2019 Major League Baseball draft

2019 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)	June 3–5, 2019
Location	Secaucus, New Jersey
Network(s)	MLB Network
Overview
1,217 total selections
First selection	Adley Rutschman Baltimore Orioles
First round selections	41
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The 2019 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB Draft and for teams that lost qualifying free agents. ^[1] The first 41 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 3, and the second round was streamed on MLB.com directly following the first round. The remainder of the draft was streamed online from June 4 to 5. ^[2]

The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2018 MLB season, selected Adley Rutschman with the first overall pick in the draft. ^{[3] [4]} The Atlanta Braves received the ninth overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Carter Stewart. ^[5] The Arizona Diamondbacks received the 26th overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Matt McLain. ^[6] The Los Angeles Dodgers received the 31st overall pick as compensation for failing to sign J. T. Ginn. ^[7] The Pittsburgh Pirates received the 37th overall pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund. ^[8] As a result of surpassing the luxury tax threshold by over $40 million, the Boston Red Sox' top pick dropped down 10 places in the draft. ^[9]

Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox made his debut on April 2, 2021, making him the first player from the 2019 draft to make his major league debut.

First round selections

Key

	All-Star
*	Player did not sign

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Adley Rutschman	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	Oregon State
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	Kansas City Royals	Shortstop	Colleyville Heritage High School (TX)
3	Andrew Vaughn	Chicago White Sox	First baseman	California
4	J. J. Bleday	Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Vanderbilt
5	Riley Greene	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	Hagerty High School (FL)
6	C. J. Abrams	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (GA)
7	Nick Lodolo	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	TCU
8	Josh Jung	Texas Rangers	Third baseman	Texas Tech
9	Shea Langeliers	Atlanta Braves [Compensation 1]	Catcher	Baylor
10	Hunter Bishop	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	Arizona State
11	Alek Manoah	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	West Virginia
12	Brett Baty	New York Mets	Third baseman	Lake Travis High School (TX)
13	Keoni Cavaco	Minnesota Twins	Third baseman	Eastlake High School (CA)
14	Bryson Stott	Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	UNLV
15	Will Wilson	Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	NC State
16	Corbin Carroll	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Lakeside School (WA)
17	Jackson Rutledge	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	San Jacinto College
18	Quinn Priester	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Cary-Grove High School (IL)
19	Zack Thompson	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Kentucky
20	George Kirby	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Elon
21	Braden Shewmake	Atlanta Braves	Shortstop	Texas A&M
22	Greg Jones	Tampa Bay Rays	Shortstop	UNC Wilmington
23	Michael Toglia	Colorado Rockies	First baseman	UCLA
24	Daniel Espino	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Georgia Premier Academy (GA)
25	Kody Hoese	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Tulane
26	Blake Walston	Arizona Diamondbacks [Compensation 2]	Pitcher	New Hanover High School (NC)
27	Ryan Jensen	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Fresno State
28	Ethan Small	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Mississippi State
29	Logan Davidson	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Clemson
30	Anthony Volpe	New York Yankees	Shortstop	Delbarton School (NJ)
31	Michael Busch	Los Angeles Dodgers [Compensation 3]	Second baseman	North Carolina
32	Korey Lee	Houston Astros	Catcher	California

Compensatory Round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Brennan Malone	Arizona Diamondbacks [Compensation 4]	Pitcher	IMG Academy (FL)
34	Drey Jameson	Arizona Diamondbacks [Compensation 5]	Pitcher	Ball State

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
35	Kameron Misner	Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Missouri
36	J.J. Goss	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
37	Sammy Siani	Pittsburgh Pirates [Compensation 6]	Outfielder	William Penn Charter School (PA)
38	T. J. Sikkema	New York Yankees [Trades 1]	Pitcher	Missouri
39	Matt Wallner	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Southern Mississippi
40	Seth Johnson	Tampa Bay Rays [Trades 2]	Pitcher	Campbell
41	Davis Wendzel	Texas Rangers [Trades 3]	Third baseman	Baylor

