The wait was a long one, but it was finally worth it for Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) pitcher Lucas Giolito.
The last first-round high school player to sign, Giolito inked a deal with the Washington Nationals on Friday, just meeting the signing deadline. The signing bonus is reported by Baseball America to be worth $2.925 million, which is about $800,000 more than the slot value for the 16th pick in the MLB Draft.
Teddy Stankiewicz is the highest highschool pick not to sign a professionalcontract this year.
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July 13 was the deadline for draft picks to sign a contract with the team that drafted them and only six of the top 100 high school players chosen in the draft did not sign by Friday. Teddy Stankiewicz of Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, Texas) is the highest high school pick that remains unsigned. He was the No. 75 overall pick by the New York Mets.
Other unsigned high school players among the Top 100 include Alec Rash of A-D-M (Adel, Iowa), chosen No. 95 by the Phillies, Kyle Twomey of El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), chosen No. 106 by the A's, Colin Poche of Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) , chosen No. 162 by the Orioles, and Nick Halamandaris of Stevenson (Pebble Beach, Calif.), chosen No. 251 by the Mariners.
Giolito, who missed nearly all of his senior season with an elbow injury, was the big winner among the 16 high school players chosen in the first round. Corey Seager of Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.) was another player to sign well over the slot value, getting a $2.35 million bonus with a slot value of $1.95 million.
Here are the Top 100 high school players from the United States chosen in the MLB draft. The team that drafted the player, along with the player's signing bonus, is also listed. If the signing bonus is not known, the slot value is listed.
Signing bonus information comes from a variety of sources, including MLB.com and Baseball America.
1.
Byron Buxton, Appling County (Ga.), Twins, $6 million
2.
Albert Almora, Mater Academy (Hialeah, Fla.), Cubs, $3.9 million
3.
Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), Padres, $3 million
4.
David Dahl, Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.), Rockies, $2.6 million
5.
Addison Russell, Pace (Fla.), A's, $2.625 million
6.
Gavin Cecchini, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), Mets, $2.3 million
7.
Courtney Hawkins, Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas), White Sox, $2.475 million
8.
Nick Travieso, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Reds, $2 million
9.
Lucas Giolito, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), Nationals, $2.925 million
10.
DJ Davis, Stone (Wiggins, Miss.), Blue Jays, $1.75 million
11.
Corey Seager, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.), Dodgers, $2.35 million
12.
Lucas Sims, Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.), Braves, $1.65 million
13.
Stryker Trahan, Acadiana (Lafayette, La.), Diamondbacks, $1.7 million
14.
Clint Coulter, Union (Vancouver, Wash.), Brewers, $1.675 million
15.
Lewis Brinson, Coral Springs (Fla.), Rangers, $1.625 million
16.
Ty Hensley, Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.), Yankees, $1.2 million
17.
Zach Eflin, Hagerty (Oviedo, Fla.), Padres, $1.2 million
18.
Daniel Robertson, Upland (Calif.), A's, $1.5 million
19.
Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), Rangers, $2.25 million
20.
Shane Watson, Lakewood (Calif.), Phillies, $1,291,300
21.
Lance McCullers, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), Astros, $2.5 million
22.
Matt Olson, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), A's, $1.08 million
23.
Keon Barnum, King (Tampa, Fla.), White Sox, $950,000
24.
Jesse Winker, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), Reds, $ 1 million
25.
Matthew Smoral, Solon (Ohio), Blue Jays, $2 million
26.
Collin Wiles, Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), Rangers, $975,000
27.
Mitch Gueller, W.F. West (Chehalis, Wash.), Phillies, $940,200
28.
Walker Weickel, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), Padres, $2 million
29.
Paul Blackburn, Heritage (Brentwood, Calif.), Cubs, $911,700
30.
Mitch Nay, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), Blue Jays, $1 million
31.
Steve Bean, Rockwall (Texas), Cardinals, $870,600
32.
Tyler Gonzales, Madison (San Antonio), Blue Jays, $875,200
33.
Joe DeCarlo, Garnet Valley (Glen Mills, Pa.), Mariners, $1.3 million
34.
Duane Underwood, Pope (Marietta, Ga.), Cubs, $1.05 million
35.
Wyatt Mathisen, Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), Pirates, $746,300
36.
Max White, Williston (Fla.), Rockies, $1 million
37.
Teddy Stankiewicz, Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, Texas), Mets, Unsigned
38.
Dylan Cozens, Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Phillies, $659,800
39.
Mitchell Brown, Century (Rochester, Minn.), Indians, $800,000
40.
Chase DeJong, Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.), Blue Jays, $625,000
41.
Jermyll Jarmon, Indian River (Dagsboro, Del.), Rangers, $601,500
42.
