Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_League_Baseball_First-Year_Player_Draft

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	NFL Draft
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Rule_4_Draft NFL Draft
gptkbp:broadcastOn	gptkb:MLB_Network
gptkbp:CBAImpact	rules governed by MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
gptkbp:compensatoryPicks	awarded for unsigned picks or lost free agents
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType	amateur draft
gptkbp:draftBonusPool	slot values assigned to each pick
gptkbp:eligibility	college baseball players high school baseball players junior college baseball players international players (except Canada and U.S. territories) players from U.S. territories
gptkbp:firstDraftYear	1965
gptkbp:firstOverallPick	gptkb:Rick_Monday
gptkbp:frequency	annual
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
gptkbp:inception	1965
gptkbp:location	varies
gptkbp:notableDraftClasses	gptkb:1971_MLB_Draft gptkb:1985_MLB_Draft gptkb:2005_MLB_Draft
gptkbp:notableFirstOverallPicks	gptkb:Chipper_Jones gptkb:Alex_Rodriguez gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr. gptkb:Bryce_Harper gptkb:Stephen_Strasburg
gptkbp:notableLateRoundPicks	gptkb:Albert_Pujols gptkb:Mark_Buehrle gptkb:Mike_Piazza
gptkbp:notableUndraftedPlayers	gptkb:Larry_Walker gptkb:Kevin_Millar gptkb:Dan_Quisenberry
gptkbp:numberOfRounds	varies
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:precededBy	no draft (before 1965, teams signed players directly)
gptkbp:purpose	to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Major_League_Baseball gptkb:Minor_League_Baseball gptkb:MLB_Rule_5_Draft
gptkbp:selectionOrder	reverse order of previous season standings
gptkbp:supplementalRounds	yes
gptkbp:website	https://www.mlb.com/draft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NFL_Draft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6