Jul 16, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; United States manager Jim Tracy (4) greets Dominican Republic manager Denio Gonzalez (30) during the introduction of the starting lineups during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Ajax Pan Am Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Braves Have 3rd-highest International Bonus Pool; 4th Draft Pool for 2016
BaseballAmerica.com has learned the amount of spending authorized under MLB rules for the 2016 Rule 4 (Regular) Draft and the July 2nd International player market. Numbers from 2015 are up in tandem with MLB revenues: 4.6%-ish higher this year.
The Rule 4 draft allocations are set according to draft order, but also slotted by draft pick and round.