Mariners sign 21 of 22 Draft picks, including Farmelo

July 25th, 2023
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      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.

      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:

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

      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

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