Loss of Draft Pick Due to Compensation?

CubsDude · 08-14-2014, 09:57 AM

I am in a league of 16 teams.
I have the #5 overall pick in the ammy draft.
IF I sign a comp eligible player from the FA market, will I lose my #1 pick?
I want to be perfectly clear on the math here.

Thank you. Sorry if this is asked somewhere else.

andjbock · 08-14-2014, 10:58 AM

If you have the 2012 CBA Rules option checked off, I don't believe you will lose that pick, since it's in the top 10 picks of the draft.

The only thing I don't know for sure about is that since you have fewer than the standard MLB, whether or not the game adjusts the number of protected picks.

Either way the No. 5 pick should be a safe bet to keep.

dumbrabbit · 08-14-2014, 11:06 AM

I believe the CBA rules guarantee your Top 10 pick is safe no matter how many compensation-eligible players you sign. It's 11-30 that you'll always give up if you signed an eligible player.

08-14-2014, 09:57 AM	#1
CubsDude Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	Loss of Draft Pick Due to Compensation? I am in a league of 16 teams. I have the #5 overall pick in the ammy draft. IF I sign a comp eligible player from the FA market, will I lose my #1 pick? I want to be perfectly clear on the math here. Thank you. Sorry if this is asked somewhere else.

08-14-2014, 10:58 AM	#2
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,621	If you have the 2012 CBA Rules option checked off, I don't believe you will lose that pick, since it's in the top 10 picks of the draft. The only thing I don't know for sure about is that since you have fewer than the standard MLB, whether or not the game adjusts the number of protected picks. Either way the No. 5 pick should be a safe bet to keep.

08-14-2014, 11:06 AM	#3
dumbrabbit All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 827	I believe the CBA rules guarantee your Top 10 pick is safe no matter how many compensation-eligible players you sign. It's 11-30 that you'll always give up if you signed an eligible player.