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
General information
Date(s)June 12–14, 2017
LocationSecaucus, New Jersey
Network(s)MLB Network
Overview
1,215 total selections
First selectionRoyce Lewis
Minnesota Twins
First round selections36
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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.

The St. Louis Cardinals forfeited its top two selections (numbers 56 and 75 in the second and competitive balance round B respectively) and $2 million in damages to the Houston Astros when Commissioner Rob Manfred adjudicated a computer system hacking scandal on January 30, 2017.[6]

First round selections

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Key
All-Star/All-MLB Team
* Player did not sign
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Royce Lewis Minnesota Twins Shortstop JSerra Catholic High School (CA)
2 Hunter Greene Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Notre Dame High School (CA)
3 MacKenzie Gore San Diego Padres Pitcher Whiteville High School (NC)
4 Brendan McKay Tampa Bay Rays First baseman/Pitcher Louisville
5 Kyle Wright Atlanta Braves Pitcher Vanderbilt
6 Austin Beck Oakland Athletics Outfielder North Davidson High School (NC)
7 Pavin Smith Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman Virginia
8 Adam Haseley Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Virginia
9 Keston Hiura Milwaukee Brewers Second baseman UC Irvine
10 Jo Adell Los Angeles Angels Outfielder Ballard High School (KY)
11 Jake Burger Chicago White Sox Third baseman Missouri State
12 Shane Baz Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Concordia Lutheran High School (TX)
13 Trevor Rogers Miami Marlins Pitcher Carlsbad High School (NM)
14 Nick Pratto Kansas City Royals First baseman Huntington Beach High School (CA)
15 J. B. Bukauskas Houston Astros Pitcher North Carolina
16 Clarke Schmidt New York Yankees Pitcher South Carolina
17 Evan White Seattle Mariners First baseman Kentucky
18 Alex Faedo Detroit Tigers Pitcher Florida
19 Heliot Ramos San Francisco Giants Outfielder Leadership Christian Academy (PR)
20 David Peterson New York Mets Pitcher Oregon
21 D. L. Hall Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Valdosta High School (GA)
22 Logan Warmoth Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop North Carolina
23 Jeren Kendall Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Vanderbilt
24 Tanner Houck Boston Red Sox Pitcher Missouri
25 Seth Romero Washington Nationals Pitcher Houston
26 Bubba Thompson Texas Rangers Outfielder McGill–Toolen Catholic High School (AL)
27 Brendon Little Chicago Cubs Pitcher State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota

Compensatory round

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Pick Player Team Position School
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

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Pick Player Team Position School
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

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Round Pick Player Team Position School
2 38 Stuart Fairchild Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Wake Forest
2 39 Luis Campusano San Diego Padres Catcher Cross Creek High School (GA)
2 40 Michael Mercado Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Westview High School (CA)
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
3 102 Johnathan Rodríguez Cleveland Indians Outfielder Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (PR)
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 Outfielder 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
7 202 José Caballero Arizona Diamondbacks Infielder Chipola College
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
8 226 Bryan Sammons Minnesota Twins Pitcher Western Carolina
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
13 392 Eric Wagaman New York Yankees First baseman Orange Coast College
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
21 644 Daniel Robert Texas Rangers Pitcher Auburn University
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
27 825 Darius Vines* Chicago Cubs Pitcher Oxnard College
28 849 Davis Schneider Toronto Blue Jays Third baseman Eastern Regional High School (VA)
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
30 910 Chris Roller Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder McLennan Community College
30 914 Ryan Dorow Texas Rangers Infielder Adrian College
31 920 Ryan Miller* Atlanta Braves Pitcher Clemson
31 933 Ryan Costello* Seattle Mariners Third baseman Central Connecticut
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)
33 978 Caleb Boushley San Diego Padres Pitcher Wisconsin–La Crosse
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)
39 1156 Jonny DeLuca* Minnesota Twins Center fielder Agoura High School (CA)
39 1172 Andrew Nardi* New York Yankees Pitcher Ventura College
39 1175 Jack Leftwich* Detroit Tigers Pitcher TNXL Academy (FL)
40 1210 Clayton Andrews* Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Cabrillo College

Notes

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Compensation picks
  1. ^ Compensation pick for the Cleveland Indians signing Edwin Encarnación
  2. ^ Compensation pick for the Colorado Rockies signing Ian Desmond
  3. ^ Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Dexter Fowler

References

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  1. ^ "2017 MLB Draft Date Set - BaseballAmerica.com". August 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Feinsand, Mark (January 20, 2016). "2017 MLB Draft coverage begins on Monday night | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (January 20, 2016). "2017 MLB Draft order set: Twins pick first | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Mark Polishuk (October 2, 2016). "Current 2017 MLB Draft Order". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Competitive Balance picks set for MLB Draft". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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