The new modification of draft 2020. It is already causing a lot of frustration to many people in the MLB.
On the morning of May 8, 2020, the MLB made the decision to modify the rules of the draft from this 2020, here for more details:
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After this decision, the neurons of many people have been turned on, as well as fans, agents, players and veterans of the MLB, since they do not see it as something fair.
The draft It will feature just 5 rounds, and it all comes down to slot values for rounds 6-10 totaling $ 29,578,100. That’s less than $ 1 million per team from the MLB.
Here the report:
There is a lot of disappointment from amateur players, front offices, scouting circles – really everywhere – in the decision to limit the 2020 draft to five rounds, and it comes down to this: The slot values for Rounds 6-10 total $ 29,578,100. That’s less than $ 1 million a team.
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 8, 2020
Many feel that Commissioner Rob Manfred is taking advantage of the situation to sign new talent at a low price in the draft, and save more money for MLB.
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