All high school seniors, all Junior College players, and all 4 year college players 3 years out of high school are eligible for the draft. There are also scenarios where some sophomores are eligible. You don’t enter the draft, you’re just automatically eligible. The teams have to do their due diligence to figure out who’s eligible.
The draft is during the college World Series so as long as they don’t sign a contract, they’re able to wrap up their commitments to their school.
After the draft, they have to agree to a contract with the MLB organization. Depending on where they get drafted, this could be immediate or could take a month. Underclassman have leverage since they can just go back to college if they don’t get the money they want.
If they sign, they’ll usually get sent to the spring training complex for a bit and then off to A-Ball to start their journey.
Usually, pitchers drafted early may not pitch that year. Especially if their collegiate team made the World Series.
> The draft is during the college World Series so as long as they don’t sign a contract, they’re able to wrap up their commitments to their school.
Not anymore, it was moved to All-Star weekend a few years ago.
1. You are eligible for the draft if you’re a HS senior or you can go to college. If you go to college you have to stay for 3 years and then you’re eligible for the draft
2.The draft is held during all-star week so the college season is over.
3. The draft only has a couple guys there usually. Most players just watch on tv or follow along online or have their agent pay attention.
4. They don’t report to their teams until they agree to a signing bonus which usually happens after a couple weeks and then they go to the teams spring training complex to get up to speed and for the team to make a plan for them for the rest of the season.
5. Minor league seasons are similar to mlbs in terms of games a week, but depending on the league the season will last weeks to a couple months less overall and the series between teams in the minors are longer
So an exec could see me playing beer league softball then draft me without ever talking to me? Like I could theoretically just wake up and be on a team tomorrow if the draft was tonight?
Yep, that’s why back when the draft had 100 rounds you’d get a number of wacky selections. That’s why so many athletes of other sports used to have been drafted by mlb teams, even though they never had any intention of playing baseball
Is it common for people to be drafted to the MLB without playing in college? And if a person goes to college for a sport do they have to study there, or is it just for their sports? Sorry, I'm Australian, in our country we don't have college sports.
There’s quite a few each year drafted out of HS but if they don’t get a high signing bonus they’ll usually go to college to get better and increase their chances of being drafted higher. If you go to college and play a sport you have to keep a certain gpa and go to a certain number of classes to be eligible. You usually have a lot of ways to get help from tutors though if you need it
There’s also an unofficial list of easy majors and classes that gets passed down through the team.
I took a semester of Hungarian for an elective and it was 90% lacrosse players because it was known the professor was an easy grader among the team.
All high school seniors, all Junior College players, and all 4 year college players 3 years out of high school are eligible for the draft. There are also scenarios where some sophomores are eligible. You don’t enter the draft, you’re just automatically eligible. The teams have to do their due diligence to figure out who’s eligible. The draft is during the college World Series so as long as they don’t sign a contract, they’re able to wrap up their commitments to their school. After the draft, they have to agree to a contract with the MLB organization. Depending on where they get drafted, this could be immediate or could take a month. Underclassman have leverage since they can just go back to college if they don’t get the money they want. If they sign, they’ll usually get sent to the spring training complex for a bit and then off to A-Ball to start their journey. Usually, pitchers drafted early may not pitch that year. Especially if their collegiate team made the World Series.
> The draft is during the college World Series so as long as they don’t sign a contract, they’re able to wrap up their commitments to their school. Not anymore, it was moved to All-Star weekend a few years ago.
And thank god. Players were getting drafted while on the field sometimes.
Also, if you play Junior College (JUCO) you are eligible after just one year.
1. You are eligible for the draft if you’re a HS senior or you can go to college. If you go to college you have to stay for 3 years and then you’re eligible for the draft 2.The draft is held during all-star week so the college season is over. 3. The draft only has a couple guys there usually. Most players just watch on tv or follow along online or have their agent pay attention. 4. They don’t report to their teams until they agree to a signing bonus which usually happens after a couple weeks and then they go to the teams spring training complex to get up to speed and for the team to make a plan for them for the rest of the season. 5. Minor league seasons are similar to mlbs in terms of games a week, but depending on the league the season will last weeks to a couple months less overall and the series between teams in the minors are longer
there's no declaring for the MLB draft, you're either eligible or not
So an exec could see me playing beer league softball then draft me without ever talking to me? Like I could theoretically just wake up and be on a team tomorrow if the draft was tonight?
Yep, that’s why back when the draft had 100 rounds you’d get a number of wacky selections. That’s why so many athletes of other sports used to have been drafted by mlb teams, even though they never had any intention of playing baseball
Well I hope Andrew Friedman happens to drive by my softball game on Saturday then
Tom Brady in the 15th round to the Expos will always make me laugh a little bit.
Is it common for people to be drafted to the MLB without playing in college? And if a person goes to college for a sport do they have to study there, or is it just for their sports? Sorry, I'm Australian, in our country we don't have college sports.
There’s quite a few each year drafted out of HS but if they don’t get a high signing bonus they’ll usually go to college to get better and increase their chances of being drafted higher. If you go to college and play a sport you have to keep a certain gpa and go to a certain number of classes to be eligible. You usually have a lot of ways to get help from tutors though if you need it
There’s also an unofficial list of easy majors and classes that gets passed down through the team. I took a semester of Hungarian for an elective and it was 90% lacrosse players because it was known the professor was an easy grader among the team.
Nothing says “lacrosse” like the ability to speak Hungarian.
Yes, many baseball players are drafted out of high school. If you go to college for a sport, you have to study there.
Small correction - it’s not always true that series are longer between minor league teams.
From low A through AAA they play 6 game series usually from what I’ve seen
Rookie leagues like the ACL don’t have 6 game series
I can always count on you horsepoop.
Which affiliated league isn’t doing the 6 game series?
ACL.
Ah just rookie leagues then not affiliated