2018 MLB Draft Preview

The 2018 MLB Draft (54th June Amateur Draft) will take place on June 4th, 5th and 6th.

2018 Draft Order

2018 Draft Order Table
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
11Detroit Tigers$8,096,300#1s, all 2023102456Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Mauer, Adrián González
21San Francisco Giants$7,494,600#1s, all 202365953Reggie Jackson, Justin Verlander, Will Clark, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett
31Philadelphia Phillies$6,947,500#1s, all 202356250Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Evan Longoria, Matt Williams, Lonnie Smith
41Chicago White Sox$6,411,400#1s, all 202356548Barry Larkin, Kevin Brown, Dave Winfield, Thurman Munson, Darrell Porter
51Cincinnati Reds$5,946,400#1s, all 202339940Dwight Gooden, Mark Teixeira, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Ryan Braun
61New York Mets$5,525,200#1s, all 202355146Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Zack Greinke, Gary Sheffield, Andy Van Slyke
71San Diego Padres$5,226,500#1s, all 202335944Frank Thomas, Clayton Kershaw, Troy Tulowitzki, Nick Markakis, Prince Fielder
81Atlanta Braves$4,980,700#1s, all 202326339Todd Helton, Jay Bell, Jim Abbott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Oakland Athletics$4,761,500#1s, all 202326238Kevin Appier, Barry Zito, Geoff Jenkins, Mark Kotsay, Ron Darling
101Pittsburgh Pirates$4,560,200#1s, all 202347848Mark McGwire, Robin Ventura, Ted Simmons, Eric Chavez, Tim Wallach
111Baltimore Orioles$4,375,100#1s, all 202322743Max Scherzer, Andrew McCutchen, Greg Luzinski, Shane Mack, Neil Walker
121Toronto Blue Jays$4,200,900#1s, all 202330638Nomar Garciaparra, Kirk Gibson, Jered Weaver, Billy Wagner, Delino DeShields
131Miami Marlins$4,038,200#1s, all 202332233Manny Ramirez, Frank Tanana, Chris Sale, Paul Konerko, Garry Templeton
141Seattle Mariners$3,883,300#1s, all 202329344Derrek Lee, Jason Heyward, Tino Martinez, Cliff Floyd, Jason Varitek
151Texas Rangers$3,738,500#1s, all 202327632Chase Utley, Jim Rice, Chris Carpenter, Richie Hebner, Scott Kazmir
161Tampa Bay Rays$3,603,500#1s, all 202328841Lance Berkman, Lance Parrish, Shawn Green, Nick Swisher, Bernie Carbo
171Los Angeles Angels$3,472,900#1s, all 202330241Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Gary Matthews, Charles Nagy, Jeromy Burnitz
181Kansas City Royals$3,349,300#1s, all 202315937Willie Wilson, R.A. Dickey, Glenn Wilson, Joe Magrane, Dan Ford
191St. Louis Cardinals$3,231,700#1s, all 202336843Roger Clemens, Bobby Grich, Alex Ríos, Mike Scioscia, Shannon Stewart
201Minnesota Twins$3,120,000#1s, all 202339337Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Torii Hunter, Bob Welch, Rick Rhoden
211Milwaukee Brewers$3,013,600#1s, all 202316041Rick Sutcliffe, Jason Varitek, Gorman Thomas, Ian Kennedy, Jake Westbrook
221Colorado Rockies$2,912,300#1s, all 202339939Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Chet Lemon, Bruce Hurst, Jayson Werth
231New York Yankees$2,815,900#1s, all 202317431Jason Kendall, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mo Vaughn, Aaron Sele, Christian Yelich
241Chicago Cubs$2,724,000#1s, all 202311936Alex Fernandez, Rondell White, Chad Billingsley, Rich Dauer, Joe Blanton
251Arizona Diamondbacks$2,636,400#1s, all 202319336Mike Trout, Chuck Knoblauch, Matt Cain, Bill Buckner, Matt Garza
