The new collective bargaining agreement was finalized yesterday, and one of the things to come out of it was a revamped format for the annual MLB Draft. The draft will be remain at 20 rounds going forward. This news is hardly a surprise, but it is a finalization on rounds 21-40 being off the table permanently rather than just temporarily.
While that isn’t necessarily going to be earth shattering for casual fans who have long thought the MLB Draft was too long, it will have a profound impact for sure on the game. One reason supporting that is because there is plenty of talent that has been found after the 20th round of the draft and those types of chances are not going to be available to teams anymore (at least.