The perks of being the worst team in baseball are few, but they do exist. The team is granted the first pick in the Rule 5 draft, first priority on waiver claims through the whole offseason, and a positively enormous draft slot pool, allowing the team to target pricier talents in the middle rounds of the amateur draft. The big draw is, of course, the first overall pick in the draft. It’s no sure thing to grab a star, but there’s certainly no more enviable ability than to take the very best player on the board.
That’s where things get a little messy.