2023 Major League Baseball draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball draft will take place in July 2023 in Seattle. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections were set via the lottery, with picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams will then select in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds 2 through 20. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 2022 MLB Draft.[1][2]

2023 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)July 2023
LocationSeattle, Washington
Network(s)MLB Network
ESPN (first round)
Overview
614 total selections in 20 rounds
First selectionTBD
Pittsburgh Pirates
First round selections39

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and will have the first selection in the draft. The first round picks of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers were moved down 10 slots (which placed them out of the first round) as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more.[3][4] The Seattle Mariners were awarded the first Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Julio Rodríguez won Rookie of the Year. They receive an extra pick at the end of the first round, the 29th overall pick.[5]

Draft lottery

The draft lottery for the 2023 MLB Draft took place on December 6, 2022 in San Diego.[6]

The following table lists the percentage chances for each team to get specific picks as a result of the draft lottery.

Denotes lottery result
Seed Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
1Washington Nationals 16.5%15.6%14.5%13.2%11.6%9.7%19.0%-----------
2Oakland Athletics 16.5%15.6%14.5%13.2%11.6%9.7%16.2%2.8%----------
3Pittsburgh Pirates 16.5%15.6%14.5%13.2%11.6%9.7%13.7%5.0%0.3%---------
4Cincinnati Reds 13.2%13.1%12.9%12.4%11.7%10.6%15.7%9.0%1.2%>0.0%--------
5Kansas City Royals 10.0%10.3%10.6%10.9%11.1%11.0%16.5%15.7%3.6%0.2%>0.0%-------
6Detroit Tigers 7.5%8.0%8.5%9.1%9.8%10.4%12.9%23.3%9.3%1.2%>0.0%>0.0%------
7Texas Rangers 5.5%6.0%6.5%7.2%8.0%9.1%5.9%26.6%20.3%4.5%0.4%>0.0%>0.0%-----
8Colorado Rockies 3.9%4.3%4.8%5.4%6.2%7.3%-17.5%33.9%14.6%2.1%0.1%>0.0%>0.0%----
9Miami Marlins 2.7%3.0%3.4%3.9%4.6%5.5%--31.4%35.0%9.7%0.9%>0.0%>0.0%----
10Los Angeles Angels 1.8%2.0%2.3%2.7%3.2%3.9%---44.4%33.0%6.3%0.4%>0.0%>0.0%---
11Arizona Diamondbacks 1.4%1.6%1.8%2.1%2.5%3.1%----54.9%28.6%3.9%0.2%>0.0%>0.0%--
12Chicago Cubs 1.1%1.2%1.4%1.7%2.0%2.5%-----64.0%23.7%2.3%0.1%>0.0%--
13Minnesota Twins 0.9%1.0%1.2%1.4%1.7%2.0%------71.9%18.7%1.2%>0.0%>0.0%-
14Boston Red Sox 0.8%0.9%1.0%1.2%1.4%1.7%-------78.9%13.6%0.6%>0.0%>0.0%
15Chicago White Sox 0.6%0.7%0.8%1.0%1.2%1.4%--------85.1%9.1%0.2%>0.0%
16San Francisco Giants 0.5%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.9%1.1%---------90.4%5.2%>0.0%
17Baltimore Orioles 0.4%0.4%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.8%----------94.6%2.1%
18Milwaukee Brewers 0.2%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.5%-----------97.9%

