Compensation for unsigned supplemental round pick?

by Scrupio on Jul 9, 2009 8:00 PM EDT

Do teams that do not sign their supplemental 1st round pick get the pick back in the following year's draft? I have heard a number of conflicting reports on this subject for "Yes" and "No". So can someone settle this once and for all? I'm sure some people might be interested since not all supplemental picks are signed. Linking to a source would be helpful, rather than just claiming one way or another.

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Pretty sure its a no.

by metafour on Jul 9, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions

Sure

There were 2 or 3 unsigned supplemental picks last year, and those teams got picks at the same spot this year.

AFAIK, the only picks that aren’t compensated are picks that were themselves generated by failing to sign a player the previous year (presumably so teams can’t “save” draft picks indefinitely).

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by PaulThomas on Jul 9, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

every supp round pick signed last year

and the answer to the original question is no.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jul 9, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions

The final answer that I know of is yes.

And I contributed to the confusion, so sorry about that. Both this and this say there is compensation in the X(a) style, where if a player fails to sign in the first two rounds, including Comp A, the team gets the pick immediately following that the following year. Keith Law has also said this, and I know at least one other writer has, as well. So sorry for the confusion.

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by Andy Seiler on Jul 9, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs