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 202496556Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Mauer, Adrián González
21Cincinnati Reds#1s, all 202461053Reggie Jackson, Will Clark, J.D. Drew, Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett
31Atlanta Braves#1s, all 202451950Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Matt Williams, Evan Longoria, Lonnie Smith
41Colorado Rockies#1s, all 202455449Barry Larkin, Kevin Brown, Dave Winfield, Thurman Munson, Darrell Porter
51Milwaukee Brewers#1s, all 202437540Dwight Gooden, Mark Teixeira, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Ryan Braun
61Athletics#1s, all 202452346Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Zack Greinke, Andy Van Slyke
71Miami Marlins#1s, all 202432845Frank Thomas, Clayton Kershaw, Troy Tulowitzki, Nick Markakis, Prince Fielder
81San Diego Padres#1s, all 202424739Todd Helton, Jay Bell, Jim Abbott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Detroit Tigers#1s, all 202425940Kevin Appier, Barry Zito, Geoff Jenkins, John Danks, Mark Kotsay
101Chicago White Sox#1s, all 202445848Mark McGwire, Robin Ventura, Ted Simmons, Tim Wallach, Eric Chavez
111Seattle Mariners#1s, all 202418943Andrew McCutchen, Max Scherzer, Greg Luzinski, Shane Mack, Walt Weiss
121Boston Red Sox#1s, all 202430038Nomar Garciaparra, Kirk Gibson, Jered Weaver, Billy Wagner, Delino DeShields
131Tampa Bay Rays#1s, all 202430334Manny Ramirez, Frank Tanana, Paul Konerko, Garry Templeton, Gary Nolan
141Cleveland Guardians#1s, all 202428245Derrek Lee, Jason Heyward, Tino Martinez, Cliff Floyd, Jason Varitek
151Minnesota Twins#1s, all 202427133Chase Utley, Jim Rice, Chris Carpenter, Richie Hebner, Scott Kazmir
161Los Angeles Angels#1s, all 202428341Lance Berkman, Lance Parrish, Shawn Green, Nick Swisher, Roberto Hernández
171Houston Astros#1s, all 202428441Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Gary Matthews, Charles Nagy, Jeromy Burnitz
181New York Yankees#1s, all 202414537Willie Wilson, R.A. Dickey, Glenn Wilson, Joe Magrane, Dan Ford
191New York Mets#1s, all 202436044Roger Clemens, Bobby Grich, Alex Ríos, Mike Scioscia, Shannon Stewart
201Los Angeles Dodgers#1s, all 202438137Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Torii Hunter, Bob Welch, Rick Rhoden
211Toronto Blue Jays#1s, all 202415241Rick Sutcliffe, Jason Varitek, Gorman Thomas, Jake Westbrook, Todd Worrell
221Pittsburgh Pirates#1s, all 202438939Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Chet Lemon, Bruce Hurst, Jayson Werth
231St. Louis Cardinals#1s, all 202416131Jason Kendall, Mo Vaughn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Aaron Sele, Luis Alicea
241San Diego Padres (Tigers -- Justin Upton)#1s, all 202411436Alex Fernandez, Rondell White, Chad Billingsley, Rich Dauer, Terry Mulholland
251San Diego Padres (Royals -- Ian Kennedy)#1s, all 202417337Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Trout, Matt Cain, Bill Buckner, Matt Garza
261Chicago White Sox (Giants -- Jeff Samardzija)#1s, all 202412432Alan Trammell, Dave Henderson, Dan Plesac, Brent Gates, Jeremy Bonderman
271Baltimore Orioles (Marlins -- Wei-Yin Chen)#1s, all 202411433Vida Blue, Pete Harnisch, Rick Porcello, Tom Underwood, Todd Jones
281Washington Nationals (Tigers -- Jordan Zimmermann)#1s, all 202413739Lee Smith, Charles Johnson, Colby Rasmus, Darrin Jackson, Jamey Wright
291Washington Nationals (Rangers -- Ian Desmond)#1s, all 202425633George Brett, Adam Wainwright, Bill Swift, Del Unser, Dave Kingman
301Texas Rangers (Orioles -- Yovani Gallardo)#1s, all 202434735Mike Schmidt, David Wells, Jerry Reuss, Travis Fryman, Brian Jordan
311New York Mets (Nationals -- Daniel Murphy)#1s, all 202414527Greg Maddux, Jarrod Washburn, J.P. Howell, Kirt Manwaring, Aaron Heilman
321Los Angeles Dodgers (Diamondbacks -- Zack Greinke)#1s, all 20248534Dave Magadan, Justin Thompson, Dave Valle, Roger Pavlik, Allan Anderson
331St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- John Lackey)#1s, all 20245626Mike Gallego, Dave Burba, Milt Wilcox, Brad Wilkerson, Floyd Youmans
341St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- Jason Heyward)#1s, all 202410334Mark Gubicza, Bruce Bochte, Arthur Rhodes, Todd Frazier, Bruce Ruffin
351Cincinnati Reds (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202415535Johnny Damon, Mark Langston, Aaron Rowand, Mark Bellhorn, Brian Hunter
