Mariners sign 21 of 22 Draft picks, including Farmelo
Below is a list of every player drafted by the Mariners.
Each club has until 5 p.m. ET/2 PT on Tuesday, July 25, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time up until one week prior to the next year’s Draft.
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Draft-and-follow picks -- high school and junior college players selected after the 10th round who attend a two-year college after the Draft -- can sign with their selecting teams for up to $250,000 up until a week prior to the following year’s Draft.
Players drafted from Round 11 on do not count against the bonus pools unless their signing bonus exceeds $150,000; any amount over that total will count against the pool.
Total bonus pool: $13,170,900
MLB rank: 7
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July 17: Mariners add Farmelo to the fold
Seattle agreed to terms with No. 29 overall pick Jonny Farmelo for $3.2 million, a source told MLB.com's Daniel Kramer. This is well over slot value for the pick, which was $2,800,700. That leaves 20th-rounder Will Watson (OF, San Joaquin Delta College) as their lone unsigned pick.
1 (22): Colt Emerson, SS, John Glenn HS (OH)
Pick value: $3,496,600
Signing bonus: $3,800,000
As expected, the Mariners went over-slot to bring in the high-school bat, who was committed to Auburn University, like they did last year when selecting Cole Young, another lefty-swinging shortstop. An average runner with solid arm strength, Emerson is a steady defender at shortstop but probably will move to a different position in pro ball.
PPI (29): Jonny Farmelo, OF, Westfield HS (VA)
Pick value: $2,800,700
Signing bonus: $3,200,000
After a little more than a week following Day 1 of the Draft, the Mariners and Farmelo's agents reached an agreement that was well over slot value to secure the high school bat.
CB-A (30): Tai Peete, SS, Trinity Christian School (GA)
Pick value: $2,732,500
Signing bonus: $2,500,000
Peete might be the most intriguing of Seattle's Draft picks this year, just on upside alone. With a physical build that some scouts have likened to a wide receiver in football, he's still growing. A Georgia Tech commit, Peete agreed to terms for $2.5 million.
2 (57): Ben Williamson, 3B, William & Mary
Pick value: $1,436,500
Signing bonus: $600,000
Given that he didn’t rank among Pipeline’s Top 250 prospects and that he’s 22 years old, it was expected that Williamson would agree to terms below slot value.
3 (92): Teddy McGraw, RHP, Wake Forest
Pick value: $736,400
Signing bonus: $600,000
The 21-year-old was another under-slot sign. He continues to recover from his second Tommy John surgery, which he underwent earlier this year, just before his junior season.
4 (124): Aidan Smith, OF, Lovejoy HS (TX)
Pick value: $531,300
Signing bonus: $1.2 million
Another over-slot agreement, Smith is one of the headliners in this high-school-heavy class for the Mariners. MLB Pipeline ranked Smith the No. 78 Draft prospect, and its scouting report called him “the best pure hitter in the Texas high school ranks.”
5 (160): Brock Rodden, SS, Wichita State
Pick value: $374,400
Signing bonus: $200,000
Rodden became the first Wichita State All-American since Alec Bohm in 2018 when the switch-hitter was named a third team All-American his junior season. Rodden slashed .371/.474/.701, showing all-around dominance at the plate.
6 (187): Brody Hopkins, RHP, Winthrop
Pick value: $297,400
Signing bonus: $225,000
7 (217): Ty Cummings, RHP, Campbell University
Pick value: $232,900
Signing bonus: $225,000
8 (247): Ryan Hawks, RHP, Louisville
Pick value: $191,900
Signing bonus: $75,000
9 (277): RJ Schreck, OF, Vanderbilt
Pick value: $174,800
Signing bonus: $75,000
10 (307): Jared Sundstrom, OF, UC Santa Barbara
Pick value: $165,500
Signing bonus: $165,500
11 (337): Brandyn Garcia, LHP, Texas A&M
Signing bonus: $150,000
12 (367): Logan Evans, RHP, Pittsburgh
Signing bonus: $100,000
13 (397): Elijah Dale, RHP, Illinois State
Signing bonus: $125,000
14 (427): Ernie Day, RHP, Campbell University
Signing bonus: $150,000
15 (457): Carson Jones, OF, Virginia Tech
Signing bonus: $150,000
16 (487): Caleb Cali, 3B, Arkansas (AR)
Signing bonus: $150,000
17 (517): Jacob Sharp, C, UNLV
Signing bonus: $150,000
18 (547): Daniel Ouderkirk, 3B, Penn State
Signing bonus: $50,000
19 (577): Charlie Pagliarini, OF, Fairfield
Has agreed to deal; terms not disclosed.
20 (607): Will Watson, OF, San Joaquin Delta College
Has not yet agreed to terms.
Every team's signings:
How bonus pools and pick values work
Each choice in the first 10 rounds comes with an assigned value, with the total for a club's selections equaling what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. If a player taken in the top 10 rounds doesn't sign, his pick's value gets subtracted from his team's pool. Clubs near the top of the Draft often spend less than the assigned value for those choices and use the savings to offer more money to later selections.
Teams that exceed their bonus pool face a penalty. Clubs that outspend their allotment by 0% to 5% pay a 75% tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, clubs lose future picks: a first-rounder and a 75% tax for surpassing their pool by more than 5% and up to 10%; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100% tax for more than 10% and up to 15%; and two first-rounders and a 100% tax for more than 15%.
Bonus pools by club
Pirates: $16,185,700
Tigers: $15,747,200
Nationals: $14,502,400
Twins: $14,345,600
Athletics: $14,255,600
Reds: $13,785,200
Mariners: $13,170,900
Marlins: $12,829,600
Royals: $12,313,500
Rockies: $11,909,800
D-backs: $11,084,300
Brewers: $10,950,600
Rays: $10,872,100
Orioles: $10,534,800
Red Sox: $10,295,100
Rangers: $9,925,300
Giants: $9,916,900
White Sox: $9,072,800
Cubs: $8,962,000
Guardians: $8,736,700
Mets: $8,440,400
Braves: $8,341,700
Angels: $8,328,900
Dodgers: $7,274,600
Astros: $6,747,900
Blue Jays: $6,529,700
Cardinals: $6,375,100
Padres: $5,416,000
Yankees: $5,299,400
Phillies: $5,185,500