Last Year's Success Leaves Brewers With 25th-Ranked Draft Pool In 2026

[Steve Drumwright]

After a tremendous 2025 regular season in which they had MLB's best record, the Milwaukee Brewers won't have a lot to work with regarding a 2026 draft bonus pool.

But when has that ever mattered to the Crew?

The Brewers were informed that they will have $8,042,900 in their pool this year, which ranks 25th among the 30 MLB teams. They also have the No. 25 pick in the draft, which moved up due to four teams being penalized for eclipsing the second competitive balance tax threshold.

The slot value for the Crew's top pick is $3,696,000. Last year, when the Brewers picked 20th and selected corner infielder Andrew Fischer, their pick had a value of $4,268,100.

The top bonus pool belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates at $19,130,700, while the smallest pool goes to the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of those four teams who had their top pick moved back 10 spots as a CBT penalty.

The Chicago White Sox hold the No. 1 pick, which has a slot value of $11,350,600. They also have the No. 3 bonus pool of $17,592,100. Each slot value went up 2.5% based on increased MLB revenue.

2026 MLB Draft bonus pools

• Pittsburgh Pirates: $19,130,700
• Tampa Bay Rays: $19,009,300
• Chicago White Sox: $17,592,100
• Minnesota Twins: $16,929,600
• St. Louis Cardinals: $16,612,300
• Kansas City Royals: $15,954,000
• Atlanta: $15,870,800
• Colorado Rockies: $15,557,600
• San Francisco Giants: $14,080,400
• Athletics: $13,840,300
• Houston Astros: $13,712,700
• Arizona Diamondbacks: $13,603,100
• Baltimore Orioles: $13,114,000
• Cleveland Guardians: $12,573,900
• Washington Nationals: $12,278,300
• Miami Marlins: $11,960,100
• Los Angeles Angels: $11,755,400
• Cincinnati Reds: $10,758,500
• Texas Rangers: $10,219,200
• Chicago Cubs: $9,644,100
• San Diego Padres: $9,479,000
• Detroit Tigers: $9,165,100
• Boston Red Sox: $8,219,200
• Seattle Mariners: $8,218,200
• Milwaukee Brewers: $8,042,900
• Philadelphia Phillies: $7,773,000
• New York Yankees: $7,342,800
• New York Mets: $6,730,900
• Toronto Blue Jays: $5,543,100
• Los Angeles Dodgers: $3,951,900

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[SF70]

Giving up their comp B pick in the package to acquire Harrison-Drohan-Hamilton looking good in the early going so having a draft without their usual top 10ish bonus pool tolerable thanks to the organization’s incredible young talent depth.