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2023 MLB Draft: Bonus Pools, Slot Values For Each Team



MLB sent teams slot values and bonus pool information for the 2023 draft Tuesday evening, and after winning the first overall pick in the first-ever draft lottery the Pirates have the largest bonus pool at $16,185,700.

Below are the full bonus pool amounts for each team:

  • Pirates — $16,185,700.00
  • Tigers — $15,747,200.00
  • Nationals — $14,502,400.00
  • Twins — $14,345,600.00
  • A’s — $14,255,600.00
  • Reds — $13,785,200.00
  • Mariners — $13,170,900.00
  • Marlins — $12,829,600.00
  • Royals — $12,313,500.00
  • Rockies — $11,909,800.00
  • D-backs — $11,084,300.00
  • Brewers — $10,950,600.00
  • Rays — $10,872,100.00
  • Orioles — $10,534,800.00
  • Red Sox — $10,295,100.00
  • Rangers — $9,925,300.00
  • Giants — $9,916,900.00
  • White Sox — $9,072,800.00
  • Cubs — $8,962,000.00
  • Guardians — $8,736,700.00
  • Mets — $8,440,400.00
  • Braves — $8,341,700.00
  • Angels — $8,328,900.00
  • Dodgers — $7,274,600.00
  • Astros — $6,747,900.00
  • Blue Jays — $6,529,700.00
  • Cardinals — $6,375,100.00
  • Padres — $5,416,000.00
  • Yankees — $5,299,400.00
  • Phillies — $5,185,500.00

Slot values for the draft have risen 9.88% from the 2022 draft. Each year the slot values are determined by matching the growth in revenues in baseball.

The first overall pick in 2023 comes with a slot value of $9,721,000 compared to $8,846,900 in the 2022 draft. That’s a significant increase, though it is worth noting no player has ever signed for more than $9 million in the draft.

Spencer Torkelson’s $8,416,300 bonus stands as the largest ever, as the first overall pick in 2020, while the top two picks from the 2022 class, Jackson Holliday and Drew Jones, checked in just under him for the second and third all-time bonuses with $8,190,000 and $8,189,400, respectively.

The top three teams in the first round order each have the top three bonus pools, though the Tigers have a larger pool picking at No. 3 than the Nationals picking at No. 2 thanks to a supplemental first-round pick at No. 37 overall that comes with a $2,309,500 slot value.

The Rangers are picking No. 4 overall, but like a year ago, have significantly less bonus pool money to work with than their counterparts at the top of the draft. The Rangers don’t have their second- or third-round picks after signing Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi and will work with the 16th-largest bonus pool despite picking at the top of the first round.

At the other end of the spectrum is the Mariners, who don’t make their first selection until the 22nd pick, but have the sixth-largest bonus pool thanks to a prospect promotion incentive pick at No. 29 overall that came from Julio Rodriguez winning AL Rookie of the Year. That pick carries a $2,800,700 slot value and the Mariners also have the first supplemental pick after the first round at No. 30, which carries a $2,732,500 slot value.

Each pick among the top 10 rounds carries a slot value and the individual amounts added together get each team’s total bonus pool. Teams are able to use that money however they like in the draft—i.e. each pick doesn’t automatically sign for the assigned slot value—with penalties incurring if teams go over their total bonus pools.

Many teams will go over their total bonus pools and incur a tax, though no team has ever gone over the 5% threshold that triggers pick loss penalties in the bonus pool era.

The 11-20 round selections don’t come with assigned slot values, though any money spent over $150,000* for those players will come out of the bonus pool. These dynamics are why you will often see college seniors with little leverage sign for significantly less than slot value in rounds 5-10, and high school players with more leverage sign for larger amounts after the 10th round. For example, in 2022 the Angels signed Michigan outfielder Joe Stewart—who was 24 years old—for just $7,500 and then signed high school righthander Caden Dana—who had a commitment to Kentucky—for $1,497,500.

Teams will sign players for less than slot values and put those “savings” toward other, more expensive players.

Below are the slot values for the first 10 rounds. The draft order could still change based on additional supplemental picks being assigned, though we will update this order if that happens.

*Editor's note: We previously cited a $125,000 figure. That is incorrect and was the figure under the previous CBA. It has since been increased to a $150,000 limit in the most recent CBA. We apologize for the error.

