Miami Marlins 2024 draft pick signings and bonus pool tracker

[Ely Sussman]

Updating the dollars spent by the Marlins on their 2024 MLB Draft class.

The Miami Marlins made 21 selections in the 2024 MLB Draft and signed 20 of them by the August 1 deadline.

In the vast majority of cases, negotiations are done ahead of time—the team knows what the player's "number" is before picking him. However, particularly for prep prospects, signability can be more complicated. Ultimately, they have leverage to play college ball if they aren't fully comfortable with the circumstances.

This year, the Marlins had a bonus pool of $10,438,500. The pool applies to players selected during the first 10 rounds and those in the 11th round or later who cost more than $150k. The Marlins were allowed to spend up to 105% of their pool ($10,960,425) without losing future picks.

Dollar amounts in bold counted toward the Marlins' bonus pool. The Marlins spent $10,425,000 (99.9% of their bonus pool).

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Round 1: OF PJ Morlando signed for $3,400,000 (slot value $4,704,700)

Round 2: SS Carter Johnson signed for $2,800,000 (slot value $1,603,400)

Competitive Balance Round B: RHP Aiden May signed for $900,000 (slot value $1,139,100)

Round 3: 2B Gage Miller signed for $800,800 (slot value $800,800)

Round 4: OF Fenwick Trimble signed for $550,000 (slot value $589,000)

Round 5: RHP Grant Shepardson signed for $897,500 (slot value $427,000)

Round 6: SS Payton Green signed for $328,800 (slot value $331,300)

Round 7: RHP Nick Brink signed for $195,000 (slot value $259,600)

Round 8: OF Jacob Jenkins-Cowart signed for $211,600 (slot value $211,600)

Round 9: 3B Dub Gleed signed for $188,800 (slot value $191,300)

Round 10: 3B Michael Snyder signed for $17,500 (slot value $180,700)

Round 11: RHP Jake Faherty signed for $200,000 ($50,000 goes toward bonus pool)

Round 12: C Connor Caskenette signed for $100,000

Round 13: SS Cody Schrier signed for $150,000

Round 14: SS Cam Clayton signed for $150,000

Round 15: C Coen Niclai did not sign

Round 16: 1B Eric Rataczak signed for $75,000

Round 17: OF Micah McDowell signed for 100,000

Round 18: LHP Nate Payne signed for $235,000 ($85,000 goes toward bonus pool)

Round 19: RHP Luke Lashutka signed for $10,000

Round 20: RHP Chase Centala signed for 50,000

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[THOMAS JOSEPH]

Does anyone else find it ridiculous that HS players receive a higher bonus than fifty to sixty percent of the Marlins' current active roster contracts. This is another systemic absurdity as many of these young guys historically will never see major leagues or have any tenure of note. But, then again, it is MLB. Truly, "fugazi" a la Matthew McConaughey's spiel in "Wolf of Wall Street." 

[Ely Sussman]

56 minutes ago, THOMAS JOSEPH said:

Does anyone else find it ridiculous that HS players receive a higher bonus than fifty to sixty percent of the Marlins' current active roster contracts.

Well keep in mind that several active Marlins (Trevor, Edwards, Gordon, etc.) received multi-million dollar bonuses themselves coming out of high school. A significant chunk of that is utilized for proper housing, training and travel during the extensive minor league development process.

These guys are the exceptions, not the norm. More than 3/4 of all draftees come from college.

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

21 hours ago, Ely Sussman said:

Well keep in mind that several active Marlins (Trevor, Edwards, Gordon, etc.) received multi-million dollar bonuses themselves coming out of high school. A significant chunk of that is utilized for proper housing, training and travel during the extensive minor league development process.

These guys are the exceptions, not the norm. More than 3/4 of all draftees come from college.

Oh, for sure, it is a perpetual. I suppose there is a computer program out there that determines MLB-ascension percentages from the draft, probably broken down by each draft slot, HS/college, etc. Team success rates - draftees reaching MLB - are still skewed by length of service, trade implications, and other factors. The overall draft percentage isn't helpful as most of the picks are fillers, despite the anecdotal Piazza stories. As Tommy Hutton said on the air yesterday, baseball is quite different than the other sports in this regard. I venture that draft successes on the whole are akin to the ,300 batting average bar.