Bump #5 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 3 PM, July 1 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, signed for $1.6 million ($334,500 over slot value) Round 2, Pick 56: Corbin Martin, RHP, Texas A&M (JR); signed for $1,000,000 ($176,800 below slot value) Competitive Balance Round B, Pick 75: JJ Matijevic, 2B, Arizona (JR); signed for $700,000 ($67,400 below slot value) Round 3, Pick 91: Tyler Ivey, RHP, Grayson College (JUCO SO); committed to Oklahoma State, signed for $450,000 ($147,800 below slot value) Round 4, Pick 121: Peter Solomon, RHP, Notre Dame (JR); signed for $420,000 ($17,400 below slot value) Round 5, Pick 151: Nathan Perry, C, Bassett HS (Spencer, Virginia); committed to High Point, signed for $230,000 ($96,600 below slot value) Round 6, Pick 181: Jake Adams, 1B, Iowa (JR); signed for $210,000 ($39,600 below 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); signed for $141,600 (full slot value) 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); signed for $125,000 (full slot value for rounds 11-40) 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); signed for $125,000 (full slot value for rounds 11-40) 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 Austin Kerns, LHP, Oklahoma Brendan Feldmann, RHP, Lindenwood Kit Scheetz, LHP, Virginia Tech Chauncey Nuñez, RHP, Doral Academy (Miami) Tanner Duncan, RHP, East Carolina (club team) Thomas Lowery, LHP, UAB Sean Johnson, RHP, Ole Miss Carlos Pimentel, RHP, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma 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 (-334,500) 2-56: Corbin Martin - $1,178,600; signed for $1,000,000 (+178,600) CBB-75: JJ Matijevic - $767,400; signed for $700,000 (+67,400) 3-91: Tyler Ivey - $597,800; signed for $450,000 (+147,800) 4-121: Peter Solomon - $437,400; signed for $420,000 (+17,400) 5-151: Nathan Perry - $326,600; signed for $230,000 (+96,600) 6-181: Jake Adams - $249,600; signed for $210,000 (+39,600) 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 (signed for slot) 10-301: Kyle Serrano - $133,500 Bonus pool: $9,039,000 Known bonuses: -$5,086,900 Money remaining in bonus pool: $3,952,100 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 3. Tyler Ivey - Oklahoma State 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 Where they'll start Tri-City J.J. Matijevic (CBB) Peter Solomon (4) Jake Adams (6) Parker Mushinski (7) Corey Julks (8) Jake Meyers (13) Kyle Davis (15) Hunter Martin (20) Alex House (24) Josh Rojas (26) Reid Russell (33) Greeneville Jonathan Lacroix (12) Adrian Tovalin (16) Tim Hardy (18) Roman Garcia (19) Chas McCormick (21) Patrick Mathis (22) Adam Bleday (27) Cody Bohanek (30) Cole Watts (31) Martin Figueroa (32) Colton Shaver (39) Austin Kerns (NDFA) GCL Nathan Perry (5) Richard Slenker (28) Matt Merrill (37) Kit Scheetz (NDFA) Chauncey Nuñez (NDFA)
Looks like Jonathan Lacroix (12) is starting with Greeneville. Also looks like he signed for $125,000.
If you believe the article about Perez signing, Bukauskas has signed. Especially given the earlier article that said Perez couldn't sign until Bukauskas was done. That would leave: Papierski, who will likely sign soon now that the CWS is over Serrano and Costes, who will negotiate/decide close to the deadline so their Cape Cod performances have bearing on their decision. Santana, Breaux, and Farrell, who are all likely to go to college, but may get signed depending on how much bonus pool money is left.
Have they announced any prior to them actually signing? Perhaps he has agreed, but not signed a contract yet.
They don't, but if one player's signing depends on another, that other signing is going to be official first.
The Astros now have $3,952,100 remaining in their bonus pool (before overage penalties) with J.B. Bukauskas and Kyle Serrano yet to sign.
High Schoolers #29 Andres Santana (CF, Doral Academy) and #40 Chase Farrel (RHP, Valencia High) might also still be in play, if Kyle Serrano becomes a difficult get.
Well, the remaining cap space is enough to sign Bukauskas for slot and give Serrano the $300k he was rumored to want. We still lose Serrano's salary spot if he doesn't sign, right? So, if he's difficult to sign, we can't just forget about him and move on to the high schoolers unless JB signs at a discount, which I don't know why he would.
I don't like the idea of waiting to sign the 1st pick, since the player can then just calculate the max amount the team can afford without getting penalized and then demand that amount.
That goes both ways though. What if the team signs the players ahead of him for higher numbers than expected and the amount left is less than the number he wanted?
Then he doesn't sign, we lose the draft pool money and end up over the cap and penalized, and we get laughed at for not signing our top pick, this time one without an injury excuse.
