True Blue LA · Jul 7, 2018
Dodgers don’t sign first-round pick as deadline passes
The deadline to sign 2018 draft picks past at 2:00 p.m. PT Friday and the Dodgers failed to sign nine of the 40 players they selected. Most notably, their first-round (30th overall) pick, J.T. Ginn.
There were four teams that didn’t sign contracts with their pick and will receive a compensation choice in the 2019 draft, with the pick directly after where they had their selection this year. The Braves (Carter Stewart) will get the No. 9 overall pick next June, the Diamondbacks (Matt McLain) will get the 26th selection, the Dodgers the 31st and the Pirates (Gunnar Hoglund) the 37th.