The Dodgers have signed Kyle Russell, ending his Longhorns career, L.A. Scouting Director Tim Hallgren reports in a chat at MLB.com. Terms weren't disclosed, but if he signed for slot money, as the 93rd overall pick he'd get in the neighborhood of $400,000, according to Baseball America's draft archive. Since Russell turned down $800,000 from the Cardinals last year, his decision to return to school for his junior season probably cost him about $400,000. On the other hand, he got to spend an extra year on the Forty Acres, which as we all know is priceless. And he got to set the Longhorns career home run record to boot.

Russell has been assigned to the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, a short-season advanced Rookie league. Ogden played the first game of its season on Tuesday, but Russell did not play.