) returning to UH Probably good for him since he was a draft-eligible sophomore. Jonathan Lacroix (12) may have signed. Translation: "It's a dream come true"
