Disappointing Mets season may get MLB Draft silver lining
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All 18 non-playoff teams are involved in the lottery and are eligible to win the lottery to get the top overall pick. The teams with the worst three records in the majors will enter the lottery with the best odds in an attempt to prevent complete tanking.Last year, the first under the CBA, featured some good — and not so good — fortune.
On the positive side, the Rangers, who finished with the seventh-worst record, moved up to fourth and the Twins, with the 13th-worst record, selected fifth.The A’s, who, along with the Pirates and Nationals, had the best chance to finish with the No. 1 pick, got bumped to the sixth pick.The Mets entered Tuesday tied with the Pirates for the eighth-worst record in the majors.
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