2016 MLB Draft Preview

The 2016 MLB Draft (52nd June Amateur Draft) will take place on June 9th, 10th and 11th.

2016 Draft Order

2016 Draft Order Table
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
11Philadelphia Phillies#1s, all 202254Rick Monday, Ron Blomberg, Tim Foli, Jeff Burroughs, Mike Ivie
21Cincinnati Reds#1s, all 202251Les Rohr, Reggie Jackson, Terry Hughes, Pete Broberg, J.R. Richard
31Atlanta Braves#1s, all 202248Joe Coleman, Wayne Twitchell, Mike Garman, Barry Foote, Tommy Bianco
41Colorado Rockies#1s, all 202247Ken Brett, Jon Matlack, Thurman Munson, Randy Sterling, Darrell Porter
51Milwaukee Brewers#1s, all 202239Billy Conigliaro, Bobby Valentine, Alan Bannister, Roy Branch, Dale Murphy
61Oakland Athletics#1s, all 202244Rick James, Tom Grieve, John Mayberry, Mike Anderson, Lee Richard
71Miami Marlins#1s, all 202243Ray Fosse, Leron Lee, Paul Powell, Randy Scarbery, Scot Thompson
81San Diego Padres#1s, all 202238Wayne Simpson, Don Castle, Terry McDermott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Detroit Tigers#1s, all 202238Eddie Leon, Dick Sharon, Don Stanhouse, Clint Hurdle, Bob James
101Chicago White Sox#1s, all 202248Jim Lyttle, Ted Simmons, Junior Kennedy, John Morlan, Paul Dade
111Seattle Mariners#1s, all 202243Jim Spencer, Al Santorini, Jack Heidemann, Greg Luzinski, Charlie Spikes
121Boston Red Sox#1s, all 202237John Curtis, Lloyd Allen, Dave Cheadle, Joe Edelen, Dennis Sherrill
131Tampa Bay Rays#1s, all 202233Gene Lamont, Gary Nolan, Frank Tanana, Garry Templeton, Rick Sofield
141Cleveland Guardians#1s, all 202243Al Gallagher, Rich McKinney, Don Gullett, Rich Puig, Scott McGregor
151Minnesota Twins#1s, all 202231Richie Hebner, Jim Foor, Jim Rice, Mike Parrott, Leon Durham
161Los Angeles Angels#1s, all 202241Bernie Carbo, Roger Metzger, Jerry Tabb, Lance Parrish, Pat Tabler
171Houston Astros#1s, all 202239Bob Reynolds, Steve Brye, Gary Matthews, Don Hood, John D'Acquisto
181New York Yankees#1s, all 202236Mike Adamson, Carlos May, Dave Rader, Mike Phillips, Dan Ford
191New York Mets#1s, all 202243Bill Burbach, Bobby Grich, Gene Hiser, Terry Whitfield, Rob Dressler
201Los Angeles Dodgers#1s, all 202236Rick Rhoden, Jerry Manuel, Dale Berra, Dallas Williams, Bob Welch
211Toronto Blue Jays#1s, all 202241Joe Keough, Gorman Thomas, Dan Larson, Steve Swisher, Rick Sutcliffe
221Pittsburgh Pirates#1s, all 202237Jimmy McMath, Balor Moore, Bob Gorinski, Craig Reynolds, Chet Lemon
231St. Louis Cardinals#1s, all 202231Rich Chiles, Randy Stein, Randy Scarbery, Dave Ford, Billy Beane
241San Diego Padres (Tigers -- Justin Upton)#1s, all 202235Keith Lampard, Randy Elliott, Mike Miley, Steve Nicosia, Rich Dauer
251San Diego Padres (Royals -- Ian Kennedy)#1s, all 202236Bill Buckner, Dan Spillner, Bill Sharp, Jim Anderson, Buddy Biancalana
261Chicago White Sox (Giants -- Jeff Samardzija)#1s, all 202230Ken Rudolph, Jay Schlueter, Stan Papi, Todd Cruz, Jeff Byrd
271Baltimore Orioles (Marlins -- Wei-Yin Chen)#1s, all 202232Vida Blue, Chip Lang, Larry Anderson, Tom Underwood, Kevin Saucier
