2024 Major League Baseball draft
Major League Baseball Draft
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The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The first six selections were set via a lottery, with first round picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.[1]
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Cleveland Guardians
| 2024 Major League Baseball Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | July 14–16, 2024 |
| Location | Cowtown Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Networks | MLB Network ESPN, ESPN+ (first round) |
| Overview | |
| 615 total selections in 20 rounds | |
| First selection | Travis Bazzana Cleveland Guardians |
| First round selections | 39 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Corbin Carroll won the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Baltimore Orioles also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Gunnar Henderson won the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award.[2]
The Cleveland Guardians won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected Travis Bazzana with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, the first time an Australian was drafted with the 1st overall pick, as well as the first time a second baseman was selected first overall.[3]
Cam Smith of the Houston Astros and Ryan Johnson of the Los Angeles Angels made their MLB debut on March 27, 2025, making them the first players from the 2024 draft to make their major league debuts. Smith had been drafted by the Chicago Cubs before being traded to Houston that offseason.
Draft lottery
The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings.[4] The Washington Nationals were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons.[5] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
| Denotes lottery winner | |
| Denotes team that did not win lottery | |
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick |
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% |
| 3 | Colorado Rockies | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 13.2% | 11.9% |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.7% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Angels | 6.1% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.2% |
| 7 | New York Mets | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| 9 | Cleveland Guardians | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| N/A | Washington Nationals | ∅ | |||||
| 10 | Detroit Tigers | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| 11 | Boston Red Sox | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| 12 | San Francisco Giants | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| 13 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| 14 | San Diego Padres | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| 15 | New York Yankees | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| 16 | Chicago Cubs | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 17 | Seattle Mariners | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Draft selections
The Mets, Yankees, and Padres exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2023 and did not win lottery picks, meaning that each had their first round draft pick moved back ten slots.[6]
| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
|---|
First round
Prospect promotion incentive picks
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ryan Waldschmidt | Arizona Diamondbacks[Incentive 1] | Outfielder | Kentucky |
| 32 | Griff O'Ferrall | Baltimore Orioles[Incentive 2] | Shortstop | Virginia |
Compensatory round
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kyle DeBarge | Minnesota Twins[Compensation 1] | Shortstop | Louisiana |
Competitive balance round A
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Blake Burke | Milwaukee Brewers[Trades 1] | First baseman | Tennessee |
| 35 | J. D. Dix | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Whitefish Bay High School (WI) |
| 36 | Braylon Doughty | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Chaparral High School (CA) |
| 37 | Levi Sterling | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Notre Dame High School (CA) |
| 38 | Brody Brecht | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Iowa |
| 39 | Caleb Lomavita | Washington Nationals[Trades 2] | Catcher | California |
Second round
Competitive balance round B
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Tyler Bell* | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Lincoln-Way East High School (IL) |
| 67 | Chris Levonas | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) |
| 68 | Blake Larson | Chicago White Sox[Trades 3] | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 69 | Dasan Hill | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Grapevine High School (TX) |
| 70 | Aiden May | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 71 | Luke Holman | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | LSU |
| 72 | Ethan Schiefelbein | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Corona High School (CA) |
| 73 | Gage Jump | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | LSU |
Compensatory round
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Ryan Johnson | Los Angeles Angels[Compensation 2] | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
Other notable selections
Notes
- Incentive picks
- Received for Corbin Carroll winning the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award
- Received for Gunnar Henderson winning the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award
- Compensation picks
- Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing Sonny Gray
- Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani
- Trades
- Brewers acquired the 34th pick, DL Hall, and Joey Ortiz from the Baltimore Orioles for Corbin Burnes
- Nationals acquired the 39th pick and Cayden Wallace from the Kansas City Royals for Hunter Harvey
- White Sox acquired the 68th pick, Prelander Berroa, and Zach DeLoach from the Seattle Mariners for Gregory Santos