The Los Angeles Angels were awarded with a top pick in the 2025 MLB Draft while the Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies saw their positions drop.
The Los Angeles Angels will have the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft after the MLB Draft Lottery presented by Nike was held in Dallas on Tuesday afternoon.
This was the third year that a lottery during the Winter Meetings has been used to determine the top of the draft order.It will be the Angels highest Draft position since 1997, when INF Troy Glaus was selected with the #3 pick out of UCLA.All non-playoff teams are entered into a lottery to determine the top six draft picks. This year, 16 of the 18 non-playoff teams were eligible for the lottery.
Meanwhile, the A’s, classified as a “payee club,” also cannot participate in the lottery this year since they secured lottery picks in both 2023 and 2024. Payee clubs are restricted from earning lottery picks three years in a row, so the A’s will select no earlier than 10th and 11th in the 2025 Draft.
The Angels are classified as a "payor club" and will lose their lottery pick in the 2026 MLB Draft if they finish as a lottery team again. Since their pick fell within the top six, they are ineligible for a top 10 pick next season.Over the past three years, the Angels have been the quickest to promote their first-round picks to the big leagues.
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