2024 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft

2024 Major League Baseball draft

General information
Date(s)| July 14–16, 2024
Location| Cowtown Coliseum
Fort Worth, Texas
Network(s)| MLB Network
ESPN, ESPN+ (first round)
Overview
615 total selections in 20 rounds
First selection| Travis Bazzana
Cleveland Guardians
First round selections| 39

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The 2024 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first six selections were set via a lottery, with first round picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.[1]

The Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Corbin Carroll won the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Baltimore Orioles also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Gunnar Henderson won the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award.[2]

The Cleveland Guardians won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected Travis Bazzana with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, as well as the first time a second baseman was selected first overall.[3]

## Draft lottery

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The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings.[4] The Washington Nationals were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons.[5] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.

| Denotes lottery winner

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| Denotes team that did not win lottery
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick
Seed  | Team  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th

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1 | Oakland Athletics | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9%
2 | Kansas City Royals | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9%
3 | Colorado Rockies | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9%
4 | Chicago White Sox | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 11.9%
5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.7%
6 | Los Angeles Angels | 6.1% | 6.7 % | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.2%
7 | New York Mets | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 8.2%
8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 6.2%
9 | Cleveland Guardians | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4.4%
N/A | Washington Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | \-
10 | Detroit Tigers | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.5%
11 | Boston Red Sox | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.8%
12 | San Francisco Giants | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2%
13 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9%
14 | San Diego Padres | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6%
15 | New York Yankees | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2%
16 | Chicago Cubs | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9%
17 | Seattle Mariners | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6%

## Draft selections

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The Mets, Yankees, and Padres exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2023 and did not win lottery picks, meaning that each had their first round draft pick moved back ten slots.[6]

### First round

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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1 | Travis Bazzana | Cleveland Guardians | Second baseman | Oregon State
2  | Chase Burns | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Wake Forest
3  | Charlie Condon | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Georgia
4  | Nick Kurtz | Oakland Athletics | First baseman | Wake Forest
5  | Hagen Smith | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Arkansas
6  | Jac Caglianone | Kansas City Royals | Two-way player | Florida
7  | JJ Wetherholt | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | West Virginia
8  | Christian Moore | Los Angeles Angels | Second baseman | Tennessee
9  | Konnor Griffin | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Jackson Preparatory School (MS)
10  | Seaver King | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | Wake Forest
11  | Bryce Rainer | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Harvard-Westlake School (CA)
12  | Braden Montgomery | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Texas A&M
13  | James Tibbs III | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Florida State
14  | Cam Smith | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | Florida State
15  | Jurrangelo Cijntje | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Mississippi State
16  | PJ Morlando | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Summerville High School (SC)
17  | Braylon Payne | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Elkins High School (TX)
18  | Theo Gillen | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Westlake High School (TX)
19  | Carson Benge | New York Mets | Outfielder | Oklahoma State
20  | Trey Yesavage | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | East Carolina
21  | Kaelen Culpepper | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Kansas State
22  | Vance Honeycutt | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | North Carolina
23  | Kellon Lindsey | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | Hardee High School (FL)
24  | Cam Caminiti | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Saguaro High School (AZ)
25  | Kash Mayfield | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Elk City High School (OK)
26  | Ben Hess | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Alabama
27  | Dante Nori | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Northville High School (MI)
28  | Walker Janek | Houston Astros | Catcher | Sam Houston
29  | Slade Caldwell | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Valley View High School (AR)
30  | Malcolm Moore | Texas Rangers | Catcher | Stanford

### Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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31  | Ryan Waldschmidt | Arizona Diamondbacks[Incentive 1] | Outfielder | Kentucky
32  | Griff O'Ferrall | Baltimore Orioles[Incentive 2] | Shortstop | Virginia

### Compensatory round

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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33  | Kyle DeBarge | Minnesota Twins[Compensation 1] | Shortstop | Louisiana

### Competitive Balance Round A

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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34  | Blake Burke | Milwaukee Brewers[Trades 1] | First baseman | Tennessee
35  | J. D. Dix | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Whitefish Bay High School (WI)
36  | Braylon Doughty | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Chaparral High School (CA)
37  | Levi Sterling  | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Notre Dame High School (CA)
38  | Brody Brecht | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Iowa
39  | Caleb Lomavita | Washington Nationals[Trades 2] | Catcher | California

