Here's every team's 2026 Draft bonus pool and all pick values
The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record.
MLB informed the teams of the updated slot values and bonus pools on Wednesday. The pick values increased by 2.5 percent compared to last year, reflecting the growth in MLB revenues.
Chicago had the best odds of winning the Draft Lottery at the Winter Meetings and came away with the top selection. The value of the No. 1 choice rose from $11,075,900 a year ago and makes up the bulk of the $17,592,100 bonus pool for the White Sox, which ranks third among all clubs.
Pittsburgh not only has the No. 5 selection ($8,336,500) but also gained two extra picks -- a competitive-balance choice at No. 34 ($2,897,400) and compensation for failing to sign 2025 second-rounder Angel Cervantes at No. 51 ($1,938,100). The Pirates' total eclipses the previous record of $18,334,000 by the Guardians in 2024. The Rays, who have the No. 2 pick ($10,507,000) and a competitive-balance choice at No. 33 ($2,970,200), also surpass Cleveland's standard at $19,009,300.
Nineteen teams boast eight-figure bonus pools for 2026, while the World Series-champion Dodgers have the smallest pool at $3,951,900. Los Angeles' first selection dropped from No. 30 to No. 40 because it exceeded the second surcharge threshold of the competitive-balance tax. It also surrendered its second-, third-, fifth- and sixth-round choices for signing free agents Edwin Díaz and Kyle Tucker.
The 30 clubs' bonus pools total $358,662,500, an increase from $350,357,700 a year ago. Teams spent a total of $392,533,711 in signing bonuses for drafted players in 2025, breaking the record of $374,345,077 set the previous year. The Orioles spent a record $21,150,840, surpassing the $20,416,100 paid out by the 2024 Guardians.
Each pick in the first 10 rounds comes with an assigned value, with the total for a club's choices equaling what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. If a player taken in the top 10 rounds doesn't sign, his selection's value gets subtracted from his team's pool. Clubs near the top of the Draft often spend less than the assigned value for those picks and use the savings to offer more money to later choices.
Teams that exceed their bonus pool face a penalty. Clubs that outspend their allotment by 0-5 percent pay a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, teams lose future selections: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for surpassing their pool by more than 5 and up to 10 percent; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100 percent tax for more than 10 and up to 15 percent; and two first-rounders and a 100 percent tax for more than 15 percent.
In 14 Drafts with bonus pool rules, clubs have outspent their allotments a total of 260 times but never by more than 5 percent. The Cubs, Dodgers and Giants have surpassed their pools every year, and 20 of the 30 teams did so in 2025. The Rockies and Twins never have exceeded their pools.
Bonus pools
Pirates: $19,130,700
Rays: $19,009,300
White Sox: $17,592,100
Twins: $16,929,600
Cardinals: $16,612,300
Royals: $15,954,000
Braves: $15,870,800
Rockies: $15,557,600
Giants: $14,080,400
Athletics: $13,840,300
Astros: $13,712,700
Diamondbacks: $13,603,100
Orioles: $13,114,000
Guardians: $12,573,900
Nationals: $12,278,300
Marlins: $11,960,100
Angels: $11,755,400
Reds: $10,758,500
Rangers: $10,219,200
Cubs: $9,644,100
Padres: $9,479,000
Tigers: $9,165,100
Red Sox: $8,219,200
Mariners: $8,218,200
Brewers: $8,042,900
Phillies: $7,773,000
Yankees: $7,342,800
Mets: $6,730,900
Blue Jays: $5,543,100
Dodgers: $3,951,900
First round
1. White Sox: $11,350,600
2. Rays: $10,507,000
3. Twins: $9,740,100
4. Giants: $8,988,400
5. Pirates: $8,336,500
6. Royals: $7,746,100
7. Orioles: $7,327,200
8. Athletics: $6,982,600
9. Braves: $6,675,300
10. Rockies: $6,393,100
11. Nationals: $6,133,500
12. Angels: $5,889,300
13. Cardinals: $5,661,300
14. Marlins: $5,444,900
15. Diamondbacks: $5,241,000
16. Rangers: $5,051,900
