2017 Draft bonus pools, pick values

By Jim Callis | June 8, 2017

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The Twins not only own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 Draft, but they also have the benefit of the largest bonus pool. MLB has notified teams of the official allotments, and Minnesota leads the way with $14,156,800 in spending power.
Every choice in the top 10 rounds has an assigned value, and the total for each of a club's selections equals what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. Any bonus money above $125,000 given to an individual player picked in rounds 11-40 also counts against a team's bonus pool.
Besides the Twins, six other clubs have an eight-figure spending pool: the Reds ($13,658,400), Rays ($12,528,100), Padres ($11,839,000), Athletics ($11,407,500), Brewers ($10,447,700) and Pirates ($10,135,900). Cincinnati, San Diego and Tampa Bay follow Minnesota -- in that order -- with choices at the very top of the Draft.
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The Cardinals have the lowest bonus pool at $2,176,000. St. Louis forfeited its first-round pick by signing free agent Dexter Fowler, and it surrendered its second- and supplemental second-rounders as part of a punishment for former scouting director Chris Correa hacking the Astros' information systems.
The pools for all 30 teams total $245,806,800, which averages to $8,193,560 per club. Last year, the industry spent a record $267,451,610 on Draft bonuses, including $38,704,465 after the 10th round.
As part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the bonus value for each of the top two picks was reduced to bring them more in line with the rest of the first round. The Twins' No. 1 choice is now allotted $7,770,700, down from $9,015,000 a year ago. The Reds' No. 2 selection is worth $7,193,200, reduced from $7,762,900.
Neither Minnesota nor Cincinnati is likely to utilize their full allotment, allowing them to spend the savings on later picks. Mickey Moniak, 2016's No. 1 overall choice, signed for $6.1 million with the Phillies. In five years with the bonus-pool rules, the largest amount awarded to any top selection was the $6.5 million the D-backs gave Dansby Swanson in 2015.
If a player selected 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 a penalty.
A team that outspends its pool by 0-5 percent pays a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, clubs lose future picks: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for exceeding their pool by more than five 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 five years with these rules, clubs have surpassed their pool a total of 74 times, but never by more than 5 percent. Twenty-three of the 30 teams outspent their pool last year.
Here are the bonus pools for all 30 clubs:
Twins: $14,156,800
Reds: $13,658,400
Rays: $12,528,100
Padres: $11,839,000
A's: $11,407,500
Brewers: $10,447,700
Pirates: $10,135,900
D-backs: $9,905,900
Braves: $9,881,200
Marlins: $9,375,500
Astros: $9,039,600
Phillies: $8,729,100
Blue Jays: $8,231,000
Angels: $8,212,800
Royals: $8,076,900
White Sox: $7,921,400
Rangers: $7,626,600
Cubs: $7,454,900
Yankees: $6,912,800
Orioles: $6,846,700
Mariners: $6,737,300
Tigers: $6,520,100
Giants: $6,363,600
Mets: $6,212,500
Dodgers: $5,794,200
Red Sox: $5,667,100
Nationals: $5,503,500
Rockies: $4,615,700
Indians: $3,829,000
Cardinals: $2,176,000
Here are the assigned values for each pick in the first 10 rounds:
First Round

