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Dodgers’ 23rd-round draft pick elects to return to college.

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Pitcher Bailey Ober, the Dodgers’ 23rd-round draft pick, will return to the College of Charleston for his redshirt junior season.

From the school’s official athletic department website:

Ober, a 2016 All-CAA second team selection, underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015 and returned to lead the CofC pitching staff with 96 strikeouts in 97 innings in 2016. The Charlotte, N.C., native is 17-7 with a 2.47 ERA in his career at College of Charleston. The Dodgers selected him with the 701st overall pick in the 23rd round.

“I am thankful to the Dodgers organization for selecting me,” Ober said. “However, I have two years of eligibility left and want to help lead the Cougars to Omaha and hopefully improve my position in the draft.”

The Dodgers are believed to have come to an agreement with 22 of their 42 draft picks.

Dodgers sign second-round draft pick Will Smith, 10th-round pick Kevin Lachance.

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Add two more names to the Dodgers’ organizational ranks: Louisville catcher Will Smith and University of Maryland Baltimore College shortstop Kevin Lachance. Smith was the Dodgers’ second round pick and Lachance the Dodgers’ 10th-round pick in last week’s amateur draft.

Smith signed for $1.775 million, according to multiple reports. Lachance posted the news of his signing to his Instagram account Saturday.

The Dodgers are believed to have reach agreements with all but one of their first 10 draft picks, Vanderbilt pitcher Jordan Sheffield, who was taken with the 36th overall pick. They’ve signed 22 of their 42 picks overall.

Dodgers draft picks in the College World Series this weekend.

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While some Dodgers draft picks have already reported to Arizona for the start of their professional careers, three are still playing for their college teams in the annual College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

UC Santa Barbara pitcher James Carter (21st round) and the Gauchos take on pitcher Conor Costello (32nd round) and Oklahoma State in a first-round game today at noon (PT). The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Sunday, Texas Tech pitcher Chandler Eden (25th round) and the Red Raiders take on TCU at noon. That game will be televised on ESPNU.

All three players are guaranteed one more game, either Monday or Tuesday, on one of the ESPN networks. It’s complicated. We’ll update the scenarios after the weekend.

Dodgers announce the signing of 10 more draft picks.

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The Dodgers formally announced the signing of ten more draft picks, including first-rounder Gavin Lux, who agreed to terms yesterday.

The other signings include Santa Clara University pitcher Mitchell White (second round), Western Nevada Community College outfielder DJ Peters (fourth round), Lake Erie College outfielder Luke Raley (seventh round), St. Mary’s College pitcher Anthony Gonsolin (ninth round), Hillsborough Community College outfielder Brayan Morales (15th round), Virginia Tech outfielder Saige Jenco (24th round), Texas Tech pitcher Chandler Eden (25th round), Brown University pitcher Austin French (27th round) and Ferrum College pitcher Jacob Perkins (28th round).

Officially, the Dodgers have announced contracts with seven of their first 11 draft picks. Their third-round pick, high school pitcher Dustin May, and their fifth-round pick, college pitcher Devin Smeltzer, are thought to have contract agreements in place as well. Only the 32nd and 36th overall picks, Louisville catcher Will Smith and Vanderbilt pitcher Jordan Sheffield, remain without contract agreements among the Dodgers’ first 11 draft picks.

It’s worth noting that White, the 65th overall pick, received $590,800 — the exact slot bonus recommended for the 101st pick, which the Dodgers also owned and used on May. But the Dodgers reportedly agreed to give May $1 million, well above the recommendation.

Also worth noting:

The Dodgers have officially signed 18 of their 42 draft picks total.

Dodgers announce the signing of eight draft picks.

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The Dodgers announce the signing of eight picks from last week’s draft, only — of which had not been reported or revealed elsewhere.

The eight picks are: Ole Miss shortstop Errol Robinson (sixth round), High Point University pitcher Andre Scrubb (8th), UNLV pitcher Dean Kremer (14th), University of Memphis Outfielder Darien Tubbs (16th), Seattle University third baseman Brock Carpenter (20th), USC pitcher Jeff Paschke (22nd), San Jacinto College second baseman Brandon Montgomery (26th) and Santa Clara University catcher Stevie Berman (31st).

Signing bonuses were not announced.

Earlier Thursday, the Dodgers came to terms with first-round pick Gavin Lux.