MLB’s downsized draft changes the equation for college baseball

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Here’s an interesting article on the downsized MLB draft and how it will affect college baseball and it’s recruits by Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY. Tape below to read the entire article

‘Have to rethink the whole thing:’ MLB’s downsized draft changes the equation for college baseball

After two years of unprecedented disruption, something resembling a new normal will settle in for Major League Baseball’s draft – 20 rounds, down from 40, feeding far fewer amateurs into player development systems that saw a 26% trim in the number of affiliated teams after a massive reorganization of the minor leagues.