Elliott: Padres, Braves and Orioles now top three spenders on Canuck talent

The highest-paid Canadian from 2026 — Toronto Mets INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.)

September 23, 2026

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

Both the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves leap-frogged the Baltimore Orioles to become the highest spenders on Canadian talent working their way into major-league systems.

The Padres are back to top spot -- like in 2022 having spent $10,384,843 on Canucks. The Braves are next at $9,798,300, followed by the Orioles, who have spent $9,391,800.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ($7,391,300) and the Pittsburgh Pirates ($7,391,300) round out the top five.

In all, the 30 teams -- 31 if we count the Montreal Expos and we do -- have spent $131,942,981. (We don’t tally signing bonuses of $5,000 or $15,000 amounts only six-figure bonuses.)

The Padres, who employed scouts Murray Zuk (Souris, Man.), Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) and scouts south of the border, have signed members of the Junior National Team over the years ...

Former first-rounder Kevin Nicholson (Surrey, BC)

_ First-round SS Kevin Nicholson (Surrey, BC) from Stetson and the Whalley Chiefs in 1997.

_ 20th rounder C George Kottaras (Markham,Ont.) Connors State and Ontario Blue Jays in 2002,

_ Fourth rounder INF Chris Bisson Orleans (Ont.) from Kentucky and the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians in 2010.

_ First-rounder RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) Stanford and the Terriers in 2016.

_ 14th rounder LHP Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) Cloud County and the Prospects Baseball Academy in 2018.

_ Fourth rounder RHP Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) of Niagara University and Kingston Thunder in 2019.

_ Second round selection OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) of the FieldHouse Pirates in 2020.

_ Free agent RHP Brandon Langley (New Glasgow, PEI) from Western Carolina University in 2025.

_ Second round selection INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.) of the Toronto Mets this year.

RHP AJ Rogers (Dartmouth, NS) of the Okotoks Dawgs signed with the Padrees scout Chris Kemlo.

_ Undrafted free agent RHP AJ Rogers (Dartmouth, NS) from the Okotoks Dawgs and Dartmouth Juniors this summer.

_ And finally free-agent RHP Jack Pineau (Thunder Bay, Ont.) from Creighton University.

The Braves, run by Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) drafted and signed the top Canuck in 2026 first-rounder OF Carter Beck (Carnduff, Sask.) who signed for $2,684,100.

The biggest movers were the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays who each moved up seven spots.

The Yankees went from 17th last year to 10th, after signing second rounder LHP Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC) of the Langley Blaze.

The Rangers moved from 11th from to 18th after drafting and signing SS Connor Comeau from the Austin, Tex. suburbs. And the Rays moved 19th to 12th after inking INF Taj Marchand, son of former Toronto Maple Leafs draft Hugo Marchand (Montreal, Que.).

Canada’s team -- at least for advertising purposes forgetting about the Mariners fans in BC, the Tigers fans in Southwestern Ontario and the Red Sox fans in the Atlantic provinces -- did not draft anyone and remain eighth.

The San Francisco Giants have spent the least.

