Top 100 Signing Bonuses Of The 2024 MLB Draft

Image credit: A general view of the stage after Chase Burns was selected second overall by the Cincinnati Reds during the 2024 MLB Draft presented by Nike at Cowtown Coliseum on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

With the 2024 draft signing deadline behind us, below are the top 100 signing bonuses of the 2024 class. 

MLB’s draft bonus pool system means that many highly ranked players will be selected with lower picks but wind up being paid commensurate with their talent—via overslot deals. The same is also true in the opposite direction as some players will agree to underslot deals at higher picks for less money.

The top-ranked hitter and top-ranked pitcher in the 2024 class lead all players in signing bonus value, as Charlie Condon and Chase Burns signed for identical $9,250,000 deals. Those bonuses set the new all-time high for an amateur signing bonus, clearing the $9,200,000 deal that Paul Skenes signed with the Pirates as the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft.

The Guardians, A’s, Angels and D-backs each signed five players for top-100 bonuses in this year’s draft—the most of any organization. The clubs ranked 1st, 4th, 9th and 11th, respectively, in total bonus pool value. The Cardinals were at the opposite end of the spectrum with just one top-100 bonus handed out after picking seventh and then not again until the 80th selection. St. Louis had the 17th-largest bonus pool of all clubs.

Among top-100 bonuses, 57 were handed out to players from four-year universities compared to 43 bonuses from high schools. No junior college player cracked the top-100. College players from this list totaled $170,384,450 in total signing bonus value while high school players totaled $102,288,225. In contrast to the 2023 draft, where high school players inside the top-100 signing bonuses at least had a larger average bonus, the 2024 class saw college players among the top-100 average a $2,989,201 bonus compared to a high school average of $2,378,796.

Among states Texas and California tied for 11 players who signed for top-100 bonuses, followed by Florida and North Carolina tied with nine each. Tennessee rounded out the top five with seven players who signed for top-100 bonuses.

Among schools, Tennessee led all programs with five players who received top-100 bonuses, followed by Wake Forest and LSU with four, and Virginia and Mississippi State with three. Programs with two top-100 bonuses include California, Florida State, Kentucky, Oregon State, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

