This yr’s novice draft is formally underway, and we’ll be updating this submit all through the evening with each first-round choice. Extra particulars and scouting reviews on all these younger gamers can be found in pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, The Athletic’s Keith Legislation, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. As nicely, Pipeline has the breakdown of the slot values assigned to every choose within the first 10 rounds, in addition to the bonus pool cash out there to all 30 groups.
The primary-round picks…
Cleveland Guardians: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Cincinnati Reds: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
Colorado Rockies:
Oakland Athletics:
Chicago White Sox:
Kansas Metropolis Royals:
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Angels:
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Washington Nationals:
Detroit Tigers:
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 picks 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 picks. 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 include 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 picks 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 received Rookie of the Yr honors, each younger stars had been included on their respective groups’ Opening Day rosters, and had been rated as top-100 prospects in at the very least two of three units of preseason prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and ESPN.
