Post by Chicago Cubs (Curtis) on Jul 30, 2020 9:44:41 GMT -8
The Draft
The draft will consist of 10 rounds beginning Saturday 8/1 at 0800 EST. Each team will have 6 hours to make a selection, with the clock stopping between 0200 and 0600 EST, effectively making the overnight pick a 10 hour clock rather than 6 hour. The pick clock may be sped up in later rounds as picks become less consequential in order to expedite the draft.
If a team fails to make a selection prior to the clock expiring, then the next team will be eligible to pick. A team that misses its pick in a round will be allowed to make the pick at any time until the end of the round or 48 hours following the clock expiring on the pick, whichever allows the longest amount of time, at which time the Commissioner will assign the next available player with the highest real-life draft pick. If no draft picks are left on the board, an undrafted free agent will assigned at random.
It is mandatory to email the next team up using the contact list (link) on the league spreadsheet in order to make sure no team gets their pick skipped. Please include confirmation that you have emailed the next team up in your post, e.g. "With the first pick LA Dodgers select Casey Mize. Atlanta emailed and on the clock"
Eligible Players
Players to be drafted include all players drafted in the 5 round MLB first year player draft (all draftees were successfully signed by their MLB franchise) and all undrafted free agents signed after the draft.
Link to MLB draft results: www.mlb.com/draft/tracker
Link to all Undrafted Free Agents: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-undrafted-free-agent-signing-tracker
Franchise Fill
There will be no Franchise Fill period following the 2020 draft due to the differing amount of undrafted free agents signed by each MLB franchise.
Minor League Roster Constraint
Minor league rosters will expand to 80 players on 8/1 to prevent owners having to cut a large amount of minor leaguers in 2020 without having seen games played.
The draft will consist of 10 rounds beginning Saturday 8/1 at 0800 EST. Each team will have 6 hours to make a selection, with the clock stopping between 0200 and 0600 EST, effectively making the overnight pick a 10 hour clock rather than 6 hour. The pick clock may be sped up in later rounds as picks become less consequential in order to expedite the draft.
If a team fails to make a selection prior to the clock expiring, then the next team will be eligible to pick. A team that misses its pick in a round will be allowed to make the pick at any time until the end of the round or 48 hours following the clock expiring on the pick, whichever allows the longest amount of time, at which time the Commissioner will assign the next available player with the highest real-life draft pick. If no draft picks are left on the board, an undrafted free agent will assigned at random.
It is mandatory to email the next team up using the contact list (link) on the league spreadsheet in order to make sure no team gets their pick skipped. Please include confirmation that you have emailed the next team up in your post, e.g. "With the first pick LA Dodgers select Casey Mize. Atlanta emailed and on the clock"
Eligible Players
Players to be drafted include all players drafted in the 5 round MLB first year player draft (all draftees were successfully signed by their MLB franchise) and all undrafted free agents signed after the draft.
Link to MLB draft results: www.mlb.com/draft/tracker
Link to all Undrafted Free Agents: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-undrafted-free-agent-signing-tracker
Franchise Fill
There will be no Franchise Fill period following the 2020 draft due to the differing amount of undrafted free agents signed by each MLB franchise.
Minor League Roster Constraint
Minor league rosters will expand to 80 players on 8/1 to prevent owners having to cut a large amount of minor leaguers in 2020 without having seen games played.