Draft signing thread 2025

[Brock Beauchamp]

As a draftee signs, drop a link to the news here!

[Named After Maddux]

Big signing day today. Believe there will be 10 or so draftees in Mesa

[NorthsideAvenger]

Ethan Conrad signed.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

7 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Ethan Conrad signed.

$1,187,700 savings on slot, $1,425,240 savings on slot + 5% overage.

[Bertz]

Man Hartshorn must be getting paaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiidddddddd

[Jason Ross]

8 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Man Hartshorn must be getting paaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiidddddddd

I 'm not sure if it was posted back in the draft thread, but if not, Hartshorn was intereviewed after the draft. When asked about the Cubs and the process, he basically said that "he had a number" and it was the Cubs who called and gave him his number. Had teams in higher rounds but they wouldn't meet it. (Which, an aside, dig how candid he was! Great attitude in general)

I'd guess he's getting a good number, yes.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Whoa. So blame Hartshorn for drafting 13 college pitchers. I love the kid's profile, cant wait to get him into games.

[Outshined_One]

Holy horsefeathers, that's even lower than what was speculated in the Draft Day thread.

Maybe they're also going to make a big push for Barnett?  🤷‍♂️

[Named After Maddux]

54 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

Holy horsefeathers, that's even lower than what was speculated in the Draft Day thread.

Maybe they're also going to make a big push for Barnett?  🤷‍♂️

Unfortunately I don’t believe so. Hartshorn and Wing are just going to be pricey. They’re valuing those guys very well

[Hrubes20]

Have to assume that means the medicals on Hartshorn look really good. Love it!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Another NDFA:

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Conrad and Reid add up to $1.404,075 in savings.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

$1,684,075 in slot savings between the 3 signings

[Post Count Padder]

[Post Count Padder]

[CaliforniaRaisin]

With all of those signings, they have $2,151,975 in savings from their pool for Wing and Hartshorn. $2,584,860 in savings if you consider their 5% tax overage.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Assuming Barnett doesn't sign and Kaemyn Franklin gets $300k...if Wing and Hartshorn get matching bonuses, they'll get about $1.7 million each, which is pick 2.53 slot value. 

I think they value Hartshorn more so he might get closer to $2 million, which is 2.48 slot value.

This assumes Franklin is the only guy between rounds 11-20 who doesn't get more than $150k.

[craig]

I'd wondered if Jemberzeck might overslot.  Post above says no.  (I'm kinda disappointed; I'd hoped they'd love him enough to motivate some real overslot.). 

Edited July 20, 2025 by craig

[craig]

Cal, I've got analogous numbers for yours.  To put it in a different way, with 2-sig-figs roundoff they've got $3.6 to cover Wing, Hartshorn, and any teens overslot.  

They like those two guys a LOT.  Hartshorn is getting at least $2.  

I don't have links to source this, but 

"A quote from Hartshorn.
"“I fly out to Arizona in the next day or two to get a physical and once I pass my physical, I will look into signing and then I will report in a week or two to Arizona,” he said."

Earlier he said that he had turned down several offers in the high ones (presumably the high one millions) but he held out on his number until the Cubs finally agreed with it and drafted him.  His agent called him to say that the Cubs had agreed to his "number".

[CaliforniaRaisin]

54 minutes ago, craig said:

I'd wondered if Jemberzeck might overslot.  Post above says no.  (I'm kinda disappointed; I'd hoped they'd love him enough to motivate some real overslot.). 

With his injuries, he just didn't have the leverage.

They clearly liked him enough to give him $150k after missing two seasons.

[Outshined_One]

Anyone have a good centralized website tracking this information?  MLB.com only has Conrad signed and Google has been worthless.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 hours ago, Outshined_One said:

Anyone have a good centralized website tracking this information?  MLB.com only has Conrad signed and Google has been worthless.

That's because Pipeline hasn't officially reported the other signings. BA has them all, but I think it's behind a paywall:

[craig]

The following always has comprehensive coverage of Cubs draft info. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1R9hzhGo0Q_29g2bfa2yQwHYqNN799JzkCP7HyK-XCKY/htmlview?pli=1#

[CaliforniaRaisin]

$2 million is right between slot for the 48th and 49th pick.

The Cubs have about ~$950k for Wing and Franklin.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That’s slot for 61. That leaves $112,915 (plus slot $150k) for Franklin.