Canadian Players that have received Six-Digit Signing Bonuses

Year	Round	Team	Position	Name	Hometown	Province	School/Team	Bonus	Team Total
2020	3	Angels	OF	David Calabrese	Maple	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$744,200	$744,200
2025	1	Angels	RHP	Tyler Bremner	San Diego	CA	University Santa Barbara	$7,689,525	$8,433,725
2010	10	Astros	LHP	Evan Grills	Whitby	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$150,000	$150,000
2014	6	Astros	RHP	Brock Dykxhoorn	Goderich	ON	Central Arizona/ Ontario Nationals	$250,000	$400,000
2016	5	Astros	INF	Abraham Toro-Hernandez	Greenfield Park	QC	Seminole State/ ABC	$250,000	$650,000
2017	12	Astros	RF	Jonathan Lacroix	Montreal	QC	Seminole State/ ABC	$125,000	$775,000
2018	6	Astros	RHP	RJ Freure	Burlington	ON	Pitt/Junior National Team/Ontario Blue Jays	$348,800	$1,123,800
1987	5	Athletics	LHP	Kevin MacLeod	Sydney	NS	Toledo	$500,000	$500,000
2019	12	Athletics	INF	T.J. Schofield-Sam	Brampton	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$320,000	$820,000
2021	4	Athletics	OF	Denzel Clarke	Pickering	ON	Cal State Northridge Matadors/Toronto Mets/Junior National Team	$700,000	$1,520,000
2023	1A	Athletics	INF	Myles Naylor	Mississauga	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$2,202,500	$3,722,500
2024	6	Athletics	RHP	Josiah Romeo	Caledon	ON	Mississauga Tigers	$550,000	$4,272,500
1995	24	Blue Jays	LHP	Mark Curtis	St. Albert	AB	Penscaola/St. Albert Cardinals	$135,000	$135,000
1996	3	Blue Jays	RHP	Yan Lachapelle	Gatineau	QC	Academie du Baseball Canada	$185,000	$320,000
2001	6	Blue Jays	SS	Lee Delfino	Pickering	ON	East Carolina /Team Ontario/Junior National Team	$122,500	$442,500
2006	7	Blue Jays	OF	Jonathan Baksh	Mississauga	ON	Florida Tech/Ontario Blue Jays	$122,500	$565,000
2007	1	Blue Jays	RHP	Trystan Magnuson	Vancouver	BC	University of Louisville	$462,500	$1,027,500
2008	16	Blue Jays	OF	Mike Crouse	Port Moody	BC	North Shore Twins/Junior National Team	$150,000	$1,177,500
2010	3	Blue Jays	OF	Marcus Knecht	North York	ON	Connors State/ Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$250,000	$1,427,500
2010	16	Blue Jays	OF	Dalton Pompey	Mississauga	ON	Oakville Royals/Junior National Team	$150,000	$1,577,500
2011	4	Blue Jays	RHP	Tom Robson	Ladner	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$325,000	$1,902,500
2011	26	Blue Jays	SS	Justin Atkinson	North Surrey	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,002,500
2011	FA	Blue Jays		Luke Willson	Windsor	ON	Rice University	$150,000	$2,152,500
2012	26	Blue Jays	RHP	Nathan DeSouza	Milton	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,252,500
2015	10	Blue Jays	C	Owen Spiwak	Mississauga	ON	Odessa/ Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,352,500
2019	3	Blue Jays	OF	Dasan Brown	Oakville	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$800,000	$3,152,500
2019	26	Blue Jays	OF	Jean-Christophe Masson	Levis	QC	Academy Baseball Canada / Junior National Team	$297,500	$3,450,000
2021	14	Blue Jays	INF	Damiano Palmegiani	Surrey	BC	Southern Nevada/Vauxhall Jets/Junior National Team	$157,500	$3,607,500
2023	5	Blue Jays	LHP	Connor O'Halloran	Mississauga	ON	Michigan/Terriers	$337,500	$3,945,000
2023	9	Blue Jays	INF	Sam Shaw	Victoria	BC	Victoria Eagles	$285,000	$4,230,000
2025	4	Blue Jays	RHP	Micah Bucknam	Abbotsford	BC	Dallas Baptist	$678,000	$4,908,000
2025	5	Blue Jays	INF	Tim Piasentin	Coquitlam	BC	Junior National Team/Okotoks Dawgs	$747,500	$5,655,500
2025	FA	Blue Jays	C-INF	Sam White	Aurora	ON	West Virginia Mountaineers	$158,000	$5,813,500
2025	FA	Blue Jays	RHP	Aiden Taggart	Grimsby	ON	FieldHouse Pirates	$155,000	$5,968,500
2000	1	Braves	INF	Scott Thorman	Cambridge	ON	Team Ontario/Junior National Team	$1,225,000	$1,225,000
2001	3	Braves	OF	Adam Stern	London	ON	Nebraska/Ontario Blue Jays/London Badgers	$348,000	$1,573,000
2003	4	Braves	3B	Jamie Romak	London	ON	London Badgers / Junior National Team	$240,000	$1,813,000
