Lake Erie College outfielder Luke Raley, the Dodgers’ seventh-round pick (221st overall) in last week’s draft, has signed a professional contract, per his Instagram account.
Raley will join at least three other Dodger draft picks who were known to have signed their first contracts Wednesday.
Second-rounder Mitchell White, third-rounder Dustin May, fourth-rounder D.J. Peters have all reportedly signed too. First-round pick Gavin Lux and fifth-round pick Devin Smeltzer are expected to have formal contracts announced soon.
Louisville catcher Will Smith (32nd overall) and Vanderbilt pitcher Jordan Sheffield (36th overall) are the only two of the Dodgers’ first nine picks whom I haven’t heard or read any movement on. Smith has one year of college eligibility remaining and Sheffield has two.