281Washington Nationals (Tigers -- Jordan Zimmermann)#1s, all 202239Alan Foster, Jim Mason, Joe Nolan, Ken Pape, Dan Warthen
291Washington Nationals (Rangers -- Ian Desmond)#1s, all 202233Del Unser, Dave Kingman, George Brett, Ellis Valentine, Tom McMillan
301Texas Rangers (Orioles -- Yovani Gallardo)#1s, all 202234Gary Timberlake, Jerry Reuss, Mike Rogodzinski, Terry Forster, Mike Schmidt
311New York Mets (Nationals -- Daniel Murphy)#1s, all 202227Sandy Vance, Mark Ballinger, Mike Sember, Tom Dodd, Greg Maddux
321Los Angeles Dodgers (Diamondbacks -- Zack Greinke)#1s, all 202233Jack Kucek, Mike Colbern, Ricky Wright, Dave Valle, Matt Young
331St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- John Lackey)#1s, all 202225Darrel Chaney, Milt Wilcox, Tommy Sandt, Jim Umbarger, Jerry Fry
341St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- Jason Heyward)#1s, all 202234Hugh Yancy, Dan Briggs, Jamie Easterly, Bruce Bochte, Terry Felton
351Cincinnati Reds (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202233Jim Minshall, Matt Alexander, Dennis DeBarr, Gary Hargis, Jim Weaver
361Los Angeles Dodgers (Unsigned Pick -- Andrew Suarez)#1s, all 202233Johnny Bench, Leo Foster, Art Gardner, Dave Bergman, Phil Huffman
371Oakland Athletics (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202227Rick Miller, Ron Jackson, Mike Heath, Mike Scott, Danny Heep
381Colorado Rockies (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202228Larry Hisle, Johnny Oates, Bob Molinaro, Ken Clay, Jackson Todd
391Arizona Diamondbacks (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202227Danny Thompson, John Gamble, Don Baylor, Dave Schmidt, Bobby Sprowl
401Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Marlins))#1s, all 202221Larry Gura, Steve Dillard, Kelly Paris, Doug Gwosdz, Dwayne Henry
411Pittsburgh Pirates (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202230Bob Stinson, Butch Metzger, Fred Lynn, Dwight Bernard, Eddie Miller
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
422Philadelphia Phillies#2s, all 202122Joe Moock, Dennis Leonard, Larry Whisenton, Mookie Wilson, Roger Smithberg
432Cincinnati Reds#2s, all 202127Gene Martin, Bill Greif, Bob Knepper, Keith Creel, Dave Van Gorder
442Atlanta Braves#2s, all 202128Jerry Don Gleaton, Chris Brown, Mike Fuentes, Jeff Robinson, Luis de los Santos
452Colorado Rockies#2s, all 202124Ken Poulsen, Mike Thompson, Adrian Devine, Jim Otten, Steve Shirley
462Milwaukee Brewers#2s, all 202129Lou Camilli, Bob Kaiser, Mark Wiley, Doug Bair, Frank Pastore
472Oakland Athletics#2s, all 202124Clay Kirby, Clint Compton, John Candelaria, Mike Grace, Paul Householder
482San Diego Padres#2s, all 202125Myron White, Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Brown, Sid Bream, Scott Kamieniecki
492Chicago White Sox#2s, all 202126Len Barker, Carney Lansford, Reggie Baldwin, Tim Burke, Tony Ferreira
502Seattle Mariners#2s, all 202127Bart Johnson, Dennis Eckersley, Tony Castillo, Joe Hesketh, Lemmie Miller
512Boston Red Sox#2s, all 202118Dick Baney, Frank Duffy, Dan Morogiello, Darryl Motley, Barry Larkin