2015	1	Braves	RHP	Michael Soroka	Calgary	AB	Calgary PBF Redbirds/Junior National Team	$1,974,700	$3,787,700
2019	27	Braves	RHP	Indigo Diaz	Langley	BC	Michigan State/North Shore Twins	$125,000	$3,912,700
2019	28	Braves	RHP	Ben Thompson	Auckland	NZ	Chandler-Gilbert College/Okotoks Dawgs	$100,000	$4,012,700
2021	11	Braves	LHP	Adam Shoemaker	Cambridge	ON	Great Lakes Canadians	$477,500	$4,490,200
2022	4	Braves	1B	David McCabe	Courtice	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/UNC Charlotte	$476,500	$4,966,700
2022	7	Braves	RHP	Adam Maier	North Vancouver	BC	Oregon/North Shore Twins/Junior National Team	$1,200,000	$6,166,700
2022	13	Braves	RHP	Cedric DeGranpre	St-Simon	QC	ABC/Chipola	$237,500	$6,404,200
2024	20	Braves	OF	Eric Hartman	St. Albert	AB	Okotoks Dawgs/Junior National Team	$337,500	$6,741,700
2025	19	Braves	RHP	Ryan Heppner	Richmond	BC	University of British Columbia	$100,000	$6,841,700
2026	1	Braves	OF	Carter Beck	Carnduff	SK	Indiana State	$2,684,100	$9,525,800
2026	13	Braves	RHP	Cole Dorland	Richmond	BC	Langley Blaze and Junior National Team	$272,500	$9,798,300
1993	2	Brewers	SS	Danny Klassen	Leamington	ON	John Carroll HS, Port St. Lucie, Fla.	$180,000	$180,000
2001	5	Brewers	RHP	Judd Richardson	Caledon	ON	U of Miami Ohio	$185,000	$365,000
2004	7	Brewers	RHP	Craig Langille	Bedford	NS	Dartmouth Juniors	$107,000	$472,000
2004	16	Brewers	RHP	Alexandre Periard	St-Eustache	QC	Academie Baseball Canada / Junior National Team	$243,000	$715,000
2008	1	Brewers	C	Brett Lawrie	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$1,700,000	$2,415,000
2008	16	Brewers	RHP	Stosh Wawrzasek	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,515,000
2009	8	Brewers	OF	Chad Stang	Surrey	BC	Midland/Junior National Team	$125,000	$2,640,000
2010	7	Brewers	RHP	Joel Pierce	Windsor	ON	Tecumseh Thunder / Junior National Team	$175,000	$2,815,000
2011	8	Brewers	C	Dustin Houle	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$150,000	$2,965,000
2012	7	Brewers	LHP	David Otterman	Vancouver	BC	University of British Columbia	$141,700	$3,106,700
2014	4	Brewers	OF	Demi Orimoloye	Orleans	ON	Ottawa-Nepean Canadians/Junior National Team	$450,000	$3,556,700
2021	1	Brewers	INF	Tyler Black	Stouffville	ON	Wright State/ Toronto Mets	$2,200,000	$5,756,700
2021	7	Brewers	OF	Tristan Peters	Winkler	MB	Southern Illnois/Okotoks Dawgs/Pembina Valley Orioles	$147,500	$5,904,200
2022	3	Brewers	INF	Dylan O'Rae	Sarnia	ON	Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team	$597,500	$6,501,700
2001	28	Cardinals	RHP	Blake Hawksworth	North Vancouver	BC	Bellevue (WA.) Community College	$1,475,000	$1,475,000
2013	10	Cardinals	SS	Malik Collymore	Mississauga	ON	Ontario Blue Jays / Junior National Team	$275,000	$1,750,000
2017	FA	Cardinals	1B	Francisco Hernandez	Montreal	QC	Academie Baseball Canada	$125,000	$1,875,000
2018	15	Cardinals	RHP	Michael Brettell	Fonthill	ON	Central Michigan/Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team	$125,000	$2,000,000
2009	5	Cubs	SS	Wes Darvill	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$144,200	$144,200
2011	7	Cubs	1B	Trevor Gretzky	West Lake Village	CA	Oaks Christian High School	$375,000	$519,200
2011	15	Cubs	C	Justin Marra	Toronto	ON	Ontario Blue Jays / Junior National Team	$110,000	$629,200
2013	2	Cubs	LHP	Rob Zaztryzny	Edmonton	AB	Missouri	$1,100,000	$1,729,200
2015	5	Cubs	LHP	Ryan Kellogg	Whitby	ON	Arizona State/Butler Prospects/Junior National Team	$376,700	$2,105,900
2017	15	Cubs	INF	Jared Young	Prince George	BC	Old Dominion / Oakanagan A's	$100,000	$2,205,900
2019	5	Cubs	RHP	Josh Burgmann	Nanaimo	BC	Washington/Junior National Team/Vauxhall Academy	$225,000	$2,430,900
2020	3	Cubs	OF	Jordan Nwogu	Ottawa	ON	Michigan	$678,600	$3,109,500
2021	18	Cubs	RHP	Dominic Hambly	Victoria	BC	Victoria Mariners	$200,000	$3,309,500
2026	17	Cubs	RHP	Ryan Marton	Toronto	ON	Mississauga Tigers, University of Nevada Las Vegas	$200,000	$3,509,500
