2018 Major League Baseball draft

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2018 Major League Baseball draft
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General information
Date(s)June 4–6, 2018
Location Secaucus, New Jersey
Network(s) MLB Network
Overview
1,214 total selections
First selection Casey Mize
Detroit Tigers
First round selections43
  2017
2019  

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 lost 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]

Contents

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

Key
All-Star
*Player did not sign
PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
1 Casey Mize Detroit Tigers Pitcher Auburn
2 Joey Bart San Francisco Giants Catcher Georgia Tech
3 Alec Bohm Philadelphia Phillies Third baseman Wichita State
4 Nick Madrigal Chicago White Sox Shortstop Oregon State
5 Jonathan India Cincinnati Reds Third baseman Florida
6 Jarred Kelenic New York Mets Outfielder Waukesha West High School (WI)
7 Ryan Weathers San Diego Padres Pitcher Loretto High School (TN)
8 Carter Stewart * Atlanta Braves Pitcher Eau Gallie High School (FL)
9 Kyler Murray Oakland Athletics Outfielder Oklahoma
10 Travis Swaggerty Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder South Alabama
11 Grayson Rodriguez Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Central Heights High School (TX)
12 Jordan Groshans Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop Magnolia High School (TX)
13 Connor Scott Miami Marlins Outfielder Plant High School (FL)
14 Logan Gilbert Seattle Mariners Pitcher Stetson
15 Cole Winn Texas Rangers Pitcher Orange Lutheran High School (CA)
16 Matthew Liberatore Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Mountain Ridge High School (AZ)
17 Jordyn Adams Los Angeles Angels Outfielder Green Hope High School (NC)
18 Brady Singer Kansas City Royals Pitcher Florida
19 Nolan Gorman St. Louis Cardinals Third baseman Sandra Day O'Connor High School (AZ)
20 Trevor Larnach Minnesota Twins Outfielder Oregon State
21 Brice Turang Milwaukee Brewers Shortstop Santiago High School (CA)
22 Ryan Rolison Colorado Rockies Pitcher Ole Miss
23 Anthony Seigler New York Yankees Catcher Cartersville High School (GA)
24 Nico Hoerner Chicago Cubs Shortstop Stanford
25 Matt McLain * Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop Beckman High School (CA)
26 Triston Casas Boston Red Sox Infielder American Heritage School (FL)
27 Mason Denaburg Washington Nationals Pitcher Merritt Island High School (FL)
28 Seth Beer Houston Astros Outfielder Clemson
29 Bo Naylor Cleveland Indians Catcher St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (ON)
30 J. T. Ginn * Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Brandon High School (MS)

Compensatory Round

PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
31 Shane McClanahan Tampa Bay Rays [Compensation 1] Pitcher South Florida
32 Nick Schnell Tampa Bay Rays [Compensation 2] Outfielder Roncalli High School (IN)
33 Jackson Kowar Kansas City Royals [Compensation 3] Pitcher Florida
34 Daniel Lynch Kansas City Royals [Compensation 4] Pitcher Virginia
35 Ethan Hankins Cleveland Indians [Compensation 5] Pitcher Forsyth Central High School (GA)

Competitive Balance Round A

PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
36 Gunnar Hoglund * Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Fivay High School (FL)
37 Cadyn Grenier Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Oregon State
38 Xavier Edwards San Diego Padres Shortstop North Broward Preparatory School (FL)
39 Jake McCarthy Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Virginia
40 Kris Bubic Kansas City Royals Pitcher Stanford
41 Lenny Torres Cleveland Indians Pitcher Beacon High School (NY)
42 Grant Lavigne Colorado Rockies First baseman Bedford High School (NH)
43 Griffin Roberts St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Wake Forest

