Major League Baseball has released the final draft bonus slots to teams, and MLB.com’s Jim Callis provides the figures. As he explains, and the attached table reflects (mobile link), the Reds have the highest total draft spending power and are one of five clubs with over $10MM in bonus pool money.

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The Phillies went nearly $2 million over slot value for their second-round pick in 2016, Kevin Gowdy, a promising high school right-hander. They used some of the savings from their deal with Moniak, whose signing bonus was $400,000 less than the first overall pick’s the year before, Dansby Swanson. 2016 MLB Draft results: Mercer OF Kyle Lewis picked 11th overall by Mariners. The MLB-allotted slot value for the 11th overall pick is $3,286,700. MLB Draft 2016: The basics of under-slot deals. New, 51 comments. Those teams, with slot values of the picks in the first two rounds are listed here. Philadelphia Phillies: #1 ($9,015,000.

Among the other interesting notes in the post, Callis says that the total draft pool this year adds up to $234,331,200. Last year, he adds, a cool $248,831,830 was spent on bonuses — nearly $40MM of which came outside the top ten rounds.

Having the largest amount of cash to distribute is one thing, but teams still need to be able to put it to strategic use. Last year, the Astros showed the power of the pool money by convincing Daz Cameron to convince other teams he was uninterested in signing because Houston had a big bonus sitting for him (ultimately, $4MM) with the 37th pick. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, left a significant portion of their total spending capacity untapped, though senior VP DeJon Watson explained that the club got the players it wanted and also felt it would have been difficult to get a player to wait until the 43rd selection (Arizona’s second pick).

In that regard, the volume of top selections matters, too, because it increases an organization’s flexibility — especially as the always fluctuating draft board begins to unfold. The Phillies don’t make their second choice until the first pick of the second round, while the Reds sit at 35th.

In terms of actual bonus allocations for each pick, you’ll need to check out the full piece from Callis to see all of the first ten rounds. But we’ve compiled a table for the first round, at right (mobile link).

Other teams stand out with interesting early pick combinations, including the White Sox (#10, #26); Cardinals (#23, #33, #44); and Dodgers (#20, #32, #36). While it’s certainly possible to simply take the best players on the board and sign them for close to the pool money, these are among the organizations that will have more elbow room to pursue creative combinations.

If you’re in need of a refresher for how draft bonus caps work, MLBTR’s Steve Adams has broken things down, making clear why teams have never yet gone more than 5% past their spending allotment. As Steve wrote:

All bonus money directed toward a player selected in the Top 10 rounds of the draft counts against a team’s bonus pool, as does any bonus money that exceeds $100K to players selected in rounds 11 through 40 (for example, a $180K bonus to a team’s 11th-round pick would result in $80K being removed from its draft pool). As a reminder, the penalties for exceeding draft bonus pools are as follows:

• Exceed by 0 to 5 percent: 75 percent tax on the overage.
• Exceed by 5 to 10 percent: 75 percent tax on the overage plus the loss of a first-round pick in the following year’s draft.
• Exceed by 10 to 15 percent: 100 percent tax on the overage plus the loss of a first- and second-round pick in the following year’s draft.
• Exceed by more than 15 percent: 100 percent tax on the overage plus the lost of a first-round pick in the following two drafts.

Tyler James Sikkema (born July 25, 1998) is an American professional baseballpitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers.

Career[edit]

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Sikkema attended Central DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Iowa. In 2016, his senior season, he went 8-1 with a 1.03 ERA, earning All-State honors.^[1] Undrafted in the 2016 MLB draft, he enrolled at the University of Missouri where he played college baseball.

In 2017, Sikkema's freshman year at Missouri, he appeared in 22 games (three starts), pitching to an 8-2 record with a 2.72 ERA and four saves,^[2][3] earning a spot on the All-SEC Freshman Team.^[4] As a sophomore in 2018, Sikkema pitched in 16 games (making ten starts), going 3-5 with a 3.34 ERA.^[5] After the season, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League where he went 1-3 with a 1.72 ERA in 31.1 innings.^[6] In 2019, his junior season, he compiled a 7-4 record with a 1.32 ERA in 17 games (13 starts), striking out 101 batters in 88.2 innings.^[7] He was named to the All-SEC Second Team.^[8]

Sikkema was selected by the New York Yankees in the Competitive Balance Round A, with the 38th overall selection, of the 2019 MLB draft.^[9][10] He signed with the Yankees for the slot value of $1,952,300 on June 7,^[11] and made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees.^[12] Over ​10²⁄₃ innings, he gave up one run.

References[edit]

1. ^Coss, Matt. 'Q-C pitchers lead INA all-state selections'. The Quad-City Times.
2. ^Batterson, Steve. 'Tigers' Sikkema embraces the battle'. The Quad-City Times.
3. ^'Missouri's Sikkema named second-team preseason All-American'. Columbia Daily Tribune.
4. ^Kurelac, Josh (22 May 2017). 'Mizzou's T.J. Sikkema makes All-SEC Freshman Team'. KRCG.
5. ^Raley, Clare. 'On the mound: A look at Missouri baseball's pitching staff'. Columbia Missourian.
6. ^Timessports@capecodonline.com, Cape Cod. 'Get ready to watch these Cape League stars soon at your favorite MLB ballpark'. capecodtimes.com.
7. ^Post-Dispatch, Dave Matter St Louis. 'Athletes of the year and more: Mizzou sports superlatives for 2018-19'. Union Bulletin.
8. ^Martin, Derek. 'Mizzou's Sikkema named All-SEC Second-Team'. KMAland.com.
9. ^Malloy, Quinn. 'Missouri baseball's Misner, Sikkema selected 35th, 38th in MLB Draft'. Fairfield Sun Times.
10. ^Kuty, Brendan (4 June 2019). 'MLB Draft 2019: Yankees pick T.J. Sikkema with No. 38 overall pick, thanks to Sonny Gray trade - Scouting report'. nj.com.
11. ^Rosenstein, Mike (June 7, 2019). 'MLB Draft 2019: Yankees sign 7 picks, including Missouri's TJ Sikkema - Who will be the fastest riser'. NJ.com. NJ Advance Publications. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
12. ^https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/as-pro-career-begins-sikkema-returns-to-his-roots/article_01335459-a6f4-5ba4-8b9e-303dc6266db0.html

External links[edit]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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