Dodgers sign draft picks Devin Smeltzer, A.J. Alexy, Joel Toribio.

The Dodgers officially signed three more of their draft picks, left-handed pitcher Devin Smeltzer (fifth round), right-handed pitcher A.J. Alexy (11th round) and right-handed pitcher Joel Toribio (34th round).

Smeltzer receives a $500,000 bonus, which is over the recommended bonus ($331,100) for the 161st overall pick.

Alexy reportedly signed for $600,000, which is effectively over the slot value, though MLB does not officially assign one for slots in the 11th round or later.

The Dodgers have signed 26 of their 42 picks, including 12 of the first 13.

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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