New MLB draft lottery costs the Royals, giving them the #8 pick

Dec 7 2022 by Royals Review

 
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The ping pong balls were not in our favor.

Baseball held its first-ever MLB draft lottery to determine the order of the first six picks of the draft, and the new format ended up costing the Royals. Kansas City finished with the fifth-worst record last year, but they were passed over in the lottery, and will instead receive the eighth pick in the draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates, who tied with the Reds for the third-worst record in baseball,...

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