9and7dad posted:I saw a post on Twitter yesterday from Jim Callis - senior writer for mlb.com. Last year only three guys taken in the top 10 rounds didn't get signed. The year before it was two. Given how the bonus system works, it appears most teams do their homework on signability numbers for the guys they draft.
They have to have a good idea what they will sign for. This is usually worked out prior to the draft pick announcement. "Note: If a team fails to sign a player, the slot value from that pick is removed from the bonus pool. This is why you’ll see teams heavily taking college seniors in the 6 to 10 round range: the team can sign those players for $1,000 to $10,000, and “save” money to be applied elsewhere in the Draft." If you fail to sign a top draft pick worth several million $$ it will create big problems and other penalties may occur with bonus pool.