2018 Major League Baseball draft explained

2018 Major League Baseball draft
Date:	June 4–6, 2018
Location:	Secaucus, New Jersey
Network:	MLB Network
First:	Casey Mize Detroit Tigers
First Round:	43
Overall:	1,214
Prev:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Major League Baseball draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2017 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents.^[1] The first 43 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 4. The remainder of the draft was streamed on MLB.com on June 5 and 6.^[2]

With a tie for the worst record in the 2017 MLB season at 64–98, the Detroit Tigers received the first overall pick ahead of the San Francisco Giants via a tiebreaker.^[3] The Detroit Tigers selected Casey Mize with the first overall pick in the draft.^[4] There were a total of 40 rounds in the draft, with 1,214 players selected.

On September 9, 2019, the Chicago Cubs promoted Nico Hoerner to the big leagues, making him the first player to reach MLB in this draft.^{[5] [6]}

First round selections

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Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1		Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Auburn
2		San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Georgia Tech
3		Philadelphia Phillies	Third baseman	Wichita State
4		Chicago White Sox	Shortstop	Oregon State
5		Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	Florida
6		New York Mets	Outfielder	Waukesha West High School (WI)
7		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Loretto High School (TN)
8		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Eau Gallie High School (FL)
9		Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Oklahoma
10		Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	South Alabama
11		Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Central Heights High School (TX)
12		Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Magnolia High School (TX)
13		Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Plant High School (FL)
14		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Stetson
15		Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Orange Lutheran High School (CA)
16		Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Mountain Ridge High School (AZ)
17		Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder	Green Hope High School (NC)
18		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Florida
19		St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Sandra Day O'Connor High School (AZ)
20		Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Oregon State
21		Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Santiago High School (CA)
22		Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Ole Miss
23		New York Yankees	Catcher	Cartersville High School (GA)
24		Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Stanford
25		Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Beckman High School (CA)
26		Boston Red Sox	Infielder	American Heritage School (FL)
27		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Merritt Island High School (FL)
28		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Clemson
29		Cleveland Indians	Catcher	St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (ON)
30		Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Brandon High School (MS)

Compensatory Round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31		Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	South Florida
32		Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	Roncalli High School (IN)
33		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Florida
34		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Virginia
35		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Forsyth Central High School (GA)

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
36		Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Fivay High School (FL)
37		Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	Oregon State
38		San Diego Padres	Shortstop	North Broward Preparatory School (FL)
39		Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Virginia
40		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Stanford
41		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Beacon High School (NY)
42		Colorado Rockies	First baseman	Bedford High School (NH)
43		St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Wake Forest

