Angels agree to terms with all 19 Draft picks

July 25th, 2023
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      Below is a list of every player drafted by the Angels.

      Each club has until 5 p.m. ET 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: $8,328,900
      MLB rank: 23

      1 (11): Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic
      Pick value: $5,253,000
      Signing bonus: $5,253,000
      Schanuel agreed to terms on July 14 and signed for the exact slot value. His bat is considered close to Major League ready and he could reach Double-A by the end of the season, given the Angels' aggressiveness.

      3 (79): Alberto Rios, 3B, Stanford
      Pick value: $901,500
      Signing bonus: $847,500
      Rios, the Pac-12 Player of the Year at Stanford last season, agreed to terms for $850,000 on July 18. The Angels drafted him for his bat and are going to try him in left field and at third base and catcher to see where he sticks.

      4 (111): Joe Redfield, OF, Sam Houston
      Pick value: $603,600
      Signing bonus: $472,500

      5 (147): Chris Clark, RHP, Harvard
      Pick value: $425,100
      Signing bonus: $318,825
      Clark, who ranked second in the Ivy League in strikeouts last season, agreed to terms on a deal slightly under slot on July 14.

      6 (174): Camden Minacci, RHP, Wake Forest
      Pick value: $331,000
      Signing bonus: $328,500
      Minacci, considered one of the best closers in college baseball in 2023, signed for nearly the full recommended value of his pick.

      7 (204): Cole Fontenelle, 3B, TCU
      Pick value: $258,900
      Signing bonus: $256,400

      8 (234): Barrett Kent, RHP, Pottsboro HS
      Pick value: $206,500
      Signing bonus: $997,500

      9 (264): Chase Gockel, RHP, Quincy U
      Pick value: $180,300
      Signing bonus: $1,000
      Gockel, who had a 2.25 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 32 innings with Quincy last season, was a graduate student and signed for only $1,000 on July 14.

      10 (294): Chris Barraza, RHP, Arizona
      Pick value: $169,000
      Signing bonus: $7,500
      Barraza was another value selection by the Angels, as he was a senior at Arizona last season and agreed to terms on July 14.

      11 (324): John Wimmer, SS, Rock Hill High School (SC)
      Signing bonus: $397,500
      The Angels used some of their savings with Gockel and Barraza to sign Wimmer, a Citadel commit, for more than slot on July 14.

      12 (354): Sam Brown, 1B, Washington State
      Signing bonus: $150,000

      13 (384): Riley Bauman, RHP, Abilene Christian U
      Signing bonus: $135,000
      Bauman agreed to terms on July 14.

      14 (414): Zach Joyce, RHP, Tennessee
      Signing bonus: $150,000

      15 (444): Caleb Ketchup, SS, Lipscomb University
      Signing bonus: $150,000

      16 (474): Rio Foster, OF, Florence-Darlington Tech
      Signing bonus: $100,000

      17 (504): Logan Britt, RHP, Abilene Christian
      Signing bonus: $150,000

      18 (534): Dalton Kendrick, LHP, University of Memphis
      Signing bonus: $125,000

      19 (564): Raudi Rodriguez, OF, Georgia Premier Academy (GA)
      Signing bonus: $100,000

      20 (594): Mac McCroskey, SS, Oral Roberts
      Signing bonus: $75,000

      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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