Despite the MLB season being on hold due to the coronavirus, the 2020 MLB Draft will proceed as normal. Well, not quite as normal.
The draft will still take place in June, but there will only be five rounds, which is significantly down from the standard 40 rounds. Players who go undrafted will be eligible to sign as free agents, but only for a maximum draft bonus of $20,000.
News of the draft alteration was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel.
The 2020 Major League Baseball draft will be five rounds, sources tell @kileymcd and me.