At what age does a player become draft eligible specifically. If a player turns 21 at the begining of his 3rd year of a 4 year college. Was he eligible to participate in the draft the previous June? In other words, 20 in June and 21 in August.
My understanding is that if you are 21 you are Draft Eligible.

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The basic categories of players eligible to be drafted are:

High school players, if they have graduated from high school and have not yet attended college or junior college;
College players, from four-year colleges who have either completed their junior or senior years or are at least 21 years old; and
Junior college players, regardless of how many years of school they have completed

for draft consideration of college player I believe 21 w/in 45 days after draft, so no August is not in that window

Good Morning TPM,

Looks like the end date for for the drat is 8/15. If a player turns 21 on 8/8 it would appear that MLB would be able to sign throgh 8/15 so long as player has not stepped foot on Campus before the fall semester begins, say 8/17. Would that be the correct interpetation? Is that how you read it?

Thanks Bee>,

Are you sure it is 45 days? And what day is the draft, so I can count those 45 days.

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Looks like the end date for for the drat is 8/15.

that 8/15 is the new signing deadline ...
the birthday deadline would be about july 22

am I certain?

I can't remember yesterday's breakfast, so I'll see if I can confirm it somwhere

Thank you!

A player must turn 21 before July 20 of that years draft to be draft elgible.

Florida Fan....The date changes from year to year because the date the draft starts changes from year to year. A player can sign in any year that he turns 21 before 45 days after the start of the draft for that specific year.

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45-DAY PERIOD: The 45-DAY PERIOD ends at 12:01 A.M on SUNDAY, JULY¬ 20, 2008. A player must become eligible to sign on or before JULY 19, 2008 to be subject to selection. See MLR 4(e)(5). ¬

The draft in 2008 starts on......

The 2008 First-Year Player Draft is scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 5 and may continue through Saturday, June 7, or until completion.

Round 1 will begin at 2 P.M. (EDT) and continue with Compensation Round A until 6 P.M. (EDT). There will be five minutes between picks in Round 1 and 90 seconds between picks in Compensation A. The draft will continue with Round 3 until 9:00 P.M. (EDT), but will not end prior to the completion of Round 5. If we are in the middle of a round at 9:00 P.M. (EDT), the round will be completed. The specifics of the broadcast will be announced shortly.

The draft will continue Friday morning, June 6 at 11:30 A.M. (EDT) via conference call to the conclusion of the draft. We will monitor the pace of the draft on Friday and decide whether there will be a need to continue into Saturday, June 7.

There will be 30-second break between picks for Rounds 2 through 5. There will be no 30-second break between picks following Round 5. On Friday, there will also be a five-minute break following Rounds 20, 30 and 40.

Thanks all, not sure whether they kept the 45 day rule or not.

TPM....I just gave you the rule above. Its MLB Rule 4 (e) (5). There is a 45 day rule. Your link above didn't even answer his question. Why answer if you don't know?

Swingbuilder,

TPM...not worth all that.

Just saves steps for others when you can give "for sure" answers.

No problem, although Vance is usually the one who answers the draft questions.

When Vance gives a factual answer for the draft there is no need for me or anyone else to respond.

The answer I gave is fact. The answer you gave muddied the waters.

No real need to confirm, but I'll do so anyway. There is definitely a 45 day limit as to how long after the draft a player can turn 21 and be draft eligible.

yep, its MLB rule 4(e)(5)

TPM,
How dare you try to help.

She was trying.