​Braves sign 3 different players for $500 each originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Atlanta Braves found a way to get quite creative with their savings during the 2026 MLB Draft.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey signed three players in the middle rounds to bonuses of just $500 apiece.Not $500K. Just $500.Because each MLB team has a pre-defined bonus pool, saving on some picks can create additional money to be spent to ensure other players sign.In this case, the Braves saved $653,300 by dishing out $500 apiece to their picks in the eighth, ninth and tenth rounds.Those picks? Jacob Jarrell, Parker Brosius and Ben Zeigler-Namoa.MORE: How Jordan Walker overcame the bust labelThose three college seniors get a chance at professional baseball. That’s why they’d take such a small bonus.Jarrell is a catcher who played at Clemson and had a huge 2026 season, blasting 18 home runs in 54 games.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrosius is an outfielder from Georgia Tech who hit 13 homers this season.Zeigler-Namoa played at Hawaii and is more of a contact hitter who limited his strikeouts with a little bit of pop and a little bit of speed.It’s certainly an extreme example of moving bonus money around, but the Braves found a way to make it work, and they’ll hope the entire draft class pans out in a collectively positive way.Rintaro Sasaki has a big choice to make between MLB and NPBCC Sabathia’s son gets drafted by one of his former teamsAfter 9 years in the minor leagues, a magical moment for Tigers catcherHow Rays turned Tim Beckham bust draft pick into Junior CamineroBarry Bonds’ nephew has a chance to be key pick in 2026 MLB Draft