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Top 10 Draft Bonuses For All 30 Franchises



By Matt Eddy
on September 11, 2020

This post collects the top 10 draft bonuses handed out by each organization through the 2020 draft.

Rd stands for round and Ov for overall pick. A 1.5 indicates supplemental first-round pick.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2015 1 1 Dansby Swanson SS 4YR $6,500,000
2005 1 1 Justin Upton SS HS $6,100,000
2017 1 7 Pavin Smith 1B 4YR $5,016,300
2011 1 7 Archie Bradley RHP HS $5,000,000
2004 1 15 Stephen Drew SS 4YR $4,000,000
2019 1 16 Corbin Carroll OF HS $3,745,500
2011 1 3 Trevor Bauer RHP 4YR $3,400,000
2006 1 11 Max Scherzer RHP 4YR $3,000,000
2014 1 16 Touki Toussaint RHP HS $2,700,000
2020 1 18 Bryce Jarvis RHP 4YR $2,650,000
ATLANTA BRAVES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 5 Kyle Wright RHP 4YR $7,000,000
2016 1 3 Ian Anderson RHP HS $4,000,000
2019 1 9 Shea Langeliers C 4YR $3,997,500
2019 1 21 Braden Shewmake SS 4YR $3,129,800
2016 1.5 40 Joey Wentz LHP HS $3,050,000
2015 1 14 Kolby Allard LHP HS $3,042,400
2016 2 44 Kyle Muller LHP HS $2,500,000
2009 1 7 Mike Minor LHP 4YR $2,420,000
2002 1 23 Jeff Francoeur OF HS $2,200,000
2020 1 25 Jared Shuster LHP 4YR $2,197,500
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2019 1 1 Adley Rutschman C 4YR $8,100,000
2007 1 5 Matt Wieters C 4YR $6,000,000
2010 1 3 Manny Machado SS HS $5,250,000
2020 1 2 Heston Kjerstad OF 4YR $5,200,000
2012 1 4 Kevin Gausman RHP 4YR $4,320,000
2018 1 11 Grayson Rodriguez RHP HS $4,300,000
2011 1 4 Dylan Bundy RHP HS $4,000,000
2002 1 4 Adam Loewen* LHP HS $3,200,000
2008 1 4 Brian Matusz LHP 4YR $3,200,000
2017 1 21 D.L. Hall LHP HS $3,000,000
* Signed in 2003 as draft-and-follow after one year in junior college
BOSTON RED SOX
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2016 1 12 Jay Groome LHP HS $3,650,000
2015 1 7 Andrew Benintendi OF 4YR $3,590,400
2008 1 30 Casey Kelly RHP HS $3,000,000
2013 1 7 Trey Ball LHP HS $2,750,000
2020 1 17 Nick Yorke 2B HS $2,700,000
2017 1 24 Tanner Houck RHP 4YR $2,614,500
2018 1 26 Triston Casas 3B HS $2,552,800
2010 1.5 39 Anthony Ranaudo RHP 4YR $2,550,000
2011 1 26 Blake Swihart C HS $2,500,000
2012 1 24 Deven Marrero SS 4YR $2,050,000
CHICAGO CUBS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2013 1 2 Kris Bryant 3B 4YR $6,708,400
2001 1 2 Mark Prior RHP 4YR $4,000,000
2012 1 6 Albert Almora OF HS $3,900,000
2020 1 16 Ed Howard SS HS $3,745,500
1998 1 3 Corey Patterson OF HS $3,700,000
2007 1 3 Josh Vitters 3B HS $3,200,000
2014 1 4 Kyle Schwarber C 4YR $3,125,000
2015 1 9 Ian Happ 2B 4YR $3,000,000
2000 1 3 Lou Montanez SS HS $2,750,000
2018 1 24 Nico Hoerner SS 4YR $2,724,000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2019 1 3 Andrew Vaughn 1B 4YR $7,221,200
2014 1 3 Carlos Rodon LHP 4YR $6,582,000
2018 1 4 Nick Madrigal SS 4YR $6,411,400
2000 1 12 Joe Borchard OF 4YR $5,300,000
