2017 Major League Baseball draft
The 2017 Major League Baseball draft began on June 12, 2017.[1] The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on MLB Network on June 12, while the remainder of the draft was live streamed on MLB.com on June 13 and 14.[2]
2017 Major League Baseball draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 12–14, 2017 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Network(s) | MLB Network |
Overview | |
1,215 total selections | |
First selection | Royce Lewis Minnesota Twins |
First round selections | 36 |
With the worst record in the 2016 MLB season, the Minnesota Twins received the first overall pick.[3] Compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2016 MLB Draft.[4] Also, fourteen small-market teams competed in a lottery for additional competitive balance picks, with six teams receiving an additional pick after the first round, and eight teams receiving an additional pick after the second round.[5] The Twins selected Royce Lewis with the first overall selection.
First round selections
All-Star/All-MLB Team | |
* | Player did not sign |
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Compensatory round
Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
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28 | Nate Pearson | Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 1] | Pitcher | College of Central Florida |
29 | Christopher Seise | Texas Rangers[Compensation 2] | Shortstop | West Orange High School (FL) |
30 | Alex Lange | Chicago Cubs[Compensation 3] | Pitcher | LSU |
Competitive Balance Round A
Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
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31 | Drew Rasmussen* | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Oregon State |
32 | Jeter Downs | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Monsignor Edward Pace High School (FL) |
33 | Kevin Merrell | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | South Florida |
34 | Tristen Lutz | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | James Martin High School (TX) |
35 | Brent Rooker | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
36 | Brian Miller | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | North Carolina |
Other notable selections
Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
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2 | 38 | Stuart Fairchild | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | Wake Forest |
2 | 39 | Luis Campusano | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Cross Creek High School (GA) |
2 | 41 | Drew Waters | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Etowah High School (GA) |
2 | 43 | Greg Deichmann | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | LSU |
2 | 44 | Drew Ellis | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | Louisville |
2 | 45 | Spencer Howard | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Cal Poly |
2 | 47 | Griffin Canning | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | UCLA |
2 | 48 | Ryan Vilade | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop | Stillwater High School (OK) |
2 | 49 | Gavin Sheets | Chicago White Sox | First baseman | Wake Forest |
2 | 50 | Cal Mitchell | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Rancho Bernardo High School (CA) |
2 | 51 | Joe Dunand | Miami Marlins | Shortstop | NC State |
2 | 52 | MJ Melendez | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Westminster Christian School (FL) |
2 | 53 | Joe Perez | Houston Astros | Third baseman | Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School (FL) |
2 | 54 | Sam Carlson | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Burnsville High School (MN) |
2 | 55 | Matt Sauer | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Righetti High School (CA) |
2 | 56 | Corbin Martin | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
2 | 58 | Jacob Gonzalez | San Francisco Giants | Third baseman | Chaparral High School (AZ) |
2 | 59 | Mark Vientos | New York Mets | Third baseman | American Heritage School (FL) |
2 | 61 | Hagen Danner | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | Huntington Beach High School (CA) |
2 | 65 | Wil Crowe | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | South Carolina |
2 | 66 | Hans Crouse | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Dana Hills High School (CA) |
2 | 67 | Cory Abbott | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Loyola Marymount |
B | 68 | Daulton Varsho | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher | Milwaukee |
B | 69 | Blake Hunt | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Mater Dei High School (CA) |
B | 70 | Tommy Doyle | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Virginia |
B | 71 | Tyler Freeman | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Etiwanda High School (CA) |
B | 74 | Zac Lowther | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Xavier |
B | 75 | J. J. Matijevic | Houston Astros | Second baseman | Arizona |
3 | 76 | Blayne Enlow | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | St. Amant High School (LA) |
3 | 76 | Taylor Walls | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Florida State |
3 | 80 | Freddy Tarnok | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Riverview High School (FL) |
3 | 81 | Nick Allen | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Francis Parker School (CA) |