PickRoundTeamSlot Value
11Pirates$9,721,000
21Nationals$8,998,500
31Tigers$8,341,700
41Rangers$7,698,000
51Twins$7,139,700
61A's$6,634,000
71Reds$6,275,200
81Royals$5,980,100
91Rockies$5,716,900
101Marlins$5,475,300
111Angels$5,253,000
121D-backs$5,043,800
131Cubs$4,848,500
141Red Sox$4,663,100
151White Sox$4,488,600
161Giants$4,326,600
171Orioles$4,169,700
181Brewers$4,021,400
191Rays$3,880,100
201Blue Jays$3,746,000
211Cardinals$3,618,200
221Mariners$3,496,600
231Guardians$3,380,900
241Braves$3,270,500
251Padres$3,165,400
261Yankees$3,065,000
271Phillies$2,968,800
281Astros$2,880,700
29PPIMariners$2,800,700
301sMariners$2,732,500
311sRays$2,670,600
321Mets$2,607,500
331sBrewers$2,543,800
341sTwins$2,481,400
351sMarlins$2,420,900
361Dodgers$2,362,700
371sTigers$2,309,500
381sReds$2,255,100
391sA's$2,202,500
402Nationals$2,144,700
412A's$2,094,900
422Pirates$2,045,900
432Reds$1,998,200
442Royals$1,951,600
452Tigers$1,906,200
462Rockies$1,868,400
472Marlins$1,825,300
482D-backs$1,783,000
492Twins$1,741,500
502Red Sox$1,698,000
512White Sox$1,659,800
522Giants$1,620,800
532Orioles$1,582,900
542Brewers$1,546,100
552Rays$1,509,800
562Mets$1,474,500
572Mariners$1,436,500
582Guardians$1,402,600
592Braves$1,369,300
602Dodgers$1,336,900
612Astros$1,304,900
622sGuardians$1,273,700
632sOrioles$1,243,300
642sD-backs$1,213,200
652sRockies$1,184,100
662sRoyals$1,158,900
672sPirates$1,128,200
682cCubs$1,101,000
692cGiants$1,074,100
702cBraves$1,047,500
713Nationals$1,021,300
723A's$1,005,700
733Pirates$990,300
743Reds$975,100
753Royals$960,000
763Tigers$945,100
773Rockies$930,600
783Marlins$916,000
793Angels$901,500
803D-backs$887,000
813Cubs$872,400
823Twins$859,700
833Red Sox$846,800
843White Sox$833,900
853Giants$820,900
863Orioles$808,200
873Brewers$796,200
883Rays$783,800
893Blue Jays$771,500
903Cardinals$759,600
913Mets$747,600
923Mariners$736,400
933Guardians$725,300
943Braves$714,100
953Dodgers$705,500
963Padres$698,600
973Yankees$692,000
983Phillies$685,100
993Astros$678,500
1003cOrioles$671,800
1013cMets$666,500
1024Nationals$660,000
1034A's$653,300
1044Pirates$646,900
1054Reds$640,300
1064Royals$634,200
1074Tigers$627,900
1084Rangers$621,700
1094Rockies$615,500
1104Marlins$609,600
1114Angels$603,600
1124D-backs$597,500
1134Cubs$591,800
1144Twins$586,000
1154Red Sox$580,200
1164White Sox$574,600
1174Giants$569,100
1184Orioles$563,600
1194Brewers$557,900
1204Rays$552,500
1214Blue Jays$547,100
1224Cardinals$541,700
1234Mets$536,500
1244Mariners$531,300
1254Guardians$526,200
1264Braves$521,800
1274Dodgers$516,800
1284Padres$511,600
1294Yankees$506,800
1304Phillies$501,600
1314Astros$497,600
1324cRed Sox$492,700
1334cRed Sox$487,800
1344cMets$483,000
1354cMets$478,200
1364cDodgers$473,700
1374cDodgers$469,000
1385Nationals$464,400
1395A's$459,800
1405Pirates$455,600
1415Reds$451,100
1425Royals$446,700
1435Tigers$442,200
1445Rangers$437,900
1455Rockies$433,500
1465Marlins$429,400
1475Angels$425,100
1485D-backs$421,100
1495Cubs$416,900
1505Twins$412,600
1515Red Sox$408,500
1525White Sox$404,700
1535Giants$400,600
1545Orioles$396,700
1555Brewers$392,700
1565Rays$388,900
1575Blue Jays$385,000
