How will the Reds divvy up their bonus pool?
The Cincinnati Reds picked Steele Hall out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) with their first selection in this week’s MLB Draft, and followed that up with an additional 19 picks in their overall draft class.
To get that group signed, they’ll have to use some creative math while navigating an overall bonus pool of some $11,836,800. Hall’s slot value at pick #9 sits a little over $6.5 million, for instance, but there’s some hope he’ll sign for slightly below that number to allow the Reds to spread that savings across some over-slot deals elsewhere.
We’ll track all the signings here as they come in, with July 28th the deadline for these deals to be reached!
Cincinnati Reds Draft Picks
- Round 1 (#9): Steele Hall – SS – Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL)
Slot value: $6.513 million
Status: unsigned
- Round 2 (#51): Aaron Watson – RHP – Trinity Christian Academy (FL)
Slot value: $1.89 million
Status: unsigned
- Round 3 (#83): Mason Morris – RHP – Ole Miss
Slot value: $964K
Status: unsigned
- Round 4 (#114): Mason Neville – OF – University of Oregon
Slot value: $667K
Status: unsigned
- Round 5 (#145): Eli Pitts – OF – North Atlanta High School (GA)
Slot value: $493K
Status: unsigned
- Round 6 (#174): Braden Osbolt – RHP – Kennesaw State University
Slot value: $377K
Status: unsigned
- Round 7 (#204): Justin Henschel – RHP – Florida Gulf Coast University
Slot value: $295K
Status: unsigned
- Round 8 (#234): Kyle McCoy – LHP – University of Maryland
Slot value: $235K
Status: unsigned
- Round 9 (#264): Kien Vu – OF – Arizona State University
Slot value: $205K
Status: unsigned
- Round 10 (#294): Ty Doucette – 1B – Rutgers University
Slot value: $192K
Status: unsigned
- Round 11: (#324): Jake Brink – RHP – College of Charleston
Status: unsigned
- Round 12: (#354): Carson Latimer – RHP – Sacramento State University
Status: unsigned
- Round 13 (#384): Brady Afthim – RHP – University of Connecticut
Status: unsigned
- Round 14 (#414): Bryce Archie – RHP – University of South Florida
Status: unsigned
- Round 15 (#444): Andrew Shaffner – RHP – NC State University
Status: unsigned
- Round 16 (#474): Maison Martinez – RHP – Florida State University
Status: unsigned
- Round 17 (#504): Dylan King – C – Central Florida University
Status: unsigned
- Round 18 (#534): Ethan Moore – SS – Oak Park and River Forest HS (IL)
Status: unsigned
- Round 19 (#564): Myles Upchurch – RHP – St. Albans HS (DC)
Status: unsigned
- Round 20 (#594): Leamsi Montanez – C – Leadership Christian Academy (PR)
Status: unsigned