2016 Draft bonus pools, pick values

By Jim Callis | April 5, 2016

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A year after spending a franchise-record $9,018,050 on Draft bonuses, the Reds are poised to blow well past that figure in 2016. According to figures released by MLB to teams Monday, Cincinnati has baseball's largest bonus pool for the first 10 rounds of this year's Draft at $13,923,700.
Each pick in the top 10 rounds comes with an assigned value, and the total for each of a team's choices covers what it can spend without penalty in those rounds. Any bonus money in excess of $100,000 given to an individual player selected in rounds 11-40 also counts against a club's bonus pool. The amounts rise each year in accordance with Major League Baseball's revenue growth and increased by 4.62 percent compared to 2015.
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The five largest pools belong to National League clubs, as do seven of the first eight picks in the Draft. Behind the Reds, four other teams have pools in excess of $10 million: the Phillies ($13,405,200), Padres ($12,869,200), Braves ($12,385,200) and Rockies ($11,153,400).
Philadelphia owns the No. 1 choice, which comes with a value of $9,015,000. The Phillies are unlikely to spend that much on the top selection and can use their savings to bolster bonuses of later choices. Dansby Swanson got $6.5 million from the Diamondbacks as the No. 1 pick in 2015, while Gerrit Cole set the all-time Draft bonus record with $8 million from the Pirates as the No. 1 choice in 2011.
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The Cubs, who surrendered their top two choices as compensation for free agents Jason Heyward and John Lackey, have the lowest bonus pool at $2,245,100.
The pools for all 30 teams total $234,331,200. In 2015, the industry spent a record $248,831,830 on Draft bonuses, including $38,948,300 after the 10th round.
If a player chosen in the first 10 rounds doesn't sign, his pick's value is subtracted from his club's pool. If a team surpasses its allotment, it faces penalties.
A club that exceeds its pool by 0-5 percent pays a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, teams forfeit future picks: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for going beyond their pool by more than 5 and up to 10 percent; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100 percent tax for more than 10 and up to 15 percent; and two first-rounders and a 100 percent tax for more than 15 percent.
In the first four years under these rules, clubs have outspent their pools a total of 51 times, but never by more than 5 percent.
Below are the bonus pools for all 30 clubs:
Reds: $13,923,700
Phillies: $13,405,200
Braves: $13,224,100
Padres: $12,869,200
Rockies: $11,153,400
Athletics: $9,883,500
White Sox: $9,416,600
Brewers: $9,364,300
Dodgers: $9,336,500
Cardinals: $9,143,300
Twins: $8,153,500
Mets: $7,671,700
Rays: $7,643,100
Nationals: $7,635,500
Indians: $7,499,600
Mariners: $7,136,000
Pirates: $7,007,900
Red Sox: $6,997,400
Orioles: $6,706,900
Blue Jays: $6,665,900
Marlins: $6,445,900
Angels: $6,120,500
Astros: $5,928,300
Yankees: $5,831,200
Tigers: $5,424,300
Diamondbacks: $5,419,900
Rangers: $5,358,500
Giants: $3,494,900
Royals: $3,225,300
Cubs: $2,245,100
Here are the assigned values for each pick in the first 10 rounds:
First Round

