2018 Draft bonus pools, pick values

Royals have largest allotment, followed by Tigers, Rays

May 27th, 2018

While the Tigers have the No. 1 overall choice in the 2018 Draft, they don't have the largest bonus pool.
By virtue of adding two late first-round picks as compensation for the loss of free agents Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer, the Royals have the biggest allotment at $12,781,900. The Rays, who gained two late first-rounders for the departure of free agent Alex Cobb and the failure to sign 2017 supplemental first-rounder Drew Rasmussen, rank second at $12,415,600. Detroit is a close third at $12,414,800, falling behind Tampa Bay after the Cardinals signed free agent Greg Holland and shuffled the picks from 59 through 76.
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MLB notified teams of the official pools for Draft and international spending in 2018 on Wednesday. Each pick in the first 10 rounds of the Draft has an assigned value, and the total for each of a club's selections equals what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. Any bonus money above $125,000 given to an individual player picked in rounds 11-40 also counts against a team's allotment.
The assigned slots are 4.2 percent higher than last year, reflecting the increase in MLB's annual revenues. Detroit's No. 1 overall choice is valued at $8,096,300, up from $7,770,700 in 2017.
Seven clubs have eight-figure bonus pools. In addition to the Royals, Rays and Tigers, that group includes the Giants ($11,747,500), Reds ($10,900,400), White Sox ($10,589,900) and Pirates ($10,390,400). The Dodgers, who have a full complement of picks, but select last in each round because they won an MLB-best 104 games last season, have the smallest pool at $5,288,200.
The pools for all 30 teams total $255,969,600, an average of $8,532,320 per club. Last year, they combined to spend a record $287,575,870 on Draft bonuses, including $45,435,100 after the 10th round.
Since the bonus pool system was introduced in 2012, no player has signed for more than the $7.23 million Hunter Greene received from the Reds as the No. 2 overall choice in 2017. The Tigers and other teams at the top of the Draft -- the Giants at No. 2 (valued at $7,494,600) and the Phillies at No. 3 ($6,947,500) -- likely will spend less than their full allotment for those selections and use the savings to spend more on later picks.
If a player selected in the first 10 rounds doesn't sign, his pick's value is subtracted from his club's pool. If a team exceeds its allotment, it faces a penalty.
A team that outspends its pool by 0-5 percent pays a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, clubs lose future picks: 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 six years with these rules, teams have outspent their allotments a total of 95 times, but never by more than 5 percent. Twenty-one of the 30 clubs exceeded their pools last year.
Here are the bonus pools for all 30 clubs:

Royals: $12,781,900
Rays: $12,415,600
Tigers: $12,414,800
Giants: $11,747,500
Reds: $10,900,400
White Sox: $10,589,900
Padres: $10,462,000
Pirates: $10,390,400
Mets: $9,580,900
A's: $9,553,200
Indians: $9,145,200
Phillies: $8,858,500
Orioles: $8,754,400
Marlins: $8,658,400
Braves: $8,267,300
Blue Jays: $7,982,100
Cardinals: $7,968,400
D-backs: $7,683,700
Rockies: $7,633,900
Mariners: $7,555,200
Cubs: $7,517,100
Rangers: $7,356,000
Angels: $6,984,400
Brewers: $6,611,900
Yankees: $6,115,100
Twins: $5,933,200
Red Sox: $5,723,300
Nationals: $5,603,800
Astros: $5,492,900
Dodgers: $5,288,200
Here are the assigned values for each pick in the first 10 rounds:
First Round

