Per MLB.com's Daniel Kramer, the Mariners and LSU star pitcher Kade Anderson agreed on a signing bonus worth around $8.8 million. That signing bonus is $700,000 lower than the slot value for the No. 3 pick, Kramer noted, so Seattle will get some flexibility with the leftover money.

Day One of the 2025 MLB Draft has come and gone, and while there were a couple of surprises at the very top, it mostly went as expected. And now, we can start to dream. While it’s important to note that these players still need to sign with their respective ball clubs,

LSU baseball pitcher Kade Anderson goes No. 3 overall to the Seattle Mariners in the 2025 MLB Draft. What the Mariners are getting out of Anderson.