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So Boston's scouting department sucks. The vast majority of MLB players were drafted at some time or another. I mean the only options are being drafted, international amateur free agent, occasional established player from foreign league, or undrafted free agent. I would love to see the % of players in the MLB from each category. In the end though with the exception of established foreign players, they all have to be developed.

OK I did a little search. 30% of current MLB players were IAFA's. So that leaves 70% of MLB players that were drafted, undrafted, or established FA from foreign leagues. Obviously the majority of those were drafted. Also found a site that said only 1 in 5 (actually 17.6%) of the players drafted in MLB draft from 1981-2010 ever made it to the majors. The number of players drafted has changed through the years. I saw in 1991 there were 96 rounds. Evidently at one time the draft kept going until nobody wanted to draft anyone else. It was 40 round until Covid and is now 20 rounds.