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MLB Draft

Posted on: October 8, 2009 by admin No Comments

The MLB draft is usually held in June and doesn’t stop for a few days. I was drafted out of high school in the 49th round, and the rounds can go mush higher than that if there is a substantial enough talent pool to choose from. With most of the players heading straight to the minor leagues, this causes people to lose interest in caring what happens at the draft.

Now the NFL draft has become an event that is televised and heavily followed. There are just a few rounds, typically the first couple only matter. The players go straight from college to the NFL. No stop off in the minor leagues.

Sports agents like Scott Boras have made the MLB draft a lot more interesting though. Each year he typically will get the highest dollars for his clients compared to the rest of the agents with players in the draft.

Are the players worth it? Some aren’t, some don’t even make it to the MLB rosters, yet earn millions in signing bonuses. It may seem crazy but that is the risk the teams are willing to take to grab a hold of the top clients. So no matter what, this is where the next generation of big leaguers will pass through, the MLB draft!