The Atlanta Braves began inking their latest draft class to contracts on Tuesday. One of them made history in the process. According to MLB.com's Jim Callis, they signed their third-round pick, left-hander Jensen Hirschkorn, for $4 million. It set a record for the largest bonus handed out to a player drafted after the second round. For where he was taken, 84th overall in the third round, his slot value was set at $973,700. Going about $3 million over is a sign that the team is all in on developing a certain player. The previous record belonged to Brock Porter, who is a pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He garnered $3.7 million as a fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft. Hirschkorn seemed like a candidate for the Braves to go over the slot value to get him at the time he was selected. However, the record-setting number wasn't foreseen at all. Standing at 6-foot-7, he is coming out of high school with some well-developed tools. He has command that is rated above average, a 55 on the 20-to-80 scale. His fastball has a plus grade (60), and his slider is also rated above-average (55). He was committed to LSU before opting to go pro. When given a record-setting deal, that will do the trick. Other 2026 Draft Class Members Who Have SignedThe Braves got to work locking down a bulk of their draft class. Both of their first-round picks signed for below their slot values. Outfielder AJ Gracia signed for $3,997,500, when the slot value of the ninth overall pick is $6,675,300. Outfielder Carter Beck signed for $2,684,100, when the slot value of the 26th overall pick is $3,578,800. Their second-round pick, Kaiden McCarthy signed about his slot value with a bonus of $2,497,500. The value of the pick was $2,081,900. According to Baseball America's Carlos Collazo, the following players signed with the following bonuses. 4th rounder Cole Dennis: $523,275 ($174,425 under)5th rounder Wil Libbert: $447,500 ($63,900 under)6th rounder Tyson Grulkowski: $597,500 ($207,600 over)8th round Jacob Jarrell, $5009th round Parker Brosius, $50010th round Ben Zeigler-Namoa, $50011th rounder Ryne Barker: $697,500 (547,500 counts towards pool)That's not a typo. Those signing bonuses are indeed just $500. Undercutting on some college picks in those rounds reportedly gave them the flexibility to go over the slot value for their high school picks. That room accounted for about $653,300. Sign up for our Free Atlanta Braves Newsletter and follow us on Facebook for the latest news Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow