Here are the 2019 Draft pools and bonus values

June 3rd, 2019

The Orioles own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 Draft, yet it's the D-backs who have the most spending power.

Arizona's assigned bonus pool for the first 10 rounds of the Draft is $16,093,700, the second-highest amount allocated to a club since spending limits came into play in 2012. The 2015 Astros had the largest allotment ever at $17,289,200, primarily the result of holding the Nos. 2 and 5 overall selections that June.

The D-backs own seven of the first 75 selections this year: their regular picks in the first (No. 16 overall) and second (No. 56) rounds, a compensation first-rounder (No. 26) for failing to sign 2018 first-rounder Matt McLain, two more compensation first-rounders (Nos. 33 and 34) for the loss of free agents Patrick Corbin and A.J. Pollock, a pick in Competitive Balance Round B (No. 74) and another (No. 77) received from the Cardinals in the Paul Goldschmidt trade.

The assigned slots are 3.9 percent higher than a year ago, reflecting the increase in MLB's annual revenues. Baltimore's No. 1 overall selection is valued at $8,415,300, up from $8,096,300 in 2018.

In addition to the D-backs, nine other teams have eight-figure bonus pools. The Orioles rank second at $13,821,300, followed by the Royals ($13,108,000), Marlins ($13,045,000), White Sox ($11,565,500), Braves ($11,532,200), Rangers ($11,023,100), Padres ($10,758,900), Tigers ($10,402,500) and Rays ($10,333,800). The Red Sox, whose top choice was dropped 10 spots as a penalty for exceeding last year's luxury-tax threshold by more than $40 million, don't make their first choice until No. 44 and have the smallest pool at $4,788,100.

Boston could add more money, however, by gaining a pick after the fourth round if Craig Kimbrel signs elsewhere as a free agent. The Astros will add a selection if Dallas Keuchel lands with another club, gaining a selection after Competitive Balance Round B. If a team signs either pitcher prior to the start of the Draft, it will lose a pick as well. Players who are unsigned after the start of the Draft are no longer tied to Draft pick compensation and can be signed without their new club needing to forfeit a pick.

Each pick in the first 10 rounds of the Draft has an assigned value, with the total for each of a club's selections equals what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. If a player taken in the first 10 rounds doesn't sign, his choice's value gets subtracted from his club's pool. Any bonus money above $125,000 given to an individual player selected in rounds 11-40 also counts against a team's allotment.

The pools for all 30 clubs total $266,480,400, an average of $8,882,680 per team. Last year, the industry spent a record $294,648,102 on Draft bonuses, including $49,818,165 after the 10th round.

Since the bonus pool era began in 2012, no player has signed for more than the $7.5 million Casey Mize got from the Tigers as the No. 1 overall choice last year. The Orioles and other clubs at the top of the Draft -- such as the Royals at No. 2 (valued at $7,789,900) and the White Sox at No. 3 ($7,221,200) -- likely will spend less than their full allotment and use the savings to spend more on later selections.

If a team exceeds its assigned pool, it faces a penalty. Teams that outspend their allotment by 0-5 percent pay 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 seven years with these rules, clubs have outspent their allotments a total of 118 times but never by more than 5 percent. Twenty-three of the 30 teams exceeded their pools last year.

Bonus pools for all 30 clubs:

$16,093,700 - D-backs
$13,821,300 - Orioles
$13,108,000 - Royals
$13,045,000 - Marlins
$11,565,500 - White Sox
$11,532,200 - Braves
$11,023,100 - Rangers
$10,758,900 - Padres
$10,402,500 - Tigers
$10,333,800 - Rays
$9,944,000 - Pirates
$9,905,800 - Twins
$9,528,600 - Reds
$8,714,500 - Giants
$8,463,300 - Blue Jays
$8,224,600 - Mets
$8,069,100 - Dodgers
$7,608,700 - Angels
$7,559,000 - Mariners
$7,455,300 - Yankees
$7,092,300 - Rockies
$6,903,500 - Cardinals
$6,475,800 - Phillies
$6,148,100 - Indians
$5,979,600 - Nationals
$5,826,900 - Cubs
$5,605,900 - A's
$5,355,100 - Astros
$5,148,200 - Brewers
$4,788,100 - Red Sox

First Round

  1. Orioles: $8,415,300
  2. Royals: $7,789,900
  3. White Sox: $7,221,200
  4. Marlins: $6,664,000
  5. Tigers: $6,180,700
  6. Padres: $5,742,900
  7. Reds: $5,432,400
  8. Rangers: $5,176,900
  9. Braves: $4,949,100 (Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick Carter Stewart)
  10. Giants: $4,739,900
  11. Blue Jays: $4,547,500
  12. Mets: $4,366,400
  13. Twins: $4,197,300
  14. Phillies: $4,036,800
  15. Angels: $3,885,800
  16. D-backs: $3,745,500
  17. Nationals: $3,609,700
  18. Pirates: $3,481,300
  19. Cardinals: $3,359,000
  20. Mariners: $3,242,900
  21. Braves: $3,132,300
  22. Rays: $3,027,000
  23. Rockies: $2,926,800
  24. Indians: $2,831,300
  25. Dodgers: $2,740,300
  26. D-backs: $2,653,400 (Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick Matt McLain)
  27. Cubs: $2,570,100
  28. Brewers: $2,493,900
  29. A's: $2,424,600
  30. Yankees: $2,365,500
  31. Dodgers: $2,312,000 (Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick J.T. Ginn)
  32. Astros: $2,257,300

