2014 MLB Draft: List of Day 1 Picks, Grades and Updated Selection Order

Several teams in the 2014 MLB Draft took a step in the right direction with their performances on Thursday night to secure a bright future.

Others didn't.

Here are the Day 1 draft results, as well as a grade for each selection and the remaining selection order.

		Round 1
		Comp. Round A
		Competitive Balance Round A
		Round 2
		Competitive Balance Round B
No.	Team	Player	Grade
1	Houston Astros	LHP Brady Aiken, Cathedral Catholic HS	A
2	Miami Marlins	RHP Tyler Kolek, Shepherd HS	A
3	Chicago White Sox	LHP Carlos Rodon, North Carolina State	A
4	Chicago Cubs	C/1B Kyle Schwarber, Indiana	C-
5	Minnesota Twins	SS Nick Gordon, Olympia HS	A
6	Seattle Mariners	C/OF Alex Jackson, Rancho Bernardo HS	A
7	Philadelphia Phillies	RHP Aaron Nola, LSU	A
8	Colorado Rockies	LHP Kyle Freeland, Evansville	A
9	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP Jeff Hoffman, East Carolina	B
10	New York Mets	OF Michael Conforto, Oregon State	A+
11	Toronto Blue Jays	C Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State	B
12	Milwaukee Brewers	LHP Kodi Medeiros, Waiakea HS	C-
13	San Diego Padres	SS Trea Turner, North Carolina State	A
14	San Francisco Giants	RHP Tyler Beede, Vanderbilt	A
15	Los Angeles Angels	LHP Sean Newcomb, Hartford	A
16	Arizona Diamondbacks	RHP Touki Toussaint, Coral Springs Christian Acad.	A
17	Kansas City Royals	LHP Brandon Finnegan, TCU	A
18	Washington Nationals	RHP Erick Fedde, UNLV	C+
19	Cincinnati Reds	RHP Nick Howard, Virginia	B-
20	Tampa Bay Rays	1B Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State	A
21	Cleveland Indians	OF Bradley Zimmer, San Francisco	A+
22	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP Grant Holmes, Conway HS	A+
23	Detroit Tigers	OF Derek Hill, Elk Grove HS	A
24	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS Cole Tucker, Pointe HS	C-
25	Oakland Athletics	3B Matt Chapman, Cal State Fullerton	C-
26	Boston Red Sox	3B Michael Chavis, Sprayberry HS	A
27	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP Luke Weaver, Florida State	A-
28	Kansas City Royals	LHP Foster Griffin, The First Academy	A
29	Cincinnati Reds	SS Alex Blandino, Stanford	B-
30	Texas Rangers	RHP Luis Ortiz, Sanger HS	A
31	Cleveland Indians	LHP Justus Sheffield, Tullahoma HS	A
32	Atlanta Braves	OF Braxton Davidson, T. C. Roberson HS	A
33	Boston Red Sox	RHP Michael Kopech, Mt. Pleasant HS	A-
34	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP Jack Flaherty, Harvard-Westlake HS	B-
35	Colorado Rockies	2B Forrest Wall, Orangewood Christian HS	C
36	Miami Marlins	C Blake Anderson, West Lauderdale HS	D
37	Houston Astros	OF Derek Fisher, Virginia	A+
38	Cleveland Indians	OF Mike Papi, Virginia	A-
39	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF Connor Joe, University of San Diego	D
40	Kansas City Royals	C Chase Vallot, St. Thomas More HS	A
41	Milwaukee Brewers	SS Jacob Gatewood, Clovis HS	A+
42	Houston Astros	1B A.J. Reed, Kentucky	A
43	Miami Marlins	SS Justin Twine, Falls City HS	D
44	Chicago White Sox	RHP Spencer Adams, White County HS	A
45	Chicago Cubs	RHP Jake Stinnett, Maryland	B
46	Minnesota Twins	RHP Nick Burdi, Louisville	A
47	Philadelphia Phillies	LHP Matt Imhof, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo	A
48	Colorado Rockies	RHP Ryan Castellani, Brophy Jesuit Prep School	D
49	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP Sean Reid-Foley, Sandalwood HS	A+
50	Milwaukee Brewers	OF Monte Harrison, Lee's Summit West HS	A+
51	San Diego Padres	OF Michael Gettys, Gainesville HS	A
52	San Francisco Giants	C Aramis Garcia, Florida International	C-
53	Los Angeles Angels	RHP Joe Gatto, St. Augustine Prep	A
54	Arizona Diamondbacks	LHP Cody Reed, Ardmore HS	C
55	New York Yankees	LHP Jacob Lindgren, Mississippi State	A-
56	Kansas City Royals	RHP Scott Blewett, Baker HS	A+
57	Washington Nationals	LHP Andrew Suarez, Miami	D
58	Cincinnati Reds	3B Taylor Sparks, University of California - Irvine	A-
59	Texas Rangers	SS Tiquan Forbes, Columbia HS	A
60	Tampa Bay Rays	RHP Cameron Varga, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy	A
61	Cleveland Indians	RHP Grant Hockin, Damien HS	A-
62	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF Alex Verdugo, Sahuaro HS	A
63	Detroit Tigers	RHP Spencer Turnbull, Alabama	A
64	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP Mitch Keller, Xavier HS	A
65	Oakland Athletics	RHP Daniel Gossett, Clemson	A-
66	Atlanta Braves	RHP Garrett Fulenchek, Howe HS	A
67	Boston Red Sox	1B Sam Travis, Indiana	A
68	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP Ronnie Williams, American Senior HS	D
69	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF Marcus Wilson, Junipero Serra HS	A+
70	Arizona Diamondbacks	SS Isan Diaz, Springfield Central HS	D+
71	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP Andrew Morales, University of California - Irvine	D
72	Tampa Bay Rays	RHP Brent Honeywell, Walters State CC	D
73	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP Trey Supak, La Grange HS	A+
74	Seattle Mariners	OF Gareth Morgan, Blyth Academy	A

