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With the 2021 MLB Draft in the rearview mirror, now it is time to sit back and see how many of their 21 picks the Minnesota Twins will sign. This is your one-stop shop to follow along. In this year’s MLB Draft, the Twins had a pick in each of the 20 rounds, plus an additional pick in Competitive Balance Round A, which took place between rounds one and two. In total, they had 21 picks, with each of the first 11 counting towards their bonus pool. This year there allotment is $8,101,400 that they can spread out to sign those 11 picks. The deadline for the Twins to sign these picks is on 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 15th. A couple of other things to bear in mind regarding the bonus pool. If a player in one of the first ten rounds goes unsigned, that picks bonus pool allotment gets taken away from the Twins total. However, it is unlikely to happen, especially with this regime, as they have signed all 35 picks that they made in the first 10 rounds since taking over in 2017. Another thing worth noting, the Twins can sign any player selected after the 10th round for a signing bonus of up to $125,000 without it counting against their bonus pool allotment. Any money given to a player over that amount must come out of the bonus pool. (Be sure to check back regularly as the information below will be updated as Twins draft pick signings are announced) Bonus Pool Tracker Top 10 Round Picks Signed: 6 of 11 | Bonus Pool Used: $3,156,200 | Bonus Pool Remaining: $4,945,200 Pick Signings Round 1: Chase Petty | RHP | Mainland Regional HS (NJ) | Slot Value: $2,653,400 | Signed For: Unsigned Comp Balance Round A: Noah Miller | SS | Ozaukee HS (WI) | Slot Value: $2,045,400 | Signed For: $1,700,000 Round 2: Steve Hajjar | LHP | Michigan | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $1,129,700| Signed For: $1.129,700 Round 3: Cade Povich | LHP | Nebraska | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $593,100 | Signed For: $500,000 Povich was on Darren Wolfson's recent The Scoops podcast. Hear from the right-hander, as well as a long interview with Twins scouting director Sean Johnson. Round 4: Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 3B | Class: Junior | Oklahoma State | Slot Value: $442,900 | Signed For: $442,900 Round 5: Christian MacLeod | LHP | Mississippi State | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $327,200 | Signed For: Unsigned MacLeod was on his local Huntsville, Alabama TV station, interviewed about winning a College World Series at Mississippi State and getting drafted by the Twins. Round 6: Travis Adams | RHP | Sacramento State | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $253,300 | Signed For: $253,300 Round 7: Jake Rucker | 3B | Tennessee | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $198,500 | Signed For: $250,000 Jake Rucker talked about getting drafted out of Tennessee. Round 8: Noah Cardenas | C | UCLA | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $164,700 | Signed For: Unsigned Round 9: Pat Winkel | C | UConn | Class: Junior | Slot Value: $150,500 | Signed For: Signed Round 10: Ernie Yake | SS | Gonzaga | Class: Senior | Slot Value: $142,700 | Signed For: $10,000 Round 11: Brandon Birdsell | RHP | Texas Tech | Class: Junior | Signed For: Unsigned Round 12: Kyler Fedko | OF | UConn | Class: Sophomore | Signed For: Signed Round 13: David Festa | RHP | Seaton Hall | Class: Junior | Signed For: $125,000 Round 14: Pierson Ohl | RHP | Grand Canyon University | Class: Junior | Signed For: $100,000 Round 15: Mikey Perez | SS | UCLA | Class: Senior | Signed For: Signed We don't know much about the signing, but he's probably in Ft. Myers by now, according to championship UCLA Head Softball Coach and Mikey's mom, Kelly. We will update as we learn more. And now we know... Round 16: Jhonathan Lavallee | RHP | Long Beach State | Class: Senior | Signed For: Signed Round 17: Dylan Neuse | 2B | Texas Tech | Class: Senior | Signed For: Signed Again, we don't know if or when he will sign, but Neuse seemed pretty excited to be selected by the Twins. Round 18: Mike Paredes | RHP | San Diego State | Class: Junior | Signed For: Unsigned Round 19: Jaylen Nowlin | LHP | Chipola College | Class: Junior College | Signed For: $160,000 Round 20: Dillon Tatum | C | UC Irvine | Class: Junior | Signed For: Unsigned In addition, non-drafted players can sign for up to $20,000. We'll keep updated on those players as well. View full article

