How does the MLB Draft Actually work?

Why is the MLB Draft different from all other Drafts? With the 2022 MLB Draft around the corner, here's our best effort at simplifying how the MLB Draft works, why it works the way that it does, and the various strategies your favorite team might use next week to have the best Draft possible. If you have any other questions or thoughts about the Draft, let us know in the comments below!

[eaistrash]

I've always considered myself a fan of baseball but never understood the draft, this video helped a lot. A++

[gunnardsippert]

I'm a big baseball fan but have never followed the draft closely. This helped get me interested more and I'll be paying close attention to what my Twins spend at Pick 8

[eely]

Lofi hip hop— beats to scout/draft to

Great overview vid, great editing.

One question I have is about which regions are over/under drafted. Most players come from California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, or Georgia. To what extent is that circular, where having drafted from there successfully before, teams aren’t incentivized to scout regions that haven’t produced draft picks? Therefore more draft picks come from the same places and the process repeats. How many great players are in Guam or Iowa (or Millville, New Jersey) but never get seen?

[carloskeenan]

Wasn’t reluctant to click because of the views, but was pleasantly surprised, keep it up bro!

[msirrr]

im a huge baseball fan and love your podcast- and even i found this extremely helpful

[jack_fitz]

Long time Pod listener and NCAC ball player. Love you guys and will watch every video. I was actually wondering what happened to all the ringer baseball podcasts?

[TLombardo]

Major League Baseball making something unnecessarily convoluted and confusing? No way!

[scsmith]

MLB needs to have an international draft like hockey and basketball do or scrap the whole thing. I know that teams have their academies in Latin America that make this a challenge. They need to figure this out. This would benefit competitive balance and likely bring baseball back as a top sport like they used to be.

Enjoyed the video and the information

[CF]

How does it work for a player who gets drafted? Do they agree on a contract after? Do they have to sign with that team? I don’t get it

[_skills_]

Can you get drafted from any college? No matter the size or how good the team is?

[latergator]

At 8:07 in the case of Henry Davis for example, if you pick him, but then can't get him to agree to the reduced money, what happens? Are you obliged to pay the slot price? If so why would a player not push for that?

[Catherinebaseballmom]

Muy interesante este video. Voy a ver el resto de tu contenido. Tengo un canal donde hablo de cómo es el béisbol en Estados Unidos para los latinos y el proceso de reclutamiento. Porque aquí es muy distinto a nuestros países. Muchas gracias por tu video.

[thomasripley]

What about draft rites? Once drafted how long does that team hold his rites?

[LionsBaseball-xy]

If you get drafted out of college how does single double and triple a work? Is it js a lower league than the mlb?

[danosaur]

🎶R-E-L-E-GATI-ON, THAT'S THE WAY WE INCENTIVIZE SUCCESS🎶

[TheEmpire]

You know how pissed I'd be if I was pick 37 or even pick 64 and the guy who was picked 72nd gets more money than either of them. I mean if I was one of those players that would be a good sign that I should go somewhere else in free agency. Like idk if I would even consider an offer from a team that did that to me, I'd tell them just save the money and give it to Bubba just like you did in the draft. I'm sure that happens alot but for me it seems like those guys should have been picked higher or should have had a better agent. But yea I'd be looking to move asap and probably would be looking for another agent also

[christopherjcaras]

How does recruiting/drafting from South of the border or Puerto Rico or Japan work?

[marulemaster]

I can see why the mob draft isn’t closely followed at all, almost feels like it’s worthless

[rolandoprieto]

Can a juco player that is with a student visa can get drafted?

[SuperGalaxy]

I heard that starting next year because of the MLB CBA they’re implementing a slightly different draft system any idea that is going to work?