2012 Major League Baseball draft explained

2012 Major League Baseball draft
Date:	June 4 - 6, 2012
Location:	Secaucus, New Jersey
Network:	MLB Network
First:	Carlos Correa Houston Astros
First Round:	60
Overall:	1,238
Prev:	2011
Next:	2013

The 2012 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 4 through June 6, 2012,^[1] from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Houston Astros, with the first overall pick, selected Carlos Correa from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.

Draft order

The draft order was determined by the 2011 Major League Baseball season standings. With the worst record in 2011, the Houston Astros received the first pick.^[2]

Also, teams can lose draft picks for signing certain free agents, while teams losing free agents will receive draft picks as compensation. The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all players based on performance over the past two seasons, with the top 20% being considered "Type A" and the next 20% considered "Type B".^[3] If a team offers a Type A free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the player's former team obtains the new team's first- or second-round pick, depending on whether the new team is in the top 15 or bottom 15 in won-loss records in 2011, as well as a supplemental pick after the first round. If a team offers a Type B free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the former team gets a supplemental pick after the first round.^[4]

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLB and the MLBPA announced on November 22, modified the compensation required for certain Type A players. Six Type A players became modified Type A free agents, meaning a team signing one of them was not required to forfeit a draft pick, but the team losing them will receive a draft pick in the slot immediately before the pick they would have received had the player actually had Type A status. Five further Type A players became modified Type B free agents, with compensation equivalent to other Type B free agents.^[5]

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	All-Star/All-MLB Team
	Player did not sign

First round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1		Houston Astros	Shortstop	Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School
2		Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Appling County High School (GA)
3		Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Florida
4		Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State
5		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	San Francisco
6		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	Mater Academy (FL)
7		San Diego Padres	Left-handed pitcher	Harvard-Westlake School (CA)
8		Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Stanford
9		Miami Marlins	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State
10		Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Oak Mountain High School (AL)
11		Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Pace High School (FL)
12		New York Mets	Shortstop	Barbe High School (LA)
13		Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Carroll High School (TX)
14		Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Archbishop McCarthy High School (FL)
15		Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Texas A&M
16		Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Harvard-Westlake School (CA)
17		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Stone High School (MS)
18		Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Northwest Cabarrus High School (NC)
19			Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
20		San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Mississippi State
21		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Brookwood High School (GA)
22			Right-handed pitcher	Duke
23		St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	Florida State
24		Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Arizona State
25		Tampa Bay Rays	Third baseman	Clemson
26		Arizona Diamondbacks	Catcher	Acadiana High School (LA)
27			Catcher	Union High School (WA)
28		Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Georgia Southern
29		Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Coral Springs High School (FL)
30		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Santa Fe High School (OK)
31			Left-handed pitcher	Florida

Supplemental first round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
32		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Papa Juan XXIII High School
33		San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Hagerty High School (FL)
34		Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	Upland High School (CA)
35		New York Mets	Catcher	Purdue
36		St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Stanford
37		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Monmouth
38		Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Cal Poly
39		Texas Rangers	Third baseman	Bishop Gorman High School (NV)
40		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Lakewood High School (CA)
41		Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Jesuit High School (FL)
42		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Tech
43		Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Missouri State
44		San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Stony Brook
45		Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Texas Tech
46		Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Radford
47	Matt Olson	Oakland Athletics	First baseman	Parkview High School (GA)
48		Chicago White Sox	First baseman	King High School (FL)
49		Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	Olympia High School (FL)
50		Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Solon High School (OH)
51		Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School
52		St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Saint Mary's
53		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Blue Valley West High School (KS)
54		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	W. F. West High School (WA)
55		San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Olympia High School (FL)
56		Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Heritage High School (CA)
57		Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	UCLA
58		Toronto Blue Jays	Third baseman	Hamilton High School (AZ)
59		St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	Rockwall High School (TX)
60		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	James Madison High School (TX)

