Fangraphs: The Value of a Competitive Balance Pick

[weams]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-padres-paid-a-bunch-for-a-draft-pick/

Padres get:

• 74th pick in 2018 draft and $812,200 in bonus pool money that goes with it.

Twins get:

• $7.6 million, with $7.25 million paid next season, per Jon Heyman.

Most draft picks are not allowed to move between teams, but the competitive balance draft picks that come after the first and second rounds and which are awarded to small-market and lower-revenue teams can be traded. The Twins received a pick this year after the second round, and they decided they would rather have $7.25 million next season than the 74th pick this year. The Twins are not the first team to make such a trade. I attempted to compile previous trades in the table below. The picks that were essentially sold are highlighted. (Click on the bold text to see the full table.

[Greg Pappas]

2 hours ago, weams said:

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-padres-paid-a-bunch-for-a-draft-pick/

Padres get:

• 74th pick in 2018 draft and $812,200 in bonus pool money that goes with it.

Twins get:

• $7.6 million, with $7.25 million paid next season, per Jon Heyman.

Most draft picks are not allowed to move between teams, but the competitive balance draft picks that come after the first and second rounds and which are awarded to small-market and lower-revenue teams can be traded. The Twins received a pick this year after the second round, and they decided they would rather have $7.25 million next season than the 74th pick this year. The Twins are not the first team to make such a trade. I attempted to compile previous trades in the table below. The picks that were essentially sold are highlighted. (Click on the bold text to see the full table.

This, also from the article:

Quote

"It’s been a couple years since the last time a pick was sold, and it is pretty likely teams like the Marlins and Orioles didn’t value the picks like they should have, opting shortsightedly to save draft bonus money despite its large potential future value. "

This organization is so shortsighted, in so many facets, it's an ongoing embarrassment and fandom-drain.