Signing Bonus Expenditures For MLB Draft Picks

The Cubs awarded $9.3M in signing bonuses to their draft picks in ’06, despite not having a third- or fourth-round pick. The Cubs’ figure was close to $3M more than any other club, due to the team-record $7.25M signing bonus given to fifth-round pick Jeff Samardzija. Andrew Miller, who was picked sixth overall by the Tigers, received the biggest signing bonus of any first-round pick. The following presents MLB team-by-team signing bonus expenditures from recent years, as well as signing bonus figures for first-round picks from the ’06 draft (Baseball America Prospect Handbook).

MLB TEAM EXPENDITURES ON DRAFT PICK SIGNING BONUSES
	----MONEY SPENT ON ---- ----SIGNING BONUSES----				------ '06 TOP DRAFT PICK ------
TEAM	'06	'05	'04	'03	PLAYER	SIGNING BONUS	% TM BONUSES
Cubs	$9.3M	$3.8M	$2.8M	$3.9M	Tyler Colvin	$1.5M	16.1%
Red Sox	$6.8M	$6.2M	$1.8M	$5.1M	Jason Place	$1.3M	19.1%
Royals	$6.3M	$6.0M	$5.8M	$5.6M	Luke Hochevar	$3.5M	55.6%
Braves	$6.2M	$4.2M	$1.8M	$5.0M	Cody Johnson	$1.4M	22.6%
Yankees	$6.2M	$3.7M	$4.8M	$3.8M	Ian Kennedy	$2.3M	37.1%
Tigers	$5.7M	$3.8M	$5.4M	$5.6M	Andrew Miller	$3.6M	63.2%
Dodgers	$5.5M	$2.2M	$5.6M	$3.4M	Clayton Kershaw	$2.3M	41.8%
Rockies	$5.4M	$6.0M	$4.0M	$4.0M	Greg Reynolds	$3.3M	61.1%
Indians	$5.2M	$4.9M	$4.9M	$6.0M	David Huff	$900,000	17.3%
Nationals	$5.1M	$4.0M	$3.7M	$3.1M	Chris Marrero	$1.6M	31.4%
Orioles	$5.0M	$4.2M	$1.3M	$4.0M	Bill Rowell	$2.1M	42.0%
D'Rays	$5.0M	$3.4M	$6.3M	$5.7M	Evan Longoria	$3.0M	60.0%
Pirates	$4.9M	$3.7M	$4.1M	$4.4M	Brad Lincoln	$2.8M	57.1%
Padres	$4.7M	$3.0M	$4.5M	$2.8M	Matt Antonelli	$1.6M	34.0%
Marlins	$4.6M	$7.7M	$3.0M	$3.9M	Brett Sinkbeil	$1.5M	32.6%
Mariners	$4.4M	$4.1M	$3.2M	$2.8M	Brandon Morrow	$2.5M	56.8%
Phillies	$4.3M	$1.8M	$3.4M	$1.2M	Kyle Drabek	$1.6M	37.2%
Giants	$4.3M	$502,000	$1.5M	$4.4M	Tim Lincecum	$2.0M	46.5%
Cardinals	$4.2M	$5.6M	$3.2M	$2.8M	Adam Ottavino	$950,000	22.6%
Reds	$3.9M	$3.8M	$4.7M	$3.1M	Drew Stubbs	$2.0M	51.3%
Rangers	$3.6M	$3.9M	$5.0M	$5.5M	Kasey Kiker	$1.6M	44.4%
Brewers	$3.4M	$3.8M	$4.3M	$6.1M	Jeremy Jeffress	$1.6M	47.1%
D'Backs	$3.3M	$9.5M	$5.7M	$4.2M	Max Scherzer	unsigned	-----
Twins	$3.2M	$5.2M	$7.5M	$3.2M	Chris Parmelee	$1.5M	46.9%
Astros	$3.1M	$4.1M	$2.2M	$1.5M	Max Sapp	$1.4M	45.2%
Blue Jays	$2.5M	$3.6M	$4.6M	$3.6M	Travis Snider	$1.7M	68.0%
Angels	$2.4M	$3.4M	$4.7M	$3.2M	Hank Conger	$1.4M	58.3%
White Sox	$2.3M	$2.7M	$6.3M	$3.8M	Kyle McCulloch	$1.1M	47.8%
Mets	$1.8M	$4.7M	$5.3M	$3.0M	Kevin Mulvey	$585,000	32.5%
A's	$1.6M	$4.8M	$6.3M	$4.9M	Trevor Cahill	$560,000	35.0%