more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. As the Cardinals have signed all of their first-round picks, they have never been awarded a supplementary pick under this provision. Key Picks See also St. Louis Cardinals minor league players Footnotes Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick. Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts. However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player. The Cardinals gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1988 from the New York Yankees for losing free agent Jack Clark. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1988 for losing free agent Jack Clark. The Cardinals gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1990 from the Boston Red Sox for losing free agent Tony Peña. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1990 for losing free agent Tony Peña. The Cardinals gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the Toronto Blue Jays for losing free agent Ken Dayley. The Cardinals gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the New York Mets for losing free agent Vince Coleman. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent Vince Coleman. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent Ken Dayley. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1995 for losing free agent Gregg Jefferies. The Cardinals gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1998 for losing free agent Dennis Eckersley. The Cardinals gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1999 from the Atlanta Braves for losing free agent Brian