Elliott: Naylor family own three of top six signing bonuses paid Canucks
All three Naylor brothers from Mississauga earned Junior National Team MVP honours, from left 1B Josh, 3B Myles and C Bo after the Baseball Canada banquet. Josh and Bo are with the Cleveland Guardians, while Myles was drafted by the Oakland A’s in 2023.
August 19, 2023
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
It’s not news that the three Naylor brothers wore uniforms for the Mississauga North Tigers, Ontario Blue Jays and the Junior National Team.
And in each case they wore it well, going on to be the top Canadian drafted in their respective draft years.
As we update our annual list of Canadians given six-figure signing bonuses, RHP Jameson Taillon of The Woodlands Tex. High school remains No. 1 given a $6.5 million bonus from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-hander’s mother is from the Kennedy Road area in Toronto and his father is from St. Andrews West in eastern Ontario. Taillon has pitched for Canada in the World Baseball Classic.
Next comes Cal Quantrill, who was given $3,963,045 by the San Diego Padres. Quantrill (Port Hope Ont.) played for the Terriers and was drafted in the first round from the Stanford University Cardinals.
And in third place is LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey BC), who was selected fourth overall in North American from the Whalley Chiefs by the Baltimore Orioles, who handed out a $3.2 million deal.
Now, we get to the No. 4, 5 and 6 spots on our highest paid list of Canucks and it goes like this
4. Naylor
5. Naylor
6. Naylor
You got it ... the lineup card reads like the softball game at a Naylor Family picnic.
The top Naylor is C Noah Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), who went 29th overall to the Cleveland Guardians in 2018 and was given a $2,578,138 bonus.
Fifth overall is 1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) selected 12th overall by the Miami Marlins and signed for $2.5 million. Now the two share the same clubhouse with the Guardians.
And in the sixth spot on our all-time list is INF Myles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) drafted by the Oakland A’s and scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) in July. Myles was given a bonus of $2,202,500. Or should that be the soon-to-be Las Vegas A’s?
If you are accounting along at home our Kingston math shows that the three brothers have earned $7,280,638.
Here are our top 30 ... with a link to a complete list of the 181 Canadians given six-figure signing bonuses
Six-figure signing bonuses for Canadians
Year Round Team Position Name Hometown Province School/Team Bonus
2010 1 Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon of The Woodlands Tex. $6,500,000 US
2016 1 Padres RHP Cal Quantrill Port Hope Ont. Stanford University $3,963,045
2002 1 Orioles LHP Adam Loewen Surrey BC Whalley Chiefs/Junior National Team $3,200,000
2018 1 Guardians C Noah Naylor Mississauga, Ont., Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $2,578,138
2015 1 Marlins 1B Josh Naylor Mississauga Ont. Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $2,500,000
2023 1A A’s INF Myles Naylor Mississauga, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $2,202,500
2021 1 Brewers INF Tyler Black Stouffville, Ont. Wright State $2.2 million
2014 2 Mariners OF Gareth Morgan North York Ont. Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $2,000,000
2015 1 Braves RHP Michael Soroka Calgary Alta. Calgary PBF Redbirds/Junior National Team $1,974,700
2007 1 Mariners RHP Phillippe Aumont Gatineau Que. ABC/Junior National Team $1,900,000
2002 1 Rockies LHP Jeff Francis North Delta BC University of British Columbia $1,850,000
2008 1 Brewers C Brett Lawrie Langley BC Langley Blaze/Junior National Team $1,700,000
2001 28 Cards RHP Blake Hawksworth North Vancouver BC Bellevue (WA.) Community College $1,475,000
2017 2 Twins RHP Landon Leach Pickering Ont. Toronto Mets/Junior National Team $1,400,000
2017 2 Orioles INF Adam Hall London Ont. Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team $1,300,000
2000 1 Braves INF Scott Thorman Cambridge Ont. Team Ontario/Junior National Team $1,225,000
2016 2 Diamondbacks C Andrew Yerzy Toronto Ont. Toronto Mets/Junior National Team $1,214,100
2020 2 Padres OF Owen Caissie, Burlington, Ont. FieldHouse Pirates/Junior National Team $1,200,004
2022 7 Braves RHP Adam Maier North Vancouver, BC Oregon $1.2 million
2022 10 Guardians RHP Jacob Zibin Langley, BC, Langley Blaze
2013 2 Cubs LHP Rob Zastryzny Edmonton Alta. Missouri $1,100,000
2010 1 Rangers C Kellin Deglan Langley BC Langley Blaze/Junior National Team $1,000,000
2021 2 Mets RHP Calvin Ziegler Heidelberg, Ont. Great Lake Canadians/Junior National Team $910,000
2020 3 Tigers INF Trei Cruz Toronto, Ont., Rice University $900,000
2021 5 Rangers LHP Mitch Bratt Newmarket, Ont. Toronto Mets/Junior National Team $850,000
1997 1 Padres SS Kevin Nicholson Surrey BC Stetson College $830,000
2019 3 Blue Jays OF Dasan Brown Oakville, Ont., Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $797,500
2020 3 Angels OF David Calabrese Maple, Ont., Ontario Blue Jays/Junior National Team $744,200
2021 4 A’s OF Denzel Clarke Pickering, Ont. Cal State Northridge $700,000
2023 3 Yankees LHP Kyle Carr San Marcos, Calif./Sydney, NS Palomar Junior College $692,000
(Major-league service time in BOLD)