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As of today, we have over half of the teams not making picks. Many have been on "auto-skip" for 10-15 rounds. Washington doesn't have a single player listed as "drafted". Do these teams have owners? Are they just not participating? Or are they just so confused with who's turn it is and what round we are currently in that they don't make a choice? Some teams get the benefit of being told they are "up next" while most do not get any notice they may be up next or in the next several picks. Here's the list of teams who have been and are currently on "autoskip", taken from the official draft thread:Los Angeles Dodgers – autoskipped (Since Rd3)Seattle Mariners – skipped (Since Rd4)San Diego Padres – skipped (Since Rd4)Washington Nationals – autoskipped (Entire Draft)Pittsburgh Pirates – skipped (Since Rd5)Kansas City Royals – skipped (Since Rd6)Cleveland Indians – autoskipped (Since Rd7)Atlanta Braves - skipped (Since Rd9)Chicago Cubs – skipped (Since Rd11)Oakland Athletics – skipped (Since Rd13)Miami Marlins – skipped (Since Rd14)St. Louis Cardinals – skipped (Since Rd14)Toronto Blue Jays – autoskipped (Since Rd16)Baltimore Orioles – skipped (Since Rd18)New York Yankees – skipped (Since Rd19)Minnesota Twins – skipped (Since Rd17).Everyone who has played in this league for at least a season understands the only way to build a team here is through the drafting of players.
We have 6 vacant teams currently, and some of the teams like Miami, Oakland, St Louis don't have much use for later rounds in the draft historically. Quite frankly the draft is probably too long at 40 rounds, especially when only about 2% of players selected after the 10th round make the majors. Shortening the draft should be looked at for next season.
Is it hurting anyone to have some teams go a full 40 rounds?