Draft deadline: Thursday, 5 pm ET. Here's who hasn't signed

July 31st, 2024

The Draft signing deadline may be looming at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, but don't expect much drama.

No. 9 overall pick Konnor Griffin signed with the Pirates for $6,532,025 on Wednesday morning, just leaving two first-rounders who had yet to come to terms. Both East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20, Blue Jays) and North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt (No. 22, Orioles) are expected to turn pro.

Every team's signings:

ALE: BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR
ALC: CLE | CWS | DET | KC | MIN
ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX
NLE: ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH
NLC: CHC | CIN | MIL | PIT | STL
NLW: ARI | COL | LAD | SD | SF

That leaves just four other players in top 10 rounds without deals: supplemental second-rounders Tyler Bell (Rays) and Chris Levonas (Brewers), third-rounder Ryan Prager (Angels) and ninth-rounder Jaxon Jelkin (Mets). None of them are projected to sign.

Bell, an Illinois high school shortstop, tweeted this morning that he planned to follow through on his commitment to Kentucky, where he'll be Draft-eligible again as a sophomore in 2026. The ace left-hander for College World Series runner-up Texas A&M as a redshirt sophomore, Prager tweeted a week ago that he would return to the Aggies. NIL deals for both may have contributed to those decisions.

Levonas, a New Jersey prep right-hander, declined late first-round money from the Brewers and will attend Wake Forest. Milwaukee has saved $1,912,700 versus its bonus pool with its other deals, which it can apply to its nine unsigned players (including seven high schoolers) in rounds 11-20.

Any amount over $150,000 for any of those players will count against the Brewers' allotment. If they're willing to push to 5 percent over their pool, the furthest they could go without forfeiting a future first-round choice, they'll have another $587,880 to play with.

A righty, Jelkin got off to a hot start at Houston this spring before blowing out his elbow and requiring Tommy John surgery. New York never made him a formal offer, so Jelkin will become a free agent after the deadline passes. Whatever bonus he receives won't count against the signing team's bonus pool.

The Rays (No. 67), Brewers (No. 68) and Angels (end of third round) will receive compensation choices in the 2025 Draft for failing to sign their 2024 early-rounders. New York will get nothing for not landing Jelkin.

There are 16 players ranked on MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 250 who were selected in rounds 11-20 and have not signed: