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Originally Posted by Titty Meat
Wow is this true?
The Royals will not be eligible for the draft lottery in 2025. Small market teams cannot lottery in three consecutive seasons.
This means the Royals are in rough shape, AND won’t pick any earlier than 10th in the 2025 draft, regardless of their win-loss record.
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They didn't get a lottery pick this year, so they haven't even started that streak yet. They have the 8th pick and top 6 are considered lottery picks.
If you don't receive revenue sharing, then you just can't have consecutive top 6 picks.
Also, according to MLB.com teams that receive revenue-sharing payouts can't receive a lottery pick for more than two years in a row and those that don't can't get a top 6 choice in consecutive drafts.
A lottery pick is a top 6 pick. The Royals haven't received a lottery pick, because they have pick 8 this year, so they can still get a top 6 pick next year (2024) and the year after (2025). They were in the lottery, but every team that isn't in the playoffs is in the lottery. That doesn't mean they received a lottery pick.