ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed both of their first-round picks from last week’s amateur draft.
Right-handed pitcher Alex “Chi-Chi” Gonzalez and high school shortstop Travis Demeritte completed physicals Monday and have signed their contracts.
Gonzalez, the 23rd overall pick out of Oral Roberts, gets a $2,215,000 signing bonus, slightly above the slot value of $1,920,600.
Demeritte, selected 30th out of Winder-Barrow High School in Georgia, receives $1.9 million, just above the slot value of $1,731,200. The Rangers received the pick as compensation when Josh Hamilton left to sign with the Los Angeles Angels.