The Detroit Tigers received a nice early Christmas gift this week, landing the 69th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft.
The pick — sandwiched between the end of the second round and beginning of the third round — is the first-ever competitive balance pick awarded to the organization.
The collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association has been awarding competitive balance picks to low revenue and small market teams since 2012; a CBA amendment in 2017 determined eligibility by the 10 lowest-revenue teams and the 10 teams playing in the smallest markets.