Compensation Picks
33) D-backs: $2,202,200 (Compensation for Patrick Corbin)
34) D-backs: $2,148,100 (Compensation for A.J. Pollock)

Competitive Balance Round A
35) Marlins: $2,095,800
36) Rays: $2,045,400
37) Pirates: $1,999,300 (Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick Gunnar Hoglund)
38) Yankees: $1,952,300 (From Reds via trade)
39) Twins: $1,906,800
40) Rays: $1,856,700 (From A's via trade)
41) Rangers: $1,813,500 (From Brewers via trade)

Second Round
42) Orioles: $1,771,100
43) Red Sox: $1,729,800*
44) Royals: $1,689,500
45) White Sox: $1,650,200
46) Marlins: $1,617,400
47) Tigers: $1,580,200
48) Padres: $1,543,600
49) Reds: $1,507,600
50) Rangers: $1,469,900
51) Giants: $1,436,900
52) Blue Jays: $1,403,200
53) Mets: $1,370,400
54) Twins: $1,338,500
55) Angels: $1,307,000
56) D-backs: $1,276,400
57) Pirates: $1,243,600
58) Cardinals: $1,214,300
59) Mariners: $1,185,500
60) Braves: $1,157,400
61) Rays: $1,129,700
62) Rockies: $1,102,700
63) Indians: $1,076,300
64) Cubs: $1,050,300
65) Brewers: $1,025,100
66) A's: $1,003,300
67) Yankees: $976,700
68) Astros: $953,100
69) Red Sox: $929,800

*Boston's top pick (initially No. 33) was dropped 10 places as a penalty for being more than $40 million over the tax threshold.

Competitive Balance Round B
70) Royals: $906,800
71) Orioles: $884,200
72) Pirates: $870,700
73) Padres: $857,400
74) D-backs: $844,200
75) D-backs: $831,100 (From Cardinals via trade)
76) Mariners: $818,200 (From Indians via trade)
77) Rockies: $805,600

Compensation
78) Dodgers: $793,000 (Compensation for Yasmani Grandal)

Third Round
79) Orioles: $780,400
80) Royals: $767,800
81) White Sox: $755,300
82) Marlins: $744,200
83) Tigers: $733,100
84) Padres: $721,900
85) Reds: $710,700
86) Rangers: $699,700
87) Giants: $689,300
88) Blue Jays: $678,600
89) Mets: $667,900
90) Twins: $657,600
91) Phillies: $647,300
92) Angels: $637,600
93) D-backs: $627,900
94) Nationals: $618,200
95) Pirates: $610,800
96) Cardinals: $604,800
97) Mariners: $599,100
98) Braves: $593,100
99) Rays: $587,400
100) Rockies: $581,600
101) Indians: $577,000
102) Dodgers: $571,400
103) Cubs: $565,600
104) A's: $560,000
105) Yankees: $554,300
106) Astros: $549,000
107) Red Sox: $543,500

Fourth Round
108) Orioles: $538,200
109) Royals: $533,000
110) White Sox: $527,800
111) Marlins: $522,600
112) Tigers: $517,400
113) Padres: $512,400
114) Reds: $507,400
115) Rangers: $502,300
116) Giants: $497,500
117) Blue Jays: $492,700
118) Mets: $487,900
119) Twins: $483,000
120) Phillies: $478,300
121) Angels: $473,700
122) D-backs: $469,000
123) Nationals: $464,500
124) Pirates: $460,000
125) Cardinals: $455,600
126) Mariners: $451,800
127) Braves: $447,400
128) Rays: $442,900
129) Rockies: $438,700
130) Indians: $434,300
131) Dodgers: $430,800
132) Cubs: $426,600
133) Brewers: $422,300
134) A's: $418,200
135) Yankees: $414,000
136) Astros: $410,100
137) Red Sox: $406,000

Fifth Round
138) Orioles: $402,000
139) Royals: $398,000
140) White Sox: $394,300
141) Marlins: $390,400
142) Tigers: $386,600
143) Padres: $382,700
144) Reds: $379,000
145) Rangers: $375,200
146) Giants: $371,600
147) Blue Jays: $367,900
148) Mets: $364,400
149) Twins: $360,800
150) Phillies: $357,100
151) Angels: $353,700
152) D-backs: $350,300
153) Nationals: $346,800
154) Pirates: $343,400
155) Cardinals: $340,000
156) Mariners: $336,600
157) Braves: $333,300
158) Rays: $330,100
159) Rockies: $327,200
160) Indians: $324,100
161) Dodgers: $321,100
162) Cubs: $318,200
163) Brewers: $315,400
164) A's: $312,400
165) Yankees: $309,500
166) Astros: $306,800
167) Red Sox: $304,200

