MLB Draft slot values: Here's how much money each pick is worth in 2021

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Baseball is still a business.

The 2021 MLB Draft is, once again, a bit different from what we've seen in the past. While the 2020 draft was cut to just five rounds, this year, the draft is a bit more normal, with 20 rounds and 612 total selections for MLB teams to fill out their rosters with this weekend.

On July 11, the 2021 MLB Draft gets underway in Denver, Colo., as MLB has decided to shift the first-year player draft from the first week in June to a much more comfortable — and sensical — date, making the draft a potential staple of MLB All-Star weekend.

While there's still almost $8.5 million allotted to the No. 1 overall pick, the 3 1/2 percent increase that was previously on the table for the draft is out the window for 2021, meaning that the 2019 values are still in place for this year's draft.

Still a little confused? Here's what you need to know:

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What are MLB Draft slot values?

In the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft, each pick is assigned a certain amount of guaranteed bonus money that teams are allowed to spend on signing a player without facing a penalty.

Teams can opt to spend more or less than the allotted slot value, but may incur a penalty if they exceed the amount — or risk losing a player if it's not the money they were looking for.

MLB Draft slot values 2021

All slot values are courtesy of MLB:

Round 1

Pick Team Value
1 Pirates $8,415,300
2 Rangers $7,789,900
3 Tigers $7,221,200
4 Red Sox $6,664,000
5 Orioles $6,180,700
6 D-backs $5,742,900
7 Royals $5,432,400
8 Rockies $5,176,900
9 Angels $4,949,100
10 Mets $4,739,900
11 Nationals $4,547,500
12 Mariners $4,366,400
13 Phillies $4,197,300
14 Giants $4,036,800
15 Brewers $3,885,800
16 Marlins $3,745,500
17 Reds $3,609,700
18 Cardinals $3,481,300
19 Blue Jays $3,359,000
20 Yankees $3,242,900
21 Cubs $3,132,300
22 White Sox $3,027,000
23 Indians $2,926,800
24 Braves $2,831,300
25 Athletics $2,740,300
26 Twins $2,653,400
27 Padres $2,570,100
28 Rays $2,493,900
29 Dodgers $2,424,600

Compensatory round

The Reds received a compensatory pick as part of the Dodgers' signing of Trevor Bauer:

Pick Team Value
30 Reds $2,365,500

Competitive Balance Round A 

Pick Team Value
31 Marlins $2,312,000
32 Tigers $2,257,300
33 Brewers $2,202,200
34 Rays $2,148,100
35 Reds $2,095,800
36 Twins $2,045,400

Round 2

Pick Team Value
37 Pirates $1,999,300
38 Rangers $1,952,300
39 Tigers $1,906,800
40 Red Sox $1,856,700
41 Orioles $1,813,500
42 D-backs $1,771,100
43 Royals $1,729,800
44 Rockies $1,689,500
45 Angels $1,650,200
46 Mets $1,617,400
47 Nationals $1,580,200
48 Mariners $1,543,600
49 Phillies $1,507,600
50 Giants $1,469,900
51 Brewers $1,436,900
52 Marlins $1,403,200
53 Reds $1,370,400
54 Cardinals $1,338,500
55 Yankees $1,307,000
56 Cubs $1,276,400
57 White Sox $1,243,600
58 Indians $1,214,300
59 Braves $1,185,500
60 Athletics $1,157,400
61 Twins $1,129,700
62 Padres $1,102,700
63 Rays $1,076,300

Competitive Balance Round B

Pick Team Value
64 Pirates $1,050,300
65 Orioles $1,025,100
66 Royals $1,003,300
67 D-backs $976,700
68 Rockies $953,100
69 Indians $929,800
70 Cardinals $906,800
71 Padres $884,200

Round 3

Pick Team Value
72 Pirates $870,700
73 Rangers $857,400
74 Tigers $844,200
75 Red Sox $831,100
76 Orioles $818,200
77 D-backs $805,600
78 Royals $793,000
79 Rockies $780,400
80 Angels $767,800
81 Mets $755,300
82 Nationals $744,200
83 Mariners $733,100
84 Phillies $721,900
85 Giants $710,700
86 Brewers $699,700
87 Astros $689,300
88 Marlins $678,600
89 Reds $667,900
90 Cardinals $657,600
91 Blue Jays $647,300
92 Yankees $637,600
93 Cubs $627,900
94 White Sox $618,200
95 Indians $610,800
96 Braves $604,800
97 Athletics $599,100
98 Twins $593,100
99 Padres $587,400
100 Rays $581,600
101 Dodgers $577,000

Round 4

Pick Team Value
102 Pirates $571,400
103 Rangers $565,600
104 Tigers $560,000
105 Red Sox $554,300
106 Orioles $549,000
107 D-backs $543,500
108 Royals $538,200
109 Rockies $533,000
110 Angels $527,800
111 Mets $522,600
112 Nationals $517,400
113 Mariners $512,400
114 Phillies $507,400
115 Giants $502,300
116 Brewers $497,500
117 Astros $492,700
118 Marlins $487,900
119 Reds $483,000
120 Cardinals $478,300
121 Blue Jays $473,700
122 Yankees $469,000
123 Cubs $464,500
124 White Sox $460,000
125 Indians $455,600
126 Braves $451,800
127 Athletics $447,400
128 Twins $442,900
129 Padres $438,700
130 Rays $434,300
131 Dodgers $430,800
132 Astros $426,600

Round 5

Pick Team Value
133 Pirates $422,300
134 Rangers $418,200
135 Tigers $414,000
136 Red Sox $410,100
137 Orioles $406,000
138 D-backs $402,000
139 Royals $398,000
140 Rockies $394,300
141 Angels $390,400
142 Mets $386,600
143 Nationals $382,700
144 Mariners $379,000
145 Phillies $375,200
146 Giants $371,600
147 Brewers $367,900
148 Astros $364,400
149 Marlins $360,800
150 Reds $357,100
151 Cardinals $353,700
152 Blue Jays $350,300
153 Yankees $346,800
154 Cubs $343,400
155 White Sox $340,000
156 Indians $336,600
157 Braves $333,300
158 Athletics $330,100
159 Twins $327,200
160 Padres $324,100
161 Rays $321,100
162 Dodgers $318,200

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