On Wednesday, Major League Baseball informed all 30 clubs their bonus pools for the 2026 Draft.
The White Sox own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. That said, the Pittsburgh Pirates own the largest overall bonus pool.
Pick values rose by 2.5 percent compared to the 2025 Draft.
Chicago won the Draft Lottery after holding the best odds to do so. Major League Baseball attached a $11,350,600 slot value with it. That's the largest single slot value for a No. 1 pick in draft history after the Nationals record mark last year of $11,075,900.
After selecting and unsuccessfully signing high school right-hander Angel Cervantes with pick No. 52 last year, as well as being awarded their Competitive Balance A pick this year, the Pittsburgh Pirates hold the largest bonus pool of any team in 2026. They'll have $19,130,700 to spend in July.
The St. Louis Cardinals acquired two Competitive Balance B picks in their trade of Brendan Donovan, bolstering their bonus pool up to $16,612,300 -- fifth-best in baseball.
The Dodgers hold the smallest bonus pool in the 2026 Draft with just $3,951,900 to spend.
Each pick in the first ten rounds has an assigned slot value, with the total of those picks equaling what a team can spend in those rounds without penalty.
Any club that exceeds its bonus pool by 0-5 percent will pay a 75 percent tax on the overage. If a team exceeds a 5 percent overage, heftier penalties come into play.
Below are the total bonus pools for each team. If you scroll further, you'll find the slot bonus totals for each individual pick.
| PIT | $ 19,130,700 |
| TB | $ 19,009,300 |
| CWS | $ 17,592,100 |
| MIN | $ 16,929,600 |
| STL | $ 16,612,300 |
| KC | $ 15,954,000 |
| ATL | $ 15,870,800 |
| COL | $ 15,557,600 |
| SF | $ 14,080,400 |
| ATH | $ 13,840,300 |
| HOU | $ 13,712,700 |
| ARI | $ 13,603,100 |
| BAL | $ 13,114,000 |
| CLE | $ 12,573,900 |
| WSH | $ 12,278,300 |
| MIA | $ 11,960,100 |
| LAA | $ 11,755,400 |
| CIN | $ 10,758,500 |
| TEX | $ 10,219,200 |
| CHI | $ 9,644,100 |
| SD | $ 9,479,000 |
| DET | $ 9,165,100 |
| BOS | $ 8,219,200 |
| SEA | $ 8,218,200 |
| MIL | $ 8,042,900 |
| PHI | $ 7,773,000 |
| NYY | $ 7,342,800 |
| NYM | $ 6,730,900 |
| TOR | $ 5,543,100 |
| LAD | $ 3,951,900 |
Below are the slot value for each pick in the 2026 Draft.
| 1 | 1 | CWS | $ 11,350,600 |
| 2 | 1 | TB | $ 10,507,000 |
