The Milwaukee Brewers signed their highest remaining draft pick Friday when they came to terms with University of Virginia left-handed pitcher Nathan Kirby, the 40th player taken in June.
Friday was the final day to sign players from the 2015 draft. According to various reports, Kirby had agreed to a signing bonus above the recommended slot of $1,545,400, but it was reduced to $1.25 million because of an undisclosed medical concern.
Kirby missed much of his junior season at Virginia because of a strained muscle behind his pitching shoulder, but that healed and he pitched the final two innings of the championship-clinching game of the College World Series.