261Boston Red Sox$2,552,800#1s, all 202312431Alan Trammell, Dave Henderson, Dan Plesac, Brent Gates, Jeremy Bonderman
271Washington Nationals$2,472,700#1s, all 202311833Vida Blue, Pete Harnisch, Rick Porcello, Tom Underwood, Todd Jones
281Houston Astros$2,399,400#1s, all 202314339Lee Smith, Charles Johnson, Colby Rasmus, Gerrit Cole, Darrin Jackson
291Cleveland Guardians$2,332,700#1s, all 202326533George Brett, Adam Wainwright, Bill Swift, Del Unser, Dave Kingman
301Los Angeles Dodgers$2,275,800#1s, all 202334835Mike Schmidt, David Wells, Jerry Reuss, Travis Fryman, Brian Jordan
311Tampa Bay Rays (Orioles -- Alex Cobb )$2,224,400#1s, all 202314327Greg Maddux, Jarrod Washburn, J.P. Howell, Kirt Manwaring, Aaron Heilman
321Tampa Bay Rays (Unsigned Pick -- Drew Rasmussen )$2,171,700#1s, all 20239734Dave Magadan, Justin Thompson, Dave Valle, Roger Pavlik, Allan Anderson
331Kansas City Royals (Brewers -- Lorenzo Cain )$2,118,700#1s, all 20235626Mike Gallego, Dave Burba, Milt Wilcox, Brad Wilkerson, Floyd Youmans
341Kansas City Royals (Padres -- Eric Hosmer )$2,066,700#1s, all 202311834Mark Gubicza, Todd Frazier, Bruce Bochte, Arthur Rhodes, Bruce Ruffin
351Cleveland Guardians (Phillies -- Carlos Santana )$2,016,400#1s, all 202315535Johnny Damon, Mark Langston, Aaron Rowand, Mark Bellhorn, Brian Hunter
361Pittsburgh Pirates (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,967,900#1s, all 202322533Randy Johnson, Johnny Bench, Erik Hanson, Bobby Jones, Dave Bergman
371Baltimore Orioles (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,923,500#1s, all 202320127Frank Viola, Troy Glaus, Adam Jones, Mike Scott, Rick Miller
381San Diego Padres (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,878,300#1s, all 202318630David Wright, Butch Wynegar, Larry Hisle, Gio Gonzalez, Kelly Johnson
391Arizona Diamondbacks (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,834,500#1s, all 202325727Barry Bonds, Don Baylor, Lance Lynn, Todd Hundley, Mel Hall
401Kansas City Royals (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,786,300#1s, all 20239523Kevin Tapani, Larry Gura, Milton Bradley, Huston Street, Jackie Bradley Jr.
411Cleveland Guardians (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,744,800#1s, all 202310232Fred Lynn, Dan Plesac, Joba Chamberlain, Sean Doolittle, Lance McCullers
421Colorado Rockies (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,704,000#1s, all 20237923Dennis Leonard, Mookie Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Garrett Richards, Marlon Anderson
431St. Louis Cardinals (Competitive Balance Pick )$1,664,200#1s, all 20235528Bob Knepper, Mark Prior, Scott Hatteberg, Wade Miley, Taijuan Walker
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
442Detroit Tigers$1,625,500#2s, all 202212430Joey Votto, Jon Lieber, Bob Wickman, Michael Fulmer, Chris Brown
452San Francisco Giants$1,587,600#2s, all 20223426Jed Lowrie, Gerald Laird, Trevor Story, Tom Gorzelanny, John Dopson
462Chicago White Sox$1,556,100#2s, all 202217230Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Yovani Gallardo, Logan Forsythe, Doug Bair
472Cincinnati Reds$1,520,300#2s, all 202217924Tom Glavine, John Candelaria, Albert Belle, Clay Kirby, Dave Hansen
482New York Mets$1,485,100#2s, all 202216725Cal Ripken Jr., Josh Donaldson, Sid Bream, Chris Singleton, Scott Kamieniecki
492Atlanta Braves$1,450,500#2s, all 202219727Carlos Beltrán, Carney Lansford, Jeff Suppan, Len Barker, Derek Bell
