Good read on Vanderbilt's ace https://bvmsports.com/2024/04/22/carter-holtons-desire-to-win-led-him-to-vanderbilt-mlb-draft/

With the lottery system, is the Bonus Pool allocated to each team still tied to their position of pick in the draft?

The White Sox look very likely to be at the bottom of the league this year but are not eligible for the lottery in the 2025 draft.

Will their bonus pool reflect their league worst record or their draft slot at #10 or whatever it ends up being?

what happens to undrafted high school players. Say a player decided they wanted to play professionally in Europe or the Caribbean or in Mexico out of high school instead of going to college perhaps they had no offers would they be eligible to sign as an undrafted free agent at like 19 or do they have to enter the draft. What if a student takes a gap year between high school and college, are they now eligible to sign as an undrafted free agent if no team picks them?

So I was just randomly looking at drafts from a few years ago seeing which later round picks got some MLB time...Ive heard of "signing below slot" before but I had never heard of guys like Tyler Gray (drafted in the 7th round by the Royals in 2018) signing for $2500 which is 1.25% of his slot value. I dont know the exact slot value, but lets call it $200,000 since it wouldve been right around that amount.

In the same round / same year, Cason Sherrod was drafted by the Marlins and signed for 20k. The Braves drafted Brooks Wilson and gave him 80k. All of these guys should have gotten somewhere around 200k. So, my question is, why in the world would you take $2500 when you just got drafted in the 7th round of the MLB draft? Even in the 7th round, these guys are the best players in the world. A 7th rounder is a guy the front office thinks has a decent shot of --at the very least -- being an organizational depth player for years to come and has the talent to make the Show. This isnt a 20th rounder who most likely will be released before he starts his 3rd year in pro ball.

What am I missing? Is there a deal where maybe theyre getting something else in lieu of upfront money? Maybe tuition? I cant imagine the players association would be OK with players taking 1% of what theyre supposed to get. I would even think an MLB organization would be embarrassed to offer that to a player.

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If a player is drafted in the later rounds, can they decide to play overseas like Japan/Korea, do they have to play for six years in order to become an unrestricted free agent or could they play one year and become one?

When writing about the lottery draft results, I quickly thought and mentioned that the Reds getting the second pick, plus the extra bonus pool money, could make them more aggressive in trading young players/prospects and getting a starter this winter. This is an impact of the lottery draft that I never thought of before and will be interested in seeing how it plays out

I have come across a young talented kid from Puerto Rico.. How can I access a MLB Scout to take a look at him? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I swear I saw a website where I could sort all of the 2023 MLB draftees by stats but I can't seem to find it. I love keeping track of some of the lower-picked guys who start out hot but I don't want to input every name into MiLBtracker.com

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I'm just getting into baseball scouting and am curious if there are any websites you can recommend. I like a balance of analytics and eye test so there are sites where you can easily watch tape on players and/or any sites that give analytical breakdowns?

I understand there’s a lot of rosters to fill but why doesn’t the draft just stop at the 10th and the rest is undrafted free agency like the NFL? How come there are, what, 50 rounds?

Thanks