The Los Angeles Angels signed 2025 second overall pick Tyler Bremner to a $7,689,525 deal, according to Baseball America's Carlos Collazo.
Bremner's deal is more than $2.5 million below the slot value of $10,252,700 for the second pick.
The Angels' selection of the UC Santa Barbara right-hander sent shockwaves throughout the draft, as the 21-year-old wasn't expected to go ahead of other talents such as Ethan Holliday and Kade Anderson.
For those confused as to why Bremner might do this, if there was a chance he reached the 11th pick (which is what we had in our final mock draft) the slot value for that pick is $5,985,100.
— Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 18, 2025
You can start to see how a deal like this could make sense from the player's side.
Angels scouting director Tim McIlvaine said the Angels liked the 21-year-old's changeup and felt like it separated him from more highly touted pitchers in the draft.
"There's a lot you can dream on," McIlvaine told The Athletic's Sam Blum after the draft.
Bremner went 21-9 with a 3.58 ERA and 12.0 K/9 in three seasons for UC Santa Barbara.
