With the nine players announced by the club, the total expenditure on international players for the Orioles is just shy of $1 million. The team was allotted a $5.25 million bonus pool, which is essentially the amount Major League Baseball allows clubs to spend on international amateurs without penalty, though the actual money comes from the clubs. They also acquired $2.75 million from the Atlanta Braves in trades for Brad Brach, Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day, though they traded a portion of that pool to the Philadelphia Phillies for rookie-level hitter Jack Zoellner.