San Diego’s top pick in last week’s 2019 MLB Draft agreed to a contract with the team on Thursday, bypassing his original plan to play college baseball at the University of Alabama in favor of going directly into the MLB system.
Not only did A.J. Preller and company lock down their biggest recruit from the draft, but they also negotiated a deal that got him under contract for below the expected value.
According to MLB.com, Abrams agreed to a $5.2 million signing bonus to join San Diego. That’s more than $500,000 below the value he was alotted as the sixth pick in the draft.