First Draft Signings

The Twins have moved quickly to get 11 of the 50 players they drafted last Thursday and Friday under contract. Here are the names from the first wave of signings:

1. Ben Revere (1) - CF
2. Michael McCardell (6) - RHP
3. Daniel Berlind (7) - RHP
4. Steven Hirschfeld (9) - RHP
5. Andrew Schmiesing (11) - CF
6. Daniel Rohlfing (14) - C
7. Daniel Latham (15) - RHP
8. Lee Martin (18) - RHP
9. Benjamin Petsch (19) - C
10. Ozzie Lewis (21) - RF
11. Spencer Steedley (25) - 1B

Not a bad haul for the first wave of signings -- 4 of the top 10, a ton of right-handed pitchers, a couple of catchers, and the top pick overall. Last year, the first signings were reported on the Saturday after the draft -- but there were only 7 of them, and they did not include #1 pick Chris Parmelee, who waited for awhile to sign (if I remember right, because he had conflicts with playing in some sort of high-school level tournament). Hopefully, the Twins will get between 25-27 of these guys in the fold -- that would be a fairly successful draft class.