Signing/Contracts of Vols Drafted

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Laim Doyle (Cardinals) -- $7.25 million. (slot value = $8,134,800)
Nate Sneed (Angels) -- $597,500 (slot value = $729,600)

Any others so far?
DJ Neuman (Astros) — $205,000
(UDFA value = $150,000)

Edit: Rumored, not confirmed as of 7:52 am, 7/18/25.
 
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Is that confirmed?
Dammit. Stepped on my member… again. Checked with my Astros sauces and nothing but crickets 🦗. Between Chandler Rome and Astro’s Future on Twitter, it would have been posted and neither has yet.

That feels something akin to getting the tip stuck in yer zipper…
 
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Dammit. Stepped on my member… again. Checked with my Astros sauces and nothing but crickets 🦗. Between Chandler Rome and Astro’s Future on Twitter, it would have been posted and neither has yet.

That feels something akin to getting the tip stuck in yer zipper…
No worries. Sounds like it's going to happen, I just wondered if you had seen anything official.
 
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The Astros fan site I've been stalking hasn't picked up on the Newman signing either. Not saying it hasn't been agreed to, but they've just been pretty on top of their other signings.
 
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No worries. Sounds like it's going to happen, I just wondered if you had seen anything official.
I fell into the NB4 trap. 🪤 Even worse than that, it was set by a Noob:

DJ just committed to Houston’s offer for $5,000 over his ask which was $200,000. He will head down tomorrow for his physical and will sign when everything checks out.

He and his family wanted to be at UT. They said a hard ask and made Houston come back multiple times to meet it. When they did he honored his word.
This is far worse than getting trapped by Richard “Dick” G. West.
 
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Thought you guys might appreciate this as I've been following the MLB draft signings. There are still a few days left for signings to get completed, so this is a work in progress.

You'd think there would be good information on every single draft pick as to whether they signed or not after the signing deadline. But even today, I still can't find definitive info on about 20 players, mostly in the last 3 rounds.

Edited 7/29

Overall Draft Stats (as of now):

93% of the draft picks across all rounds have signed
99% of the top 3 rounds have signed
99% of the top 5 rounds have signed
99% of the top 10 rounds have signed
87% of guys in Rounds 11-20 have signed

added 7/29: 21 draft picks have officially turned down MLB and will go to (or back to) college, including 2 of our guys Appenzeller and Moore

Signings by level breakout:

High School: 79% (121 players drafted)
JUCO: 73% (30 players drafted)
College: 98% (464 players drafted)

Tennessee players:
Liam Doyle: Rd 1, Pick 5: signed with STL for $7.25M ($885K under slot)
Gavin Kilen: Rd 1, Pick 13: signed with SF for $5.25M ($277K under slot)
Andrew Fischer: Rd 1, Pick 20: signed with MIL for $3.5M ($768K under slot)
Marcus Phillips: Rd 1, Pick 33: signed with BOS for $2.5M ($398K under slot)
AJ Russell: Rd 2, Pick 52: signed with TEX for $2.6M ($753K over slot)
Dean Curley: Rd 2, Pick 64: signed with CLE for $1.8M ($392K over slot)
Tanner Franklin: Rd 3, Pick 72: signed with STL for $1.15M (equal to slot)
Nate Snead: Rd 3, Pick 105: signed with LAA for $598K ($132K under slot)
Cannon Peebles: Rd 17, Pick 522: signed with CLE for $150K

Tennessee recruits/transfers:
Steele Hall: Rd 1, Pick 9: signed with CIN for $5.75M ($616K under slot)
Billy Carlson: Rd 1, Pick 10: signed with CHW for $6.24M ($2,500 under slot)
Kruz Schoolcraft: Rd 1, Pick 25: signed with SD for $3.6M (equal to slot)
Matt Barr: Rd 5, Pick 149: signed with MIN for $763K ($288K over slot)
Mason Estrada: Rd 7, Pick 225: signed with LAD for $448K ($197K over slot)
Clay Edmondson: Rd 14, Pick 430: signed with SD for $100K
DJ Newman: Rd 15, Pick 456: signed with HOU for undisclosed amount
Ethan Moore: Rd 18, Pick 534: will not sign, coming to UT
Cameron Appenzeller: Rd 19, Pick 572: will not sign, coming to UT
 
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Thought you guys might appreciate this as I've been following the MLB draft signings. There are still a few days left for signings to get completed, so this is a work in progress. Some stats to consume so far (Note: this only includes the guys who have officially signed - it doesn't include the guys like DJ Newman who intend to sign, but haven't officially signed yet)

Overall Draft Stats (as of now):

67% of the draft picks across all rounds have signed
81% of the top 3 rounds have signed
78% of the top 5 rounds have signed
76% of the top 10 rounds have signed
56% of guys in Rounds 11-20 have signed

Signings by level breakout:
High School: 45% (121 players drafted)
JUCO: 40% (30 players drafted)
College: 74% (464 players drafted)