2020 1 11 Garrett Crochet LHP 4YR $4,547,500
2017 1 11 Jake Burger 3B 4YR $3,700,000
2015 1 8 Carson Fulmer RHP 4YR $3,470,600
2016 1 10 Zack Collins C 4YR $3,380,600
2020 2 47 Jared Kelley RHP HS $3,000,000
2008 1 8 Gordon Beckham SS 4YR $2,600,000
CINCINNATI REDS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 2 Hunter Greene RHP HS $7,230,000
2016 1 2 Nick Senzel 3B 4YR $6,200,000
2019 1 7 Nick Lodolo LHP 4YR $5,432,400
2018 1 5 Jonathan India 3B 4YR $5,297,500
2020 1 12 Austin Hendrick OF HS $4,000,000
2016 1.5 35 Taylor Trammell OF HS $3,200,000
2015 1 11 Tyler Stephenson C HS $3,141,600
2002 1 3 Chris Gruler RHP HS $2,500,000
2004 1 7 Homer Bailey RHP HS $2,300,000
2009 1 8 Mike Leake RHP 4YR $2,270,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2013 1 5 Clint Frazier OF HS $3,500,000
2002 1 22 Jeremy Guthrie RHP 4YR $3,000,000
2011 1 8 Francisco Lindor SS HS $2,900,000
2010 1 5 Drew Pomeranz LHP 4YR $2,650,000
2015 1 17 Brady Aiken LHP HS $2,513,280
2016 1 14 Will Benson OF HS $2,500,000
2019 1 24 Daniel Espino RHP HS $2,500,000
2004 1 6 Jeremy Sowers LHP 4YR $2,475,000
2015 1.5 42 Triston McKenzie RHP HS $2,302,500
2018 1 29 Bo Naylor C HS $2,578,137
COLORADO ROCKIES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2015 1 3 Brendan Rodgers SS HS $5,500,000
2020 1 9 Zac Veen OF HS $5,000,000
2013 1 3 Jon Gray RHP 4YR $4,800,000
2016 1 4 Riley Pint RHP HS $4,800,000
2009 1 11 Tyler Matzek LHP HS $3,900,000
2006 1 2 Greg Reynolds RHP 4YR $3,250,000
2018 1 22 Ryan Rolison LHP 4YR $2,912,300
2000 2 47 Jason Young RHP 4YR $2,750,000
2019 1 23 Michael Toglia 1B 4YR $2,725,000
2012 1 10 David Dahl OF HS $2,600,000
DETROIT TIGERS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2020 1 1 Spencer Torkelson 3B 4YR $8,416,300
2018 1 1 Casey Mize RHP 4YR $7,500,000
2019 1 5 Riley Greene OF HS $6,180,700
2009 1 9 Jacob Turner RHP HS $4,700,000
2007 1 27 Rick Porcello RHP HS $3,580,000
2006 1 6 Andrew Miller LHP 4YR $3,550,000
2016 1 9 Matt Manning RHP HS $3,505,800
1999 1 3 Eric Munson C 4YR $3,500,000
2017 1 18 Alex Faedo RHP 4YR $3,500,000
2010 1.5 44 Nick Castellanos 3B HS $3,450,000
HOUSTON ASTROS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2013 1 1 Mark Appel RHP 4YR $6,350,000
2015 1 2 Alex Bregman SS 4YR $5,900,000
2012 1 1 Carlos Correa SS HS $4,800,000
2015 1.5 37 Daz Cameron OF HS $4,000,000
2015 1 5 Kyle Tucker OF HS $4,000,000
2017 1 15 J.B. Bukauskas RHP 4YR $3,600,000
2016 1 17 Forrest Whitley RHP HS $3,148,000
2011 1 11 George Springer OF 4YR $2,525,000
2012 1.5 41 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP HS $2,500,000
2018 1 28 Seth Beer OF 4YR $2,250,000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2019 1 2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS HS $7,787,400
2011 1 5 Bubba Starling OF HS $7,500,000
2020 1 4 Asa Lacy LHP 4YR $6,670,000
2008 1 3 Eric Hosmer 1B HS $6,000,000
2018 1 18 Brady Singer RHP 4YR $4,247,500
