Actually, the best used to sign for a lot more than $1-3 million. For example, Stephen Strasburg signed a $15.1 million dollar contract and Bryce Harper signed a $9.9 million dollar contract (both with the Nationals). However, this will be the first year under the new MLB CBA and one feature of that contract is a significant reduction in the amount teams can pay draftees.Â
It will be interesting to see what high schoolers do given they won't receive the kind of money they used to get.
It will be interesting to see what high schoolers do given they won't receive the kind of money they used to get.