Dodgers sign 2014 draft picks Jeff Brigham (4th) & Trevor Oaks (7th)

The Dodgers have signed 12 of their 40 picks from the 2014 draft, with eight of those being selected within the top 10 rounds and thus counting against the bonus pool of $4,947,700. The team recently inked fourth-rounder Jeff Brigham and seventh-rounder Trevor Oaks.

Saving on bonus money is going to be key for the Dodgers draft, simply because Grant Holmes is going to command more than slot. The assumption is that the team is saving money at the tail-end of the bonus pool and that they’ll probably end up going close to five percent over the limit to get a deal with Holmes done. At the end of the day, I would be surprised if he’s able to pass up in excess of two million dollars to sign.

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Dodgers 2014 MLB Draft Picks

Dodgers select RHP Grant Holmes at No. 22 in the 2014 MLB Draft
Dodgers select OF Alex Verdugo in the 2nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft
Dodgers take John Richy, Jeff Brigham, Jared Walker in rounds 3-5 of 2014 MLB Draft
Dodgers take Stewart, Oaks, Redman, Campbell, Hering in rounds 6-10 of 2014 MLB Draft
Dodgers picks Vanegas, Freeman, Allen highlight rounds 11-25 of the 2014 MLB Draft
Dodgers picks Sylvester, Bain, Moore highlight rounds 26-40 of the 2014 MLB Draft

Dodgers sign 10 picks from 2014 draft, including Verdugo, Richy, Walker, De Jong, Kowalczyk

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Draft Bonus Pool Reminder

All money paid to picks in the first 10 rounds count toward the bonus pool of $4,947,700. Players selected from rounds 11-40 can be paid up to $100,000 without affecting the bonus pool, but whatever amount given over $100,000 counts against the bonus pool.

So what’s the penalty for going over?

Up to 4.999% over ($5,195,084) the team pays a 75% tax on the amount over. Up to 9.999% over ($5,442,469) the team pays the 75% tax on the amount over and loses next year’s first-round pick. Up to 14.999% over ($5,689,854) the team pays a 100% tax on the amount over and loses next year’s first-round and second-round picks. From 15% ($5,689,855) and up the team pays the 100% tax on the amount over and loses the first-round pick for the next two years.

So basically the Dodgers can use up to $5,195,084 on this year’s bonus pool draft picks without losing anything significant aside from money.

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Round	Player	Slot	Bonus	Difference
1	Grant Holmes	$1,980,500	Not Signed	N/A
2	Alex Verdugo	$914,600	$914,600	$0
3	John Richy	$534,400	$534,400	$0
4	Jeff Brigham	$396,300	$396,300	$0
5	Jared Walker	$296,700	$296,700	$0
6	Brock Stewart	$222,200	Signed	Unknown
7	Trevor Oaks	$166,600	$161,600	-$5,000
8	Hunter Redman	$154,500	Not Signed	N/A
9	Matt Campbell	$144,300	Signed	Unknown
10	Colin Hering	$137,600	Signed	Unknown
Total	2014 Draft	$4,947,700	$2,303,600	-$5,000

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Round	Player	Slot	Bonus	Difference
11	A.J. Vanegas	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
12	Kameron Uter	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
13	Ryan Taylor	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
14	Kelvin Ramos	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
15	Joe Broussard	$100,000 Limit	Signed	Unknown
16	Devan Ahart	$100,000 Limit	Signed	Unknown
17	Tyler Wampler	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
18	Clint Freeman	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
19	Gary Cornish	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
20	Brian Wolfe	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
21	Ivan Vela	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
22	Bubby Rossman	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
23	Andrew Godbold	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
24	Jimmy Allen	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
25	Matt Jones	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
26	Deion Ulmer	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
27	Harlan Richter	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
28	Bill Bereszniewicz	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
29	Christian Trent	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
30	Brant Whiting	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
31	Derrick Sylvester	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
32	Scott De Jong	$100,000 Limit	Signed	Unknown
33	Carson Baranik	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
34	Hunter Bross	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
35	Tanner Chauncey	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
36	Kyle Kocher	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
37	Karch Kowalczyk	$100,000 Limit	Signed	Unknown
38	Caleb Ferguson	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
39	Jeff Bain	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
40	Sam Moore	$100,000 Limit	Not Signed	N/A
Total	2014 Draft	0 Over Limit	Unknown	Unknown