BREAKING: Detroit Tigers Sign Fifth-Round Pick to Under-Slot Deal
The Detroit Tigers are actively working to finalize their 2024 MLB Draft class contracts before the August 1 deadline. They have recently signed fifth-round pick Jack Penney to an under-slot deal worth $397,500, which is below the slot value of $462,300 for the No. 147 pick.
Penney, a shortstop from Notre Dame who bats left and fields right, had a solid college career. In his senior season, he hit .269/.406/.492 with 11 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, and 37 RBIs. His performance improved from 2023, and he showed a notable increase in walk rate, drawing 39 walks compared to 34 strikeouts.
Penney is the second Tigers draft pick in the Top 10 rounds to sign, joining eighth-round pick Ethan Sloan, a pitcher from Regis University, who signed for $270,500.
The Tigers still have 19 more draft selections to sign, including their top pick, Bryce Rainer, a shortstop from Harvard-Westlake High School in California. Here’s a complete list of the Tigers’ 2024 MLB Draft selections:
– **Round 1**: Bryce Rainer, Harvard-Westlake HS (CA), SS, L/R
– **Round 2**: Owen Hall, Edmond North HS (OK), P, R/R
– **CB-B**: Ethan Schiefelbein, Corona Senior HS (CA), P, L/L
– **Round 3**: Josh Randall, University of San Diego, P, R/R
– **Round 4**: Michael Massey, Wake Forest, P, R/R
– **Round 5**: Jack Penney, Notre Dame, SS, L/R
– **Round 6**: Woody Hadeen, University of California – Irvine, SS, S/R
– **Round 7**: Jackson Strong, Canisius College, OF, L/L
– **Round 8**: Ethan Sloan, Regis University, P, L/L
– **Round 9**: Zach Swanson, Toutle Lake HS (WA), P, R/R
– **Round 10**: R.J. Sales, UNC Wilmington, P, R/R
– **Round 11**: Micah Ashman, Utah, P, L/L
– **Round 12**: Jude Warwick, Downers Grove North HS (IL), SS, L/R
– **Round 13**: Lucas Elissalt, Chipola College, P, R/R
– **Round 14**: Preston Howey, St. Mary’s College, P, R/R
– **Round 15**: Zach MacDonald, Miami University (OH), OF, R/R
– **Round 16**: Anson Seibert, Blue Valley Southwest HS (KS), P, L/R
– **Round 17**: Gabriel Rosado, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (PR), C, L/R
– **Round 18**: Bryce Alewine, Southern Union St JC (AL), P, R/R
– **Round 19**: Chase Davis, Leon HS (FL), P, L/L
– **Round 20**: Dawson Price, Eastern Oklahoma St JC (OK), P, R/R