Top prospects
Source: MLB.com Prospect Rankings 2023[7]
Ranking Player Position School
1 Dylan Crews Outfielder LSU
2 Paul Skenes Pitcher LSU
3 Wyatt Langford Outfielder Florida
4 Walker Jenkins Outfielder South Brunswick High School (NC)
5 Max Clark Outfielder Franklin Community High School (IN)
6 Chase Dollander Pitcher Tennessee
7 Jacob Wilson Shortstop Grand Canyon
8 Jacob Gonzalez Shortstop Ole Miss
9 Rhett Lowder Pitcher Wake Forest
10 Enrique Bradfield Jr. Outfielder Vanderbilt
11 Hurston Waldrep Pitcher Florida
12 Aidan Miller Third baseman J. W. Mitchell High School (FL)
13 Blake Mitchell Catcher Sinton High School (TX)
14 Arjun Nimmala Shortstop Strawberry Crest High School (FL)
15 Kyle Teel Catcher Virginia
16 Noble Meyer Pitcher Jesuit High School (OR)
17 Thomas White Pitcher Phillips Academy (MA)
18 Colin Houck Shortstop Parkview High School (GA)
19 Matt Shaw Shortstop Maryland
20 Tommy Troy Shortstop Stanford
21 Bryce Eldridge First baseman / Pitcher James Madison High School (VA)
22 Brayden Taylor Third baseman TCU
23 Yohandy Morales Third baseman Miami
24 Charlee Soto Pitcher Reborn Christian Academy (FL)
25 Tanner Witt Pitcher Texas
26 Kevin McGonigle Shortstop / Second baseman Monsignor Bonner High School (PA)
27 Travis Sykora Pitcher Round Rock High School (TX)
28 Ralphy Velazquez Catcher / First baseman Huntington Beach High School (CA)
29 Jack Hurley Outfielder Virginia Tech
30 Dillon Head Outfielder Homewood-Flossmoor High School (IL)

Draft selections

First round
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Pittsburgh Pirates
2 Washington Nationals
3 Detroit Tigers
4 Texas Rangers
5 Minnesota Twins
6 Oakland Athletics
7 Cincinnati Reds
8 Kansas City Royals
9 Colorado Rockies
10 Miami Marlins
11 Los Angeles Angels
12 Arizona Diamondbacks
13 Chicago Cubs
14 Boston Red Sox
15 Chicago White Sox
16 San Francisco Giants
17 Baltimore Orioles
18 Milwaukee Brewers
19 Tampa Bay Rays
20 Toronto Blue Jays
21 St. Louis Cardinals
22 Seattle Mariners
23 Cleveland Guardians
24 Atlanta Braves
25 San Diego Padres
26 New York Yankees
27 Philadelphia Phillies
28 Houston Astros

Prospect Promotion Incentive Round
Pick Player Team Position School
29 Seattle Mariners[Incentive 1]

Competitive Balance Round A
Pick Player Team Position School
30 Seattle Mariners
31 Tampa Bay Rays
32 New York Mets
33 Milwaukee Brewers
34 Minnesota Twins
35 Miami Marlins
36 Los Angeles Dodgers
37 Detroit Tigers
38 Cincinnati Reds
39 Oakland Athletics

Second round
Pick Player Team Position School
40 Washington Nationals
41 Oakland Athletics
42 Pittsburgh Pirates
43 Cincinnati Reds
44 Kansas City Royals
45 Detroit Tigers
46 Colorado Rockies
47 Miami Marlins
48 Arizona Diamondbacks
49 Minnesota Twins
50 Boston Red Sox
51 Chicago White Sox
52 San Francisco Giants
53 Baltimore Orioles
54 Milwaukee Brewers
55 Tampa Bay Rays
56 New York Mets
57 Seattle Mariners
58 Cleveland Guardians
69 Atlanta Braves
60 Los Angeles Dodgers
61 Houston Astros

Competitive Balance Round B
Pick Player Team Position School
62 Cleveland Guardians
63 Baltimore Orioles
64 Arizona Diamondbacks
65 Colorado Rockies
66 Kansas City Royals
67 Pittsburgh Pirates

Compensatory round
Pick Player Team Position School
68 Chicago Cubs[Compensation 1]
69 San Francisco Giants[Compensation 2]
70 Atlanta Braves[Compensation 3]

Notes
Incentive picks
  1. Received for Julio Rodriguez winning the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award
Compensation picks
  1. Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Willson Contreras
  2. Compensation pick for the New York Yankees signing Carlos Rodon
  3. Compensation pick for the Chicago Cubs signing Dansby Swanson

References
  1. Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More". Baseball America. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. Colazzo, Carlos (October 5, 2022). "Who's Picking Where? 2023 MLB Draft Order & Lottery Explained". Baseball America. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. Adams, Steve (September 20, 2022). "Six Teams Set To Pay Luxury Tax In 2022". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. "MLB draft lottery: Pirates get No. 1 pick in 2023 draft, Nationals, Tigers, Rangers, Twins follow up". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. "Prospect Promotion Incentive, explained: Why MLB teams are fighting for Rookie of the Year after latest CBA". www.sportingnews.com. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. Axisa, Mike (November 7, 2022). "MLB's first-ever draft lottery: Date, odds for No. 1 pick, and everything else to know". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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