This year’s shortened Major League Baseball amateur draft provided teams with what Baseball America calls an “unprecedented opportunity.” And, it appears the Philadelphia Phillies made the most of said opportunity.
Given the draft was cut from 40 rounds to just five, teams are allowed to sign an unlimited amount of undrafted free-agents (UDFAs) for just $20,000. Hence, players who could have been selected as high as round six in a normal year’s draft are available to any team at a low cost.
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Within a week, nearly 150 UDFAs were signed throughout MLB.