By: James Gravley | WV Sports Chat
According to Cody Nespor of Gold and Blue Nation, Logan Sauve will soon finalize his contract with the Athletics who drafted him in the seventh round of the 2025 MLB Draft.
Sauve will be the third of the five Mountaineers drafted to sign their respective contracts.
Kyle West signed with the Yankees for $150,000.
Skylar King signed with the Red Sox for $150,000.
However, Sauve’s deal could and well, should surpass both of those signings, respectively.
Last year’s seventh round pick (200 overall) was slotted for $290,300 and Robert Cranz signed with the Nationals for $190,000.
This year it is slotted for $304,200 … so, the differential, hypothetically for Sauve if he signed for last year’s bonus level would be $203,900.
Sauve made 140 career starts and appeared in 151 games, finishing with a .284 batting average, 20 home runs, 29 doubles and 97 RBIs.
Owen Puk, who committed and signed with WVU, was expected to make a push to be the top starter in the rotation was drafted by the Washington Nationals and is expected to sign his contract with the Nats, forgoing his last collegiate season to turn pro.
Sam White singed with the Toronto Blue Jays and Jack Kartsonas signed with the Tampa Bay Rays. Both were expected to be 17-20 round selections in the MLB Draft were not drafted, but each earned an undrafted free agent contract.
Photo: Logan Sauve via IG
