Bud Norris Traded to the Orioles

[revo]

just tweeted by Jim Bowden. No word on the return.

[Msaint]

ROTOWORLD: The Orioles have acquired Bud Norris from the Astros for L.J. Hoes and a draft pick, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.

[Kevin Seitzer]

L.J. Hoes, A-ball left-handed starting pitcher Josh Hader, and the Orioles' competitive balance lottery pick in the 2014 amateur draft in exchange for Bud Norris and the Astros 2013 international spending slot 91 (the right to spend $213k on international players).

[Don Quixote]

What is a "competitive balance lottery pick"? Is this something new? How are they assigned?

[Kevin Seitzer]

What is a "competitive balance lottery pick"? Is this something new? How are they assigned?

Relatively new, yes. They were instituted in the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the 2013 draft was the first time they were used.

The teams in the 10 smallest markets and the teams with the 10 lowest revenues in the previous year are entered into the lottery. A team is ineligible for the lottery if it is in one of the top 15 biggest markets (except for Oakland until is allowed to relocate to a new stadium). Because the smallest markets and lowest revenues may overlap, there may be less than 20 teams in the lottery. This year there were 14 teams eligible for the lottery.

Twelve picks are awarded from the lottery, no more than one per eligible team. Six of those picks are between Rounds 1 and 2, and six of those picks are between Rounds 2 and 3. A team's chances of getting a pick are inverse to their record in the previous season. The lottery is conducted following the July amateur draft signing deadline.

The competitive balance picks can be traded, but not during the offseason.

The competitive balance picks for the 2014 draft are as follows:

Group A
1. Rockies
2. Orioles (traded to the Astros in the Norris deal)
3. Indians
4. Marlins
5. Royals
6. Brewers

Group B
1. Padres (traded to the Diamondbacks in the Kennedy deal)
2. Diamondbacks
3. Cardinals
4. Rays
5. Pirates
6. Mariners

The two teams that were eligible for the lottery but not receiving a pick this year were the A's and Reds. The fact that they had the best records last year probably had a lot to do with the fact that they were the two teams that didn't get a pick.

[Don Quixote]

Relatively new, yes. They were instituted in the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the 2013 draft was the first time they were used.

The teams in the 10 smallest markets and the teams with the 10 lowest revenues in the previous year are entered into the lottery. A team is ineligible for the lottery if it is in one of the top 15 biggest markets (except for Oakland until is allowed to relocate to a new stadium). Because the smallest markets and lowest revenues may overlap, there may be less than 20 teams in the lottery. This year there were 14 teams eligible for the lottery.

Twelve picks are awarded from the lottery, no more than one per eligible team. Six of those picks are between Rounds 1 and 2, and six of those picks are between Rounds 2 and 3. A team's chances of getting a pick are inverse to their record in the previous season. The lottery is conducted following the July amateur draft signing deadline.

The competitive balance picks can be traded, but not during the offseason.

The competitive balance picks for the 2014 draft are as follows:

Group A
1. Rockies
2. Orioles (traded to the Astros in the Norris deal)
3. Indians
4. Marlins
5. Royals
6. Brewers

Group B
1. Padres (traded to the Diamondbacks in the Kennedy deal)
2. Diamondbacks
3. Cardinals
4. Rays
5. Pirates
6. Mariners

The two teams that were eligible for the lottery but not receiving a pick this year were the A's and Reds. The fact that they had the best records last year probably had a lot to do with the fact that they were the two teams that didn't get a pick.

Tanks for the explanation.

If David Stern was running this lottery, the picks all would have gone to the Yankees, right?