Draft picks are distributed to the worst-ranked teams like in the NFL or do they have a different system for that as well?
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Draft picks are distributed to the worst-ranked teams like in the NFL or do they have a different system for that as well?
Yes for american kids. The draft is worst to first although not as imporant in baseball since the kids are so far away from the majors. Outside the top 10, there is usually little consensus.
Ah that's true. I forgot it takes some time before they actually get to the majors after they are drafted
Yeah they are young when drafted.
That is why it is so hard. Hard to tell what a high school kid will turn into.
Do they go to college while playing minor leagues or something like that?
No they are either pros or amateur. If they go to the pros out of HS, like Nimmo, then they skip college. Others like Alonso go to college.
The international kids are free agents but each team has a pool of bonus money they can spend. It is a total and they are free to allocate it as they wish. Exceed that and you can lose draft picks.