From the Associated Press yesterday:
"Among 1,082 players who were in a big league game last year after coming though the draft, 180 were first-round picks and 589 were selected during the first five rounds, according to the commissioner's office. There were 204 from rounds six to 10, 102 from rounds 11-15 and 63 from rounds 16-20. Just 74 were from rounds 21-30 and only 50 from rounds 31-50.
"Once unlimited, the draft was cut to 50 rounds in 1998 and to 40 rounds in 2012".
These numbers are posted every once in a while, so I thought I would give the update.
The draft this year at 5 rounds and in 2021 at 20 rounds should be chock full of talent with not many, if any, picks wasted.