Minnesota Twins 2021 MLB Draft Signing Tracker

Liked what I read about Birdsell.  Expect he is going back to Texas Tech with the hope that a big spring will get him into the top couple rounds and much bigger money.

What I read in the Strib was that most (all?) of the picks, other than Birdsell, were already in Fort Myers and official signings were ongoing.

Why did they draft Birdsell unless they were highly confident he would sign? He was their first pick on day 3. I have to believe that they were in contact with him prior to selecting him. I understand why he would go back to Texas Tech to try to improve his draft position, but I don’t understand why the Twins would have selected him unless they thought he would sign with them. 

1 hour ago, Seth Stohs said:

I think they thought he would sign... they were hoping to get a Top 5 round talent for $200K (certainly he would have wanted over the $125,000 number)... and he wanted to go back and see if he can get more. It's a risk for him, for sure. The Twins shot high and we'll see. 

For an 11th round pick, I am perfectly fine with the Twins taking a high risk, high reward type of player. In fact, I wish they did that more with the late round picks.

Andrew/ Seth/ TD Staff:  Outstanding piece with this update!  Hopefully this "tracker" will be updated daily as picks---especially those unsigned in rounds 1-10--get signed in advance of the Aug. 15th deadline.  For those that are signed------what is "the plan" for these players the remainder of this season?  I'd assume they'll be assigned to FCL Twins team? If correct, how long does their season run?

14 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

I think they thought he would sign... they were hoping to get a Top 5 round talent for $200K (certainly he would have wanted over the $125,000 number)... and he wanted to go back and see if he can get more. It's a risk for him, for sure. The Twins shot high and we'll see. 

Expect the Twins and Birdsell may have another conversation once they get the Top 10 signed and know how much of the pool money they have available to spend.  Probably have a limit they don't want to go over and that may be $200K.  But nothing will be final until what is the date, August 15?

15 hours ago, Tom Froemming said:

I'll believe Birdsell is going back to school once the deadline passes. Until then it just seems like a leverage tactic. And that's fine with me, it's his only opportunity to negotiate pay for a long time. Just feels like it'd make too much sense for both sides to eventually come to an agreement. We'll see.

I thought the same thing but not exactly a class move telling his team he is coming back if it's a negotiating tactic.

12 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

I think I updated it about 8 times today... and my guess is tomorrow will bring some more signings, and I know Chase Petty and Noah MIller are in Minneapolis and will sign this weekend.

For these player... it'll be case by case. For some, they've worked enough innings. They'll just work out and go through other training. Pitchers may get a handful of innings in the FCL. Some might get to Ft. Myers. 

Seth:  Thanks for your response.  Appreciate all the hard work yourself and all the other TD staff are doing.  

4 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

I thought the same thing but not exactly a class move telling his team he is coming back if it's a negotiating tactic

He’s a kid with a really tough decision to make. I am sure he feels a commitment to his teammates. I think it was simply a post of his emotions and his decision at the moment. He may well swing the other way when to comes time to sign.

I can’t imagine that an agent would advise him such a post would actually cause the Twins to make a better offer. The Twins really need to wait and see who they have left to sign and allocate the remaining pool to maximize the talent they are bringing in. 

Yake just announced at $10K

It looks like they have about $400K above slot values to use to tempt Birdwell / others.

Finally Petty signs.  Is McCleod going to sign or is he going back to school?

So, as of now, the top five picks have signed, and seven of the top eight; nine of the top 11.  Based on the MacLeod interview, it seems clear he will sign.  Across the top 10 picks, three signed at slot, and four (Petty, Miller, Povich, and Yake) signed under, and two signed over; Winkel got $350K over, and Rucker got $50K over.  
 

The Twins have $323,600 in cap savings to spend on Birdsell/Cardenas/MacLeod, although it looks like they may have spent some of that on some of the 11-20 round picks.  What are the slot values for picks 11-20?

On 7/22/2021 at 3:34 PM, redstorm said:

Yake just announced at $10k

Was he picked just to save money for other? Or was an injury discovered? 

On 7/29/2021 at 12:33 AM, HrbieFan said:

Was he picked just to save money for other? Or was an injury discovered? 

Yes, college seniors are drafted for $10K pretty regularly to save on cap space, And to give them the dream fulfilled of getting drafted by a major league team.

Seth,

Now that the dust is settling on the crazy MLB trade deadline, we have the draft pick signing deadline to think about today. I see we have 5 unsigned draft picks as of right now. Are you hearing any buzz on any of these 5 players? Any buzz on if any of the 15 signed players are going to get some run with any of the minor league affiliates? Thanks.

Deadline this afternoon, and a few hundred thousand to spread around….

MacLeod signed:

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/christian-macleod-son-of-retired-cape-breton-professional-baseball-player-signs-with-minnesota-twins-100618508/

Looks like just Birdsell went unsigned

Twins sign twenty of twenty-one draft picks - Twinkie Town

Any info on C Patrick Winkel getting way above slot money in the 9th round?