361Los Angeles Dodgers (Unsigned Pick -- Andrew Suarez)#1s, all 202422235Randy Johnson, Johnny Bench, Erik Hanson, Bobby Jones, Dave Bergman
371Athletics (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202419127Frank Viola, Troy Glaus, Adam Jones, Mike Scott, Rick Miller
381Colorado Rockies (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202416630David Wright, Butch Wynegar, Larry Hisle, Gio Gonzalez, Kelly Johnson
391Arizona Diamondbacks (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202425027Barry Bonds, Don Baylor, Todd Hundley, Lance Lynn, Mel Hall
401Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Marlins))#1s, all 20248523Kevin Tapani, Larry Gura, Milton Bradley, Huston Street, Luke Hochevar
411Pittsburgh Pirates (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 20249632Fred Lynn, Dan Plesac, Joba Chamberlain, Trever Miller, Lance McCullers
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
422Philadelphia Phillies#2s, all 20238023Dennis Leonard, Mookie Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Marlon Anderson, Garrett Richards
432Cincinnati Reds#2s, all 20235128Bob Knepper, Mark Prior, Scott Hatteberg, Wade Miley, Jimmy Gobble
442Atlanta Braves#2s, all 20239930Joey Votto, Jon Lieber, Bob Wickman, Chris Brown, Jeff Robinson
452Colorado Rockies#2s, all 20232526Jed Lowrie, Gerald Laird, Tom Gorzelanny, John Dopson, Adrian Devine
462Milwaukee Brewers#2s, all 202317030Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Yovani Gallardo, Doug Bair, Logan Forsythe
472Athletics#2s, all 202317624Tom Glavine, John Candelaria, Albert Belle, Clay Kirby, Dave Hansen
482San Diego Padres#2s, all 202315625Cal Ripken Jr., Josh Donaldson, Sid Bream, Chris Singleton, Scott Kamieniecki
492Chicago White Sox#2s, all 202319328Carlos Beltrán, Carney Lansford, Jeff Suppan, Len Barker, Derek Bell
502Seattle Mariners#2s, all 202318427Dennis Eckersley, Al Leiter, Brian Roberts, Adam Dunn, Seth Smith
512Boston Red Sox#2s, all 20238418Barry Larkin, Frank Duffy, Chris Haney, Anthony Gose, Tim Scott
522Arizona Diamondbacks#2s, all 20237329Carl Crawford, Ralph Garr, J.P. Howell, Ryan Sweeney, Matt Belisle
532Tampa Bay Rays#2s, all 202316128Gary Carter, Andy Messersmith, Phil Bradley, Sean Casey, Steve Bedrosian
542Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202310322Scott Sanderson, Randy Wolf, Brett Tomko, Steve Ontiveros, Tommy Hunter
552Cleveland Guardians#2s, all 202319125Bert Blyleven, Todd Helton, Todd Zeile, Brett Anderson, Dave Bush
562Minnesota Twins#2s, all 202314828Jimmy Key, J.J. Hardy, Richie Zisk, Pete Vuckovich, Larry Herndon
572Toronto Blue Jays (Unsigned Pick -- Brady Singer)#2s, all 202313431Jon Lester, Brandon Phillips, Ruppert Jones, Brandon Inge, Dan Schatzeder
582Washington Nationals#2s, all 202319732Tony Gwynn, Jason Giambi, Rick Aguilera, Rance Mulliniks, Scott Baker
592San Francisco Giants#2s, all 20234823Dean Palmer, Nolan Arenado, Roger McDowell, Ryan Doumit, Brandon League
602Los Angeles Angels#2s, all 202313224Fred Lynn, Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Ryan Ludwick, Jonathan Broxton
612Houston Astros#2s, all 20238335Ken Holtzman, Craig Swan, Joe Magrane, Jesse Crain, Mike Jorgensen
622New York Yankees#2s, all 20236824Andre Ethier, José DeLeón, Jeff Weaver, Scott Sullivan, Rawly Eastwick
632Texas Rangers#2s, all 202316532Eddie Murray, Darren Oliver, Zane Smith, Elliott Maddox, Jason Kipnis
642New York Mets#2s, all 20237824Brian McCann, Hunter Pence, Dennis Lamp, Chuck Crim, Scott Servais
652Los Angeles Dodgers#2s, all 20238022Dustin Pedroia, Randy Winn, Wally Whitehurst, Ben Broussard, Anthony Telford
662Toronto Blue Jays#2s, all 20235824Chase Headley, Ryan Dempster, Trevor Cahill, Ken Boswell, Fred Lewis
672Kansas City Royals#2s, all 202323326Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry, Wally Joyner, Mike Moore, Jordan Zimmermann
682Pittsburgh Pirates#2s, all 20239921John Lackey, Stan Bahnsen, Don Robinson, Jason Vargas, Drew Smyly
692Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202310927Tim Salmon, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Davis, Scott Cooper, Ken Kravec
702St. Louis Cardinals#2s, all 20236522Britt Burns, Aaron Cook, Andrelton Simmons, John Vander Wal, Jon Nunnally
