2014 Amateur Draft

The 2014 First Year Player Draft was the fiftieth Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. It began on June 5, 2014.

The 2014 draft turned out to be the least successful in history by at least one measure: neither of the top two overall picks made it to the majors, something which has never happened before or since; not only that but neither Brady Aiken nor Tyler Kolek ever pitched higher than Class A. That this would be an unusual draft became clear when Aiken, the first overall pick, failed to come to an agreement with the team that drafted him, the Houston Astros. But the problem was not only with the top picks: an unusually low percentage of players drafted in the first round managed to establish themselves as long-term major leaguers.

Draft Order

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Houston Astros	Brady Aiken	LhP	Cathedral Catholic High School (HS)	San Diego, CA	Did Not Sign
2	Miami Marlins	Tyler Kolek	RhP	Shepherd (TX) High School (HS)	Shepherd, TX
3	Chicago White Sox	Carlos Rodon	LhP	North Carolina State University (Col.)	Holly Springs, NC
4	Chicago Cubs	Kyle Schwarber	C	Indiana University (Col.)	Middletown, OH
5	Minnesota Twins	Nick Gordon	SS	Olympia High School (Orlando) (HS)	Orlando, FL
6	Seattle Mariners	Alex Jackson	OF	Rancho Bernardo High School (HS)	San Diego, CA
7	Philadelphia Phillies	Aaron Nola	RhP	Louisiana State University (Col.)	Baton Rouge, LA
8	Colorado Rockies	Kyle Freeland	LhP	University of Evansville (Col.)	Denver, CO
9	Toronto Blue Jays	Jeff Hoffman	RhP	East Carolina University (Col.)	Latham, NY
10	New York Mets	Michael Conforto	OF	Oregon State University (Col.)	Woodinville, WA
11	Toronto Blue Jays	Max Pentecost	C	Kennesaw State University (Col.)	Winder, GA	Compensation for failure to sign 2013 Pick Phillip Bickford
12	Milwaukee Brewers	Kodi Medeiros	LhP	Waiakea High School (HS)
13	San Diego Padres	Trea Turner	SS	North Carolina State University (Col.)	Lake Worth, FL
14	San Francisco Giants	Tyler Beede	RhP	Vanderbilt University (Col.)	Auburn, MA
15	Los Angeles Angels	Sean Newcomb	LhP	University of Hartford (Col.)	Middleboro, MA
16	Arizona Diamondbacks	Touki Toussaint	RhP	Coral Springs Christian Academy (HS)
17	Kansas City Royals	Brandon Finnegan	LhP	Texas Christian University (Col.)	Fort Worth, TX
18	Washington Nationals	Erick Fedde	RhP	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Col.)	Las Vegas, NV
19	Cincinnati Reds	Nick Howard	RhP	University of Virginia (Col.)	Olney, MD
20	Tampa Bay Rays	Casey Gillaspie	1B	Wichita State University (Col.)	Omaha, NE
21	Cleveland Indians	Bradley Zimmer	OF	University of San Francisco (Col.)	La Jolla, CA
22	Los Angeles Dodgers	Grant Holmes	RhP	Conway (SC) High School (HS)	Conway, SC
23	Detroit Tigers	Derek Hill	OF	Elk Grove (CA) High School (HS)	Sacramento, CA
24	Pittsburgh Pirates	Cole Tucker	SS	Mountain Pointe High School (HS)	Phoenix, AZ
25	Oakland Athletics	Matt Chapman	3B	California State University, Fullerton (Col.)	Trabuco Canyon, CA
26	Boston Red Sox	Michael Chavis	SS	Sprayberry Senior High School (HS)	Marietta, GA
27	St. Louis Cardinals	Luke Weaver	RhP	Florida State University (Col.)	DeLand, FL

Compensation Round A

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
28	Kansas City Royals	Foster Griffin	LhP	The First Academy (HS)	Orlando, FL	Compensation pick for the Atlanta Braves signing Ervin Santana
29	Cincinnati Reds	Alex Blandino	SS	Stanford University (Col.)	Palo Alto, CA	Compensation pick for the Texas Rangers signing Shin-Soo Choo
30	Texas Rangers	Luis Ortiz	RhP	Sanger (CA) High School (HS)	Fresno, CA	Compensation pick for the Baltimore Orioles signing Nelson Cruz
31	Cleveland Indians	Justus Sheffield	LhP	Tullahoma High School (HS)		Compensation pick for the Baltimore Orioles signing Ubaldo Jimenez
32	Atlanta Braves	Braxton Davidson	OF	T.C. Roberson High School (HS)		Compensation pick for the New York Yankees signing Brian McCann
33	Boston Red Sox	Michael Kopech	RhP	Mount Pleasant High School (HS)		Compensation pick for the New York Yankees signing Jacoby Ellsbury
34	St. Louis Cardinals	Jack Flaherty	RhP	Harvard-Westlake High School (HS)		Compensation pick for the New York Yankees signing Carlos Beltrán

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
35	Colorado Rockies	Forrest Wall	2B	Orangewood Christian High School (HS)
36	Miami Marlins	Blake Anderson	C	West Lauderdale High School (HS)	Collinsville, MS	Compensation for failure to sign 2013 pick Matt Krook
37	Houston Astros	Derek Fisher	OF	University of Virginia (Col.)	Rexmont, PA	Pick obtained from Baltimore Orioles
38	Cleveland Indians	Mike Papi	OF	University of Virginia (Col.)	Tunkhannock, PA
39	Pittsburgh Pirates	Connor Joe	OF	University of San Diego	Poway, CA	Pick obtained from Miami Marlins
40	Kansas City Royals	Chase Vallot	C	St. Thomas More Catholic High School (HS)	Youngsville, LA
41	Milwaukee Brewers	Jacob Gatewood	SS	Clovis (CA) High School (HS)	Clovis, CA

Other Sports Selections

• Johnny Manziel (28th round); Patrick Mahomes (38th round)

Notes

When first overall pick Brady Aiken failed to come to an agreement with the Houston Astros, it marked only the third time the top player selected had failed to sign. following Danny Goodwin in 1971 and Tim Belcher in 1983.

17th overall pick Brandon Finnegan was the first player taken in the draft to reach the major leagues, on September 6, 2014.

Further Reading

• Jim Callis: "Redrafting the 2014 Draft class, 10 years later", mlb.com, April 29, 2024. [1]

Related Sites

• Story from USA Today
• Baseball America analysis