Other notable selections

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
2	44		Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	Grayson High School (GA)
2	45		San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Kentucky
2	46		Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Oklahoma
2	47		Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Jensen Beach High School (FL)
2	48		New York Mets	Pitcher	Kempner High School (TX)
2	49		Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Wichita State
2	50		Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Dallas Baptist
2	52		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Duke
2	54		Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Louisville
2	55		Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Jesse C. Carson High School (NC)
2	56		Tampa Bay Rays	Second baseman	FAU
2	57		Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	St. Luke's Episcopal School (AL)
2	58		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Memphis
2	59		Minnesota Twins	Catcher	UNC Wilmington
2	61		New York Yankees	Catcher	McLennan CC
2	62		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder·	Basha High School (AZ)
2	63		Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Mount Carmel High School (IL)
2	65		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Connecticut
2	67		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Southern Miss
2	68		Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	West Virginia
	69		Miami Marlins	Catcher	Brookwood High School (GA)
	70		Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Missouri State
	71		Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	California
	72		Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Le Moyne College
	75		St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	Texas Christian
	77		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	William S. Hart High School (CA)
C	78		Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	San Diego
3	79		Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	Texas
3	80		San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Grand Canyon
3	81		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Mississippi State
3	82		Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	Illinois
3	83		New York Mets	Second baseman	South Carolina
3	84		San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Illinois State
3	85		Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	Louisiana
3	87		Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Arkansas
3	88		Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Magnolia High School (TX)
3	89		Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Kentucky
3	90		Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Florida State
3	91		Texas Rangers	Infielder	Raymond S. Kellis High School (AZ)
3	92		Tampa Bay Rays	Catcher	Rice
3	94		Kansas City Royals	Center fielder	UNLV
3	95		St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Timber Creek High School (TX)
3	96		Colorado Rockies	Second baseman	Minnesota
3	100		Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	TCU
3	101		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
3	102		Houston Astros	Shortstop	Maine
3	103		Cleveland Indians	Second baseman	Towson
4	111		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Missouri State
4	112		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Stanford
4	113		Oakland Athletics	First baseman	Arizona
4	115		Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Highlands High School (KY)
4	117		Miami Marlins	Catcher	Ole Miss
4	118		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Missouri
4	120		Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	Tulane
4	121		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	New Mexico State
4	123		St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Texas Tech
4	125		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Crowder College
4	126		Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Ohio State
4	128		Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Tennessee Tech
4	129		Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Wright State
4	131		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Oklahoma
4	132		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Cal Poly
5	137		Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Notre Dame
5	138		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Indiana
5	144		Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	Arkansas
5	145		Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Iowa
5	147		Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Mercyhurst College
5	150		Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Redan High School (GA)
5	152		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Mercer
5	154		Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Florida State
5	156		Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	UCLA
5	157		New York Yankees	Outfielder	Troy
5	160		Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	UCF
5	163		Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Oregon State
5	164		Los Angeles Dodgers	Second baseman	Louisville
6	168		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Wichita State
6	170		New York Mets	Catcher	Cal Poly
6	176		Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	C. Leon King High School (FL)
6	181		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	UNC Wilmington
6	185		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Oregon State
6	186		Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Loyola Marymount
6	188		Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Broken Arrow High School (OK)
7	200		New York Mets	Pitcher	Georgia
7	202		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Stetson
7	210		Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Stanislaus State
7	211		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	UNC Wilmington
7	213		St. Louis Cardinals	Second baseman	South Alabama
7	214		Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Virginia Military Institute
7	215		Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Northwestern State
7	220		Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Long Beach State
7	223		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	South Carolina
7	224		Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Sacramento State
8	230		New York Mets	Pitcher	Arizona
8	231		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Santa Clara
8	233		Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Florida
8	236		Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Kent State
8	238		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Illinois
8	243		St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	USC
8	249		Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	IMG Academy (FL)
8	251		Washington Nationals	Catcher	Iowa
9	255		Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Seattle
9	255		Colorado Rockies	Catcher	Washington
10	288		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Virginia
11	331		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Jefferson High School (IA)
11	334		Minnesota Twins	Second baseman	Texas A&M
11	335		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Auburn
11	342		Houston Astros	Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
12	352		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Texas
12	365		Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Kirkwood CC
12	368		Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	LSU
12	370		Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Texas
13	378		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Coastal Carolina
13	381		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Maine East High School (IL)
13	392		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Oklahoma State
13	395		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	North Hall High School (GA)
13	402		Houston Astros	Pitcher	Georgetown College
13	404		Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	USC
13	408		Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Texas Tech
14	409		Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Florida
14	411		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Cloud County CC
14	412		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Rialto High School (CA)
14	413		Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	Concordia University, St. Paul
14	417		Florida Marlins	Pitcher	Long Beach State
14	429		Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Southeastern Louisiana
14	431		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Houston
14	432		Houston Astros	Pitcher	Mississippi State
15	436		San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	UNC Greensboro
15	447		Miami Marlins	Pitcher	St. Johns River State College
15	461		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Arkansas
15	463		Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Hillsborough CC
16	474		Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Randolph–Macon College
16	483		St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	College of Charleston
16	493		Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Cal State Fullerton Titans
17	500		New York Mets	Pitcher	Campbell Fighting Camels
17	507		Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Cal State East Bay
17	505		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Long Beach State
17	513		St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Colorado Mesa
18	538		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Harvard
18	542		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Central Arizona College
20	591		San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Fordham
20	593		Oakland Athletics	Second baseman	Eastern Michigan
20	595		Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Texas Tech
20	601		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Oklahoma
21	628		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	McNeese State University
21	632		Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	Virginia Military Institute
23	677		Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School (NY)
23	682		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Dyersburg State CC
23	683		Oakland Athletics	First baseman	South Carolina
23	692		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Florida Gulf Coast
24	721		Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Arkanass
26	789		Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Mississippi State
26	792		Houston Astros	Infielder	San Diego State
27	817		New York Yankees	Catcher	Bryant University
29	883		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Indiana
30	910		Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Troup County High School (GA)
32	950		New York Mets	Outfielder	Mississippi State
32	952		Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Missouri
32	969		Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	North Carolina
33	988		Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Santa Clara
33	1004		Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Southeastern Louisiana
34	1022		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
34	1033		Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Heritage High School (MI)
35	1052		Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	Tulane
35	1057		New York Yankees	Catcher	Bishop Gorman High School (NV)
36	1061		Washington Nationals	Third baseman	Oak Creek High School (WI)
36	1068		Chicago White Sox	Catcher	Gulliver Preparatory School (FL)
36	1085		Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	North Iowa Area CC
37	1107		Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Thomas Jefferson High School (FL)
37	1117		New York Yankees	Pitcher	Destrehan High School (LA)
37	1120		Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	Baylor
37	1121		Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Heritage High School (GA)
37	1125		Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Florence High School (AL)
38	1132		Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Braulio Alonso High School (FL)
38	1135		Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
38	1143		St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Ashdown High School (AR)
38	1146		Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	North Oconee High School (GA)
38	1153		Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	Cape Henlopen High School (DE)
39	1157		Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Calvary Christian High School (FL)
39	1163		Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Avon Old Farms (CT)
39	1169		Texas Rangers	Third baseman	Michigan
40	1189		Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Avon Old Farms (CT)
40	1199		Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Georgia Gwinnett College
40	1202		Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Fremont High School (UT)
40	1210		Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	LSU

Notes

Compensation picks

Further reading

• Web site: MLB Mock Draft 2018: Phillies, Yankees land big-time pitchers; Mets fill third base void . Andrew . Lawrence . . June 4, 2018 . June 4, 2018.
• News: Red Sox look to draft best players available tonight, not a specific 'need' . Michael . Silverman . . June 4, 2018 . June 4, 2018.

External links

• 2018 Major League Baseball draft Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB's New Free Agent Compensation Rules Are Incredibly Complicated, So Let's Break Them Down. Tayler. Jon. Sports Illustrated. November 7, 2017.
2. Web site: Matt. Kelly. How to watch the 2018 MLB Draft on June 4-6. MLB.com. June 4, 2018. March 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Jason. Beck. Tigers will pick first in 2018 Draft. MLB.com. October 1, 2017. March 7, 2020.
4. Web site: Tigers draft Auburn right-hander Casey Mize with No. 1 pick. ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 5, 2018. June 7, 2018.
5. Web site: Sam. Dykstra. Cubs bringing up Hoerner from Smokies. MiLB.com. September 9, 2019. March 7, 2020.
6. Web site: Jordan. Bastian. Shaun. O'Neill. Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner called up. MLB.com. September 10, 2019. March 7, 2020.