The Los Angeles Dodgers had three of the first 36 picks in the 2016 MLB Draft, four within the top 65, and 42 overall selections in 40 rounds over the three-day event. In taking Gavin Lux No. 20 overall, the Dodgers drafted a position player with their top pick since taking Corey Seager No. 18 in 2012.
The shortstops represent the only two times in the past 14 years where Los Angeles took a position player with their first selection. While it was an unconventional beginning to the Draft, the Dodgers ultimately reverted back to focusing on pitching.
Of their 42 picks, 23 were pitchers; with 21 being right-handers. A complete list of the Dodgers’ 2016 Draft picks is provided below. Additional coverage of the 2016 MLB Draft can be found here.
Round | Pick | Position | Player | School | DOB | B/T | Height | Weight |
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1 | 20 | SS | Gavin Lux | Indian Trail High School (WI) | 11/23/97 | L/R | 6'2" | 175lbs |
1A | 32 | C | Will Smith | Louisville | 3/28/95 | R/R | 6'0" | 198lbs |
1A | 36 | RHP | Jordan Sheffield | Vanderbilt | 6/1/95 | R/R | 5'10" | 190lbs |
2 | 65 | RHP | Mitchell White | Santa Clara | 12/28/94 | R/R | 6'4" | 210lbs |
3 | 101 | RHP | Dustin May | Northwest High School (TX) | 9/6/97 | R/R | 6'6" | 170lbs |
4 | 131 | OF | D.J. Peters | Western Nevada CC | 12/12/95 | R/R | 6'6" | 220lbs |
5 | 161 | LHP | Devin Smeltzer | San Jacinto College North | 9/7/95 | L/L | 6'3" | 200lbs |
6 | 191 | SS | Errol Robinson | Mississippi | 10/1/94 | R/R | 5'11" | 180lbs |
7 | 221 | OF | Luke Raley | Lake Erie College | 9/19/94 | L/R | 6'3" | 220lbs |
8 | 251 | RHP | Andre Scrubb | High Point University | 1/13/95 | R/R | 6'4" | 265lbs |
9 | 281 | RHP | Anthony Gonsolin | St. Mary's | 5/14/94 | R/R | 6'2" | 190lbs |
10 | 311 | SS | Kevin Lachance | University of Maryland Baltimore | 7/2/94 | R/R | 6'3" | 185lbs |
11 | 341 | RHP | A.J. Alexy | Twin Valley High School (PA) | 4/21/98 | R/R | 6'4" | 185lbs |
12 | 371 | RHP | Graham Ashcraft | Huntsville High School (AL) | 2/11/98 | L/R | 6'2" | 205lbs |
13 | 401 | OF | Cody Thomas | Oklahoma | 10/8/94 | L/R | 6'4" | 211lbs |
14 | 431 | RHP | Dean Kremer | UNLV | 1/7/96 | R/R | 6'3" | 180lbs |
15 | 461 | OF | Brayan Morales | Hillsborough JC (FL) | 12/8/95 | R/L | 6'0" | 190lbs |
16 | 491 | CF | Darien Tubbs | Memphis | 1/26/95 | R/L | 5'8" | 188lbs |
17 | 521 | 2B | Dillon Persinger | Golden West College | 1/31/96 | R/R | 5'9" | 185lbs |
18 | 551 | 2B | Cole Freeman | LSU | 9/27/94 | R/R | 5'9" | 170lbs |
19 | 581 | RHP | Chris Mathewson | Long Beach State | 5/26/95 | L/R | 6'1" | 205lbs |
20 | 611 | 3B | Brock Carpenter | Seattle University | 6/5/95 | R/R | 6'3" | 205lbs |
21 | 641 | RHP | James Carter | UCSB | 3/10/94 | R/R | 6'3" | 185lbs |
22 | 671 | RHP | Jeff Paschke | USC | 12/19/94 | R/R | 6'5" | 220lbs |
23 | 701 | RHP | Bailey Ober | College of Charleston | 7/12/95 | R/R | 6'8" | 215lbs |
24 | 731 | CF | Saige Jenco | Virginia Tech | 8/7/94 | L/L | 5'10" | 180lbs |
25 | 761 | RHP | Chandler Eden | Texas Tech | 8/27/95 | R/R | 6'2" | 185lbs |
26 | 791 | 2B | Brandon Montgomery | San Jacinto College North | 2/12/96 | R/R | 6'0" | 180lbs |
27 | 821 | LHP | Austin French | Brown University | 9/14/93 | R/L | 6'4" | 215lbs |
28 | 851 | RHP | Jake Perkins | Ferrum College | 4//8/94 | R/R | 6'0" | 170lbs |
29 | 881 | RHP | Will Kincanon | Triton College | 10/27/95 | L/R | 6'3" | 200lbs |
30 | 911 | C | Ramon Rodriguez | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy | 10/30/98 | R/R | 5'11" | 185lbs |
31 | 941 | C | Stevie Berman | Santa Clara | 11/28/94 | R/R | 6'2" | 225lbs |
32 | 971 | RHP | Conor Costello | Oklahoma State | 11/4/92 | R/R | 6'3" | 205lbs |
33 | 1,001 | SS | Zach McKinstry | Central Michigan University | 4/29/95 | L/R | 6'1" | 175lbs |
34 | 1,031 | RHP | Joel Toribio | Western Oklahoma State College | 6/11/94 | R/R | 6'6" | 180lbs |
35 | 1,061 | LF | Nick Yarnall | University of Pittsburgh | 10/17/94 | L/L | 6'0" | 205lbs |
36 | 1,091 | CF | Cal Stevenson | Chabot College | 9/12/96 | L/L | 5'10" | 175lbs |
37 | 1,121 | RHP | Enrique Zamora | Calumet College of St. Josephs | 12/9/93 | R/R | 6'3" | 245lbs |
38 | 1,151 | RHP | Kevin Malisheski | Wauconda High School (IL) | 9/7/97 | R/R | 6'3" | 200lbs |
39 | 1,181 | RHP | Ryan Watson | Auburn High School (AL) | 11/15/97 | R/R | 6'5" | 205lbs |
40 | 1,211 | RHP | Zach Taglieri | Port of St. Lucie High School (FL) | 10/19/97 | R/R | 6'1" | 170lbs |