Sentence examples for compensation pick from inspiring English sources

With the compensation pick, they chose Archie Bradley, now widely considered the best pitching prospect in the minors.

With their compensation pick for losing Jose Reyes in free agency, the Mets selected Kevin Plawecki, a 21-year-old Purdue catcher, at No. 35.

Houston Astros trade Jared Cosart, Austin Wates and Enrique Hernandez to the Miami Marlins for Jake Marisnick, Frances Martes, Colin Moran and a compensation pick.

On Thursday, he brought in the Boston Red Sox ace Jon Lester, along with outfielder Jonny Gomes in exchange for Yoenis Cespedes and a compensation pick.

It is an awful lot, of course, and Wright was on record as wanting to stay with the team that drafted him in 2001, with a compensation pick after losing the left-hander Mike Hampton to free agency.

The problem never resurfaced in college, but the Diamondbacks were so alarmed that they decided they would rather have a compensation pick in the 2011 draft, which would be No. 7, than sign Loux at any price.

That was one of 9 compensation picks and 10 over all that the Rays had among the 60 picks on the first day of the draft.

Both are restricted free agents, and could potentially net their current clubs top five compensation picks in the same way Melbourne landed pick three for James Frawley, should they depart for lucrative contracts elsewhere.

The Yankees figure to add more help this summer, when they have five of the first 62 picks in the amateur draft, because of compensation picks gained when Jeff Nelson and Denny Neagle signed with other teams.

As ways of enhancing the talent on weaker teams and keeping wealthy teams from gobbling up the best amateur players, the report also advocated a worldwide draft of amateur players, changes in the existing drafts of amateur and minor league players, allowing the trading of draft choices and elimination of compensation picks for lost free agents.

The battle between the banks and the populists over compensation picks up with every passing week.