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2024 MLB Draft: Bonus Pools, Slot Values For Each Team

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Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to reflect a July 13 trade between the Royals and Nationals that sent the 39th pick to the Nationals.

MLB sent teams slot values and bonus pool information for the 2024 draft. After winning the second-ever draft lottery, the Cleveland Guardians lead all teams with an $18,334,000 pool and a first overall draft pick that comes with a slot value of $10,570,600.

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Below are the full bonus pool amounts for each team: 

TeamBonus Pool
CLE$18,334,000
COL$17,243,400
CIN$15,842,100
OAK$15,347,900
CWS$14,593,300
PIT$14,000,500
WSH$13,895,100
KC$13,023,300
LAA$12,990,400
MIL$12,984,400
ARI$12,662,000
MIN$12,209,600
DET$11,921,800
BAL$10,920,900
BOS$10,521,600
MIA$10,438,500
STL$10,213,000
TB$10,093,100
CHC$9,802,300
NYM$9,572,200
SEA$9,543,300
SD$9,360,500
TOR$8,987,000
NYY$8,134,500
ATL$7,765,000
SF$7,566,200
PHI$7,381,800
TEX$6,997,900
LAD$6,114,700
HOU$5,914,700

The slot values for the draft are determined each year by matching the growth in revenues in baseball. The 2023 draft had a first overall pick with a slot value of $9,721,000 compared to this year’s $10,570,600 1-1 slot value—an 8.7% increase.  

The total bonus pool value for all clubs in the 2024 draft checks in at $334,375,000, which is more than $27 million more than the total bonus pool value from the 2023 draft—$307,335,300.

The 2023 draft saw two players sign for $9 million or more, with Paul Skenes shattering the all-time draft bonus record with a $9.2 million bonus as the first overall pick and LSU teammate Dylan Crews checking in just behind at $9 million as the second overall pick.

The teams picking in the top three in 2024 each have the top three bonus pools to work with, though the Rockies (picking No. 3 overall) have the second-largest bonus pool at $17,243,400, while the Reds (picking No. 2 overall) have the third-largest bonus pool at $15,842,100. This is primarily because the Rockies have a supplemental first-round pick that comes with nearly a $2.5 million slot value and the fact that the Rockies will pick third overall in each round following the first, while the Reds will pick 12th.

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The D-backs have a tremendous amount of bonus pool money to work with considering where they are picking in the first round. Despite picking 29th overall, Arizona’s $12,662,000 bonus pool is the 10th largest and a greater total pool than each of the teams picking in the 18-30 range. This is the impact of a PPI selection (via Corbin Carroll) just after the first round worth $2.9 million in slot value as well as a supplemental first-round selection worth $2.6 million in slot value. Those picks and additional bonus pool money could allow Arizona to be proactive and creative in how it navigates the draft board.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Cardinals have just a $10,213,000 total bonus pool while picking 7th overall. That bonus pool is good for 17th-most overall and less than every other team with a top-12 pick.

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. 

Picks in rounds 11 to 20 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 signing for significantly under-slot deals in the five-10 round range while other players—specifically high schoolers with more leverage—will sign for larger amounts after the 10th round.

Below you can see the complete slot values for the top 10 rounds: 

