With about two weeks to go before pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to spring training, owners and players are at least talking, but there are still major differences that need to be worked out. One of the issues that has been discussed is making changes to the draft.
The players would like to reform the draft to discourage tanking. The top pick in the draft has a much better chance of success than any other pick, and according to research by Patrick O’Kennedy at Bless You Boys, there is a significant drop off in value after the first four picks .