2021 MLB Draft and International Slots And Allotments

Major League Baseball informed teams that the 2021 draft would officially be 20 rounds Thursday evening. MLB also provided clarity on the bonus pools and slot values for picks in the top 10 rounds.

Below, you can find each team’s total bonus pool for the 2021 draft, led by the Pirates, who have the first pick in the draft and a $14,394,000 bonus pool to work with. The Tigers come in second with $14,253,800 and the Rangers check in at third with $12,641,000.

The average bonus pool for 2021 is $8,858,980. The Astros have the least amount of bonus pool money to work with this year, in part because of lost first- and second-round picks due to their sign-stealing scandal. Houston’s $2,940,000 is $1,706,100 less than any other team and a full $5,918,380 less than the average bonus pool. The first 23 picks of the first round carry a larger slot allotment than Houston’s entire top-10 round allotment.

Team can spend up to $125,000 on picks in the 11th through 20th rounds without it counting towards their bonus allotment. Any bonus above $125,000 comes out of the team’s bonus allotment. As of last year, nondrafted free agents are limited to $20,000 bonuses.

Team	Bonus Pool
Pirates	$14,394,000
Tigers	$14,253,800
Rangers	$12,641,000
Reds	$11,905,700
Orioles	$11,829,300
Red Sox	$11,359,600
Diamondbacks	$11,271,900
Royals	$10,917,700
Rockies	$10,543,900
Brewers	$10,063,400
Marlins	$9,949,800
Angels	$9,295,900
Mets	$9,026,300
Nationals	$8,770,000
Mariners	$8,526,000
Phillies	$8,295,000
Cardinals	$8,167,100
Twins	$8,101,400
Giants	$8,070,600
Rays	$7,955,800
Indians	$7,398,800
Yankees	$6,943,700
Padres	$6,812,300
Cubs	$6,779,400
White Sox	$6,618,600
Braves	$6,326,300
Athletics	$6,188,900
Blue Jays	$5,775,900
Dodgers	$4,646,700
Astros	$2,940,600

Below are the slot values for each pick throughout the first 10 rounds. Slot values in 2021 are the same as the slot values of the 2020 draft.

