The 2019 MLB Draft begins Monday, June 3, and will run through Wednesday, June 5. The opening night will be televised nationally on MLB Network and can be streamed online at MLB.com. The second and third days, consisting of rounds 3-10 and 11-40, respectively, will only be available on MLB.com.
The first night of the draft will consist of the first and second rounds along with free agent compensation picks and competitive balance rounds. The Los Angeles Dodgers will make the final selection of the night at 78th overall.
They received that pick after Yasmani Grandal rejected their qualifying offer and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in free agency.
The Dodgers once again pick towards the end of the first round after making the postseason for the sixth straight year. They will actually have two first round picks, at Nos. 25 and 31 overall, because they were unable to sign their top pick in 2018.
J.T. Ginn, a high school pitcher out of Mississippi, opted to play college baseball at Mississippi state instead even though the Dodgers reportedly offered him a $2.4 million signing bonus.
As for the Dodgers’ strategy this year, they will simply go for the best player available on their draft board, according to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.
The last time the Dodgers had two first round picks, they selected high school shortstop Gavin Lux and University of Louisville catcher Will Smith in 2016.
Lux is now the team’s no. 2 prospect per MLBPipeline.com while Smith, the team’s no. 5 prospect, made his Dodgers debut last week and is having a memorable first week in the Majors.
His third MLB start ended with his first career home run on Saturday, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in walk-off fashion.
Complete 2019 MLB Draft order and slot values
First Round Draft Order
1. Orioles (Slot value: $8,415,300)
2. Royals ($7,789,900)
3. White Sox ($7,221,200)
4. Marlins ($6,664,000)
5. Tigers ($6,180,700)
6. Padres ($5,742,900)
7. Reds ($5,432,400)
8. Rangers: ($5,176,900)
9. Braves ($4,949,100; Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick Carter Stewart)
10. Giants ($4,739,900)
11. Blue Jays ($4,547,500)
12. Mets ($4,366,400)
13. Twins ($4,197,300
14. Phillies ($4,036,800)
15. Angels ($3,885,800)
16. D-backs ($3,745,500)
17. Nationals ($3,609,700)
18. Pirates ($3,481,300)
19. Cardinals ($3,359,000)
20. Mariners ($3,242,900)
21. Braves ($3,132,300)
22. Rays ($3,027,000)
23. Rockies ($2,926,800)
24. Indians ($2,831,300)
25. Dodgers ($2,740,300)
26. D-backs ($2,653,400; Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick Matt McLain)
27. Cubs ($2,570,100)
28. Brewers ($2,493,900)
29. A’s ($2,424,600)
30. Yankees ($2,365,500)
31. Dodgers ($2,312,000; Compensation for unsigned 2018 pick J.T. Ginn)
32. Astros ($2,257,300)
Compensation Picks
33. Diamondbacks (Compensation for Patrick Corbin, who signed with the Nationals. Washington forfeited second-round pick and third-round Bryce Harper compensation pick; slot value – $2,202,200)
34. Diamondbacks (Compensation for A.J. Pollock, who signed with the Dodgers. Los Angeles forfeited second-round pick; slot value – $2,148,100)
Competitive Balance Round A (additional picks for small-market and small-payroll teams. Detailed explanation of the order can be found here)
35. Marlins (Slot value: $2,095,800)
36. Rays ($2,045,400)
37. Pirates (Compensation for unsigned 2018 supplemental first-rounder Gunnar Hoglund; slot value – $1,999,300)
38. Yankees (from Reds via trade; slot value – $1,952,300)
39. Twins ($1,906,800)
40. Rays (From A’s via trade; slot value – $1,856,700)
41. Rangers (From Brewers via trade; slot value – $1,813,500)
Second Round
42. Orioles (Slot value: $1,771,100)
43. Red Sox ($1,729,800; Boston’s first pick dropped 10 places for being over $40 million over luxury tax threshold in 2018)
44. Royals ($1,689,500)
45. White Sox ($1,650,200)
46. Marlins ($1,617,400)
47. Tigers ($1,580,200)
48. Padres ($1,543,600)
49. Reds ($1,507,600)
50. Rangers ($1,469,900)
51. Giants ($1,436,900)
52. Blue Jays ($1,403,200)
53. Mets ($1,370,400)
54. Twins ($1,338,500)
55. Angels ($1,307,000)
56. D-backs ($1,276,400)
57. Pirates ($1,243,600)
58. Cardinals ($1,214,300)
59. Mariners ($1,185,500)
60. Braves ($1,157,400)
61. Rays ($1,129,700)
62. Rockies ($1,102,700)
63. Indians ($1,076,300)
64. Cubs ($1,050,300)
65. Brewers ($1,025,100)
66. A’s ($1,003,300)
67. Yankees ($976,700)
68. Astros ($953,100)
69. Red Sox ($929,800)
Competitive Balance Round B
Compensation Picks (For team that is is a revenue-sharing recipient and loses a free agent who rejected the qualifying offer and signed for less than $50 million with another club)
70. Royals ($906,800)
71. Orioles ($884,200)
72. Pirates ($870,700)
73. Padres ($857,400)
74. Diamondbacks ($844,200)
75. Diamondbacks ($831,100; from Cardinals via trade)
76. Mariners ($818,200; from Indians via trade)
77. Rockies ($805,600)
Compensation Picks
78. Dodgers (Compensation for Grandal, who signed with the Brewers. Milwaukee forfeited third-round pick; slot value – $793,000)
Third Round
79. Orioles (Slot value: $780,400)
80. Royals ($767,800)
81. White Sox ($755,300)
82. Marlins ($744,200)
83. Tigers ($733,100)
84. Padres ($721,900)
85. Reds ($710,700)
86. Rangers ($699,700)
87. Giants ($689,300)
88. Blue Jays ($678,600)
89. Mets ($667,900)
90. Twins ($657,600)
91. Phillies ($647,300)
92. Angels ($637,600)
93. Diamondbacks ($627,900)
94. Nationals ($618,200)
95. Pirates ($610,800)
96. Cardinals ($604,800)
97. Mariners ($599,100)
98. Braves ($593,100)
99. Rays ($587,400)
100. Rockies ($581,600)
101. Indians ($577,000)
102. Dodgers ($571,400)
103. Cubs ($565,600)
104. Athletics ($560,000)
105. Yankees ($554,300)
106. Astros ($549,000)
107. Red Sox ($543,500)
Rounds 4-40
Orioles
Royals
White Sox
Marlins
Tigers
Padres
Reds
Rangers
Giants
Blue Jays
Mets
Twins
Phillies
Angels
Diamondbacks
Nationals
Pirates
Cardinals
Mariners
Braves
Rays
Rockies
Indians
Dodgers
Cubs
Brewers
Athletics
Yankees
Astros
Red Sox
