The Houston Astros have completed Day 1 of the 2019 MLB Draft and they were able to fulfill some future needs with the players that they selected. Although that’s the way things are, I’ve always felt that the timing of the MLB Draft is peculiar during the middle of the season.
In professional football and basketball, their respective drafts are held in the offseason but I do believe the timing is intended so that prospects could jump into development right away by latching onto their respective team in the minors.
And besides, having the draft in the winter when free agency and the annual owner’s meetings would make for a compact yet quite hectic schedule so the best timing of having the MLB Draft is honestly right about now.