Yankees sign first-round draft pick James Kaprielian

First-round draft pick James Kaprielian gets a big bonus to sign with the Yankees.The Yankees signed their first-round draft pick Wednesday, locking up UCLA righthander James Kaprielian.

With two days remaining before Friday’s signing deadline, the Yankees gave Kaprielian — the 16th pick of this year’s draft — a $2.65 million signing bonus, about $100,000 above the slot figure of $2,543,300.

Kaprielian went 10-4 with a 2.03 ERA in 17 games during his junior season at UCLA, leading the Pac-12 with 114 strikeouts. He was named All-Pac-12 first-team in both his sophomore and junior seasons, leading the conference in strikeouts in both years.

The Yankees have now signed their top pick every year…