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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers Sign 2025 MLB Draft Picks Zach Root, Charles Davalan, Cam Leiter, Landyn Vidourek & Jack O’Connor
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Dodgers Sign 2025 MLB Draft Picks Zach Root, Charles Davalan, Cam Leiter, Landyn Vidourek & Jack O’Connor

Matt Borelli
July 23, 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers made four picks on Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, including the selections of Zach Root, Charles Davalan and Cam Leiter with the Nos. 40, 41 and 65 overall picks.

Root and Davalan were both taken out of the University of Arkansas, while Leiter was drafted from Florida State University in the second round.

They started what ultimately became a 2025 Dodgers draft class that heavily leaned toward college players.

According to Jim Callis of MLB.com, the Dodgers have signed Root, Davalan and Leiter

The Dodgers still thought highly enough of Leiter to take him in the second round and reportedly signed him to a slot-value deal, via Jim Callis of MLB.com:

Supplemental 1st-rder Zach Root signs w/@Dodgers for $2.2 million (slot 40 value = $2,443,600)/ @RazorbackBSB LHP, high-floor starter, low-90s sinker touches 97 mph, three good secondaries (changeup, curveball, slider). @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/RkhTqkGs8j

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 23, 2025

Supplemental 1st-rder Charles Davalan signs w/@Dodgers for $2 million (slot 41 value = $2,386,900). @RazorbackBSB OF, polished lefty bat, some sneaky pop to go w/solid speed, left fielder for Razorbacks but may be able to handle center or second base. @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/Qp46ZFRlq3

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 23, 2025

2nd-rder Cam Leiter signs w/@Dodgers for $1,349,100 (slot 65 value). @FSUBaseball RHP, potential 1st-rd pick before missing entire season w/shoulder issues. Explosive fastball to 98 mph, nasty upper-80s slider when healthy. @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/znicHToTwD

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 23, 2025

3rd-rder Landyn Vidourek signs w/@Dodgers for $552,750 (slot 104 value = $737,000). @GoBearcatsBASE OF, plus raw power & speed translated into 14 HR & 39 SB in 52 games this spring, impressed at @MLBDraft Combine. pic.twitter.com/3Vec6g9qxS

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 23, 2025

According to Baseball America, the Dodgers also signed eighth-round pick Jack O’Connor for $158,775, which is below slot value.

Root expressed his excitement to join the Dodgers organization due to rooting for the team as a child and also watching Clayton Kershaw.

Root and Davalan also spoke highly of the opportunity to continue their careers with the same team.

Leiter is the nephew of Al and Mark Leiter, and cousin of Jack and Mark Leiter Jr. Before missing all of 2025 due to injury, Leiter spent two seasons at the University of Central Florida and Florida State University. He went a combined 8-3 with a 4.81 ERA and 1.62 WHIP with 136 strikeouts against 63 walks across 91.2 innings pitched (22 games).

The Dodgers managed to sign Root for more than $2 million below the slot value for the No. 40 overall pick, and also remained under for Davalan and Vidourek. Meanwhile, Leiter’s signing bonus equaled his slot value.

The Dodgers rank 24th among all teams with a total bonus pool of $9,031,300 for their 2025 MLB Draft picks.

Bonus pools are calculated by adding the slot values of every pick through the first 10 rounds. Any signing bonus amount more than $125,000 for draft picks after the 10th round also count against pool money.

Dodgers 2025 MLB Draft signing tracker

Root, Davalan, Leiter, Vidourek and O’Connor give the Dodgers seven signings among their picks in the 2025 MLB Draft.

The team previously signed ninth-round pick Conner O’Neal and 10th-round pick Jacob Frost to below-slot deals.

All teams face a deadline of 2 p.m. PT on Monday, July 28, to sign their 2025 MLB Draft picks.

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TAGGED:2025 MLB DraftCam LeiterCharles DavalanJack O'ConnorLandyn VidourekLos Angeles DodgersZach Root
ByMatt Borelli
Matt Borelli covers the Los Angeles Dodgers as a staff writer for Dodger Blue and holds similar responsibilities for Lakers Nation, a sister site with an emphasis on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also contributes to RamsNewswire.com and RaidersNewswire.com. An avid fantasy sports player, Matt is a former 2014 MLB Beat the Streak co-champion. His favorite Dodgers moment, among a list of many, is Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in 2014. Follow him on Twitter: @mcborelli.
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