2009 Bonuses Vs. Slots
| By Jim Callis |
| July 9, 2009 |
Bonuses and estimated slot recommendations by MLB for the first five rounds of the 2009 draft, as well as the estimated slots for the same picks in the prior two drafts. MLB established guidelines for every pick through the first five rounds, and set a $150,000 ceiling (roughly equivalent to the final choice in the fifth round) for subsequent rounds. Boldface denotes above-slot bonuses, asterisks indicate the bonus was part of a major league contract and plus signs signify a two-sport contract (allowing the club to spread the bonus over as many as five years). We may revise these estimates as more information becomes available.
Last updated: Sept. 17.
| FIRST ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 1. Was: Stephen Strasburg, rhp | $7,500,000* | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,600,000 |
| 2. Sea: Dustin Ackley, of | $6,000,000* | $3,250,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,150,000 |
| 3. SD: Donavan Tate, of | $6,250,000+ | $3,000,000 | $3,250,000 | $2,700,000 |
| 4. Pit: Tony Sanchez, c | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,475,000 |
| 5. Bal: Matt Hobgood, rhp | $2,422,000 | $2,520,000 | $2,800,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 6. SF: Zack Wheeler, rhp | $3,300,000 | $2,340,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,160,000 |
| 7. Atl: Mike Minor, lhp | $2,420,000 | $2,178,000 | $2,420,000 | $2,070,000 |
| 8. Cin: Mike Leake, rhp | $2,270,000 | $2,043,000 | $2,270,000 | $1,980,000 |
| 9. Det: Jacob Turner, rhp | $4,700,000* | $1,962,000 | $2,150,000 | $1,890,000 |
| 10. Was: Drew Storen, rhp | $1,600,000 | $1,863,000 | $2,070,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 11. Col: Tyler Matzek, lhp | $3,900,000 | $1,791,000 | $1,990,000 | $1,710,000 |
| 12. KC: Aaron Crow, rhp | $1,500,000* | $1,719,000 | $1,910,000 | $1,620,000 |
| 13. Oak: Grant Green, ss | $2,750,000 | $1,656,000 | $1,840,000 | $1,575,000 |
| 14. Tex: Matt Purke, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$1,602,000 | $1,780,000 | $1,530,000 |
| 15. Cle: Alex White, rhp | $2,250,000 | $1,557,000 | $1,730,000 | $1,485,000 |
| 16. Ari: Bobby Borchering, 3b | $1,800,000 | $1,512,000 | $1,680,000 | $1,440,000 |
| 17. Ari: A.J: Pollock, of | $1,400,000 | $1,467,000 | $1,630,000 | $1,417,500 |
| 18. Fla: Chad James, lhp | $1,700,000 | $1,422,000 | $1,580,000 | $1,395,000 |
| 19. StL: Shelby Miller, rhp | $2,875,000+ | $1,386,000 | $1,540,000 | $1,372,500 |
| 20. Tor: Chad Jenkins, rhp | $1,359,000 |
$1,359,000 | $1,510,000 | $1,350,000 |
| 21. Hou: Jiovanni Mier, ss | $1,358,000 | $1,332,000 | $1,480,000 | $1,327,500 |
| 22. Min: Kyle Gibson, rhp | $1,850,000 | $1,287,000 | $1,430,000 | $1,282,500 |
| 23. CWS: Jared Mitchell, of | $1,200,000 | $1,260,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,260,000 |
| 24. LAA: Randal Grichuk, of | $1,242,000 | $1,242,000 | $1,380,000 | $1,237,500 |
