The Pittsburgh Pirates signed fourth round pick Michael Kennedy to an over-slot deal yesterday. They also announced that 13th round pick Miguel Fulgencio signed. Baseball America has some bonus information that we were missing when the Fulgencio signing was announced, including one that affects the draft bonus pool.
BA has tenth round pick Tanner Tredaway receiving $47,500, which I was able to confirm. His slot amount was $155,000, so the Pirates added to their over-slot pool with just first round pick Termarr Johnson waiting to sign. I would expect him to sign this weekend with the Pirates at home for a four-game series against the cross-state rival Philadelphia Phillies, so the Pirates can introduce him in front of the home crowds. The signing deadline is Monday at 5 PM, and I haven’t heard anything about him possibly not signing. Teams sign players in a specific order for bonus pool purposes to make sure the numbers work out correctly.
BA also has some numbers that don’t affect the bonus pool:
11th round pick Dominic Perachi received $125,000
14th round Nick Cimillo $100,000
15th Jaycob Deese $80,000
16th Elijah Birdsong $100,000
20th Josh Loeschern $25,000
The only number missing for the signed players is Fulgencio. The draft tracker has been updated and it shows that the Pirates have $210,700 available for over-slot deals without penalty (tax on 5% overage) and nearly $900,000 when you add in the 5% allowed overage without severe penalty. The Pirates have dipped into that 5% nearly every year, so I imagine they will this year as well if it is necessary to get any signings done.
