2013 Amateur PWBL Draft

The 2013 Amateur PWBL Draft is the amateur PWBL Draft that occurs in 2013. Specifically it occurs on April 25, 2013. Unlike the Super Amateur PWBL Draft that occurs in June, Players selected in the first round of this draft often make an immediate impact, while players selected in later rounds generally go through the minors (but not always, i.e. Russell Chilson). The order is kind of close to the reverse-order of the 2012 standings, as it is determined by hung over PWBL officials at the PWBL New Years Meeting. The first pick is determined by a lottery and all teams except the Earth Series runner up have the same 1-in-29 shot to receive this pick. Interestingly, the St. Louis El Presidentes - the worst team in 2012 - won this selection. Unlike most professional sports drafts, during the Amateur PWBL Draft, the team who lost the Earth Series the previous year automatically recieves the last pick each round. This is just to be non-conformist and to laugh at the team for losing. If the team is swept in the Earth Series, they get no pick in the first round whatsoever. Despite there being 30 teams, there are 32 picks in each round, the reason for this is unknown. Trades in this draft are quite common.

Round 1
Players selected in Round 1 must be immediately placed on a club's 39-man roster and remain there the entire season unless they suffer an injury. The PWBL hired a First Round Draft Pick Injury Official (FRDPIO, pronounced "FRID-pee-oh") whose sole responsibility is to make sure any first round selection placed on the disabled list is actually injured and the team is not placing an ineffective player there in order to gain an additional roster spot eha eha.

Notable players taken in rounds 2-8

 * Gemaybe Smith, 2nd Round, Players, Pitcher
 * Woman-ti Te'o, 2nd Round, San Diego, Outfielder
 * Tywalked Mathieu (the "Jam Badger"), 3rd round, Albuquerque, Outfielder
 * Matt Woofley, 4th Round, Philleses,Pitcher
 * Righteousness Cunningham, 8th Round, Republicans, Catcher (Mr. Unnecessary)