Following the completion of the 2022 season, the following rule changes have been approved and will be implemented:
- The designated hitter will be used in both the American and National League.
- The MLB Pro minimum salary will be raised to $750,000. This will be in place through at minimum the 2026 season.
- MLB Pro will use the “three-batter minimum/end an inning” rule for relief pitchers.
- Beginning with the 2024 MLB Pro draft, the following system will be used to determine draft order
- The first six picks of the first round would be decided by a draft lottery.
- Draft Odds can be seen in the chart below.
- Conducted at Winter Meetings
- Using /roll Slack command of a 1,000 sided dice. Picks will be assigned 1 to 6.
- Roll with correspond with a randomly assigned number on this Google Sheet
- Using /roll Slack command of a 1,000 sided dice. Picks will be assigned 1 to 6.
- Picks 7-18 will be non-playoff teams from worst record to best record (think current draft order in-game).
- Picks 19-30 will be determined by the playoffs.
- 19-22: Losers of the Wild Card Round (Worst record to best record)
- 23-26: Losers of the LDS (Worst record to best record)
- 27-28: Losers of the LCS (Worst record to best record)
- 29: World Series Loser
- 30: World Series Champion
- In rounds 2-20…
- Picks 1-18 will be worst record to best record of non-playoff teams
- Picks 19-30 will remain in the same order they were for round 1.
- The first six picks of the first round would be decided by a draft lottery.
