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| 2004 | The Mets and Royals exchange right-handers, with starter Brian Bannister going to Kansas City and reliever Ambiorix Burgos heading for the Big Apple. The son of former major league southpaw Floyd Bannister will place third in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, earning nine victories for the last-place club, with the 23-year-old Dominican appearing in only 17 games for New York, being derailed by injuries and off-the-field incidents. |
| 2023 |
For the first time, the Indians will have the No. 1 pick in the June amateur baseball draft after winning the new weighted lottery system, agreed to by Major League Baseball and the players' association in their March 2022 labor contract. The innovative sweepstakes, which included the 18 teams that failed to make the playoffs, was designed to discourage teams from jettisoning their veteran players to secure a top draft pick.Â
(Ed. Note: The Reds have the second selection, followed by the Rockies, A's, the White Sox, Royals, Cardinals, Angels, Pirates, and the Nationals, who initially won the top spot but were deemed ineligible to pick in the top six because the CBA states a club that pays in the revenue-sharing plan cannot have a lottery pick in back-to-back years. - LP) |
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