MLB Draft Tracker 2015: Live Rounds 1-2 Results and Picks

Monday, the next generation of talent arrives in the MLB via the 2015 MLB draft, a process that spans 40 rounds as each team attempts to fill future positions of need with high-upside prospects.

Unlike popular drafts in other sports, MLB teams won't enter Monday and the days after looking for immediate help. Instead, they look to pluck talent from the high school and college levels to strengthen their minor league rosters in the hopes of one day calling the prospects up when ready.

It's a lengthy affair, and fans can catch every round of action through Wednesday at MLB.com. The real meat of the action occurs Monday and starts at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network. In the tables below, fans can keep up with each pick of the draft as the picks go final.

2015 MLB Draft Day 1 Results

Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
First Round
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	Dansby Swanson	SS	Vanderbilt
2	Houston Astros	Alex Bregman	SS	LSU
3	Colorado Rockies	Brendan Rodgers	SS	Lake Mary HS
4	Texas Rangers	Dillon Tate	RHP	University of California - Santa Barbara
5	Houston Astros	Kyle Tucker	OF	H.B. Plant HS
6	Minnesota Twins	Tyler Jay	LHP	Illinois
7	Boston Red Sox	Andrew Benintendi	OF	Arkansas
8	Chicago White Sox	Carson Fulmer	RHP	Vanderbilt
9	Chicago Cubs	Ian Happ	OF	Cincinnati
10	Philadelphia Phillies	Cornelius Randolph	SS	Griffin HS
11	Cincinnati Reds	Tyler Stephenson	C	Kennesaw Mountain HS
12	Miami Marlins	Josh Naylor	1B	St Joan of Arc Catholic SS
13	Tampa Bay Rays	Garrett Whitley	OF	Niskayuna HS
14	Atlanta Braves	Kolby Allard	LHP	San Clemente HS
15	Milwaukee Brewers	Trent Clark	OF	Richland HS
16	New York Yankees	James Kaprielian	RHP	UCLA
17	Cleveland Indians	Brady Aiken	LHP	N/A
18	San Francisco Giants	Phil Bickford	RHP	Southern Nevada
19	Pittsburgh Pirates	Kevin Newman	SS	Arizona
20	Oakland Athletics	Richie Martin	SS	Florida
21	Kansas City Royals	Ashe Russell	RHP	Cathedral HS
22	Detroit Tigers	Beau Burrows	RHP	Weatherford HS
23	St. Louis Cardinals	Nick Plummer	OF	Brother Rice HS
24	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walker Buehler	RHP	Vanderbilt
25	Baltimore Orioles	D.J. Stewart	OF	Florida State
26	Los Angeles Angels	Taylor Ward	C	Fresno State
Compensation Picks
27	Colorado Rockies	Mike Nikorak	RHP	Stroudsburg HS
28	Atlanta Braves	Michael Soroka	RHP	Bishop Carroll HS
29	Toronto Blue Jays	Jon Harris	RHP	Missouri State
30	New York Yankees	Kyle Holder	SS	University of San Diego
31	San Francisco Giants	Chris Shaw	1B	Boston College
32	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	Concordia Lutheran HS
33	Kansas City Royals	Nolan Watson	RHP	Lawrence North HS
34	Detroit Tigers	Christin Stewart	OF	Tennessee
35	Los Angeles Dodgers	Kyle Funkhouser	RHP	Louisville
36	Baltimore Orioles	Ryan Mountcastle	SS	Hagerty HS
Competitive Balance A
37	Houston Astros	Daz Cameron	OF	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
38	Colorado Rockies	Tyler Nevin	3B	Poway HS
39	St. Louis Cardinals	Jake Woodford	RHP	H.B. Plant HS
40	Milwaukee Brewers	Nathan Kirby	LHP	Virginia
41	Atlanta Braves	Austin Riley	3B	DeSoto Central HS
42	Cleveland Indians	Triston McKenzie	RHP	Royal Palm Beach HS

