Prep baseball: Goetzman a MaxPreps All-America

(photo by Paul Videla)

Palmetto grad Granden Goetzman has made MaxPreps All-America First Team.

An outfielder, Goetzman batted .413 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs in 25 games for the Tigers, stealing 14 bases.

He was taken in the second round (the 75th pick overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in the June's amateur draft. Goetzman is currently with the Rays' Gulf Coast League team in Port Charlotte.

Prep baseball: Goetzman's bonus higher than slot

(photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays)

Granden Goetzman received a $490,000 bonus from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to Baseball America, adding he is the first draft pick this season to sign higher than MLB's recommended slot.

The Palmetto outfielder was taken in the second round by the Rays with the 75th overall pick, a pick that usually nets a player $485, 100.

Goetzman signed Tuesday with Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field, choosing the Rays over Florida Gulf Coast University, which gave the outfielder a scholarship.

He will report to the Rays' Gulf Coast League team in Port Charlotte.

The GCL seasons opens next week.