| 3 | 1 | MIN | $ 9,740,100 |
| 4 | 1 | SF | $ 8,988,400 |
| 5 | 1 | PIT | $ 8,336,500 |
| 6 | 1 | KC | $ 7,746,100 |
| 7 | 1 | BAL | $ 7,327,200 |
| 8 | 1 | ATH | $ 6,982,600 |
| 9 | 1 | ATL | $ 6,675,300 |
| 10 | 1 | COL | $ 6,393,100 |
| 11 | 1 | WSH | $ 6,133,500 |
| 12 | 1 | LAA | $ 5,889,300 |
| 13 | 1 | STL | $ 5,661,300 |
| 14 | 1 | MIA | $ 5,444,900 |
| 15 | 1 | ARI | $ 5,241,000 |
| 16 | 1 | TEX | $ 5,051,900 |
| 17 | 1 | HOU | $ 4,868,600 |
| 18 | 1 | CIN | $ 4,695,500 |
| 19 | 1 | CLE | $ 4,530,500 |
| 20 | 1 | BOS | $ 4,373,900 |
| 21 | 1 | SD | $ 4,224,700 |
| 22 | 1 | DET | $ 4,082,700 |
| 23 | 1 | CHI | $ 3,947,600 |
| 24 | 1 | SEA | $ 3,818,700 |
| 25 | 1 | MIL | $ 3,696,000 |
| 26 | PPI | ATL | $ 3,578,800 |
| 27 | 1 | NYM | $ 3,466,500 |
| 28 | PPI | HOU | $ 3,363,600 |
| 29 | CB-A | CLE | $ 3,270,200 |
| 30 | CB-A | KC | $ 3,190,500 |
| 31 | CB-A | ARI | $ 3,118,300 |
| 32 | CB-A | STL | $ 3,044,600 |
| 33 | CB-A | TB | $ 2,970,200 |
| 34 | CB-A | PIT | $ 2,897,400 |
| 35 | 1 | NYY | $ 2,826,700 |
| 36 | 1 | PHI | $ 2,758,800 |
| 37 | CB-A | COL | $ 2,696,700 |
| 38 | 2 | COL | $ 2,633,100 |
| 39 | 1 | TOR | $ 2,571,700 |
| 40 | 1 | LAD | $ 2,504,200 |
| 41 | 2 | CWS | $ 2,446,100 |
| 42 | 2 | WSH | $ 2,388,800 |
| 43 | 2 | MIN | $ 2,333,200 |
| 44 | 2 | PIT | $ 2,278,700 |
| 45 | 2 | LAA | $ 2,225,800 |
| 46 | 2 | BAL | $ 2,181,600 |
| 47 | 2 | ATH | $ 2,131,300 |
| 48 | 2 | ATL | $ 2,081,900 |
| 49 | 2 | TB | $ 2,033,400 |
| 50 | 2 | STL | $ 1,982,700 |
| 51 | SUP-2 | PIT | $ 1,938,100 |
| 52 | 2 | MIA | $ 1,892,500 |
| 53 | 2 | ARI | $ 1,848,200 |
| 54 | 2 | TEX | $ 1,805,300 |
| 55 | 2 | SF | $ 1,763,000 |
| 56 | 2 | KC | $ 1,721,700 |
| 57 | 2 | HOU | $ 1,677,400 |
| 58 | 2 | CIN | $ 1,637,700 |
| 59 | 2 | CLE | $ 1,598,900 |
| 60 | 2 | SD | $ 1,561,000 |
| 61 | 2 | DET | $ 1,523,600 |
| 62 | 2 | CHI | $ 1,487,200 |
| 63 | 2 | NYY | $ 1,451,700 |
| 64 | 2 | PHI | $ 1,416,600 |
| 65 | 2 | SEA | $ 1,382,600 |
| 66 | 2 | MIL | $ 1,353,100 |
| 67 | CB-B | BOS | $ 1,317,300 |
| 68 | CB-B | STL | $ 1,285,500 |
| 69 | CB-B | DET | $ 1,254,200 |
| 70 | CB-B | CIN | $ 1,223,100 |
| 71 | CB-B | MIA | $ 1,192,600 |
| 72 | CB-B | STL | $ 1,174,300 |
| 73 | CB-B | ATH | $ 1,156,400 |
| 74 | CB-B | MIN | $ 1,138,600 |
| 75 | 2-C | CHI | $ 1,120,900 |
| 76 | 3 | COL | $ 1,103,500 |
| 77 | 3 | CWS | $ 1,086,600 |
