Dodgers again will be limited financially in amateur draft DENVER -- The Dodgers will again be working with a limited budget in the amateur draft, which starts Monday. Only this time, the restrictions are being put on them by the commissioner's office instead of ex-owner Frank McCourt. As part of baseball's latest collective bargaining agreement, limits have been put on how much teams can spend in the draft. Based on the values assigned to their picks, the Dodgers will be allowed to spend $5.2 million to sign the 11 players they are expected to draft in the first 10 rounds. If the Dodgers exceed their signing bonus cap, they could be fined and lose as many as two future first-round draft picks. But $5.2 million is still far more than the Dodgers spent last year. The Dodgers, then in bankruptcy, spent $3 million in the first 10 rounds and $3.5 million in the entire draft, according to Baseball America. Their draft spending in 2011 ranked 26th in baseball. The Dodgers' new owners have said they are committed to building the farm system, something that was seen last month when they signed 20 Latin American amateurs for close to $500,000. The figure doubled what the Dodgers spent in Latin America the previous year. The Dodgers plan to spend even more in Latin America this year, as scouting director Logan White said they will be active when the next wave of amateurs becomes eligible to sign July 2. As for the draft, White said his general philosophy remains unchanged. "We will go after the player with the highest ceiling," he said. I'd rather have one Matt Kemp make it to the big leagues than six players who are so-so. The strategy has often resulted in the Dodgers' taking a hard-throwing high school pitcher in the first round. Among them were Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley. White thinks the new owners' financial muscle will make more of a difference in the later rounds. Two years ago, the Dodgers drafted Kevin Gausman in the sixth round but failed to sign him. Gausman went to Louisiana State, became one of the nation's top pitching prospects and could be a top-five selection Monday. They had a similar experience with David Price in 2004. A 19th-round selection, Price elected to attend Vanderbilt. He became the top pick in the 2007 draft and turned into a two-time All-Star. Making history The Dodgers received confirmation from the Elias Sports Bureau that the lineup they fielded in a 13-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday made history. That lineup was the first to feature an infield consisting of four sons of four former major leaguers: first baseman Scott Van Slyke, second baseman Jerry Hairston Jr., third baseman Ivan De Jesus Jr. and shortstop Dee Gordon. Including center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr., the Dodgers had five sons of former major leaguers, which was also the most ever in the majors. On the rise Left-hander Chris Reed, the Dodgers' No. 1 pick in 2011, was promoted to double-A Chattanooga (Tenn.) from Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. Reed was 1-4 with a 3.09 earned-run average at the time of his promotion.