2019 Major League Baseball draft

2019 MLB draft
Date(s) June 2019
Location Secaucus, New Jersey
Network(s) (US) MLB Network
Picks
First selection Baltimore Orioles
First round selections TBD
Overall selections TBD

The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will take place in June 2019. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order will be set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents.[1] The first day of the draft will be broadcast by MLB Network from their studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. The remaining two days of the draft will be streamed on MLB.com.

With the worst record in the 2018 MLB season, the Baltimore Orioles will receive the first overall pick.[2] The Atlanta Braves will receive the ninth overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Carter Stewart.[3] The Arizona Diamondbacks will receive the 26th overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Matt McLain.[4] The Los Angeles Dodgers will receive the 31st overall pick as compensation for not signing J. T. Ginn.[5] The Pittsburgh Pirates will receive the 37th overall pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund.[6]

First round selections

Key
* Player did not sign
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Baltimore Orioles
2 Kansas City Royals
3 Chicago White Sox
4 Miami Marlins
5 Detroit Tigers
6 San Diego Padres
7 Cincinnati Reds
8 Texas Rangers
9 Atlanta Braves[Compensation 1]
10 San Francisco Giants
11 Toronto Blue Jays
12 New York Mets
13 Minnesota Twins
14 Philadelphia Phillies
15 Los Angeles Angels
16 Arizona Diamondbacks
17 Washington Nationals
18 Pittsburgh Pirates
19 St. Louis Cardinals
20 Seattle Mariners
21 Atlanta Braves
22 Tampa Bay Rays
23 Colorado Rockies
24 Cleveland Indians
25 Los Angeles Dodgers
26 Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 2]
27 Chicago Cubs
28 Milwaukee Brewers
29 Oakland Athletics
30 New York Yankees
31 Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 3]
32 Houston Astros
33 Boston Red Sox

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick Player Team Position School
34
35
36
37 Pittsburgh Pirates[Compensation 4]
38
39
40

Notes

Compensation picks
  1. ↑ Compensation pick for failing to sign Carter Stewart in the 2018 draft
  2. ↑ Compensation pick for failing to sign Matt McLain in the 2018 draft
  3. ↑ Compensation pick for failing to sign J. T. Ginn in the 2018 draft
  4. ↑ Compensation pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund in the 2018 draft

References

  1. ↑ https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/11/07/mlb-free-agency-compensation-rules-draft-picks-qualifying-offer
  2. ↑ Callis, Jim (September 30, 2018). "2019 Draft order set: O's, KC, White Sox go 1-2-3 | MLB.com". mlb.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "MLB Draft 2018: Braves first-round pick Carter Stewart goes unsigned after medical issue | MLB". Sporting News. June 27, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Arizona Diamondbacks will not sign top draft pick Matt McLain". Azcentral.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ Andy McCullough. "Dodgers first-round pick J.T. Ginn says he won't sign, will attend Mississippi State". Latimes.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Brink, Bill (July 6, 2018). "Competitive balance pick Gunnar Hoglund does not sign with Pirates, will attend Mississippi". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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