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All American Game  | Story  | 7/15/2012

PG All-Americans sign for $55M

Patrick Ebert     
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The 2012 signing deadline for this year's draft was at 5:00 pm EST on Friday, and 35 of the 49 former Perfect Game All-Americans that were drafted this year ended up signing with the teams that selected them.  Excluding Josh Henderson, whose signing bonus had not been revealed, the collective total that these players signed for was $55,085,100.  That is an average of over $1.57 million per player.

2011 West starter Lucas Giolito signed with the Washington Nationals right before the deadline for $2.925 million.  The East starter, Lance McCullers, signed with the Houston Astros for $2.5 million and made his professional debut on Friday working three scoreless innings for the Astros Gulf Coast League affiliate.

Overall the Astros made the biggest impact in the draft, signing three of the six former All-Americans they selected, including McCullers and the No. 1 overall pick, shortstop Carlos Correa, who signed quickly for $4.8 million.  The Astros fourth round pick, third baseman Rio Ruiz, signed for $1.85 million.

One of the Astros unsigned All-Americans, Hunter Virant, will head to UCLA along with Cody Poteet to continue to give the Bruins an embarrassment of pitching riches.  Another pitcher, right-hander Carson Fulmer, as well as outfielder Rhett Wiseman, will join another former All-American, catcher Chris Harvey at Vanderbilt.  Harvey had enrolled in college a year early and hit .216 in his first year with the Commodores.  All three will join another former All-American, Conrad Gregor, who is draft eligible in 2013 as a college junior and is one of the top sluggers in the country.

41 of the 46 players that participated in the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic were drafted, with 28 of them signing to begin their professional careers.

Here is a list of all 49 former All-Americans that were drafted in June, the teams that selected them, the year they participated in the Classic and the bonus amount they ended up signing for.
Round Pick Player Team Year Bonus
1 1 Carlos Correa Houston Astros 2011 $4,800,000
1 3 Michael Zunino Seattle Mariners 2008 $4,000,000
1 4 Kevin Gausman Baltimore Orioles 2009 $4,320,000
1 6 Albert Almora Chicago Cubs 2011 $3,900,000
1 7 Max Fried San Diego Padres 2011 $3,000,000
1 10 David Dahl Colorado Rockies 2011 $2,600,000
1 11 Addison Russell Oakland Athletics 2011 $2,625,000
1 13 Courtney Hawkins Chicago White Sox 2011 $2,475,000
1 16 Lucas Giolito Washington Nationals 2011 $2,925,000
1 18 Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodgers 2011 $2,350,000
1 21 Lucas Sims Atlanta Braves 2011 $1,625,000
1 25 Richie Shaffer Tampa Bay Rays 2008 $1,712,500
1S 34 Daniel Robertson Oakland Athletics 2011 $1,500,000
1S 39 Joey Gallo Texas Rangers 2011 $2,250,000
1S 41 Lance McCullers Houston Astros 2011 $2,500,000
1S 48 Keon Barnum Chicago White Sox 2011 $950,000
1S 49 Jesse Winker Cincinnati Reds 2011 $1,000,000
1S 50 Matt Smoral Toronto Blue Jays 2011 $2,000,000
1S 55 Walker Weickel San Diego Padres 2011 $2,000,000
2 67 Duane Underwood Chicago Cubs 2011 $1,050,000
2 78 Tanner Rahier Cincinnati Reds 2011 $649,700
2 93 Nick Williams Texas Rangers 2011 $500,000
3 101 Ryan McNeil Chicago Cubs 2011 $471,000
3 118 Austin Maddox Boston Red Sox 2008 $350,000
4 129 Rio Ruiz Houston Astros 2011 $1,850,000
5 188 Andrew Pullin Philadelphia Phillies 2011 $203,900
7 230 Corey Oswalt New York Mets 2011 $475,000
8 257 Drew Steckenrider Miami Marlins 2008 $137,900
8 266 Scott Griggs Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 $135,100
11 339 Hunter Virant Houston Astros 2011 Did not sign - UCLA recruit
11 357 Jonathan Walsh Los Angeles Angels 2008 $80,000
11 360 Trey Williams St. Louis Cardinals 2011 Did not sign - Pepperdine recuirt
13 428 Steven Golden Philadelphia Phillies 2011 $100,000
15 473 Nelson Rodriguez Cleveland Indians 2011 $100,000
15 481 Caron Fulmer Boston Red Sox 2011 Did not sign - Vanderbilt recruit
15 486 Jameis Winston Texas Rangers 2011 Did not sign - Florida State recruit
16 493 Austin Fairchild Kansas City Royals 2011 $350,000
16 506 Josh Henderson Los Angeles Dodgers 2011 SIGNED
17 530 Stefan Sabol New York Mets 2009 $100,000
25 764 Rhett Wiseman Chicago Cubs 2011 Did not sign - Vanderbilt recruit
26 789 C.J. Hinojosa Houston Astros 2011 Did not sign - Texas recruit
26 804 Skye Bolt Washington Nationals 2011 Did not sign - North Carolina recruit
27 834 Cody Poteet Washington Nationals 2011 Did not sign - UCLA recruit
29 901 Alex Bregman Boston Red Sox 2011 Did not sign - Louisiana State recruit
33 1016 C.J. Saylor Los Angeles Dodgers 2011 Did not sign - San Diego State recruit
33 1025 Ryan Burr Texas Rangers 2011 Did not sign - Arizona State recruit
36 1114 Clate Schmidt Detroit Tigers 2011 Did not sign - Clemson recruit
37 1133 Jacob Morris Cleveland Indians 2008 Did not sign - University of Arkansas
39 1179 Mitchell Traver Houston Astros 2011 Did not sign - Texas Christian recruit
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