Dodgers sign 15 of 18 picks from 2024 MLB Draft

The Dodgers on Wednesday announced that they signed 15 of their 18 picks from the 2024 MLB Draft, including each of their top 12 picks, through the 14th round.

On Tuesday came the report that first-rounder Kellon Lindsey signed for $3.3 million, the second-largest draft bonus i team history. The headliner Wednesday was third-rounder Chase Harlan, a third baseman out of Central Bucks High School in Pennsylvania.

Harlan had a college commitment to Clemson, but the Dodgers persuaded him to turn pro with a reported bonus of $1,747,500 per Jim Callis of MLB.com, well over the recommended slot value of $745,000 for the No. 98 overall pick.

The other high schooler to sign was outfielder Brendan Tunink, the eighth-round pick who turned down a chance to go to Notre Dame by signing with the Dodgers. Tunink signed for a reported $412,500, per Callis, a tad more than double the slot value of $205,800 for the 250th pick.

The Dodgers signed under-slot bonuses for Lindsey, sixth-rounder Brooks Auger, seventh-rounder Elijah Hainline, ninth-rounder Kole Myers, and 10th-rounder Seamus Barrett, all reported by Carlos Collazo of Baseball America.

Once everything was all added up, given the reported bonuses, the Dodgers spent $299,100 more than their $6,114,700 bonus pool. That’s 4.89 percent more, which incurs a 75-percent tax on the overage (which is another $224,325), but because they didn’t go more than five percent over the pool, they will not incur more punitive penalties, including loss of future draft picks.

In the 13 years of this current draft structure, no MLB team has spent more than five percent over the bonus pool.

Any bonus amounts over $150,000 for picks in the 11th round or later also count toward the pool, but none of the Dodgers signees from Day 3 of the draft signed for more than $150,000, as reported by Collazo.

High-school shortstop Erik Parker (15th round) already announced he’s going to Georgia. The other two unsigned draft picks are 19th-round outfielder Chase Williams, who is committed to Florida State, and 20th-round left-hander Hunter Elliott of Ole Miss.

Neither Williams nor Elliott have officially announced their plans, and can still technically sign by the August 1 deadline. But the Dodgers can’t go much more over a $150,000 bonus for either player. They have only $6,635 of overage left to spend, so there’s not much wiggle room at all there.

Here are some shots of 2024 Dodgers picks signing their first professional contracts.

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