Carson Kelly, Westview (Portland, Ore.), Cardinals, $1.6 million
43.
Jamie Callahan, Dillon (S.C.), Red Sox, $600,000
44.
Spencer Edwards, Rockwall (Texas), Rays, $556,900
45.
Austin Aune, Argyle (Texas), Yankees, $1 million
46.
Joe Munoz, Los Altos (Hacienda Heights, Calif.), Diamondbacks, $540,000
47.
Jake Thompson, Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas), Tigers, $531,800
48.
Tyrone Taylor, Torrance (Calif.), Brewers, $523,600
50.
Nick Williams, Ball (Galveston, Texas), Rangers, $515,600
51.
Alec Rash, A-D-M (Adel, Iowa), Phillies, Unsigned
52.
Adrian Marin, Gulliver Prep (Miami), Orioles, $481,100
53.
Colin Rodgers, Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, La.), Royals, $476,500
54.
Ryan McNeil, Nipomo (Calif.), Cubs, $471,900
55.
Jonathan Sandford, Winter Springs (Fla.), Pirates, $462,900
56.
Avery Romero, Menendez (St. Augustine, Fla.), Marlins, $458,400
57.
Kyle Twomey, El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), A's, Unsigned
58.
Kieran Lovegrove, Mission Viejo (Calif.), Indians, $400,000
59.
Anthony Alford, Petal (Miss.), Blue Jays, $424,400
60.
Bryan De La Rosa, Olympic Heights (Boca Raton, Fla.), Braves, $408,300
61.
Austin Schotts, Centennial (Frisco, Texas), Tigers, $389,100
62.
Zachary Quintana, Arbor View (Las Vegas), Brewers, $385,400
63.
Nathan Mikolas, Bradford (Kenosha, Wis.), Yankees, $378,00
64.
Zach Green, Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.), Phillies, $420,000
65.
Tyler Pike, Winter Haven (Fla.), Mariners, $850,000
66.
Kolby Copeland, Parkway (Bossier City, La.), Marlins, $367, 200
67.
Ryan Warner, Pine Creek (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Rockies, $363,700
68.
Rio Ruiz, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.), Astros, $360,200
69.
Andrew Lockett, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), Padres, $340,000
70.
Austin Dean, Klein Collins, (Spring, Texas), Marlins, $333,500
71.
BJ Boyd, Palo Alto (Calif.), A's, $327,100
72.
Branden Kaupe, Baldwin (Wailuku, Hawaii), Mets, $225,000
73.
D'vone McClure, Jacksonville (Ark.), Indians, $314,700
74.
Justin Chigbogu, Raytown South (Raytown, Mo.), Dodgers, $305,700
75.
Ty Buttrey, Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), Red Sox, $1.3 million
76.
Nolan Gannon, Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, Calif.), Rays, $288,500
77.
Chuck Taylor, Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas), Diamondbacks, $285,800
78.
Colin Poche, Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas), Orioles, Unsigned
79.
Chad Johnson, Galesburg (Ill.), Royals, $259,500
80.
Anthony Prieto, Americas (El Paso, Texas), Cubs, $257,000
81.
Nick Basto, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), White Sox, $240,200
82.
Mason Felt, Hebron Academy (Dacula, Ga.), Reds , $237,900
83.
Bralin Jackson, Raytown South (Raytown, Mo.), Rays, $216,000
84.
Andrew Pullin, Centralia (Wash.), Phillies, $203,900
85.
Brett Phillips, Seminole (Fla.), Astros, $201,900
86.
Andre Martinez, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Twins, 200,000
87.
Timmy Lopes, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Mariners, $198,100
88.
Zach Lovvorn, Oxford (Ala.), Royals, $194,300
89.
Jalen Goree, Bibb County (Centreville, Ala.), $190,600
90.
Hayden Jennings, Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), Nationals, $174,900
91.
Joey Curletta, Mountaine Pointe (Phoenix), Dodgers, $171,600
92.
Damion Carroll, King George (Va.), Rays, $162,000
93.
Corey Oswalt, Madison (San Diego), Mets, $146,600
94.
Josh Schubert, Calhoun (Ga.), Indians, $145,600
95.
Theo Alexander, Lake Washington (Kirkland, Wash.), Dodgers, $144,600
96.
Chase Patterson, Montgomery (Semmes, Ala.), Angels, $144,300
97.
Andrew Velazquez, Fordham Prep (Bronx, N.Y.), Diamondbacks, $142,300
98.
Nick Halamandaris, Stevenson (Pebble Beach, Calif.), Mariners, Unsigned
99.
Alfredo Escalera, IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.), Royals, $139,100
100.
Kevin Ross, Niles West (Skokie, Ill.), Pirates, $138,200
