2014 MLB Draft Tracker: Live Rounds 1-2 Results and Picks

The 2014 MLB draft officially begins on Thursday night, and a number of talented prospects will be eagerly waiting to see which teams take them over the three-day event.

The 40-round draft will continue through Saturday, but only the first two rounds, including Compensation Round A along with Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, will take place on Thursday night. As the picks come in, they'll be updated in the tables below.

Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1.	Houston Astros	Brady Aiken	LHP	Cathedral Catholic HS
2.	Miami Marlins	Tyler Kolek	RHP	Shepherd HS
3.	Chicago White Sox	Carlos Rodon	LHP	N.C. State
4.	Chicago Cubs	Kyle Schwarber	C	Indiana
5.	Minnesota Twins	Nick Gordon	SS	Olympia HS
6.	Seattle Mariners	Alex Jackson	C/OF	Rancho Bernardo HS
7.	Philadelphia Phillies	Aaron Nola	RHP	LSU
8.	Colorado Rockies	Kyle Freeland	LHP	Evansville
9.	Toronto Blue Jays	Jeff Hoffman	RHP	East Carolina
10.	New York Mets	Michael Conforto	OF	Oregon State
11.	Toronto Blue Jays	Max Pentecost	C	Kennesaw State
12.	Milwaukee Brewers	Kodi Medeiros	LHP	Waiakea HS
13.	San Diego Padres	Trea Turner	SS	N.C. State
14.	San Francisco Giants	Tyler Beede	RHP	Vanderbilt
15.	Los Angeles Angels	Sean Newcomb	LHP	Hartford
16.	Arizona Diamondbacks	Touki Toussaint	RHP	Coral Springs Christian Academy
17.	Kansas City Royals	Brandon Finnegan	LHP	TCU
18.	Washington Nationals	Erick Fedde	RHP	UNLV
19.	Cincinnati Reds	Nick Howard	RHP	Virginia
20.	Tampa Bay Rays	Casey Gillaspie	1B	Wichita State
21.	Cleveland Indians	Bradley Zimmer	OF	San Francisco
22.	Los Angeles Dodgers	Grant Holmes	RHP	Conway HS
23.	Detroit Tigers	Derek Hill	OF	Elk Grove HS
24.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Cole Tucker	SS	Mountain Pointe HS
25.	Oakland Athletics	Matt Chapman	3B	Cal State Fullerton
26.	Boston Red Sox	Michael Chavis	SS	Sprayberry HS
27.	St. Louis Cardinals	Luke Weaver	RHP	Florida State

Compensation Round A

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
28	Kansas City Royals	Foster Griffin	LHP	The First Academy
29	Cincinnati Reds	Alex Blandino	SS	Stanford
30	Texas Rangers	Luis Ortiz	RHP	Sanger HS
31	Cleveland Indians	Justus Sheffield	LHP	Tullahoma HS
32	Atlanta Braves	Braxton Davidson	OF	T.C. Roberson HS
33	Boston Red Sox	Michael Kopech	RHP	Pleasant HS
34	St. Louis Cardinals	Jack Flaherty	RHP	Harvard-Westlake HS

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
35.	Colorado Rockies	Forrest Wall	2B	Orangewood Christian HS
36.	Miami Marlins	Blake Anderson	C	West Lauderdale HS
37.	Houston Astros	Derek Fisher	OF	Virginia
38.	Cleveland Indians	Mike Papi	OF	Virginia
39.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Connor Joe	OF	San Diego
40.	Kansas City Royals	Chase Vallot	C	St. Thomas More HS
41	Milwaukee Brewers	Jacob Gatewood	SS	Clovis HS

Round 2

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
42.	Houston Astros	A.J. Reed	1B	Kentucky
43.	Miami Marlins	Justin Twine	SS	Falls City HS
44.	Chicago White Sox	Spencer Adams	RHP	White County HS
45.	Chicago Cubs	Jake Stinnett	RHP	Maryland
46.	Minnesota Twins	Nick Burdi	RHP	Louisville
47.	Philadelphia Phillies	Matt Imhof	LHP	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
48.	Colorado Rockies	Ryan Castellani	RHP	Brophy Jesuit Prep School
49.	Toronto Blue Jays	Sean Reid-Foley	RHP	Sandalwood HS
50.	Milwaukee Brewers	Monte Harrison	OF	Lee's Summit West HS
51.	San Diego Padres	Michael Gettys	OF	Gainesville HS
52.	San Francisco Giants	Aramis Garcia	C	Florida International
53.	Los Angeles Angels	Joe Gatto	RHP	St. Augustine Prep
54.	Arizona Diamondbacks	Cody Reed	LHP	Ardmore HS
55.	New York Yankees	Jacob Lindgren	LHP	Mississippi State
56.	Kansas City Royals	Scott Blewett	RHP	Baker HS
57.	Washington Nationals	Andrew Suarez	LHP	Miami
58.	Cincinnati Reds	Taylor Sparks	3B	UC Irvine
59.	Texas Rangers	Tiquan Forbes	SS	Columbia HS
60.	Tampa Bay Rays	Cameron Varga	RHP	Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
61.	Cleveland Indians	Grant Hockin	RHP	Damien HS
62.	Los Angeles Dodgers	Alex Verdugo	OF	Sahuaro HS
63.	Detroit Tigers	Spencer Turnbull	RHP	Alabama
64.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Mitch Keller	RHP	Xavier HS
65.	Oakland Athletics	Daniel Gossett	RHP	Clemson
66.	Atlanta Braves	Garrett Fulenchek	RHP	Howe HS
67.	Boston Red Sox	Sam Travis	1B	Indiana
68.	St. Louis Cardinals	Ronnie Williams	RHP	American Senior HS

Competitive Balance Round B

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
69.	Arizona Diamondbacks	Marcus Wilson	OF	Junipero Serra HS
70.	Arizona Diamondbacks	Isan Diaz	SS	Springfield Central HS
71.	St. Louis Cardinals	Andrew Morales	RHP	UC Irvine
72.	Tampa Bay Rays	Brent Honeywell	RHP	Walters State CC
73.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Trey Supak	RHP	La Grange HS
74.	Seattle Mariners	Gareth Morgan	OF	Blyth Academy

Top Storylines Entering Draft

Heading into the draft, the biggest question is which pitcher will be the first taken off the board, as there are three very solid prospects that teams have been going back and forth on.

Brady Aiken is arguably the top prospect coming out of high school. For a pitcher as young as he is, Aiken is actually a surprisingly polished prospect. He already has a high-90s fastball as well as an MLB-ready curveball with solid command. Tyler Kolek is the other exciting high school pitcher, as he's a hard-throwing tall kid out of Texas with the strongest arm in the draft.

Along with the two high schoolers, Carlos Rodon is expected to go early as well coming out of N.C. State. He's an exciting left-handed pitcher with an established fastball and the best slider in the draft. With the No. 1 overall pick for the third straight year, the Houston Astros will have a tough decision as to which of these pitchers they want, or if they want a pitcher at all.

A few names stand out near the top of the draft that aren't pitchers. Nick Gordon, the brother of Dee Gordon, is an athletic shortstop that has plenty of speed to cover a ton of ground at the position. Meanwhile, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Jackson and Jacob Gatewood all look like future sluggers in the majors.

There are a ton of exciting prospects expected to go in the first round, and they'll all be looking forward to joining their new teams soon.

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