A little more than two weeks have gone by since the first round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft was held on June 5 in New Jersey.

The deadline for draft picks to sign contracts is July 18, but a majority of the selections have either signed or already come to agreement on deals with their new clubs. Of the 34 players taken in the first round, 26 have either begun or will soon begin their professional baseball careers.

Brady Aiken, the first overall pick, agreed to terms with the Houston Astros on a contract leading up to the draft and arrived in Houston on Monday to make things official.

Seven of the eight players that remain unsigned are pitchers. All eight players were selected out of college.

Carlos Rodon, who the Chicago White Sox took third overall, is the highest pick without a deal in place.

Jeff Hoffman (9th, Toronto), Max Pentecost (11th, Toronto), Tyler Beede (14th, San Francisco), Sean Newcomb (15th, L.A. Angels), Brandon Finnegan (17th, Kansas City), Erick Fedde (18th, Washington) and Nick Howard (19th, Cincinnati) are the other seven picks without contracts.

Brady Aiken arrived in Houston on Monday to sign a contract with the Houston Astros.

"It feels great," Aiken said. "I'm excited. I'm really excited to take this next step in my life."

Aiken, who is from Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, was the No. 1 overall pick earlier this month.

The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to sign first-round pick Alex Blandino.

The 29th overall pick, Blandino will receive the full slot value of $1,788,000.

The Stanford third baseman hit .310/.397/.531 with 12 homers, 14 doubles and a pair of steals during his Junior season.

The New York Mets have agreed to sign first-round pick Michael Conforto.

The Oregon State outfielder will receive a $2.97 million bonus.

The bonus amount just about matches the slot value for the No. 10 overall pick.

The Houston Astros have agreed to a $1.5 million bonus with fifth-round pick Jacob Nix.

Nix, the No. 136 pick, received a bonus much larger than the $370,500 slot value for his draft position.

The high school right-hander thought he was destined for UCLA after sliding to the fifth round, and was "really surprised we were able to get it done."

Houston saved a lot of money towards their draft spending limit by agreeing to a deal with No. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken that was about $1,422,000 below the slot value.

The Seattle Mariners are getting closer to signing first-round pick Alex Jackson.

Preliminary discussions are out of the way and an agreement is expected well ahead of the July 18 deadline for draft picks to sign.

Jackson played catcher primarily in high school, but Seattle lists him as an outfielder.

Bradley Zimmer will sign with the Cleveland Indians for a $1,900,000 bonus.

The Indians drafted Zimmer in the first round with the No. 21 pick. The slot value for the pick is $2,008,100.

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a contract with first-round pick Michael Chavis worth the full slot bonus.

Chavis, taken with the 26th overall pick, will get $1,870,500 to forgo his commitment to Clemson.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the verge of signing first-round pick Grant Holmes.

The pitcher toured Dodgers Stadium and met several players on Monday. Holmes said he has an agreement in place pending a physical. The slot value for the No. 22 pick is $1.98 million.

Holmes was South Carolina's Player of the Year last season after going 4-1 with a 0.35 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 40 innings at Conway High.

The Atlanta Braves have officially signed first-round draft pick Braxton Davidson.

Davidson's deal is for the slot value of $1,705,000.

Atlanta drafted Davidson with the No. 32 overall pick earlier this month.