3 | 82 | Matt Tabor | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Milton Academy (MA) |
3 | 83 | Connor Seabold | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
3 | 84 | KJ Harrison | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Oregon State |
3 | 87 | Luis González | Chicago White Sox | Outfielder | New Mexico |
3 | 91 | Tyler Ivey | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Grayson College |
3 | 92 | Trevor Stephan | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Arkansas |
3 | 93 | Wyatt Mills | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
3 | 94 | Scott Hurst | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton |
3 | 98 | Mike Baumann | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Jacksonville |
3 | 99 | Riley Adams | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | San Diego |
3 | 100 | Connor Wong | Los Angeles Dodgers | Catcher | Houston |
3 | 104 | Matt Whatley | Texas Rangers | Catcher | Oral Roberts |
3 | 105 | Keegan Thompson | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Auburn |
4 | 106 | Charlie Barnes | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Clemson |
4 | 109 | Drew Strotman | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Saint Mary's |
4 | 111 | Will Toffey | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Vanderbilt |
4 | 113 | Jake Scheiner | Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman | Houston |
4 | 117 | Lincoln Henzman | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Louisville |
4 | 118 | Jason Delay | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Vanderbilt |
4 | 121 | Peter Solomon | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Notre Dame |
4 | 122 | Canaan Smith-Njigba | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Rockwall-Heath High School (TX) |
4 | 123 | Seth Elledge | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
4 | 124 | Kramer Robertson | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | LSU |
4 | 127 | Tony Dibrell | New York Mets | Pitcher | Kennesaw State |
4 | 129 | Kevin Smith | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Maryland |
4 | 132 | Ernie Clement | Cleveland Indians | Infielder | Virginia |
4 | 135 | Erich Uelmen | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Cal Poly |
5 | 137 | Mac Sceroler | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Southeastern Louisiana |
5 | 139 | Josh Fleming | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Webster |
5 | 140 | Bruce Zimmermann | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | University of Mount Olive |
5 | 142 | Buddy Kennedy | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | Millville High School (NJ) |
5 | 147 | Tyler Johnson | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | South Carolina |
5 | 152 | Glenn Otto | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Rice |
5 | 153 | David Banuelos | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | Long Beach State |
5 | 156 | Jason Bahr | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Central Florida |
5 | 159 | Cullen Large | Toronto Blue Jays | Third baseman | William & Mary |
5 | 164 | Jake Latz | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Kent State |
5 | 165 | Nelson Velázquez | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | International Baseball Academy (PR) |
6 | 173 | Dalton Guthrie | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | Florida |
6 | 177 | Kade McClure | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Louisville |
6 | 178 | Cody Bolton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Tracy High School (CA) |
6 | 180 | Tyler Zuber | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Arkansas State |
6 | 186 | Bryce Johnson | San Francisco Giants | Outfielders | Sam Houston State |
7 | 197 | Mark Kolozsvary | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Florida |
7 | 198 | Nick Margevicius | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Rider |
7 | 199 | Hunter Schryver | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Villanova |
7 | 201 | Parker Dunshee | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
7 | 203 | Nick Maton | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | Lincoln Land Community College |
7 | 204 | Bowden Francis | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Chipola College |
7 | 206 | Lucas Gilbreath | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Minnesota |
7 | 207 | Evan Skoug | Chicago White Sox | Catcher | TCU |
7 | 208 | Jared Oliva | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Arizona |
7 | 209 | Sean Guenther | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Notre Dame |
7 | 210 | Brewer Hicklen | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | UAB |
7 | 211 | Parker Mushinski | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
7 | 214 | Chase Pinder | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Clemson |
7 | 220 | Zach Pop | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Kentucky |
7 | 222 | Kirk McCarty | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Southern Miss |
7 | 223 | Jackson Tetreault | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota |
8 | 229 | Riley O'Brien | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | College of Idaho |
8 | 231 | Brian Howard | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Texas Christian |
8 | 236 | Bret Boswell | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Texas |