In most years, the purpose of this article is reserved for tracking the signing each of the 40 plus Minnesota Twins draftees. This year, things will be a little different, as the entire draft system has been changed, which I am sure all of you know about by now. So, in addition to tracking the eventual signing of each of the Twins four draft picks, we will also be tracking when the Twins sign undrafted players, in the signing period that began Sunday morning at 8 a.m. CT.While the draft may be different, the bonus pool rules are still in place for the draft picks that were made. This year, the Twins have a total bonus pool allotment of just $4,528,600 to use across all four of their picks. If a player goes unsigned, the slot value for that particular pick is removed from the team’s total bonus pool. For the players that went undrafted, they are allowed to sign for a maximum of a $20,000 signing bonus. How many players are actually willing to sign for this amount remains to be seen, but the ones that choose to do so with the Minnesota Twins will be tracked here, along with a brief background on each of those players, so you can get to know them a little bit better. Bonus Pool Tracker: Draft Picks Signed: 4 | Bonus Pool Used: $4,330,000 | Bonus Pool Remaining: $198,600 Pick Signings: Round 1: Aaron Sabato | 1B | Slot Value: $2,570,100 | Signed For: Signed for $2,750,000 Round 2: Alerick Soularie | OF | Slot Value: $1,185,500 | Signed For: Signed for $900,000 Round 4: Marco Raya | RHP | Slot Value: $442,900 | Signed For: Signed for $410,000 Round 5: Kala’i Rosario | OF | Slot Value: $330,100 | Signed For: Signed for $270,000 Undrafted Free Agent Signings: John Stankiewicz | RHP | Fordham In three seasons pitching for the Fordham Rams, John Stankiewicz posted a career 2.00 ERA, with a 145 to 37 strikeout to walk ratio over 135 innings pitched. After spending 2018 in the bullpen, Stankiewicz transitioned to the starting rotation in 2019, where he took his game to the next level. In 17 starts (plus 4 relief appearances) since the start of the 2019 season, Stankiewicz dominated the competition, on his way to a 1.51 ERA over that span. In 2019, Stankiewicz was named a 3rd-Team All-American by the ABCA, NCBWA, and Collegiate Baseball, and was also name the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year, after finishing the season with the NCAA's 6th lowest ERA (1.47) and 9th lowest WHIP (.901). Lucas Sweany | LHP | Pacific Lucas Sweany is a 6'6" junior LHP from the University of the Pacific. In three career seasons for the Tigers, Sweany has made 13 starts and 25 relief appearances to the tune of a 4.62 ERA. Sweany has also tallied 93 strikeouts and 32 walks in 113 career innings pitched. Allante Hall | C | Pensacola State After spending the 2019 season at Howard College where he had a .273/.431/.432 slash line in 22 games, Allante Hall transfer to Pensacola State, where he put up a .214/.340/.262 slash line 13 games before the season was cut short. Hall was ranked by Perfect Game as the 38th best catching prospect coming out of high school in 2018, and was originally committed to Arkansas before ending up at Howard College. Zarion Sharpe | LHP | University of North Carolina Wilmington Zarion Sharpe is the third pitcher that the Twins have added thus far in the undrafted free agency process. In four seasons at UNCW, Sharpe threw 157 innings, with 33 of his 38 career appearances coming as a starting pitcher. For his career, Sharpe has a 4.07 ERA (2.18 in 4 starts in 2020), while striking out 147 batters and walking 60. Sharpe was teammates with Twins prospect Ryan Jeffers his first two seasons at UNCW. Jeffers caught Sharpe nine times in those two seasons, so if they were to link up at the same level in the future, there is already some built in familiarity there. Willy Diaz Vasquez | SS | Prairie Baseball Academy HS, Lethbridge, Alberta Willy Diaz Vasquez is the lone high school player that the Twins have signed in undrafted free agency. Diaz Vasquez is originally from the Dominican Republic, but played his high school ball in Alberta, Canada. Other Twins Draft Related Articles Minnesota Twins 2020 MLB Draft Recap What's Next for the Twins and Undrafted Players? Twins Continue to Load the Corners in 2020 Draft MORE FROM TWINS DAILY — Latest Twins coverage from our writers — Recent Twins discussion in our forums — Follow Twins Daily via Twitter, Facebook or email — Follow Andrew Thares on Twitter here Click here to view the article