| 25. LAA: Mike Trout, of | $1,215,000 | $1,215,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,215,000 |
| 26. Mil: Eric Arnett, rhp | $1,197,000 | $1,197,000 | $1,330,000 | $1,192,500 |
| 27. Sea: Nick Franklin, ss | $1,280,000 | $1,161,000 | $1,290,000 | $1,170,000 |
| 28. Bos: Reymond Fuentes, of | $1,134,000 | $1,134,000 | $1,260,000 | $1,080,000 |
| 29. NYY: Slade Heathcott, of | $2,200,000 | $1,116,000 | $1,240,000 | $990,000 |
| 30. TB: LeVon Washington, 2b | Did Not Sign |
$1,089,000 | $1,210,000 | $945,000 |
| 31. ChC: Brett Jackson, of | $972,000 | $972,000 | $1,080,000 | $922,500 |
| 32. Col: Tim Wheeler, of | $900,000 | $954,000 | $1,060,000 | $915,750 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL FIRST ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 33. Sea: Steven Baron, c | $980,000 | $936,000 | $1,040,000 | $900,000 |
| 34. Col: Rex Brothers, lhp | $969,000 | $918,000 | $1,020,000 | $877,500 |
| 35. Ari: Matt Davidson, 1b | $900,000 | $900,000 | $1,010,000 | $855,000 |
| 36. LAD: Aaron Miller, lhp | $889,200 | $889,200 | $988,000 | $855,000 |
| 37. Tor: James Paxton, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$873,000 | $970,000 | $832,500 |
| 38. CWS: Josh Phegley, c | $858,600 | $858,600 | $954,000 | $810,000 |
| 39. Mil: Kentrail Davis, of | $1,200,000 | $844,200 | $938,000 | $787,500 |
| 40. LAA: Tyler Skaggs, lhp | $1,000,000 | $829,800 | $922,000 | $765,000 |
| 41. Ari: Chris Owings, ss | $950,000 | $815,400 | $906,000 | $742,500 |
| 42. LAA: Garrett Richards, rhp | $802,800 | $802,800 | $892,000 | $720,000 |
| 43. Cin: Brad Boxberger, rhp | $857,000 | $789,300 | $877,000 | $708,750 |
| 44. Tex: Tanner Scheppers, rhp | $1,250,000 | $776,700 | $863,000 | $697,500 |
| 45. Ari: Mike Belfiore, lhp | $725,000 | $764,100 | $849,000 | $675,000 |
| 46. Min: Matt Bashore, lhp | $751,500 | $751,500 | $835,000 | $661,500 |
| 47. Mil: Kyle Heckathorn, rhp | $776,000 | $739,800 | $822,000 | $657,000 |
| 48. LAA: Tyler Kehrer, lhp | $728,100 | $728,100 | $809,000 | $652,500 |
| 49. Pit: Victor Black, rhp | $717,000 | $717,300 | $796,000 | $630,000 |
| SECOND ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 50. Was: Jeff Kobernus, 2b | $705,500 | $705,600 | $784,000 | $621,000 |
| 51. Sea: Rich Poythress, 1b | $694,800 | $694,800 | $772,000 | $607,500 |
| 52. SD: Everett Williams, of | $775,000 | $684,000 | $760,000 | $603,000 |
| 53. Pit: Brooks Pounders, rhp | $670,000 | $674,100 | $749,000 | $594,000 |
| 54. Bal: Mychal Givens, ss | $800,000 | $663,300 | $737,000 | $585,000 |
| 55. SF: Tommy Joseph, c | $712,500 | $653,400 | $726,000 | $571,500 |
| 56. LAD: Blake Smith, of | $643,500 | $643,500 | $715,000 | $567,000 |
| 57. Cin: Billy Hamilton, ss | $623,600+ | $634,500 | $705,000 | $562,500 |
| 58. Det: Andrew Oliver, lhp | $1,495,000 | $624,600 | $694,000 | $553,500 |
| 59. Col: Nolan Arenado, 3b | $625,000 | $614,700 | $683,000 | $544,500 |
