Fourth-Round Draft Choice Robbie Lavey Signs With Padres

[Steve Drumwright]

 

With just days until the deadline to sign draft picks, the San Diego Padres secured the services of another one of their 21 selections.

Fourth-rounder Robbie Lavey, a catcher out of George Washington, received a signing bonus of $600,000 from the Padres, MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo reported Friday. That is slightly below the slot value of $620,300 for the 124th overall pick. To see how the Padres are doing with their bonus pool, check out our Draft Tracker.

Lavey makes it the top four draft picks to have signed. They have six of their top seven picks, now just missing fourth-round compensation selection Alex Conover, an outfielder from Oklahoma State.

Lavey is a versatile catcher with a decent hit tool and decent arm, better all-around than terrific in any single aspect.

The deadline to sign draft choices is Monday at 2 p.m. PT.

 

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