MLB Draft Order 2014: Complete List of Selections for Day 1
It's time for MLB teams to grab some cornerstones.
The Houston Astros are officially on the clock for the 2014 MLB draft. This year's installment marks the third year in a row that the AL West club will pick first, which sets a new record, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.
The draft gets underway on Thursday, June 5 and runs through Saturday, June 7. On Day 1, the first two rounds plus Competitive Balance Rounds A and B will take place.
The first day's action can be seen on MLB Network, and the entire draft will be streamed on MLB.com. The draft can also be followed on Twitter via @MLBDraft and @MLBDraftTracker. What follows is a rundown of when each team will be picking on Day 1 of this year's edition.
Where: MLB Network Studio 42 in Secaucus, New Jersey
When: Thursday, June 5 at 7 p.m. ET
Watch: MLB Network
Live Stream: MLB.com
Twitter: @MLBDraft and @MLBDraftTracker
Day 1 Draft Order
First-Round Order
| 1. | Houston Astros |
| 2. | Miami Marlins |
| 3. | Chicago White Sox |
| 4. | Chicago Cubs |
| 5. | Minnesota Twins |
| 6. | Seattle Mariners |
| 7. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 8. | Colorado Rockies |
| 9. | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 10. | New York Mets |
| 11. | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 12. | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 13. | San Diego Padres |
| 14. | San Francisco Giants |
| 15. | Los Angeles Angels |
| 16. | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 17. | Kansas City Royals |
| 18. | Washington Nationals |
| 19. | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20. | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 21. | Cleveland Indians |
| 22. | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 23. | Detroit Tigers |
| 24. | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 25. | Oakland Athletics |
| 26. | Boston Red Sox |
| 27. | St. Louis Cardinals |
Comp. Round A Order
Teams receive picks in this round as compensation for departed free agents, as denoted in parentheses.
| 28. | Kansas City Royals (Ervin Santana) |
| 29. | Cincinnati Reds (Shin-Soo Choo) |
| 30. | Texas Rangers (Nelson Cruz) |
| 31. | Cleveland Indians (Ubaldo Jimenez) |
| 32. | Atlanta Braves (Brian McCann) |
| 33. | Boston Red Sox (Jacoby Ellsbury) |
| 34. | St. Louis Cardinals (Carlos Beltran) |
Competitive Balance Round A Order
According to MLB.com, the Competitive Balance Rounds provide "clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets the opportunity to obtain additional draft picks through a lottery." Teams that don't receive a pick in Round A are put in a lottery to receive a selection in Round B, which follows the second round.
| 35. | Colorado Rockies |
| 36. | Miami Marlins |
| 37. | Houston Astros |
| 38. | Cleveland Indians |
| 39. | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 40. | Kansas City Royals |
| 41 | Milwaukee Brewers |
Second-Round Order
| 42. | Houston Astros |
| 43. | Miami Marlins |
| 44. | Chicago White Sox |
| 45. | Chicago Cubs |
| 46. | Minnesota twins |
| 47. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 48. | Colorado Rockies |
| 49. | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 50. | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 51. | San Diego Padres |
| 52. | San Francisco Giants |
| 53. | Los Angeles Angels |
| 54. | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 55. | New York Yankees |
| 56. | Kansas City Royals |
| 57. | Washington Nationals |
| 58. | Cincinnati Reds |
| 59. | Texas Rangers |
| 60. | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 61. | Cleveland Indians |
| 62. | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 63. | Detroit Tigers |
| 64. | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 65. | Oakland Athletics |
| 66. | Atlanta Braves |
| 67. | Boston Red Sox |
| 68. | St. Louis Cardinals |
Competitive Balance Round B Order
| Pick No. | Team |
| 69. | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 70. | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 71. | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 72. | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 73. | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 74. | Seattle Mariners |
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