Sixth Round
168) Orioles: $301,600
169) Royals: $299,000
170) White Sox: $296,400
171) Marlins: $293,800
172) Tigers: $291,400
173) Padres: $289,000
174) Reds: $286,500
175) Rangers: $284,200
176) Giants: $281,800
177) Blue Jays: $279,500
178) Mets: $277,100
179) Twins: $274,800
180) Phillies: $272,500
181) Angels: $270,300
182) D-backs: $268,200
183) Nationals: $266,000
184) Pirates: $263,700
185) Cardinals: $261,600
186) Mariners: $259,400
187) Braves: $257,400
188) Rays: $255,300
189) Rockies: $253,300
190) Indians: $251,100
191) Dodgers: $249,000
192) Cubs: $247,000
193) Brewers: $244,900
194) A's: $243,000
195) Yankees: $241,000
196) Astros: $239,000
197) Red Sox: $237,000

Seventh Round
198) Orioles: $235,100
199) Royals: $233,000
200) White Sox: $231,100
201) Marlins: $229,700
202) Tigers: $227,700
203) Padres: $225,800
204) Reds: $224,000
205) Rangers: $222,100
206) Giants: $220,200
207) Blue Jays: $218,500
208) Mets: $216,600
209) Twins: $214,900
210) Phillies: $213,300
211) Angels: $211,500
212) D-backs: $209,800
213) Nationals: $208,200
214) Pirates: $206,500
215) Cardinals: $204,800
216) Mariners: $203,400
217) Braves: $201,600
218) Rays: $200,100
219) Rockies: $198,500
220) Indians: $197,300
221) Dodgers: $195,700
222) Cubs: $194,400
223) Brewers: $192,900
224) A's: $191,500
225) Yankees: $190,100
226) Astros: $188,900
227) Red Sox: $187,700

Eighth Round
228) Orioles: $186,300
229) Royals: $184,700
230) White Sox: $183,700
231) Marlins: $182,300
232) Tigers: $181,200
233) Padres: $179,800
234) Reds: $178,600
235) Rangers: $177,400
236) Giants: $176,300
237) Blue Jays: $175,000
238) Mets: $174,000
239) Twins: $173,000
240) Phillies: $172,100
241) Angels: $171,200
242) D-backs: $170,300
243) Nationals: $169,500
244) Pirates: $168,500
245) Cardinals: $167,800
246) Mariners: $167,000
247) Braves: $166,100
248) Rays: $165,400
249) Rockies: $164,700
250) Indians: $163,900
251) Dodgers: $163,400
252) Cubs: $162,700
253) Brewers: $162,000
254) A's: $161,400
255) Yankees: $160,800
256) Astros: $160,300
257) Red Sox: $159,700

Ninth Round
258) Orioles: $159,200
259) Royals: $158,600
260) White Sox: $158,100
261) Marlins: $157,600
262) Tigers: $157,200
263) Padres: $156,600
264) Reds: $156,100
265) Rangers: $155,800
266) Giants: $155,300
267) Blue Jays: $154,900
268) Mets: $154,600
269) Twins: $154,100
270) Phillies: $153,600
271) Angels: $153,300
272) D-backs: $152,900
273) Nationals: $152,600
274) Pirates: $152,300
275) Cardinals: $152,000
276) Mariners: $151,600
277) Braves: $151,300
278) Rays: $150,800
279) Rockies: $150,500
280) Indians: $150,300
281) Dodgers: $150,100
282) Cubs: $149,800
283) Brewers: $149,500
284) A's: $149,300
285) Yankees: $148,900
286) Astros: $148,400
287) Red Sox: $148,200

10th Round
288) Orioles: $147,900
289) Royals: $147,700
290) White Sox: $147,400
291) Marlins: $147,200
292) Tigers: $147,000
293) Padres: $146,800
294) Reds: $146,300
295) Rangers: $146,100
296) Giants: $145,700
297) Blue Jays: $145,500
298) Mets: $145,300
299) Twins: $145,000
300) Phillies: $144,800
301) Angels: $144,600
302) D-backs: $144,400
303) Nationals: $144,100
304) Pirates: $143,900
305) Cardinals: $143,600
306) Mariners: $143,500
307) Braves: $143,200
308) Rays: $143,000
309) Rockies: $142,700
310) Indians: $142,500
311) Dodgers: $142,300
312) Cubs: $142,200
313) Brewers: $142,200
314) A's: $142,200
315) Yankees: $142,200
316) Astros: $142,200
317) Red Sox: $142,200