Other notable selections

RoundPickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
244 Parker Meadows Detroit Tigers Outfielder Grayson High School (GA)
245 Sean Hjelle San Francisco Giants Pitcher Kentucky
246 Steele Walker Chicago White Sox Outfielder Oklahoma
247 Lyon Richardson Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Jensen Beach High School (FL)
248 Simeon Woods Richardson New York Mets Pitcher Kempner High School (TX)
249 Greyson Jenista Atlanta Braves Outfielder Wichita State
251 Braxton Ashcraft Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Robinson High School (TX)
252 Griffin Conine Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Duke
254 Josh Stowers Seattle Mariners Outfielder Louisville
255 Owen White Texas Rangers Pitcher Jesse C. Carson High School (NC)
256 Tyler Frank Tampa Bay Rays Second baseman FAU
257 Jeremiah Jackson Los Angeles Angels Shortstop St. Luke's Episcopal School (AL)
258 Jonathan Bowlan Kansas City Royals Pitcher Memphis
259 Ryan Jeffers Minnesota Twins Catcher UNC Wilmington
261 Josh Breaux New York Yankees Catcher McLennan CC
262 Brennen Davis Chicago Cubs Outfielder· Basha High School (AZ)
263 Alek Thomas Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Mount Carmel High School (IL)
265 Tim Cate Washington Nationals Pitcher Connecticut
267 Nick Sandlin Cleveland Indians Pitcher Southern Miss
268 Michael Grove Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher West Virginia
B70 Jeremy Eierman Oakland Athletics Shortstop Missouri State
B71 Tanner Dodson Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder California
B72 Josiah Gray Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Le Moyne College
2C75 Luken Baker St. Louis Cardinals [Compensation 6] First baseman Texas Christian
2C77 Cole Roederer Chicago Cubs Outfielder William S. Hart High School (CA)
C78 Paul Richan Chicago Cubs Pitcher San Diego
379 Kody Clemens Detroit Tigers Second baseman Texas
380 Jake Wong San Francisco Giants Pitcher Grand Canyon
381 Konnor Pilkington Chicago White Sox Pitcher Mississippi State
382 Bren Spillane Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Illinois
383 Carlos Cortes New York Mets Second baseman South Carolina
384 Owen Miller San Diego Padres Shortstop Illinois State
385 Hogan Harris Oakland Athletics Pitcher Louisiana
387 Blaine Knight Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Arkansas
388 Adam Kloffenstein Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Magnolia High School (TX)
389 Tristan Pompey Miami Marlins Outfielder Kentucky
390 Cal Raleigh Seattle Mariners Catcher Florida State
391 Jonathan Ornelas Texas Rangers Infielder Raymond S. Kellis High School (AZ)
392 Ford Proctor Tampa Bay Rays Catcher Rice
394 Kyle Isbel Kansas City Royals Center fielder UNLV
395 Mateo Gil St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop Timber Creek High School (TX)
396 Terrin Vavra Colorado Rockies Second baseman Minnesota
3100 Durbin Feltman Boston Red Sox Pitcher TCU
3101 Reid Schaller Washington Nationals Pitcher Vanderbilt
3102 Jeremy Peña Houston Astros Shortstop Maine
3103 Richie Palacios Cleveland Indians Second baseman Towson
3104 John Rooney Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Hofstra
4111 Dylan Coleman San Diego Padres Pitcher Missouri State
4112 Tristan Beck Atlanta Braves Pitcher Stanford
4113 Alfonso Rivas Oakland Athletics First baseman Arizona
4115 Drew Rom Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Highlands High School (KY)
4117 Nick Fortes Miami Marlins Catcher Ole Miss
4118 Michael Plassmeyer Seattle Mariners Pitcher Missouri
4120 Grant Witherspoon Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder Tulane
4121 Kyle Bradish Los Angeles Angels Pitcher New Mexico State
4123 Steven Gingery St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Texas Tech
4124 DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Minnesota Twins Outfielder Utah
4125 Aaron Ashby Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Crowder College