Phillies: $9,015,000
Reds: $7,762,900
Braves: $6,510,800
Rockies: $5,258,700
Brewers: $4,382,200
Athletics: $4,069,200
Marlins: $3,756,300
Padres: $3,630,900
Tigers: $3,505,800
White Sox: $3,380,600
Mariners: $3,286,700
Red Sox: $3,192,800
Rays: $3,098,900
Indians: $2,973,700
Twins: $2,817,100
Angels: $2,660,800
Astros: $2,504,200
Yankees: $2,441,600
Mets: $2,378,800
Dodgers: $2,316,300
Blue Jays: $2,285,100
Pirates: $2,253,700
Cardinals: $2,222,500
Padres: $2,191,200
Padres: $2,159,900
White Sox: $2,128,500
Orioles: $2,097,200
Nationals: $2,065,900
Nationals: $2,034,600
Rangers: $2,003,400
Mets: $1,972,100
Dodgers: $1,940,700
Cardinals: $1,909,500
Cardinals: $1,878,000
Supplemental First Round
Reds: $1,837,200
Dodgers: $1,791,000
Athletics: $1,745,700
Rockies: $1,701,600
Diamondbacks: $1,658,600
Braves: $1,616,800
Pirates: $1,576,000
Second Round
Phillies: $1,536,200
Reds: $1,497,500
Braves: $1,459,700
Rockies: $1,422,900
Brewers: $1,386,900
Athletics: $1,351,800
Padres: $1,317,800
White Sox: $1,284,500
Mariners: $1,252,100
Red Sox: $1,232,800
Diamondbacks: $1,214,100
Rays: $1,195,500
Orioles: $1,177,200
Indians: $1,159,200
Twins: $1,141,600
Blue Jays: $1,124,000
Nationals: $1,107,000
Giants: $1,090,000
Angels: $1,073,300
Astros: $1,056,800
Yankees: $1,040,800
Rangers: $1,024,900
Mets: $1,009,200
Dodgers: $993,800
Blue Jays: $978,600
Royals: $963,700
Pirates: $948,900
Orioles: $934,400
Cardinals: $920,100
Supplemental Second Round
Padres: $905,900
Indians: $892,200
Twins: $878,500
Twins: $865,200
Brewers: $851,900
Braves: $838,900
Rays: $826,200
Third Round
Phillies: $813,500
Reds: $801,000
Braves: $788,800
Rockies: $776,700
Brewers: $764,800
Athletics: $753,100
Marlins: $741,700
Padres: $730,400
White Sox: $719,100
Mariners: $708,200
Red Sox: $697,300
Diamondbacks: $686,600
Rays: $676,200
Orioles: $665,800
Indians: $655,500
Twins: $645,600
Nationals: $635,800
Giants: $625,900
Angels: $620,100
Astros: $614,000
Yankees: $608,200
Rangers: $602,400
Mets: $596,600
Dodgers: $590,800
Blue Jays: $585,100
Royals: $579,700
Cubs: $573,900
Pirates: $568,400
Cardinals: $563,100
Fourth Round
Phillies: $557,600
Reds: $552,400
Braves: $546,800
Rockies: $541,800
Brewers: $536,400
Athletics: $531,500
Marlins: $526,300
Padres: $521,200
Tigers: $516,200
White Sox: $511,300
Mariners: $506,400
Red Sox: $501,300
Diamondbacks: $496,700
Rays: $491,900
Orioles: $487,100
Indians: $482,500
Twins: $477,900
Nationals: $473,300
Giants: $468,700
Angels: $464,300
Astros: $459,700
Yankees: $455,400
Rangers: $451,000
Mets: $446,500
Dodgers: $442,400
Blue Jays: $438,100
Royals: $433,900
Cubs: $429,700
Pirates: $425,700
Cardinals: $421,600
Fifth Round
Phillies: $417,500
Reds: $413,600
Braves: $409,600
Rockies: $405,600
Brewers: $401,700
Athletics: $398,000
Marlins: $394,100
Padres: $390,300
Tigers: $386,500
White Sox: $382,800
Mariners: $379,000
Red Sox: $375,500
Diamondbacks: $371,900
Rays: $368,400
Orioles: $364,700
Indians: $361,300
Twins: $357,800
Nationals: $354,300
Giants: $350,900
Angels: $347,700
Astros: $344,300
Yankees: $341,000
Rangers: $337,600
Mets: $334,500
Dodgers: $331,100
Blue Jays: $328,100
Royals: $324,800
Cubs: $321,800
Pirates: $318,800
Cardinals: $315,600
Sixth Round
Phillies: $312,700
Reds: $309,700
Braves: $306,600
Rockies: $303,700
Brewers: $300,800
Athletics: $298,000
Marlins: $294,900
Padres: $292,200
Tigers: $289,400
White Sox: $286,700
Mariners: $283,800
Red Sox: $281,100
Diamondbacks: $278,500
Rays: $275,900
Orioles: $273,100
Indians: $270,300
Twins: $267,800
Nationals: $265,400
Giants: $262,700
Angels: $260,300
Astros: $257,900
Yankees: $255,300
Rangers: $252,900
Mets: $250,500
Dodgers: $247,900
Blue Jays: $245,600
Royals: $243,300
Cubs: $241,000
Pirates: $238,600
Cardinals: $236,400
Seventh Round
Phillies: $234,000
Reds: $231,900
Braves: $229,700
Rockies: $227,400
Brewers: $225,500
Athletics: $223,300
Marlins: $221,100
Padres: $219,000
Tigers: $216,900
White Sox: $214,900
Mariners: $212,700
Red Sox: $210,700
Diamondbacks: $208,700
Rays: $206,600
Orioles: $204,700
Indians: $202,900
Twins: $200,900
Nationals: $198,900
Giants: $197,100
Angels: $195,200
Astros: $193,300
Yankees: $191,500
Rangers: $189,600
Mets: $187,800
Dodgers: $187,400
Blue Jays: $186,900
Royals: $186,500
Cubs: $186,000
Pirates: $185,700
Cardinals: $185,300
Eighth Round
Phillies: $184,800
Reds: $184,400
Braves: $184,100
Rockies: $183,500
Brewers: $183,200
Athletics: $182,900
Marlins: $182,200
Padres: $181,900
Tigers: $181,600
White Sox: $181,100
Mariners: $180,600
Red Sox: $180,300
Diamondbacks: $179,800
Rays: $179,400
Orioles: $179,000
Indians: $178,700
Twins: $178,200
Nationals: $177,700
Giants: $177,400
Angels: $177,000
Astros: $176,600
Yankees: $176,200
Rangers: $175,800
Mets: $175,400
Dodgers: $175,100
Blue Jays: $174,700
Royals: $174,100
Cubs: $173,800
Pirates: $173,500
Cardinals: $172,900
Ninth Round
Phillies: $172,600
Reds: $172,300
Braves: $171,800
Rockies: $171,400
Brewers: $171,100
Athletics: $170,700
Marlins: $170,300
Padres: $169,900
Tigers: $169,600
White Sox: $169,200
Mariners: $168,900
Red Sox: $168,400
Diamondbacks: $168,100
Rays: $167,500
Orioles: $167,100
Indians: $166,700
Twins: $166,300
Nationals: $166,000
Giants: $165,600
Angels: $165,200
Astros: $164,900
Yankees: $164,600
Rangers: $164,300
Mets: $163,700
Dodgers: $163,400
Blue Jays: $163,100
Royals: $162,700
Cubs: $162,300
Pirates: $162,000
Cardinals: $161,700
Tenth Round
Phillies: $161,300
Reds: $160,800
Braves: $160,500
Rockies: $160,100
Brewers: $159,800
Athletics: $159,300
Marlins: $159,000
Padres: $158,600
Tigers: $158,300
White Sox: $157,900
Mariners: $157,600
Red Sox: $157,200
Diamondbacks: $156,900
Rays: $156,600
Orioles: $156,600
Indians: $156,600
Twins: $156,600
Nationals: $156,600
Giants: $156,600
Angels: $156,600
Astros: $156,600
Yankees: $156,600
Rangers: $156,600
Mets: $156,600
Dodgers: $156,600
Blue Jays: $156,600
Royals: $156,600
Cubs: $156,600
Pirates: $156,600
Cardinals: $156,600