The Giants finalized deals with nearly every one of their selections in the 2025 MLB Draft.
The San Francisco Giants have signed 17 of their 18 selections in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to MLB.com’s draft tracker. Bay Area prep shortstop Elijah McNeal (Dublin High School) remains the lone unsigned Giants selection. Given his commitment to UC Davis and the Giants lack of pool space, it seems extremely unlikely that he will sign prior to next Monday’s deadline. Expect him to be competing for playing time with the Aggies this coming college baseball season.
The Giants signed first-round pick Gavin Kilen to a slightly below-slot deal and that set the tone for the majority of the team’s selections. Seven of the Giants eight selections in the top-10 rounds accepted slightly below-slot signing bonuses. Sixth-round pick Jordan Gottesman (a fifth-year senior left-handed pitcher out of Northeastern) accepted the biggest below-slot deal with a $197,500 bonus compared to the $371,000 slot for his pick.
The largest over-slot signings were a pair of right-handed prep pitching prospects with standout breaking balls. Ninth-round pick Reid Worley received a $747,500 bonus ($543,100 over slot) to forego his commitment to Kennesaw State. 17th-round pick Luke Mensik received for a $482,500 bonus to forego his commitment to Xavier ($332,500 charged against pool). The Giants had one other selection receive an over-slot deal, 11th-round pick catcher Rod Barajas Jr., who signed for a $247,500 bonus ($97,500 charged against pool) out of Saddleback Community College to forego his commitment to UC Davis.
Teams are not allowed to exceed their bonus pool by 5% without sacrificing future draft picks. The Giants have consistently maximized their spending under this restriction since the rules were added and did so again this year. Teams are allowed to give players up to an additional $2,500 bonus after they sign that does not count against the pool. While some teams refuse to do this to save money, the Giants had several players sign for bonuses that end in 7,500, suggesting they gave out several additional bonuses. Ultimately, they are only $9,365 below the 5% threshold.