Lehigh Valley Men's Senior Baseball League Draft Information

The Lehigh Valley MSBL/MABL League draft gives new players an opportunity to try out for an MSBL/MABL team. Many players who attend the draft haven't played organized baseball since college, high school or little league. We have four Age Divisions starting at 18 (MABL), 25 (MSBL), 35 (MSBL) and 45 (MSBL). Managers are always looking for new talent and dedicated players.

The draft is sponsored by Lehigh Valley Baseball Academy where you can get one-on-one or team training for hitting, pitching and catching. Feel free to familarize yourself with the facility prior to attending the draft. LVBA will open its doors exclusively for our draft allowing us to use the entire facility for the lenght of the draft. New players will have the opportunity to field, throw, pitch and hit. Players of all levels are welcome. The draft is quick, fun and worth your time to attend.

The Lehigh Valley MSBL/MABL Player Draft is held annually in Feb or March. Registered players will be notified via email. League teams take turns selecting players in reverse order of their win-loss records at the close of the previous regular season.

The Lehigh Valley MSBL Board of Directors govern which players are eligible for selection in the Draft. Basic eligibility criteria can be described as follows:

• Minimum 18 years of age (Copy of Photo ID Required)
• All draft attendees must sign a league waiver to be eligible to be drafted
• Legal Resident of the United States
• Not committed to an existing Lehigh Valley MSBL/MABL Roster for the current season

A team generally retains the right to sign existing players until the start of the next season.

A player who is drafted and does not sign with the Team that selected him may be drafted again at a future year's Draft, so long as the player is eligible for that year's Draft. A Team may not select a player again in a subsequent year, unless the player has consented to the re-selection..

This description is a general one, the League President and/or the Board of Directors themselves, not this summary, govern eligibility and will resolve all draft issues.

If a player is drafted at the official league draft and the player opts not to participate before first game of season is played, the drafting team will then be allowed to select a player from the league's official waiting list prior to first game. There will not be compensation to the drafting team if the player withdrawing happens to be a substantially high draft choice. The player who chose not to participate would then be ineligible for the current season. The player may re-enter the draft in the future.

• Player must sign a Liability Waiver prior to any workout or tryouts. (Waiver Form
• Players must bring a copy of a valid driver's license or birth certificate with them.
• New Registrant must pay the league registration fee prior to the workout. (Any player who isn't drafted or chooses not to play will receive a full refund that day)
• A quick trip to the plate with Pro batter to face live pitching (about 7-10 swings depending on turn out)
• Basic ground ball fielding with your age group.
• Pitchers will be able to warm up and throw from a raised mound with a catcher.
• Catchers may bring gear to catch a pitcher as part of the tryout. The league will have volunteer catchers for pitchers who attend. 

All players who attend the draft should expect to be placed on a team. If many players are available a new team may be created with league assistance for the first season. Teams who are present will select players in order specified by the league. Players who attend the draft must play for the entire season on the draft team.