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 202396556Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Mauer, Adrián González
21Cincinnati Reds#1s, all 202361053Reggie Jackson, Will Clark, J.D. Drew, Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett
31Atlanta Braves#1s, all 202351950Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Matt Williams, Evan Longoria, Lonnie Smith
41Colorado Rockies#1s, all 202355448Barry Larkin, Kevin Brown, Dave Winfield, Thurman Munson, Darrell Porter
51Milwaukee Brewers#1s, all 202337640Dwight Gooden, Mark Teixeira, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Ryan Braun
61Oakland Athletics#1s, all 202352346Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Zack Greinke, Andy Van Slyke
71Miami Marlins#1s, all 202332844Frank Thomas, Clayton Kershaw, Troy Tulowitzki, Nick Markakis, Prince Fielder
81San Diego Padres#1s, all 202324739Todd Helton, Jay Bell, Jim Abbott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Detroit Tigers#1s, all 202325938Kevin Appier, Barry Zito, Geoff Jenkins, John Danks, Mark Kotsay
101Chicago White Sox#1s, all 202345848Mark McGwire, Robin Ventura, Ted Simmons, Eric Chavez, Tim Wallach
111Seattle Mariners#1s, all 202318943Andrew McCutchen, Max Scherzer, Greg Luzinski, Shane Mack, Walt Weiss
121Boston Red Sox#1s, all 202330038Nomar Garciaparra, Kirk Gibson, Jered Weaver, Billy Wagner, Delino DeShields
131Tampa Bay Rays#1s, all 202330333Manny Ramirez, Frank Tanana, Paul Konerko, Garry Templeton, Gary Nolan
141Cleveland Guardians#1s, all 202328244Derrek Lee, Jason Heyward, Tino Martinez, Cliff Floyd, Jason Varitek
151Minnesota Twins#1s, all 202327132Chase Utley, Jim Rice, Chris Carpenter, Richie Hebner, Scott Kazmir
161Los Angeles Angels#1s, all 202328341Lance Berkman, Lance Parrish, Shawn Green, Nick Swisher, Bernie Carbo
171Houston Astros#1s, all 202328441Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Gary Matthews, Charles Nagy, Jeromy Burnitz
181New York Yankees#1s, all 202314537Willie Wilson, R.A. Dickey, Glenn Wilson, Joe Magrane, Dan Ford
191New York Mets#1s, all 202336043Roger Clemens, Bobby Grich, Alex Ríos, Mike Scioscia, Shannon Stewart
201Los Angeles Dodgers#1s, all 202338137Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Torii Hunter, Bob Welch, Rick Rhoden
211Toronto Blue Jays#1s, all 202315241Rick Sutcliffe, Jason Varitek, Gorman Thomas, Jake Westbrook, Todd Worrell
221Pittsburgh Pirates#1s, all 202338939Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Chet Lemon, Bruce Hurst, Jayson Werth
231St. Louis Cardinals#1s, all 202316131Jason Kendall, Mo Vaughn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Aaron Sele, Luis Alicea
241San Diego Padres (Tigers -- Justin Upton)#1s, all 202311436Alex Fernandez, Rondell White, Chad Billingsley, Rich Dauer, Terry Mulholland
251San Diego Padres (Royals -- Ian Kennedy)#1s, all 202317336Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Trout, Matt Cain, Bill Buckner, Matt Garza
261Chicago White Sox (Giants -- Jeff Samardzija)#1s, all 202312431Alan Trammell, Dave Henderson, Dan Plesac, Brent Gates, Jeremy Bonderman
271Baltimore Orioles (Marlins -- Wei-Yin Chen)#1s, all 202311433Vida Blue, Pete Harnisch, Rick Porcello, Tom Underwood, Todd Jones