PickRoundTeamSlot Value
11CLE$10,570,600
21CIN$9,785,000
31COL$9,070,800
41OAK$8,370,800
51CWS$7,763,700
61KC$7,213,800
71STL$6,823,700
81LAA$6,502,800
91PIT$6,216,600
101WSH$5,953,800
111DET$5,712,100
121BOS$5,484,600
131SF$5,272,300
141CHC$5,070,700
151SEA$4,880,900
161MIA$4,704,700
171MIL$4,534,100
181TB$4,372,900
191NYM$4,219,200
201TOR$4,073,400
211MIN$3,934,400
221BAL$3,802,200
231LAD$3,676,400
241ATL$3,556,300
251SD$3,442,100
261NYY$3,332,900
271PHI$3,228,300
281HOU$3,132,500
291ARI$3,045,500
301TEX$2,971,300
31PPIARI$2,904,000
32PPIBAL$2,835,400
331CMIN$2,766,100
341SMIL$2,698,300
351SARI$2,632,500
361SCLE$2,569,200
371SPIT$2,511,400
381SCOL$2,452,200
391SWSH$2,395,000
402OAK$2,332,100
412KC$2,278,000
422COL$2,224,700
432CWS$2,172,800
442WSH$2,122,200
452LAA$2,072,800
462NYM$2,031,700
472PIT$1,984,800
482CLE$1,938,800
492DET$1,893,700
502BOS$1,846,400
512CIN$1,804,900
522SD$1,762,500
532NYY$1,721,200
542CHC$1,681,200
552SEA$1,641,800
562MIA$1,603,400
572MIL$1,562,100
582TB$1,525,200
592TOR$1,489,000
602MIN$1,453,700
612BAL$1,418,900
622ATL$1,385,000
632PHI$1,352,000
642ARI$1,319,200
652TEX$1,287,600
662STB$1,260,200
672SMIL$1,226,800
682SCWS$1,197,200
692SMIN$1,168,000
702SMIA$1,139,100
712SCIN$1,110,600
722SDET$1,093,600
732SOAK$1,076,900
742CLAA$1,060,300
753OAK$1,043,900
763KC$1,027,700
773COL$1,011,900
783CWS$996,100
793WSH$980,300
803STL$964,500
813LAA$948,600
823NYM$934,800
833PIT$920,800
843CLE$906,800
853DET$892,600
863BOS$878,800
873CIN$865,800
883SD$852,300
893NYY$838,900
903CHC$826,000
913SEA$812,900
923MIA$800,800
933MIL$788,700
943TB$776,500
953TOR$767,200
963MIN$759,700
973BAL$752,500
983LAD$745,000
993ATL$737,800
1003PHI$730,500
1013HOU$724,800
1023ARI$717,700
1033TEX$710,400
1044OAK$703,400
1054KC$696,300
1064COL$689,600
1074CWS$682,800
1084WSH$676,000
1094STL$669,300
1104LAA$662,900
1114NYM$656,400
1124PIT$649,700
1134CLE$643,500
1144DET$637,200
1154BOS$630,900
1164SF$624,800
1174CIN$618,800
1184SD$612,900
1194NYY$606,700
1204CHC$600,800
1214SEA$594,900
1224MIA$589,000
1234MIL$583,400
1244TB$577,700
1254TOR$572,200
1264MIN$567,400
1274BAL$562,000
1284LAD$556,300
1294ATL$551,100
1304PHI$545,400
1314HOU$541,100
1324ARI$535,800
1334TEX$530,400
1344CSD$525,200
1354CSD$520,000
1364CTOR$515,100
1375OAK$510,000
1385KC$505,000
1395COL$500,000
1405CWS$495,400
1415WSH$490,500
1425STL$485,700
1435LAA$480,800
1445NYM$476,200
1455PIT$471,400
1465CLE$466,900
1475DET$462,300
1485BOS$457,900
1495SF$453,300
1505CIN$448,700
1515SD$444,200
1525NYY$440,100
1535CHC$435,600
1545SEA$431,400
1555MIA$427,000
1565MIL$422,900
1575TB$418,600
1585TOR$414,600
1595MIN$411,000
1605BAL$407,100
1615ATL$403,400
1625PHI$399,600
1635HOU$396,200
1645ARI$392,300
1655TEX$388,700
1666OAK$385,500
1676KC$382,100
1686COL$378,900
1696CWS$375,700
1706WSH$372,300
1716STL$369,100
1726LAA$366,100
1736NYM$363,100
1746PIT$359,900
1756CLE$357,000
1766DET$354,100
1776BOS$351,100
1786SF$348,200
1796CIN$345,100
1806SD$342,300
1816NYY$339,600
1826CHC$337,000
1836SEA$334,200
1846MIA$331,300
1856MIL$328,700
1866TB$326,000
1876TOR$323,400
1886MIN$320,800
1896BAL$318,300
1906LAD$315,500
1916ATL$312,800
1926PHI$310,300
1936HOU$307,600
1946ARI$305,200
1956TEX$302,700
1967OAK$300,200
1977KC$297,700
1987COL$295,300
1997CWS$292,700
2007WSH$290,300
2017STL$288,700
2027LAA$286,200
2037NYM$283,800
2047PIT$281,500
2057CLE$279,100
2067DET$276,700
2077BOS$274,600
2087SF$272,200
2097CIN$270,000
2107SD$268,000
2117NYY$265,800
2127CHC$263,600
2137SEA$261,600
2147MIA$259,600
2157MIL$257,400
2167TB$255,500
2177TOR$253,300
2187MIN$251,500
2197BAL$249,400
2207LAD$247,900
2217ATL$245,900
2227PHI$244,300
2237HOU$242,400
2247ARI$240,600
2257TEX$238,900
2268OAK$237,400
2278KC$235,900
2288COL$234,200
2298CWS$232,200
2308WSH$230,900
2318STL$229,000
2328LAA$227,700
2338NYM$226,000
2348PIT$224,500
2358CLE$222,800
2368DET$221,400
2378BOS$219,900
2388SF$218,600
2398CIN$217,400
2408SD$216,200
2418NYY$215,100
2428CHC$213,900
2438SEA$212,900
2448MIA$211,600
2458MIL$210,700
2468TB$209,800
2478TOR$208,700
2488MIN$207,800
2498BAL$206,900
2508LAD$205,800
2518ATL$205,300
2528PHI$204,400
2538HOU$203,500
2548ARI$202,800
2558TEX$202,000
2569OAK$201,300
2579KC$200,600
2589COL$200,000
2599CWS$199,200
2609WSH$198,600
2619STL$198,000
2629LAA$197,500
2639NYM$196,700
2649PIT$196,100
2659CLE$195,700
2669DET$195,100
2679BOS$194,600
2689SF$194,200
2699CIN$193,600
2709SD$193,000
2719NYY$192,600
2729CHC$192,100
2739SEA$191,600
2749MIA$191,300
2759MIL$190,900
2769TB$190,400
2779TOR$190,100
2789MIN$189,500
2799BAL$189,000
2809LAD$188,800
2819ATL$188,600
2829PHI$188,200
2839HOU$187,800
2849ARI$187,600
2859TEX$187,100
28610OAK$186,400
28710KC$186,200
28810COL$185,800
28910CWS$185,500
29010WSH$185,200
29110STL$185,000
29210LAA$184,700
29310NYM$184,300
29410PIT$183,800
29510CLE$183,600
29610DET$183,000
29710BOS$182,800
29810SF$182,600
29910CIN$182,200
30010SD$181,800
30110NYY$181,600
30210CHC$181,400
30310SEA$181,100
30410MIA$180,700
30510MIL$180,400
30610TB$180,300
30710TOR$180,000
30810MIN$179,700
30910BAL$179,200
31010LAD$179,000
31110ATL$178,800
31210PHI$178,800
31310HOU$178,800
31410ARI$178,800
31510TEX$178,800

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