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]
| 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 |
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.[3]
Draft lottery
editThe 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 | |
| Denotes team that did not win lottery | |
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick |
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editThe 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
editProspect Promotion Incentive Picks
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ryan Waldschmidt | Arizona Diamondbacks[Incentive 1] | Outfielder | Kentucky |
| 32 | Griff O'Ferrall | Baltimore Orioles[Incentive 2] | Shortstop | Virginia |
Compensatory round
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kyle DeBarge | Minnesota Twins[Compensation 1] | Shortstop | Louisiana |
Competitive Balance Round A
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Blake Burke | Milwaukee Brewers[Trades 1] | First baseman | Tennessee |
| 35 | JD 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
editCompetitive Balance Round B
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Ryan Johnson | Los Angeles Angels[Compensation 2] | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
Other notable selections
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | 116 | Dakota Jordan | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 5 | 145 | Will Taylor | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Clemson |
| 11 | 333 | Christian Little | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | LSU |
| 14 | 413 | Tanner Witt | New York Mets | Pitcher | Texas |
Notes
edit- Incentive picks
- ^ Received for Corbin Carroll winning the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award
- ^ Received for Gunnar Henderson winning the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award
- Compensation picks
- ^ Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Sonny Gray
- ^ Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani
- Trades
- ^ Brewers acquired the 34th pick, DL Hall, and Joey Ortiz from the Baltimore Orioles for Corbin Burnes
- ^ Nationals acquired the 39th pick and Cayden Wallace from the Kansas City Royals for Hunter Harvey
- ^ White Sox acquired the 68th pick, Prelander Berroa, and Zach DeLoach from the Seattle Mariners for Gregory Santos
References
edit- ^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More". Baseball America. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Passan, Jeff (November 13, 2023). "Corbin Carroll, Gunnar Henderson win NL, AL ROY unanimously". ABC News. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 5, 2023). "Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick". MLB.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "MLB Calendar". Associated Press News. May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (October 25, 2023). "2024 Draft lottery odds set, order taking shape". MLB.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.