Major League Baseball announced the results of the second annual Competitive Balance Lottery, which will impact the order of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
The Cleveland Indians were awarded an extra pick between the first and second round, based on the current basic agreement. Currently, the Indians' extra pick will be the 34th overall selection.
The Competitive Balance Lottery, which was agreed upon as a part of the 2012-2016 Basic Agreement between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association, gives Clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets the opportunity to obtain additional draft picks through a lottery. The 10 Clubs with the lowest revenues and the 10 Clubs in the smallest markets were entered into a lottery for the six selections immediately following the first round of the First-Year Player Draft.
The eligible Clubs that did not receive one of the six selections after the first round, and all other payee Clubs under the Revenue Sharing Plan, were entered into a second lottery for the six picks immediately following the second round of the Draft. A Club’s odds of winning the lottery were based on its prior season’s winning percentage compared to other eligible Clubs in that lottery round.
The results of the Competitive Balance Lottery are as follows:
ROUND A
(Six Draft Selections Following First Round)
1. Colorado Rockies2. Baltimore Orioles3. Cleveland Indians4. Miami Marlins5. Kansas City Royals6. Milwaukee Brewers
ROUND B
(Six Draft Selections Following Second Round)
1. San Diego Padres2. Arizona Diamondbacks3. St. Louis Cardinals4. Tampa Bay Rays5. Pittsburgh Pirates6. Seattle Mariners Picks awarded in the Competitive Balance Lottery may be assigned by a Club, subject to certain restrictions.