502Oakland Athletics$1,414,200#2s, all 202218527Dennis Eckersley, Al Leiter, Brian Roberts, Adam Dunn, Seth Smith
512Pittsburgh Pirates$1,382,400#2s, all 20228318Barry Larkin, Frank Duffy, Chris Haney, Anthony Gose, Tim Scott
522Toronto Blue Jays$1,350,000#2s, all 20228028Carl Crawford, Ralph Garr, Matt Belisle, J.P. Howell, Ryan Sweeney
532Miami Marlins$1,318,500#2s, all 202215928Gary Carter, Andy Messersmith, Phil Bradley, Sean Casey, Steve Bedrosian
542Seattle Mariners$1,287,800#2s, all 202210822Scott Sanderson, Randy Wolf, Brett Tomko, Steve Ontiveros, Tommy Hunter
552Texas Rangers$1,257,500#2s, all 202219024Bert Blyleven, Todd Helton, Todd Zeile, Brett Anderson, Dave Bush
562Tampa Bay Rays$1,228,000#2s, all 202215328Jimmy Key, J.J. Hardy, Richie Zisk, Pete Vuckovich, Larry Herndon
572Los Angeles Angels$1,196,500#2s, all 202214629Jon Lester, Brandon Phillips, Ruppert Jones, Brandon Inge, Dan Schatzeder
582Kansas City Royals$1,168,300#2s, all 202219831Tony Gwynn, Jason Giambi, Rick Aguilera, Rance Mulliniks, Scott Baker
592Minnesota Twins$1,140,600#2s, all 20226723Nolan Arenado, Dean Palmer, Roger McDowell, Ryan Doumit, Jedd Gyorko
602Milwaukee Brewers$1,113,500#2s, all 202213124Fred Lynn, Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Ryan Ludwick, Jonathan Broxton
612New York Yankees$1,086,900#2s, all 20228635Ken Holtzman, Craig Swan, Joe Magrane, Jesse Crain, Mike Jorgensen
622Chicago Cubs$1,060,900#2s, all 20226924Andre Ethier, José DeLeón, Jeff Weaver, Scott Sullivan, Brad Miller
632Arizona Diamondbacks$1,035,500#2s, all 202216732Eddie Murray, Darren Oliver, Zane Smith, Jason Kipnis, Elliott Maddox
642Boston Red Sox$1,010,500#2s, all 20228324Hunter Pence, Brian McCann, Dennis Lamp, Chuck Crim, Jimmy Nelson
652Washington Nationals$986,200#2s, all 20228822Dustin Pedroia, Randy Winn, Wally Whitehurst, Ben Broussard, Anthony Telford
662Houston Astros$965,300#2s, all 20226324Chase Headley, Ryan Dempster, Trevor Cahill, Ken Boswell, Dave Engle
672Cleveland Guardians$939,700#2s, all 202223626Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry, Wally Joyner, Mike Moore, Jordan Zimmermann
682Los Angeles Dodgers$917,000#2s, all 202211321John Lackey, Stan Bahnsen, Jason Vargas, Don Robinson, Drew Smyly
692Miami Marlins (Competitive Balance Pick )$894,600#2s, all 202210926Tim Salmon, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Davis, Scott Cooper, Ken Kravec
702Oakland Athletics (Competitive Balance Pick )$872,400#2s, all 20227721Andrelton Simmons, Britt Burns, Aaron Cook, John Vander Wal, Jon Nunnally
712Tampa Bay Rays (Competitive Balance Pick )$850,700#2s, all 202214627Ken Caminiti, Floyd Bannister, A.J. Pierzynski, Danny Tartabull, Justin Masterson
722Cincinnati Reds (Competitive Balance Pick )$837,700#2s, all 202217124Ray Lankford, Dan Haren, Mike Greenwell, Shane Reynolds, Aaron Boone
732Milwaukee Brewers (Competitive Balance Pick )$824,900#2s, all 20224723Sid Fernandez, Bryan Shaw, Pat Sheridan, Kevin Slowey, Ken Howell
742Minnesota Twins (Competitive Balance Pick )$812,200#2s, all 202221428Graig Nettles, David Cone, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry, Jon Jay
752St. Louis Cardinals (Twins -- Lance Lynn )$799,600#2s, all 202212623Tino Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Yunel Escobar, Jason Thompson, Wade Davis
762Colorado Rockies (Cardinals -- Greg Holland )$787,200#2s, all 202214923Chase Utley, Giancarlo Stanton, Marquis Grissom, Dan Pasqua, Nick Hundley
