Phillies, Padres Are Sneakily The Biggest 'Losers' In MLB's New Draft Order

Phillies and Padres are the biggest losers in MLB's new draft lottery. The new system combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status and regular season winning percentage. Under the old system, the Phillies would have the 20th pick in the 2022 draft. In the new order, they will pick 29th. Dodgers and Mets could see their first-round picks drop by 10 spots if they exceed the $230 million luxury tax threshold by more than $40 million. The current 2023 draft order for each postseason team is as follows: Rays (19), Blue Jays (24), Cardinals (25), Mariners (22), Guardians (23), Braves (28), Dodgers (30), Padres (21), Yankees (26), and Astros (29).

Phillies and Padres are the biggest losers in MLB's new draft order system. The new system would cause the Phillies to lose nearly $1.3 million in bonus pool money and the Padres to lost nearly $900,000.

The new system offers more money to teams that made it to the postseason. The new lottery system is the first of its kind. Teams that won more than 100 games in the regular season will get more as a consolation prize. Players who signed for over-slot bonuses in that range in 2022 include prep outfielder Henry Bolte with the A’s, prep lefthander Brandon Barriera with Blue Jays and prep righthander Seth Keller with Braves.

Phillies, Padres are the biggest losers in MLB's new draft order. Reds signed junior college third baseman Cam Collier with the 18th overall pick for a bonus that was $1.3 million over slot. Angels signed high school righthander Caden Dana in the 11th round for $ 1.37 million from their bonus pool. Giants signed East Carolina lefthander Carson Whisenhunt with 66th pick in second round.