re: Current MLB Signing Bonuses (LSU Players and Commits)

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A question for y’all. Why would Cade agree to sign for 800k under slot? Do team make it up another way? Did he think that no one would take him in next few picks so he wouldn’t have gotten that anyway?

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MLB draft is so random and chaotic when it comes to where players are picked vs their true value. Most of the time it comes down to a combination of 1) your talent, 2) your leverage, 3) your signability.

1. Is self explanatory.

2. Players who are sophomores, juniors, or HS seniors have the most leverage assuming they play for a prestigious college program or have a commitment to a big time college.

3. Signability is what can make or break where a player is chosen. That pitcher who went 2 to the Angels was taken so the Angels could get a great player but pay him under slot and go offer some players down the road that would of "requested" a larger bonus than what teams had left in their bonus pool.

If you were called at pick 3 and you were offered 8.8 million to sign would you say no?

If you did say no would you then risk potentially dropping to say the 6-8 pick where your bonus is now maybe 2 million less?

There's no real perfect way to explain why it is the way it is.

Edit: The Angels saved 2.56 million from the #2 pick that they had enough to their HS selection in rounds 12 (Vanderbilt commit) and make a run at their HS selection in round 13 who is Texas signee.