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2024 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)July 14–16, 2024
LocationCowtown Coliseum
Fort Worth, Texas
Network(s)MLB Network
ESPN, ESPN+ (first round)
Overview
615 total selections in 20 rounds
First selectionTravis Bazzana
Cleveland Guardians
First round selections39
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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.

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.

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.

Draft lottery

The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings. 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. 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

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.

First round

Pick Player Team Position School
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

Pick Player Team Position School
31 Ryan Waldschmidt Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Kentucky
32 Griff O'Ferrall Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Virginia

Compensatory round

Pick Player Team Position School
33 Kyle DeBarge Minnesota Twins Shortstop Louisiana

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick Player Team Position School
34 Blake Burke Milwaukee Brewers 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 Catcher California

Second round

Pick Player Team Position School
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

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 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

Pick Player Team Position School
74 Ryan Johnson Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Dallas Baptist

Other notable selections

Round Pick Player Team Position School
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

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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  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.
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