It came down to the wire, but in the end, the Red Sox signed all of their first round draft picks from the 2011 class.
RHP Matt Barnes (19 overall), C Blake Swihart (26), LHP Henry Owens (36), and OF Jackie Bradley (40) all came to terms before the deadline, and will join the Red Sox organization with healthy signing bonuses.
Barnes reportedly received a 1.5 million signing bonus, slightly about the MLB average for that draft slot.
Swihart, considered the best catcher in the draft, got a whopping 2.5 million signing bonus, well beyond the average, and the most the Sox have ever given to a rookie. The Sox were dead set on getting him to sign, and had to pay up in order for him to not play for the Texas Longhorns.
Owens also signed for well above the MLB average, reportedly at 1.55 million.
The Sox were also successful in coming to terms with a number of other later draft picks. However, eighth-round pick Senquez Golson, a high school outfielder from Mississippi, elected to play football at Ole Miss, and 12th-round selection Deshorn Lake, a high school pitcher from Virginia, also chose not to sign.