Tampa Bay Rays
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With just hours to go to the deadline to sign their 2015 draft picks, the Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly inked their second-rounder Chris Betts.
Betts, a catcher from Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA, was ranked 25th overall in the pre-draft rankings by MLB.com.
He had his eyes set on the first-round and the Rays had to pay over slot to attain his talents.
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The deadline for teams to sign their draftees is 5 PM ET on Friday, July 17.
Hearing #Rays have an agreement in place with No. 2 draft pick Chris Betts, though not officially signed yet.
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 17, 2015
The agreement we reported between #Rays and 2nd-round pick Chris Betts was for $1,485,000, per ESPN's @keithlaw, about $325,000 above slot
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 17, 2015
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