17. Astros: $4,868,600
18. Reds: $4,695,500
19. Guardians: $4,530,500
20. Red Sox: $4,373,900
21. Padres: $4,224,700
22. Tigers: $4,082,700
23. Cubs: $3,947,600
24. Mariners: $3,818,700
25. Brewers: $3,696,000
Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick
26. Braves: $3,578,800 (for NL Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin)
27. Mets: $3,466,500
(first-round pick dropped 10 spots from No. 17 for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick
28. Astros: $3,363,600 (for AL Cy Young Award third-place finisher Hunter Brown)
Competitive Balance Round A
29. Guardians: $3,270,200
30. Royals: $3,190,500
31. Diamondbacks: $3,118,300
32. Cardinals: $3,044,600
33. Rays: $2,970,200 (from Orioles in Shane Baz trade)
34. Pirates: $2,897,400
35. Yankees: $2,826,700
(first-round pick dropped 10 spots from No. 25 for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax)
36. Phillies: $2,758,800
(first-round pick dropped 10 spots from No. 26 for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax)
37. Rockies: $2,696,700
Second round
38. Rockies: $2,633,100
39. Blue Jays: $2,571,700
(first-round pick dropped 10 spots from No. 29 for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax)
40. Dodgers: $2,504,200
(first-round pick dropped 10 spots from No. 30 for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax)
41. White Sox: $2,446,100
42. Nationals: $2,388,800
43. Twins: $2,333,200
44. Pirates: $2,278,700
45. Angels: $2,225,800
46. Orioles: $2,181,600
47. Athletics: $2,131,300
48. Braves: $2,081,900
49. Rays: $2,033,400
50. Cardinals: $1,982,700
51. Pirates: $1,938,100 (for failure to sign 2025 second-rounder Angel Cervantes)
52. Marlins: $1,892,500
53. Diamondbacks: $1,848,200
54. Rangers: $1,805,300
55. Giants: $1,763,000
56. Royals: $1,721,700
57. Astros: $1,677,400
58. Reds: $1,637,700
59. Guardians: $1,598,900
60. Padres: $1,561,000
61. Tigers: $1,523,600
62. Cubs: $1,487,200
63. Yankees: $1,451,700
64. Phillies: $1,416,600
65. Mariners: $1,382,600
66. Brewers: $1,353,100
Competitive Balance Round B
67. Red Sox: $1,317,300 (from Brewers in Caleb Durbin trade)
68. Cardinals: $1,285,500 (from Mariners in Brendan Donovan trade)
69. Tigers: $1,254,200
70. Reds: $1,223,100
71. Marlins: $1,192,600
72. Cardinals: $1,174,300 (from Rays in Brendan Donovan trade)
73. Athletics: $1,156,400
74. Twins: $1,138,600
Free-agent Compensation Pick
75. Cubs: $1,120,900 (for Kyle Tucker)
Third round
76. Rockies: $1,103,500
77. White Sox: $1,086,600
78. Nationals: $1,069,600
79. Twins: $1,052,700
80. Pirates: $1,035,700
81. Angels: $1,018,500
82. Orioles: $1,003,800
83. Athletics: $988,700
84. Braves: $973,700
85. Rays: $958,500
86. Cardinals: $943,600
87. Marlins: $929,700
88. Diamondbacks: $915,100
89. Rangers: $900,800
90. Giants: $887,000
91. Royals: $872,900
92. Mets: $859,900
93. Astros: $846,900
94. Reds: $833,800
95. Guardians: $823,800
96. Red Sox: $815,700
97. Padres: $808,100
98. Cubs: $800,000
99. Yankees: $792,300
100. Phillies: $784,400
101. Mariners: $778,200
102. Brewers: $770,600
103. Blue Jays: $762,900
Fourth round
104. Rockies: $755,300
105. White Sox: $747,700
106. Nationals: $740,500
107. Twins: $733,100
108. Pirates: $725,900
109. Angels: $718,700
110. Orioles: $711,800
111. Athletics: $704,900
112. Braves: $697,700
113. Rays: $691,000
114. Cardinals: $684,300
115. Marlins: $677,500
116. Diamondbacks: $670,900
117. Rangers: $664,500
118. Giants: $658,100
119. Royals: $651,500
120. Mets: $645,100
121. Astros: $638,800
122. Reds: $632,500
123. Guardians: $626,500
124. Padres: $620,300
125. Tigers: $614,500
126. Cubs: $609,200
127. Yankees: $603,500
128. Phillies: $597,400
129. Mariners: $591,700
130. Brewers: $585,700
131. Blue Jays: $581,100
132. Dodgers: $575,300
Free-agent Compensation Pick
133. Astros: $569,600 (for Framber Valdez)
134. Padres: $563,900 (for Dylan Cease)
135. Phillies: $558,400 (for Ranger Suárez)
Fifth round
136. Rockies: $553,100
137. White Sox: $547,700
138. Nationals: $542,200
139. Twins: $536,900