Round 2

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Second Round
43.	Arizona Diamondbacks	Alex Young	LHP	TCU
44.	Colorado Rockies	Peter Lambert	RHP	San Dimas HS
45.	Texas Rangers	Eric Jenkins	OF	West Columbus HS
46.	Houston Astros	Thomas Eshelman	RHP	Cal State - Fullerton
47.	Chicago Cubs	Donnie Dewees	OF	University of North Florida
48.	Philadelphia Phillies	Scott Kingery	2B	Arizona
49.	Cincinnati Reds	Antonio Santillan	RHP	Seguin HS
50.	Miami Marlins	Brett Lilek	LHP	Arizona State
51.	San Diego Padres	Austin Smith	RHP	Park Vista Community HS
52.	Tampa Bay Rays	Chris Betts	C	Woodrow Wilson HS
53.	New York Mets	Desmond Lindsay	OF	Out-Of-Door Academy
54.	Atlanta Braves	Lucas Herbert	C	San Clemente HS
55.	Milwaukee Brewers	Cody Ponce	RHP	Cal Poly Pomona
56.	Toronto Blue Jays	Brady Singer	RHP	Eustis HS
57.	New York Yankees	Jeff Degano	LHP	Indiana State
58.	Washington Nationals	Andrew Stevenson	OF	LSU
59.	Cleveland Indians	Juan Hillman	LHP	Olympia HS
60.	Seattle Mariners	Nick Neidert	RHP	Peachtree Ridge HS
61.	San Francisco Giants	Andrew Suarez	LHP	Miami (Fla.)
62.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Kevin Kramer	SS	UCLA
63.	Oakland Athletics	Mikey White	SS	Alabama
64.	Kansas City Royals	Josh Staumont	RHP	Azusa Pacific University
65.	Detroit Tigers	Tyler Alexander	LHP	TCU
66.	St. Louis Cardinals	Bryce Denton	3B	Ravenwood HS
67.	Los Angeles Dodgers	Mitch Hansen	OF	Plano Senior HS
68.	Baltimore Orioles	Jonathan Hughes	RHP	Flowery Branch HS
69.	Washington Nationals	Blake Perkins	OF	Verrado HS
70.	Los Angeles Angels	Jahmai Jones	OF	Wesleyan HS
Competitive Balance Round B
71.	Cincinnati Reds	Tanner Rainey	RHP	U West Alabama
72.	Seattle Mariners	Andrew Moore	RHP	Oregon State
73.	Minnesota Twins	Kyle Cody	RHP	Kentucky
74.	Los Angeles Dodgers	Josh Sborz	RHP	Virginia
75.	Atlanta Braves	A.J. Minter	LHP	Texas A&M

Top Predraft Storylines 

The Plight of Brady Aiken, Astros

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Remember Brady Aiken?

The Houston Astros drafted the hurler No. 1 in last year's draft, but the team didn't sign him, as bad news continued to trickle out about the health of his arm.

As it turns out, Aiken needed the infamous Tommy John elbow surgery back in March. Since then, folks continue to question how Houston approaches this draft with the massive misstep still fresh in the minds of many.

For general manager Jeff Luhnow, the hiccup remains in the rearview mirror and won't impact the team's plans Monday, as he told Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle:

"

We’ve been out scouting, we’ve been talking to advisors, players, parents etc. I think more than anything, the fact that the Astros’ plan seems to be coming together, and it’s starting to work and make some sense, I think is drawing more interest to players potentially signing with us. So I think we’re in pretty good spot.

"

As for Aiken, the road to recovery is one lined with positivity.

He took to Twitter to offer a predraft note for supporters:

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No matter what happens tomorrow, thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this past year. I wouldn't be here without you guys

— Brady Aiken (@bradyaiken10) June 8, 2015"

Now the good news—the operation isn't the monster it once was. Aiken is still the prospect with a mean fastball and curveball who can mix in a smooth changeup to keep those in the box guessing.

So long as he stays healthy and lands in a solid situation, there's little doubt Aiken touts the upside of a solid arm in a rotation. It's now just a matter of getting drafted and sticking.

The Battle for No. 1 

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Ask five different people before the draft which prospect will hear his named called first, and there may very well be five different answers.

Of course, the duel refers to Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson and Lake Mary high school product Brendan Rodgers.

Swanson is impossible to miss right now thanks to the waves he's been making at the collegiate level. He's a beast of a hitter and perhaps the one player who lies outside of the rule that states players drafted need a few years of development in the minors.

Just ask Michael Lananna of Baseball America:

Or Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball:

Don't sleep on Rodgers, though.

Perhaps one of the lone prospects listed at shortstop who might actually stick there thanks to his great ability, Rodgers can also hit well at the plate. The Associated Press breaks down what makes him so attractive to pro teams (via USA Today):

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Has been at or near top of teams' draft lists since last summer, and has scouts drooling because of powerful bat, compact swing, tendency to hit to all fields and soft hands and good range at shortstop. Should remain at position in pros, but has strong enough arm to move to third base, if necessary.

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In an interesting turn of events, the present-future debate somewhat comes into play at No. 1, which doesn't happen quite often.

Either way, both prospects will be up to shake the hand of Commissioner Rob Manfred early Monday, with a wave of the next generation close behind them.

Stats and info courtesy of MLB.com unless otherwise specified.