It’s only been a couple of days since my first draft signing report, but the Atlanta Braves added three additional top 11 picks to the fold and spent well over slot on four out-round selections.
In case you missed the earlier background administrivia on draft spending I’ll run through it quickly. The Atlanta Braves pool for the first ten rounds totaled $11,532,200. The team may exceed that pool by 5% without penalty, making their de facto pool $12,108,810.
Players taken after round 10 may receive up to $125,000 without penalty. MLB charges any amount over that on a single, to the pool.