772Chicago Cubs (Rockies -- Wade Davis )$775,100#2s, all 2022520Alex Wilson, Rich Folkers, Ken Patterson, José Morales, Blake Wood
782Chicago Cubs (Phillies -- Jake Arrieta)$762,900#2s, all 20225521Freddie Freeman, Steve Busby, Ryan Theriot, John Habyan, Ryan Garko
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
793Detroit Tigers$750,800#3s, all 20219822John Olerud, Zack Cozart, DJ LeMahieu, Jordy Mercer, Dave Fleming
803San Francisco Giants$738,700#3s, all 202110225Curtis Granderson, Steve Yeager, Shaun Marcum, Greg Gross, Patrick Corbin
813Chicago White Sox$726,700#3s, all 20213016Jerry Mumphrey, Eric Sogard, Tom Poquette, Andre Robertson, Steven Shell
823Cincinnati Reds$716,000#3s, all 20217322Kyle Seager, Phil Nevin, David Weathers, Alex Ochoa, Dave Hamilton
833New York Mets$705,300#3s, all 20217619Barry Zito, Cliff Johnson, Adam Lind, Mark Williamson, Rudy Seánez
843San Diego Padres$694,500#3s, all 20217820Ian Desmond, Jeremy Guthrie, J.J. Putz, Jim Gott, Jim Mecir
853Oakland Athletics$683,800#3s, all 202114730Burt Hooton, Denny Neagle, Rob Deer, Brian Harper, Zack Britton
863Pittsburgh Pirates$673,200#3s, all 202110223Ozzie Smith, Matt Clement, Shawn Chacón, Chad Ogea, Kent Anderson
873Baltimore Orioles$663,200#3s, all 20214216Doug Drabek, Danny Espinosa, Jack Hannahan, Bill Wilkinson, David Hale
883Toronto Blue Jays$652,900#3s, all 20212616Kirk McCaskill, Alex Cora, Eli Marrero, Bryan Morris, Alberto Castillo
893Miami Marlins$642,600#3s, all 202117319Randy Johnson, Justin Morneau, Chris Young, Nick Johnson, Tom Paciorek
903Seattle Mariners$632,700#3s, all 202111618Will Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Sean Rodríguez, Josh Rupe, Dan Rohn
913Texas Rangers$622,800#3s, all 20215120Jim Beattie, Adam Everett, Jeremy Affeldt, Wil Myers, George Stone
923Tampa Bay Rays$613,400#3s, all 20215223Mike Witt, J.A. Happ, Bill Stein, Ricky Horton, Curt Young
933Los Angeles Angels$604,100#3s, all 20215020Paul O'Neill, Wayne Garland, Gary Wayne, Javier Valentín, Johnny Ruffin
943Kansas City Royals$594,800#3s, all 20217022David Justice, Joe Smith, Scott Downs, Chris Stynes, Sean Berry
953St. Louis Cardinals$587,600#3s, all 20218719Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Addison Reed, Roger Bailey, Willie Bloomquist
963Colorado Rockies$581,900#3s, all 202116722Rickey Henderson, Craig Kimbrel, Danny Duffy, Charlie Hayes, Kent Bottenfield
973New York Yankees$576,400#3s, all 20217024Dave Goltz, Randy Jones, Mike Macfarlane, Matt Harrison, Lenn Sakata
983Chicago Cubs$570,600#3s, all 20216220Jack Morris, Joe Kelly, Scott Hairston, Ken Frailing, Edwin Díaz
993Arizona Diamondbacks$565,100#3s, all 202110017Lou Whitaker, Jim Morrison, Bruce Benedict, Jon Rauch, Brian Dubois
1003Boston Red Sox$559,600#3s, all 20217020Ron Gant, Shane Mack, Steven Souza Jr., Josh Bard, Kirk Nieuwenhuis
1013Washington Nationals$555,100#3s, all 20213919Jonathan Lucroy, Charlie Moore, Danny Graves, Dennis Blair, Ryan Langerhans
1023Houston Astros$549,700#3s, all 20211422Joe Price, Vance Worley, Jensen Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Kip Gross
1033Cleveland Guardians$544,200#3s, all 20213018Eric Plunk, Russ Ortiz, Paul Sorrento, Pat Clements, Josh Hancock
1043Los Angeles Dodgers$538,800#3s, all 20219825David DeJesus, Wayne Garrett, Mike Henneman, Bob Shirley, Mark Guthrie

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