FAYETTEVILLE — Outfielder Chet Allison reportedly signed Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers shortly before the deadline for MLB teams to sign drafted players.
Allison, a junior college player who signed to play next season for Arkansas, will receive a signing bonus of $222,500 after he was selected by the Dodgers in the 24th round, according to a tweet from MLB.com reporter Jonathan Mayo.
There are no slot values for picks after the top 10 rounds of the draft, but franchises incur financial penalties for signing bonuses greater than $125,000 on players selected in rounds 11-40.
Allison was the only draft casualty this year for the Razorbacks, who had two high school signees - outfielder Jason Hodges and utility player Dominic Tamez - drafted in the 34th and 35th rounds.