4126 Ryan Feltner Colorado Rockies Pitcher Ohio State
4128 Ethan Roberts Chicago Cubs Pitcher Tennessee Tech
4129 Ryan Weiss Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Wright State
4131 Jake Irvin Washington Nationals Pitcher Oklahoma
4132 Alex McKenna Houston Astros Outfielder Cal Poly
5137 Matt Vierling Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Notre Dame
5138 Jonathan Stiever Chicago White Sox Pitcher Indiana
5144 Grant Koch Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Arkansas
5145 Robert Neustrom Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Iowa
5147 Chris Vallimont Miami Marlins Pitcher Mercyhurst College
5150 Taj Bradley Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Redan High School (GA)
5152 Austin Cox Kansas City Royals Pitcher Mercer
5154 Cole Sands Minnesota Twins Pitcher Florida State
5156 Jake Bird Colorado Rockies Pitcher UCLA
5157 Brandon Lockridge New York Yankees Outfielder Troy
5160 Thad Ward Boston Red Sox Pitcher UCF
5163 Steven Kwan Cleveland Indians Outfielder Oregon State
5164 Devin Mann Los Angeles Dodgers Second baseman Louisville
6168 Codi Heuer Chicago White Sox Pitcher Wichita State
6170 Nick Meyer New York Mets Catcher Cal Poly
6173 Lawrence Butler Oakland Athletics Outfielder Westlake High School (GA)
6176 Addison Barger Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop C. Leon King High School (FL)
6181 Austin Warren Los Angeles Angels Pitcher UNC Wilmington
6185 Drew Rasmussen Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Oregon State
6186 Niko Decolati Colorado Rockies Outfielder Loyola Marymount
6188 Kohl Franklin Chicago Cubs Pitcher Broken Arrow High School (OK)
6189 Ryan Miller Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Clemson
7200 Kevin Smith New York Mets Pitcher Georgia
7202 Brooks Wilson Atlanta Braves Pitcher Stetson
7210 Joe Ryan Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Stanislaus State
7211 Andrew Wantz Los Angeles Angels Pitcher UNC Wilmington
7213 Brendan Donovan St. Louis Cardinals Second baseman South Alabama
7214 Josh Winder Minnesota Twins Pitcher Virginia Military Institute
7215 David Fry Milwaukee Brewers Catcher Northwestern State
7220 Jarren Duran Boston Red Sox Outfielder Long Beach State
7222 César Salazar Houston Astros Catcher Arizona
7223 Cody Morris Cleveland Indians Pitcher South Carolina
7224 James Outman Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Sacramento State
8230 Tylor Megill New York Mets Pitcher Arizona
8231 Steven Wilson San Diego Padres Pitcher Santa Clara
8233 J. J. Schwarz Oakland Athletics Catcher Florida
8236 Joey Murray Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Kent State
8238 Joey Gerber Seattle Mariners Pitcher Illinois
8243 Lars Nootbaar St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder USC
8249 Levi Kelly Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher IMG Academy (FL)
8251 Tyler Cropley Washington Nationals Catcher Iowa
9255 Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers Pitcher Seattle
9276 Willie MacIver Colorado Rockies Catcher Washington
10288 Bennett Sousa Chicago White Sox Pitcher Virginia
10296 Cal Stevenson Toronto Blue Jays Center fielder Arizona
10307 Josh Maciejewski New York Yankees Pitcher Charlotte
11331 Connor Van Scoyoc Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Jefferson High School (IA)
11334 Michael Helman Minnesota Twins Second baseman Texas A&M
11335 Davis Daniel * Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Auburn
11336 PJ Poulin Colorado Rockies Pitcher UConn
11339 Blaze Alexander Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop IMG Academy (FL)
11342 Brett Conine Houston Astros Pitcher Cal State Fullerton
12352 Nolan Kingham Atlanta Braves Pitcher Texas
12365 Korry Howell Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Kirkwood CC
12368 Cam Sanders Chicago Cubs Pitcher LSU
12370 Chase Shugart Boston Red Sox Pitcher Texas
