Elliott: Hoglund signs for more $ than all but 10 Jays will earn in 2021

July 17, 2021

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

How good in Gunnar Hoglund from Ole Miss?

Well, down at 1 Blue Jays Way only 10 Toronto Blue Jays will be higher paid than the Jays’ first-round pick Hoglund this season. The former Ole Miss Rebel agreed to a $3.247,500 bonus, which is less than the assigned slot of $3.36 Million. It ranks as the sixth highest bonus in club history.

Hoglund is recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in May, so he will likely be out from 12-to-18 months after the surgery. Like manager Cito Gaston used to say, “You never know when a pitcher is going to come back from shoulder surgery ... but guys coming back from Tommy John? It’s sort of like a bus ... it might be a few minutes late or a couple of minutes early, but they’re coming back.”

In his first 11 starts, Hoglund had a 2.87 ERA, striking out 96 batters and walking 17 in 62 2/3 innings, while allowing seven homers.

During his time at Mississippi, he compiled a 10-5 record with a 3.68 ERA in 32 games (31 starts). He walked 35 and fanned 186 in 154 innings.

The Blue Jays who will be paid more this season:

CF George Springer ($23,666,667), LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu ($20 million), INF Marcus Semien ($18 million), OF Randal Grichuk ($10,333 million), LF Corey Dickerson ($9.5 million), LHP Robbie Ray ($8 million), RP Kirby Yates ($5.5 million), LHP Steven Matz ($5.2 million), Teoscar Hernandez ($4.325 million) and Lourdes Gurriel ($3,928,571).

Top dollars in signing bonuses

(Includes year, round drafted (over-all pick) and free-agent status (FA)

INF-OF Austin Martin 2020 1st (5th) $7,000,825 US.

RHP Alek Manoah 2019 1st (11th) $4,547,500.

SS Adeiny Hechavarria 2010 (FA) $4 M

INF Vlad Guerrero, Jr. 2015 (FA) $3.9 M

INF Jordan Groshans, 2018 1st (12th) $3.4 M

RHP Gunnar Hoglund 2021 1st (19th) $3.247,500

RHP Jeff Hoffman 2014 1st (9th) $3,080,800

C Max Pentecost 2014 1st (11th) $2,888,300

SS Logan Warmoth 2017 1st (22nd) $2,820,200

RHP Adonys Cardona 2010 (FA) $2.8 M

RHP Nate Pearson, 2017 1st (28th) $2,452,900

RHP Adam Kloffenstein, 2018 3rd (88th) $2.45

SS Manuel Beltre 2021 (FA) $2.4 million

LHP Ricky Romero 2005 1st (6th) $2.4 M

RHP T.J. Zeuch 2016 1st (21st) $2.175 M

SS Felipe Lopez 1998 1st (8th) $2 M

RHP Deck McGuire, 2010 1st (11th) $2 M

LHP Daniel Norris, 2011 2nd (74th) $2 M

LHP Matt Smoral, 2012 1st (50th) $2 M

RHP Jon Harris, 2015 1st (29nd) $1,944,800

OF Gabe Gross 2001 1st (17th) $1.865 M

RHP C.J. Van Eyk 2020 2nd $1,797,500

SS Russ Adams 2002 1st (14th) $1.785 M

OF D.J. Davis 2012 1st (17th) $1.75 M

OF Travis Snider 2006 1st (14th) $1.7 M

SS Aaron Hill 2003 1st (13th) $1.675 M

RHP Kevin Comer 2011 1st (57th) $1.65 M

OF Vernon Wells 1997 1st (5th) $1.6 M

LHP David Purcey 2004 1st (16th) $1.6 M

RHP Kendall Williams 2019 2nd (52nd) $1,547,500

1B David Cooper 2008 1st (18th) $1.5 M

C Hagen Danner, 2017 2nd (61st) $1.5 M

RHP Roberto Osuna 2011 FA $1.5 M

SS Dickie Joe Thon 2010 5th (156th) $1.5 M

RHP Billy Koch 1996 1st (4th) $1.45 M

3B Kevin Ahrens 2007 1st (16th) $1,440,000

RHP Eric Pardinho 2017 (FA) $1.4 million

RHP Chad Jenkins 2009 1st (20th) $1.359 M

OF Griffin Conine, 2018 2nd (52nd) $1.35 M

C J.P. Arencibia 2007 1st (21st) $1.3275 M

3B Balbino Fuenmayor 2006 (FA) $1.2

INF Bo Bichette 2016 2nd (66th) $1.1 M

LHP Zach Jackson 2004 1st (32nd) $1.017 M

OF Jake Marisnick 2009 3rd (104) $1 M

OF Jacob Anderson 2011 1st (35th) $990,000

RHP Roy Halladay 1995 1st (17th) $975,000

OF J.B. Woodman 2016 2nd (57th) $975,000

OF Miguel Negron 2000 1st (18th) $950,000

RHP Dustin McGowan 2000 1st (33rd) $950,000

SS Joe Lawrence 1996 1st (16th) $907,500

RHP Trent Palmer 3rd (77th) Jacksonville $847,500

OF Alexis Rios 1999 1st (19th) $845,000

RHP Asher Wojciechowski 2010 1st (41st) $815,400

LHP Brett Cecil 2007 1st (38th) $810,000

LHP Griffin Murphy 2010 2nd (61st) $800,000

C Guillermo Quiroz, 1998 FA $800,000

RHP Peter Bauer 1998 2nd (45th) $800,000

OF Dwight Smith Jr. 2011 1st (53rd) $800,000

SS Christian Lopes 2011 7th (229th) $800,000

OF Dasan Brown 2019 3rd (88th) $797,500

RHP Aaron Sanchez 2010 1st (34th) $775,000

SS Joesphang Bernhardt 1997 FA $770,000

SS Miguel Hiraldo, 2017 FA $750,000.

3B Matt Dean 2011 13th (409th) $737,500

LHP Diegomar Markwell 1996 FA $705,000

RHP Jose Pett 1992 FA $700,000

RHP Nick Frasso 2020 4th $459,000

C Jonathan Peguero 2021 (FA) $400,000

OF Yeuni Muñoz 2021 (FA) $315,000

LHP Kendry Rojas 2020 (FA) $215,000

BOLD indicates played in majors