An Analysis of the First Round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft
The First-Year Player Draft is a yearly event, held near the beginning of each June. It is the primary mechanism for amateur (primarily high school and college) players to be assigned to the 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) team organizations. It consists of a total of 40 rounds, with draft position being “reverse order”—i.e., teams with worse records from the previous year receive higher placement within the rounds than those with better records.
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