2013	FA	Diamondbacks	1B	Ismael Pena	Montreal	QC	Academie Baseball Canada	$750,000	$750,000
2016	2	Diamondbacks	C	Andrew Yerzy	Toronto	ON	Toronto Mets/Junior National Team	$1,214,100	$1,964,100
2016	4	Diamondbacks	RHP	Curtis Taylor	Port Coquitlam	BC	University of British Columbia /Coquitlam Reds	$496,700	$2,460,800
2016	11	Diamondbacks	RHP	Jake Polanic	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze	$100,000	$2,560,800
2022	13	Diamondbacks	RHP	Eli Saul	Vancouver	BC	Sacramento State/Junior National Team/UBC Thunder	$120,000	$2,680,800
2001	5	Dodgers	RHP	Steve Nelson	Cole Harbour	NS	Dartmouth Mooseheads/Junior National Team	$165,000	$165,000
2006	4	Dodgers	INF	Kyle Orr	Victoria	BC	Victoria Mariners /Junior National Team	$435,000	$600,000
2009	15	Dodgers	3B	Jeff Hunt	Cambridge	ON	Intercounty Terriers/Junior National Team	$150,000	$750,000
2017	7	Dodgers	RHP	Zach Pop	Brampton	ON	Kentucky / Ontario Blue Jays / Junior National Team	$147,500	$897,500
2025	1	Dodgers	OF	Charles Davalan	St-Bruno-De-Montarville	QC	Arkansas Razorbacks	$2,000,000	$2,897,500
2025	2	Dodgers	RHP	Cam Leiter	Maple Ridge	BC	Florida State	$1,350,000	$4,247,500
2003	4	Giants	RHP	Brooks McNiven	Vernon	BC	University of British Columbia	$105,000	$105,000
2015	15	Giants	C	Chris Shaw	Winnipeg	MB	Oklahoma/Okotoks Dawgs	$100,000	$205,000
1997	2	Guardians	RHP	Robbie Vael	Surrey	BC	Eastern Utah	$150,000	$150,000
2005	3	Guardians	OF	Nick Weglarz	Stevensville	ON	Team Ontario/Junior National Team	$435,000	$585,000
2017	23	Guardians	RHP	Jordan Scheltz	North York	ON	Central Florida	$100,000	$685,000
2018	1	Guardians	C	Noah Naylor	Mississauga	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$2,578,138	$3,263,138
2022	10	Guardians	RHP	Jacob Zibin	Prince George	BC	Langley Blaze/TNXL/Junior National Team	$1,200,000	$4,463,138
2022	15	Guardians	LHP	Adam Tulloch	Toronto	ON	Arizona State	$125,000	$4,588,138
2023	10	Guardians	LHP	Matt Wilkinson	White Rock	BC	Central Arizona/Okotoks Dawgs	$110,000	$4,698,138
2024	12	Guardians	RHP	Sean Heppner	Richmond	BC	University of British Columbia	$150,000	$4,848,138
2025	2	Guardians	RHP	Will Hynes	Mississauga	ON	Junior National Team/Ontario Blue Jays	$950,000	$5,798,138
2025	5	Guardians	1B	Riley Nelson	Toronto	ON	Vanderbilt	$350,000	$6,148,138
2026	6	Guardians	C	Deiten Lachance	Sherbrooke	QC	Oklahoma	$450,000	$6,598,138
1994	32	Mariners	LHP	Jordan Zimmerman	Caresland	AB	Blinn	$300,000	$300,000
2001	5	Mariners	2B	John Cole	Kanata	ON	University of Nebraska/Ontario Blue Jays/Ottawa Nationals	$170,000	$470,000
2004	11	Mariners	OF	Mike Saunders	Victoria	BC	Victoria Mariners//Junior National Team	$237,500	$707,500
2007	1	Mariners	RHP	Phillippe Aumont	Gatineau	QC	ABC/Junior National Team	$1,900,000	$2,607,500
2007	16	Mariners	RHP	Colin Buckborough	Niagara Falls	ON	Bullett Proof Prospects/Junior National Team	$200,000	$2,807,500
2013	3	Mariners	OF	Tyler O'Neill	Maple Ridge	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$650,000	$3,457,500
2013	13	Mariners	3B	Lachlan Fontaine	North Vancouver	BC	North Shore Twins/Junior National Team	$100,000	$3,557,500
2014	2	Mariners	OF	Gareth Morgan	North York	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$2,000,000	$5,557,500
2019	7	Mariners	LHP	Adam Macko	Stony Plain	AB	Vauxhall Academy	$250,000	$5,807,500
2005	7	Marlins	RHP	Chris Leroux	Mississauaga	ON	Winthrop/Team Ontario/Junior National Team	$152,000	$152,000
2015	1	Marlins	1B	Josh Naylor	Mississauga	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$2,250,000	$2,402,000
2018	3	Marlins	OF	Tristan Pompey	Mississauga	ON	Kentucky/Junior National Team/Toronto Mets	$645,000	$3,047,000
2024	12	Marlins	C	Connor Caskenette	Duncan	BC	Purdue	$100,000	$3,147,000
2024	17	Marlins	OF	Micah McDowell	Coldbrook	NS	Oregon State	$100,000	$3,247,000
2025	18	Marlins	LHP	Hayden Cuthbertson	Ladner	BC	Miami of Ohio	$100,000	$3,347,000
