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: 

Team	Bonus 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: 

Pick	Round	Team	Slot Value
1	1	CLE	$10,570,600
2	1	CIN	$9,785,000
3	1	COL	$9,070,800
4	1	OAK	$8,370,800
5	1	CWS	$7,763,700
6	1	KC	$7,213,800
7	1	STL	$6,823,700
8	1	LAA	$6,502,800
9	1	PIT	$6,216,600
10	1	WSH	$5,953,800
11	1	DET	$5,712,100
12	1	BOS	$5,484,600
13	1	SF	$5,272,300
14	1	CHC	$5,070,700
15	1	SEA	$4,880,900
16	1	MIA	$4,704,700
17	1	MIL	$4,534,100
18	1	TB	$4,372,900
19	1	NYM	$4,219,200
20	1	TOR	$4,073,400
21	1	MIN	$3,934,400
22	1	BAL	$3,802,200
23	1	LAD	$3,676,400
24	1	ATL	$3,556,300
25	1	SD	$3,442,100
26	1	NYY	$3,332,900
27	1	PHI	$3,228,300
28	1	HOU	$3,132,500
29	1	ARI	$3,045,500
30	1	TEX	$2,971,300
31	PPI	ARI	$2,904,000
32	PPI	BAL	$2,835,400
33	1C	MIN	$2,766,100
34	1S	MIL	$2,698,300
35	1S	ARI	$2,632,500
36	1S	CLE	$2,569,200
37	1S	PIT	$2,511,400
38	1S	COL	$2,452,200
39	1S	WSH	$2,395,000
40	2	OAK	$2,332,100
41	2	KC	$2,278,000
42	2	COL	$2,224,700
43	2	CWS	$2,172,800
44	2	WSH	$2,122,200
45	2	LAA	$2,072,800
46	2	NYM	$2,031,700
47	2	PIT	$1,984,800
48	2	CLE	$1,938,800
49	2	DET	$1,893,700
50	2	BOS	$1,846,400
51	2	CIN	$1,804,900
52	2	SD	$1,762,500
53	2	NYY	$1,721,200
54	2	CHC	$1,681,200
55	2	SEA	$1,641,800
56	2	MIA	$1,603,400
57	2	MIL	$1,562,100
58	2	TB	$1,525,200
59	2	TOR	$1,489,000
60	2	MIN	$1,453,700
61	2	BAL	$1,418,900
62	2	ATL	$1,385,000
63	2	PHI	$1,352,000
64	2	ARI	$1,319,200
65	2	TEX	$1,287,600
66	2S	TB	$1,260,200
67	2S	MIL	$1,226,800
68	2S	CWS	$1,197,200
69	2S	MIN	$1,168,000
70	2S	MIA	$1,139,100
71	2S	CIN	$1,110,600
72	2S	DET	$1,093,600
73	2S	OAK	$1,076,900
74	2C	LAA	$1,060,300
75	3	OAK	$1,043,900
76	3	KC	$1,027,700
77	3	COL	$1,011,900
78	3	CWS	$996,100
79	3	WSH	$980,300
80	3	STL	$964,500
81	3	LAA	$948,600
82	3	NYM	$934,800
83	3	PIT	$920,800
84	3	CLE	$906,800
85	3	DET	$892,600
86	3	BOS	$878,800
87	3	CIN	$865,800
88	3	SD	$852,300
89	3	NYY	$838,900
90	3	CHC	$826,000
91	3	SEA	$812,900
92	3	MIA	$800,800
93	3	MIL	$788,700
94	3	TB	$776,500
95	3	TOR	$767,200
96	3	MIN	$759,700
97	3	BAL	$752,500
98	3	LAD	$745,000
99	3	ATL	$737,800
100	3	PHI	$730,500
101	3	HOU	$724,800
102	3	ARI	$717,700
103	3	TEX	$710,400
104	4	OAK	$703,400
105	4	KC	$696,300
106	4	COL	$689,600
107	4	CWS	$682,800
108	4	WSH	$676,000
109	4	STL	$669,300
110	4	LAA	$662,900
111	4	NYM	$656,400
112	4	PIT	$649,700
113	4	CLE	$643,500
114	4	DET	$637,200
115	4	BOS	$630,900
116	4	SF	$624,800
117	4	CIN	$618,800
118	4	SD	$612,900
119	4	NYY	$606,700
120	4	CHC	$600,800
121	4	SEA	$594,900
122	4	MIA	$589,000
123	4	MIL	$583,400
124	4	TB	$577,700
125	4	TOR	$572,200
126	4	MIN	$567,400
127	4	BAL	$562,000
128	4	LAD	$556,300
129	4	ATL	$551,100
130	4	PHI	$545,400
131	4	HOU	$541,100
132	4	ARI	$535,800
133	4	TEX	$530,400
134	4C	SD	$525,200
135	4C	SD	$520,000
136	4C	TOR	$515,100
137	5	OAK	$510,000
138	5	KC	$505,000
139	5	COL	$500,000
140	5	CWS	$495,400
141	5	WSH	$490,500
142	5	STL	$485,700
143	5	LAA	$480,800
144	5	NYM	$476,200
145	5	PIT	$471,400
146	5	CLE	$466,900
147	5	DET	$462,300
148	5	BOS	$457,900
149	5	SF	$453,300
150	5	CIN	$448,700
151	5	SD	$444,200
152	5	NYY	$440,100
