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Diamondbacks sign 5th round selection Brandon Pfaadt for $100K

The Diamondbacks have signed the second of their five draft selections in the 2020 Draft. According to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, the team signed 5th round selection Brandon Pfaadt for $100K.

5th-rder Brandon Pfaadt signs w/@Dbacks
for $100k (slot 149 value = $360,800). Best Bellarmine U. prospect since Todd Wellmeyer, RHP throws strikes w/three pitches, including heavy low-90s sinker & solid breaking ball, proved himself against top competition in Cape Lg @MLBDraft— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 30, 2020

Pfaadt ranked 240th on Baseball America’s Top 500 prospects in the draft thanks to a sinker, curveball, change-up combination.