Report: Dodgers receive 2015 draft bonus pool, 2015-16 international bonus pool allotments.

According to BaseballAmerica.com, all 30 teams have received their 2015 draft bonus pool and 2015-16 international bonus pool allotments.

For the Dodgers, their draft bonus pool will be $6,954,700 and their international bonus pool will be $2,020,300.

The international bonus pool money is particularly important. By not signing Yoan Moncada (or even offering him a contract, for that matter), the Dodgers can sign certain international players to a bonus greater than $300,000. That puts them at a competitive advantage over their National League West rival Diamondbacks, who forfeited that right by signing Yoan Lopez. Writes Ben Badler:

The Angels, Rays, Red Sox and Yankees will also be unable to sign any pool-eligible players for more than $300,000 during the 2015-16 signing period. They do still keep their entire bonus pool, however, and are free to trade the individual slot values that comprise their pool.

 

While the majority of July 2 signings come from Latin America, especially the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, the bonus pools cover players classified as international amateurs from all countries not subject to the June draft. Cuban players are subject to the bonus pools as well, unless they are at least 23 years old and have played five or more seasons in Serie Nacional, in which case they are exempt.

Infielder Hector Olivera, to whom the Dodgers have been linked, isn’t subject to the international bonus pool restriction. Pitcher Yadier Alvarez is.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.