A total of 22 players with ties to the Sooners State heard their name called this past week in the 2026 MLB Draft.

Now comes the fun part: negotiating with the clubs that drafted them and coming to an agreement on a rookie deal.

What makes the MLB Draft and the negotiating contracts interesting are the slot values issued to each draft pick and the amount of money each club has to use on their draft class. Each pick in the draft is assigned a monetary value that sets the guidelines for that pick. However, just because a player is taken at a pick with a certain slot value doesn’t mean he will sign for that bonus. If a player is drafted higher than what he was projected to, the club that drafted him may not offer that slot value so they can use those “savings” on other players.

Below we will keep track of the 22 players that were drafted and their signings. Be sure to check back as the signings will be coming in the next few weeks.

The official deadline for draftees to sign is Monday, July 27 at 4:00 p.m. (CDT).

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

• Carson Wiggins, Roland High School ’24, New York Mets, 1st, 27th, $3.466,500 million slot value, $3,466,500
• Brendan Brock, Univ of Oklahoma, New York Yankees, 3rd, 99th, $792,300, N/A
• Alex Conover, Tuttle High School ’23/Oklahoma State, San Diego Padres, 4th, 134th, $563,900, N/A
• Jaxon Willits, Ft Cobb-Broxton ’23/Oklahoma, Los Angeles Angels, $526,600, N/A
• LJ Mercurius, Univ of Oklahoma, Arizona Diamondbacks, 5th, 148th, $491,700, N/A
• Declan Dahl, Seminole State ’25, Detroit Tigrers, 5th, 158th, $445,200, N/A
• Deiten Lachance, Univ of Oklahoma, Cleveland Guardians, 6th, 184th, $355,700, N/A
• Hudson Barrett, Oklahoma State, Colorado Rockies, 8th, 224th, $258,400, N/A
• Nic Tolbert, Oktaha High School ’26, Miami Marlins, 9th, 265th, $210,200, N/A
• Camden Johnson, Univ of Oklahoma, Kansas City Royals, 9th, 269th, $207,900, N/A
• Mario Pesca, Oklahoma State, Cleveland Guardians, 9th, 273rd, $205,800, N/A
• Jordan Hawkins, Carl Albert High School ’26, Texas Rangers, 11th, 327th, $150,000, N/A
• Josiah Kemp, Choctaw High School ’26, San Francisco Giants, 12th, 358th, $150,000, N/A
• Colin Fisher, Noble High School ’23, San Francisco Giants, 13th, 388th, $150,000, N/A
• Brady Hamilton, Deer Creek High School ’23, Atlanta Braves, 14th, 412th, $150,000, N/A
• Mason Bixby, Univ of Oklahoma, Tampa Bay Rays, 14th, 413th, $150,000, N/A
• Brannon Westmoreland, Haskell High School ’23/Connors State ’25, Arizona Diamondbacks, 14th, 416th, $150,000, N/A
• Cameron Johnson, Univ of Oklahoma, Chicago White Sox, 15th, 435th, $150,000, N/A
• Avery Ortiz, Union High School ’23/Oklahoma State, Washington Nationals, 18th, 526th, $150,000, N/A
• Nate Smithburg, Univ of Oklahoma, Tampa Bay Rays, 18th, 533rd, $150,000, N/A
• Kollin Ritchie, Atoka High School ’23/Oklahoma State, St Louis Cardinals, 20th, 594th, $150,000, Did not sign/Returning to OSU
• Cody Airington, Tupelo High School ’23, Texas Rangers, 20th, 597th, $150,000, N/A, Did not sign/Returning to Austin Peay

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