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.
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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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