Highest Round 1 Grades

Michael Conforto to the New York Mets at No. 10

No one expected Conforto to have to wait so long to hear his name called. And by no one, I mean ESPN's Keith Law (subscription required) and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis. All of them had Conforto slotted at No. 4 in their mocks.

New York should be celebrating.

The 6'2", 217-pound Conforto has great genes. His father played linebacker at Penn State linebacker, and his mother won two Olympic synchronized swimming gold medals. The son hit .345 and 57 RBIs this season.

Bradley Zimmer to the Cleveland Indians at No. 21

MLB.com ranked Zimmer the 10th best player in the draft class. Prospects rated that highly shouldn't fall to 21st overall, but that's what Zimmer did. And Cleveland, too, should be celebrating.

Zimmer has sprinter speed, a canon for an arm and stands at 6'4". Not only do his physical tools give him enormous potential as an outfielder, but he also batted .368 this season. The only thing he's missing is power, and he definitely has the frame to gain weight.

Grant Holmes to the Los Angeles Dodgers at No. 22

Keith Law (subscription required) ranked Holmes the sixth best prospect in the class. How a player that talented falls that far (without having Tommy John surgery) is beyond me.

Holmes' fastball flies up into triple-digit speeds. It isn't his only elite pitch either. His curveball is nearly as effective.

Lowest Round 1 Grades

Kyle Schwarber to the Chicago Cubs at No. 4

This is what makes the Cubs the Cubs. Schwarber wasn't ranked among the top 15 prospects in MLB.com's or Keith Law's big boards. In fact, he wasn't ranked top 25 on Law's.

Chicago must be watching different film.

Schwarber can hit. He batted .358 this year, connecting on 14 home runs and 48 RBIs. But this is a reach no matter how you spin it.

Cole Tucker to the Pittsburgh Pirates at No. 24

If Tucker was going to get drafted on Day 1, he'd have to sneak in late Round 2 or Competitive Balance Round B. Or at least that's what was supposed to happen.

MLB.com ranked him the 67th best prospect in the draft. Pittsburgh needed infield help and it reached. Reaching for need is especially absurd in the MLB draft.

Matt Chapman to the Oakland Athletics at No. 25

It's OK, though, Pittsburgh. Oakland reached even further a pick later.

Champan is the 82nd rated prospect on MLB.com. His phone was supposed to ring on Day 2, not Round 1. He only hit .312 this season, a batting average not even high enough to lead his team.

	Round 3
	Supplemental Round
	Round 4-40 repeat picks No. 75-104
No.	Team
75	Houston Astros
76	Miami Marlins
77	Chicago White Sox
78	Chicago Cubs
79	Minnesota Twins
80	Seattle Mariners
81	Philadelphia Phillies
82	Colorado Rockies
83	Toronto Blue Jays
84	New York Mets
85	Milwaukee Brewers
86	San Diego Padres
87	San Francisco Giants
88	Los Angeles Angels
89	Arizona Diamondbacks
90	Baltimore Orioles
91	New York Yankees
92	Kansas City Royals
93	Washington Nationals
94	Cincinnati Reds
95	Texas Rangers
96	Tampa Bay Rays
97	Cleveland Indians
98	Los Angeles Dodgers
99	Detroit Tigers
100	Pittsburgh Pirates
101	Oakland Athletics
102	Atlanta Braves
103	Boston Red Sox
104	St. Louis Cardinals
105	Miami Marlins

David Daniels is a columnist for Bleacher Report and reporter at Wade-O Radio.

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