Tigers: $8,096,300
Giants: $7,494,600
Phillies: $6,947,500
White Sox: $6,411,400
Reds: $5,946,400
Mets: $5,525,200
Padres: $5,226,500
Braves: $4,980,700
A's: $4,761,500
Pirates: $4,560,200
Orioles: $4,375,100
Blue Jays: $4,200,900
Marlins: $4,038,200
Mariners: $3,883,800
Rangers: $3,738,500
Rays: $3,603,500
Angels: $3,472,900
Royals: $3,349,300
Cardinals: $3,231,700
Twins: $3,120,000
Brewers: $3,013,600
Rockies: $2,912,300
Yankees: $2,815,900
Cubs: $2,724,000
D-backs: $2,636,400
Red Sox: $2,552,800
Nationals: $2,472,700
Astros: $2,399,400
Indians: $2,332,700
Dodgers: $2,275,800
Compensation picks
Rays: $2,224,400
Rays: $2,171,700
Royals: $2,118,700
Royals: $2,066,700
Indians: $2,016,400
Competitive Balance Round A
Pirates: $1,967,900
Orioles: $1,923,500
Padres: $1,878,300
D-backs: $1,834,500
Royals: $1,786,300
Indians: $1,744,800
Rockies: $1,704,000
Cardinals: $1,664,200
Second Round
Tigers: $1,625,500
Giants: $1,587,600
White Sox: $1,556,100
Reds: $1,520,300
Mets: $1,485,100
Braves: $1,450,500
A's: $1,414,200
Pirates: $1,382,400
Blue Jays: $1,350,000
Marlins: $1,318,500
Mariners: $1,287,800
Rangers: $1,257,500
Rays: $1,228,000
Angels: $1,196,500
Royals: $1,168,300
Twins: $1,140,600
Brewers: $1,113,500
Yankees: $1,086,900
Cubs: $1,060,900
D-backs: $1,035,500
Red Sox: $1,010,500
Nationals: $986,200
Astros: $965,300
Indians: $939,700
Dodgers: $917,000
Competitive Balance Round B
Marlins: $894,600
A's: $872,400
Rays: $850,700
Reds: $837,700
Brewers: $824,900
Padres: $812,200
Compensation Picks
Cardinals: $799,600
Rockies: $787,200
Cubs: $775,100
Cubs: $762,900
Third Round:
Tigers: $750,800
Giants: $738,700
White Sox: $726,700
Reds: $716,000
Mets: $705,300
Padres: $694,500
A's: $683,800
Pirates: $673,200
Orioles: $663,200
Blue Jays: $652,900
Marlins: $642,600
Mariners: $632,700
Rangers: $622,800
Rays: $613,400
Angels: $604,100
Royals: $594,800
Cardinals: $587,600
Rockies: $581,900
Yankees: $576,400
Cubs: $570,600
D-backs: $565,100
Red Sox: $559,600
Nationals: $555,100
Astros: $549,700
Indians: $544,200
Dodgers: $538,800
Fourth round
Tigers: $533,300
Giants: $528,200
Phillies: $522,900
White Sox: $517,800
Reds: $512,800
Mets: $507,800
Padres: $502,800
Braves: $497,800
A's: $493,000
Pirates: $488,200
Orioles: $483,300
Blue Jays: $478,600
Marlins: $474,000
Mariners: $469,400
Rangers: $464,700
Rays: $460,200
Angels: $455,700
Royals: $451,200
Cardinals: $446,900
Twins: $442,600
Brewers: $438,300
Rockies: $434,700
Yankees: $430,400
Cubs: $426,100
D-backs: $422,100
Red Sox: $417,800
Nationals: $414,500
Astros: $410,400
Indians: $406,300
Dodgers: $402,300
Fifth round
Tigers: $398,300
Giants: $394,600
Phillies: $390,600
White Sox: $386,800
Reds: $382,900
Mets: $379,400
Padres: $375,600
Braves: $371,900
A's: $368,200
Pirates: $364,600
Orioles: $361,000
Blue Jays: $357,500
Marlins: $354,000
Mariners: $350,600
Rangers: $347,100
Rays: $343,600
Angels: $340,300
Royals: $337,000
