Brandon Lewis stands in the dugout on Pierce College’s Joe Kelly Field on March 6, 2018, in Woodland Hills, Calif. Photo by Natalie Miranda

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis, Alexis Miranda, Will Picketts, and Mike Scolaro celebrate Will Picketts game winning homerun to win 7-6 against San Diego Mesa at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on March 27, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Third baseman Brandon Lewis and Will Picketts line up to get an out against West LA College in a loss of 2-8 at Joe Kelly Field at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on April 5, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Brandon Lewis flies out on his first at bat against West LA in a loss of 2-8 at Joe Kelly Field at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on April 5, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s baseball team celebrates Brandon Lewis’s two run homerun to end the game 5-4 against Valley College in North Hollywood, Calif. on March 17, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis throws to first against Bakersfield College in a 9-9 game haulted due to darkness at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. March 8, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis tags out Bakersfield College’s Luke Lewis in a 9-9 game haulted due to darkness at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. March 8, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond in a 9-9 game haulted due to darkness at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. March 8, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis makes it to home against Bakersfield College’s catcher Kyle Willman in a 9-9 game haulted due to darkness at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. March 8, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis tags out Bakersfield College’s Ashanti Ross in a 9-9 game haulted due to darkness at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. March 8, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

Pierce College’s Brandon Lewis hits a homerun in a loss for Pierce of 8-4 against Harbor College at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by: Shae Hammond

The Los Angeles Dodgers have selected former Brahmas’ infielder Brandon Lewis in the fourth round, 131 overall, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

Dodgers grab another college hitter here at 131, with Brandon Lewis. Likely a first baseman moving forward, but he can absolutely rake. pic.twitter.com/w9nnMPUPtV

— Future Dodgers (@FutureDodgers) June 4, 2019

Lewis attended Pierce from 2017 to 2018 and was a two-time all-conference player.

In 2017 Lewis hit .419 with 9 home runs and 39 RBI. He followed it up with an even better 2018 as he hit .399 with 17 home runs and 55 RBI.

After leaving Pierce, he transferred to the University of California, Irvine.

For UC Irvine, he started 54 games and hit .315/.408/.598 with 14 home runs and 54 RBI.

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Update

Lewis has signed a contract with the Dodgers for $372,500, according to Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com.

The deal is about $60 thousand below the slot value of the pick, which is worth $430,800.

Since teams have a set value available to sign their drafted players, it is common for them to try and sign college draftees below their slot value. It allows them to use the savings to try and sign players who were thinking of going to college instead.

The Dodgers had just over $8 million available to sign their draft picks.

Update

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