The 2013 FGM Entry Draft will start today at Noon EST. The rules that we will follow during the draft are posted below. In addition to these rules I would like to remind GM's that if you do not make your pick in the allotted time you will have an autopick posted for you if you have a roster space open on your EDR. If your EDR is full at the time of your pick and you miss the pick your pick will be skipped and you will not be autopicked. Please make an EDR Drop before your pick occurs if you would like to make a pick or have an autopick.
Thanks,
Shooter
Entry Draft Timing
The annual entry draft starts at noon EST on the day after MLB's signing deadline for draftees. Each GM will be given a maximum of eight hours to make their pick. Once you make your pick, the eight hour clock starts for the next GM. If you do not pick within that time frame then the following will happen.
If you had supplied the EC with a pre-rankings list, then the best available signed player from such a list will be taken. If no such list is available then the pre-draft ranking list of signed players that is used for the draft will determine which player is taken by your team. At this point, you will be placed on an auto-draft list until you request to be off of such list.
Trading Draft Picks
Trading of draft picks is not allowed.
Entry Draft Contracts
Players drafted in the FGM entry draft will be given Prospect Contracts, (P-n/a), and can be placed on a teams EDR roster or 40 man roster.
How Draft Will Be Conducted
•If a team is not present for the draft / times out, and did not provide a proxy pick, they'll be awarded the next highest ranked signed player, and then placed on auto-draft.
•The players ranking list is of the same order of Baseball America followed by the actual draft order.
•Entry Draft eligible players will consist of players who have been drafted and signed in the real life MLB Entry Draft.
Entry Draft Roster (EDR)
•The EDR is a roster of additional players not included on the 40-man roster for each team. The maximum size of this roster was expanded to 20 players in the beginning of the 2012 season.
•Only players drafted by the current team are eligible for the EDR, players acquired via trade or free agency are not eligible. In other words, players may only be placed on EDR directly after being drafted by your franchise.
•Players that have never played an MLB game are eligible for the EDR. As soon as a player on the EDR has one MLB game played, they must immediately be moved to the 40-man roster or released. If the player is moved to the 40-man roster, they are subject to standard prospect contract rules. Players on the EDR may be traded, but the acquiring team must place them on the 40-man roster
•The Franchise GM Entry Draft will last 10 rounds, but teams are not required to make picks if they do not wish to make room on their EDR
•Only players drafted and signed in the MLB Entry Draft will be eligible for the Franchise GM Entry Draft - foreign players and unprotected prospects will be handled via free agency (however foreign players may warrant consideration for an additional rule)
•The 60-day no trade ruling is extended to include draftees.
