Astros sign 19 of 20 picks in 2023 Draft
Below is a list of every player drafted by the Astros.
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.
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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: $6,747,900
MLB rank: 25
1 (28): Brice Matthews, SS, Nebraska
Pick value: $2,880,700
Signing bonus: $2,478,200
Matthews hit .359/.481/.723 with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases over 54 games in a breakout year at Nebraska, putting up impressive exit velocities along the way. The shortstop features excellent athleticism -- he was an all-state quarterback in Texas as a prepster.
2 (61): Alonzo Tredwell, RHP, UCLA
Pick value: $1,304,900
Signing bonus: $1,497,500
Tredwell is a 6-foot-8 strike-thrower who posted a 2.38 ERA with 113 strikeouts and 18 walks in 92 1/3 career innings at UCLA. He was a closer in '22 and moved to the rotation this year. He's got four pitches -- fastball, curveball, slider and changeup -- and throws strikes. He has frontline potential.
3 (99): Jake Bloss, RHP, Georgetown
Pick value: $678,500
Signing bonus: $497,500
Bloss, a 6-foot-3 right-hander, made 11 starts for Georgetown in the spring and struck out 68 batters in 58 innings with a 3.57 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. He was a first-team All-Patriot League selection and is the highest draft pick in the history of the Georgetown program.
4 (131): Cam Fisher, OF, UNC Charlotte
Pick value: $497,600
Signing bonus: $497,500
A left-handed slugger, Fisher slashed .348/.507/.813 with 30 homers and 66 RBIs in 64 games in 2023, drawing comparisons with Kyle Schwarber for his raw power. He also walked (64) more than he struck out (63) last seaon.
5 (164): Chase Jaworsky, SS, Rock Canyon HS
Pick value: $360,800
Signing bonus: $847,500
6 (194): Ethan Pecko, RHP, Towson
Pick value: $280,700
Signing bonus: $247,500
Pecko, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander, went 2-2 as s redshirt sophomore with a 3.21 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 42 innings over 11 starts.
7 (224): Joey Dixon, RHP, Stanford
Pick value: $221,300
Signing bonus: $218,800
Signed on July 15
8 (254): Ryan Johnson, 2B, Pepperdine
Pick value: $186,500
Signing bonus: $97,500
Signed on July 15
9 (284): Jeron Williams, SS, Toledo
Pick value: $172,500
Signing bonus: $147,500
Signed on July 15
10 (314): Austin Deming, 3B, Brigham Young
Pick value: $164,400
Signing bonus: $7,500
11 (344): Nehomar Ochoa Jr., OF Galena Park High School (TX)
Signing bonus: $300,000
12 (374): Anthony Huezo, OF, Etiwanda High School (CA)
Signing bonus: $397,500
13 (404): James Hicks, RHP, South Carolina
Signing bonus: $150,000
14 (434): Jackson Nezuh, RHP, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Signing bonus: $150,000
15 (464): Garret Guillemette, C, Texas
Signing bonus: $150,000
16 (494): Will Bush, C, Tyler JC
Signing bonus: $150,000
17 (524): Colby Langford, LHP, Murray State College
Signing bonus: $150,000
18 (554): Derek True, RHP, Cal Poly
Signing bonus: $100,000
19 (584): Andrew Duncan, OF, A3 Academy (FL)
Did not sign
20 (614): Pascanel Ferreras, SS, Western Carolina
Signing bonus: $150,000
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 0-5 percent pay a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, clubs lose future picks: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for surpassing their pool by more than 5 and up to 10 percent; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100 percent tax for more than 10 and up to 15 percent; and two first-rounders and a 100 percent tax for more than 15 percent.
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