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MLB 2024 Draftees Signings Update

All but one 2024 MLB draftee with ties to Oklahoma has signed their professional contract.

Newt Huntley
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Major League Baseball held it’s 2024 draft just a little over 2 weeks ago. A total of 28 players with ties to the Sooner State heard their name called over the 3 day event.

What you may not realize is that teams have until August 1 to sign their draftees. With it just one day away, I thought it’d be interesting to check in on what of our 28 players have signed, how much they signed for, and what that amount was compared to the slot value assigned to the overall draft pick they were picked.

Signings

Before we get started, it is noteworthy that only 1 player from Oklahoma has NOT signed with their team. Ryan Ure (OSU) has not signed his contract with San Francisco.

All 27 other players have signed their contracts and have already or are getting ready to get started with their organization.

We’ll list the players, their tie to Oklahoma, their team, the round they were drafted, and the amount they signed for compared to the slot value of their pick.

Name, Tie to Oklahoma, Team, Round, Amount signed, Slot value (11th-20th rounds all slot values are $150K)

  • Carson Benge, Oklahoma St, NY Mets, 1st, $4.0 million/$4.2 million
  • Kash Mayfield, Elk City HS, SD Padres, 1st, $3.44 million/$3.44 million
  • Owen Hall, Edmond North HS, Detroit Tigers, 2nd, $1.75 million/$1.89 million
  • Payton Tolle, Bethany HS, Boston Red Sox, 2nd, $2.0 million/$1.86 million
  • Brian Holliday, Oklahoma St, St Louis Cardinals, 3rd, $800K/$964K
  • John Spikerman, Univ of Oklahoma, Philadelphia Phillies, 3rd, $672K/$730K
  • Zach Ehrhard, Oklahoma St, Boston Red Sox, 4th, $500K/$631K
  • Braden Davis, Univ of Oklahoma, St Louis Cardinals, 5th, $485K/$485K
  • Caden Favors, Carl Albert HS/Seminole State, Cleveland Guardians, 6th, $75K/$358K
  • Janzen Keisel, Oklahoma St, Tampa Bay Rays, 6th, $272K/$326K
  • Caden Powell, Clinton HS/Seminole State, Houston Astros, 6th, $422K/$307K
  • Robert Cranz, Oklahoma State, Washington Nationals, 7th, $190K/$290K
  • Ryan Lambert, Univ of Oklahoma, NY Mets, 8th, $172K/$226K
  • Sam Garcia, Oklahoma State, Milwaukee Brewers, 8th, $55K/$210K
  • Jakob Hall, Bartelsville HS/Oral Roberts, Minnesota Twins, 8th, $147K/$207K
  • Nick Ackenhausen, Owasso HS/Eastern, Kansas City Royals, 10th, $47K/$186K
  • Bryce Madron, Blanchard HS/Oklahoma, St Louis Cardinals, 10th, $50K/$185K
  • Brendan Girton, Shattuck HS/Oklahoma, NY Mets, 10th, $122K/$184K
  • Michael Snyder, Univ of Oklahoma, Miami Marlins, 10th, $17.5K/$180K
  • Titan Hayes, Enid HS, Philadelphia Phillies, 11th, $150K/$150K
  • Tommy Molsky, Oklahoma St, Kansas City Royals, 12th, $150K/$150K
  • Matthew Watson, Eastern, SD Padres, 13th, $150/$150K
  • Brooks Fowler, Jenks HS/Oral Roberts, Texas Rangers, 15th, $150K/$150K
  • Jackson Nicklaus, Univ of Oklahoma, Los Angeles Dodgers, 17th, $147.5K/$150K
  • Ryan Ure, Oklahoma St, San Francisco Giants, 19th, NOT SIGNED/$150K
  • Twine Palmer, Kiowa HS/Connors St, Houston Astros, 19th, $197.5K/$150K
  • Carter Frederick, Univ of Oklahoma, Kansas City Royals, 20th, $150K/$150K
  • Dawson Price, Eastern, Detroit Tigers, 20th, $150K/$150K

Reaction

We said on the first draft night that both Owen Hall and Payton Tolle made more money than they were expecting because they were picked higher than they were projected. They signed for a combined $3.75 million which his higher than it would’ve been if they were picked where they were projected.

What a great few weeks it has been for both Caden Powell and Twine Powell. The two JUCO products weren’t on any lists/rankings that I could find before the draft, but they both heard their name called by the Astros with Powell in the 6th round. Along with Tolle, Powell and Palmer are the only players on this list that signed for over their slot value.

You can see what players did not have any college eligibility left. Caden Favors, Sam Garcia, Nick Ackenhausen, Bryce Madron, and Michael Snyder all signing for WAY below their slot value with Snyder signing for only $17.5K compared to a slot value of $150K.

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