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Sports Illustrated Oakland Athletics News, Analysis and More

The inaugural MLB Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, December 6th from the Winter Meetings in San Diego. The Oakland A's have the best odds at the number one overall pick. It will also be the 17th time in 58 Drafts that the A’s will pick in the top-10. The last time the Oakland Athletics had the first overall draft pick was in 1965. They selected outfielder Rick Monday. In 1966, they had a second overall choice and selected Reggie Jackson. MLB Network will air a 30-minute lottery reveal show at 5:30 p.m. local time.

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