522Arizona Diamondbacks#2s, all 202126Ralph Garr, Steve Balboni, Marc Sullivan, Al Pardo, Dave Otto
532Tampa Bay Rays#2s, all 202127Andy Messersmith, Chris Ward, Gary Carter, Dave Oliver, Steve Bedrosian
542Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202121Lamar Johnson, Jerry Hairston, Jeff Little, Scott Sanderson, Steve Ontiveros
552Cleveland Guardians#2s, all 202124Frank Tepedino, Bert Blyleven, Ed Putman, Pat Kelly, Kurt Seibert
562Minnesota Twins#2s, all 202128Richie Zisk, Larry Herndon, Willie Norwood, Pete Vuckovich, Jose Barrios
572Toronto Blue Jays (Unsigned Pick -- Brady Singer)#2s, all 202129Steve Lawson, Lance Rautzhan, Wayne Cage, Ruppert Jones, Dave Tobik
582Washington Nationals#2s, all 202129Bill Champion, Jim Magnuson, Don Carrithers, Fred Cambria, Dennis Lewallyn
592San Francisco Giants#2s, all 202122John LaRose, Roger McDowell, Chris Jones, Dean Palmer, John Hope
602Los Angeles Angels#2s, all 202123Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Larvell Blanks, Fred Lynn, Paul Siebert
612Houston Astros#2s, all 202134Ken Holtzman, Mike Jorgensen, Larry Gowell, Buddy Hunter, Billy Smith
622New York Yankees#2s, all 202121Rawly Eastwick, José DeLeón, Tony Mack, Alex Arias, Billy Ashley
632Texas Rangers#2s, all 202131Elliott Maddox, Alan Ashby, Mike Gordon, Eddie Murray, Alan Knicely
642New York Mets#2s, all 202124Charlie Vaughan, Skip Jutze, Dennis Lamp, Mike Ramsey, Fran Mullins
652Los Angeles Dodgers#2s, all 202122Mike Pazik, Bob Detherage, Wally Whitehurst, Anthony Telford, Dan Peltier
662Toronto Blue Jays#2s, all 202123Ken Boswell, Horace Speed, Willie Prall, Joe Simpson, Gary Cooper
672Kansas City Royals#2s, all 202125Bob Spence, Mike McQueen, Bill Gilbreth, Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry
682Pittsburgh Pirates#2s, all 202121Stan Bahnsen, Fred Kendall, Mick Kelleher, Jim Gideon, Don Robinson
692Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202126Ken Reynolds, Rod Gilbreath, Ken Kravec, Mike Madden, Mike Davis
702St. Louis Cardinals#2s, all 202121Jesse Jefferson, Paul Moskau, Britt Burns, Rob Woodward, John Vander Wal
712San Diego Padres (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202126Bob Reed, Buddy Schultz, Kiko Garcia, John Poloni, Floyd Bannister
722Cleveland Guardians (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202124Bob Didier, Rudy Arroyo, Mitchell Page, Roy Smith, Mike Greenwell
732Minnesota Twins (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202122Harry Parker, Pete Mackanin, Floyd Rayford, Jim Pankovits, Pat Sheridan
742Minnesota Twins (Unsigned Pick -- Kyle Cody)#2s, all 202128Graig Nettles, Les Cain, Steve Simpson, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry
752Milwaukee Brewers (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202123Don McCormack, Jason Thompson, Joe Lefebvre, Tino Martinez, Scott Radinsky
762Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Orioles))#2s, all 202122Pat Jacquez, Jim Nettles, Brian Doyle, Don Crow, Dan Pasqua
772Tampa Bay Rays (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202120Rich Folkers, Rudy Meoli, Mark Ryal, Freddie Toliver, Phil Lombardi
