You already know that a ton of draft picks have changed hands this year. But did you know just how many draft picks there actually are in a ton?

Shaking Things Up

There are 210 draft picks in the regular draft, and 31 of them, or 15 percent, were traded. (That includes two picks that were traded but subsequently traded back to their original team.) And there's still three weeks to go before the draft, and always the possibility picks will change hands on Draft Day itself.

By way of comparison, 25 picks were traded last year before Draft Day, plus two more traded on Draft Day; in 2006, just 18 picks were traded plus four more on Draft Day.

To look at the number of picks exchanged this year another way, consider that the draft order isn't "in order" until the 9th round - that's the first time every team drafts in its original spot! In fact, there's at least one traded pick in 11 of the 15 rounds: Each team has its own pick only in the 9th, 11th, 12th and 14th rounds.

The More You Know...

Here's some more Did You Know? trivia about this year's draft.

• Which pick was traded the most times?

Three picks were traded more than once, including one pick that was traded three times: Vancouver's 3rd round pick.

That poor little fella, #34 overall, was initially traded by Vancouver on Nov. 15, 2007. The Iron Fist sent it (with Placido Polanco and a 7th rounder) to Las Vegas for 3rd, 4th and 7th round picks; Vegas immediately traded it (and Mark Teixeira) to Philly for Erik Bedard and Francisco Rodriguez. Two months later, Philly then traded it (plus a 7th) to Hillsborough for OF Chris Young.

• Which team has most picks? Which team has the fewest?

This is somewhat misleading because, because the Supplemental Draft continues until all teams have full rosters (minimum of 30, maximum of 40). Assuming everyone drafts until they have 40 players, Marietta (which is starting the draft with just 11 protected players) will have made the most picks - 29 - and Las Vegas (with 19 players protected) will have made the fewest - 21.

But of course it's not how many times you pick, but rather when you pick. So let's take a look at who has the most and least picks at the end of each round of the draft.

At the end of the first round: Two teams have two picks (Las Vegas and Blue Ridge), so they're tied for most picks (2). Two teams don't pick in the first round (D.C. and Philly), so they're tied for fewest picks (0).

Second round: Newark is the only team with an extra pick in this round; Carolina is the only team without one. So at the end of the 2nd, Blue Ridge, Las Vegas and Newark are tied for most picks (3), while Carolina, D.C. and Philly are tied for fewest (1).

Third round: Hillsborough, Tampa Bay and Vancouver have two picks each, but Las Vegas gets skipped. So Blue Ridge, Hillsborough, Newark, Tampa Bay and Newark are tied for most picks (four) through the first three rounds; five teams are tied for second with three picks. Carolina picks again, but Philly and D.C. don't have picks in the third round, so they're tied for fewest (1).

Fourth round: Hillsborough and Vancouver have two picks again, tying them for most picks (6) in the first four rounds. Blue Ridge, Tampa Bay and Newark fall into a tie for second with five picks. Arkansas and New Jersey don't have picks; D.C. and Philadelphia are still have the fewest picks (2), followed by Arkansas and New Jersey (3).

Fifth round: Vancouver pulls ahead as they pick twice again, giving them eight picks in the first five rounds; Sardine City also picks twice in this round. Vancouver has the most picks (8), followed by Hillsborough (7) and then a four-team tie (6). Carolina doesn't have a pick in this round, meaning they fall into a last-place tie with D.C. and Philly for fewest picks (3), followed by Arkansas and New Jersey (4).

The most and least the rest of the way:

At the end of the sixth round: Vancouver has the most picks (9); Carolina, D.C. and Philly are tied for fewest (4).

Seventh round: Vancouver and Hillsborough (10); Arkansas, Carolina, D.C., Las Vegas and Philly (5).

Eighth round: Vancouver (13); Arkansas, Carolina, D.C., Las Vegas and Philly (6).

Ninth round: Vancouver (14); Arkansas, Carolina, D.C., Las Vegas and Philly (7).

Tenth round: Vancouver (15); Las Vegas (7).

Eleventh round: Vancouver (16); Las Vegas (8).

Twelfth round: Vancouver (17); Las Vegas (9).

Thirteenth round: Vancouver (18); Las Vegas (9).

Fourteenth round: Vancouver (19); Las Vegas (10).

At the end of the regular draft: Hillsborough, Marietta and Vancouver are tied for the most picks (19), followed by Blue Ridge, Newark and Tampa Bay (16); then Sardine City (15); then D.C., Hoboken and New Jersey (14). Carolina and Philadelphia are tied with 13, Arkansas with 12 and finally Las Vegas with 10.