8 | 238 | Blake Weiman | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Kansas |
8 | 241 | Corey Julks | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Houston |
8 | 249 | Kacy Clemens | Toronto Blue Jays | First baseman | Texas |
8 | 250 | Rylan Bannon | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Xavier |
8 | 252 | Eli Morgan | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
9 | 257 | Packy Naughton | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Virginia Tech |
9 | 261 | Bligh Madris | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Colorado Mesa |
9 | 271 | Michael Papierski | Houston Astros | Catcher | LSU |
9 | 274 | Evan Kruczynski | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | East Carolina |
9 | 279 | Zach Logue | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Kentucky |
9 | 282 | James Karinchak | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Bryant |
10 | 286 | Calvin Faucher | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | UC Irvine |
10 | 289 | Phoenix Sanders | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | South Florida |
10 | 293 | Connor Brogdon | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Lewis–Clark State College |
10 | 294 | Alec Bettinger | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Virginia |
10 | 298 | Beau Sulser | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Dartmouth |
10 | 301 | Kyle Serrano | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Tennessee |
10 | 310 | Zach Reks | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Kentucky |
10 | 317 | Jared Solomon | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Lackawanna College |
11 | 327 | Will Kincanon | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Indiana State |
11 | 331 | Brandon Bielak | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Notre Dame |
11 | 333 | J. P. Sears | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | The Citadel |
11 | 334 | Evan Mendoza | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | NC State |
11 | 340 | Jacob Amaya | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | South Hills High School (CA) |
12 | 346 | Bailey Ober | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | College of Charleston |
12 | 347 | Tommy Mace* | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Sunlake High School (FL) |
12 | 352 | Matt Brill | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Appalachian State |
12 | 360 | Collin Snider | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
12 | 363 | Darren McCaughan | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Long Beach State |
12 | 365 | Will Vest | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Stephen F. Austin State |
12 | 370 | Andre Jackson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Utah |
13 | 388 | Tristan Gray | Pittsburgh Pirates | Second baseman | Rice |
13 | 391 | Jake Meyers | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Nebraska |
13 | 400 | Marshall Kasowski | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | West Texas A&M |
14 | 411 | Garrett Mitchell* | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Orange Lutheran High School (CA) |
14 | 414 | Gage Workman* | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Basha High School (AZ) |
15 | 438 | Cole Bellinger | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Hamilton High School (AZ) |
15 | 453 | Tommy Romero | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Eastern Florida State College |
15 | 459 | Ryan Noda | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Cincinnati |
15 | 462 | Kyle Nelson | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | UC Santa Barbara |
15 | 465 | Jared Young | Chicago Cubs | First baseman | Old Dominion |
16 | 473 | Kyle Dohy | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Cal Poly Pomona |
16 | 476 | Alan Trejo | Colorado Rockies | Second baseman | San Diego State |
16 | 478 | Hunter Stratton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Walters State Community College |
16 | 484 | Jake Walsh | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Florida Southern |
16 | 488 | Logan Allen* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | University High School (FL) |
16 | 491 | Kutter Crawford | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Florida Gulf Coast |
17 | 508 | Mason Martin | Seattle Mariners | First baseman | Southridge High School (WA) |
17 | 518 | Greg Jones* | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Cary High School (NC) |
18 | 542 | Garrett Whitlock | New York Yankees | Pitcher | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
19 | 565 | Isaac Mattson | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Pittsburgh |
19 | 570 | Korry Howell* | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Kirkwood Community College |
19 | 577 | CJ Van Eyk* | New York Mets | Pitcher | Steinbrenner High School (FL) |
20 | 610 | Donovan Casey | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Boston College |
20 | 613 | Jake Cousins | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Penn |
21 | 619 | Paul Campbell | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Clemson |
21 | 624 | Dylan File | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Dixie State |
21 | 628 | Robbie Glendinning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third baseman | Missouri |