140. Pirates: $532,000
141. Angels: $526,600
142. Orioles: $521,500
143. Athletics: $516,300
144. Braves: $511,400
145. Rays: $506,100
146. Cardinals: $501,300
147. Marlins: $496,400
148. Diamondbacks: $491,700
149. Rangers: $486,800
150. Giants: $481,800
151. Royals: $476,900
152. Mets: $472,500
153. Astros: $467,700
154. Reds: $463,200
155. Guardians: $458,500
156. Red Sox: $454,100
157. Padres: $449,500
158. Tigers: $445,200
159. Cubs: $441,300
160. Yankees: $437,200
161. Phillies: $433,200
162. Mariners: $429,100
163. Brewers: $425,400
164. Blue Jays: $421,300
Sixth round
165. Rockies: $417,400
166. White Sox: $413,900
167. Nationals: $410,300
168. Twins: $406,800
169. Pirates: $403,500
170. Angels: $399,800
171. Orioles: $396,300
172. Athletics: $393,100
173. Braves: $389,900
174. Rays: $386,500
175. Cardinals: $383,400
176. Marlins: $380,200
177. Diamondbacks: $377,000
178. Rangers: $373,800
179. Giants: $370,600
180. Royals: $367,600
181. Mets: $364,600
182. Astros: $361,900
183. Reds: $358,900
184. Guardians: $355,700
185. Red Sox: $352,900
186. Padres: $350,100
187. Tigers: $347,300
188. Cubs: $344,400
189. Yankees: $341,800
190. Phillies: $338,800
191. Mariners: $335,900
192. Brewers: $333,200
193. Blue Jays: $330,300
Seventh round
194. Rockies: $327,700
195. White Sox: $325,100
196. Nationals: $322,300
197. Twins: $319,600
198. Pirates: $317,100
199. Angels: $314,300
200. Orioles: $311,700
201. Athletics: $310,000
202. Braves: $307,300
203. Rays: $304,800
204. Cardinals: $302,300
205. Marlins: $299,700
206. Diamondbacks: $297,100
207. Rangers: $294,800
208. Giants: $292,300
209. Royals: $289,900
210. Mets: $287,800
211. Astros: $285,400
212. Reds: $283,000
213. Guardians: $280,900
214. Red Sox: $278,700
215. Padres: $276,400
216. Tigers: $274,300
217. Cubs: $272,000
218. Yankees: $270,000
219. Phillies: $267,800
220. Mariners: $266,100
221. Brewers: $264,100
222. Blue Jays: $262,300
223. Dodgers: $260,300
Eighth round
224. Rockies: $258,400
225. White Sox: $256,500
226. Nationals: $254,900
227. Twins: $253,300
228. Pirates: $251,500
229. Angels: $249,300
230. Orioles: $247,900
231. Athletics: $245,800
232. Braves: $244,500
233. Rays: $242,700
234. Cardinals: $241,000
235. Marlins: $239,200
236. Diamondbacks: $237,800
237. Rangers: $236,100
238. Giants: $234,700
239. Royals: $233,400
240. Mets: $232,100
241. Astros: $231,000
242. Reds: $229,700
243. Guardians: $228,600
244. Red Sox: $227,200
245. Padres: $226,300
246. Tigers: $225,300
247. Cubs: $224,100
248. Yankees: $223,100
249. Phillies: $222,200
250. Mariners: $220,900
251. Brewers: $220,400
252. Blue Jays: $219,500
253. Dodgers: $218,500
Ninth Round
254. Rockies: $217,800
255. White Sox: $217,000
256. Nationals: $216,100
257. Twins: $215,400
258. Pirates: $214,800
259. Angels: $213,900
260. Orioles: $213,300
261. Athletics: $212,600
262. Braves: $212,000
263. Rays: $211,200
264. Cardinals: $210,600
265. Marlins: $210,200
266. Diamondbacks: $209,500
267. Rangers: $209,000
268. Giants: $208,500
269. Royals: $207,900
270. Mets: $207,200
271. Astros: $206,800
272. Reds: $206,300
273. Guardians: $205,800
274. Red Sox: $205,400
275. Padres: $205,000
276. Tigers: $204,400
277. Cubs: $204,100
278. Yankees: $203,500
279. Phillies: $202,900
280. Mariners: $202,700
281. Brewers: $202,500
282. Blue Jays: $202,100
283. Dodgers: $201,700
10th round
284. Rockies: $201,500
285. White Sox: $200,900
286. Nationals: $200,100
287. Twins: $199,900
288. Pirates: $199,500
289. Angels: $199,200
290. Orioles: $198,900
291. Athletics: $198,600
292. Braves: $198,300
293. Rays: $197,900
294. Cardinals: $197,400
295. Marlins: $197,200
296. Diamondbacks: $196,500
297. Rangers: $196,200
298. Giants: $196,000
299. Royals: $195,600
300. Mets: $195,200
301. Astros: $195,000
302. Reds: $194,800
303. Guardians: $194,500
304. Red Sox: $194,000
305. Padres: $193,700
306. Tigers: $193,600
307. Cubs: $193,300
308. Yankees: $193,000
309. Phillies: $192,500
310. Mariners: $192,300
311. Brewers: $191,900
312. Blue Jays: $191,900
313. Dodgers: $191,900