The most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement has changed draft pick compensation rules significantly. Type-A and B free agents are gone, ditto the arbitration system. Everything now comes down to qualifying offers, which are valued at $15.8M 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 all the 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
- Phillies
- Reds
- Braves
- Rockies
- Brewers
- Athletics
- Marlins
- Padres
- Tigers
- White Sox
- Mariners
- Red Sox
- Rays
- Indians
- Twins
- Angels
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Mets
- Dodgers
- Blue Jays
- Pirates
- Cardinals
- Padres (for Justin Upton)
- Padres (for Ian Kennedy)
- White Sox (for Jeff Samardzija)
- Orioles (for Wei-Yin Chen)
- Nationals (for Jordan Zimmermann)
- Nationals (for Ian Desmond)
- Rangers (for Yovani Gallardo)
- Mets (for Daniel Murphy)
- Dodgers (for Zack Greinke)
- Cardinals (for John Lackey)
- Cardinals (for Jason Heyward)
- Reds
- Dodgers (compensation for failing to sign 2015 first rounder Kyle Funkhouser)
- Athletics
- Rockies
- Diamondbacks
- Braves (from Marlins in three-team Alex Wood trade with Dodgers)
- Pirates
- Phillies
- Reds
- Braves
- Rockies
- Brewers
- Athletics
- Padres
- White Sox
- Mariners
- Red Sox
- Diamondbacks
- Rays
- Orioles
- Indians
- Twins
- Blue Jays (compensation for failing to sign 2015 second rounder Brady Singer)
- Nationals
- Giants
- Angels
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Rangers
- Mets
- Dodgers
- Blue Jays
- Royals
- Pirates
- Orioles (compensation for failing to sign 2015 second rounder Jonathan Hughes)
- Cardinals
- Padres
- Indians
- Twins
- Twins (compensation for failing to sign 2015 competitive balance lottery round B pick Kyle Cody)
- Brewers
- Braves (from Orioles in Brian Matusz trade)
- Rays
- Phillies
- Reds
- Braves
- Rockies
- Brewers
- Athletics
- Marlins
- Padres
- White Sox
- Mariners
- Red Sox
- Diamondbacks
- Rays
- Orioles
- Indians
- Twins
- Nationals
- Giants
- Angels
- Astros
- YANKEES
- Rangers
- Mets
- Dodgers
- Blue Jays
- Royals
- Cubs
- Pirates
- Cardinals
Supplemental First Round
Competitive Balance Lottery Round A
Second Round
Competitive Balance Lottery Round B
Third Round (and each round thereafter)
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The original Competitive Balance Lottery results can be found right here. Those picks can be traded, just not in the offseason for whatever reason. A record 20 players received qualifying offers this year. Here’s the list. Everyone rejected and remains unsigned unless noted otherwise.
Brett Anderson, Dodgers(accepted qualifying offer)Wei-Yin Chen, Orioles(Marlins forfeit 46th overall pick)Chris Davis, Orioles(re-signed with Orioles)Ian Desmond, Nationals(Rangers forfeit 19th pick)Marco Estrada, Blue Jays(re-signed with Blue Jays)>Dexter Fowler, Cubs(re-signed with Cubs)Yovani Gallardo, Rangers(Orioles forfeit 14th overall pick)Alex Gordon, Royals(re-signed with Royals)Zack Greinke, Dodgers(Diamondbacks forfeit 13th overall pick)Jason Heyward, Cardinals(Cubs forfeit 66th overall pick)Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners(re-signed with Mariners)Howie Kendrick, Dodgers(re-signed with Dodgers)Ian Kennedy, Padres(Royals forfeit 24th overall pick)John Lackey, Cardinals(Cubs forfeit 27th overall pick)Daniel Murphy, Mets(Nationals forfeit 17th overall pick)Colby Rasmus, Astros(accepted qualifying offer)Jeff Samardzija, White Sox(Giants forfeit 18th overall pick)Justin Upton, Padres(Tigers forfeit 85th overall pick)Matt Wieters, Orioles(accepted qualifying offer)Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals(Tigers forfeit 46th overall pick)
Last Updated: 2/29/16