The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with 13 players from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today.

The highest pick to agree to terms was the A’s fourth round selection, center fielder B.J. Boyd from Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, Calif. Boyd hit .507 with 25 stolen bases in 28 games and walked 19 times for a .628 on-base percentage.

The rest of the players to agree to terms are right-handed pitcher Cody Kurz (7th round, Oxnard JC), center fielder Brett Vertigan (10th, UC Santa Barbara), right-handed pitcher Stuart Pudenz (13th, Dallas Baptist), right-handed pitcher Austin House (14th, New Mexico), right-handed pitcher Vincent Voiro (15th, Penn), right-handed pitcher Tyler Hollstegge (21st, UNC-Greensboro), right-handed pitcher Tucker Healy (23rd, Ithaca), right-handed pitcher Kayvon Bahramzadeh (24th, Kansas State), right-handed pitcher Derek Hansen (25th, Augustana), catcher Phil Pohl (28th, Clemson), left-handed pitcher Taylor Massey (29th, Dallas Baptist) and catcher Ryan Gorton (31st, Oregon State).

The deadline for signing drafted players is July 13.

The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with four more players from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today. The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 17 of their 43 picks.

The A’s agreed to terms with one of their two second round picks, catcher Bruce Maxwell from Birmingham Southern. Maxwell was selected with Minnesota’s second round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent Josh Willingham. He was named the 2012 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings National Player of the Year after leading the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a .471 batting average, 15 home runs, 25 doubles, 56 runs scored, 59 walks, a .928 slugging percentage and .619 on-base percentage.

Also agreeing to terms were right-handed pitcher Kris Hall (8th round, Lee), outfielder Matthew Hillsinger (22nd round, Radford) and right-handed pitcher Ryan Dull (32nd, UNC-Asheville).

The deadline for signing drafted players is July 13.

First round selection Addison Russell told Jason Blakeney of the Pensacola News Journal that he has decided to sign with the Athletics. Russell, the 11th overall selection in last week's draft, will fly to California this week, and advisor Scott Boras will finalize his contract.

"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," Russell said. "Being part of a big league club and being an affiliate of the Oakland A's is a dream come true."

Russell didn't reveal the specifics of his deal with the A's, saying only that they "offered [him] a good chunk of change.” MLB recommends a bonus of $2.625MM for the 11th overall selection, according to Baseball America.

Russell, a high school shortstop, became the first prep player selected by Oakland in the first round since 2001. While some teams wanted to move him to third base, the A's told him he can continue playing shortstop for the time being.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A's agreed to terms with four more players from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today. The A's have now signed or agreed to terms with 21 of their 43 picks.

The A's agreed to terms with center fielder Herschel Powell (20th round, Orange Coast JC), right-handed pitcher Lee Sosa (26th, Binghamton), shortstop Christopher Wolfe (30th, Grambling State) and first baseman John Wooten (37th, East Carolina).

The deadline for signing drafted players is July 13.

A's agree to terms with five from 2012 First-Year Player Draft
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland A's agreed to terms with five more players from the 2012 First-Year Player draft including their two supplemental selections following the first round: shortstop Daniel Robertson from Upland High School and first baseman Matt Olson from Parkview High School. The A’s also agreed to terms with shortstop Melvin Mercedes (16th round, College of Central Florida), right-handed pitcher Derek DeYoung (18th, Oakton Community College), and right-handed pitcher Tyler Johnson (33rd, SUNY-Stony Brook).

Robertson was selected with the 34th overall pick as compensation for the loss of free agent Josh Willingham, who signed with the Minnesota Twins. He batted .560 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 27 games this year. Robertson added 29 walks for a .696 on-base percentage and struck out just six times. He also batted .545 as junior. Olson was drafted 47th overall as compensation for the loss of free agent David DeJesus, who signed with the Chicago Cubs.

The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 31 of their 43 picks, including each of the first four and 11 of the first 13. The deadline for signing drafted players is July 13.

The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with three more players from the 2012 First-Year Player draft including first baseman Max Muncy (5th round, Baylor), right-handed pitcher Dakota Bacus (9th, Indiana State) and outfielder Ryan Mathews (27th, North Carolina State). The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 26 of their 43 picks, including nine of the first 13.

Muncy was an All-Big 12 Selection and batted .322 with seven home runs and 56 RBI in 66 games for the Bears. He also earned Big 12 honors in 2011 and was a Freshman All-America selection in 2010 after setting Baylor freshman records with 11 home runs and 53 RBI. Bacus was a First Team All Missouri Valley Conference selection this year after going 7-4 with a 2.70 ERA. Mathews batted .327 with 17 home runs and 62 RBI in 59 games.

The deadline for signing drafted players is July 13.