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The Diamondbacks ended up taking 45 players overall in the draft, including 7 on the first night of the draft and 15 within their top 10 draft picks. The team will have until July 5th to sign as many of their draft picks as they can. Players selected in Rounds 1-10 will have their total signing bonus count towards the pool number. Players selected in Round 11 or later can sign up to $125,000 with any bonuses higher than that amount counting against the bonus pool. The Dbacks command the largest signing bonus pool by far in MLB at $16,093,700, so they’ll be able to sign pretty much their top 15 guys plus at least one HS talent they want past the 10th round.
In order to keep things up to date, I’ve made a spreadsheet that also functions as a tracker to stay up to date on any draftee the Dbacks sign and how much money they have left to spend. The team could hypothetically go up to 5% more than their allotted bonus pool without paying any severe penalties (draft pick forfeiture), although any overage is taxed at 75%.
Updates:
5th-rder Connor Grammes signs w/@Dbacks for $300k (pick 152 value = $352,300). Xavier RHP, up to 99 mph as a RP in past, 93-95 as SP this spring, can flash a sharp slider, best suited for bullpen. Also showed lots of raw power as a two-way guy for the Musketeers. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 11, 2019
1st-rder Brennan Malone signs w/@Dbacks for $2,202,200 (full pick 33 value). Florida HS RHP, one of best fastball/curveball combos in @MLBDraft, up to 96 w/the heater & hammer breaking ball at times. North Carolina recruit.
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 11, 2019
6th-rder Andrew Saalfrank signs with @Dbacks for $225k (pick 182 value = $268,200). Indiana LHP, Big Ten pitcher of the year, VG feel for plus curveball, sits 89-90 mph but can reach 94. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 15, 2019
7th-rder Spencer Brickhouse signs with @Dbacks for $190k (pick 212 value = $209,800). East Carolina 1B, big left-handed power, shows patience, similar game to Dan Vogelbach. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 16, 2019
1st-rder Drey Jameson will sign with @Dbacks today for $1.4 million (pick 34 value = $2,148,100; issues had to be ironed out after physical). Ball State RHP, one of quickest arms in @MLBDraft, 93-98 mph all spring, power curveball & hard slider too.
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 16, 2019
10th-rd @MLBDraft pick Oscar Santos signs w/@Dbacks for $125K (pick 302 value = $144.4K). Catcher out of Puerto Rico, compact and strong, can really swing bat w/bat speed. Aggressive player who'll need to work on defense, @FSWBucs recruit. Dbacks Draft: https://t.co/uW0sn8cCaY
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) June 18, 2019
4th-rder Glenallen Hill Jr. signs with @Dbacks for $850k (pick 122 value = $469k). California HS SS, switch-hitter with power, plus speed, may wind up in CF. Son of ex-big leaguer, Arizona State recruit. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 17, 2019
2nd-rder Ryne Nelson signs with @Dbacks for $1.1 mil (pick 56 value = $1,276,400). Oregon RHP, former two-way player, up to 99 mph with fastball, power breaking ball. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 18, 2019
1st-rder Corbin Carroll signs with @Dbacks for $3,745,500 (full pick 16 value). Washington HS OF, one of best prep hitters and fastest prep runners in @MLBDraft, plays quality CF too. UCLA recruit.
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 19, 2019
1st-rder Blake Walston signs with @Dbacks for $2.45 mil (pick 26 value = $2,653,400). North Carolina HS LHP, one of more projectable and athletic prep arms in @MLBDraft, flashes 90-93 mph fastball & promising curve, star QB too. NC State recruit.
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 19, 2019
Correction: Ay was pick No. 272. https://t.co/eGpLuCmnmP
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) June 22, 2019