Other notable selections

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
2	61		Houston Astros	Shortstop	Florida
2	62		Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Birmingham–Southern College
2	65		Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Virginia
2	66		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
2	67		Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Alan C. Pope High School (GA)
2	71		New York Mets	Third baseman	Arkansas
2	72		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Rice
2	76		Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Southern
2	77		Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Chaparral High School (AZ)
2	80		Washington Nationals	Second baseman	University of California, Berkeley
2	81		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Woodrow Wilson Classical High School (CA)
2	82		Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Florida
2	85		Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Georgia
2	86		St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Westview High School (OR)
2	87		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Dillon High School (SC)
2	89		New York Yankees	Center fielder	Argyle High School (TX)
2	91		Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Rockwall-Heath High School (TX)
2	93		Texas Rangers	Center fielder	Ball High School (TX)
2	94		New York Yankees	Catcher	Miami
3	96		Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona State
3	98		Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Caguas Military Academy (PR)
3	105		Colorado Rockies	Catcher	Buffalo
3	107		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Louisville
3	112		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Petal High School (MS)
3	113		Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Cuba
3	114		Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Florida Atlantic
3	115		San Francisco Giants	Right fielder	Wake Forest
3	117		St. Louis Cardinals	Left-handed pitcher	Wake Forest
3	118		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Florida
3	119		Tampa Bay Rays	Center fielder	Chipola College
3	120		Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona State
3	125		Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	Jesuit High School (CA)
4	129		Houston Astros	Third baseman	Bishop Amat Memorial High School (CA)
4	131		Seattle Mariners	Third baseman	Rutgers
4	132		Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	South Carolina
4	135		San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Providence School (FL)
4	137		Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Klein Collins High School (TX)
4	141		Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Orange Coast College
4	142		Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Pepperdine
4	148		San Francisco Giants	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
4	150		St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Arizona
4	151		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Providence High School (NC)
4	154		Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
4	155		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Utah
4	156		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Polk State College
5	160		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Rice
5	161		Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Virginia
5	162		Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Edward S. Marcus High School (TX)
5	165		San Diego Padres	Center fielder	Santa Fe Community College
5	166		Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Bellevue College
5	167		Miami Marlins	Shortstop	Louisiana State
5	169		Oakland Athletics	First baseman	Baylor
5	174		Washington Nationals	Catcher	Clemson
5	176		Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
5	178		San Francisco Giants	Left-handed pitcher	Creighton
5	185		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
5	187		New York Yankees	Second baseman	Arizona
6	189		Houston Astros	Center fielder	Seminole High School (FL)
6	191		Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Edison High School (CA)
6	198		Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	St. John's
6	202		Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Notre Dame
6	203		Cleveland Indians	Second baseman	West Chester
6	207		Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	Evansville
6	211		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Fresno State
6	213		Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Washington
6	217		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State
6	218		Philadelphia Phillies	Third baseman	Purdue
7	219		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Florida
7	226		Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	North Carolina
7	230		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	James Madison High School (CA)
7	235		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Liberty
7	240		St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Saint Mary's College
7	243		Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Fordham Preparatory School (NY)
7	248		Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Texas
8	257		Miami Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Tennessee
8	260		New York Mets	Catcher	Orangewood Christian School (FL)
8	267		Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	South Florida
8	272		Tampa Bay Rays	Catcher	Kentucky
9	283		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
9	287		Miami Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Purdue
9	291		Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	Indiana
9	297		Los Angeles Angels	Left-handed pitcher	South Carolina
9	300		St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	Cypress College
9	301		Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Cal Poly
9	302		Tampa Bay Rays	Center fielder	Arizona
10	320		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego
10	327		Los Angeles Angels	Left-handed pitcher	George Mason
10	328		San Francisco Giants	Catcher	UCLA
10	335		Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
11	340		Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
11	367		New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	Custer County High School (MT)
12	380		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Haines City High School (FL)
12	396		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Everett Community College
13	410		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Princeton
13	412		Cincinnati Reds	Left-handed pitcher	Oregon State
13	416		Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	UCF
13	417		Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	North Carolina