Twins: $7,770,700
Reds: $7,193,200
Padres: $6,668,100
Rays: $6,153,600
Braves: $5,707,300
A's: $5,303,000
D-backs: $5,016,300
Phillies: $4,780,400
Brewers: $4,570,000
Angels: $4,376,800
White Sox: $4,199,200
Pirates: $4,032,000
Marlins: $3,875,800
Royals: $3,727,600
Astros: $3,588,200
Yankees: $3,458,600
Mariners: $3,333,200
Tigers: $3,214,600
Giants: $3,101,700
Mets: $2,994,500
Orioles: $2,892,400
Blue Jays: $2,795,200
Dodgers: $2,702,700
Red Sox: $2,614,500
Nationals: $2,530,400
Rangers: $2,450,100
Cubs: $2,373,300
Blue Jays: $2,302,900
Rangers: $2,238,900
Cubs: $2,184,300
Competitive Balance Round A
Rays: $2,134,900
Reds: $2,084,400
A's: $2,033,500
Brewers: $1,983,600
Twins: $1,935,300
Marlins: $1,888,800
Second Round
Twins: $1,846,100
Reds: $1,802,800
Padres: $1,760,700
Rays: $1,714,500
Braves: $1,674,600
Pirates: $1,635,500
A's: $1,597,300
D-backs: $1,560,100
Phillies: $1,523,800
Brewers: $1,493,500
Angels: $1,459,200
Rockies: $1,425,400
White Sox: $1,392,200
Pirates: $1,357,300
Marlins: $1,326,800
Royals: $1,295,700
Astros: $1,265,500
Yankees: $1,236,000
Mariners: $1,206,900
Astros: $1,178,600
Tigers: $1,148,400
Giants: $1,121,300
Mets: $1,094,700
Orioles: $1,068,700
Blue Jays: $1,043,200
Dodgers: $1,018,200
Red Sox: $993,900
Indians: $969,900
Nationals: $946,500
Rangers: $926,500
Cubs: $901,900
Competitive Balance Round B
D-backs: $880,100
Padres: $858,600
Rockies: $837,300
Indians: $816,500
Pirates: $804,000
Royals: $791,700
Orioles: $779,500
Astros: $767,400
Third Round
Twins: $755,500
Reds: $743,900
Padres: $732,200
Rays: $720,600
Braves: $709,000
A's: $697,500
D-backs: $687,200
Phillies: $676,900
Brewers: $666,600
Angels: $656,300
Rockies: $646,100
White Sox: $636,500
Pirates: $626,600
Marlins: $616,800
Royals: $607,300
Astros: $597,800
Yankees: $588,700
Mariners: $579,800
Cardinals: $570,900
Tigers: $564,000
Giants: $558,500
Mets: $553,200
Orioles: $547,700
Blue Jays: $542,400
Dodgers: $537,100
Red Sox: $532,800
Indians: $527,600
Nationals: $522,300
Rangers: $517,100
Cubs: $511,900
Fourth Round
Twins: $507,000
Reds: $501,900
Padres: $497,000
Rays: $492200
Braves: $487,400
A's: $482,600
D-backs: $477,800
Phillies: $473,200
Brewers: $468,600
Angels: $463,900
Rockies: $459,400
White Sox: $454,900
Pirates: $450,500
Marlins: $446,000
Royals: $441,700
Astros: $437,400
Yankees: $433,100
Mariners: $428,900
Cardinals: $424,800
Tigers: $420,700
Giants: $417,200
Mets: $413,100
Orioles: $409,000
Blue Jays: $405,100
Dodgers: $401,000
Red Sox: $397,800
Indians: $393,900
Nationals: $390,000
Rangers: $386,100
Cubs: $382,300
Fifth Round
Twins: $378,700
Reds: $374,900
Padres: $371,200
Rays: $367,500
Braves: $364,100
A's: $360,500
D-backs: $356,900
Phillies: $353,400
Brewers: $349,900
Angels: $346,500
Rockies: $343,100
White Sox: $339,800
Pirates: $336,500
Marlins: $333,100
Royals: $329,800
Astros: $326,600
Yankees: $323,400
Mariners: $320,300
Cardinals: $317,100
Tigers: $313,900
Giants: $310,800
Mets: $307,800
Orioles: $304,800
Blue Jays: $302,100
Dodgers: $299,300
Red Sox: $296,500
Indians: $293,800
Nationals: $291,200
Rangers: $288,500
Cubs: $285,800
Sixth Round
Twins: $283,300
Reds: $280,900
Padres: $278,500
Rays: $276,100
Braves: $273,700
A's: $271,300
D-backs: $269,100
Phillies: $266,800
Brewers: $264,500
Angels: $262,400
Rockies: $260,200
White Sox: $258,100
Pirates: $255,900
Marlins: $253,800
Royals: $251,700
Astros: $249,600
Yankees: $247,600
Mariners: $245,600
Cardinals: $243,500
Tigers: $241,600
Giants: $239,600
Mets: $237,600
Orioles: $235,700
Blue Jays: $233,900
Dodgers: $231,900
Red Sox: $230,000
Indians: $228,000
Nationals: $226,100
Rangers: $224,400
Cubs: $222,600
Seventh Round
Twins: $220,700
Reds: $218,800
Padres: $217,100
Rays: $215,200
Braves: $213,400
A's: $212,100
D-backs: $210,300
Phillies: $208,500
Brewers: $206,800
Angels: $205,100
Rockies: $203,400
White Sox: $201,700
Pirates: $200,000
Marlins: $198,500
Royals: $196,900
Astros: $195,300
Yankees: $193,700
Mariners: $192,200
Cardinals: $190,700
Tigers: $189,100
Giants: $187,800
Mets: $186,200
Orioles: $184,800
Blue Jays: $183,300
Dodgers: $182,200
Red Sox: $180,700
Indians: $179,500
Nationals: $178,100
Rangers: $176,800
Cubs: $175,500
Eighth Round
Twins: $174,400
Reds: $173,300
Padres: $172,000
Rays: $170,600
Braves: $169,600
A's: $168,300
D-backs: $167,300
Phillies: $166,000
Brewers: $164,900
Angels: $163,800
Rockies: $162,800
White Sox: $161,600
Pirates: $160,700
Marlins: $159,700
Royals: $158,900
Astros: $158,100
Yankees: $157,200
Mariners: $156,500
Cardinals: $155,600
Tigers: $154,900
Giants: $154,200
Mets: $153,400
Orioles: $152,700
Blue Jays: $152,100
Dodgers: $151,400
Red Sox: $150,900
Indians: $150,200
Nationals: $149,600
Rangers: $149,100
Cubs: $148,500
Ninth Round
Twins: $148,000
Reds: $147,400
Padres: $147,000
Rays: $146,500
Braves: $146,000
A's: $145,500
D-backs: $145,100
Phillies: $144,600
Brewers: $144,200
Angels: $143,900
Rockies: $143,400
White Sox: $143,000
Pirates: $142,700
Marlins: $142,300
Royals: $141,900
Astros: $141,600
Yankees: $141,200
Mariners: $140,900
Cardinals: $140,600
Tigers: $140,300
Giants: $140,000
Mets: $139,700
Orioles: $139,300
Blue Jays: $139,000
Dodgers: $138,800
Red Sox: $138,600
Indians: $138,300
Nationals: $138,000
Rangers: $137,800
Cubs: $137,500
10th Round
Twins: $137,100
Reds: $136,900
Padres: $136,600
Rays: $136,400
Braves: $136,100
A's: $135,900
D-backs: $135,700
Phillies: $135,500
Brewers: $135,100
Angels: $134,900
Rockies: $134,600
White Sox: $134,400
Pirates: $134,200
Marlins: $133,900
Royals: $133,700
Astros: $133,500
Yankees: $133,300
Mariners: $133,000
Cardinals: $132,800
Tigers: $132,600
Giants: $132,500
Mets: $132,300
Orioles: $132,100
Blue Jays: $131,800
Dodgers: $131,600
Red Sox: $131,400
Indians: $131,300
Nationals: $131,300
Rangers: $131,300
Cubs: $131,300