2005 1 2 Alex Gordon 3B 4YR $4,000,000
2007 1 2 Mike Moustakas SS HS $4,000,000
2013 1.5 34 Sean Manaea LHP 4YR $3,550,000
2006 1 1 Luke Hochevar* RHP 4YR $3,500,000
2017 1 14 Nick Pratto 1B HS $3,450,000
* Signed after one season in independent Atlantic League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2020 1 10 Reid Detmers LHP 4YR $4,670,000
2017 1 10 Jo Adell OF HS $4,376,800
2018 1 17 Jordyn Adams OF HS $4,100,000
2004 1 12 Jered Weaver RHP 4YR $4,000,000
2019 1 15 Will Wilson SS 4YR $3,397,500
2014 1 15 Sean Newcomb LHP 4YR $2,518,400
2010 1 18 Kaleb Cowart 3B HS $2,300,000
2016 1 16 Matt Thaiss C 4YR $2,150,000
2000 1 10 Joe Torres LHP HS $2,080,000
2001 1 13 Casey Kotchman 1B HS $2,075,000
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2010 1 28 Zach Lee RHP HS $5,250,000
2017 1 23 Jeren Kendall OF 4YR $2,897,500
2019 1 25 Kody Hoese 3B 4YR $2,740,300
2014 1 22 Grant Holmes RHP HS $2,500,000
2012 1 18 Corey Seager SS HS $2,350,000
2016 1 20 Gavin Lux SS HS $2,314,500
2019 1 31 Michael Busch 2B 4YR $2,312,000
2006 1 7 Clayton Kershaw LHP HS $2,300,000
2000 1 17 Ben Diggins RHP 4YR $2,200,000
2020 1 29 Bobby Miller RHP 4YR $2,197,500
MIAMI MARLINS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2020 1 3 Max Meyer RHP 4YR $6,700,000
2019 1 4 JJ Bleday OF 4YR $6,670,000
2014 1 2 Tyler Kolek RHP HS $6,000,000
2016 1 7 Braxton Garrett LHP HS $4,145,900
2018 1 13 Connor Scott OF HS $4,038,200
1999 1 2 Josh Beckett RHP HS $3,625,000
2013 1 6 Colin Moran 3B 4YR $3,516,500
2017 1 13 Trevor Rogers LHP HS $3,400,000
2000 1 1 Adrian Gonzalez 1B HS $3,000,000
2012 1 9 Andrew Heaney LHP 4YR $2,600,000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2016 1 5 Corey Ray OF 4YR $4,125,000
2017 1 9 Keston Hiura 2B 4YR $4,000,000
2003 1 2 Rickie Weeks 2B 4YR $3,600,000
2018 1 21 Brice Turang SS HS $3,411,100
2020 1 20 Garrett Mitchell OF 4YR $3,242,900
2015 1 15 Trent Grisham OF HS $2,700,000
2011 1 12 Taylor Jungmann RHP 4YR $2,525,000
2014 1 12 Kodi Medeiros LHP HS $2,500,000
1999 1 10 Ben Sheets RHP 4YR $2,450,000
2005 1 5 Ryan Braun 3B 4YR $2,450,000
MINNESOTA TWINS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 1 Royce Lewis SS HS $6,725,000
2012 1 2 Byron Buxton OF HS $6,000,000
2001 1 1 Joe Mauer C HS $5,150,000
2013 1 4 Kohl Stewart RHP HS $4,544,400
2019 1 13 Keoni Cavaco SS HS $4,050,000
2015 1 6 Tyler Jay LHP 4YR $3,889,500
2014 1 5 Nick Gordon SS HS $3,851,000
2016 1 15 Alex Kirilloff OF HS $2,817,100
1999 1 5 B.J. Garbe OF HS $2,750,000
2020 1 27 Aaron Sabato 1B 4YR $2,750,000
NEW YORK METS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2018 1 6 Jarred Kelenic OF HS $4,500,000
2019 1 12 Brett Baty 3B HS $3,900,000
2005 1 9 Mike Pelfrey RHP 4YR $3,550,000
2020 1 19 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF HS $3,359,000
2004 1 3 Philip Humber RHP 4YR $3,000,000
2017 1 20 David Peterson LHP 4YR $2,994,500
2014 1 10 Michael Conforto OF 4YR $2,970,800
