Sentence examples for off the draft from inspiring English sources

He was most likely taken off the draft boards of many teams, except for Chicago's.

At the time of this writing, he's going off the draft board as the 26th first baseman selected.

The selection, announced by Commissioner Rob Manfred at MLB Network studios, marks the first time the Phillies have led off the draft since they took Miami slugger Pat Burrell in 1998.

A 20-20 season with a good average and a boatload of runs is a steal from the 85th player, and 26th outfielder, off the draft board.

Aldon's initial chance to see firsthand what all the fuss was about, however, did not arrive until last June, when Justin invited him, fresh off the draft, to join the team's off-season workout program at San Jose State.

Mr. Petraeus and other top C.I.A. officials signed off on the draft and then circulated it to other intelligence agencies, as well as the State Department and National Security Council.

If the President's office signs off on the draft, it can refer it to parliament for a final review - and a vote.

Might Zakaria then have fobbed off the drafting of his ill-fated Time article to an assistant or intern (from Yale, perhaps?) and given the draft his glancing approval before letting it run under his byline in Time?

But his aides revealed with tremulous pride that he actually read and signed off on the drafts of letters to the Chinese written in highly specialized and nuanced diplomatic argot: Sorry?

Officials claim that pressure was exerted on them to sign off an executive summary of the draft plans quickly without seeing the full document.

Council officials claim that pressure was exerted on them to sign off an executive summary of the draft plans quickly without seeing the full document.