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The 2018 First Year Player Draft was the fifty-fourth Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. It began on June 4, 2018. Contrary to previous years, there was a consensus "best player in the draft", identified early on, in Auburn University pitcher Casey Mize. While the Detroit Tigers, who held the first overall pick said they looked at other players as well, they settled on Mize on draft day. Also in contrast to the 2017 draft, when the first three picks were high schoolers, college players dominated the top of the first round, with the first five picks coming from the collegiate ranks.
Draft Order[edit]
First Round[edit]
Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
School (Type) |
Hometown |
Notes
|
1 |
Detroit Tigers |
Casey Mize |
P |
Auburn University (Col.) |
Springville, AL |
|
2 |
San Francisco Giants |
Joey Bart |
C |
Georgia Tech (Col.) |
Buford, GA |
|
3 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Alec Bohm |
3B |
Wichita State University (Col.) |
Omaha, NE |
|
4 |
Chicago White Sox |
Nick Madrigal |
IF |
Oregon State University (Col.) |
Elk Grove, CA |
|
5 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Jonathan India |
3B |
University of Florida (Col.) |
Coral Springs, FL |
|
6 |
New York Mets |
Jarred Kelenic |
OF |
Waukesha West High School (H.S.) |
Waukesha, WI |
|
7 |
San Diego Padres |
Ryan Weathers |
P |
Loretto High School (H.S.) |
Loretto, TN |
|
8 |
Atlanta Braves |
Carter Stewart |
P |
Eau Gallie High School (H.S.) |
Melbourne, FL |
Did not sign
|
9 |
Oakland Athletics |
Kyler Murray |
OF |
University of Oklahoma (Col.) |
Allen, TX |
|
10 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Travis Swaggerty |
OF |
University of South Alabama (Col.) |
Mandeville, LA |
|
11 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Grayson Rodriguez |
P |
Central Heights High School (H.S.) |
Nacogdoches, TX |
|
12 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
Jordan Groshans |
SS |
Magnolia (TX) High School (H.S.) |
Magnolia, TX |
|
13 |
Miami Marlins |
Connor Scott |
OF |
Henry B. Plant High School (H.S.) |
Tampa, FL |
|
14 |
Seattle Mariners |
Logan Gilbert |
P |
Stetson University (Col.) |
Apopka, FL |
|
15 |
Texas Rangers |
Cole Winn |
P |
Orange Lutheran High School (H.S.) |
Longmont, CO |
|
16 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
Matthew Liberatore |
P |
Mountain Ridge High School (H.S.) |
Glendale, AZ |
|
17 |
Los Angeles Angels |
Jordyn Adams |
OF |
Green Hope High School (H.S.) |
Blythewood, SC |
|
18 |
Kansas City Royals |
Brady Singer |
P |
University of Florida (Col.) |
Eustis, FL |
|
19 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Nolan Gorman |
3B |
Sandra Day O'Connor High School (Phoenix) (H.S.) |
Phoenix, AZ |
|
20 |
Minnesota Twins |
Trevor Larnach |
OF |
Oregon State University (Col.) |
Pleasant Hill, CA |
|
21 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Brice Turang |
SS |
Santiago High School (Corona) (H.S.) |
Corona, CA |
|
22 |
Colorado Rockies |
Ryan Rolison |
P |
University of Mississippi (Col.) |
Jackson, TN |
|
23 |
New York Yankees |
Anthony Seigler |
C |
Cartersville High School (H.S.) |
Cartersville, GA |
|
24 |
Chicago Cubs |
Nico Hoerner |
SS |
Stanford University (Col.) |
Oakland, CA |
|
25 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Matt McLain |
2B |
Beckman High School (H.S.) |
Irvine, CA |
Did not sign
|
26 |
Boston Red Sox |
Triston Casas |
1B |
American Heritage School (Plantation) (H.S.) |
Plantation, FL |
|
27 |
Washington Nationals |
Mason Denaburg |
P |
Merritt Island High School (H.S.) |
Merritt Island, FL |
|
28 |
Houston Astros |
Seth Beer |
OF |
Clemson University (Col.) |
Suwanee, GA |
|
29 |
Cleveland Indians |
Noah Naylor |
C-SS-3B |
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (H.S.) |
Mississauga, ON |
|
30 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
J.T. Ginn |
P |
Brandon (MS) High School |
Brandon, MS |
Did not sign
|
Compensation Picks[edit]
Competitive Balance Round A[edit]
Nico Hoerner was the first player from the draft to make his major league debut, doing so on September 9, 2019.
Further Reading[edit]
- Jim Callis: "2018 Mock Draft: Picks 1-10; Callis and Mayo make early predictions", mlb.com, December 5, 2017. [1]
- Jim Callis: "These are the candidates to go No. 1 in the Draft", mlb.com, April 29, 2018. [2]
- Jim Callis: "Mock Draft: College players leading the way", mlb.com, May 11, 2018. [3]
- Jim Callis: "Draft: Pick-by-pick, first-round analysis", mlb.com, June 5, 2018. [4]
- Anthony Fenech: "It's official! Detroit Tigers take Casey Mize 1st overall in 2018 MLB draft", The Detroit Free Press, June 4, 2018. [5]
- Daniel Kramer: "Draft begins June 4 on MLBN, MLB.com: Tigers hold No. 1 overall pick for first time since 1997", mlb.com, May 15, 2018. [6]
- Jonathan Mayo: "Competitive Balance rounds set for 2018 Draft", mlb.com, November 16, 2017. [7]
- Jonathan Mayo: "Who's No. 1? The Top 100 Draft prospects are in", mlb.com, April 27, 2018. [8]
- Jonathan Mayo: "Pipeline Inbox: All-Ceiling Draft Prospects Team", mlb.com, May 3, 2018. [9]
- Jonathan Mayo: "By the numbers: Breaking down the '18 Draft", mlb.com, June 6, 2018. [10]
- Nick Schnider (DraftSite.com): "Auburn pitcher leads top 30 prospects for Major League Baseball draft", USA Today Sports, May 31, 2018. [11]
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