2020 MLB Draft Thread

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Monster
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Re: 2020 MLB Draft Thread

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jester1534 wrote:I cant stress how much I hate this pick. There hoping he's Pete Alonso but he's most likely Daniel Vogelbach. I Rather they took a prep pitcher instead and develop him.


I know basically nothing but it did seem like a value pick. What did you think of that Boston pick? It seemed like everyone on the MLB coverage was flabbergasted by it.
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Re: 2020 MLB Draft Thread

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Jester1534 wrote:

I thought it was a 1 year thing. That is crazy. 10 rounds made sense. So the kid that doesn't get drafted. How long do teams hold his rights after he signs?


You don't hold rights. If your not signed you can go back in the draft pool 2 years later. This can even happen with top picks I believe the Astros couldn't sign Mark Appel 5-6 years ago.

The worst part in this draft is there deferring the kids signing bonus over 3 years. So Meyer will get like 6 million but there only paying them 100k this year and then he will make 3 mil next year and 3 mil the year after that.


I was wondering about the kids that don't get drafted. Can they go to a team and sign a 1-year contract and become a free agent after a year and choose which farm club they want to be in or are they going to be required to sign a longterm deal that locks them in with a club.