2003	48	Mets	SS	Jonathan Malo	St-Roch-de-l'Achigan	QC	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M / Junior National Team/ABC	$125,000	$125,000
2007	6	Mets	RHP	Guillaume Leduc	Boucherville	QC	Academie Baseball Canada	$120,000	$245,000
2021	2	Mets	RHP	Calvin Ziegler	Heidelberg	ON	Great Lake Canadians/TNXL/Junior National Team	$910,000	$1,155,000
2022	7	Mets	RHP	Jonah Tong	Markham	ON	Toronto Mets/Frederick Keys MLB Draft League	$226,000	$1,381,000
2022	NDFA	Mets	RHP	Mathieu Voros	Anjou	QC	ABC/TNXL	$100,000	$1,481,000
2026	FA	Mets	LHP	Keegan O'Hearn	Oshawa	ON	Michigan Junior National Team and the Terriers	$150,000	$1,631,000
1988	1	Nationals	RHP	Dave Wainhouse	Toronto	ON	Washington State	$115,000	$115,000
1993	2	Nationals	RHP	Martin Mainville	Montreal	QC	Academie Baseball Canada	$115,000	$230,000
2000	6	Nationals	RHP	Shawn Hill	Georgetown	ON	Team Ontario/Etobicoke Rangers	$115,000	$345,000
2017	13	Nationals	OF	Eric Senior	Toronto	ON	Midland/ Toronto Mets	$100,000	$445,000
2022	6	Nationals	INF	Nate Ochoa	Burlington	ON	FieldHouse Pirates/Junior National Team	$375,000	$820,000
1997	1	Orioles	OF	Ntema Ndungidi	Montreal	QC	Academie Baseball Canada	$500,000	$500,000
2002	1	Orioles	LHP	Adam Loewen	Surrey	BC	Whalley Chiefs/Junior National Team	$3,200,000	$3,700,000
2013	5	Orioles	LHP	Travis Seabrooke	North Monaghan	ON	Terriers/Junior National Team	$291,800	$3,991,800
2015	15	Orioles	C	Chris Shaw	Winnipeg	MN	Oklahoma/Okotoks Dawgs	$100,000	$4,091,800
2017	2	Orioles	INF	Adam Hall	London	ON	Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team	$1,300,000	$5,391,800
2025	1	Orioles	OF	Slater de Brun	Bend	OR	Summitt HS	$4,000,000	$9,391,800
1997	1	Padres	SS	Kevin Nicholson	Surrey	BC	Stetson/ Junior National Team/Whalley Chiefs	$830,000	$830,000
2002	20	Padres	C	George Kottaras	Markham	ON	Connors State/ Ontario Blue Jays	$300,000	$1,130,000
2010	4	Padres	INF	Chris Bisson	Orleans	ON	Kentucky/Ottawa-Nepean Canadians/Junior National Team	$234,000	$1,364,000
2016	1	Padres	RHP	Cal Quantrill	Port Hope	ON	Stanford/Terriers/Junior National Team	$3,963,045	$5,327,045
2018	14	Padres	LHP	Erik Sabrowski	Edmonton	AB	Cloud County/Prospects Baseball Academy	$125,000	$5,452,045
2019	4	Padres	RHP	Matt Brash	Kingston	ON	Niagara/Kingston Thunder	$512,400	$5,964,445
2020	2	Padres	OF	Owen Caissie	Burlington	ON	FieldHouse Pirates/Junior National Team	$1,200,004	$7,164,449
2025	FA	Padres	RHP	Brandon Langley	New Glasgow	PEI	Western Carolina University	$150,000	$7,314,449
2026	2	Padres	SS	Elliot Lascelles	Toronto	ON	Toronto Mets	$2,800,394	$10,114,843
2026	FA	Padres	RHP	AJ Rogers	Dartmouth	NS	Okotoks Dawgs and Dartmouth Juniors	$150,000	$10,264,843
2026	FA	Padres	RHP	Jack Pineau	Thunder Bay	ON	Creighton	$120,000	$10,384,843
2009	6	Phillies	RHP	Steven Inch	Edmonton	AB	Vauxhall Academy/Junior National Team	$300,000	$300,000
2015	34	Phillies	OF	Ben Pelletier	Varennes	QC	Patriotes Rive Sud/Score International	$135,000	$435,000
2022	NDFA	Phillies	C	Ryan Leitch	Whitby	QC	Marshall/Toronto Mets/Junior National Team	$125,000	$560,000
2023	9	Phillies	OF	Avery Owusu-Asiedu	Saskatoon	SK	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	$150,000	$710,000
2024	1	Phillies	OF	Dante Nori	Toronto	ON	Northville HS (MI)/Canes National	$2,500,000	$3,210,000
2007	35	Pirates	RHP	Tom Boleska	Burlington	ON	High Point/Team Ontario/Junior National Team	$100,000	$100,000
2010	1	Pirates	RHP	Jameson Taillon	The Woodlands	TX	The Woodlands HS	$6,500,000	$6,600,000
2012	6	Pirates	3B	Eric Wood	Pickering	ON	Blinn/Ontario Blue Jays	$100,000	$6,700,000
2016	33	Pirates	RHP	Austin Shields	Dundas	ON	Great Lake Canadians / Junior National Team	$205,000	$6,905,000
2020	5	Pirates	RHP	Logan Hofmann	Muenster	SK	Northwestern State University/Team Sask	$125,000	$7,030,000
2023	NDFA	Pirates	RHP	Noah Takacs	Victoria	BC	Sacramento State	$150,000	$7,180,000
2026	14	Pirates	RHP	Damarcus Rideout-Carter	Brampton	ON	Mississauga Tigers , Junior National Team and Canada Premier	$211,300	$7,391,300