21 | 631 | Chas McCormick | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Millersville University of Pennsylvania |
22 | 662 | Janson Junk | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Seattle |
23 | 682 | Matt Peacock | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | South Alabama |
23 | 684 | Cam Robinson | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | University High School (FL) |
23 | 693 | Sam Delaplane | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Eastern Michigan |
25 | 764 | Aaron Ashby* | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Crowder College |
26 | 768 | Daniel Cabrera* | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Parkview Baptist High School (LA) |
26 | 781 | Josh Rojas | Houston Astros | Second baseman | Hawaii |
27 | 814 | Kodi Whitley | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Mount Olive |
28 | 849 | Davis Schneider | Toronto Blue Jays | Third Baseman | Eastern HS |
29 | 856 | Griffin Roberts* | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
29 | 860 | Cade Cavalli* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Bixby High School (OK) |
29 | 862 | Tarik Skubal* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Seattle |
29 | 864 | Brent Díaz | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Louisiana Tech |
29 | 872 | Tristan Beck* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Stanford |
29 | 884 | Blaine Knight* | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Arkansas |
30 | 888 | Chandler Seagle | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Appalachian State |
30 | 889 | Gavin Williams* | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Cape Fear High School (NC) |
30 | 895 | Jeremy Beasley | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Clemson |
30 | 902 | Jake Mangum* | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
30 | 914 | Ryan Dorow | Texas Rangers | Infielder | Adrian College |
31 | 933 | Ryan Costello* | Seattle Mariners | Infielder | Central Connecticut State |
31 | 942 | Asa Lacy* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Tivy High School (TX) |
31 | 944 | Griff McGarry* | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Menlo School (CA) |
32 | 948 | Matthew Batten | San Diego Padres | Infielder | Quinnipiac |
32 | 950 | Reid Detmers* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Glenwood High School (IL) |
32 | 955 | David MacKinnon | Los Angeles Angels | First baseman | Hartford |
32 | 960 | Andrew Beckwith | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Coastal Carolina |
32 | 962 | Alika Williams* | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Rancho Bernardo High School (CA) |
33 | 980 | Chris McMahon* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | West Chester Rustin High School (PA) |
33 | 983 | Ben Brown | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Ward Melville High School (NY) |
33 | 1000 | Brett de Geus | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Cabrillo College |
34 | 1006 | Max Meyer* | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Woodbury High School (MN) |
34 | 1014 | Garrett Crochet* | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Ocean Springs High School (MS) |
34 | 1027 | Jake Eder* | New York Mets | Pitcher | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) |
34 | 1033 | Bennett Sousa* | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Virginia |
35 | 1055 | Jeff Criswell* | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Portage Central High School (MI) |
36 | 1081 | Josh Breaux* | Houston Astros | Catcher | McLennan Community College |
36 | 1083 | Heston Kjerstad* | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Randall High School (TX) |
36 | 1084 | Michael Brdar | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Michigan |
36 | 1086 | Joey Marciano | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Southern Illinois |
36 | 1091 | Rio Gomez | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Arizona |
36 | 1093 | Gabe Klobosits | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Auburn |
37 | 1095 | Tanner Allen* | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | UMS-Wright Preparatory School (AL) |
37 | 1096 | Patrick Bailey* | Minnesota Twins | Catcher | Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) |
37 | 1110 | Trevor Hauver* | Kansas City Royals | Second baseman | Perry High School (AZ) |
37 | 1112 | Tanner Burns* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Decatur High School (AL) |
37 | 1113 | Jesse Franklin V* | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Seattle Preparatory School (WA) |
37 | 1117 | Josh Walker | New York Mets | Pitcher | New Haven |
37 | 1122 | Austin Martin* | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Trinity Christian Academy (FL) |
38 | 1129 | J. J. Schwarz* | Tampa Bay Rays | Catcher | Florida |
38 | 1132 | Emerson Hancock* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Cairo High School (GA) |
38 | 1148 | Bobby Miller* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | McHenry West High School (IL) |
40 | 1210 | Clayton Andrews* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Cabrillo College |
Notes
- Compensation picks
- Compensation pick for the Cleveland Indians signing Edwin Encarnación
- Compensation pick for the Colorado Rockies signing Ian Desmond
- Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Dexter Fowler
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