13378 Jason Bilous Chicago White Sox Pitcher Coastal Carolina
13381 Antoine Kelly * San Diego Padres Pitcher Maine East High School (IL)
13392 Jon Heasley Kansas City Royals Pitcher Oklahoma State
13395 Reese Olson Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher North Hall High School (GA)
13402 Shawn Dubin Houston Astros Pitcher Georgetown College
13408 Davis Martin Chicago White Sox Pitcher Texas Tech
14409 Michael Byrne Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Florida
14411 Erik Sabrowski San Diego Padres Pitcher Cloud County CC
14412 Victor Vodnik Atlanta Braves Pitcher Rialto High School (CA)
14413 Gus Varland Oakland Athletics Pitcher Concordia University, St. Paul
14417 Eli Villalobos Florida Marlins Pitcher Long Beach State
14429 Josh Green Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Southeastern Louisiana
14431 Aaron Fletcher Washington Nationals Pitcher Houston
14432 J. P. France Houston Astros Pitcher Mississippi State
15436 Matt Frisbee San Francisco Giants Pitcher UNC Greensboro
15447 Zach Greene * Miami Marlins Pitcher St. Johns River State College
15461 Evan Lee Washington Nationals Pitcher Arkansas
15463 Bryan Lavastida Cleveland Indians Catcher Hillsborough CC
16474 Colin Selby Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Randolph–Macon College
16483 Evan Sisk St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher College of Charleston
16493 Ruben Cardenas Cleveland Indians Outfielder Cal State Fullerton Titans
17500 Allan Winans New York Mets Pitcher Campbell Fighting Camels
17502 Justin Dean Atlanta Braves Outfielder Lenoir–Rhyne
17507 Alex Vesia Miami Marlins Pitcher Cal State East Bay
17505 Clayton Andrews Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Long Beach State
17513 Kyle Leahy St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Colorado Mesa
18528 Romy González Chicago White Sox Third baseman Miami (FL)
18531 Dylan Smith * San Diego Padres Pitcher Stafford High School (TX)
18538 Noah Zavolas Seattle Mariners Pitcher Harvard
18539 Grant Wolfram Texas Rangers Pitcher Davenport
18542 R.J. Dabovich * Kansas City Royals Pitcher Central Arizona College
20591 Reiss Knehr San Diego Padres Pitcher Fordham
20592 CJ Alexander Atlanta Braves Third Baseman State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
20593 Max Schuemann Oakland Athletics Second baseman Eastern Michigan
20595 Caleb Kilian * Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Texas Tech
20601 Kyle Tyler Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Oklahoma
21628 Grant Anderson Seattle Mariners Pitcher McNeese State University
21632 Nate Eaton Kansas City Royals Third baseman Virginia Military Institute
23677 Logan O'Hoppe Philadelphia Phillies Catcher St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School (NY)
23682 William Woods Atlanta Braves Pitcher Dyersburg State CC
23683 Jonah Bride Oakland Athletics First baseman South Carolina
23692 Josh Dye Kansas City Royals Pitcher Florida Gulf Coast
24721 Isaiah Campbell * Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Arkansas
26789 Ethan Small * Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Mississippi State
26792 David Hensley Houston Astros Infielder San Diego State
27817 Mickey Gasper New York Yankees Catcher Bryant
29878 Levi Jordan Chicago Cubs Shortstop Washington
29882 Lyle Lin * Houston Astros Catcher Arizona State
29883 Tim Herrin Cleveland Indians Pitcher Indiana
30899 Evan Reifert * Texas Rangers Pitcher North Iowa Area CC
30904 Seth Halvorsen * Minnesota Twins Pitcher Heritage Christian Academy (MN)
30910 Ryan Bliss * Boston Red Sox Shortstop Troup County High School (GA)
32950 Jake Mangum * New York Mets Outfielder Mississippi State
32952 Trey Harris Atlanta Braves Outfielder Missouri
32955 Jayvien Sandridge Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Mercersburg Academy (PA)
32969 Austin Bergner * Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher North Carolina
33988 Penn Murfee Seattle Mariners Pitcher Santa Clara