| 78 | 3 | WSH | $ 1,069,600 |
| 79 | 3 | MIN | $ 1,052,700 |
| 80 | 3 | PIT | $ 1,035,700 |
| 81 | 3 | LAA | $ 1,018,500 |
| 82 | 3 | BAL | $ 1,003,800 |
| 83 | 3 | ATH | $ 988,700 |
| 84 | 3 | ATL | $ 973,700 |
| 85 | 3 | TB | $ 958,500 |
| 86 | 3 | STL | $ 943,600 |
| 87 | 3 | MIA | $ 929,700 |
| 88 | 3 | ARI | $ 915,100 |
| 89 | 3 | TEX | $ 900,800 |
| 90 | 3 | SF | $ 887,000 |
| 91 | 3 | KC | $ 872,900 |
| 92 | 3 | NYM | $ 859,900 |
| 93 | 3 | HOU | $ 846,900 |
| 94 | 3 | CIN | $ 833,800 |
| 95 | 3 | CLE | $ 823,800 |
| 96 | 3 | BOS | $ 815,700 |
| 97 | 3 | SD | $ 808,100 |
| 98 | 3 | CHI | $ 800,000 |
| 99 | 3 | NYY | $ 792,300 |
| 100 | 3 | PHI | $ 784,400 |
| 101 | 3 | SEA | $ 778,200 |
| 102 | 3 | MIL | $ 770,600 |
| 103 | 3 | TOR | $ 762,900 |
| 104 | 4 | COL | $ 755,300 |
| 105 | 4 | CWS | $ 747,700 |
| 106 | 4 | WSH | $ 740,500 |
| 107 | 4 | MIN | $ 733,100 |
| 108 | 4 | PIT | $ 725,900 |
| 109 | 4 | LAA | $ 718,700 |
| 110 | 4 | BAL | $ 711,800 |
| 111 | 4 | ATH | $ 704,900 |
| 112 | 4 | ATL | $ 697,700 |
| 113 | 4 | TB | $ 691,000 |
| 114 | 4 | STL | $ 684,300 |
| 115 | 4 | MIA | $ 677,500 |
| 116 | 4 | ARI | $ 670,900 |
| 117 | 4 | TEX | $ 664,500 |
| 118 | 4 | SF | $ 658,100 |
| 119 | 4 | KC | $ 651,500 |
| 120 | 4 | NYM | $ 645,100 |
| 121 | 4 | HOU | $ 638,800 |
| 122 | 4 | CIN | $ 632,500 |
| 123 | 4 | CLE | $ 626,500 |
| 124 | 4 | SD | $ 620,300 |
| 125 | 4 | DET | $ 614,500 |
| 126 | 4 | CHI | $ 609,200 |
| 127 | 4 | NYY | $ 603,500 |
| 128 | 4 | PHI | $ 597,400 |
| 129 | 4 | SEA | $ 591,700 |
| 130 | 4 | MIL | $ 585,700 |
| 131 | 4 | TOR | $ 581,100 |
| 132 | 4 | LAD | $ 575,300 |
| 133 | 4-C | HOU | $ 569,600 |
| 134 | 4-C | SD | $ 563,900 |
| 135 | 4-C | PHI | $ 558,400 |
| 136 | 5 | COL | $ 553,100 |
| 137 | 5 | CWS | $ 547,700 |
| 138 | 5 | WSH | $ 542,200 |
| 139 | 5 | MIN | $ 536,900 |
| 140 | 5 | PIT | $ 532,000 |
| 141 | 5 | LAA | $ 526,600 |
| 142 | 5 | BAL | $ 521,500 |
| 143 | 5 | ATH | $ 516,300 |
| 144 | 5 | ATL | $ 511,400 |
| 145 | 5 | TB | $ 506,100 |
| 146 | 5 | STL | $ 501,300 |
| 147 | 5 | MIA | $ 496,400 |
| 148 | 5 | ARI | $ 491,700 |
| 149 | 5 | TEX | $ 486,800 |
| 150 | 5 | SF | $ 481,800 |
| 151 | 5 | KC | $ 476,900 |
| 152 | 5 | NYM | $ 472,500 |
| 153 | 5 | HOU | $ 467,700 |
| 154 | 5 | CIN | $ 463,200 |
| 155 | 5 | CLE | $ 458,500 |
| 156 | 5 | BOS | $ 454,100 |
