The 2021 MLB Draft begins Sunday, July 11, at 4 p.m. PT., with live coverage on MLB Network, ESPN and MLB.com. The opening night will consist of the first round and Competitive Balance Round A (picks 1-36).
Day 2 of the 2021 MLB Draft gets underway Monday, July 12, at 10 a.m. PT. Rounds 2-10 and Competitive Balance Round B will be covered on MLB.com. The final rounds, Nos. 11-20, will begin on Tuesday, July 13, at 9 a.m. PT with coverage on MLB.com.
The Draft has previously been held every June in New York City at MLB Network studios but this season was moved to coincide with the All-Star break in an effort to bring more attention to the event. This year it will be held in Denver after originally being scheduled for Atlanta as MLB moved the All-Star Game in response to a Georgia voting law that disproportionately impacts people of color.
With only 20 rounds, the Draft is significantly shorter than the 40 rounds it has traditionally been, but last season it was only five rounds due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Los Angeles Dodgers only held one pick in the first 100 selections, and used it on Maddux Bruns at the end of the first round, 29th overall. L.A. forfeited their second-round pick to the Cincinnati Reds, which they receive as a compensation pick at 30th overall, to sign Trevor Bauer, who is currently under investigation for alleged sexual assault.
L.A. will pick again 101st overall, which is the final pick of the third round, and they will continue to pick last in each round through the end of the draft.
The slot value of the 29th overall pick is $2,424,600. The Dodgers bonus pool total of $4.646 million ranks 29th of the 30 clubs. The Houston Astros, who lost their first- and second-round picks due to illegally stealing signs in 2017 and 2018, are the only team with less money to sign their selections.
The Dodgers will have Andre Ethier to represent them at the Draft this year.
Complete 2021 MLB Draft order and slot values
First round MLB Draft order
1) Pirates: $8,415,300
2) Rangers: $7,789,900
3) Tigers: $7,221,200
4) Red Sox: $6,664,000
5) Orioles: $6,180,700
6) D-backs: $5,742,900
7) Royals: $5,432,400
8) Rockies: $5,176,900
9) Angels: $4,949,100
10) Mets: $4,739,900
11) Nationals: $4,547,500
12) Mariners: $4,366,400
13) Phillies: $4,197,300
14) Giants: $4,036,800
15) Brewers: $3,885,800
16) Marlins: $3,745,500
17) Reds: $3,609,700
18) Cardinals: $3,481,300
19) Blue Jays: $3,359,000
20) Yankees: $3,242,900
21) Cubs: $3,132,300
22) White Sox: $3,027,000
23) Indians: $2,926,800
24) Braves: $2,831,300
25) Athletics: $2,740,300
26) Twins: $2,653,400
27) Padres: $2,570,100
28) Rays: $2,493,900
29) Dodgers: $2,424,600
*MLB stripped the Houston Astros of their first-round draft pick for electronically stealing signs
Compensation picks
30) Reds: $2,365,500
*The Reds received the pick as compensation for the Dodgers signing Trevor Bauer
Competitive Balance Round A (additional picks for small-market and small-payroll teams. Detailed explanation of the order can be found here)
31) Marlins: $2,312,000
32) Tigers: $2,257,300
33) Brewers: $2,202,200
34) Rays: $2,148,100
35) Reds: $2,095,800
36) Twins: $2,045,400
Second round
37) Pirates: $1,999,300
38) Rangers: $1,952,300
39) Tigers: $1,906,800
40) Red Sox: $1,856,700
41) Orioles: $1,813,500
42) D-backs: $1,771,100
43) Royals: $1,729,800
44) Rockies: $1,689,500
45) Angels: $1,650,200
46) Mets: $1,617,400
47) Nationals: $1,580,200
48) Mariners: $1,543,600
49) Phillies: $1,507,600
50) Giants: $1,469,900
51) Brewers: $1,436,900
52) Marlins: $1,403,200
53) Reds: $1,370,400
54) Cardinals: $1,338,500
55) Yankees: $1,307,000
56) Cubs: $1,276,400
57) White Sox: $1,243,600
58) Indians: $1,214,300
59) Braves: $1,185,500
60) Athletics: $1,157,400
61) Twins: $1,129,700
62) Padres: $1,102,700
63) Rays: $1,076,300
*MLB stripped the Astros of their second-round pick for illegally stealing signs
*The Blue Jays lost their second-round pick for signing George Springer
*The Dodgers lost their second-round pick for signing Trevor Bauer
Competitive Balance Round B
64) Pirates: $1,050,300
65) Orioles: $1,025,100
66) Royals: $1,003,300
67) D-backs: $976,700
68) Rockies: $953,100
69) Indians: $929,800
70) Cardinals: $906,800
71) Padres: $884,200
Round 3
72) Pirates: $870,700
73) Rangers: $857,400
74) Tigers: $844,200
75) Red Sox: $831,100
76) Orioles: $818,200
77) D-backs: $805,600
78) Royals: $793,000
79) Rockies: $780,400
80) Angels: $767,800
81) Mets: $755,300
82) Nationals: $744,200
83) Mariners: $733,100
84) Phillies: $721,900
85) Giants: $710,700
86) Brewers: $699,700
87) Astros: $689,300
88) Marlins: $678,600
89) Reds: $667,900
90) Cardinals: $657,600
91) Blue Jays: $647,300
92) Yankees: $637,600
93) Cubs: $627,900
94) White Sox: $618,200
95) Indians: $610,800
96) Braves: $604,800
97) Athletics: $599,100
98) Twins: $593,100
99) Padres: $587,400
100) Rays: $581,600
101) Dodgers: $577,000
Round 4
102) Pirates: $571,400
103) Rangers: $565,600
104) Tigers: $560,000
105) Red Sox: $554,300
106) Orioles: $549,000
107) D-backs: $543,500
108) Royals: $538,200
109) Rockies: $533,000
110) Angels: $527,800
111) Mets: $522,600
112) Nationals: $517,400
113) Mariners: $512,400
114) Phillies: $507,400
115) Giants: $502,300
116) Brewers: $497,500
117) Astros: $492,700
118) Marlins: $487,900
119) Reds: $483,000
120) Cardinals: $478,300
121) Blue Jays: $473,700
122) Yankees: $469,000
123) Cubs: $464,500
124) White Sox: $460,000
125) Indians: $455,600
126) Braves: $451,800
127) Athletics: $447,400
128) Twins: $442,900
129) Padres: $438,700
130) Rays: $434,300
131) Dodgers: $430,800
Compensation picks
132) Astros: $426,600
*The Astros received pick 132 as compensation for the Blue Jays signing George Springer
Rounds 5-20 Draft order
Pirates
Rangers
Tigers
Red Sox
Orioles
D-backs
Royals
Rockies
Angels
Mets
Nationals
Mariners
Phillies
Giants
Brewers
Astros
Marlins
Reds
Cardinals
Blue Jays
Yankees
Cubs
White Sox
Indians
Braves
Athletics
Twins
Padres
Rays
Dodgers
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