2020 2 52 J.T. Ginn RHP 4YR $2,900,000
2013 1 11 Dominic Smith 1B HS $2,600,000
2010 1 7 Matt Harvey RHP 4YR $2,525,000
NEW YORK YANKEES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2007 1 30 Andrew Brackman RHP 4YR $3,350,000
2016 1 18 Blake Rutherford OF HS $3,282,000
2018 1 23 Anthony Seigler C HS $2,815,900
2019 1 30 Anthony Volpe SS HS $2,740,300
2015 1 16 James Kaprielian RHP 4YR $2,650,000
2020 1 28 Austin Wells C 4YR $2,500,000
2017 2 54 Matt Sauer RHP HS $2,497,500
2006 1 21 Ian Kennedy RHP 4YR $2,250,000
2009 1 29 Slade Heathcott OF HS $2,200,000
2017 1 16 Clarke Schmidt RHP 4YR $2,184,300
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 6 Austin Beck OF HS $5,303,000
2018 1 9 Kyler Murray OF 4YR $4,660,000
2016 1 6 A.J. Puk LHP 4YR $4,069,200
2020 1 26 Tyler Soderstrom C HS $3,300,000
1998 1 2 Mark Mulder LHP 4YR $3,200,000
2009 1 13 Grant Green SS 4YR $2,750,000
2012 1 11 Addison Russell SS HS $2,625,000
2019 1 29 Logan Davidson SS 4YR $2,424,600
2010 1 10 Michael Choice OF 4YR $2,000,000
2017 3 81 Nick Allen SS HS $2,000,000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2016 1 1 Mickey Moniak OF HS $6,100,000
2018 1 3 Alec Bohm 3B 4YR $5,850,000
2017 1 8 Adam Haseley OF 4YR $5,100,000
2001 1 4 Gavin Floyd RHP HS $4,200,000
2020 1 15 Mick Abel RHP HS $4,075,000
2019 1 14 Bryson Stott SS 4YR $3,900,000
2016 2 42 Kevin Gowdy RHP HS $3,500,000
2014 1 7 Aaron Nola RHP 4YR $3,300,900
2015 1 10 Cornelius Randolph SS HS $3,231,300
1998 1 1 Pat Burrell 3B 4YR $3,150,000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2011 1 1 Gerrit Cole RHP 4YR $8,000,000
2010 1 2 Jameson Taillon RHP HS $6,500,000
2008 1 2 Pedro Alvarez 3B 4YR $6,000,000
2020 1 7 Nick Gonzales SS 4YR $5,432,400
2011 2 61 Josh Bell OF HS $5,000,000
2018 1 10 Travis Swaggerty OF 4YR $4,400,000
2017 1 12 Shane Baz RHP HS $4,100,000
2002 1 1 Bryan Bullington RHP 4YR $4,000,000
2019 1 18 Quinn Priester RHP HS $3,400,000
2013 1 9 Austin Meadows OF HS $3,029,600
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2018 1 19 Nolan Gorman 3B HS $3,231,700
1998 1 5 J.D. Drew* OF 4YR $3,000,000
2019 1 19 Zack Thompson LHP 4YR $3,000,000
2020 1 21 Jordan Walker 3B HS $2,900,000
2009 1 19 Shelby Miller RHP HS $2,875,000
1997 2 72 Rick Ankiel LHP HS $2,500,000
1998 2 48 Chad Hutchinson RHP 4YR $2,300,000
2016 1 23 Delvin Perez SS HS $2,222,500
2015 1 23 Nick Plummer OF HS $2,124,400
2020 2 54 Masyn Winn SS HS $2,100,000
* Signed after one season in independent Atlantic League
SAN DIEGO PADRES
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 3 MacKenzie Gore LHP HS $6,700,000
2009 1 3 Donavan Tate OF HS $6,250,000
2018 1 7 Ryan Weathers LHP HS $5,226,500
2019 1 6 CJ Abrams SS HS $5,200,000
2020 1 8 Robert Hassell OF HS $4,300,000
2016 1 8 Cal Quantrill RHP 4YR $3,963,045
2004 1 1 Matt Bush SS HS $3,150,000
2011 2 82 Austin Hedges C HS $3,000,000
2019 3 84 Hudson Head OF HS $3,000,000
