White Sox win MLB Draft Lottery
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The Arizona Diamondbacks fell a bit in the draft lottery.
Per MLB.com, the Chicago White Sox have the best odds to win the lottery at 27.73 percent. The White Sox improved after the 2024 campaign, but still finished with a 60-102 record, the second worst in baseball, in 2025. Safe to say, Chicago is desperate for a No. 1 pick.
The Rule 5 Draft is a mechanism that protects against talent hoarding. Teams have only so many years after signing a player before they have to add them to the 40-player roster. Eligible players who are left unprotected can be selected by other teams at a cost,
The Houston Astros are about to do something they’ve never done before — participate in the MLB Draft Lottery.