281Washington Nationals (Tigers -- Jordan Zimmermann)#1s, all 202313739Lee Smith, Charles Johnson, Colby Rasmus, Darrin Jackson, Jamey Wright
291Washington Nationals (Rangers -- Ian Desmond)#1s, all 202325633George Brett, Adam Wainwright, Bill Swift, Del Unser, Dave Kingman
301Texas Rangers (Orioles -- Yovani Gallardo)#1s, all 202334735Mike Schmidt, David Wells, Jerry Reuss, Travis Fryman, Brian Jordan
311New York Mets (Nationals -- Daniel Murphy)#1s, all 202314527Greg Maddux, Jarrod Washburn, J.P. Howell, Kirt Manwaring, Aaron Heilman
321Los Angeles Dodgers (Diamondbacks -- Zack Greinke)#1s, all 20238534Dave Magadan, Justin Thompson, Dave Valle, Roger Pavlik, Allan Anderson
331St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- John Lackey)#1s, all 20235626Mike Gallego, Dave Burba, Milt Wilcox, Brad Wilkerson, Floyd Youmans
341St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs -- Jason Heyward)#1s, all 202310334Mark Gubicza, Bruce Bochte, Arthur Rhodes, Todd Frazier, Bruce Ruffin
351Cincinnati Reds (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202315635Johnny Damon, Mark Langston, Aaron Rowand, Mark Bellhorn, Brian Hunter
361Los Angeles Dodgers (Unsigned Pick -- Andrew Suarez)#1s, all 202322233Randy Johnson, Johnny Bench, Erik Hanson, Bobby Jones, Dave Bergman
371Oakland Athletics (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202319227Frank Viola, Troy Glaus, Adam Jones, Mike Scott, Rick Miller
381Colorado Rockies (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202316730David Wright, Butch Wynegar, Larry Hisle, Gio Gonzalez, Kelly Johnson
391Arizona Diamondbacks (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 202325027Barry Bonds, Don Baylor, Todd Hundley, Lance Lynn, Mel Hall
401Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Marlins))#1s, all 20238523Kevin Tapani, Larry Gura, Milton Bradley, Huston Street, Luke Hochevar
411Pittsburgh Pirates (Competitive Balance Pick)#1s, all 20239732Fred Lynn, Dan Plesac, Joba Chamberlain, Trever Miller, Lance McCullers
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
422Philadelphia Phillies#2s, all 20228023Dennis Leonard, Mookie Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Marlon Anderson, Garrett Richards
432Cincinnati Reds#2s, all 20225128Bob Knepper, Mark Prior, Scott Hatteberg, Wade Miley, Jimmy Gobble
442Atlanta Braves#2s, all 20229930Joey Votto, Jon Lieber, Bob Wickman, Chris Brown, Jeff Robinson
452Colorado Rockies#2s, all 20222526Jed Lowrie, Gerald Laird, Tom Gorzelanny, John Dopson, Adrian Devine
462Milwaukee Brewers#2s, all 202216930Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Yovani Gallardo, Doug Bair, Logan Forsythe
472Oakland Athletics#2s, all 202217624Tom Glavine, John Candelaria, Albert Belle, Clay Kirby, Dave Hansen
482San Diego Padres#2s, all 202215625Cal Ripken Jr., Josh Donaldson, Sid Bream, Chris Singleton, Scott Kamieniecki
492Chicago White Sox#2s, all 202219327Carlos Beltrán, Carney Lansford, Jeff Suppan, Len Barker, Derek Bell
502Seattle Mariners#2s, all 202218427Dennis Eckersley, Al Leiter, Brian Roberts, Adam Dunn, Seth Smith
512Boston Red Sox#2s, all 20228418Barry Larkin, Frank Duffy, Chris Haney, Anthony Gose, Tim Scott