1995	3	Rangers	RHP	Ryan Dempster	Gibsons	BC	North Shore Twins/Junior National Team	$200,000	$200,000
2004	5	Rangers	C	Mike Nickeas	Vancouver	BC	Georgia Tech	$200,000	$400,000
2010	1	Rangers	C	Kellin Deglan	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$1,000,000	$1,400,000
2010	32	Rangers	RHP	Steve McKinnon	Duncan	BC	Nanaimo Pirates/Junior National Team	$150,000	$1,550,000
2016	4	Rangers	INF	Charles Leblanc	Laval	QC	Pitt/Junior National team/ABC	$415,000	$1,965,000
2021	5	Rangers	LHP	Mitch Bratt	Newmarket	ON	Toronto Mets/Georgia Premier/Junior National Team	$850,000	$2,815,000
2021	13	Rangers	LHP	Thomas Ireland	Regina	SK	Polk State/Inside Pitch Prospects/Martin Academy/Regina Buffalos	$125,000	$2,940,000
2021	15	Rangers	RHP	Evan Elliott	Toronto	ON	Prairie Baseball Academy/Terriers/Junior National Team	$125,000	$3,065,000
2026	2	Rangers	SS	Connor Comeau	Pflugerville	TX	L. C. Anderson High School Trojans	$2,500,000	$5,565,000
2008	11	Rays	RHP	Brad Furdal	Ancaster	ON	Inter County Terriers/Junior National Team	$140,000	$140,000
2023	18	Rays	LHP	Jérémy Pilon	Salaberry-De-Valleyfield	QC	Academie Baseball Canada, Junior National Team	$172,500	$312,500
2024	2	Rays	INF	Émilien Pitre	Repentigny	QC	University of Kentucky	$1,520,000	$1,832,500
2024	3	Rays	C	Nathan Flewelling	Innisfail	AB	Red Deer Braves/Junior National Team	$774,000	$2,606,500
2024	12	Rays	INF	Jack Lines	Okotoks	AB	TXNL/Okotoks Dawgs	$397,500	$3,004,000
2026	1	Rays	INF	Taj Marchand	Charleston	SC	Charleston, SC HS	$2,547,500	$5,551,500
1996	2	Red Sox	RHP	Chris Reitsma	Calgary	AB	Calgary Rockies/Junior National Team	$425,000	$425,000
2018	4	Red Sox	C-1B	Kole Cottam	Memphis	TN	University of Kentucky	$375,000	$800,000
2022	15	Red Sox	LHP	Nathan Landry	Victoriaville	QC	Missouri/ABC	$112,500	$912,500
2023	4	Red Sox	RHP	Matt Duffy	Burlington	ON	Canisius/Greaat Lake Canadians	$350,000	$1,262,500
2002	2	Reds	INF	Joey Votto	Etobicoke	ON	Etobicoke Rangers	$600,000	$600,000
2004	7	Reds	LHP	Philippe-Alexandre Valiquette	St. Laurent	QC	Academie Baseball Canadaé /Junior National Team	$300,000	$900,000
2005	5	Reds	RHP	James Avery	Maple Creek	SK	Niagara/Okotoks Dawgs	$170,000	$1,070,000
2007	1	Reds	RHP	Kyle Lotzkar	Tsawwassen	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$594,000	$1,664,000
2007	6	Reds	RHP	Evan Hildebrandt	Abbotsford	BC	Abbotsford Cardinals/Junior National Team	$200,000	$1,864,000
2008	16	Reds	OF	Carter Morrison	Langley	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$132,000	$1,996,000
2010	34	Reds	SS	Brandon Dailey	Brantford	ON	Ontario Terriers/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,096,000
2011	11	Reds	RHP	Vaughn Covington	Vancouver	BC	Vancouver Cannons/Junior National Team	$150,000	$2,246,000
2013	20	Reds	C	Morgan Lofstrom	Kelowna	BC	Okanagan Athletics/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,346,000
2015	4	Reds	CF	Miles Gordon	Oakville	ON	Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team	$500,000	$2,846,000
2015	17	Reds	2B	J.D. Salmon-Willams	Brampton	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$100,000	$2,946,000
2015	18	Reds	LHP	Isaac Annesty	Guelph	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$200,000	$3,146,000
2015	22	Reds	RHP	Darren Shred	Brampton	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$100,000	$3,246,000
2015	27	Reds	INF	Alejo López	Mexico	Mex	Greenway HS, Phoenix/Okotoks Dawgs	$150,000	$3,396,000
2016	24	Reds	1B	Bruce Yari	Waterloo	ON	University of British Columbia	$125,000	$3,521,000
2025	10	Reds	INF	Ty Doucette	Dartmouth	NS	Rutgers University	$157,500	$3,678,500
2025	12	Reds	RHP	Carson Latimer	Delta	BC	Sacramento State	$150,000	$3,828,500
2025	FA	Reds	LHP	Reid Clague	Victoria	BC	Junior National Team/ Langley Blaze	$150,000	$3,978,500
2025	FA	Reds	RHP	Owen Pote	Sherwood Park	AB	Barton College	$150,000	$4,128,500
2002	1	Rockies	LHP	Jeff Francis	North Delta	BC	University of British Columbia/Junior National Team/North Delta Blue Jays	$1,850,000	$1,850,000