Other notable selections

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
2	42	Gunnar Henderson	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	John T. Morgan Academy (AL)
2	45	Matthew Thompson	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
2	46	Nasim Nunez	Miami Marlins	Shortstop	Collins Hill High School (GA)
2	47	Nick Quintana	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	Arizona
2	48	Joshua Mears	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Federal Way High School (WA)
2	49	Rece Hinds	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	IMG Academy (FL)
2	50	Ryan Garcia	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	UCLA
2	51	Logan Wyatt	San Francisco Giants	First baseman	Louisville
2	52	Kendall Williams	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	IMG Academy (FL)
2	53	Josh Wolf	New York Mets	Pitcher	St. Thomas High School (TX)
2	54	Matt Canterino	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Rice
2	55	Kyren Paris	Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	Freedom High School (CA)
2	56	Ryne Nelson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Oregon
2	59	Brandon Williamson	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Texas Christian
2	61	John Doxakis	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Texas A&M
2	62	Aaron Schunk	Colorado Rockies	Third baseman	Georgia
2	64	Chase Strumpf	Chicago Cubs	Second baseman	UCLA
2	65	Antoine Kelly	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Wabash Valley
2	66	Tyler Baum	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	North Carolina
2	67	Josh Smith	New York Yankees	Shortstop	LSU
2	68	Grae Kessinger	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Ole Miss
2	69	Matthew Lugo	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy (PR)
B	70	Alec Marsh	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Arizona State
B	71	Kyle Stowers	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Stanford
B	72	Jared Triolo	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	Houston
B	74	Tommy Henry	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Michigan
B	75	Dominic Fletcher	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Arkansas
B	76	Isaiah Campbell	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Arkansas
3	79	Zach Watson	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	LSU
3	81	Andrew Dalquist	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Redondo Union High School (CA)
3	82	Peyton Burdick	Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Wright State
3	83	Andre Lipcius	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	Tennessee
3	84	Hudson Head	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Winston Churchill High School (TX)
3	85	Tyler Callihan	Cincinnati Reds	Second baseman	Providence School (FL)
3	89	Matthew Allan	New York Mets	Pitcher	Seminole High School (FL)
3	90	Spencer Steer	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Oregon
3	91	Tristin English	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Georgia Tech
3	94	Drew Mendoza	Washington Nationals	Third baseman	Florida State
3	95	Matt Fraizer	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Arizona
3	96	Tony Locey	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Georgia
3	97	Levi Stoudt	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Lehigh
3	98	Michael Harris	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Stockbridge High School (GA)
3	102	Ryan Pepiot	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Butler
3	104	Marcus Smith	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	The Pembroke Hill School (MO)
3	106	Jordan Brewer	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Michigan
4	108	Joseph Ortiz	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	New Mexico State
4	109	Michael Massey	Kansas City Royals	Second baseman	Illinois
4	112	Ryan Kreidler	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	UCLA
4	113	Matt Brash	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Niagara
4	118	Jake Mangum	New York Mets	Outfielder	Mississippi State
4	120	Erik Miller	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Stanford
4	123	Matt Cronin	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Arkansas
4	125	Andre Pallante	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	UC Irvine
4	128	Graeme Stinson	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Duke
4	129	Brenton Doyle	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Shepherd
4	131	Brandon Lewis	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	UC Irvine
4	136	Colin Barber	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Pleasant Valley High School (CA)
4	137	Noah Song	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Navy
5	141	Evan Fitterer	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Aliso Niguel High School (CA)
5	142	Bryant Packard	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	East Carolina
5	149	Will Holland	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Auburn
5	153	Tyler Dyson	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Florida
5	155	Connor Thomas	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Georgia Tech
5	156	Austin Shenton	Seattle Mariners	Third baseman	Florida International
5	163	Thomas Dillard	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Ole Miss
5	165	Ken Waldichuk	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Saint Mary's
5	166	Hunter Brown	Houston Astros	Pitcher	Wayne State
6	173	Drake Fellows	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
6	174	Graham Ashcraft	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	UAB
6	175	Cody Bradford	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Baylor
6	181	Zach Peek	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Winthrop
6	185	Pedro Pagés	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	Florida Atlantic
6	188	Colby White	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Mississippi State
6	195	Hayden Wesneski	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Sam Houston State
6	197	Chris Murphy	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	San Diego
7	201	Bryan Hoeing	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Louisville