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
783Philadelphia Phillies#3s, all 202021Steve Busby, Mike Wallace, Joe Zdeb, Barry Cort, Bud Anderson
793Cincinnati Reds#3s, all 202022Pete Koegel, George Riley, Keith Drumright, Rick Behenna, Jim Presley
803Atlanta Braves#3s, all 202025Fred Rath, Steve Yeager, Greg Gross, Lee Guetterman, Phil Stephenson
813Colorado Rockies#3s, all 202016Tom Poquette, Jerry Mumphrey, Bob Pate, Andre Robertson, Dave Cochrane
823Milwaukee Brewers#3s, all 202022Dave Hamilton, Jim McKee, Dave Machemer, Thad Bosley, Mike Woodard
833Oakland Athletics#3s, all 202019Cliff Johnson, Mark Williamson, Dave Liddell, Steve Wilson, Rudy Seánez
843Miami Marlins#3s, all 202019Bruce Robinson, Dickie Noles, Brian Allard, Jim Gott, Matt Williams
853San Diego Padres#3s, all 202029Terry Harmon, Ike Brookens, Burt Hooton, Jim Wright, Andy Replogle
863Chicago White Sox#3s, all 202022Mickey Klutts, Ozzie Smith, Larry Ray, Terry Taylor, Kent Anderson
873Seattle Mariners#3s, all 202015Joe Henderson, Larry Yount, George Wright, Dave Hostetler, Doug Drabek
883Boston Red Sox#3s, all 202015George Zeber, Ted Wilborn, John Russell, Kirk McCaskill, Chris Hatcher
893Arizona Diamondbacks#3s, all 202019Tom Paciorek, John Pacella, Ron Meridith, Rod Booker, Randy Johnson
903Tampa Bay Rays#3s, all 202018Hank Small, Dan Rohn, Jerry Ujdur, Will Clark, Pat Gomez
913Baltimore Orioles#3s, all 202020George Stone, Ed Farmer, Rick Anderson, Jim Beattie, Curt Wilkerson
923Cleveland Guardians#3s, all 202022Rich Robertson, Jeff Terpko, Bill Stein, Dan Meyer, Mike Witt
933Minnesota Twins#3s, all 202020Wayne Garland, George Bjorkman, Paul O'Neill, Mitch Lyden, Gary Wayne
943Washington Nationals#3s, all 202021Ron Dunn, Rowland Office, Scott Brown, Chris Green, Sean Berry
953San Francisco Giants#3s, all 202019Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Paul Jata, Al Autry, Timothy Jones
963Los Angeles Angels#3s, all 202022Jan Dukes, Mike Darr, Rickey Henderson, Stew Cliburn, Randy Kutcher
973Houston Astros#3s, all 202024Dave Lemonds, Dave Goltz, Dave Criscione, Randy Jones, Ken Pape
983New York Yankees#3s, all 202019Ken Frailing, Jim Wright, Jack Morris, Jay Baller, Tom Gorman
993Texas Rangers#3s, all 202016Dave Johnson, Jim Morrison, Lou Whitaker, Bruce Benedict, Brian Dubois
1003New York Mets#3s, all 202020Ron Cash, Tommy Smith, Dave Freisleben, Rich Wortham, George Vukovich
1013Los Angeles Dodgers#3s, all 202018Pat Scanlon, Charlie Moore, Dennis Blair, Jim Beswick, Roger Holt
1023Toronto Blue Jays#3s, all 202021Warren Bogle, Bobby Mitchell, Gary Beare, Joe Price, Randy Hennis
1033Kansas City Royals#3s, all 202017Mike Macha, Greg Keatley, Carl Nichols, Eric Plunk, Pat Clements
1043Chicago Cubs#3s, all 202024Wayne Garrett, Mike Nagy, Bob Shirley, Tim Lollar, Ronn Reynolds
1053Pittsburgh Pirates#3s, all 202014Bob Chlupsa, Mike Colbern, Rich Gale, Bo Jackson, Riccardo Ingram
1063St. Louis Cardinals#3s, all 202015John Doherty, Stan Cliburn, Tim Raines, Dave Stieb, Mike Birkbeck

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