The San Diego Padres have been able to sign multiple draft picks above slot value thanks to their increased bonus pool money.
The San Diego Padres have a couple of former pitchers to thank for their ability to sign multiple draft picks above slot value.
San Diego's bonus pool money was significantly larger this year because they received two compensation picks when Josh Hader and Blake Snell turned down qualifying offers and signed elsewhere., a left-handed pitcher out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma, for a $3.44 million signing bonus, which is typical for the projected value of his pick.
, according to MLB.com. “We felt very constrained last year with a pool closer to $5 mil. It was almost double this year — allowing us to get a Bateman and a Fountain, along with Mayfield, guys we had in our top 35. "We ended up getting three of our top 35, in being able to get Kale and Boston, where last year I don’t think financially that would’ve been possible.”Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.
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