• But remember...

There's one more factor to consider: two teams didn't start with 15 players on their protected lists.

At the end of the regular draft, Marietta - despite tying with two other teams for having made the most pcks in the draft - will still have just 30 players on their roster, right where they would've been if they'd made a normal number of picks. That's because they're starting the draft with the fewest players (11). In fact, Las Vegas - despite having made nine fewer picks - will have just one less player, because they started with 19 players on their keeper list. But of course, after the Supplemental Draft, both teams can have up to 40 players.

Looking at it that way, when the regular draft is over, Hillsborough and Vancouver will have the most players on their roster (34 each); Blue Ridge, Newark and Tampa Bay have 31; Marietta and Sardine City have 30; D.C., Hoboken, Las Vegas and New Jersey have 29; Carolina and Philadelphia have 28; and Arkansas has the fewest players, 27.

• I'm still confused.

OK. Let's take a team-by-team look at the draft:

Arkansas doesn't have a 4th, 7th or 15th, so they end the regular draft having made just 12 picks, for a total of 27 players. To get to 40 players they'll have to make the last pick on Draft Day - in the 13th round of the Supplemental Draft.

Blue Ridge has two 1st-round picks and all its later picks, so they end the regular draft with 16 picks (tied for second-most picks) and 31 players. They'll have 40 players after the 9th round of the Supplemental Draft.

Carolina has no 2nd or 5th round picks, tying him with D.C. and Philly for fewest picks in the first five rounds (3). He has no extra picks, so at the end of the regular draft he's made 13 picks for 28 players.

D.C. doesn't have a 1st or a 3rd, tying him with Philly for fewest picks (1) in the first three rounds, and with Carolina and Philly for the fewest picks in the first five rounds (3). But they do have an extra pick in the 15th round, so at the end of the draft they'll have 14 picks for 29 players.

Hoboken is missing just one pick (8th round), for 14 picks and 29 players at the end of the regular draft.

Las Vegas had the most picks and Marietta the fewest before their big deal for Jim Thome and A.J. Burnett. But that trade really shook things up. Las Vegas picks twice in the first, but skips the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 13th and 15th rounds, giving him the fewest picks - 10 - at the end of the regular draft. On the other hand, he starts the draft with more players than anyone else (19), so he ends it with 29 players. Marietta doesn't have a 5th or an 8th, but he picks twice in the 6th, 7th, 10th and 13th rounds, and three times in the 15th. So he ends the draft having made 19 picks - but he started it with only 11 players, so he's actually right where he's suposed to be, 30 players at the end of the regular draft.

New Jersey doesn't have a 4th, but otherwise picks normally - 14 picks and 29 players at the end of the regular draft.

Newark has one extra pick (2nd) and all their other picks, so they have 16 picks and 31 players at the end of the regular draft.

Philadelphia doesn't have a 1st or a 3rd, tying him with D.C. for fewest picks in the first three rounds (1). He doesn't have any extra picks, so he'll have 13 picks and 28 players at the end of the regular draft. He has the second-longest draft day to get to 40 players - he'll make his last pick in the 12th round of the Supplemental Draft.

Sardine City has one extra pick (5th) and is missing one pick (10th), so it all balances out to 15 picks, 30 players.

Tampa Bay has an extra 3rd round pick and isn't missing any, so they'll make 16 picks for 31 players in the regular draft.

Vancouver is tied with Hillsborough for the shortest day. He picks twice in the 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds, and three times in the 8th round; he's missing just one pick (15th round), so that's 19 picks for 34 players at the end of the regular draft. He'll have 40 players by the sixth round of the Supplemental Draft.

• Enough about the 2008 draft! I'm interested in the future!

League rules prevent teams from trading for draft picks more than two years ahead, so the 2011 draft is still virgin territory. But some teams have already started tuning up for the '09 and '10 drafts.

In 2009: Hillsborough has Arkansas's 4th and 7th round picks and Philly's 7th round pick; Las Vegas has Marietta's 7th round pick; Marietta has Philly's 1st, 3rd and 8th round picks, Las Vegas's 1st, 7th and 10th round picks and Vancouver's 4th round pick; and Vancouver has Philly's 5th round pick.

In 2010: Hillsborough has Arkansas's 5th round pick and Marietta has Las Vegas's 7th and 14th round picks.

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