We don’t have all the signing information for all 50 rounds yet, but we have enough to know that the Nationals have spent more money on bonuses than any team ever has in a single draft.
No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg’s $7.5 million was a draft record in itself, and the Nationals also paid $1.6 million to No. 10 choice Drew Storen. Washington spent $1,769,500 million on bonuses for its picks in rounds 2-10, despite not signing fifth-rounder Miguel Pena.
The Nationals signed 12th-rounder Nathan Karns for $225,000 and 27th-rounder Brandon King for $100,000, bringing the total of their known bonus expenditures to $11,194,500. The Royals established the previous draft record last year, when they spent $11,148,000.
In additions to Karns and King, Washington signed at least 18 additional players after the 10th round for whom bonus information isn’t available.
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Looks like those slot recommendations are working…yeah right. Get rid of them and let these guys sign earlier and we can see them ASAP
Posted by Shawn | August 18, 2009 at 4:01 pm | Shortcut