Is the bonus Taillon received his salary throughout his minor league career?
Taillon’s signing bonus was just that: the bonus he received to sign with the team. From there he is under a minor league contract, until the point he gets added to the 40-man roster. The details of individual minor league deals are unknown, but players usually get a set amount per month, and only get paid during the months of the regular season. That set amount is usually something like $1,000, which means a minor league player will make $6,000 a year. This is part of the reason why teams have to pay out such big signing bonuses to prep players. Taillon’s minor league contract could pay more than that, but probably not much more. From there, Taillon’s next step would be the 40-man roster. Taillon might not spend any time in the minors on the 40-man roster, as he might just have his contract purchased one day down the line (2013-2014), and go to the majors. If he did spend time in the minors, while on the 40-man roster (similar to what players like Bryan Morris and Gorkys Hernandez are