| 60. Ari: Eric Smith, rhp | $605,700 | $605,700 | $673,000 | $540,000 |
| 61. CWS: Trayce Thompson, of | $625,000 | $596,700 | $663,000 | $531,000 |
| 62. Tex: Tommy Mendonca, 3b | $587,700 | $587,700 | $653,000 | $526,500 |
| 63. Cle: Jason Kipnis, of | $575,000 | $579,600 | $644,000 | $522,000 |
| 64. Ari: Marc Krauss, of | $550,000 | $570,600 | $634,000 | $517,500 |
| 65. LAD: Garrett Gould, rhp | $900,000 | $562,500 | $625,000 | $513,000 |
| 66. Fla: Bryan Berglund, rhp | $572,500 | $554,400 | $616,000 | $504,000 |
| 67. StL: Robert Stock, c | $525,000 | $545,400 | $606,000 | $495,000 |
| 68. Tor: Jake Eliopoulos, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$537,300 | $597,000 | $477,000 |
| 69. Hou: Tanner Bushue, rhp | $530,000 | $530,100 | $589,000 | $472,500 |
| 70. Min: Billy Bullock, rhp | $522,000 | $522,000 | $580,000 | $463,500 |
| 71. CWS: David Holmberg, lhp | $514,000 | $514,800 | $572,000 | $459,000 |
| 72. NYM: Steve Matz, lhp | $895,000 | $506,700 | $563,000 | $450,000 |
| 73. Mil: Max Walla, of | $499,000 | $499,500 | $553,000 | $441,000 |
| 74. Mil: Cameron Garfield, c | $492,200 | $492,300 | $547,000 | $432,000 |
| 75. Phi: Kelly Dugan, of | $485,000 | $485,100 | $539,000 | $427,500 |
| 76. NYY: J.R: Murphy, c | $1,250,000 | $477,900 | $531,000 | $418,500 |
| 77. Bos: Alex Wilson, rhp | $470,700 | $470,700 | $523,000 | $414,000 |
| 78. TB: Kenny Diekroeger, ss | Did Not Sign |
$463,500 | $515,000 | $409,500 |
| 79. ChC: D.J: LeMahieu, 2b | $508,000 | $457,200 | $508,000 | $407,250 |
| 80. LAA: Pat Corbin, lhp | $450,000 | $450,000 | $500,000 | $405,000 |
| THIRD ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 81. Was: Trevor Holder, rhp | $200,000 | $443,700 | $493,000 | $400,500 |
| 82. Sea: Kyle Seager, 2b | $436,500 | $436,500 | $485,000 | $400,500 |
| 83. SD: Jerry Sullivan, rhp | $430,200 | $430,200 | $478,000 | $396,000 |
| 84. Pit: Evan Chambers, of | $423,900 | $423,900 | $471,000 | $393,750 |
| 85. Bal: Tyler Townsend, 1b | $417,600 | $417,600 | $464,000 | $391,500 |
| 86. SF: Chris Dominguez, 3b | $411,300 | $411,300 | $457,000 | $389,250 |
| 87. Atl: David Hale, rhp | $405,000 | $405,000 | $450,000 | $387,000 |
| 88. Cin: Donnie Joseph, lhp | $398,000 | $398,700 | $443,000 | $384,750 |
| 89. Det: Wade Gaynor, 3b | $392,400 | $392,400 | $436,000 | $382,500 |
| 90. Col: Ben Paulsen, 1b | $391,000 | $387,000 | $430,000 | $380,250 |
| 91. KC: Wil Myers, c/3b | $2,000,000 | $380,700 | $423,000 | $378,000 |
| 92. Oak: Justin Marks, lhp | $375,300 | $375,300 | $417,000 | $375,750 |
| 93. Tex: Robbie Erlin, lhp | $425,000 | $369,000 | $410,000 | $373,500 |
| 94. Cle: Joe Gardner, rhp | $363,000 | $363,600 | $404,000 | $369,000 |
| 95. Ari: Keon Broxton, 3b | $358,000 | $358,200 | $397,000 | $366,750 |
| 96. LAD: Brett Wallach, rhp | $351,900 | $351,900 | $391,000 | $364,500 |
| 97. Fla: Marquise Cooper, of | $345,000 | $346,500 | $385,000 | $360,000 |
