So as not to cause any confusion down the road below you will see the original draft order for the 2016 FYPD. This is subject to change depending on Type A FAs signed. For the purpose of this PM I am using the list to illustrate the possibility of losing draft picks due to signing Type A FAs.
Protect Draft Choices
PIT
LAA
CIN
HOU
SD
KC
ATL
DET
MIA-MLB
CHW
WAS
CLE
BOS
ARZ
BAL
Unprotected Draft Choices
TOR
TB
COL
NYM
STL
SF
SEA
MIN
MIL
NYY
LAD
TEX
CHC
PHI
OAK
TYPE A Free Agents
Votto, Joey
Forsythe, Logan
Arrieta, Jake
Archer, Chris
Cervelli, Francisco
Quintana, Jose
TYPE B Free Agents
Holt, Brock
Duda, Lucas
Escobar; Eduardo
Gonzalez, Carlos
Braun, Ryan
Escobar, Yunel
Kazmir, Scott
Lynn, Lance
Pierzynski, A.J.
Wood, Travis
If you sign a Type A and have a protected pick you will lose nothing. If your pick is unprotected you will lose your 1st Rd. pick.
I should have sent this out prior to the beginning of Free Agency. My apologizes