2024 MLB Draft: Bonus Pools, Slot Values For Each Team
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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.
2024 MLB Mock Draft 1.0
Welcome to the first in-season MLB mock draft for the 2024 class.
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 |
| KC | $15,418,300 |
| OAK | $15,347,900 |
| CWS | $14,593,300 |
| PIT | $14,000,500 |
| LAA | $12,990,400 |
| MIL | $12,984,400 |
| ARI | $12,662,000 |
| MIN | $12,209,600 |
| DET | $11,921,800 |
| WSH | $11,500,100 |
| 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 | KC | $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 |
