Over-Slot Mock Draft Simulator is now live for any and all to use, completely free.

TRY IT OUT

There have been many mock draft simulators over the years that have given folks the power to control their favorite team's draft experience. But from our chair, none captured the intricacies and granular details that make the MLB Draft so unique. So, we built our own.

This simulator has some several components that attempt to help it run as if it were the actual draft. Teams have budgets they cannot exceed. High school players have signing bonus demands that must be met. As you'll see, tons of high school talent will simply go unselected in favor of going to college if there's not enough money inside team bonus pools to get them into the pro game. 

Furthermore, we've baked in some logic and computer learning as the draft pushes forward. Teams have been applied some loose logic rules for how they attack the first two rounds specifically. The Orioles will rarely draft a pitcher. The Padres will get their high-upside high school bluechip -- it's all in an effort to make the experience as true to life and immersive as possible. Better still, in almost every simulation we've run, every single organization has consistently spent at least 95 percent of its bonus pool. There are occassional outliers, but for the most part teams are spending what they've got. 

The talent pool has a whopping 1,200 players to select from, all with varying costs. Those costs are dictated by the Over-Slot Top 300 board, as well as some manual re-valuing based on college committment. Most college players can be had for an under-slot deal, while drafting a high schooler, especially after the first round, will eat into your bonus pool. You'll have to make up those funds by sacrificing on a later pick. As we update and release new rankings each month, the simulator and its player values will update as well.

At the end of your mock draft, you'll have the chance to share your draft class with a hyperlink online, or you can simple screenshot it and post it on social media. 

We hope you enjoy this new experience, and hope it can be instructive on how the MLB Draft and its gears really work.