2012 1 7 Max Fried LHP HS $3,000,000
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2018 1 2 Joey Bart C 4YR $7,025,000
2008 1 5 Buster Posey C 4YR $6,200,000
2019 1 10 Hunter Bishop OF 4YR $4,097,500
2020 1 13 Patrick Bailey C 4YR $3,797,500
2009 1 6 Zack Wheeler RHP HS $3,300,000
2017 1 19 Heliot Ramos OF HS $3,101,700
2014 1 14 Tyler Beede RHP 4YR $2,613,200
2020 3 85 Kyle Harrison LHP HS $2,497,500
2015 1 18 Phil Bickford RHP JC $2,333,800
2006 1 10 Tim Lincecum RHP 4YR $2,025,000
SEATTLE MARINERS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2011 1 2 Danny Hultzen LHP 4YR $6,350,000
2009 1 2 Dustin Ackley OF 4YR $6,000,000
2020 1 6 Emerson Hancock RHP 4YR $5,700,000
2014 1 6 Alex Jackson OF HS $4,200,000
2012 1 3 Mike Zunino C 4YR $4,000,000
2018 1 14 Logan Gilbert RHP 4YR $3,883,800
2005 1 3 Jeff Clement C 4YR $3,400,000
2016 1 11 Kyle Lewis OF 4YR $3,286,700
2019 1 20 George Kirby RHP 4YR $3,242,900
2017 1 17 Evan White 1B 4YR $3,125,000
TAMPA BAY RAYS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2017 1 4 Brendan McKay 1B 4YR $7,005,000
2008 1 1 Tim Beckham SS HS $6,150,000
2007 1 1 David Price LHP 4YR $5,600,000
2002 1 2 B.J. Upton SS HS $4,600,000
2001 1 3 Dewon Brazelton RHP 4YR $4,200,000
1999 1 1 Josh Hamilton OF HS $3,960,000
2003 1 1 Delmon Young OF HS $3,700,000
2018 1 16 Matthew Liberatore LHP HS $3,497,500
2004 1 4 Jeff Niemann RHP 4YR $3,200,000
2019 1 22 Greg Jones SS 4YR $3,024,500
TEXAS RANGERS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2001 1 5 Mark Teixeira 3B 4YR $4,500,000
2019 1 8 Josh Jung 3B 4YR $4,400,000
2015 1 4 Dillon Tate RHP 4YR $4,200,000
2008 1 11 Justin Smoak 1B 4YR $3,500,000
2020 1 14 Justin Foscue 2B 4YR $3,250,000
2018 1 15 Cole Winn RHP HS $3,150,000
2012 1.5 39 Joey Gallo 3B HS $2,250,000
2013 1 23 Chi Chi Gonzalez RHP 4YR $2,215,000
2003 1 9 John Danks LHP HS $2,100,000
2017 1 26 Bubba Thompson OF HS $2,100,000
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2020 1 5 Austin Martin SS 4YR $7,000,825
2019 1 11 Alek Manoah RHP 4YR $4,547,500
2018 1 12 Jordan Groshans SS HS $3,400,000
2014 1 9 Jeff Hoffman RHP 4YR $3,080,800
2014 1 11 Max Pentecost C 4YR $2,888,300
2017 1 22 Logan Warmoth SS 4YR $2,820,200
2017 1 28 Nate Pearson RHP JC $2,452,900
2018 3 88 Adam Kloffenstein RHP HS $2,450,000
2005 1 6 Ricky Romero LHP 4YR $2,400,000
2016 1 21 T.J. Zeuch RHP 4YR $2,175,000
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Draft Rd Ov Player Pos Source Bonus
2009 1 1 Stephen Strasburg RHP 4YR $7,500,000
2010 1 1 Bryce Harper OF JC $6,250,000
2011 1 6 Anthony Rendon 3B 4YR $6,000,000
2019 1 17 Jackson Rutledge RHP JC $3,450,000
2020 1 22 Cade Cavalli RHP 4YR $3,027,000
2011 1.5 34 Brian Goodwin OF JC $3,000,000
2018 1 27 Mason Denaburg RHP HS $3,000,000
2005 1 4 Ryan Zimmerman 3B 4YR $2,975,000
2000 1 5 Justin Wayne RHP 4YR $2,950,000
2012 1 16 Lucas Giolito RHP HS $2,925,000

 

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