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Monday, 2 April 2018

Pirates See a Small Increase to Their 2018-19 International Bonus Pool

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Major League Baseball released the 2018-19 international bonus pools for all 30 club earlier this week and there was an increase to the amount the Pittsburgh Pirates are able to spend starting on July 2nd. Beginning with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement during the 2017-18 signing period, which is still ongoing until June 15th, the Pirates saw a large increase to their international bonus pool. They received the highest total (tied with a few other clubs) handed out by MLB at $5,750,000 to spend. According to the CBA, having the highest total last year, meant that the Pirates would drop down to the $5.25M for 2018-19. The international bonus pool is tied into the Competitive Balance picks in the amateur draft and the Pirates received the highest Competitive Balance pick this ye... To continue reading the rest of this article, subscribe to Pirates Prospects . Subscribers get access to every article on the site, along with all of our exclusive live coverage of the Pirates' minor league system, all for a very low monthly or yearly rate. If you're already a member, you can log in below. If you think you're receiving this message in error, please e-mail tim@piratesprospects.com. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password ...



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