Pick	Round	Team	Slot Value
1	1	Pirates	$8,415,300
2	1	Rangers	$7,789,900
3	1	Tigers	$7,221,200
4	1	Red Sox	$6,664,000
5	1	Orioles	$6,180,700
6	1	Diamondbacks	$5,742,900
7	1	Royals	$5,432,400
8	1	Rockies	$5,176,900
9	1	Angels	$4,949,100
10	1	Mets	$4,739,900
11	1	Nationals	$4,547,500
12	1	Mariners	$4,366,400
13	1	Phillies	$4,197,300
14	1	Giants	$4,036,800
15	1	Brewers	$3,885,800
16	1	Marlins	$3,745,500
17	1	Reds	$3,609,700
18	1	Cardinals	$3,481,300
19	1	Blue Jays	$3,359,000
20	1	Yankees	$3,242,900
21	1	Cubs	$3,132,300
22	1	White Sox	$3,027,000
23	1	Indians	$2,926,800
24	1	Braves	$2,831,300
25	1	Athletics	$2,740,300
26	1	Twins	$2,653,400
27	1	Padres	$2,570,100
28	1	Rays	$2,493,900
29	1	Dodgers	$2,424,600
30	COMP	Reds	$2,365,500
31	CBA	Marlins	$2,312,000
32	CBA	Tigers	$2,257,300
33	CBA	Brewers	$2,202,200
34	CBA	Rays	$2,148,100
35	CBA	Reds	$2,095,800
36	CBA	Twins	$2,045,400
37	2	Pirates	$1,999,300
38	2	Rangers	$1,952,300
39	2	Tigers	$1,906,800
40	2	Red Sox	$1,856,700
41	2	Orioles	$1,813,500
42	2	Diamondbacks	$1,771,100
43	2	Royals	$1,729,800
44	2	Rockies	$1,689,500
45	2	Angels	$1,650,200
46	2	Mets	$1,617,400
47	2	Nationals	$1,580,200
48	2	Mariners	$1,543,600
49	2	Phillies	$1,507,600
50	2	Giants	$1,469,900
51	2	Brewers	$1,436,900
52	2	Marlins	$1,403,200
53	2	Reds	$1,370,400
54	2	Cardinals	$1,338,500
55	2	Yankees	$1,307,000
56	2	Cubs	$1,276,400
57	2	White Sox	$1,243,600
58	2	Indians	$1,214,300
59	2	Braves	$1,185,500
60	2	Athletics	$1,157,400
61	2	Twins	$1,129,700
62	2	Padres	$1,102,700
63	2	Rays	$1,076,300
64	CBB	Pirates	$1,050,300
65	CBB	Orioles	$1,025,100
66	CBB	Royals	$1,003,300
67	CBB	Diamondbacks	$976,700
68	CBB	Rockies	$953,100
69	CBB	Indians	$929,800
70	CBB	Cardinals	$906,800
71	CBB	Padres	$884,200
72	3	Pirates	$870,700
73	3	Rangers	$857,400
74	3	Tigers	$844,200
75	3	Red Sox	$831,100
76	3	Orioles	$818,200
77	3	Diamondbacks	$805,600
78	3	Royals	$793,000
79	3	Rockies	$780,400
80	3	Angels	$767,800
81	3	Mets	$755,300
82	3	Nationals	$744,200
83	3	Mariners	$733,100
84	3	Phillies	$721,900
85	3	Giants	$710,700
86	3	Brewers	$699,700
87	3	Astros	$689,300
88	3	Marlins	$678,600
89	3	Reds	$667,900
90	3	Cardinals	$657,600
91	3	Blue Jays	$647,300
92	3	Yankees	$637,600
93	3	Cubs	$627,900
94	3	White Sox	$618,200
95	3	Indians	$610,800
96	3	Braves	$604,800
97	3	Athletics	$599,100
98	3	Twins	$593,100
99	3	Padres	$587,400
100	3	Rays	$581,600
101	3	Dodgers	$577,000
102	4	Pirates	$571,400
103	4	Rangers	$565,600
104	4	Tigers	$560,000
105	4	Red Sox	$554,300
106	4	Orioles	$549,000
107	4	Diamondbacks	$543,500
108	4	Royals	$538,200
109	4	Rockies	$533,000
110	4	Angels	$527,800
111	4	Mets	$522,600
112	4	Nationals	$517,400
113	4	Mariners	$512,400
114	4	Phillies	$507,400
115	4	Giants	$502,300
116	4	Brewers	$497,500
117	4	Astros	$492,700
118	4	Marlins	$487,900
119	4	Reds	$483,000
120	4	Cardinals	$478,300
121	4	Blue Jays	$473,700
122	4	Yankees	$469,000
123	4	Cubs	$464,500
124	4	White Sox	$460,000
125	4	Indians	$455,600
126	4	Braves	$451,800
127	4	Athletics	$447,400
128	4	Twins	$442,900
129	4	Padres	$438,700
130	4	Rays	$434,300
131	4	Dodgers	$430,800
132	COMP	Astros	$426,600
133	5	Pirates	$422,300
134	5	Rangers	$418,200
135	5	Tigers	$414,000
136	5	Red Sox	$410,100
137	5	Orioles	$406,000
138	5	Diamondbacks	$402,000
139	5	Royals	$398,000
140	5	Rockies	$394,300
141	5	Angels	$390,400
142	5	Mets	$386,600
143	5	Nationals	$382,700
144	5	Mariners	$379,000
145	5	Phillies	$375,200
146	5	Giants	$371,600
147	5	Brewers	$367,900
148	5	Astros	$364,400
149	5	Marlins	$360,800
150	5	Reds	$357,100
151	5	Cardinals	$353,700
152	5	Blue Jays	$350,300
153	5	Yankees	$346,800
154	5	Cubs	$343,400
155	5	White Sox	$340,000
156	5	Indians	$336,600
157	5	Braves	$333,300
158	5	Athletics	$330,100
159	5	Twins	$327,200
160	5	Padres	$324,100
161	5	Rays	$321,100
162	5	Dodgers	$318,200
163	6	Pirates	$315,400
164	6	Rangers	$312,400
165	6	Tigers	$309,500
166	6	Red Sox	$306,800
167	6	Orioles	$304,200
168	6	Diamondbacks	$301,600
169	6	Royals	$299,000
170	6	Rockies	$296,400
171	6	Angels	$293,800
172	6	Mets	$291,400
173	6	Nationals	$289,000
174	6	Mariners	$286,500
175	6	Phillies	$284,200
