Data Types: Draft(Round)

Draft(Round) Structure

Attributes are expandable and collapsable - Link to Draft(Round) dataclass

round : str

• The round number of the draft, represented as a string.

picks : List[DraftPick]

• A list of DraftPick objects representing the picks made in this round of the draft. Dataclass: Draftpick

bisplayerid : int

• The unique identifier of the player associated with this draft pick.

pickround : str

• The round of the draft in which this pick was made.

picknumber : int

• The number of the pick in the round.

roundpicknumber : int

• The number of the pick overall in the draft.

rank : int

• The rank of the player among all players eligible for the draft.

pickvalue : str

• The value of the pick, if known.

signingbonus : str

• The signing bonus associated with this pick, if known.

home : Home

• Information about the player's home location. Dataclass: Home

city : str

• The city where the player is from.

state : str

• The state where the player is from.

country : str

• The country where the player is from.

scoutingreport : str

• A scouting report on the player's abilities.

school : School

• Information about the player's school or college. Dataclass: School

name : str

• The name of the school.

schoolclass : str

• The class the student is in.

city : str

• The city where the school is located.

country : str

• The country where the school is located.

state : str

• The state where the school is located.

blurb : str

• A brief summary of the player's background and accomplishments.

headshotlink : str

• A link to a headshot image of the player.

team : Team

• The team that made this draft pick. Dataclass: Team

springleague : League

• The spring league of the team. Dataclass: League

id : int

• id number of the league

name : str

• name of the league

link : str

• link of the league

abbreviation : str

• abbreviation the league

allstarstatus : str

• The all status status of the team

id : int

• id number of the team

name : str

• name of the team

link : str

• The API link for the team

drafttype : CodeDesc

• Information about the type of draft in which this pick was made. Dataclass: CodeDesc

code : str

• the pitch code to reference the pitch

description : str

• the description of the pitch

isdrafted : bool

• Whether or not the player associated with this pick has been drafted.

ispass : bool

• Whether or not the team passed on making a pick in this round.

year : str

• The year in which the draft took place.

Usage that returns Draft(Round) objects

get_draft

Description: Returns a draft object for year_id

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
year_id	string/int	Yes	Insert a year_id to return a directory of seasons for a specific sport.	None

Other Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
round	string	No	Insert a round to return biographical and financial data for a specific round in a Rule 4 draft.	None
name	string	No	Insert the first letter of a draftees last name to return their Rule 4 biographical and financial data.	None
school	string	No	Insert the first letter of a draftees school to return their Rule 4 biographical and financial data.	None
state	string	No	Insert state to return a list of Rule 4 draftees from that given state.	None
country	string	No	Insert state to return a list of Rule 4 draftees from that given country.	None
position	string	No	Insert the position to return Rule 4 biographical and financial data for a players drafted at that position.	None
teamId	string/int	No	Insert teamId to return Rule 4 biographical and financial data for all picks made by a specific team.	None
playerId	string/int	No	Insert MLB playerId to return a player's Rule 4 biographical and financial data a specific Rule 4 draft.	None
bisPlayerId	string/int	No	Insert bisPlayerId to return a player's Rule 4 biographical and financial data a specific Rule 4 draft.	None

Example output from MLB stats api endpoint

Mlb stats api Query:

https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/draft/2018?round=1&name=M&school=A&position=P&teamId=116&playerId=663554&bisPlayerId=759143

Equivelant with python-mlb-statsapi:

>>> import mlbstatsapi
>>>
>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>>
>>> draft_year = mlb.get_draft(year_id = 2018)
>>> 
>>> print(draft_year)
[Round(round=1, picks=[DraftPick(), DraftPick(), DraftPick()], Round(round=2, picks=[DraftPick(), DraftPick(), DraftPick()])]
>>>
>>> draft = mlb.get_graft(year_id = 2021, round = 2)
[Round(round=2, picks=[DraftPick(), DraftPick(), DraftPick()])]