153	5	CHC	$435,600
154	5	SEA	$431,400
155	5	MIA	$427,000
156	5	MIL	$422,900
157	5	TB	$418,600
158	5	TOR	$414,600
159	5	MIN	$411,000
160	5	BAL	$407,100
161	5	ATL	$403,400
162	5	PHI	$399,600
163	5	HOU	$396,200
164	5	ARI	$392,300
165	5	TEX	$388,700
166	6	OAK	$385,500
167	6	KC	$382,100
168	6	COL	$378,900
169	6	CWS	$375,700
170	6	WSH	$372,300
171	6	STL	$369,100
172	6	LAA	$366,100
173	6	NYM	$363,100
174	6	PIT	$359,900
175	6	CLE	$357,000
176	6	DET	$354,100
177	6	BOS	$351,100
178	6	SF	$348,200
179	6	CIN	$345,100
180	6	SD	$342,300
181	6	NYY	$339,600
182	6	CHC	$337,000
183	6	SEA	$334,200
184	6	MIA	$331,300
185	6	MIL	$328,700
186	6	TB	$326,000
187	6	TOR	$323,400
188	6	MIN	$320,800
189	6	BAL	$318,300
190	6	LAD	$315,500
191	6	ATL	$312,800
192	6	PHI	$310,300
193	6	HOU	$307,600
194	6	ARI	$305,200
195	6	TEX	$302,700
196	7	OAK	$300,200
197	7	KC	$297,700
198	7	COL	$295,300
199	7	CWS	$292,700
200	7	WSH	$290,300
201	7	STL	$288,700
202	7	LAA	$286,200
203	7	NYM	$283,800
204	7	PIT	$281,500
205	7	CLE	$279,100
206	7	DET	$276,700
207	7	BOS	$274,600
208	7	SF	$272,200
209	7	CIN	$270,000
210	7	SD	$268,000
211	7	NYY	$265,800
212	7	CHC	$263,600
213	7	SEA	$261,600
214	7	MIA	$259,600
215	7	MIL	$257,400
216	7	TB	$255,500
217	7	TOR	$253,300
218	7	MIN	$251,500
219	7	BAL	$249,400
220	7	LAD	$247,900
221	7	ATL	$245,900
222	7	PHI	$244,300
223	7	HOU	$242,400
224	7	ARI	$240,600
225	7	TEX	$238,900
226	8	OAK	$237,400
227	8	KC	$235,900
228	8	COL	$234,200
229	8	CWS	$232,200
230	8	WSH	$230,900
231	8	STL	$229,000
232	8	LAA	$227,700
233	8	NYM	$226,000
234	8	PIT	$224,500
235	8	CLE	$222,800
236	8	DET	$221,400
237	8	BOS	$219,900
238	8	SF	$218,600
239	8	CIN	$217,400
240	8	SD	$216,200
241	8	NYY	$215,100
242	8	CHC	$213,900
243	8	SEA	$212,900
244	8	MIA	$211,600
245	8	MIL	$210,700
246	8	TB	$209,800
247	8	TOR	$208,700
248	8	MIN	$207,800
249	8	BAL	$206,900
250	8	LAD	$205,800
251	8	ATL	$205,300
252	8	PHI	$204,400
253	8	HOU	$203,500
254	8	ARI	$202,800
255	8	TEX	$202,000
256	9	OAK	$201,300
257	9	KC	$200,600
258	9	COL	$200,000
259	9	CWS	$199,200
260	9	WSH	$198,600
261	9	STL	$198,000
262	9	LAA	$197,500
263	9	NYM	$196,700
264	9	PIT	$196,100
265	9	CLE	$195,700
266	9	DET	$195,100
267	9	BOS	$194,600
268	9	SF	$194,200
269	9	CIN	$193,600
270	9	SD	$193,000
271	9	NYY	$192,600
272	9	CHC	$192,100
273	9	SEA	$191,600
274	9	MIA	$191,300
275	9	MIL	$190,900
276	9	TB	$190,400
277	9	TOR	$190,100
278	9	MIN	$189,500
279	9	BAL	$189,000
280	9	LAD	$188,800
281	9	ATL	$188,600
282	9	PHI	$188,200
283	9	HOU	$187,800
284	9	ARI	$187,600
285	9	TEX	$187,100
286	10	OAK	$186,400
287	10	KC	$186,200
288	10	COL	$185,800
289	10	CWS	$185,500
290	10	WSH	$185,200
291	10	STL	$185,000
292	10	LAA	$184,700
293	10	NYM	$184,300
294	10	PIT	$183,800
295	10	CLE	$183,600
296	10	DET	$183,000
297	10	BOS	$182,800
298	10	SF	$182,600
299	10	CIN	$182,200
300	10	SD	$181,800
301	10	NYY	$181,600
302	10	CHC	$181,400
303	10	SEA	$181,100
304	10	MIA	$180,700
305	10	MIL	$180,400
306	10	TB	$180,300
307	10	TOR	$180,000
308	10	MIN	$179,700
309	10	BAL	$179,200
310	10	LAD	$179,000
311	10	ATL	$178,800
312	10	PHI	$178,800
313	10	HOU	$178,800
314	10	ARI	$178,800
315	10	TEX	$178,800