Major League Baseball officially released the bonus pool allotments for the 2015 First Year Player Draft, which you can view at Baseball America. The draft will begin on June 8 and run through June 10.
The Mets, who do not have a first round pick, will have $3,587,800 to spend this year – the lowest amount among all 30 MLB teams.
The bonus pool allotment is how much each team is allowed to spend on players who are selected in the first 10 rounds of the draft, and players selected in the last 30 rounds who receive more than $100,000. Teams that exceed their draft allotment will incur a large tax and penalties.
The Mets forfeited their first round pick (15th overall) when they signed free agent Michael Cuddyer to a two year, $21 million dollar contract. They won’t have a selection until the 53rd overall pick in the second round.
