The first ever MLB Draft Lottery takes place tonight at 8:30 PM on MLB Network.
The first six spots in the 2023 draft will be decided by the lottery tonight, with the Pirates one of 18 teams in the mix. Ethan Hullihen recently posted a draft primer that explains the Pirates’ odds for each pick.
Since the offseason started, I’ve been using this weekly space to jump from one demarcation point to the next — as that’s what the first few months of the baseball offseason consist of before proceedings slow down into the new year.