3:54pm: Brinson obtained a $1.625MM bonus, according to Callis via Twitter.
3:18pm: Wiles obtained a $975K bonus, Jim Callis of Baseball America tweets.
2:12pm: The Rangers have agreed to terms with their top five selections from the amateur draft, according to ESPNDallas.com. First round selection Lewis Brinson and compensation round selections Joey Gallo and Collin Wiles are among the players who have agreed to terms with the Rangers. Gallo obtains a considerable bonus of $2.25MM, according to ESPN.com's Keith Law (on Twitter).
The Rangers picked Brinson, a high school center fielder, with the 29th overall selection in last week's draft. They chose Gallo, a high school third baseman, with the 39th overall selection and chose Wiles, a high school right-hander, with the 53th overall selection. MLB recommends bonuses of $1.625MM, $1.325MM and $955K for the 29th, 39th and 53rd selections, respectively.
Joey Gallo, wasn’t that the fake name that Joe Pesci made up in “My Cousin Vinny,” or was that Jerry Gallo?
Did you say Jerry Gallo? Jerry Gallo’s dead. My name isn’t Jerry Gallo, it’s Jerry Callo. C a l l o…
Gallo’s interesting because of just how many different directions his career can take. Love what Rangers do in the draft yearly, no one drafts better.