176	6	Giants	$281,800
177	6	Brewers	$279,500
178	6	Astros	$277,100
179	6	Marlins	$274,800
180	6	Reds	$272,500
181	6	Cardinals	$270,300
182	6	Blue Jays	$268,200
183	6	Yankees	$266,000
184	6	Cubs	$263,700
185	6	White Sox	$261,600
186	6	Indians	$259,400
187	6	Braves	$257,400
188	6	Athletics	$255,300
189	6	Twins	$253,300
190	6	Padres	$251,100
191	6	Rays	$249,000
192	6	Dodgers	$247,000
193	7	Pirates	$244,900
194	7	Rangers	$243,000
195	7	Tigers	$241,000
196	7	Red Sox	$239,000
197	7	Orioles	$237,000
198	7	Diamondbacks	$235,100
199	7	Royals	$233,000
200	7	Rockies	$231,100
201	7	Angels	$229,700
202	7	Mets	$227,700
203	7	Nationals	$225,800
204	7	Mariners	$224,000
205	7	Phillies	$222,100
206	7	Giants	$220,200
207	7	Brewers	$218,500
208	7	Astros	$216,600
209	7	Marlins	$214,900
210	7	Reds	$213,300
211	7	Cardinals	$211,500
212	7	Blue Jays	$209,800
213	7	Yankees	$208,200
214	7	Cubs	$206,500
215	7	White Sox	$204,800
216	7	Indians	$203,400
217	7	Braves	$201,600
218	7	Athletics	$200,100
219	7	Twins	$198,500
220	7	Padres	$197,300
221	7	Rays	$195,700
222	7	Dodgers	$194,400
223	8	Pirates	$192,900
224	8	Rangers	$191,500
225	8	Tigers	$190,100
226	8	Red Sox	$188,900
227	8	Orioles	$187,700
228	8	Diamondbacks	$186,300
229	8	Royals	$184,700
230	8	Rockies	$183,700
231	8	Angels	$182,300
232	8	Mets	$181,200
233	8	Nationals	$179,800
234	8	Mariners	$178,600
235	8	Phillies	$177,400
236	8	Giants	$176,300
237	8	Brewers	$175,000
238	8	Astros	$174,000
239	8	Marlins	$173,000
240	8	Reds	$172,100
241	8	Cardinals	$171,200
242	8	Blue Jays	$170,300
243	8	Yankees	$169,500
244	8	Cubs	$168,500
245	8	White Sox	$167,800
246	8	Indians	$167,000
247	8	Braves	$166,100
248	8	Athletics	$165,400
249	8	Twins	$164,700
250	8	Padres	$163,900
251	8	Rays	$163,400
252	8	Dodgers	$162,700
253	9	Pirates	$162,000
254	9	Rangers	$161,400
255	9	Tigers	$160,800
256	9	Red Sox	$160,300
257	9	Orioles	$159,700
258	9	Diamondbacks	$159,200
259	9	Royals	$158,600
260	9	Rockies	$158,100
261	9	Angels	$157,600
262	9	Mets	$157,200
263	9	Nationals	$156,600
264	9	Mariners	$156,100
265	9	Phillies	$155,800
266	9	Giants	$155,300
267	9	Brewers	$154,900
268	9	Astros	$154,600
269	9	Marlins	$154,100
270	9	Reds	$153,600
271	9	Cardinals	$153,300
272	9	Blue Jays	$152,900
273	9	Yankees	$152,600
274	9	Cubs	$152,300
275	9	White Sox	$152,000
276	9	Indians	$151,600
277	9	Braves	$151,300
278	9	Athletics	$150,800
279	9	Twins	$150,500
280	9	Padres	$150,300
281	9	Rays	$150,100
282	9	Dodgers	$149,800
283	10	Pirates	$149,500
284	10	Rangers	$149,300
285	10	Tigers	$148,900
286	10	Red Sox	$148,400
287	10	Orioles	$148,200
288	10	Diamondbacks	$147,900
289	10	Royals	$147,700
290	10	Rockies	$147,400
291	10	Angels	$147,200
292	10	Mets	$147,000
293	10	Nationals	$146,800
294	10	Mariners	$146,300
295	10	Phillies	$146,100
296	10	Giants	$145,700
297	10	Brewers	$145,500
298	10	Astros	$145,300
299	10	Marlins	$145,000
300	10	Reds	$144,800
301	10	Cardinals	$144,600
302	10	Blue Jays	$144,400
303	10	Yankees	$144,100
304	10	Cubs	$143,900
305	10	White Sox	$143,600
306	10	Indians	$143,500
307	10	Braves	$143,200
308	10	Athletics	$143,000
309	10	Twins	$142,700
310	10	Padres	$142,500
311	10	Rays	$142,300
312	10	Dodgers	$142,200

MLB also announced international signing pools for the 2021-22 class. Those can be seen below as well. Teams have been informed that the international signing period will most likely begin on Jan. 15, 2022, similar to this year’s date.

SIGNING BONUS POOL B
Team	Total
Diamondbacks	$6,262,600
Orioles	$6,262,600
Indians	$6,262,600
Rockies	$6,262,600
Royals	$6,262,600
Pirates	$6,262,600
Padres	$6,262,600
Cardinals	$6,262,600

SIGNING BONUS POOL A
Team	Total
Reds	$5,721,200
Tigers	$5,721,200
Marlins	$5,721,200
Brewers	$5,721,200
Twins	$5,721,200
Rays	$5,721,200

BASE SIGNING BONUS POOL
Team	Total
Braves	$5,179,700
Red Sox	$5,179,700
Cubs	$5,179,700
White Sox	$5,179,700
Astrots	$5,179,700
Angels	$5,179,700
Dodgers	$4,644,000
Mets	$5,179,700
Yankees	$5,179,700
Athletics	$5,179,700
Phillies	$5,179,700
Mariners	$5,179,700
Giants	$5,179,700
Rangers	$5,179,700
Blue Jays	$4,644,000
Nationals	$5,179,700