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A general view of the stage after Chase Burns was selected second overall by the Cincinnati Reds during the 2024 MLB Draft presented by Nike at Cowtown Coliseum on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

With the 2024 draft signing deadline behind us, below are the top 100 signing bonuses of the 2024 class. 

MLB’s draft bonus pool system means that many highly ranked players will be selected with lower picks but wind up being paid commensurate with their talent—via overslot deals. The same is also true in the opposite direction as some players will agree to underslot deals at higher picks for less money.

The top-ranked hitter and top-ranked pitcher in the 2024 class lead all players in signing bonus value, as Charlie Condon and Chase Burns signed for identical $9,250,000 deals. Those bonuses set the new all-time high for an amateur signing bonus, clearing the $9,200,000 deal that Paul Skenes signed with the Pirates as the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft.

The Guardians, A’s, Angels and D-backs each signed five players for top-100 bonuses in this year’s draft—the most of any organization. The clubs ranked 1st, 4th, 9th and 11th, respectively, in total bonus pool value. The Cardinals were at the opposite end of the spectrum with just one top-100 bonus handed out after picking seventh and then not again until the 80th selection. St. Louis had the 17th-largest bonus pool of all clubs.

Among top-100 bonuses, 57 were handed out to players from four-year universities compared to 43 bonuses from high schools. No junior college player cracked the top-100. College players from this list totaled $170,384,450 in total signing bonus value while high school players totaled $102,288,225. In contrast to the 2023 draft, where high school players inside the top-100 signing bonuses at least had a larger average bonus, the 2024 class saw college players among the top-100 average a $2,989,201 bonus compared to a high school average of $2,378,796.

Among states Texas and California tied for 11 players who signed for top-100 bonuses, followed by Florida and North Carolina tied with nine each. Tennessee rounded out the top five with seven players who signed for top-100 bonuses.

Among schools, Tennessee led all programs with five players who received top-100 bonuses, followed by Wake Forest and LSU with four, and Virginia and Mississippi State with three. Programs with two top-100 bonuses include California, Florida State, Kentucky, Oregon State, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

Top 100 2024 MLB Draft Signing Bonuses

RankPlayerPosTeamRoundPickBonusT1Chase BurnsRHPCIN12$9,250,000T1Charlie CondonOFCOL13$9,250,0003Travis Bazzana2BCLE11$8,950,0004Hagen SmithLHPCWS15$8,000,0005Jac CaglianoneTWPKC16$7,497,5006Nick Kurtz1BOAK14$7,000,0007JJ WetherholtSSSTL17$6,900,0008Konnor GriffinSSPIT19$6,532,0259Bryce RainerSSDET111$5,797,50010Seaver KingSSWSH110$5,150,00011Cam Smith3BCHI114$5,070,70012Braden MontgomeryOFBOS112$5,000,00013Christian Moore2BLAA18$4,997,50014Jurrangelo CijntjeSHPSEA115$4,880,90015James Tibbs IIIOFSF113$4,747,50016Theo GillenOFTB118$4,370,40017Trey YesavageRHPTOR120$4,175,00018Vance HoneycuttOFBAL122$4,000,00019Carson BengeOFNY119$3,997,50020Kaelen CulpepperSSMIN121$3,934,40021Luke DickersonSSWSH244$3,800,00022Cam CaminitiLHPATL124$3,553,80023Kash MayfieldLHPSD125$3,442,10024Braylon PayneOFMIL117$3,440,00025PJ MorlandoOFMIA116$3,400,00026Kellon LindseySSLA123$3,297,50027Walker JanekCHOU128$3,130,00028Slade CaldwellOFARI129$3,087,00029Tyson LewisSSCIN251$3,047,500T30Malcolm MooreCTEX130$3,000,000T30Tommy White3BOAK240$3,000,000T30Ryan SloanRHPSEA255$3,000,00033Caleb BonemerSSCWS243$2,997,50034Ryan WaldschmidtOFARIPPI31$2,904,00035Carter JohnsonSSMIA256$2,800,00036Ben HessRHPNYY126$2,747,50037Brody BrechtRHPCOL1S38$2,700,00038Griff O’FerrallSSBALPPI32$2,697,50039Braylon DoughtyRHPCLE1S36$2,569,20040Levi SterlingRHPPIT1S37$2,508,900T41Boston BatemanLHPSD252$2,500,000T41Bryce MeccageRHPMIL257$2,500,000T43Dante NoriOFPHI127$2,497,500T43Wyatt SanfordSSPIT247$2,497,500T43Griffin BurkholderOFPHI263$2,497,50046Kyle DeBargeSSMIN1S33$2,400,00047Caleb LomavitaCWSH1S39$2,325,00048David ShieldsLHPKC241$2,300,00049Bryce CunninghamRHPNYY253$2,297,50050JD DixSSARI1S35$2,150,00051Blake Burke1BMIL1S34$2,100,00052Jacob CozartCCLE248$2,050,00053Jonathan SantucciLHPNY246$2,031,700T54Jared ThomasOFCOL242$2,000,000T54Payton TolleLHPBOS250$2,000,000T54Gage JumpLHPOAK2S73$2,000,000T54Joey OakieRHPCLE384$2,000,000T58Dasan HillLHPMIN2S69$1,997,500T58Dakota JordanOFSF4116$1,997,50060Trey Gregory-AlfordRHPLAA11322$1,957,50061Chase MobleyRHPCLE10295$1,800,00062Ethan SchiefelbeinLHPDET2S72$1,797,500T63Owen HallRHPDET249$1,747,500T63Ryan JohnsonRHPLAA2S74$1,747,500T63Chase Harlan3BLA398$1,747,50066Kale Fountain3BSD5151$1,700,00067Cole Mathis3BCHI254$1,681,20068Chris CortezRHPLAA245$1,597,50069Emilien Pitre2BTB258$1,522,70070Billy Amick3BMIN260$1,453,70071Blake LarsonLHPCWS2S68$1,397,50072Carter HoltonLHPATL262$1,347,50073Trey SnyderSSNY5144$1,322,50074Dylan DreilingOFTEX265$1,287,60075Conrad CasonTWPBOS8237$1,250,000T76Johnny KingLHPTOR395$1,247,500T76Dylan JordanRHPLAA5143$1,247,50078Ethan AndersonCBAL261$1,172,50079Khal StephenRHPTOR259$1,116,75080Drew BeamRHPKC376$1,097,50081Josh Kuroda-GrauerSSOAK375$1,043,90082Cole MessinaCCOL377$1,011,900T83Rodney Green Jr.OFOAK4104$1,000,000T83Ty SouthiseneSSCHI4120$1,000,000T83Connor FoleyRHPARI5164$1,000,000T86Luke HolmanRHPCIN2S71$997,500T86Ryan ForcucciRHPHOU3101$997,500T86Nicholas MontgomeryCATL5161$997,50089Ivan LucianoCARI264$990,00090Kevin BazzellCWSH379$980,300T91Aiden MayRHPMIA2S70$900,000T91Devin Fitz-GeraldSSTEX5165$900,00093Grant ShepardsonRHPMIA5155$897,50094Mike SirotaOFCIN387$863,30095Cobb HightowerSSSD388$852,30096Josh HartleLHPPIT383$850,00097Tyler RenzRHPMIL18545$850,000T98Austin OvernOFBAL397$847,500T98Casey SauckeOFCWS4107$847,500100Thatcher HurdRHPNYY389$836,400