Dodgers announce the signing of three late-round 2016 draft picks.

The Dodgers announced Friday that they’ve signed three more players from their 2016 draft class: right-handed pitcher Chris Mathewson out of Long Beach State (19th round), right-hander Conor Costello out of Oklahoma State (32nd round) and high school right-hander Kevin Malisheshki from Wauconda, IL (38th round).D

The Dodgers have signed 33 of their 42 selections from the 2016 draft. The deadline for teams to sign their draft picks is today; the team is thought to have one or more draft picks signed but still unannounced. The Dodgers have signed all of their first 11 picks.

Dodgers select 30 players on final day of draft.

The Dodgers selected 30 players on Day 3 of the annual amateur draft. The list includes six high scholers (five pitchers), six junior college players (two pitchers) and 17 four-year college players (eight pitchers).

Here are the names to know, along with their round and overall pick number in parentheses:

11 (341): A.J. Alexy, RHP, Twin Valley HS (Elverson, Pa.)
12 (371): Graham Ashcraft, RHP, Huntsville (Ala.) HS
13 (401): Cody Thomas, RF, Oklahoma
14 (431): Dean Kremer, RHP, UNLV
15 (461): Brayan Morales, CF, Hillsborough CC
16 (491): Darien Tubbs, CF, Memphis University
17 (521): Dillon Persinger, 2B, Golden West College
18 (551): Cole Freeman, 2B, Louisiana State University
19 (581): Chris Mathewson, RHP, Long Beach State
20 (611): Brock Carpenter, 3B, Seattle University
21 (641): James Carter, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
22 (671): Jeff Paschke, RHP, USC
23 (701): Bailey Ober, RHP, College of Charleston
24 (731): Saige Jenco, CF, Virgina Tech
25 (761): Chandler Eden, RHP, Texas Tech
26 (791): Brandon Montgomery, 2B, San Jacinto College
27 (821): Austin French, LHP, Brown University
28 (851): Jake Perkins, RHP, Ferrum College
29 (881): Will Kincanon, RHP, Triton College
30 (911): Ramon Rodriguez, C, Puerto Rico BB Academy
31 (941): Stevie Berman, C, Santa Clara University
32 (971): Conor Costello, RHP, Oklahoma State
33 (1001): Zach McKinstry SS, Central Michigan University
34 (1031): Joel Toribio, RHP, Western Oklahoma State University
35 (1061): Nick Yarnall, LF, University of Pittsburgh
36 (1091): Cal Stevenson, CF, Chabot College
37 (1121): Enrique Zamora, RHP, Calumet College of St. Joseph
38 (1151): Kevin Malisheski, RHP, Wauconda (Ill.) HS
A39 (1181): Ryan Watson, RHP, Auburn (Ala.) HS
40 (1211): Zachary Taglieri, RHP, Port St. Lucie (Fla.) HS

Here’s some more info on each of them:

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