Nationals Land No. 1 Pick In Draft Lottery
The Washington Nationals will have the first pick in the 2025 MLB draft after winning the draft lottery at baseball\'s winter meetings.
Washington had the fourth-best odds (10.8%) to land the top pick.
The Los Angeles Angels will pick second after having the third-best odds for the first selection.
The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins (22.5% each) were tied for the best chance, but the Marlins fell to seventh and the Rockies will select fourth.
The Chicago White Sox were not eligible for a lottery pick -- one of the top six selections -- because the collective bargaining agreement stipulates a team that pays into the revenue-sharing plan cannot hold a lottery pick in consecutive drafts.
The Athletics were also ineligible because teams that receive revenue sharing cannot have a lottery pick three straight years.