				Bonus Baby Rule
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Per Baseball Reference, a bonus baby was an amateur player who signed for a large enough
contract that the team was required to keep him on the major league roster for a full 
season (or two) instead of playing him in the minor leagues. The so-called bonus rule 
was designed to limit the dominance of teams with deep farm systems and lots of money.
The rule was in effect from 1947 through 1965. Harmon Killebrew and Sandy Koufax went
on to the greatest careers by a bonus baby, but many of the players did not fare well 
as their development was hindered by sitting on the bench when they should have been 
playing regularly.

1954 Bonus Babies

BAL-Billy O'Dell
BOS-Billy Consolo
CHA-Ron Jackson
CLE-None
DET-Reno Bertoia, Al Kaline, Bob Miller
NYA-Frank Leja
PHA-None
WS1-Harmon Killebrew
BRO-None
CHN-None
CIN-None
MLN-Joey Jay, Mel Roach
NY1-Joey Amalfitano, Paul Geil
PHI-None
Pit-Vic Janowicz, Nick Koback, Laurin Pepper
SLN-Dick Schofield
