And that’s exactly what happened.
It’s the second time in three years Washington has secured the best possible pick given the rules preventing “payor” clubs (for the MASN Commenters, that means the Nats spend enough money to pay revenue-sharing dollars) from getting back-to-back Top 10 picks.
Put another way, the Nats couldn’t have done much better than they have since the Draft Lottery was established in 2022.
Some of you may recall that two years ago the Nats ball came up at #1 but had to be set aside due to the rules. According to BA’s J.J. Cooper (via MASN’s Mark Zuckerman), the Nats ball came up four times in the first nine draws.
So you [McEnroe]cannot be serious[/McEnroe] and say the Nats have been unlucky… at least not in terms of the lottery.
Next up (and yes, I know we need to vote on the pitchers soon): Today’s Rule 5 Draft.