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One of the most significant provisions of the new draft rules is the creation of prescribed bonuses for every pick in the first 10 rounds. Major League Baseball had tried for years to curb draft spending with recommended bonus amounts, but those proved ineffective with no real punishment to back them up. With a punitive tax and the possibility of losing picks in future drafts behind the numbers now, teams are expected to stick to them much more closely.

The numbers build off the bonus set for the No. 1 pick, which is $7.2 million this year. Every pick from 2-338 is expressed as a percentage of the No. 1 pick, down to $125,000 for the final picks of the 10th round. A team’s total budget for the first 10 rounds is the sum of the numbers for all of its picks, so teams that have extra picks and early picks have more money to spend. The Twins have the highest budget this year, with the second overall pick as well as extra picks.

Teams can spread the money among their picks in the top 10 rounds in different ways so long as they stay under the total budget. For example, the Astros could sign their No. 1 pick for $5.2 million and spread the extra $2 million among other players. However, if a team fails to sign a player, it cannot apply the budgeted amount for that pick to other players and loses that amount from its overall budget.

Listed below are the pick values for every selection in the first 10 rounds. Bonuses for players signed after the first 10 rounds do not count against the overall budget, unless they exceed $100,000.

PICK NO.	TEAM	PCT. OF NO. 1	VALUE
1	Astros	100%	$7,200,000
2	Twins	86%	$6,200,000
3	Mariners	72%	$5,200,000
4	Orioles	58%	$4,200,000
5	Royals	49%	$3,500,000
6	Cubs	45%	$3,250,000
7	Padres	42%	$3,000,000
8	Pirates	40%	$2,900,000
9	Marlins	39%	$2,800,000
10	Rockies	38%	$2,700,000
11	Athletics	36%	$2,625,000
12	Mets	35%	$2,550,000
13	White Sox	34%	$2,475,000
14	Reds	33%	$2,375,000
15	Indians	31%	$2,250,000
16	Nationals	30%	$2,125,000
17	Blue Jays	28%	$2,000,000
18	Dodgers	27%	$1,950,000
19	Cardinals	26%	$1,900,000
20	Giants	26%	$1,850,000
21	Braves	25%	$1,825,000
22	Blue Jays	25%	$1,800,000
23	Cardinals	25%	$1,775,000
24	Red Sox	24%	$1,750,000
25	Rays	24%	$1,725,000
26	Diamondbacks	24%	$1,700,000
27	Brewers	23%	$1,675,000
28	Brewers	23%	$1,650,000
29	Rangers	23%	$1,625,000
30	Yankees	22%	$1,600,000
31	Red Sox	22%	$1,575,000
32	Twins	22%	$1,550,000
33	Padres	21%	$1,525,000
34	Athletics	21%	$1,500,000
35	Mets	20%	$1,467,400
36	Cardinals	20%	$1,430,400
37	Red Sox	19%	$1,394,300
38	Brewers	19%	$1,359,100
39	Rangers	18%	$1,324,800
40	Phillies	18%	$1,291,300
41	Astros	17%	$1,258,700
42	Twins	17%	$1,227,000
43	Cubs	17%	$1,196,000
44	Padres	16%	$1,165,800
45	Pirates	16%	$1,136,400
46	Rockies	15%	$1,107,700
47	Athletics	15%	$1,079,700
48	White Sox	15%	$1,052,500
49	Reds	14%	$1,025,900
50	Blue Jays	14%	$1,000,000
51	Dodgers	14%	$984,700
52	Cardinals	13%	$969,700
53	Rangers	13%	$954,800
54	Phillies	13%	$940,200
55	Padres	13%	$925,900
56	Cubs	13%	$911,700
57	Reds	12%	$897,800
58	Blue Jays	12%	$884,100
59	Cardinals	12%	$870,600
60	Blue Jays	12%	$857,200
61	Astros	12%	$844,100
62	Athletics	12%	$831,200
63	Twins	11%	$818,500
64	Mariners	11%	$806,000
65	Orioles	11%	$793,700
66	Royals	11%	$781,600
67	Cubs	11%	$769,600
68	Padres	11%	$757,900
69	Pirates	10%	$746,300
70	Padres	10%	$734,900
71	Mets	10%	$723,600
72	Twins	10%	$712,600
73	Rockies	10%	$701,700
74	Athletics	10%	$691,000
75	Mets	9%	$680,400
76	White Sox	9%	$670,000
77	Phillies	9%	$659,800
78	Reds	9%	$649,700
79	Indians	9%	$639,700
80	Nationals	9%	$630,000
81	Blue Jays	9%	$620,300
82	Dodgers	8%	$610,800
83	Rangers	8%	$601,500
84	Giants	8%	$592,300
85	Braves	8%	$583,300
86	Cardinals	8%	$574,300
87	Red Sox	8%	$565,600
88	Rays	8%	$556,900
89	Yankees	8%	$548,400
90	Diamondbacks	8%	$540,000
91	Tigers	7%	$531,800
92	Brewers	7%	$523,600
93	Rangers	7%	$515,600
94	Yankees	7%	$507,800
95	Phillies	7%	$500,000
96	Astros	7%	$495,200
97	Twins	7%	$490,400
98	Mariners	7%	$485,700
99	Orioles	7%	$481,100
100	Royals	7%	$476,500