712San Diego Padres (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202314827Ken Caminiti, Floyd Bannister, A.J. Pierzynski, Danny Tartabull, Justin Masterson
722Cleveland Guardians (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202315824Ray Lankford, Dan Haren, Mike Greenwell, Shane Reynolds, Aaron Boone
732Minnesota Twins (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 20234523Sid Fernandez, Pat Sheridan, Bryan Shaw, Kevin Slowey, Ken Howell
742Minnesota Twins (Unsigned Pick -- Kyle Cody)#2s, all 202320329Graig Nettles, David Cone, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry, Jon Jay
752Milwaukee Brewers (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202312123Tino Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Jason Thompson, Yunel Escobar, Wade Davis
762Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Orioles))#2s, all 202313423Chase Utley, Marquis Grissom, Giancarlo Stanton, Dan Pasqua, Nick Hundley
772Tampa Bay Rays (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 2023320Rich Folkers, Alex Wilson, Ken Patterson, José Morales, Blake Wood
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
783Philadelphia Phillies#3s, all 20224521Steve Busby, Freddie Freeman, Ryan Theriot, John Habyan, Ryan Garko
793Cincinnati Reds#3s, all 20227722John Olerud, Zack Cozart, Dave Fleming, Jordy Mercer, DJ LeMahieu
803Atlanta Braves#3s, all 20229725Curtis Granderson, Steve Yeager, Shaun Marcum, Greg Gross, Todd Hollandsworth
813Colorado Rockies#3s, all 20222916Jerry Mumphrey, Eric Sogard, Tom Poquette, Andre Robertson, Steven Shell
823Milwaukee Brewers#3s, all 20226322Kyle Seager, Phil Nevin, David Weathers, Alex Ochoa, Mike Morse
833Athletics#3s, all 20227619Barry Zito, Cliff Johnson, Adam Lind, Mark Williamson, Rudy Seánez
843Miami Marlins#3s, all 20227520Jeremy Guthrie, Ian Desmond, J.J. Putz, Jim Gott, Jim Mecir
853San Diego Padres#3s, all 202213731Burt Hooton, Denny Neagle, Rob Deer, Brian Harper, Bobby Thigpen
863Chicago White Sox#3s, all 202210223Ozzie Smith, Matt Clement, Shawn Chacón, Chad Ogea, Kent Anderson
873Seattle Mariners#3s, all 20224116Doug Drabek, Danny Espinosa, Jack Hannahan, Bill Wilkinson, David Hale
883Boston Red Sox#3s, all 20222616Kirk McCaskill, Alex Cora, Eli Marrero, Bryan Morris, Alberto Castillo
893Arizona Diamondbacks#3s, all 202217519Randy Johnson, Justin Morneau, Chris Young, Nick Johnson, Drew Stubbs
903Tampa Bay Rays#3s, all 202211618Will Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Sean Rodríguez, Ben Paulsen, Josh Rupe
913Baltimore Orioles#3s, all 20224520Jim Beattie, Adam Everett, Jeremy Affeldt, George Stone, Wil Myers
923Cleveland Guardians#3s, all 20224423Mike Witt, J.A. Happ, Bill Stein, Ricky Horton, Curt Young
933Minnesota Twins#3s, all 20225120Paul O'Neill, Wayne Garland, Gary Wayne, Javier Valentín, Johnny Ruffin
943Washington Nationals#3s, all 20227122David Justice, Joe Smith, Scott Downs, Chris Stynes, Sean Berry
953San Francisco Giants#3s, all 20227719Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Roger Bailey, Willie Bloomquist, Scott Chiamparino
963Los Angeles Angels#3s, all 202215323Rickey Henderson, Craig Kimbrel, Charlie Hayes, Kent Bottenfield, Danny Duffy
973Houston Astros#3s, all 20227024Dave Goltz, Randy Jones, Mike Macfarlane, Matt Harrison, Lenn Sakata
983New York Yankees#3s, all 20225821Jack Morris, Scott Hairston, Joe Kelly, Ken Frailing, Mike Ignasiak
993Texas Rangers#3s, all 202210017Lou Whitaker, Jim Morrison, Bruce Benedict, Jon Rauch, Taylor Teagarden
1003New York Mets#3s, all 20226120Ron Gant, Shane Mack, Josh Bard, Dave Freisleben, George Vukovich
1013Los Angeles Dodgers#3s, all 20223619Jonathan Lucroy, Charlie Moore, Danny Graves, Dennis Blair, Ryan Langerhans
1023Toronto Blue Jays#3s, all 20221523Joe Price, Vance Worley, Jensen Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Randy Hennis
1033Kansas City Royals#3s, all 20223018Eric Plunk, Russ Ortiz, Paul Sorrento, Pat Clements, Josh Hancock
1043Chicago Cubs#3s, all 20228525David DeJesus, Wayne Garrett, Mike Henneman, Bob Shirley, Mark Guthrie
1053Pittsburgh Pirates#3s, all 20227514Cliff Lee, Hank Blalock, James Baldwin, Bo Jackson, Rich Gale
1063St. Louis Cardinals#3s, all 202212815Tim Raines, Dave Stieb, Zach Miner, Wes Littleton, Mike Birkbeck

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