There’s a new 1st-round draft pick in town, and he’s officially joined the Oakland A’s organization.
The A’s signed their top pick of the 2022 MLB draft on Tuesday, college catcher Daniel Susac. His bonus of $3,531,200 represents full slot value for the No. 19 overall pick, per Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline.
Susac brings promising tools on both sides of the ball, as a slugger with solid defense behind the plate and a strong throwing arm, and you can click here to read his full scouting report. He played two seasons for the University of Arizona, but before that he was a local Northern California product, born in Roseville with high school in Carmichael near Sacramento.