13	421		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Middle Georgia College
13	422		Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
13	424		Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	Florida State
13	427		New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	San Diego
14	433		Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Utah
14	436		Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Henry Clay High School (KY)
14	440		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Newark Memorial High School (CA)
14	447		Los Angeles Angels	Second baseman	Florida State
15	468		Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Connecticut
15	475		Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Mundelein High School (IL)
15	481		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	All Saints' Academy (FL)
15	485		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Tech
15	486		Texas Rangers	Center fielder	Hueytown High School (AL)
16	491		Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Clemson
16	496		Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
16	497		Miami Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	West Florida
17	529		Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Gonzaga
17	537		Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Christopher Columbus High School (FL)
18	554		Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Neosho County Community College
18	562		Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Oxford High School (AL)
18	563		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Texas State
18	568		San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Long Beach State
18	577		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Bingham High School (UT)
19	582		Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Old Mill High School (MD)
19	583		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	USC
19	607		New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	Central Michigan
20	619		Oakland Athletics	Center fielder	Orange Coast College
20	620		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Kentucky
20	626		Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	East Carolina
21	643		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Neosho County Community College
21	668		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Galena High School (NV)
22	673		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	UT Martin
22	676		Pittsburgh Pirates	Left-handed pitcher	Royse City High School (TX)
22	687		Los Angeles Angels	Catcher	Creighton
22	689		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Southeast Missouri
23	723		Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	Iowa
24	734		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	Zachary High School (LA)
25	766		Pittsburgh Pirates	Left-handed pitcher	Wichita State
25	776		Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Texas Tech
26	800		New York Mets	First baseman	Lexington High School (MA)
26	804		Washington Nationals	Center fielder	Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (GA)
27	835		Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Bishop Amat Memorial High School (CA)
28	877		New York Yankees	Outfielder	Bolles School (FL)
28	878		Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Virginia Tech
29	891		Chicago White Sox	Left fielder	TCU
29	895		Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Servite High School (CA)
29	901		Boston Red Sox	Second baseman	Albuquerque Academy (NM)
29	908		Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Frank Phillips College
30	911		Seattle Mariners	Right fielder	Vanderbilt
31	962		Tampa Bay Rays	Catcher	Shadow Hills High School (CA)
31	965		Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	Harvard
32	979		Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	UNC Asheville
32	991		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Rogers Heritage High School (AR)
32	995		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Mayville State
32	996		Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Carmel High School (IL)
33	999		Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Dayton
33	1003		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Clayton High School (NC)
33	1004		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	Bishop Hendricken High School (RI)
33	1026		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Highlands Ranch High School (CO)
34	1029		Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Catawba College
34	1052		Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Florida Atlantic
35	1065		San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Niagara
35	1071		Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
35	1087		New York Yankees	Shortstop	Georgia
35	1088		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Dakota Ridge High School (CO)
36	1091		Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Bob Jones High School (AL)
36	1097		Miami Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Mississippi State
36	1109		Atlanta Braves	Center fielder	Saint Francis High School (CA)
37	1123		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Mira Mesa Senior High School
37	1126		Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Dutchtown High School (LA)
37	1132		Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Pepperdine
37	1138		San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Miramonte High School (CA)
38	1151		Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Bloomingdale High School (FL)
38	1158		Colorado Rockies	Shortstop	Marietta High School (Georgia)
38	1162		Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Cypress College
38	1174		Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Brook Hill School (TX)
40	1211		Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Arnold O. Beckman High School (CA)
40	1229		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Thomas Jefferson High School (FL)
40	1238		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	East Lake High School (FL)

See also

• List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks

External links

• Major League Baseball Draft Official Site
• 2012 Major League Baseball Draft at ESPN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blog | Baseball America Draft Blog | June 4 Draft Date Makes Stanek Ineligible . Baseball America . 2011-09-14 . 2011-11-01.
2. Web site: Ultimate Astros » Astros clinch No. 1 pick in 2012 MLB draft . Blog.chron.com . 2011-09-22 . 2011-11-01.
3. News: AL Elias rankings. November 1, 2007. USA Today. October 31, 2011.
4. News: Brewers have four ranked FAs . JSOnline . 2011-11-01.
5. Web site: Nicholson-Smith . Ben . Modified Procedure For Type A Free Agents. MLBTradeRumors.com . 2011-11-23.