Tennessee players:
Liam Doyle: Rd 1, Pick 5: signed with STL for $7.25M ($885K under slot)
Gavin Kilen: Rd 1, Pick 13: signed with SF for $5.25M ($277K under slot)
Andrew Fischer: Rd 1, Pick 20: signed with MIL for $3.5M ($768K under slot)
Marcus Phillips: Rd 1, Pick 33: signed with BOS for $2.5M ($398K under slot)
AJ Russell: Rd 2, Pick 52: signed with TEX for $2.6M ($753K over slot)
Dean Curley: Rd 2, Pick 64: hasn't signed yet (slot is $1.4M)
Tanner Franklin: Rd 3, Pick 72: signed with STL for $1.15M (equal to slot)
Nate Snead: Rd 3, Pick 105: signed with LAA for $598K ($132K under slot)
Cannon Peebles: Rd 17, Pick 522: hasn't signed yet (slot is ~$150K)

Tennessee recruits/transfers:
Steele Hall: Rd 1, Pick 9: signed with CIN for $5.75M ($616K under slot)
Billy Carlson: Rd 1, Pick 10: signed with CHW for $6.24M ($2,500 under slot)
Kruz Schoolcraft: Rd 1, Pick 25: signed with SD for $3.6M (equal to slot)
Matt Barr: Rd 5, Pick 149: signed with MIN for $763K ($288K over slot)
Mason Estrada: Rd 7, Pick 225: hasn't signed yet (slot is $250K)
Clay Edmondson: Rd 14, Pick 430: hasn't signed yet (slot is ~$150K)
DJ Newman: Rd 15, Pick 456: hasn't signed yet but intends to (slot is ~$150K)
Ethan Moore: Rd 18, Pick 534: will not sign, coming to UT
Cameron Appenzeller: Rd 19, Pick 572: will not sign, coming to UT
Can't believe Schoolcraft didnt sign for waaaay over slot. Padres got a deal there.
 
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Thought you guys might appreciate this as I've been following the MLB draft signings. There are still a few days left for signings to get completed, so this is a work in progress. Some stats to consume so far (Note: this only includes the guys who have officially signed - it doesn't include the guys like DJ Newman who intend to sign, but haven't officially signed yet)

Overall Draft Stats (as of now):

67% of the draft picks across all rounds have signed
81% of the top 3 rounds have signed
78% of the top 5 rounds have signed
76% of the top 10 rounds have signed
56% of guys in Rounds 11-20 have signed

Signings by level breakout:
High School: 45% (121 players drafted)
JUCO: 40% (30 players drafted)
College: 74% (464 players drafted)

Tennessee players:
Liam Doyle: Rd 1, Pick 5: signed with STL for $7.25M ($885K under slot)
Gavin Kilen: Rd 1, Pick 13: signed with SF for $5.25M ($277K under slot)
Andrew Fischer: Rd 1, Pick 20: signed with MIL for $3.5M ($768K under slot)
Marcus Phillips: Rd 1, Pick 33: signed with BOS for $2.5M ($398K under slot)
AJ Russell: Rd 2, Pick 52: signed with TEX for $2.6M ($753K over slot)
Dean Curley: Rd 2, Pick 64: hasn't signed yet (slot is $1.4M)
Tanner Franklin: Rd 3, Pick 72: signed with STL for $1.15M (equal to slot)
Nate Snead: Rd 3, Pick 105: signed with LAA for $598K ($132K under slot)
Cannon Peebles: Rd 17, Pick 522: hasn't signed yet (slot is ~$150K)

Tennessee recruits/transfers:
Steele Hall: Rd 1, Pick 9: signed with CIN for $5.75M ($616K under slot)
Billy Carlson: Rd 1, Pick 10: signed with CHW for $6.24M ($2,500 under slot)
Kruz Schoolcraft: Rd 1, Pick 25: signed with SD for $3.6M (equal to slot)
Matt Barr: Rd 5, Pick 149: signed with MIN for $763K ($288K over slot)
Mason Estrada: Rd 7, Pick 225: hasn't signed yet (slot is $250K)
Clay Edmondson: Rd 14, Pick 430: hasn't signed yet (slot is ~$150K)
DJ Newman: Rd 15, Pick 456: hasn't signed yet but intends to (slot is ~$150K)
Ethan Moore: Rd 18, Pick 534: will not sign, coming to UT
Cameron Appenzeller: Rd 19, Pick 572: will not sign, coming to UT
Edmondson signed with the Padres. And Newman signed with the Astros.
 
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Edmondson signed with the Padres. And Newman signed with the Astros.
Yes - there was a ton of movement yesterday with signings. I edited my post above. Estrada also signed for well over slot.

We're up to 81% of all draft picks have signed (not just ours), and that will continue to climb. So let's remember next year, even when we get out of the top 10 rounds, if a guy gets drafted, there's a very high likelihood he's not coming to UT. We're very fortunate we're getting 2 of those guys to campus.
 
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Cannon Peebles signed for $150K today. I updated all my stats above. Only 4 guys taken in the 1st 200 picks of the draft remain unsigned, and as far as I know, only 1 of those guys has said he's going to go to college for sure (Rd 2 pick Angel Cervantes going to UCLA). At this point, 559 of the 615 draft picks have signed with their MLB team. That will go up more throughout the day I'm sure.
 

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