rickbozich‏Verified account @rickbozich 5h5 hours ago Word is that former #L1C4 pitchers Lincoln Henzman & Kade McClure will sign with @whitesox today.

 

 

Devan Fink‏Verified account @DevanFink 7h7 hours ago

 

Source: White Sox have agreed to sign 6th rounder (No. 177) Kade McClure to a $330,000 bonus. RHP from Louisville gets overslot.

 

With the two Louisville signings, the Sox are sitting an estimated $62,800 ahead of their bonus pool number, with Evan Skoug left to sign. With his slot of $201,700, the Sox can offer him an estimated $264,500 signing bonus without going over their pool total and into tax territory.

 

The Sox also can go over their team allotment of $7,921,400 by up to 5%, or $396,070, if they are willing are to pay a 75% tax penalty. Anything over that total would result in an additional loss of a draft pick.

Thanks for the finds on the Louisville pair. But I'm pretty sure the Sox are a little over 100k ahead on pool.

 

Thanks for the finds on the Louisville pair. But I'm pretty sure the Sox are a little over 100k ahead on pool.

 

They are $112,800 ahead in the top 10 rounds, plus an extra 25k each to Wilcanon and Yurchak in rounds 11&12 to make $62,800+

They are $112,800 ahead in the top 10 rounds, plus an extra 25k each to Wilcanon and Yurchak in rounds 11&12 to make $62,800+

 

 

Now you made me do my own spreadsheet, lol.

 

OK you're right, they have $264,400 left in pool money, Skoug's slot is $201,700, so they have $62,700 overage room left within pool.

Now you made me do my own spreadsheet, lol.

 

OK you're right, they have $264,400 left in pool money, Skoug's slot is $201,700, so they have $62,700 overage room left within pool.

 

 

Scott Merkin @scottmerkin

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Source: Evan Skoug's signing bonus with the White Sox is for $300,000

so they're under the 5% threshold but pay a tax on that correct?

so they're under the 5% threshold but pay a tax on that correct?

 

Yep, they pay 75% on approximately the 35ish thousand dollars they went over. Technically they can go as far as $396,070 over, so in addition to where they are now, they could offer a HS player a deal of around $485k (125k slot + the remaining $360ish thousand they have left under the 5% threshold) and still stay in that 75% tax bracket... without losing a pick.

Yep, they pay 75% on approximately the 35ish thousand dollars they went over. Technically they can go as far as $396,070 over, so in addition to where they are now, they could offer a HS player a deal of around $485k (125k slot + the remaining $360ish thousand they have left under the 5% threshold) and still stay in that 75% tax bracket... without losing a pick.

 

 

They didn't draft a HS player to do this with though.

Scott Merkin @scottmerkin

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Source: Evan Skoug's signing bonus with the White Sox is for $300,000

 

Considering he was ranked around where we took Sheets, I'll take it.

Considering he was ranked around where we took Sheets, I'll take it.

 

I'm confused how Sheets ends up getting $2 million bonus way overslot, but a similarly ranked Skoug gets $300k

 

How does Sheets justify $600-700K overslot as a second round pick?

I'm confused how Sheets ends up getting $2 million bonus way overslot, but a similarly ranked Skoug gets $300k

 

How does Sheets justify $600-700K overslot as a second round pick?

 

 

White Sox had a 1st round grade on Sheets

White Sox had a 1st round grade on Sheets

 

And there is always the possibility that he slipped because he wanted $2 million, and the White Sox were the first team willing to give it him.