With the orchestration of an abbreviated amateur draft—alongside a potential favorable response from the Major League Baseball Players Association—Wednesday could mark the day of an important time in baseball, if everything falls into place nicely.
For those who haven’t been keeping up on the details of the draft, this year’s version will be virtual, meaning no physical participation from the teams or draftees. The event will also be shortened to five rounds, mainly in an effort to ease the budgets of MLB ownership.
The first round, in addition to the competitive balance round, will be televised beginning at 7:00 p.