True Blue LA - 2016 Dodgers 10th-round draft pick, SS Kevin LachanceWhere The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilledhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49563/truebluela_fav.png2016-06-20T11:12:25-07:00http://www.truebluela.com/rss/stream/116919232016-06-20T11:12:25-07:002016-06-20T11:12:25-07:00Dodgers well positioned to sign impact draft picks
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> total draft picture is becoming a little more clear, with a few more reported bonuses for some of the club's 2016 picks. With only two picks in the top 10 rounds unsigned, the club is well-equipped to land at least one of their big-ticket high school pitchers drafted in the 11th and 12th rounds.</p>
<p>Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reported on four players signed by the Dodgers, including well below slot money for <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/mlb-draft/2016/6/13/11927976/dodgers-2016-mlb-draft-anthony-gonsolin-ninth-round" target="_blank">ninth-rounder Anthony Gonsolin</a> and <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/13/11927882/dodgers-2016-mlb-draft-kevin-lachance-10th-round" target="_blank">10th-rounder Kevin Lachance</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Angels">@Angels</a> give 14th-rder Dean Kremer $147,500. 47.5 K of UNLV RHP's bonus counts toward bonus pool. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft">@MLBDraft</a></p>
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanMayo/status/744944681411284992">June 20, 2016</a>
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<p><i>(he meant Dodgers here, not <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a>)</i></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers">@Dodgers</a> go over 100K again in 15th to sign Brayan Morales ($122,500). 22.5 K counts against bonus pool.</p>
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanMayo/status/744945334309224448">June 20, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">To help offset those costs, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers">@Dodgers</a> sign seniors Anthony Gonsolin in 9th, Kevin Lachance in 10th, both for 2.5 K each. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft">@MLBDraft</a></p>
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanMayo/status/744946029741604864">June 20, 2016</a>
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<p>For players drafted after the 10th round, any amount over $100,000 counts toward the total bonus pool. In other words, $47,500 for Kremer and $22,500 for Morales gets added to the Dodgers bonus total.</p>
<p>So far, with 14 known bonuses, including 10 of the first 12 picks, the Dodgers <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/mlb-draft/2016/6/9/11879830/2016-mlb-draft-tracker-dodgers-picks">are $484,100 under their allotted $9,336,500 bonus pool</a>. Given that as long as the club doesn't reach five percent over the pool they won't lose a draft pick, the Dodgers can actually go up to $466,824 <i>over slot</i> in total (assuming they sign all top 12 picks), giving them effectively $950,924 in over-slot money to use.</p>
<p>The two unsigned picks in the top 10 rounds are Competitive Balance Round A pick Jordan Sheffield, picked No. 36 overall <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/7/11874580/mlb-draft-2016-dodgers-signing-bonus-pool">with a slot value of $1,791,000</a>; and fifth-round pick Devin Smeltzer, with a slot value of $331,100 at pick No. 161.</p>
<p>It means the Dodgers likely have an excellent chance to sign at least one of A.J. Alexy and Graham Ashcraft, two high school pitchers taken in the 11th and 12th rounds, respectively. Alexy, who is reportedly in Arizona on Monday, was <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft-preview/">ranked the No. 327 prospect before the draft by Baseball America</a>, while Ashcraft was ranked No. 175.</p>
<p>To date the Dodgers <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/mlb-draft/2016/6/9/11879830/2016-mlb-draft-tracker-dodgers-picks" target="_blank">have signed 22 of their 42 picks from the 2016 MLB Draft</a>, with 18 officially announced by the club.</p>
<p>The deadline to sign 2016 draft picks is Friday, July 15.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/20/11978980/dodgers-draft-bonus-pool-strategy-under-slotEric Stephen2016-06-13T18:25:25-07:002016-06-13T18:25:25-07:00Kevin Lachance says hello<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/klachance_5/status/741754081509814276">Kevin Lachance says&nbsp;hello</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The Dodgers' 10th-round draft pick in 2016 reacts to getting drafted.</p></p></div>
https://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/13/11928126/kevin-lachance-says-helloEric Stephen2016-06-10T16:16:36-07:002016-06-10T16:16:36-07:00Dodgers draft Kevin Lachance in 10th round
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<p>The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dodgers</a>' final pick of Friday was their third shortstop in their first 12 picks, selecting Kevin Lachance from the University of Maryland Baltimore in the 10th round of the 2016 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb-draft" class="sbn-auto-link">MLB Draft</a>, pick No. 311 overall.</p>
<p>The 6'3, 185-pound senior hit .373/.453/.539 with 14 doubles and six home runs in 51 games in 2016. He also stole 28 bases in 32 attempts, and was <a href="http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/releases/20160607n7t7c6" target="_blank">named second-team All-Conference in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference</a>.</p>
<p>"What we’re seeing is a byproduct of Kevin’s work ethic since day one as a freshman," college head coach Bob Mumma <a href="http://baltimore.somuchsports.com/site/2016/03/kevin-lachance-an-elite-team-player/" target="new">told Corey Johns of So Much Sports Baltimore in March</a>. "He’s had 500 college at-bats between his freshman year and in the summer and fall. You’re seeing a byproduct of somebody who is comfortable at the plate and knows who he is as a player.</p>
<p>LaChance was unrated by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/6/11871138/mlb-draft-2016-top-prospects">David Hood in his top 200 draft prospects</a>, and wasn't listed in <a target="_blank" href="http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=draft">the MLB Pipeline top 200</a>. But he was ranked No. 219 in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft-preview/">the top 500 draft prospects by Baseball America</a>, who noted his top tool is probably his speed, with consistent times of 4.15-4.20 seconds getting from home plate to first base.</p>
<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/7/11874580/mlb-draft-2016-dodgers-signing-bonus-pool">slot bonus for the No. 311 pick is $156,600</a>.</p>
<p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/klachance_5" target="_blank">@klachance_5</a></p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/10/11906648/mlb-draft-2016-kevin-lachance-dodgers-10th-roundEric Stephen