1585Cardinals$381,300
1595Mets$378,000
1605Mariners$374,400
1615Guardians$371,000
1625Braves$367,500
1635Dodgers$364,400
1645Astros$360,800
1656Nationals$357,500
1666A's$354,500
1676Pirates$351,400
1686Reds$348,400
1696Royals$345,500
1706Tigers$342,400
1716Rangers$339,400
1726Rockies$336,700
1736Marlins$333,900
1746Angels$331,000
1756D-backs$328,300
1766Cubs$325,600
1776Twins$322,900
1786Red Sox$320,200
1796White Sox$317,400
1806Giants$314,800
1816Orioles$312,300
1826Brewers$309,900
1836Rays$307,300
1846Blue Jays$304,700
1856Cardinals$302,300
1866Mets$299,800
1876Mariners$297,400
1886Guardians$295,000
1896Braves$292,700
1906Dodgers$290,100
1916Padres$287,700
1926Yankees$285,400
1936Phillies$282,900
1946Astros$280,700
1957Nationals$278,400
1967A's$276,100
1977Pirates$273,800
1987Reds$271,600
1997Royals$269,200
2007Tigers$267,000
2017Rangers$265,500
2027Rockies$263,200
2037Marlins$261,000
2047Angels$258,900
2057D-backs$256,700
2067Cubs$254,500
2077Twins$252,500
2087Red Sox$250,300
2097White Sox$248,300
2107Giants$246,500
2117Orioles$244,400
2127Brewers$242,400
2137Rays$240,600
2147Blue Jays$238,700
2157Cardinals$236,700
2167Mets$235,000
2177Mariners$232,900
2187Guardians$231,300
2197Braves$229,400
2207Dodgers$228,000
2217Padres$226,100
2227Yankees$224,700
2237Phillies$222,900
2247Astros$221,300
2258Nationals$219,700
2268A's$218,300
2278Pirates$216,900
2288Reds$215,400
2298Royals$213,500
2308Tigers$212,300
2318Rangers$210,600
2328Rockies$209,400
2338Marlins$207,800
2348Angels$206,500
2358D-backs$204,900
2368Cubs$203,600
2378Twins$202,200
2388Red Sox$201,000
2398White Sox$199,900
2408Giants$198,800
2418Orioles$197,800
2428Brewers$196,700
2438Rays$195,800
2448Blue Jays$194,600
2458Cardinals$193,800
2468Mets$192,900
2478Mariners$191,900
2488Guardians$191,100
2498Braves$190,300
2508Dodgers$189,300
2518Padres$188,800
2528Yankees$188,000
2538Phillies$187,100
2548Astros$186,500
2559Nationals$185,800
2569A's$185,100
2579Pirates$184,500
2589Reds$183,900
2599Royals$183,200
2609Tigers$182,600
2619Rangers$182,100
2629Rockies$181,600
2639Marlins$180,900
2649Angels$180,300
2659D-backs$180,000
2669Cubs$179,400
2679Twins$179,000
2689Red Sox$178,600
2699White Sox$178,000
2709Giants$177,500
2719Orioles$177,100
2729Brewers$176,700
2739Rays$176,200
2749Blue Jays$175,900
2759Cardinals$175,600
2769Mets$175,100
2779Mariners$174,800
2789Guardians$174,300
2799Braves$173,800
2809Dodgers$173,600
2819Padres$173,400
2829Yankees$173,100
2839Phillies$172,700
2849Astros$172,500
28510Nationals$172,100
28610A's$171,400
28710Pirates$171,200
28810Reds$170,900
28910Royals$170,600
29010Tigers$170,300
29110Rangers$170,100
29210Rockies$169,900
29310Marlins$169,500
29410Angels$169,000
29510D-backs$168,800
29610Cubs$168,300
29710Twins$168,100
29810Red Sox$167,900
29910White Sox$167,600
30010Giants$167,200
30110Orioles$167,000
30210Brewers$166,800
30310Rays$166,500
30410Blue Jays$166,200
30510Cardinals$165,900
30610Mets$165,800
30710Mariners$165,500
30810Guardians$165,300
30910Braves$164,800
31010Dodgers$164,600
31110Padres$164,400
31210Yankees$164,400
31310Phillies$164,400
31410Astros$164,400

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