Cardinals: $333,700
Twins: $330,400
Brewers: $327,100
Rockies: $323,800
Yankees: $320,700
Cubs: $317,600
D-backs: $314,800
Red Sox: $311,800
Nationals: $308,900
Astros: $306,100
Indians: $303,400
Dodgers: $300,600
Sixth Round
Tigers: $297,800
Giants: $295,200
Phillies: $292,700
White Sox: $290,200
Reds: $287,700
Mets: $285,200
Padres: $282,700
Braves: $280,400
A's: $278,000
Pirates: $275,600
Orioles: $273,400
Blue Jays: $271,100
Marlins: $268,900
Mariners: $266,600
Rangers: $264,400
Rays: $262,200
Angels: $260,100
Royals: $258,000
Cardinals: $255,900
Twins: $253,700
Brewers: $251,700
Rockies: $249,600
Yankees: $247,600
Cubs: $245,600
D-backs: $243,700
Red Sox: $241,600
Nationals: $239,600
Astros: $237,600
Indians: $235,600
Dodgers: $233,800
Seventh Round
Tigers: $231,900
Giants: $229,900
Phillies: $228,000
White Sox: $226,200
Reds: $224,200
Mets: $222,300
Padres: $221,000
Braves: $219,100
A's: $217,200
Pirates: $215,500
Orioles: $213,700
Blue Jays: $211,900
Marlins: $210,200
Mariners: $208,400
Rangers: $206,800
Rays: $205,200
Angels: $203,500
Royals: $201,800
Cardinals: $200,300
Twins: $198,700
Brewers: $197,000
Rockies: $195,700
Yankees: $194,000
Cubs: $192,500
D-backs: $191,000
Red Sox: $189,800
Nationals: $188,300
Astros: $187,000
Indians: $185,600
Dodgers: $184,200
Eighth Round:
Tigers: $182,900
Giants: $181,700
Phillies: $180,600
White Sox: $179,200
Reds: $177,700
Mets: $176,700
Padres: $175,400
Braves: $174,300
A's: $173,000
Pirates: $171,800
Orioles: $170,700
Blue Jays: $169,600
Marlins: $168,400
Mariners: $167,400
Rangers: $166,400
Rays: $165,600
Angels: $164,700
Royals: $163,800
Cardinals: $163,100
Twins: $162,100
Brewers: $161,400
Rockies: $160,700
Yankees: $159,800
Cubs: $159,100
D-backs: $158,500
Red Sox: $157,700
Nationals: $157,200
Astros: $156,500
Indians: $155,900
Dodgers: $155,300
Ninth Round:
Tigers: $154,700
Giants: $154,200
Phillies: $153,600
White Sox: $153,200
Reds: $152,600
Mets: $152,100
Padres: $151,600
Braves: $151,200
A's: $150,700
Pirates: $150,200
Orioles: $149,900
Blue Jays: $149,400
Marlins: $149,000
Mariners: $148,700
Rangers: $148,300
Rays: $147,800
Angels: $147,500
Royals: $147,100
Cardinals: $146,800
Twins: $146,500
Brewers: $146,200
Rockies: $145,900
Yankees: $145,600
Cubs: $145,100
D-backs: $144,800
Red Sox: $144,600
Nationals: $144,400
Astros: $144,100
Indians: $143,800
Dodgers: $143,600
10th Round:
Tigers: $143,300
Giants: $142,800
Phillies: $142,600
White Sox: $142,300
Reds: $142,100
Mets: $141,800
Padres: $141,600
Braves: $141,400
A's: $141,200
Pirates: $140,800
Orioles: $140,600
Blue Jays: $140,200
Marlins: $140,000
Mariners: $139,800
Rangers: $139,500
Rays: $139,300
Angels: $139,100
Royals: $138,900
Cardinals: $138,600
Twins: $138,400
Brewers: $138,200
Rockies: $138,100
Yankees: $137,800
Cubs: $137,600
D-backs: $137,300
Red Sox: $137,100
Nationals: $136,900
Astros: $136,800
Indians: $136,800
Dodgers: $136,800