The 2020 MLB Amateur draft will be only five rounds rather than a potential 10.
Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel were first with the report. Ernest Dove has the full details:
While the league and Players Association agreed to hold a draft in March, they did not specify how many rounds it would be. The two sides agreed that it would be either five or 10 rounds, far fewer than the usual 40.
Undrafted players will be limited to a $20,000 signing bonus.
According to Passan, the league submitted a proposal that would have resulted in a 10 round draft, though in a unique way.