101	Cubs	7%	$471,900
102	Padres	6%	$467,400
103	Pirates	6%	$462,900
104	Marlins	6%	$458,400
105	Rockies	6%	$454,000
106	Athletics	6%	$449,700
107	Mets	6%	$445,400
108	White Sox	6%	$441,100
109	Reds	6%	$436,800
110	Indians	6%	$432,700
111	Nationals	6%	$428,500
112	Blue Jays	6%	$424,400
113	Dodgers	6%	$420,300
114	Angels	6%	$416,300
115	Giants	6%	$412,300
116	Braves	6%	$408,300
117	Cardinals	6%	$404,400
118	Red Sox	6%	$400,500
119	Rays	6%	$396,700
120	Diamondbacks	5%	$392,900
121	Tigers	5%	$389,100
122	Brewers	5%	$385,400
123	Rangers	5%	$381,700
124	Yankees	5%	$378,000
125	Phillies	5%	$374,400
126	Mariners	5%	$370,800
127	Marlins	5%	$367,200
128	Rockies	5%	$363,700
129	Astros	5%	$360,200
130	Twins	5%	$356,700
131	Mariners	5%	$353,300
132	Orioles	5%	$349,900
133	Royals	5%	$346,600
134	Cubs	5%	$343,200
135	Padres	5%	$340,000
136	Pirates	5%	$336,700
137	Marlins	5%	$333,500
138	Rockies	5%	$330,300
139	Athletics	5%	$327,100
140	Mets	4%	$323,900
141	White Sox	4%	$320,800
142	Reds	4%	$317,800
143	Indians	4%	$314,700
144	Nationals	4%	$311,700
145	Blue Jays	4%	$308,700
146	Dodgers	4%	$305,700
147	Angels	4%	$302,800
148	Giants	4%	$299,900
149	Braves	4%	$297,000
150	Cardinals	4%	$294,200
151	Red Sox	4%	$291,300
152	Rays	4%	$288,500
153	Diamondbacks	4%	$285,800
154	Tigers	4%	$283,000
155	Brewers	4%	$280,300
156	Rangers	4%	$277,600
157	Yankees	4%	$275,000
158	Phillies	4%	$272,300
159	Astros	4%	$269,700
160	Twins	4%	$267,100
161	Mariners	4%	$264,500
162	Orioles	4%	$262,000
163	Royals	4%	$259,500
164	Cubs	4%	$257,000
165	Padres	4%	$254,500
166	Pirates	4%	$252,100
167	Marlins	3%	$249,700
168	Rockies	3%	$247,300
169	Athletics	3%	$244,900
170	Mets	3%	$242,600
171	White Sox	3%	$240,200
172	Reds	3%	$237,900
173	Indians	3%	$235,600
174	Nationals	3%	$233,400
175	Blue Jays	3%	$231,100
176	Dodgers	3%	$228,900
177	Angels	3%	$226,700
178	Giants	3%	$224,500
179	Braves	3%	$222,400
180	Cardinals	3%	$220,300
181	Red Sox	3%	$218,100
182	Rays	3%	$216,000
183	Diamondbacks	3%	$214,000
184	Tigers	3%	$211,900
185	Brewers	3%	$209,900
186	Rangers	3%	$207,900
187	Yankees	3%	$205,900
188	Phillies	3%	$203,900
189	Astros	3%	$201,900
190	Twins	3%	$200,000
191	Mariners	3%	$198,100
192	Orioles	3%	$196,200
193	Royals	3%	$194,300
194	Cubs	3%	$192,500
195	Padres	3%	$190,600
196	Pirates	3%	$188,800
197	Marlins	3%	$187,000
198	Rockies	3%	$185,200
199	Athletics	3%	$183,500
200	Mets	3%	$181,700
201	White Sox	3%	$180,000
202	Reds	2%	$178,300
203	Indians	2%	$176,600
204	Nationals	2%	$174,900
205	Blue Jays	2%	$173,200
206	Dodgers	2%	$171,600
207	Angels	2%	$169,900
208	Giants	2%	$168,300
209	Braves	2%	$166,700
210	Cardinals	2%	$165,100
211	Red Sox	2%	$163,500
212	Rays	2%	$162,000
213	Diamondbacks	2%	$160,400
214	Tigers	2%	$158,900
215	Brewers	2%	$157,400
216	Rangers	2%	$155,900
217	Yankees	2%	$154,400
218	Phillies	2%	$152,900
219	Astros	2%	$151,400
