MLB has announced the bonus pools and pick values for the upcoming MLB Draft in June.  The five largest pools belong to National League clubs, as do seven of the first eight picks in the Draft. Behind the Reds, four other teams have pools in excess of $10 million: the Phillies ($13,405,200), Padres ($12,869,200), Braves ($12,385,200) and Rockies ($11,153,400). So far, in the first four years under the rules involving bonus pools, clubs have outspent their pools a total of 51 times, but never by more than 5 percent. Below are the bonus pools for all 30 clubs.

• Reds: $13,923,700
• Phillies: $13,405,200
• Padres: $12,869,200
• Braves: $12,385,200
• Rockies: $11,153,400
• Athletics: $9,883,500
• White Sox: $9,416,600
• Brewers: $9,364,300
• Dodgers: $9,336,500
• Cardinals: $9,143,300
• Twins: $8,153,500
• Mets: $7,671,700
• Rays: $7,643,100
• Nationals: $7,635,500
• Orioles: $7,545,800
• Indians: $7,499,600
• Mariners: $7,136,000
• Pirates: $7,007,900
• Red Sox: $6,997,400
• Blue Jays: $6,665,900
• Marlins: $6,445,900
• Angels: $6,120,500
• Astros: $5,928,300
• Yankees: $5,831,200
• Tigers: $5,424,300
• Diamondbacks: $5,419,900
• Rangers: $5,358,500
• Giants: $3,494,900
• Royals: $3,225,300
• Cubs: $2,245,100

Other notables for the Mets are that their first round pick value, at #19 will be at $2,378,800, and their other first round pick, at #31 will be at $1,972,100. You can view the values for Rounds 2-10 here.

We have already started looking at who the Mets could take with their first two picks including articles on Alex Speas, Baseball America’s first mock, and finally a piece concentrating on college outfielders and high school pitchers.