SF Giants hat in the dugout. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Heading into the final day of this year’s MLB draft, the SF Giants had some draft pool money remaining to splurge on one final prospect. It’s a strategy many teams employ to help them maximize their budgets. Since the first $125,000 of any signing bonus given after round 10 does not count against a team’s pool, it allows teams to offer slightly larger bonuses to players without sacrificing as much of their pools. This year, that splurge took the form of Marian Catholic High School (Illinois) outfielder Donovan McIntyre.