Comments on: What Compensation Picks Will the Pirates Receive?

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:31:00 +0000

That doesn’t start until next year.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:27:00 +0000

also won’t we will be in a lottery for another 1st or 2nd round pick per the new CBA?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:22:00 +0000

No worries. I just posted it before it was updated. I appreciate all your articles and I was/am still slightly confused by the whole compensation process, especially after this year’s changes. Thanks!

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:05:00 +0000

Some of the free agents get a pick above the team that signed the player. There were four free agents, and three of them signed. Madson is the only one remaining. If he signs with a team in the 16-31 range, there will be an extra pick added to the first round. By comparison, if Fielder signs with one of those teams, no extra pick is awarded. The team just gives Milwaukee their draft pick.

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Yeah, this was pointed out to me on Twitter today. The article has been updated.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0000

There were still 1st rd picks forfeited for a select few FAs? Or was it that you get a pick directly ahead of the team that signed the player? Not sure how the picks go now but they used to go by elias rankings regardless of record, but good chance I’m wrong about that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:52:00 +0000

I don’t think this is correct. The compensation picks are given out based on the reverse win-loss percentage from the previous season so Doumit’s pick would be ahead of the pick for Dotel, Ellis etc. because the Cardinals clearly had a better record then the Pirates.