2019 Major League Baseball draft

The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player 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]

2019 MLB 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

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 not signing 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]

First round selections

Key

*	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	TJ 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	51	Logan Wyatt	San Francisco Giants	First baseman	Louisville
2	56	Ryne Nelson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Oregon
2	62	Aaron Schunk	Colorado Rockies	Third baseman	Georgia
2	64	Chase Strumpf	Chicago Cubs	Second baseman	UCLA
2	68	Grae Kessinger	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Ole Miss
2	74	Tommy Henry	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Michigan
3	79	Zach Watson	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	LSU
3	89	Matthew Allan	New York Mets	Pitcher	Seminole High School (FL)
3	94	Drew Mendoza	Washington Nationals	Third baseman	Florida State
4	118	Jake Mangum	New York Mets	Outfielder	Mississippi State
4	128	Graeme Stinson	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Duke
5	149	Will Holland	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Auburn
5	153	Tyler Dyson	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Florida
9	262	Austin Bergner	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	North Carolina
31	947	Feleipe Franks	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Florida

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

1. "MLB's New Free Agent Compensation Rules Are Incredibly Complicated, So Let's Break Them Down". Sports Illustrated. November 7, 2017.
2. Kelly, Matt (June 3, 2019). "How to watch the 2019 MLB Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
3. Callis, Jim (September 30, 2018). "2019 Draft order set: O's, KC, White Sox go 1-2-3 | MLB.com". mlb.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
4. https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/06/03/adley-rutschman-baltimore-orioles-mlb-draft-oregon-state-catcher
5. "MLB Draft 2018: Braves first-round pick Carter Stewart goes unsigned after medical issue | MLB". Sporting News. June 27, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
6. "Arizona Diamondbacks will not sign top draft pick Matt McLain". Azcentral.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
7. McCullough, Andy. "Dodgers first-round pick J.T. Ginn says he won't sign, will attend Mississippi State". Latimes.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
8. Brink, Bill (July 6, 2018). "Competitive balance pick Gunnar Hoglund does not sign with Pirates, will attend Mississippi". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
9. "Top spenders Red Sox owe nearly $12 million in luxury tax". Associated Press. ESPN. Associated Press. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
10. https://twitter.com/MLBRosterMoves/status/1087472272716283906
11. Weinrib, Ben (December 21, 2018). "A's to acquire ex-top prospect Jurickson Profar in three-team trade with Rays, Rangers". Yahoo!. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
12. Wilson, Jeff (December 13, 2018). "Rangers won't know return for Claudio until June, but trade should produce elite prospect". The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 21, 2018.