Though there had been talk about pushing the draft back to July, Jon Heyman reported on Tuesday that MLB is still planning on the original scheduled date of June 10. The draft will be held virtually rather than being on site at the College World Series in Omaha, but we just saw from the NFL draft that such an undertaking can be pulled off quite successfully.
And yes, I realize full well that these are entirely different animals and that MLB’s version won’t come close to football’s ratings.
The draft itself will also be drastically reduced, though it’s not yet known whether it will be five or 10 rounds.