The Angels have agreed to sign first-round pick Will Wilson, per a team announcement. Wilson will receive $3.4MM, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports. That falls short of the $3,885,800 recommended slot value for Wilson’s selection (No. 15).
Wilson’s a shortstop from North Carolina State who was considered a consensus top 25 prospect entering the draft. FanGraphs (No. 15), ESPN’s Keith Law (No. 19), MLB.com (No. 21) and Baseball America (No. 22) are each bullish on Wilson, who slashed .339/.429/.665 with 16 home runs in 221 at-bats during his final year at NC State.
In their free scouting report, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com write Wilson “has a high floor as a steady up-the-middle defender with surprising power.” He may not possess the speed to stick at short, though, and could end up as a second baseman in the pros.
The Angels went into the draft with just over $7.6MM to spend on picks, so the Wilson signing will unsurprisingly eat into a large portion of that total.
jonnyzuck
This man’s parents couldn’t choose a different first name given their last name?
RiseAgainst3598
I think it makes more sense if he is Will Wilson Jr., albeit a little redundant.
wakejeff
Actually, there were 2 very good MLB players in the 1980s with a similar name. Willie Wilson was a great leadoff hitter for the Royals, and William Wilson (better known as Mookie) played many years for the Mets. Maybe his parents thought it would be a good baseball name! Lol
scarfish
With that being said, any questions?
Codeeg
Yea, he should’ve been named Wilson Wilson.
Missed opportunity.
murphydog
Tom Hanks would like that.
trident
Got a problem with Billy ‘Willy’ Wilson?!
ryanw-2
Chuck Wilson!
jorge78
You guys get out much?
ottomatic
says the person who comments on every single article both in the mlb and nba sections
HaloShane
Ok…