Multiple reports last night said the Washington Nationals and 2017 1st Round pick Seth Romero were on the verge of agreeing to a deal before today’s deadline to sign players from this year’s draft class. Romero was the last of the Nats’ top 10 picks that had not signed, but according to both FanRag’s Jon Heyman and the Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes, a deal was close as of last night.
Heyman is reporting this morning that a deal is done:
Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline talked on the night of the Draft about selecting Romero in spite of concerns about the hard-throwing left-hander, who was dismissed from the University of Houston’s baseball team for “conduct detrimental to the team.