### Second round

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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40  | Tommy White | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | LSU
41  | David Shields  | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Mt. Lebanon High School (PA)
42  | Jared Thomas | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Texas
43  | Caleb Bonemer  | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Okemos High School (MI)
44  | Luke Dickerson  | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | Morris Knolls High School (NJ)
45  | Chris Cortez | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Texas A&M
46  | Jonathan Santucci | New York Mets | Pitcher | Duke
47  | Wyatt Sanford  | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Independence High School (TX)
48  | Jacob Cozart | Cleveland Guardians | Catcher | NC State
49  | Owen Hall  | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Edmond North High School (OK)
50  | Payton Tolle  | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | TCU
51  | Tyson Lewis  | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Millard West High School (NE)
52  | Boston Bateman  | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Adolfo Camarillo High School (CA)
53  | Bryce Cunningham  | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Vanderbilt
54  | Cole Mathis | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | Charleston
55  | Ryan Sloan | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | York Community High School (IL)
56  | Carter Johnson  | Miami Marlins | Shortstop | Oxford High School (AL)
57  | Bryce Meccage  | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | The Pennington School (NJ)
58  | Emilien Pitre  | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | Kentucky
59  | Khal Stephen  | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Mississippi State
60  | Billy Amick | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Tennessee
61  | Ethan Anderson  | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | Virginia
62  | Carter Holton  | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Vanderbilt
63  | Griffin Burkholder | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Freedom High School (VA)
64  | Ivan Luciano  | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher | El Shaddai Christian Academy (PR)
65  | Dylan Dreiling | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Tennessee

### Competitive Balance Round B

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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66  | Tyler Bell  | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Lincoln-Way East High School (IL)
67  | Chris Levonas  | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
68  | Blake Larson  | Chicago White Sox[Trades 3] | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL)
69  | Dasan Hill  | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Grapevine High School (TX)
70  | Aiden May  | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Oregon State
71  | Luke Holman | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | LSU
72  | Ethan Schiefelbein  | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Corona High School (CA)
73  | Gage Jump  | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | LSU

### Compensatory round

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Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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74  | Ryan Johnson | Los Angeles Angels[Compensation 2] | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist

### Other notable selections

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Round  | Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | School

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3 | 75  | Joshua Kuroda-Grauer | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Rutgers
3 | 76  | Drew Beam | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Tennessee
3 | 79  | Kevin Bazzell | Washington Nationals | Catcher | Texas Tech
3 | 83  | Josh Hartle | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Wake Forest
3 | 87  | Mike Sirota | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | Northeastern
4 | 116  | Dakota Jordan | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Mississippi State
5 | 143  | Dylan Jordan | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Viera High School (FL)
5 | 145  | Will Taylor | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Clemson
5 | 173  | Corey Collins | New York Mets | First baseman | Georgia
11 | 322  | Trey Gregory-Alford | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Coronado High School (CO)
11 | 333  | Christian Little | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | LSU
13 | 403  | Bryce Boettcher | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Oregon
14 | 413  | Tanner Witt | New York Mets | Pitcher | Texas

## Notes

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Incentive picks

1. ^ Received for Corbin Carroll winning the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award
2. ^ Received for Gunnar Henderson winning the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award

Compensation picks

1. ^ Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Sonny Gray
2. ^ Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani

Trades

1. ^ Brewers acquired the 34th pick, DL Hall, and Joey Ortiz from the Baltimore Orioles for Corbin Burnes
2. ^ Nationals acquired the 39th pick and Cayden Wallace from the Kansas City Royals for Hunter Harvey
3. ^ White Sox acquired the 68th pick, Prelander Berroa, and Zach DeLoach from the Seattle Mariners for Gregory Santos

## References

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1. ^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More". Baseball America. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
2. ^ Passan, Jeff (November 13, 2023). "Corbin Carroll, Gunnar Henderson win NL, AL ROY unanimously". ABC News. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
3. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 5, 2023). "Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick". MLB.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
4. ^ "MLB Calendar". Associated Press News. May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
5. ^ Carothers, Tom (July 12, 2023). "Washington Nationals fans react to team being ineligible to land a top-9 pick in 2024 MLB Draft Lottery under new CBA rules: "MLB can be so dumb"". Sportskeeda. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
6. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (October 25, 2023). "2024 Draft lottery odds set, order taking shape". MLB.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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