2019 Amateur Draft
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The 2019 First Year Player Draft was the fifty-fifth Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. It began on June 3, 2019. In a first, the Boston Red Sox saw their first pick drop ten ranks, from #33 to #43, as a penalty for exceeding the luxury tax threshold. The team with the biggest draft bonanza was the Arizona Diamondbacks, with 8 of the first 93 selections.
There were two players clearly ahead of the pack heading into the draft, college C Adley Rutschman and high school SS Bobby Witt Jr., and they were expected to go 1-2 in that order - which is exactly what transpired. There were also three college pitchers considered can't miss - but then a huge drop after that, making experts predict that the first round would be dominated by hitters. Indeed, the first pitcher selected, Nick Lodolo was at #7, and there was only one more taken before pick #17, after which a few more were taken.
Draft Order[edit]
First Round[edit]
Compensation Picks[edit]
Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brennan Malone | RHP | IMG Academy | Compensation for Patrick Corbin | |
34 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Drey Jameson | RHP | Ball State University (Col.) | Greenfield, IN | Compensation for A.J. Pollock |
Competitive Balance Round A[edit]
Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Miami Marlins | Kameron Misner | OF | University of Missouri (Col.) | Poplar Bluff, MO | |
36 | Tampa Bay Rays | JJ Goss | RHP | Cypress Ranch High School (H.S.) | ||
37 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sammy Siani | OF | William Penn Charter School (H.S.) | Compensation for failure to sign Gunnar Hoglund | |
38 | New York Yankees | T.J. Sikkema | LHP | University of Missouri (Col.) | DeWitt, IA | Obtained from Cincinnati Reds as part of trade for Sonny Gray |
39 | Minnesota Twins | Matt Wallner | OF | University of Southern Mississippi (Col.) | Forest Lake, MN | |
40 | Tampa Bay Rays | Seth Johnson | RHP | Campbell University (Col.) | Concord, NC | Obtained from Oakland Athletics as part of trade for Jurickson Profar |
41 | Texas Rangers | Davis Wendzel | 3B | Baylor University (Col.) | San Clemente, CA | Obtained from Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Claudio |
Other Sports Selections[edit]
Feleipe Franks (31st round)
Notes[edit]
By being drafted #2 after his father, Bobby Witt, had been the #3 selection in 1985, Bobby Witt Jr. became part of the highest drafted father-son duo in history; they beat out Tom Grieve (#6 in 1966) and Ben Grieve (#2 in 1994).
Number 3 pick Andrew Vaughn became the first player from the draft to reach the major leagues when he played his first game on April 2, 2021.
Further Reading[edit]
- David Adler: "2019 Draft legacies: Witt, Halladay, Hoffman, etc.", mlb.com, May 25, 2019. [1]
- Associated Press: "Rutschman, Witt, Vaughn lead list of MLB draft prospects", USA Today, June 3, 2019. [2]
- Associated Press: "Big catch: O's grab Rutschman atop MLB draft short on arms", USA Today, June 4, 2019. [3]
- Jim Callis: "2019 Draft order set: O's, KC, White Sox go 1-2-3", mlb.com, October 1, 2018. [4]
- Jim Callis: "These are the top 50 prospects for the '19 Draft", mlb.com, December 5, 2018. [5]
- Jim Callis: "Mock draft: All 34 first-round picks", mlb.com, May 3, 2019. [6]
- Mark Feinsand: "6 key storylines from Day 1 of MLB Draft", mlb.com, June 4, 2019. [7]
- Sam Dystra, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo: "Five years later: Here's each team's best Draft pick from 2019", mlb.com, May 22, 2024. [8]
- Jonathan Mayo: "Competitive Balance rounds set for 2019 Draft", mlb.com, November 19, 2018. [9]
- Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis and Mike Rosenbaum: "Here's our favorite Draft pick for all 30 teams", mlb.com, June 6, 2019. [10]
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