Draft

[BlueJays]

I'm trying to find a thread that mat have explained it, but did the draft start yesterday or are we holding off for a future date?

[Braves]

It was pushed back to March 1st. It was mentioned in the thread below but I'm not sure if it was called out elsewhere as well.

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[BlueJays]

Thank you!!

[Brewers]

Re Suzuki: do we plan to make an exception for him to be draft eligible this year given the lockout if it continues into March?

[Guardians]

3/1, but playing it by ear dependent on the CBA

[Yankees]

Re Suzuki: do we plan to make an exception for him to be draft eligible this year given the lockout if it continues into March?

Pretty sure you can draft him, but if he doesn't sign by the end of the draft, he goes back in for next year.

[Cardinals]

Re Suzuki: do we plan to make an exception for him to be draft eligible this year given the lockout if it continues into March?

Pretty sure you can draft him, but if he doesn't sign by the end of the draft, he goes back in for next year.

This is incorrect. The current rule is:

Players subject to the draft will include any amateur player who has been signed by an MLB organization during the prior calendar year, whether through draft or international signings. (EXAMPLE: If a player was signed to a contract during calendar year 2018 but had not been signed to a contract prior to 2018 then he is eligible for the IBC 2018 draft, which is held in February 2019). Any players not subject to the MLB International Free Agent pool (such as professional players from Cuba, Japan, Korea and Mexico not affiliated with an MLB organization prior to the previous calendar year (2018 for the IBC 2018 draft) are eligible to be drafted. If the player does not officially sign with an MLB organization prior to the beginning of the IBC draft, they are not eligible to be drafted until the following year.

We are monitoring the CBA and we want the IBC to reflect the best talent pool. We could either delay the draft or figure out if there's an exemption that we could provide.

[Brewers]

I say we just all agree that its a unique circumstance and let him be draft eligible regardless of when the lockout ends but if he goes back to Japan you lose him. Seems more reasonable to me than some date set in stone not knowing how long this lock out is going to drag out.

[Yankees]

Clearly I was wrong...but I do second the Brewers notion.

[BlueJays]

That's actually a good idea for this year given the circumstances.