The baseball landscape may change significantly this offseason. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires December 1st, and while the new CBA will inevitably bring some change, we don’t know exactly what those changes they will be. The current CBA changed the amateur draft significantly by adding bonus pools and Competitive Balance Lottery Picks.
For the time being, the current draft rules — meaning free agent compensation and all that — will remain in effect until the new CBA is finalized, whenever that will be. Bet on it happening before December 1st though. Both MLB and MLBPA have way too much to lose with a work stoppage. The game has never been healthier financially.
MLB has not yet assigned the 12 Competitive Balance Lottery picks because the CBA hasn’t been finalized. Usually those picks are handed out in June. This year the league is going to wait until January. Also, the qualifying offer was set at $17.2M this offseason. A team gains a supplemental first round pick for losing a qualified free agent. The signing team forfeits their highest unprotected pick.
I’ll update this page as teams gain and lose draft picks this offseason via free agent compensation, with updates made after teams officially announce signings via press release. An in-depth breakdown of the current draft compensation rules can be found right here. Protected and Yankees picks are in bold. If you have any questions, you can email me at mike (at) riveraveblues (dot) com.
First Round
- Twins
- Reds
- Padres
- Rays
- Braves
- Athletics
- Diamondbacks
- Phillies
- Brewers
- Angels
- White Sox
- Pirates
- Marlins
- Royals
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Mariners
- Tigers
- Giants
- Mets
- Orioles
- Blue Jays
- Dodgers
- Red Sox
- Nationals
- Rangers
- Cubs
- Blue Jays (for Edwin Encarnacion)
- Rangers (for Ian Desmond)
- Cubs (for Dexter Fowler)
- Rays
- Reds
- Athletics
- Brewers
- Twins
- Marlins
- Twins
- Reds
- Padres
- Rays
- Braves
- Pirates (for failing to sign 2016 supplemental first rounder Nick Lodolo)
- Athletics
- Diamondbacks
- Phillies
- Brewers
- Angels
- Rockies
- White Sox
- Pirates
- Marlins
- Royals
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Mariners
- Astros (from Cardinals as part of the hacking scandal)
- Tigers
- Giants
- Mets
- Orioles
- Blue Jays
- Dodgers
- Red Sox
- Indians
- Nationals
- Rangers
- Cubs
- Diamondbacks
- Padres
- Rockies
- Indianss
- Royals
- Pirates
- Orioles
- Astros (from Cardinals as part of the hacking scandal)
- Twins
- Reds
- Padres
- Rays
- Braves
- Athletics
- Diamondbacks
- Phillies
- Brewers
- Angels
- Rockies
- White Sox
- Pirates
- Marlins
- Royals
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Mariners
- Cardinals
- Tigers
- Giants
- Mets
- Orioles
- Blue Jays
- Dodgers
- Red Sox
- Indians
- Nationals
- Rangers
- Cubs
Supplemental First Round
Competitive Balance Round A
Second Round
Competitive Balance Round B
Third Round (and each round thereafter)
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Last year a record 20 players received qualifying offers. Three players actually accepted it too. First time that’s happened. This year only ten players received the qualifying offer, which is a reflection of the quality of the draft class. Here are the ten:
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays(Bautista re-signed with Blue Jays)Yoenis Cespedes, Mets(Cespedes re-signed with Mets)Ian Desmond, Rangers(Rockies forfeit 11th overall pick)Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays(Indians forfeit 25th overall pick)Dexter Fowler, Cubs(Cardinals forfeit 19th overall pick)Jeremy Hellickson, Phillies(Hellickson accepted qualifying offer)Kenley Jansen, Dodgers(Jansen re-signed with Dodgers)Mark Trumbo, Orioles(Trumbo re-signed with Orioles)Justin Turner, Dodgers(Turner re-signed with Dodgers)Neil Walker, Mets(Walker accepted qualifying offer)
One the new CBA is finalized and officially takes effect, I’ll update this page to reflect any changes to the draft order and the draft process in general.
Update (December 1st): MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to a new CBA, but changes to the free agent compensation system will not take effect until next offseason. Everything remains the same this year.
Update (December 13th): MLB has finally announced the 14 Competitive Balance picks. They’re based on market size and revenue now, not a lottery. Either way, no, the Yankees didn’t receive one.
Last Updated: 1/30/17