220	Twins	2%	$150,000
221	Mariners	2%	$149,700
222	Orioles	2%	$149,300
223	Royals	2%	$149,000
224	Cubs	2%	$148,600
225	Padres	2%	$148,300
226	Pirates	2%	$148,000
227	Marlins	2%	$147,600
228	Rockies	2%	$147,300
229	Athletics	2%	$147,000
230	Mets	2%	$146,600
231	White Sox	2%	$146,300
232	Reds	2%	$146,000
233	Indians	2%	$145,600
234	Nationals	2%	$145,300
235	Blue Jays	2%	$145,000
236	Dodgers	2%	$144,600
237	Angels	2%	$144,300
238	Giants	2%	$144,000
239	Braves	2%	$143,600
240	Cardinals	2%	$143,300
241	Red Sox	2%	$143,000
242	Rays	2%	$142,700
243	Diamondbacks	2%	$142,300
244	Tigers	2%	$142,000
245	Brewers	2%	$141,700
246	Rangers	2%	$141,400
247	Yankees	2%	$141,000
248	Phillies	2%	$140,700
249	Astros	2%	$140,400
250	Twins	2%	$140,100
251	Mariners	2%	$139,800
252	Orioles	2%	$139,500
253	Royals	2%	$139,100
254	Cubs	2%	$138,800
255	Padres	2%	$138,500
256	Pirates	2%	$138,200
257	Marlins	2%	$137,900
258	Rockies	2%	$137,600
259	Athletics	2%	$137,200
260	Mets	2%	$136,900
261	White Sox	2%	$136,600
262	Reds	2%	$136,300
263	Indians	2%	$136,000
264	Nationals	2%	$135,700
265	Blue Jays	2%	$135,400
266	Dodgers	2%	$135,100
267	Angels	2%	$134,800
268	Giants	2%	$134,500
269	Braves	2%	$134,200
270	Cardinals	2%	$133,800
271	Red Sox	2%	$133,500
272	Rays	2%	$133,200
273	Diamondbacks	2%	$132,900
274	Tigers	2%	$132,600
275	Brewers	2%	$132,300
276	Rangers	2%	$132,000
277	Yankees	2%	$131,700
278	Phillies	2%	$131,400
279	Astros	2%	$131,100
280	Twins	2%	$130,800
281	Mariners	2%	$130,500
282	Orioles	2%	$130,200
283	Royals	2%	$129,900
284	Cubs	2%	$129,600
285	Padres	2%	$129,300
286	Pirates	2%	$129,100
287	Marlins	2%	$128,800
288	Rockies	2%	$128,500
289	Athletics	2%	$128,200
290	Mets	2%	$127,900
291	White Sox	2%	$127,600
292	Reds	2%	$127,300
293	Indians	2%	$127,000
294	Nationals	2%	$126,700
295	Blue Jays	2%	$126,400
296	Dodgers	2%	$126,100
297	Angels	2%	$125,900
298	Giants	2%	$125,600
299	Braves	2%	$125,300
300	Cardinals	2%	$125,000
301	Red Sox	2%	$125,000
302	Rays	2%	$125,000
303	Diamondbacks	2%	$125,000
304	Tigers	2%	$125,000
305	Brewers	2%	$125,000
306	Rangers	2%	$125,000
307	Yankees	2%	$125,000
308	Phillies	2%	$125,000
309	Astros	2%	$125,000
310	Twins	2%	$125,000
311	Mariners	2%	$125,000
312	Orioles	2%	$125,000
313	Royals	2%	$125,000
314	Cubs	2%	$125,000
315	Padres	2%	$125,000
316	Pirates	2%	$125,000
317	Marlins	2%	$125,000
318	Rockies	2%	$125,000
319	Athletics	2%	$125,000
320	Mets	2%	$125,000
321	White Sox	2%	$125,000
322	Reds	2%	$125,000
323	Indians	2%	$125,000
324	Nationals	2%	$125,000
325	Blue Jays	2%	$125,000
326	Dodgers	2%	$125,000
327	Angels	2%	$125,000
328	Giants	2%	$125,000
329	Braves	2%	$125,000
330	Cardinals	2%	$125,000
331	Red Sox	2%	$125,000
332	Rays	2%	$125,000
333	Diamondbacks	2%	$125,000
334	Tigers	2%	$125,000
335	Brewers	2%	$125,000
336	Rangers	2%	$125,000
337	Yankees	2%	$125,000
338	Phillies	2%	$125,000