2007	3	Rockies	C	Lars Davis	Grande Prairie	AB	Illinois	$337,000	$2,187,000
2025	7	Rockies	LHP	Antoine Jean	Montreal	QC	University of Houston	$200,000	$2,387,000
2025	18	Rockies	RHP	Tyrelle Chadwick	Burnaby	BC	Illinois State University	$125,000	$2,512,000
2007	4	Royals	RHP	Mitch Hodge	Vancouver	BC	White Rock Titons/Junior National Team	$225,000	$225,000
2010	4	Royals	LHP	Kevin Chapman	Coral Springs	FL	University of Florida	$250,000	$475,000
2021	5	Royals	RHP	Eric Cerantola	Oakville	ON	Mississippi State/Great Lakes Canadians/Junior National Team	$500,000	$975,000
2022	UFA	Royals	LHP	Jordan Woods	Oakville	ON	Terriers/Junior National Team	$125,000	$1,100,000
2024	4	Royals	RHP	Louis-Philippe Langevin	Quebec	QC	Louisiana-Lafayette	$597,500	$1,697,500
2025	13	Royals	INF	Tyson Moran	Wyoming	ON	Great Lake Canadians	$247,500	$1,945,000
2025	FA	Royals	RHP	Max Poirier	Nanaimo	BC	Junior National Team/Okotoks Dawgs	$150,000	$2,095,000
2025	FA	Royals	RHP	Ryan McDonagh	Milton	ON	Ontario Blue Jays	$455,000	$2,550,000
2005	3	Tigers	C	Chris Robinson	Dorchester	ON	Illinois/Junior National Team/London Badgers	$422,500	$422,500
2016	8	Tigers	OF	Jacob Robson	Windsor	ON	Mississippi State /Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$181,600	$604,100
2016	9	Tigers	INF	Daniel Pinero	Toronto	ON	Virginia/Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$169,600	$773,700
2020	3	Tigers	INF	Trei Cruz	Houston	TX	Rice University	$900,000	$1,673,700
2021	8	Tigers	RHP	Jordan Marks	Bright's Grove	ON	South Carolina-Upstate/Great Lakes Canadians	$150,000	$1,823,700
2023	15	Tigers	C	Brady Cerkownyk	Etobicoke	ON	Connors State	$397,500	$2,221,200
2026	8	Tigers	INF	Robert Omidi	Mississauga	ON	FieldHouse Pirates	$222,800	$2,444,000
1999	3	Twins	C	Justin Morneau	New Westminister	BC	North Delta Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$295,000	$295,000
2002	2	Twins	RHP	Jesse Crain	Toronto	ON	Houston	$650,000	$945,000
2003	40	Twins	RHP	Adam Hawes	Victoria Harbour	ON	Connors State/Ontario Blue Jays	$118,000	$1,063,000
2006	7	Twins	1B	Jonathan Walterbury	Whitby	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$128,500	$1,191,500
2016	5	Twins	RHP	Jordan Balazovic	Mississauga	ON	Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team	$515,000	$1,706,500
2017	2	Twins	RHP	Landon Leach	Pickering	ON	Toronto Mets/Junior National Team	$1,400,000	$3,106,500
2018	25	Twins	C	LaRon Smith	Spruce Grove	AB	Okotoks Dawgs/Junior National Team	$125,000	$3,231,500
2019	18	Twins	INF	Edouard Julien	Quebec City	QC	Auburn/Junior National Team/ABC	$493,000	$3,724,500
2021	5	Twins	LHP	Christian MacLeod	Huntsville	AL	Mississippi State	$500,000	$4,224,500
1997	1	White Sox	RHP	Aaron Myette	Surrey	BC	Central Arizona/Whalley/Junior National Team	$375,000	$375,000
2017	22	White Sox	RHP	Byran Saucedo	Toronto	ON	Davenport/Junior National Team/Ontario Blue Jays	$100,000	$475,000
2026	3	White Sox	RHP	Joey Volchko	Visalia	CA	Georgia	$1,250,000	$1,725,000
2003	5	Yankees	RHP	Cory Stuart	White Rock	BC	University of British Columbia	$170,000	$170,000
2010	16	Yankees	LHP	Evan Rutckyj	Windsor	ON	Windsor Selects/Detroit Jet Box/Junior National Team	$500,000	$670,000
2012	15	Yankees	RHP	Dayton Dawe	London	ON	Terriers /Junior National Team	$100,000	$770,000
2015	2	Yankees	LHP	Jeff Degano	Surrey	BC	Indiana State	$650,000	$1,420,000
2019	3	Yankees	OF	Jacob Sanford	Cole Harbour	NS	Western Kentucky	$597,500	$2,017,500
2023	3	Yankees	LHP	Kyle Carr	Sydney	NS	Palomar Community Colllege	$692,000	$2,709,500
2025	5	Yankees	INF	Core Jackson	Wyoming	ON	Utah University	$147,500	$2,857,000
2025	9	Yankees	RHP	Blake Gillespie	Arva	ON	UNC Charlotte	$192,500	$3,049,500
2025	FA	Yankees	RHP	Tyler Boudreau	Middle Sackville	NS	Sylvan Lake Gulls/Texas Tech	$150,000	$3,199,500
2026	2	Yankees	LHP	Sean Duncan	Port Coquitlam	BC	Langley Blaze/Junior National Team	$2,500,000	$5,699,500

