Giants, top pick C Bailey agree to $3.8M signing bonus

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:10 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO - Catcher Patrick Bailey, the 13th overall pick in last month's amateur draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that includes a $3.8 million signing bonus.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 01/07/2020 (2240 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

SAN FRANCISCO – Catcher Patrick Bailey, the 13th overall pick in last month’s amateur draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that includes a $3.8 million signing bonus.

The 21-year-old hit .296 with six homers, including three grand slams, and 20 RBIs in 17 games in the pandemic-shortened season as a junior at North Carolina State.

He earned the Johnny Bench award as the top division one catcher, an honour also won the Giants’ Buster Posey in 2008 and Joey Bart in 2018.

He signed for well under the pick’s slot value of $4,197,300 to the Giants’ signing bonus pool.

___

More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports