Next year, Baseball’s amateur draft will include a dozen extra picks, the owners of which were determined Wedneday by the first-ever Competitive Balance Lottery.
Royals, Pirates Score First 2 Picks In New Draft Scheme
Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball did something they’ve not done in a long, long time ...
The six picks awarded in the first round of the lottery will be slotted after the first full round of the draft. The six picks awarded in the second round of the lottery will be slotted after the second round of the draft.
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Baseball’s First Draft Lottery Coming Today
MLB commissioner Bud Selig speaks during the MLB First Year Player Draft held in Studio 42 at the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Getty ImagesWednesday, Major League Baseball will hold a lottery -- the Competitive Balance Lottery, to use the official term -- that will in turn determine the owners of “extra” draft picks in next year’s amateur (Rule 4) draft.
This lottery is the first of its kind, in baseball anyway. As mandated in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement ... wait, let’s turn to the official channels for a moment:
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