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Baseball is a game of records, though the modern fan seems to focus less on in-game production and more on extravagant paychecks. The 30 MLB teams didn’t disappoint this month by breaking numerous spending records on their 2025 draft picks. They doled out a record $392,533,711 in signing bonuses for drafted players, $18.2 million more than the $374,345,077 paid a year ago. Even the Cleveland Guardians, considered among the most cost-conscious clubs, set a spending record according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline. They paid $4 million to first-round choice Jace Laviolette, a slugging outfielder from Texas A&M. That was about $618,000 over what MLB set as a $3.382 million recommended slot value for the No. 27 choice. OMAHA, NE: Jace Laviolette of the Texas A&M Aggies hits a home run in the first inning against the Tennessee Volunteers during the Division I Men’s Baseball Championship at Charles Schwab Field on June 23, 2024. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) NCAA Photos via Getty Images It was a surprising anomaly this year as only two other clubs went over the slot blueprint in the first round. Clubs more than made up for it by paying out higher values to lower picks. A year ago, Cleveland held the No. 1 pick and paid Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana a team-record $8.95 million. That was below the MLB slot value of $10,570,600. A few other significant monetary marks were established. All of the first-round choices averaged $5,334,019. The previous mark was $5,036,544 in 2024. No. 4 overall selection Ethan Holliday’s $9 million signing bonus from the Colorado Rockies was a record for a high school player. The Baltimore Orioles, with four of the first 37 selections, spent a team record $21,150,840. Baltimore’s Bundle The Orioles had their own choice…

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