| 98. StL: Joe Kelly, rhp | $341,000 | $341,100 | $379,000 | $355,500 |
| 99. Tor: Jake Barrett, rhp | Did Not Sign |
$335,700 | $373,000 | $351,000 |
| 100. Hou: Telvin Nash, of | $330,300 | $330,300 | $367,000 | $346,500 |
| 101. Min: Ben Tootle, rhp | $324,900 | $324,900 | $361,000 | $342,000 |
| 102. CWS: Bryan Morgado, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$319,500 | $355,000 | $337,500 |
| 103. NYM: Robbie Shields, ss | $315,000 | $315,000 | $350,000 | $333,000 |
| 104. Tor: Jake Marisnick, of | $1,000,000 | $309,600 | $344,000 | $324,000 |
| 105. Mil: Josh Prince, ss | $304,200 | $304,200 | $338,000 | $315,000 |
| 106. Phi: Kyrell Hudson, of | $475,000+ | $299,700 | $333,000 | $292,500 |
| 107. Bos: David Renfroe, ss | $1,400,000+ | $294,300 | $327,000 | $288,000 |
| 108. TB: Todd Glaesmann, of | $930,000+ | $289,800 | $322,000 | $283,500 |
| 109. ChC: Austin Kirk, lhp | $320,000 | $284,400 | $316,000 | $279,000 |
| 110. LAA: Josh Spence, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$279,900 | $311,000 | $274,500 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL THIRD ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 111. Hou: Jonathan Meyer, 3b | $274,500 | $274,500 | $305,000 | $270,000 |
| FOURTH ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 112. Was: A.J: Morris, rhp | $270,000 | $270,000 | $300,000 | $265,500 |
| 113. Sea: James Jones, of | $267,300 | $267,300 | $297,000 | $261,000 |
| 114. SD: Keyvius Sampson, rhp | $600,000 | $263,700 | $293,000 | $258,750 |
| 115. Pit: Zack Dodson, lhp | $600,000 | $261,000 | $290,000 | $254,250 |
| 116. Bal: Randy Henry, rhp | $365,000 | $258,300 | $287,000 | $252,000 |
| 117. SF: Jason Stoffel, rhp | $254,700 | $254,700 | $283,000 | $247,500 |
| 118. Atl: Mycal Jones, ss | $252,000 | $252,000 | $280,000 | $243,000 |
| 119. Cin: Mark Fleury, c | $249,300 | $249,300 | $277,000 | $240,750 |
| 120. Det: Edwin Gomez, ss | $245,700 | $245,700 | $273,000 | $238,500 |
| 121. Col: Kent Matthes, of | $200,000 | $243,000 | $270,000 | $236,250 |
| 122. KC: Chris Dwyer, lhp | $1,450,000 | $240,300 | $267,000 | $234,000 |
| 123. Oak: Max Stassi, c | $1,500,000 | $236,700 | $263,000 | $231,750 |
| 124. Tex: Andrew Doyle, rhp | $234,000 | $234,000 | $260,000 | $229,500 |
| 125. Cle: Kyle Bellows, 3b | $230,000 | $231,300 | $257,000 | $227,250 |
| 126. Ari: David Nick, ss | $225,000 | $227,700 | $253,000 | $225,000 |
| 127. LAD: Angelo Songco, of | $225,000 | $225,000 | $250,000 | $222,750 |
| 128. Fla: Dan Mahoney, rhp | $222,300 | $222,300 | $247,000 | $220,500 |
| 129. StL: Scott Bittle, rhp | $75,000 | $218,700 | $243,000 | $218,250 |
| 130. Tor: Ryan Goins, ss | $216,000 | $216,000 | $240,000 | $211,500 |
| 131. Hou: B.J: Hyatt, rhp | $200,000 | $213,300 | $237,000 | $207,000 |
| 132. Min: Derek McCallum, 2b | $209,700 | $209,700 | $233,000 | $204,750 |
| 133. CWS: Matt Heidenreich, rhp | $200,000 | $207,000 | $230,000 | $202,500 |
