We’re getting closer and closer to the 2020 MLB Draft — we think. It still isn’t 100 percent confirmed, but it is tentatively scheduled for June 10.
Normally a 40-round affair, the 2020 MLB Draft will be a measly five rounds. That’s not great for a lot of reasons, the most of which is the amateur players themselves.
MLB has made no secret about its desire to reduce the number of Minor League Baseball teams because the profit margins aren’t aren’t. Limiting the number of rounds in the draft could lead teams to acquiring fewer players all to save $500,000.