A's sign four taken in Draft's first 10 rounds

July 1st, 2017

The A's announced Saturday that they've signed their four remaining picks from the first 10 rounds of the 2017 MLB Draft.
The four players signed are outfielder Greg Deichmann (second round, LSU), infielder Nick Allen (third round, Francis Parker HS), right-hander Brian Howard (eighth round, TCU) and left-hander Jared Poche (ninth round, LSU).
Deichmann and Poche join after reaching the College World Series final, where the Tigers lost to Florida. Howard's Horned Frogs also reached the College World Series.
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Jonathan Mayo of MLBPipeline.com reported that Allen signed for $2 million, significantly higher than the $697,500 slot value allotted to that pick. Allen had been committed to USC if he had chosen to go to college.
MLBPipeline.com's Jim Callis reported that Deichmann, the 43rd overall pick, signed for $1.7 million, above the $1,597,300 slot value.
MLBPipeline.com previously reported that the A's saved money on 33rd overall pick Kevin Merrell, who signed for more than $200,000 under slot, and MLBPipeline.com also reported that both Howard and Poche signed for $40,000, both well under their slot values. 
The A's have now signed their first 14 picks, 25 of their first 26 and 35 overall.