Major League Baseball has announced the draft bonus pools for each team, together with the accompanying slot amounts. The Pirates’ total pool is the 9th largest, at $9,994,000. The largest is Arizona, at a hefty $16,093,700. The Pirates have five of the first 95 picks, by virtue of a compensation pick for not signing Gunnar Hoglund last year, and a compensation round B pick. The slot values for each pick:
18 (round 1): $3,481,300
37 (Hoglund): $1,999,300
57 (round 2): $1,243,600
72 (comp B): $870,700
95 (round 3): $610,800