The basics of the Draft, under the new CBA:
• Each team has a designated pool of bonus money it can use to sign players selected through the first 10 rounds. Minnesota, with the second-worst record in the Majors a year ago and holder of three supplemental picks, has the largest bonus pool, almost $12.37 million. Houston picks first overall, has 11 picks and has a pool of almost $11.2 million. Anaheim, with eight picks overall and none in the top 60, has the smallest pool, about $1.65 million. The total pool is $189.9 million, slightly less than 2011's 10-round spending total of $191.9 million.
• The deadline for signings, which had been in mid-August, has been moved up to July 13.
• Any player picked after the 10th round can be signed for a bonus of up to $100,000.
The shorter time frame is important, because it could mean an extra year of development in a professional system for more players.