331004 Drew Avans Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Southeastern Louisiana
341022 Ty Madden * Kansas City Royals Pitcher Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
341033 Spencer Schwellenbach * Cleveland Indians Pitcher Heritage High School (MI)
351040 Ian Mejia * New York Mets Pitcher Sahuarita High School (AZ)
351052 Kody Hoese * Kansas City Royals Third baseman Tulane
351057 Austin Wells * New York Yankees Catcher Bishop Gorman High School (NV)
361061 Alex Binelas * Washington Nationals Third baseman Oak Creek High School (WI)
351063 Casey Legumina * Cleveland Indians Pitcher Gonzaga
361068 Adrian Del Castillo * Chicago White Sox Catcher Gulliver Preparatory School (FL)
361070 Denzel Clarke * New York Mets Outfielder Everest Academy (ON)
361078 Justin Wrobleski * Seattle Mariners Pitcher Sequoyah High School (GA)
361085 Brandon Williamson * Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher North Iowa Area CC
371107 Robby Martin * Miami Marlins Outfielder Thomas Jefferson High School (FL)
371117 Landon Marceaux * New York Yankees Pitcher Destrehan High School (LA)
371120 Davis Wendzel * Boston Red Sox Third baseman Baylor
371121 Cole Wilcox * Washington Nationals Pitcher Heritage High School (GA)
371125 Cole Henry * Detroit Tigers Pitcher Florence High School (AL)
381132 Franco Alemán * Atlanta Braves Pitcher Braulio Alonso High School (FL)
381135 Slade Cecconi * Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
381143 Jaden Hill * St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Ashdown High School (AR)
381146 Kumar Rocker * Colorado Rockies Pitcher North Oconee High School (GA)
381153 Zack Gelof * Cleveland Indians Shortstop Cape Henlopen High School (DE)
391157 Matheu Nelson * Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Calvary Christian High School (FL)
391158 Mason Montgomery * Chicago White Sox Pitcher Leander High School (TX)
391162 Jack Perkins * Atlanta Braves Pitcher Kokomo High School (IN)
391163 Hudson Haskin * Oakland Athletics Outfielder Avon Old Farms (CT)
391169 Shea Patterson Texas Rangers Third baseman Michigan
401189 Ryan Cusick * Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Avon Old Farms (CT)
401191 Michael Knorr * San Diego Padres Pitcher Carlsbad High School (CA)
401199 Cole Uvila Texas Rangers Pitcher Georgia Gwinnett College
401202 Ky Bush * Kansas City Royals Pitcher Fremont High School (UT)
401210 Zach Watson * Boston Red Sox Outfielder LSU

Notes

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

References

  1. Tayler, Jon (November 7, 2017). "MLB's New Free Agent Compensation Rules Are Incredibly Complicated, So Let's Break Them Down". Sports Illustrated.
  2. Kelly, Matt (June 4, 2018). "How to watch the 2018 MLB Draft on June 4-6". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. Beck, Jason (October 1, 2017). "Tigers will pick first in 2018 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. "Tigers draft Auburn right-hander Casey Mize with No. 1 pick". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. Dykstra, Sam (September 9, 2019). "Cubs bringing up Hoerner from Smokies". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. Bastian, Jordan; O'Neill, Shaun (September 10, 2019). "Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner called up". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. Russell, Daniel (March 20, 2018). "Alex Cobb signs with Orioles, Rays gain first round draft pick as compensation". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  8. jtmorgan (June 4, 2018). "The Rays have the second largest draft pool in 2018". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Flanagan, Jeffrey (May 24, 2018). "Royals to receive Draft picks for Hosmer, Cain". MLB.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  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. 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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