Spending Vs. Slots, 2010



How much money each team spent in the first 10 rounds of the 2010 draft, and how that compares to its estimated slot allowance from the commissioner's office:

Team Picks Signed Bonus Total Slot Total Slot Spent
Dodgers 10 9 $6,597,400 $2,951,400 224%
Red Sox 12 11 $9,914,400 $5,074,500 195%
Tigers 11 10 $6,662,400 $3,481,500 191%
Yankees 10 10 $5,126,500 $2,722,800 188%
Pirates 10 6 $9,956,900 $5,536,300 180%
Orioles 9 8 $8,071,900 $4,591,500 176%
Indians 10 10 $7,979,000 $4,743,300 168%
Nationals 10 10 $10,379,200 $6,307,900 165%
Cardinals 12 12 $5,734,200 $4,539,900 126%
Mariners 10 9 $3,485,500 $2,783,100 125%
Blue Jays 16 14 $9,677,900 $7,734,900 125%
Reds 10 10 $4,631,800 $3,805,500 122%
Royals 10 10 $5,986,000 $4,995,600 120%
Athletics 10 10 $4,717,900 $3,988,200 118%
Giants 10 10 $3,635,900 $3,125,100 116%
Rangers 13 13 $7,262,300 $6,242,700 116%
Marlins 10 9 $3,629,500 $3,161,100 115%
Rays 13 11 $6,328,300 $5,713,200 111%
Rockies 11 11 $3,971,700 $3,788,200 105%
Mets 9 9 $3,857,700 $3,727,200 104%
Angels 15 13 $7,620,300 $7,373,100 103%
Astros 12 11 $6,513,530 $6,528,900 100%
Cubs 10 9 $3,336,000 $3,542,700 94%
Braves 11 11 $3,275,600 $3,525,600 93%
Padres 10 8 $3,802,500 $4,105,200 93%
Twins 10 10 $2,960,300 $3,266,400 91%
Phillies 10 8 $2,615,400 $2,995,500 87%
White Sox 11 9 $3,455,200 $3,988,200 87%
Diamondbacks 10 9 $3,017,300 $4,543,500 66%
Brewers 10 9 $1,883,700 $3,650,700 52%
Average 11 10 $5,536,208 $4,417,790 125%

Updated March 7 to reflect Mariners' signing of fourth-rounder James Paxton for $942,500. 



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These numbers could mean a lot of things.  Are the Dodgers stupid and the Brewers really shrewd? Are the Dodgers drafting high-talent kids that most other teams consider un-signable and the Brewers taking the easy, cheap way out?  I would be interested in some more crunching of these numbers and background as to why some teams pay double what the slot price is versus other teams paying half.

Does the Slot Total include the slott allowance for Unsigned picks?

Thanks, Jim.  If you re-order by total amount (rather than %) above slot, then the list becomes:
Red Sox
Pirates
Nationals
Dodgers
Orioles
Indians
Tigers
Yankees
Blue Jays
Cardinals
[Average (+$1,087,001)]
Rangers
Royals
Reds
Athletics
Rays
Giants
Marlins
Angels
Rockies
Mets
Astros
Cubs
Mariners
Braves
Padres
Twins
Phillies
White Sox
Diamondbacks
Brewers


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