{"id":197967,"date":"2025-07-23T21:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/197967\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:48:19","slug":"pitcher-riley-quick-joins-minnesota-twins-for-2-692-million-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/197967\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitcher Riley Quick joins Minnesota Twins for $2.692 million bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama<\/a> pitcher Riley Quick has signed with the Minnesota Twins after the American League team chose <\/a>him with the 36th selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on July 13.<\/p>\n

Quick joined Minnesota for a $2.692 million signing bonus, mlb.com reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quick announced his signing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA dream come true!\u201d Quick posted<\/a> on his Instagram account. \u201cThank you to everyone who helped me get to this point! Let\u2019s get to work! Go Twins!\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Major League Baseball instituted the one-draft system in 1987, the 6-foot-6 right-hander is the third-earliest pitching selection from the Crimson Tide. The New York Yankees chose Ben Hess at No. 26 in last year\u2019s draft, and the Florida Marlins picked Taylor Tankersley at No. 27 in 2004.<\/p>\n

Entering the 2025 season, Quick had a 2-1 record in 17 games, including one start, for Alabama. But this season, Quick started 14 games, posted an 8-3 record. In 62 innings, he had a 3.92 earned-run average and 70 strikeouts while yielding 62 hits and 24 walks.<\/p>\n

The 2025 campaign was a comeback for Quick, who had elbow surgery after his lone start of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

Quick starred at Hewitt-Trussville High School before going to Alabama. He was a two-time All-State selection, the Class 7A Pitcher of the year in 2021 and 2022 and Alabama\u2019s Mr. Baseball for 2022.<\/p>\n

As a junior for the Huskies, Quick had a 9-2 record, two saves and an 0.99 ERA. In his senior season at Hewitt-Trussville, Quick went 13-1 with an 0.92 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 82.2 innings.<\/p>\n

Quick also was a second-team All-State selection in 2020 and a first-team All-State selection in 2021 as an offensive lineman for the Hewitt-Trussville football team.<\/p>\n

The Twins\u2019 minor-league system includes the FCL Twins in the rookie-level Florida Complex League in Fort Myers, Florida; the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels of the Single-A Florida State League, the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the High-A Midwest League, the Wichita Wind Surge of the Double-A Texas League and the St. Paul Saints of the Triple-A International League.<\/p>\n

Minnesota chose Quick in Competitive Balance Round A. But because he was chosen before the start of the second round of the 2025 draft, he is considered a first-round selection.<\/p>\n

His signing means all three of the first-round picks in the 2025 draft with Alabama baseball roots are under contract.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Reds picked Steele Hall<\/a> at No. 9 and signed the Hewitt-Trussville shortstop for a $5.75 million bonus.<\/p>\n

The Baltimore Orioles picked Ike Irish<\/a> at No. 19 and signed the Auburn<\/a> catcher\/outfielder for a $4.418 million bonus.<\/p>\n

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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