Top 100 2024 MLB Draft Signing Bonuses

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Round	Pick	Bonus
T1	Chase Burns	RHP	CIN	1	2	$9,250,000
T1	Charlie Condon	OF	COL	1	3	$9,250,000
3	Travis Bazzana	2B	CLE	1	1	$8,950,000
4	Hagen Smith	LHP	CWS	1	5	$8,000,000
5	Jac Caglianone	TWP	KC	1	6	$7,497,500
6	Nick Kurtz	1B	OAK	1	4	$7,000,000
7	JJ Wetherholt	SS	STL	1	7	$6,900,000
8	Konnor Griffin	SS	PIT	1	9	$6,532,025
9	Bryce Rainer	SS	DET	1	11	$5,797,500
10	Seaver King	SS	WSH	1	10	$5,150,000
11	Cam Smith	3B	CHI	1	14	$5,070,700
12	Braden Montgomery	OF	BOS	1	12	$5,000,000
13	Christian Moore	2B	LAA	1	8	$4,997,500
14	Jurrangelo Cijntje	SHP	SEA	1	15	$4,880,900
15	James Tibbs III	OF	SF	1	13	$4,747,500
16	Theo Gillen	OF	TB	1	18	$4,370,400
17	Trey Yesavage	RHP	TOR	1	20	$4,175,000
18	Vance Honeycutt	OF	BAL	1	22	$4,000,000
19	Carson Benge	OF	NY	1	19	$3,997,500
20	Kaelen Culpepper	SS	MIN	1	21	$3,934,400
21	Luke Dickerson	SS	WSH	2	44	$3,800,000
22	Cam Caminiti	LHP	ATL	1	24	$3,553,800
23	Kash Mayfield	LHP	SD	1	25	$3,442,100
24	Braylon Payne	OF	MIL	1	17	$3,440,000
25	PJ Morlando	OF	MIA	1	16	$3,400,000
26	Kellon Lindsey	SS	LA	1	23	$3,297,500
27	Walker Janek	C	HOU	1	28	$3,130,000
28	Slade Caldwell	OF	ARI	1	29	$3,087,000
29	Tyson Lewis	SS	CIN	2	51	$3,047,500
T30	Malcolm Moore	C	TEX	1	30	$3,000,000
T30	Tommy White	3B	OAK	2	40	$3,000,000
T30	Ryan Sloan	RHP	SEA	2	55	$3,000,000
33	Caleb Bonemer	SS	CWS	2	43	$2,997,500
34	Ryan Waldschmidt	OF	ARI	PPI	31	$2,904,000
35	Carter Johnson	SS	MIA	2	56	$2,800,000
36	Ben Hess	RHP	NYY	1	26	$2,747,500
37	Brody Brecht	RHP	COL	1S	38	$2,700,000
38	Griff O’Ferrall	SS	BAL	PPI	32	$2,697,500
39	Braylon Doughty	RHP	CLE	1S	36	$2,569,200
40	Levi Sterling	RHP	PIT	1S	37	$2,508,900
T41	Boston Bateman	LHP	SD	2	52	$2,500,000
T41	Bryce Meccage	RHP	MIL	2	57	$2,500,000
T43	Dante Nori	OF	PHI	1	27	$2,497,500
T43	Wyatt Sanford	SS	PIT	2	47	$2,497,500
T43	Griffin Burkholder	OF	PHI	2	63	$2,497,500
46	Kyle DeBarge	SS	MIN	1S	33	$2,400,000
47	Caleb Lomavita	C	WSH	1S	39	$2,325,000
48	David Shields	LHP	KC	2	41	$2,300,000
49	Bryce Cunningham	RHP	NYY	2	53	$2,297,500
50	JD Dix	SS	ARI	1S	35	$2,150,000
51	Blake Burke	1B	MIL	1S	34	$2,100,000
52	Jacob Cozart	C	CLE	2	48	$2,050,000
53	Jonathan Santucci	LHP	NY	2	46	$2,031,700
T54	Jared Thomas	OF	COL	2	42	$2,000,000
T54	Payton Tolle	LHP	BOS	2	50	$2,000,000
T54	Gage Jump	LHP	OAK	2S	73	$2,000,000
T54	Joey Oakie	RHP	CLE	3	84	$2,000,000
T58	Dasan Hill	LHP	MIN	2S	69	$1,997,500
T58	Dakota Jordan	OF	SF	4	116	$1,997,500
60	Trey Gregory-Alford	RHP	LAA	11	322	$1,957,500
61	Chase Mobley	RHP	CLE	10	295	$1,800,000
62	Ethan Schiefelbein	LHP	DET	2S	72	$1,797,500
T63	Owen Hall	RHP	DET	2	49	$1,747,500
T63	Ryan Johnson	RHP	LAA	2S	74	$1,747,500
T63	Chase Harlan	3B	LA	3	98	$1,747,500
66	Kale Fountain	3B	SD	5	151	$1,700,000
67	Cole Mathis	3B	CHI	2	54	$1,681,200
68	Chris Cortez	RHP	LAA	2	45	$1,597,500
69	Emilien Pitre	2B	TB	2	58	$1,522,700
70	Billy Amick	3B	MIN	2	60	$1,453,700
71	Blake Larson	LHP	CWS	2S	68	$1,397,500
72	Carter Holton	LHP	ATL	2	62	$1,347,500
73	Trey Snyder	SS	NY	5	144	$1,322,500
74	Dylan Dreiling	OF	TEX	2	65	$1,287,600
75	Conrad Cason	TWP	BOS	8	237	$1,250,000
T76	Johnny King	LHP	TOR	3	95	$1,247,500
T76	Dylan Jordan	RHP	LAA	5	143	$1,247,500
78	Ethan Anderson	C	BAL	2	61	$1,172,500
79	Khal Stephen	RHP	TOR	2	59	$1,116,750
80	Drew Beam	RHP	KC	3	76	$1,097,500
81	Josh Kuroda-Grauer	SS	OAK	3	75	$1,043,900
82	Cole Messina	C	COL	3	77	$1,011,900
T83	Rodney Green Jr.	OF	OAK	4	104	$1,000,000
T83	Ty Southisene	SS	CHI	4	120	$1,000,000
T83	Connor Foley	RHP	ARI	5	164	$1,000,000
T86	Luke Holman	RHP	CIN	2S	71	$997,500
T86	Ryan Forcucci	RHP	HOU	3	101	$997,500
T86	Nicholas Montgomery	C	ATL	5	161	$997,500
89	Ivan Luciano	C	ARI	2	64	$990,000
90	Kevin Bazzell	C	WSH	3	79	$980,300
T91	Aiden May	RHP	MIA	2S	70	$900,000
T91	Devin Fitz-Gerald	SS	TEX	5	165	$900,000
93	Grant Shepardson	RHP	MIA	5	155	$897,500
94	Mike Sirota	OF	CIN	3	87	$863,300
95	Cobb Hightower	SS	SD	3	88	$852,300
96	Josh Hartle	LHP	PIT	3	83	$850,000
97	Tyler Renz	RHP	MIL	18	545	$850,000
T98	Austin Overn	OF	BAL	3	97	$847,500
T98	Casey Saucke	OF	CWS	4	107	$847,500
100	Thatcher Hurd	RHP	NYY	3	89	$836,400