Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak were the only two players selected in the first 10 rounds of the amateur draft who didn't sign by Monday's deadline. Schmidt, an 18-year-old left-hander from Ganesha High School in California, was picked No. 59 by Cleveland in the second round and is likely to attend LSU or a junior college. Because he didn't sign, the Guardians receive an extra selection next year at No. 60. Knaak, a 21-year-old right-hander selected No. 163 by Milwaukee in the fifth round, appears to be staying for a fourth season at Clemson.

Right-hander Gavin Giese, taken No. 85 by Tampa Bay in the third round, signed on the final day for a $997,500 bonus. UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, selected No. 1 by the Chicago White Sox, agreed to an amateur draft record signing bonus of $10,347,500. Signing bonuses totaled $409.3 million, up from $401.8 million last year.

MLB last month proposed shortening the draft from 20 rounds to 12 in 2027, eliminating eligibility for high school and junior college players, and establishing hard slots totaling $200 million. Only two picks from the first 10 rounds didn't sign in 2025. Fifteen teams spent exactly 5% over their signing bonus pool, the maximum allowed before incurring the loss of a first-round pick in next year's draft.