| 134. NYM: Darrell Ceciliani, of | $204,300 | $204,300 | $227,000 | $200,250 |
| 135. NYY: Adam Warren, rhp | $195,000 | $200,700 | $223,000 | $193,500 |
| 136. Mil: Brooks Hall, rhp | $700,000 | $198,000 | $220,000 | $191,250 |
| 137. Phi: Adam Buschini, 2b | $195,000 | $195,300 | $217,000 | $189,000 |
| 138. Bos: Jeremy Hazelbaker, of | $191,700 | $191,700 | $213,000 | $186,750 |
| 139. TB: Luke Bailey, c | $750,000 | $189,000 | $210,000 | $184,500 |
| 140. ChC: Chris Rusin, lhp | $140,000 | $186,300 | $207,000 | $182,250 |
| 141. LAA: Wes Hatton, 2b | $182,700 | $182,700 | $203,000 | $180,000 |
| FIFTH ROUND | '09 Bonus | '09 Est. Slot | '08 Est. Slot | '07 Est. Slot |
| 142. Was: Miguel Pena, lhp | Did Not Sign |
$180,000 | $200,000 | $177,750 |
| 143. Sea: Tyler Blandford, rhp | $325,000 | $179,100 | $199,000 | $171,000 |
| 144. SD: Jason Hagerty, c | $177,300 | $177,300 | $197,000 | $168,750 |
| 145. Pit: Nate Baker, lhp | $176,000 | $176,400 | $196,000 | $166,500 |
| 146. Bal: Ashur Tolliver, lhp | $200,000 | $174,600 | $194,000 | $164,250 |
| 147. SF: Brandon Belt, 1b | $200,000 | $173,700 | $193,000 | $162,000 |
| 148. Atl: Thomas Berryhill, rhp | $160,000 | $171,900 | $191,000 | $159,750 |
| 149. Cin: Daniel Tuttle, rhp | $200,000 | $171,000 | $190,000 | $157,500 |
| 150. Det: Austin Wood, lhp | $100,000 | $169,200 | $188,000 | $155,250 |
| 151. Col: Joseph Sanders, 3b | $168,300 | $168,300 | $187,000 | $153,000 |
| 152. KC: Louis Coleman, rhp | $100,000 | $166,500 | $185,000 | $153,000 |
| 153. Oak: Steve Parker, 3b | $165,600 | $165,600 | $184,000 | $150,750 |
| 154. Tex: Nick McBride, rhp | $325,000 | $163,800 | $182,000 | $150,750 |
| 155. Cle: Austin Adams, rhp | $70,000 | $162,900 | $181,000 | $150,300 |
| 156. Ari: Ryan Wheeler, 1b | $160,000 | $161,100 | $179,000 | $149,400 |
| 157. LAD: J.T: Wise, c | $130,000 | $160,200 | $178,000 | $148,500 |
| 158. Fla: Chase Austin, ss | $155,000 | $158,400 | $176,000 | $147,600 |
| 159. StL: Ryan Jackson, ss | $157,500 | $157,500 | $175,000 | $146,700 |
| 160. Tor: Ryan Schimpf, 2b | $155,700 | $155,700 | $173,000 | $145,800 |
| 161. Hou: Brandon Wikoff, ss | $154,000 | $154,800 | $172,000 | $144,900 |
| 162. Min: Tobias Streich, c | $150,000 | $153,000 | $170,000 | $144,000 |
| 163. CWS: Kyle Bellamy, rhp | $147,500 | $152,100 | $169,000 | $143,100 |
| 164. NYM: Damien Magnifico, rhp | Did Not Sign |
$150,300 | $167,000 | $142,200 |
| 165. NYY: Caleb Cotham, rhp | $675,000 | $149,400 | $166,000 | $140,400 |
| 166. Mil: D'Vontrey Richardson, of | $400,000+ | $147,600 | $164,000 | $139,500 |
| 167. Phi: Matt Way, lhp | $40,000 | $146,700 | $163,000 | $138,600 |
| 168. Bos: Seth Schwindenhammer, of | $140,000 | $144,900 | $161,000 | $137,700 |
| 169. TB: Jeff Malm, 1b | $680,000 | $144,000 | $160,000 | $136,800 |
| 170. ChC: Wes Darvill, ss | $142,200 | $142,200 | $158,000 | $135,900 |
| 171. LAA: Casey Haerther, 1b | $141,300 | $141,300 | $157,000 | $135,000 |