Texas Rangers 2021 MLB Draft pick signing bonus update lonestarball.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lonestarball.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
$ (466,135.00)
Aaron Zavala, the team’s second round pick, is the only player who the Rangers have yet to sign among their top ten picks. As things stand now, if the Rangers do NOT sign Zavala, they have exceeded their allotted bonus pool money by $68,300, but still have up to $466,135 in bonus pool money available to spend before they would face a draft pick penalty, which kicks in when you exceed your pool by 5%.
Zavala is expected to sign, with an announcement expected today or tomorrow. Speculation has been that he would sign for a little below slot, though he could sign for slot or even above slot, theoretically. In any case, it is not expected to deviate significantly from slot, and if Zavala does sign for slot it would give the Rangers another $100,000 or so to work with while staying under the 5% limit.
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Ga von Wray throws a pitch in the Black Bears 5-to-2 win against the State College Spikes. Wray threw two innings in the game, striking out two.Nick Henthorn
Times West Virginian
A day after the West Virginia Black Bears (18-9-5) series finale against the Frederick Keys was rained out, it looked like the Black Bears might be in for more inclement weather. Clouds loomed overhead and rain began to fall shortly before their Friday contest against the State College Spikes (14-18-0) was set to kick off at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Thankfully, the poor conditions blew over right before the first pitch, and West Virginia pounced on the Spikes to the tune of a five-run first inning. The Black Bears wouldn t put up any runs after the fact, but their opening salvo was enough to secure a 5-to-2 win.