This yr’s beginner draft is formally underway, and we’ll be updating this put up all through the evening with each first-round choice. Extra particulars and scouting studies on all these younger gamers can be found in pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, The Athletic’s Keith Regulation, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. As properly, Pipeline has the breakdown of the slot values assigned to every decide within the first 10 rounds, in addition to the bonus pool cash obtainable to all 30 groups.
The primary-round picks…
Cleveland Guardians: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Cincinnati Reds: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
Colorado Rockies: Charlie Condon, OF/3B, Georgia
Oakland Athletics: Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
Chicago White Sox: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
Kansas Metropolis Royals: Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
St. Louis Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, West Virginia
Los Angeles Angels: Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
Pittsburgh Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Jackson Prep Excessive Faculty (MS)
Washington Nationals: Seaver King, SS/3B/OF, Wake Forest
Detroit Tigers: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard-Westlake Excessive Faculty (CA)
Boston Purple Sox:
San Francisco Giants:
Chicago Cubs:
Seattle Mariners:
Miami Marlins:
Milwaukee Brewers:
Tampa Bay Rays:
New York Mets:
Toronto Blue Jays:
Minnesota Twins:
Baltimore Orioles:
Los Angeles Dodgers:
Atlanta Braves:
San Diego Padres:
New York Yankees:
Philadelphia Phillies:
Houston Astros:
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Texas Rangers:
All 30 groups could have picks within the first spherical this yr, although the Mets, Padres, and Yankees all had their first-round alternatives dropped again by 10 slots. These three groups surpassed the third luxurious tax tier ($273MM) in 2023, and thus their punishment included a 10-space drop of their opening draft alternative.
The 2024 draft will happen over three days, consisting of 20 rounds of alternatives. Rounds 3-10 will happen on Monday, rounds 11-20 will happen on Tuesday, and the draft’s first 74 picks will come off the board tonight. These 74 picks encompass the primary two correct rounds, the 2 Aggressive Steadiness Rounds, two units of compensatory rounds (giving picks to groups who misplaced qualifying offer-rejecting free brokers), and two Prospect Promotion Incentive picks.
The 2 PPI alternatives will go to the Diamondbacks at thirty first general and the Orioles at thirty second general, awarded since Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson match the entire standards for his or her groups to obtain the bonus picks. Carroll and Henderson gained Rookie of the 12 months honors, each younger stars had been included on their respective groups’ Opening Day rosters, and had been rated as top-100 prospects in no less than two of three units of preseason prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and ESPN.
