SF Giants sign all but one selection from 2025 MLB draft

The SF Giants agreed to an overslot deal with ninth-round pick Reid Worley over the weekend. Since then, they have signed all but one of their 2025 selections, including their first eight draft picks.

SF Giants sign all but one selection from 2025 MLB draft

The lone exception is 20th-round pick Elijah McNeal out of Dublin High School. McNeal has a commitment to UC Davis, and it might be hard to sway him from that commitment at this point.

With the Giants announcing their signings on Monday evening, it does not sound like that is in the cards, but things could change. The official deadline to sign players from this year's draft class is July 28. This applies to everyone except those players who have exhausted their college eligibility.

First-round pick Gavin Kilen received a $5.25 million signing bonus, followed by third-round pick Trevor Cohen at $847,500. The Giants gained about $364,000 in slot savings with these signings. However, that amount was reallocated to the remainder of the draft class.

The only other notable underslot signing among the first eight picks was pitcher Jordan Gottesman out of Northeastern University. That college was a popular target for the Giants' amateur scouting team this year. Gottesman was selected with the No. 176 pick, which carried a slot value of $371,000. According to MLB Pipeline, he signed for $197,500.

Not surprisingly, the Giants signed all eight of their picks within the first 10 rounds. The overwhelming majority of players selected within the first 10 rounds do sign. The slot values only apply through the first 10 rounds, but teams can sign players after that for up to $150,000 without it counting against the bonus pool.

Interestingly, the Giants did exceed that threshold with two signings. The Giants selected Rod Barajas Jr. in the 11th round out of Saddleback College. He signed for $247,500, with nearly $100,000 of that counting against the bonus pool. They also signed 17th-round pick Luke Mensik, who received a $482,500 signing bonus, with $332,500 counting against the bonus pool.

In the end, the Giants committed about $8.8 million against the bonus pool. They exceeded their initial pool of $8.4 million, but fell just shy of that five-percent threshold. The Giants will have to pay a tax on the overage.