MLB reportedly proposes drastic overhaul to draft, which would exclude high school players and cut rounds from event

MLB is looking to make drastic changes to the draft. The league introduced a number of new proposals Thursday, which would eliminate high-school players from the event, significantly reduce the draft and hold a formal draft for international players, per multiple reports.

Major League Baseball proposes radical changes to its draft process

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the league proposed a draft where high school players would no longer be eligible, among other changes. With NIL money in college on the rise, the landscape is rapidly changing.