Major League Baseball Draft Slot Money

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We got a hold of the bonus slot values and, it follows, each team’s total pool amount for the upcoming 2019 MLB Draft. The PDF we acquired from an industry source was missing Washington’s comp pick for Bryce Harper at 138 overall, so we added that and manually recalculated each team’s pool total (which were incorrect on the PDF because of this missing pick).

  • As part of the negotiations for a 2020 season radically altered by the coronavirus, the MLB Players Association agreed to allow MLB to shorten the Draft to as few as five rounds. MLB elected to do so, and the Orioles will have the highest bonus pool at $13,894,300, followed by the Tigers at $13,325,700. Draft Tracker: All 160 picks.
  • Wilcox, a first-round arm, has a slot position of just $767K, so if he's asking for $3 million, the Padres will somehow have to find a lot of over-slot money to sign him. Chicago White Sox.

Baseball is a business.

On Wednesday, June 10, MLB is back to business with the 2020 MLB Draft, with some major changes. Most notably, though, the typically 40-round draft has been cut to just five rounds because of the coronavirus pandemic, severely cutting the talent pool from which MLB teams draw.

Major league baseball draft slot money

And since the draft was cut to just five rounds, team's bonus pools have been as well.

While there's still almost $8.5 million allotted to the No. 1 overall pick, the 3 1/2 percent increase that was previously on the table for the draft is out the window for 2020, meaning that the 2019 values are still in place for this year's draft.

Still a little confused? Here's what you need to know:

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What are MLB Draft slot values?

In the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft, each pick is assigned a certain amount of money that teams are allowed to spend on signing a player without facing a penalty.

This year, with only five rounds in the draft and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, only 160 picks are allotted six figures and up, with any and all unsigned free agents maxing out at $20,000. Teams are allowed to

For a complete list of franchise bonus pools, click here.

MLB Draft slot values 2020

All slot values are courtesy of MLB:

Round 1


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PickTeamValue
1Tigers$8,415,300
2Orioles$7,789,900
3Marlins$7,221,200
4Royals$6,664,000
5Blue Jays$6,180,700
6Mariners$5,742,900
7Pirates$5,432,400
8Padres$5,176,900
9Rockies$4,949,100
10Angels$4,739,900
11White Sox$4,547,500
12Reds$4,366,400
13Giants$4,197,300
14Rangers$4,036,800
15Phillies$3,885,800
16Cubs$3,745,500
17Red Sox$3,609,700
18Diamondbacks$3,481,300
19Mets$3359,000
20Brewers$3,242,900
21Cardinals$3,132,300
22Nationals$3,027,000
23Indians$2,926,800
24Rays$2,831,300
25Braves$2,740,300
26Athletics$2,653,400
27Twins$2,570,100
28Yankees$2,493,900
29Dodgers$2,424,600

Competitive Balance Round A

PickTeamValue
30Orioles$2,365,500
31Pirates$2,312,000
32Royals$2,257,300
33Diamondbacks$2,202,200
34Padres$2,148,100
35Rockies$2,095,800
36Indians$2,045,400
37Rays$1,999,300

Note: Pick No. 37 is from St. Louis.

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Round 2

PickTeamValue
​38Tigers$1,952,300
39Orioles$1,906,800
40Marlins$1,856,700
41Royals$1,813,500
42Blue Jays$1,771,100
43Mariners$1,729,800
44Pirates$1,689,500
45Padres$1,650,200
46Rockies$1,617,400
47White Sox$1,580,200
48Reds$1,543,600
49Giants$1,507,600
50Rangers$1,469,900
51Cubs$1,436,900
52Mets$1,403,200
53Brewers$1,370,400
54Cardinals$1,338,500
55Nationals$1,307,000
56Indians$1,276,400
57Rays$1,243,600
58Athletics$1,214,300
59Twins$1,185,500
60Dodgers$1,157,400

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Note: The Red Sox do not have a pick as a result of their sign stealing punishment.

Competitive Balance Round B

PickTeamValue
61Marlins$1,129,700
62Tigers$1,102,700
63Cardinals$1,076,300
64Mariners$1,050,300
65Reds$1,025,100
66Dodgers$1,003,300
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Notes

  • Pick No. 63 is from Tampa Bay.
  • Pick No. 64 is from Milwaukee.
  • Pick No. 66 is from Minnesota.

Free-agent Compensation Picks

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A team is awarded a free-agent compensatory pick should certain requirements be met by the team who signed him. This year, six compensatory picks have been awarded to five teams:

TeamPickValuePlayer
67Giants$976,700Madison Bumgarner
68Giants$953,100Will Smith
69Mets$929,800Zack Wheeler
70Cardinals$906,800Marcell Ozuna
71Nationals$884,200Anthony Rendon
72Astros$870,700Gerrit Cole

Round 3

PickTeamValue
73Tigers$857,400
74Orioles$844,200
75Marlins$831,100
76Royals$818,200
77Blue Jays$805,600
78Mariners$793,000
79Pirates$780,400
80Padres$767,800
81Rockies$755,300
82Angels$744,200
83White Sox$733,100
84Reds$721,900
85Giants$710,700
86Rangers$699,700
87Phillies$689,300
88Cubs$678,600
89Red Sox$667,900
90Diamondbacks$657,600
91Mets$647,300
92Brewers$637,600
93Cardinals$627,900
94Nationals$618,200
95Indians$610,800
96Rays$604,800
97Braves$599,100
98Athletics$593,100
99Yankees$587,400
100Dodgers$581,600
101Astros$577,000

Round 4

PickTeamValue
102Tigers$571,400
103Orioles$565,600
104Marlins$560,000
105Royals$554,300
106Blue Jays$549,000
107Mariners$543,500
108Pirates$538,200
109Padres$533,000
110Rockies$527,800
111Angels$522,600
112White Sox$517,400
113Reds$512,400
114Giants$507,400
115Rangers$502,300
116Phillies$497,500
117Cubs$492,700
118Red Sox$487,900
119Diamondbacks$483,000
120Mets$478,300
121Brewers$473,700
122Cardinals$469,000
123Nationals$464,500
124Indians$460,000
125Rays$455,600
126Braves$451,800
127Athletics$447,400
128Twins$442,900
129Yankees$438,700
130Dodgers$434,300
131Astros$430,800

Round 5

Major League Baseball Draft Slot Money 2018

PickTeamValue
132Tigers$426,600
133Orioles$422,300
134Marlins$418,200
135Royals$414,000
136Blue Jays$410,100
137Mariners$406,000
138Pirates$402,000
139Padres$398,000
140Rockies$394,300
141Angels$390,400
142White Sox$386,600
143Reds$382,700
144Giants$379,000
145Rangers$375,200
146Phillies$371,600
147Cubs$367,900
148Red Sox$364,400
149Diamondbacks$360,800
150Mets$357,100
151Brewers$353,700
152Cardinals$350,300
153Nationals$346,800
154Indians$343,400
155Rays$340,000
156Braves$336,600
157Athletics$333,300
158Twins$330,100
159Dodgers$327,200
160Astros$324,100