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Report: MLB could have international draft in place by 2020

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Major League Baseball is trying to implement an international draft as soon as 2020, Ben Badler of Baseball America reports.

League officials told teams on Tuesday that owners support the goal and want it in place as soon as possible, according to Balder.

The players' association would need to approve any sort of proposal once it's finalized.

Some of the reported concepts for the draft - which could occur in August of next year - include 20 rounds, the trading of picks between teams, slot values, and protected selections in the top-three rounds to ensure a club would get a compensation pick if a draftee didn't sign.

The order of the draft would be determined by division and rotate each year rather than by awarding the team with the worst record the No. 1 overall pick, Balder notes.

The age at which players can sign would reportedly remain at 16.

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