Here are the odds…
We discussed this a little already, but the Major League Baseball Draft Lottery — the lottery that determines which of the 16 eligible teams this year will win a top-6 draft pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Technically the St. Louis Cardinals have a shot at the number one draft pick through this lottery. It is large shot, but a shot nonetheless. In case you forgot, here are those odds again:
After the six teams are chosen, the draft will be conducted in order of playoff finish and winning percentage. This is only for the first round; the other rounds will be in the traditional order of playoff finish and winning percentage. The order of the draft for the postseason teams is:
19. Orioles (.562)
20. Brewers (.574)
21. Astros (.547)
22. Braves (.549)
23. Royals (.531)
24. Tigers (.531)
25. Padres (.574)
26. Phillies (.586)
27. Guardians (.571)
28. Mets (.549)
29. Yankees (.580)
30. Dodgers (.605)
The Oakland A’s and Chicago White Sox were ineligible for the lottery and will fall in the order in positions 7-18 depending on the results of the lottery (though I believe the lowest the White Sox could end up is 7th as the team with the worst record in the league and the lowest the A’s could be is 10th.).
The lottery is this afternoon at 4:30 pm CT on MLB Network and will be broadcast live on MLB.com.