How is the draft order determined?
The draft order for the futures draft is determined using a random draw, thus giving every team in the league the opportunity to land the first overall selection (with the exception being expansion years where the new team selects first). Unlike the May entry draft, the process has nothing to do with the order of finish from the previous.
Starting in 2005, the draft is strictly in reverse order of the previous year’s finish. If two teams have the same record, the club with the worst record the year before that gets the earlier pick. Before 2005, the draft alternated between AL and NL teams, with the NL team with the worst record picking first in even numbered years and the AL team selecting first in odd years.
