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It will be Andy Masur and it will be a great booth. He's such a pro.

Here's my mock draft btw: http://futuresox.com/2020/03/31/2020-mlb-mock-draft-1-0/

The juniors are the most impacted but they got good news. The top players will still get paid as always. It's important that these guys got an extra year of eligibility though. Now the juniors can return to school and be juniors again. If they had to return as seniors next year, they'd have absolutely no leverage and would likely accepting much less than they'd normally get to go pro. This won't really impact the seniors at all. They have no leverage. They'll most likely sign from $5-$20K like they normally would. If the draft is 10 rounds though, guys in 11-40 were able to sign for $125K before. Now, anyone not drafted is limited to $20K which is a joke. More high school guys will go to college for sure but not the very top ones. The other issue is the deferred bonus payments. A player like Spencer Torkelson will receive $8 million or so. He gets $100K right now plus $4 million in 2021 and $4 million in 2022.

100%. College juniors that otherwise that might get $400-$500K are going to get squeezed to either take less, sign for $20K or give up all leverage and go back to school.

I think it will still be 10 rounds. Their 5th highest bonus amount was DJ Gladney at $225K. He's really their 5th rounder if you stack it that way. 10 rounds and the owners only pay $100K for each guy up front. The draft would cost $1 million plus the undrafted guys in year one. How will these owners survive?

Hypothetically speaking: If the draft were 5 rounds, the White Sox 5th rounder would have a slot number of $382,700. The college juniors that are on the bubble of that round would likely sign for in that neighborhood. The Sox could offer a guy like $100K to sign in round 5 because if that player doesn't get drafted, his choices are to take $20K undrafted or enter the draft as a senior the following year with no leverage.

Using the 2019 draft bonus slots, this is what the deal will be for the White Sox. With a 5 round draft: $7,744,700 With a 10 round draft: $8,757,500 Round 1: 11th-$4,547,500 Round 2: 47th-$1,580,200 Round 3: 84th-$721,900 Round 4: 113th-$512,400 Round 5: 143rd-$382,700 Round 6: 172nd-$291,400 Round 7: 202nd-$227,700 Round 8: 232nd-$181,200 Round 9: 252nd-$162,700 Round 10: 282nd-$149,800

He got a full year last year. He was on the major league DL

Not necessarily. Clubs go just decide to go overslot the first 5 rounds and then give seniors $25K in rounds 6-10. That would basically be a 5 man draft class but it's one possiblt strategy.

I've talked to some folks today and this is what Im expecting. Many scouts and one former director still think that this year's draft will be 10 rounds. In that scenario: HS kids that get their number will still go pro, college juniors who are drafted will go pro. College juniors not drafted will return to school. Most seniors will take the $20K in UDFA. That's more than many of them get anyway. Draft will be 20 rounds in 2021 and likely 20-25 going forward. This is a money saver but not by much. The biggest takeaway is that MLB will wipe out many low level affiliates such as Great Falls. More senior types will end up in INDY ball. A team like the Sox could easily just add another AZL team to get guys playing time. I'm working on bonus pool amounts right now.

There's no need to be a dick. Jesus christ man. Grow the fuck up.

I wrote about some possibilities for the 2020 draft and why canceling it outright would be a really bad choice: http://futuresox.com/2020/03/19/canceling-2020-mlb-draft-would-be-a-costly-short-sighted-blunder/

I was told that he was going to Charlotte. They sent him to AA Birmingham but that might just be a clerical 40 man issue. I’m not positive.

16 year old Cuban SS Dyan Yamel is signing with the Colorado Rockies per Francys Romero

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The minor league season was scheduled to start on April 9th. That's also pushed back. Service time issues are interesting now. It could benefit the club with a guy like Nick Madrigal and hurt the club in Kopech's case. If they start the season around May 15th (that might be conservative at this point), Kopech should come up soon after. The year likely stays burned regardless. 1 full year of service is 172 days and this season likely won't even encompass that at this rate. They could probably start Madrigal right away and he wouldn't accrue a year under current CBA. I wonder if changes are coming somehow.

The Rays also receive extra draft picks and more international bonus pool space.

Holy fucking shit

Sam Long will likely be in the rotation at Winston-Salem

No chance. He's a top 3 lock IMO.

I wasn't speculating about him being in minor league camp and doing baseball things.

Where did you get this information?

There is a lot of complete bullshit in this thread. He's in minor league camp with the other minor leaguers. Matt Spiegel was just talking about how he saw him doing some hitting drills near the backfields. I have no idea what the ETA is to arrive at an affiliate but saying he's not with the team is nonsense. He is in Arizona rehabbing. Whatever that entails.

He's already the top 1B prospect in baseball and a top 30 guy though.

It's spring training. None of this matters.