| 157 | 5 | SD | $ 449,500 |
| 158 | 5 | DET | $ 445,200 |
| 159 | 5 | CHI | $ 441,300 |
| 160 | 5 | NYY | $ 437,200 |
| 161 | 5 | PHI | $ 433,200 |
| 162 | 5 | SEA | $ 429,100 |
| 163 | 5 | MIL | $ 425,400 |
| 164 | 5 | TOR | $ 421,300 |
| 165 | 6 | COL | $ 417,400 |
| 166 | 6 | CWS | $ 413,900 |
| 167 | 6 | WSH | $ 410,300 |
| 168 | 6 | MIN | $ 406,800 |
| 169 | 6 | PIT | $ 403,500 |
| 170 | 6 | LAA | $ 399,800 |
| 171 | 6 | BAL | $ 396,300 |
| 172 | 6 | ATH | $ 393,100 |
| 173 | 6 | ATL | $ 389,900 |
| 174 | 6 | TB | $ 386,500 |
| 175 | 6 | STL | $ 383,400 |
| 176 | 6 | MIA | $ 380,200 |
| 177 | 6 | ARI | $ 377,000 |
| 178 | 6 | TEX | $ 373,800 |
| 179 | 6 | SF | $ 370,600 |
| 180 | 6 | KC | $ 367,600 |
| 181 | 6 | NYM | $ 364,600 |
| 182 | 6 | HOU | $ 361,900 |
| 183 | 6 | CIN | $ 358,900 |
| 184 | 6 | CLE | $ 355,700 |
| 185 | 6 | BOS | $ 352,900 |
| 186 | 6 | SD | $ 350,100 |
| 187 | 6 | DET | $ 347,300 |
| 188 | 6 | CHI | $ 344,400 |
| 189 | 6 | NYY | $ 341,800 |
| 190 | 6 | PHI | $ 338,800 |
| 191 | 6 | SEA | $ 335,900 |
| 192 | 6 | MIL | $ 333,200 |
| 193 | 6 | TOR | $ 330,300 |
| 194 | 7 | COL | $ 327,700 |
| 195 | 7 | CWS | $ 325,100 |
| 196 | 7 | WSH | $ 322,300 |
| 197 | 7 | MIN | $ 319,600 |
| 198 | 7 | PIT | $ 317,100 |
| 199 | 7 | LAA | $ 314,300 |
| 200 | 7 | BAL | $ 311,700 |
| 201 | 7 | ATH | $ 310,000 |
| 202 | 7 | ATL | $ 307,300 |
| 203 | 7 | TB | $ 304,800 |
| 204 | 7 | STL | $ 302,300 |
| 205 | 7 | MIA | $ 299,700 |
| 206 | 7 | ARI | $ 297,100 |
| 207 | 7 | TEX | $ 294,800 |
| 208 | 7 | SF | $ 292,300 |
| 209 | 7 | KC | $ 289,900 |
| 210 | 7 | NYM | $ 287,800 |
| 211 | 7 | HOU | $ 285,400 |
| 212 | 7 | CIN | $ 283,000 |
| 213 | 7 | CLE | $ 280,900 |
| 214 | 7 | BOS | $ 278,700 |
| 215 | 7 | SD | $ 276,400 |
| 216 | 7 | DET | $ 274,300 |
| 217 | 7 | CHI | $ 272,000 |
| 218 | 7 | NYY | $ 270,000 |
| 219 | 7 | PHI | $ 267,800 |
| 220 | 7 | SEA | $ 266,100 |
| 221 | 7 | MIL | $ 264,100 |
| 222 | 7 | TOR | $ 262,300 |
| 223 | 7 | LAD | $ 260,300 |
| 224 | 8 | COL | $ 258,400 |
| 225 | 8 | CWS | $ 256,500 |
| 226 | 8 | WSH | $ 254,900 |
| 227 | 8 | MIN | $ 253,300 |
| 228 | 8 | PIT | $ 251,500 |
| 229 | 8 | LAA | $ 249,300 |
| 230 | 8 | BAL | $ 247,900 |
| 231 | 8 | ATH | $ 245,800 |
| 232 | 8 | ATL | $ 244,500 |
| 233 | 8 | TB | $ 242,700 |
| 234 | 8 | STL | $ 241,000 |
| 235 | 8 | MIA | $ 239,200 |
