The 2024 edition of the MLB draft is almost here and the fans are waiting to witness the brand-new players who will start their professional journey in the league. Taking place in Arlington, Texas, United States from July 14, 2024, to July 16, 2024, each team will get to select their choice of young and upcoming players from colleges and high schools during the event.
The draft order is the process in which the MLB draft takes place every year. It determines which team gets the first overall pick and how the draft will proceed. The draft order mainly starts with the first round and continues until the twentieth round along with Prospect Promotion, Incentive Picks, Compensation Picks and Competitive Balance Rounds A and B in between. 614 new players are being selected throughout the draft order process. These players then start their professional careers in the minor leagues before making their MLB debuts.
How is the MLB Draft Order determined?
The draft order was determined according to the rankings of the previous season until 2022. From the 2023 season onwards, a new lottery system for the draft order was chosen. The teams that did not reach the postseason in the previous season participate in the lottery. Although the worst-performing teams have increased chances of winning the lottery, all the non-postseason teams get an opportunity to get the #1 overall pick in the draft.
The lottery chooses the first six picks of the draft. The other non-playoff teams are chosen based on the reverse order of their ranking in the previous season as per foxsports.com. Then, the postseason teams are chosen according to how they were eliminated. The World Series Champion of the previous season gets to choose last in the order.
Notably, the Cleveland Guardians will get the #1 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft for the first time in their history.
2024 MLB Draft Order Rankings
The following is a list of the ranking teams in the 2024 MLB draft order -
Round 1
1. Cleveland Guardians
3. Colorado Rockies
5. Chicago White Sox
6. Kansas City Royals
7. St. Louis Cardinals
8. Los Angeles Angels
9. Pittsburgh Pirates
10. Washington Nationals
11. Detroit Tigers
12. Boston Red Sox
14. Chicago Cubs
15. Seattle Mariners
16. Miami Marlins
18. Tampa Bay Rays
19. New York Mets
21. Minnesota Twins
24. Atlanta Braves
26. New York Yankees
27. Philadelphia Phillies
28. Houston Astros
30. Texas Rangers
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
31. Arizona Diamondbacks (for Corbin Caroll being Rookie of the Year)
32. Baltimore Orioles (for Gunnar Henderson being Rookie of the Year)
Compensation Picks
33. Minnesota Twins (Compensation for Sonny Gray. The St. Louis Cardinals gave up their second-round pick for signing him).
Competitive Balance Round A
34. Milwaukee Brewers
35. Arizona Diamondbacks
36. Cleveland Guardians
37. Pittsburgh Pirates
38. Colorado Rockies
39. Kansas City Royals
Round 2
40. Oakland Athletics
41. Kansas City Royals
42. Colorado Rockies
43. Chicago White Sox
44. Washington Nationals
45. Los Angeles Angels
46. New York Mets
47. Pittsburgh Pirates
48. Cleveland Guardians
49. Detroit Tigers
50. Boston Red Sox
51. Cincinnati Reds
52. San Diego Padres
53. New York Yankees
54. Chicago Cubs
55. Seattle Mariners
56. Miami Marlins
57. Milwaukee Brewers
58. Tampa Bay Rays
59. Toronto Blue Jays
60. Minnesota Twins
61. Baltimore Orioles
62. Atlanta Braves
63. Philadelphia Phillies
64. Arizona Diamondbacks
65. Texas Rangers
Notably, the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Dan Francisco Giants gave up their second-round picks due to signing qualified free agents.
Competitive Balance Round B
66. Tampa Bay Rays
67. Milwaukee Brewers
68. Chicago White Sox
69. Minnesota Twins
70. Miami Marlins
71. Cincinnati Reds
72. Detroit Tigers
73. Oakland Athletics
Compensation picks
74. Los Angeles Angels (Compensation for Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Dodgers gave up their second and fifth-round picks for signing him.)
Round 3
75. Oakland Athletics
76. Kansas City Royals
77. Colorado Rockies
78. Chicago White Sox
79. Washington Nationals
80. St. Louis Cardinals
81. Los Angeles Angels
82. New York Mets
83. Pittsburgh Pirates
84. Cleveland Guardians
85. Detroit Tigers
86. Boston Red Sox
87. Cincinnati Reds
88. San Diego Padres
89. New York Yankees
90. Chicago Cubs
91. Seattle Mariners
92. Miami Marlins
93. Milwaukee Brewers
94. Tampa Bay Rays
95. Toronto Blue Jays
96. Minnesota Twins
97. Baltimore Orioles
98. Los Angeles Dodgers
99. Atlanta Braves
100. Philadelphia Phillies
101. Houston Astros
102. Arizona Diamondbacks
103. Texas Rangers
Notably, the San Francisco Giants gave up their third-round selection due to signing a qualified free agent.
Round 4
104. Oakland Athletics
105. Kansas City Royals
106. Colorado Rockies
107. Chicago White Sox
108. Washington Nationals
109. St. Louis Cardinals
110. Los Angeles Angels
111. New York Mets
112. Pittsburgh Pirates
113. Cleveland Guardians
114. Detroit Tigers
115. Boston Red Sox
116. San Francisco Giants
117. Cincinnati Reds
118. San Diego Padres
119. New York Yankees
120. Chicago Cubs
121. Seattle Mariners
122. Miami Marlins
123. Milwaukee Brewers
124. Tampa Bay Rays
125. Toronto Blue Jays
126. Minnesota Twins
127. Baltimore Orioles
128. Los Angeles Dodgers
129. Atlanta Braves
130. Philadelphia Phillies
131. Houston Astros
132. Arizona Diamondbacks
133. Texas Rangers
Compensation Picks
134. San Diego Padres (Compensation for Josh Hader. The Houston Astros gave up their second-round pick for signing him).
135. San Diego Padres (Compensation Blake Snell. The San Francisco Giants gave up their third-round pick for signing him).
136. Toronto Blue Jays (Compensation for Matt Chapman. The San Francisco Giants gave up their second-round selection for signing him).
Round 5
137. Oakland Athletics
138. Kansas City Royals
139. Colorado Rockies
140. Chicago White Sox
141. Washington Nationals
142. St. Louis Cardinals
143. Los Angeles Angels
144. New York Mets
145. Pittsburgh Pirates
146. Cleveland Guardians
147. Detroit Tigers
148. Boston Red Sox
149. San Francisco Giants
150. Cincinnati Reds
151. San Diego Padres
152. New York Yankees
153. Chicago Cubs
154. Seattle Mariners
155. Miami Marlins
156. Milwaukee Brewers
157. Tampa Bay Rays
158. Toronto Blue Jays
159. Minnesota Twins
160. Baltimore Orioles
161. Atlanta Braves
162. Philadelphia Phillies
163. Houston Astros
164. Arizona Diamondbacks
165. Texas Rangers
Remaining Rounds
Oakland Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Cleveland Guardians
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
Miami Marlins
Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Washington Nationals
New York Mets
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox
San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers
FAQ's On MLB Draft Order
A. The Cleveland Guardians get the first pick in the MLB draft 2024.
A. Charlie Condon is the top prospect for the 2024 MLB draft as per nytimes.com.
A. There will be 20 rounds in the MLB draft 2024.
A. A lottery is used to determine the MLB draft order.
A. Rick Monday was the first-ever draft pick in MLB in 1965.
