Bleacher Report · Jul 18, 2023
Report: Pirates' Paul Skenes, No. 1 MLB Draft Pick, Gets Record $9.2M Contract Bonus
The summer of 2023 has been life-changing for Paul Skenes.
After the right-handed hurler led LSU to a national championship in the College World Series, he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and on Tuesday he received a $9.2 million signing bonus, which broke the record for highest draft bonus in MLB history.
Jim Callis @jimcallisMLBHighest @MLBDraft bonuses ever:
Paul Skenes, 2023, $9,200,000
Spencer Torkelson, 2020, $8,416,300
Jackson Holliday, 2022, $8,190,000
Druw Jones, 2022, $8,189,400
Adley Rutschman, 2019, $8,100,000
Gerrit Cole, 2011, $8,000,000
Wyatt Langford, 2023, $8,000,000 https://t.co/chtjsUkdFb