The Seattle Mariners have signed right-handed pitcher Sam Carlson out of Burnsville High School in Minnesota. He was the club’s second selection in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. The Mariners Director of Amateur Scouting Scott Hunter announced the signing of the 55th overall selection Wednesday.
Carlson was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Minnesota in 2017 and was named to the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Section and All-State teams in 2016, leading Burnsville to a 4th-place finish in the state. During his senior season at Burnsville, Carlson had a 0.54 ERA with 7 walks and 51 strikeouts, going 5-0.
Sam Carlson, the Burnsville, Minn., right-handed high school
pitcher drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of
the baseball draft, talks to reporters before the game between
the Mariners and the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, June 13,
2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
According to a Seattle Times report Carlson received a $2 million signing bonus and the slot for that pick was $1,206,900. The Times cited MLB.com as the source of the financial information.
Carlson was at Safeco Field Wednesday night wearing a Mariners jersey and signing autographs for fans.
(KPUG – Doug Lange with information from Mariners Media)