522Arizona Diamondbacks#2s, all 20227328Carl Crawford, Ralph Garr, J.P. Howell, Ryan Sweeney, Matt Belisle
532Tampa Bay Rays#2s, all 202216128Gary Carter, Andy Messersmith, Phil Bradley, Sean Casey, Steve Bedrosian
542Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202210322Scott Sanderson, Randy Wolf, Brett Tomko, Steve Ontiveros, Tommy Hunter
552Cleveland Guardians#2s, all 202219124Bert Blyleven, Todd Helton, Todd Zeile, Brett Anderson, Dave Bush
562Minnesota Twins#2s, all 202214828Jimmy Key, J.J. Hardy, Richie Zisk, Pete Vuckovich, Larry Herndon
572Toronto Blue Jays (Unsigned Pick -- Brady Singer)#2s, all 202213429Jon Lester, Brandon Phillips, Ruppert Jones, Brandon Inge, Dan Schatzeder
582Washington Nationals#2s, all 202219731Tony Gwynn, Jason Giambi, Rick Aguilera, Rance Mulliniks, Scott Baker
592San Francisco Giants#2s, all 20224823Dean Palmer, Nolan Arenado, Roger McDowell, Ryan Doumit, Brandon League
602Los Angeles Angels#2s, all 202213224Fred Lynn, Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Ryan Ludwick, Jonathan Broxton
612Houston Astros#2s, all 20228335Ken Holtzman, Craig Swan, Joe Magrane, Jesse Crain, Mike Jorgensen
622New York Yankees#2s, all 20226724Andre Ethier, José DeLeón, Jeff Weaver, Scott Sullivan, Rawly Eastwick
632Texas Rangers#2s, all 202216532Eddie Murray, Darren Oliver, Zane Smith, Elliott Maddox, Jason Kipnis
642New York Mets#2s, all 20227824Hunter Pence, Brian McCann, Dennis Lamp, Chuck Crim, Scott Servais
652Los Angeles Dodgers#2s, all 20228022Dustin Pedroia, Randy Winn, Wally Whitehurst, Ben Broussard, Anthony Telford
662Toronto Blue Jays#2s, all 20225724Chase Headley, Ryan Dempster, Trevor Cahill, Ken Boswell, Fred Lewis
672Kansas City Royals#2s, all 202223326Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry, Wally Joyner, Mike Moore, Jordan Zimmermann
682Pittsburgh Pirates#2s, all 20229921John Lackey, Stan Bahnsen, Don Robinson, Jason Vargas, Drew Smyly
692Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 202210926Tim Salmon, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Davis, Scott Cooper, Ken Kravec
702St. Louis Cardinals#2s, all 20226521Britt Burns, Aaron Cook, Andrelton Simmons, John Vander Wal, Jon Nunnally
712San Diego Padres (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202214827Ken Caminiti, Floyd Bannister, A.J. Pierzynski, Danny Tartabull, Justin Masterson
722Cleveland Guardians (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202215924Ray Lankford, Dan Haren, Mike Greenwell, Shane Reynolds, Aaron Boone
732Minnesota Twins (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 20224523Sid Fernandez, Pat Sheridan, Bryan Shaw, Kevin Slowey, Ken Howell
742Minnesota Twins (Unsigned Pick -- Kyle Cody)#2s, all 202220328Graig Nettles, David Cone, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry, Jon Jay
752Milwaukee Brewers (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 202212123Tino Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Jason Thompson, Yunel Escobar, Wade Davis
762Atlanta Braves (Competitive Balance Pick (from Orioles))#2s, all 202213423Chase Utley, Marquis Grissom, Giancarlo Stanton, Dan Pasqua, Nick Hundley
772Tampa Bay Rays (Competitive Balance Pick)#2s, all 2022320Rich Folkers, Alex Wilson, Ken Patterson, José Morales, Blake Wood