7	211	Davis Daniel	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Auburn
7	213	Todd Peterson	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	LSU
7	214	Blake Sabol	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	USC
7	220	Xzavion Curry	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Georgia Tech
7	221	Nick Robertson	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	James Madison
7	224	Drew Millas	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Missouri State
8	229	Drew Parrish	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Florida State
8	236	Caleb Kilian	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Texas Tech
8	241	Kyle Brnovich	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Elon
8	242	Dominic Canzone	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Ohio State
8	251	Ryan Ward	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Bryant
8	252	DJ Herz	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Terry Sanford High School (NC)
8	253	David Hamilton	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Texas
9	259	Clay Dungan	Kansas City Royals	Second baseman	Indiana State
9	262	Austin Bergner	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	North Carolina
9	265	Zak Kent	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	VMI
9	284	Colin Peluse	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	Wake Forest
9	286	Peyton Battenfield	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Oklahoma State
10	305	Jake Sommers	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Milwaukee
11	319	Vinnie Pasquantino	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	Old Dominion
11	335	Connor Lunn	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	USC
11	336	Carter Bins	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Fresno State
11	337	Vaughn Grissom	Atlanta Braves	Shortstop	Paul J. Hagerty High School (FL)
11	340	Nick Mikolajchak	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Sam Houston State
11	344	Dustin Harris	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	St. Petersburg
15	449	Louie Varland	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	North High School (MN)
15	458	Brett Wisely	Tampa Bay Rays	Second baseman	Gulf Coast State College
16	471	Andrew Nardi	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Arizona
16	487	Joey Estes	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Paraclete High School (CA)
17	518	Trevor Brigden	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Okanagan
18	541	Ryan Smith	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Princeton
18	550	Matt Waldron	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Nebraska
19	562	Kerry Carpenter	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	Virginia Tech
19	565	Blaine Crim	Texas Rangers	First baseman	Mississippi College
20	606	Cade Marlowe	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	West Georgia
20	610	Nic Enright	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Virginia Tech
20	615	Jack Leiter *	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Delbarton School (NJ)
22	674	Jack Cushing	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	Georgetown
23	698	Jayden Murray	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Dixie State
24	717	Spencer Horwitz	Toronto Blue Jays	First baseman	Radford
24	718	Hunter Barco *	New York Mets	Pitcher	The Bolles School (FL)
24	723	Jake Alu	Washington Nationals	Third baseman	Boston College
24	724	Trey McGough	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Mount St. Mary's
24	727	Bryce Ball	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	Dallas Baptist
25	761	Jonny DeLuca	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Oregon
27	802	Beau Brieske	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	CSU–Pueblo
27	822	Cayne Ueckert	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	McNeese State
31	931	Spencer Jones*	Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder	La Costa Canyon High School (CA)
31	947	Feleipe Franks	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Florida
32	957	Braden Halladay *	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Calvary Christian High School (FL)
32	962	Luke Waddell *	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Georgia Tech
34	1029	Tanner Allen *	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Mississippi State
35	1046	Brooks Lee *	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	San Luis Obispo High School (CA)
35	1049	Drew Gilbert *	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Stillwater Area High School (MN)
37	1099	Reggie Crawford *	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	North Schuylkill High School (PA)
37	1119	Hayden Dunhurst *	Colorado Rockies	Catcher	Pearl River Central High School (MS)
37	1125	Bryce Jarvis *	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Duke
37	1127	Connor Prielipp *	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Tomah High School (WI)
40	1204	Elijah Dunham *	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Indiana

Notes

Compensation picks

1. Compensation pick for failing to sign Carter Stewart in the 2018 draft
2. Compensation pick for failing to sign Matt McLain in the 2018 draft
3. Compensation pick for failing to sign J. T. Ginn in the 2018 draft
4. Compensation pick for the Washington Nationals signing Patrick Corbin
5. Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing A. J. Pollock
6. Compensation pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund in the 2018 draft

Trades

1. Yankees acquired Shed Long and the 38th pick from the Cincinnati Reds for Sonny Gray and Reiver Sanmartin. ^[10]
2. Rays acquired the 40th pick from the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-team trade, in which the Rays also acquired Rollie Lacy, the Athletics acquired Jurickson Profar, and the Texas Rangers acquired Brock Burke, Kyle Bird, Yoel Espinal, Eli White, and $750,000 of international bonus pool space. ^[11]
3. Rangers acquired the 41st pick from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for Alex Claudio. ^[12]

References

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