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Draft Signing Bonuses
20 Largest Bonuses in Draft History (For players signing with the team that drafted them)
# Signed major league contract (For players signed to major league contracts, the amount is only the stated bonus in the contract. For players signed to standard minor league contracts, the amount is the full compensation to be paid out over the life of the contract).
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Rank |
Club, Year. Player, Pos., School |
Bonus |
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1. |
White Sox, 2000. Joe Borchard, of, Stanford |
$5,300,000 |
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2. |
Twins, 2001. Joe Mauer, c, HS--St. Paul |
5,150,000 |
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3. |
Rangers, 2001. #Mark Teixeira, 3b, Georgia Tech |
4,500,000 |
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4. |
Devil Rays, 2001. #Dewon Brazelton, rhp, Middle Tennessee State |
4,200,000 |
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Phillies, 2001. Gavin Floyd, rhp, HS--Severna Park, Md. |
4,200,000 |
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6. |
Cubs, 2001. #Mark Prior, rhp, Southern California |
4,000,000 |
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7. |
Devil Rays, 1999. Josh Hamilton, of, HS--Raleigh, N.C. |
3,960,000 |
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8. |
Cubs, 1998. Corey Patterson, of, HS--Kennesaw, Ga. |
3,700,000 |
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9. |
Marlins, 1999. #Josh Beckett, rhp, HS--Spring, Texas |
3,625,000 |
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10. |
Tigers, 1999. #Eric Munson, c, Southern California |
3,500,000 |
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11. |
Athletics, 1998. Mark Mulder, lhp, Michigan State |
3,200,000 |
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12. |
Phillies, 1998. #Pat Burrell, 1b, Miami |
3,150,000 |
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13. |
Cardinals, 1998. #J.D. Drew, of, St. Paul/Northern |
3,000,000 |
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Marlins, 2000. Adrian Gonzalez, 1b, HS--Chula Vista, Calif. |
3,000,000 |
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15. |
Expos, 2000. Justin Wayne, rhp, Stanford |
2,950,000 |
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16. |
Twins, 1999. B.J. Garbe, of, HS--Moses Lake, Wash. |
2,750,000 |
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Cubs, 2000. Luis Montanez, ss, HS--Miami |
2,750,000 |
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Rockies, 2000. Jason Young, rhp, Stanford |
2,750,000 |
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19. |
Royals, 1998. Jeff Austin, rhp, Stanford |
2,700,000 |
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20. |
Expos, 2001. Josh Karp, rhp, UCLA |
2,650,000 |
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