| 236 | 8 | ARI | $ 237,800 |
| 237 | 8 | TEX | $ 236,100 |
| 238 | 8 | SF | $ 234,700 |
| 239 | 8 | KC | $ 233,400 |
| 240 | 8 | NYM | $ 232,100 |
| 241 | 8 | HOU | $ 231,000 |
| 242 | 8 | CIN | $ 229,700 |
| 243 | 8 | CLE | $ 228,600 |
| 244 | 8 | BOS | $ 227,200 |
| 245 | 8 | SD | $ 226,300 |
| 246 | 8 | DET | $ 225,300 |
| 247 | 8 | CHI | $ 224,100 |
| 248 | 8 | NYY | $ 223,100 |
| 249 | 8 | PHI | $ 222,200 |
| 250 | 8 | SEA | $ 220,900 |
| 251 | 8 | MIL | $ 220,400 |
| 252 | 8 | TOR | $ 219,500 |
| 253 | 8 | LAD | $ 218,500 |
| 254 | 9 | COL | $ 217,800 |
| 255 | 9 | CWS | $ 217,000 |
| 256 | 9 | WSH | $ 216,100 |
| 257 | 9 | MIN | $ 215,400 |
| 258 | 9 | PIT | $ 214,800 |
| 259 | 9 | LAA | $ 213,900 |
| 260 | 9 | BAL | $ 213,300 |
| 261 | 9 | ATH | $ 212,600 |
| 262 | 9 | ATL | $ 212,000 |
| 263 | 9 | TB | $ 211,200 |
| 264 | 9 | STL | $ 210,600 |
| 265 | 9 | MIA | $ 210,200 |
| 266 | 9 | ARI | $ 209,500 |
| 267 | 9 | TEX | $ 209,000 |
| 268 | 9 | SF | $ 208,500 |
| 269 | 9 | KC | $ 207,900 |
| 270 | 9 | NYM | $ 207,200 |
| 271 | 9 | HOU | $ 206,800 |
| 272 | 9 | CIN | $ 206,300 |
| 273 | 9 | CLE | $ 205,800 |
| 274 | 9 | BOS | $ 205,400 |
| 275 | 9 | SD | $ 205,000 |
| 276 | 9 | DET | $ 204,400 |
| 277 | 9 | CHI | $ 204,100 |
| 278 | 9 | NYY | $ 203,500 |
| 279 | 9 | PHI | $ 202,900 |
| 280 | 9 | SEA | $ 202,700 |
| 281 | 9 | MIL | $ 202,500 |
| 282 | 9 | TOR | $ 202,100 |
| 283 | 9 | LAD | $ 201,700 |
| 284 | 10 | COL | $ 201,500 |
| 285 | 10 | CWS | $ 200,900 |
| 286 | 10 | WSH | $ 200,100 |
| 287 | 10 | MIN | $ 199,900 |
| 288 | 10 | PIT | $ 199,500 |
| 289 | 10 | LAA | $ 199,200 |
| 290 | 10 | BAL | $ 198,900 |
| 291 | 10 | ATH | $ 198,600 |
| 292 | 10 | ATL | $ 198,300 |
| 293 | 10 | TB | $ 197,900 |
| 294 | 10 | STL | $ 197,400 |
| 295 | 10 | MIA | $ 197,200 |
| 296 | 10 | ARI | $ 196,500 |
| 297 | 10 | TEX | $ 196,200 |
| 298 | 10 | SF | $ 196,000 |
| 299 | 10 | KC | $ 195,600 |
| 300 | 10 | NYM | $ 195,200 |
| 301 | 10 | HOU | $ 195,000 |
| 302 | 10 | CIN | $ 194,800 |
| 303 | 10 | CLE | $ 194,500 |
| 304 | 10 | BOS | $ 194,000 |
| 305 | 10 | SD | $ 193,700 |
| 306 | 10 | DET | $ 193,600 |
| 307 | 10 | CHI | $ 193,300 |
| 308 | 10 | NYY | $ 193,000 |
| 309 | 10 | PHI | $ 192,500 |
| 310 | 10 | SEA | $ 192,300 |
| 311 | 10 | MIL | $ 191,900 |
| 312 | 10 | TOR | $ 191,900 |
| 313 | 10 | LAD | $ 191,900 |