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The Royals are in Major League Baseball's competitive balance lottery
Posted: 07.18.2012 at 11:47 PM
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The Royals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Reds and Marlins won picks after the first round of next year's draft in Major League Baseball's competitive balance lottery.
(AP) --
The lottery involved the 10 teams with the lowest revenue and 10 in the smallest markets and was six picks after the first round. A club's odds of winning the lottery were based on its winning percentage last season.
The teams that did not win a pick after the first round were entered into another lottery for picks after the second round.
The Padres, Indians, Rockies, Athletics, Brewers and Tigers won second-round picks.
The competitive balance draft was agreed upon as part of the new labor agreement.
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