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
783Philadelphia Phillies#3s, all 20214521Steve Busby, Freddie Freeman, Ryan Theriot, John Habyan, Ryan Garko
793Cincinnati Reds#3s, all 20217722John Olerud, Zack Cozart, Dave Fleming, DJ LeMahieu, Jordy Mercer
803Atlanta Braves#3s, all 20219725Curtis Granderson, Steve Yeager, Shaun Marcum, Greg Gross, Todd Hollandsworth
813Colorado Rockies#3s, all 20212816Jerry Mumphrey, Eric Sogard, Tom Poquette, Andre Robertson, Steven Shell
823Milwaukee Brewers#3s, all 20216322Kyle Seager, Phil Nevin, David Weathers, Alex Ochoa, Mike Morse
833Oakland Athletics#3s, all 20217619Barry Zito, Cliff Johnson, Adam Lind, Mark Williamson, Rudy Seánez
843Miami Marlins#3s, all 20217520Jeremy Guthrie, Ian Desmond, J.J. Putz, Jim Gott, Jim Mecir
853San Diego Padres#3s, all 202113830Burt Hooton, Denny Neagle, Rob Deer, Brian Harper, Bobby Thigpen
863Chicago White Sox#3s, all 202110223Ozzie Smith, Matt Clement, Shawn Chacón, Chad Ogea, Kent Anderson
873Seattle Mariners#3s, all 20214116Doug Drabek, Danny Espinosa, Jack Hannahan, Bill Wilkinson, David Hale
883Boston Red Sox#3s, all 20212616Kirk McCaskill, Alex Cora, Eli Marrero, Bryan Morris, Alberto Castillo
893Arizona Diamondbacks#3s, all 202117519Randy Johnson, Justin Morneau, Chris Young, Nick Johnson, Drew Stubbs
903Tampa Bay Rays#3s, all 202111618Will Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Sean Rodríguez, Ben Paulsen, Josh Rupe
913Baltimore Orioles#3s, all 20214520Jim Beattie, Adam Everett, Jeremy Affeldt, George Stone, Wil Myers
923Cleveland Guardians#3s, all 20214423Mike Witt, J.A. Happ, Bill Stein, Ricky Horton, Curt Young
933Minnesota Twins#3s, all 20215120Paul O'Neill, Wayne Garland, Gary Wayne, Javier Valentín, Johnny Ruffin
943Washington Nationals#3s, all 20217122David Justice, Joe Smith, Scott Downs, Chris Stynes, Sean Berry
953San Francisco Giants#3s, all 20217719Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Roger Bailey, Willie Bloomquist, Scott Chiamparino
963Los Angeles Angels#3s, all 202115322Rickey Henderson, Craig Kimbrel, Charlie Hayes, Kent Bottenfield, Danny Duffy
973Houston Astros#3s, all 20217024Dave Goltz, Randy Jones, Mike Macfarlane, Matt Harrison, Lenn Sakata
983New York Yankees#3s, all 20215820Jack Morris, Scott Hairston, Joe Kelly, Ken Frailing, Mike Ignasiak
993Texas Rangers#3s, all 202110017Lou Whitaker, Jim Morrison, Bruce Benedict, Jon Rauch, Taylor Teagarden
1003New York Mets#3s, all 20216120Ron Gant, Shane Mack, Josh Bard, Dave Freisleben, George Vukovich
1013Los Angeles Dodgers#3s, all 20213619Jonathan Lucroy, Charlie Moore, Danny Graves, Dennis Blair, Ryan Langerhans
1023Toronto Blue Jays#3s, all 20211522Joe Price, Vance Worley, Jensen Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Randy Hennis
1033Kansas City Royals#3s, all 20213018Eric Plunk, Russ Ortiz, Paul Sorrento, Pat Clements, Josh Hancock
1043Chicago Cubs#3s, all 20218525David DeJesus, Wayne Garrett, Mike Henneman, Bob Shirley, Mark Guthrie
1053Pittsburgh Pirates#3s, all 20217414Cliff Lee, Hank Blalock, James Baldwin, Bo Jackson, Rich Gale
1063St. Louis Cardinals#3s, all 202112815Tim Raines, Dave Stieb, Zach Miner, Wes Littleton, Mike Birkbeck

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