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Most teams spent very close to their allocated bonus pools, which cover the first 10 rounds and any bonus money over $100,000 paid to players in subsequent rounds. The Pct. column below reflects the percentage of pool money spent by a club, while the Plus/Minus column shows how much a team spent below/above its pool once the money for unsigned players in the top 10 rounds was removed.

The Yankees ($406,300) and Twins ($298,500) saved the most money versus their bonus pools, though that wasn't necessarily their intention. New York renegotiated its bonus with first-rounder Ty Hensley (from $1.6 million to $1.2 million) and Minnesota did the same with sixth-rounder Andre Martinez ($260,000 to $80,000) after physical examinations prompted questions about their shoulders.

No club exceeded their bonus pool by more than 5 percent, which would have resulted in the loss of a 2013 first-round pick. The Blue Jays came within $341 of doing so and are one of 10 teams that must pay a 75 percent tax on their pool overage.

The tax bill for those teams comes to $1,588,193. The tax money will be divided up among 12 revenue-sharing recipients who didn't exceed their bonus pools: the Athletics, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Indians, Marlins, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Rays, Reds, Rockies and Tigers. The Cardinals and Royals also would have qualified for tax proceeds if they hadn't surpassed their pools.

Team	Pool Spending	Bonus Pool	Pct.	Plus/Minus	Tax
Blue Jays	$9,272,000	$8,830,800	105.0%	-$441,200	$330,900
Cubs	$8,307,700	$7,933,900	104.7%	-$373,800	$280,350
Red Sox	$7,167,000	$6,884,800	104.1%	-$282,200	$211,650
Dodgers	$5,401,300	$5,202,800	103.8%	-$198,500	$148,875
Cardinals	$9,443,990	$9,131,100	103.4%	-$312,890	$234,668
Nationals	$4,548,500	$4,436,200	102.5%	-$112,300	$84,225
Royals	$6,250,000	$6,101,500	102.4%	-$148,500	$111,375
Astros	$11,335,200	$11,177,700	101.4%	-$157,500	$118,125
Giants	$4,130,500	$4,076,400	101.3%	-$54,100	$40,575
White Sox	$5,915,100	$5,915,100	100.0%	$0
Tigers	$2,099,300	$2,099,300	100.0%	$0
Brewers	$6,759,100	$6,764,700	99.9%	$5,600
Braves	$4,007,000	$4,030,800	99.4%	$23,800
Padres	$9,813,000	$9,903,100	99.1%	$90,100
Mariners	$8,120,200	$8,223,400	98.7%	-$36,600	$27,450
Rays	$3,821,800	$3,871,000	98.7%	$49,200
Rangers	$6,484,400	$6,568,200	98.7%	$83,800
Reds	$6,561,400	$6,653,800	98.6%	$92,400
Marlins	$4,860,700	$4,935,100	98.5%	$74,400
Angels	$1,598,800	$1,645,700	97.2%	$46,900
Diamondbacks	$3,704,800	$3,818,300	97.0%	$113,500
Rockies	$6,406,700	$6,628,300	96.7%	$221,600
Twins	$11,938,900	$12,368,200	96.5%	$298,500
Orioles	$6,564,700	$6,826,900	96.2%	$200
Indians	$4,387,500	$4,582,900	95.7%	$195,400
Athletics	$7,875,600	$8,469,500	93.0%	$144,200
Yankees	$3,785,900	$4,192,200	90.3%	$406,300
Mets	$6,285,400	$7,151,400	87.9%	$185,600
Phillies	$4,198,800	$4,916,900	85.4%	$218,100
Pirates	$3,234,200	$6,563,500	49.3%	$92,600
Total	$184,279,490	$189,903,500	97.0%		$1,588,193

Editor's note: This chart has been updated from its original version to reflect the Astros' signing of seventh-rounder Preston Tucker for $100,000 on July 18.