The Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft is volatile. Unlike other professional leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) or National Basketball Association (NBA), where rookies are sometimes pro-ready from Day 1, MLB draftees face long, oftentimes challenging roads to the major leagues.
That means there is plenty of time to develop before reaching the bigs — or plenty of time to crumble and never materialize at all.
Add in the sheer length of the draft — 40 rounds until this year's shortened five-round format due to the coronavirus outbreak — and picking the right player can become a dart throw .