Eric

Brown Jr.

Jim Callis of MLB.com reports that Brown will receive a signing bonus of $2.15 million, which is well under the slot value of $2,701,900 for the 27th overall selection. The 21-year-old shortstop slashed .330/.460/.544 with seven homers, 40 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 57 games during his junior season at Coastal Carolina.

Brown has one of the weirdest set-ups of any player in the draft, but it works for him. The infielder doesn’t have a standout tool, but everything projects at least average, and the fact he can play shortstop makes those tools play up. This doesn’t appear to be a fantasy superstar, but the defense is good enough that he has a chance to be a regular at the highest level.