2025 MLB Draft Highlights: Signing Bonuses for Key Players
As the anticipation builds for the 2025 Major League Baseball amateur draft, several top talents are making headlines with their impressive signing bonuses. Here’s a look at the first few selections from the competitive balance round A:
- Washington Nationals: Eli Willits, a shortstop from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma.
- Los Angeles Angels: Tyler Bremner, a right-hand pitcher from UC Santa Barbara, with a signing bonus of $7,689,525.
- Seattle Mariners: Kade Anderson, a left-hand pitcher from LSU.
- Colorado Rockies: Ethan Holliday, a versatile player who can play both shortstop and third base, hailing from Stillwater High School in Oklahoma.
- St. Louis Cardinals: Liam Doyle, a left-hand pitcher from Tennessee.
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Seth Hernandez, a right-hand pitcher from Corona High School in California.
- Miami Marlins: Aiva Arquette, a shortstop from Oregon State.
- Toronto Blue Jays: JoJo Parker, a shortstop from Purvis High School in Mississippi, with a signing bonus of $6,197,500.
- Cincinnati Reds: Steele Hall, a shortstop from Hewitt-Trussville High School in Alabama, earning $5,747,500.
- Chicago White Sox: Billy Carlson, a shortstop also from Corona High School, California.
Other notable selections include:
- Texas Rangers: Gavin Fien, a third baseman from Great Oak High School in California.
- San Francisco Giants: Gavin Kilen, a second baseman/shortstop from Tennessee.
- Tampa Bay Rays: Daniel Pierce, a shortstop from Mill Creek High School in Georgia, with a bonus of $4,310,600.
These selections reflect the ongoing talent development in baseball, highlighting young athletes from various high schools and colleges ready to make their mark in the big leagues. The signing bonuses showcase not only the athletes’ exceptional skills but also the investment teams are willing to make in their futures.