Team Ranks for Canadian MLB Signing Bonuses

2026 Rank	2025 Rank	2024 Rank	2023 Rank	2022 Rank	Team	Team Total
1	3	2	2	1	Padres	$10,384,843
2	5	3	4	3	Braves	$9,798,300
3	1	6	6	6	Orioles	$9,391,800
4	2	27	25	25	Angels	$7,391,300
5	4	1	1	2	Pirates	$7,391,300
6	7	7	7	7	Guardians	$6,598,138
7	6	4	3	5	Brewers	$6,501,700
8	8	10	9	9	Blue Jays	$5,968,500
9	9	5	5	4	Mariners	$5,807,500
10	17	17	15	15	Yankees	$5,699,500
11	18	15	13	12	Rangers	$5,565,000
12	19	16	29	29	Rays	$5,551,500
13	10	8	10	19	Athletics	$4,272,500
14	11	26	24	24	Dodgers	$4,247,500
15	12	9	8	8	Twins	$4,224,500
16	13	11	11	11	Reds	$4,128,500
17	15	12	12	10	Cubs	$3,509,500
18	14	13	14	13	Marlins	$3,347,000
19	16	14	26	28	Phillies	$3,210,000
20	23	20	18	18	Diamondbacks	$2,680,800
21	20	22	23	22	Royals	$2,550,000
22	21	19	17	14	Rockies	$2,512,000
23	22	18	16	17	Tigers	$2,444,000
24	24	21	19	16	Cardinals	$2,000,000
25	29	29	28	26	White Sox	$1,725,000
26	25	23	20	20	Mets	$1,631,000
27	26	24	21	23	Red Sox	$1,262,500
28	27	25	22	21	Astros	$1,123,800
29	28	28	27	26	Nationals/Expos	$820,000
30	30	30	30	30	Giants	$205,000

						$131,942,981

Bob Elliott, Canadians in the MinorsBob ElliottSeptember 23, 2026Comment