2018_Major_League_Baseball_draft

2018 Major League Baseball draft

2018 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft

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]

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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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Compensatory Round

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Competitive Balance Round A

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Other notable selections

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Notes

Compensation picks
  1. [C 1]
    Compensation pick for the Baltimore Orioles signing Alex Cobb[7]
  2. [C 2]
    Compensation pick for failing to sign Drew Rasmussen in the 2017 draft[8]
  3. [C 3]
    Compensation pick for the Milwaukee Brewers signing Lorenzo Cain[9]
  4. [C 4]
    Compensation pick for the San Diego Padres signing Eric Hosmer[9]
  5. [C 5]
    Compensation pick for the Philadelphia Phillies signing Carlos Santana[10]
  6. [C 6]
    Compensation pick for the Minnesota Twins signing Lance Lynn[11]

References

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    Tayler, Jon (November 7, 2017). "MLB's New Free Agent Compensation Rules Are Incredibly Complicated, So Let's Break Them Down". Sports Illustrated.
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    Kelly, Matt (June 4, 2018). "How to watch the 2018 MLB Draft on June 4-6". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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    Beck, Jason (October 1, 2017). "Tigers will pick first in 2018 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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    "Tigers draft Auburn right-hander Casey Mize with No. 1 pick". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Dykstra, Sam (September 9, 2019). "Cubs bringing up Hoerner from Smokies". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. [6]
    Bastian, Jordan; O'Neill, Shaun (September 10, 2019). "Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner called up". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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    Russell, Daniel (March 20, 2018). "Alex Cobb signs with Orioles, Rays gain first round draft pick as compensation". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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    jtmorgan (June 4, 2018). "The Rays have the second largest draft pool in 2018". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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    Flanagan, Jeffrey (May 24, 2018). "Royals to receive Draft picks for Hosmer, Cain". MLB.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  10. [10]
    Schlichting, Matt (December 15, 2017). "Carlos Santana signs three-year deal with Phillies - Let's Go Tribe". Letsgotribe.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. [11]
    Press release. "Cardinals take high school 3B in 1st round of MLB draft | KTLO LLC". Ktlo.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

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