MLB Draft Question

[joeshmo]

Amateur Baseball fan trying to learn more here.

For the Diamond Backs I heard that they will get two draft picks for losing Adam Dunn in the next free agency period.

My Question is will we also get something for losing Hudson, Eckstein , and Lyon to free agency? I dont know a thing about the whole Type A and Type B free agents or how that is determined.

How many early round type prospects can we project to have in order to bolster a depleted farm system after all of our trades?

 

[azsportsfan01]

Here is a site that helps. This guy thinks he figured out the formula to the Elias rankings.
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/08/projected-elias-rankings.html

For our team
Dunn- Type A
Hudson- Type A
Cruz- Type A
Lyon- Type B, barely, could easily fall off
Eckstein isn't listed but I doubt he will even be a type B. He was a backup this season and didn't get on the field all that much.

We have to offer arbitration to the players in order to get the picks. Dunn, Cruz, and Hudson are obviously going to get offered. Lyon might not because he would probably be able to get a deal worth $5-$6 mil in arbitration. If he falls off type B status then that makes our decision for us. So we could end up with 8 picks total in the 1st and sandwich rounds.

One thing to remember is the top 15 or so picks, I can't remember the cut off, are protected. For example, if the Giants sign Dunn we would get 2 sandwich picks instead of their 1st and a sandwich.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Wikipedia has a decent explanation of compensatory picks. As mentioned above, if you are picking in the top 15, your draft pick is protected so you would give up a second round pick instead of a first should you sign a player that requires team compensation. Dunn, Hudson, and Cruz are locks to at least be offered arbitration (although if I were to guess, Cruz probably gets re-signed) so they won't be lost for free.

Teams can earn Compensatory picks in the draft based on departing free agents. Free Agents are ranked by the Elias Sports Bureau based on their previous two years of playing, and against players of similar positions. The top 20% of free agents are considered 'Type A' free agents, and the following 20% are 'Type B' free agents. Type A free agents will get their former team a supplemental round pick between the first and second rounds, and a compensatory pick from the signing team. Type B free agents get their former team just a supplemental round pick. To earn a compensatory pick, a free agent must either be signed before the arbitration deadline in early December, or be offered arbitration by their former team but still sign with someone else.


Compensatory picks that one team gives another via this method are the highest available pick that team has. If a team owes two other teams draft picks via Type A free agents, the team whose departing player had a higher score gets the higher ranked pick. A team cannot lose picks it has earned via compensation. Also, the first 15 picks in the draft cannot be lost via compensation, so a team that is in that rank would give up their second round pick.


The order of the supplemental round between the first and second rounds is determined by inverse order of the previous year's standings. All the Type A picks are done first, and then the order resets for all the Type B compensation picks.
Teams can also earn compensation for unsigned picks from the previous year's draft. If a team doesn't sign a first or second round pick, they will get to pick at the same slot plus one the following year. For instance, if the team with the #5 pick does not sign that player, they would have the #6 pick the following year. The regular draft order would continue around those picks. For compensation for not signing a third round pick, teams would get a pick in a supplemental round between the third and fourth rounds. If a team fails to sign a player with one of these compensated picks, there is no compensation the following year.

 

[joeshmo]

So we could end up with 8 picks total in the 1st and sandwich rounds.

So after its all said and done it is probably a safe bet that we will have a minimum 6 picks in the 1st and sandwich rounds. Not bad at all.

Thanks for the help you guys.