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2019 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball player draft for the 2019 season

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The 2019 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB draft and for teams that lost qualifying free agents. The first 41 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 3, and the second round was streamed on MLB.com directly following the first round. The remainder of the draft was streamed online from June 4 to 5.

The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2018 MLB season, selected Adley Rutschman with the first overall pick in the draft. The Atlanta Braves received the ninth overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Carter Stewart. The Arizona Diamondbacks received the 26th overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Matt McLain. The Los Angeles Dodgers received the 31st overall pick as compensation for failing to sign J. T. Ginn. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the 37th overall pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund. As a result of surpassing the luxury tax threshold by over $40 million, the Boston Red Sox' top pick dropped down 10 places in the draft.

Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox made his debut on April 2, 2021, making him the first player from the 2019 draft to make his major league debut.

01First round selections

Key
All-Star
* Player did not sign
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Adley Rutschman Baltimore Orioles Catcher Oregon State
2 Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals Shortstop Colleyville Heritage High School (TX)
3 Andrew Vaughn Chicago White Sox First baseman California
4 JJ Bleday Miami Marlins Outfielder Vanderbilt
5 Riley Greene Detroit Tigers Outfielder Hagerty High School (FL)
6 CJ Abrams San Diego Padres Shortstop Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (GA)
7 Nick Lodolo Cincinnati Reds Pitcher TCU
8 Josh Jung Texas Rangers Third baseman Texas Tech
9 Shea Langeliers Atlanta Braves Catcher Baylor
10 Hunter Bishop San Francisco Giants Outfielder Arizona State
11 Alek Manoah Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher West Virginia
12 Brett Baty New York Mets Third baseman Lake Travis High School (TX)
13 Keoni Cavaco Minnesota Twins Third baseman Eastlake High School (CA)
14 Bryson Stott Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop UNLV
15 Will Wilson Los Angeles Angels Shortstop NC State
16 Corbin Carroll Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Lakeside School (WA)
17 Jackson Rutledge Washington Nationals Pitcher San Jacinto College
18 Quinn Priester Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Cary-Grove High School (IL)
19 Zack Thompson St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Kentucky
20 George Kirby Seattle Mariners Pitcher Elon
21 Braden Shewmake Atlanta Braves Shortstop Texas A&M
22 Greg Jones Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop UNC Wilmington
23 Michael Toglia Colorado Rockies First baseman UCLA
24 Daniel Espino Cleveland Indians Pitcher Georgia Premier Academy (GA)
25 Kody Hoese Los Angeles Dodgers Third baseman Tulane
26 Blake Walston Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher New Hanover High School (NC)
27 Ryan Jensen Chicago Cubs Pitcher Fresno State
28 Ethan Small Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Mississippi State
29 Logan Davidson Oakland Athletics Shortstop Clemson
30 Anthony Volpe New York Yankees Shortstop Delbarton School (NJ)
31 Michael Busch Los Angeles Dodgers Second baseman North Carolina
32 Korey Lee Houston Astros Catcher California

Compensatory round

Pick Player Team Position School
33 Brennan Malone Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher IMG Academy (FL)
34 Drey Jameson Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Ball State

Competitive balance round B

Pick Player Team Position School
35 Kameron Misner Miami Marlins Outfielder Missouri
36 J.J. Goss Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
37 Sammy Siani Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder William Penn Charter School (PA)
38 T. J. Sikkema New York Yankees Pitcher Missouri
39 Matt Wallner Minnesota Twins Outfielder Southern Mississippi
40 Seth Johnson Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Campbell
41 Davis Wendzel Texas Rangers Third baseman Baylor

02Other notable selections

Round Pick Player Team Position School
2 42 Gunnar Henderson Baltimore Orioles Shortstop John T. Morgan Academy (AL)
2 45 Matthew Thompson Chicago White Sox Pitcher Cypress Ranch High School (TX)
2 46 Nasim Nuñez Miami Marlins Shortstop Collins Hill High School (GA)
2 47 Nick Quintana Detroit Tigers Third baseman Arizona
2 49 Rece Hinds Cincinnati Reds Shortstop IMG Academy (FL)
2 50 Ryan Garcia Texas Rangers Pitcher UCLA
2 51 Logan Wyatt San Francisco Giants First baseman Louisville
2 52 Kendall Williams Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher IMG Academy (FL)
2 53 Josh Wolf New York Mets Pitcher St. Thomas High School (TX)
2 54 Matt Canterino Minnesota Twins Pitcher Rice
2 55 Kyren Paris Los Angeles Angels Shortstop Freedom High School (CA)
2 56 Ryne Nelson Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Oregon
2 57 Matt Gorski Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Indiana
2 59 Brandon Williamson Seattle Mariners Pitcher Texas Christian
2 61 John Doxakis Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Texas A&M
2 62 Aaron Schunk Colorado Rockies Third baseman Georgia
2 64 Chase Strumpf Chicago Cubs Second baseman UCLA
2 65 Antoine Kelly Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Wabash Valley
2 66 Tyler Baum Oakland Athletics Pitcher North Carolina
2 67 Josh Smith New York Yankees Shortstop LSU
2 68 Grae Kessinger Houston Astros Shortstop Ole Miss
2 69 Matthew Lugo Boston Red Sox Shortstop Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy (PR)
B 70 Alec Marsh Kansas City Royals Pitcher Arizona State
B 71 Kyle Stowers Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Stanford
B 72 Jared Triolo Pittsburgh Pirates Third baseman Houston
B 73 Logan Driscoll San Diego Padres Catcher George Mason
B 74 Tommy Henry Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Michigan
B 75 Dominic Fletcher Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Arkansas
B 76 Isaiah Campbell Seattle Mariners Pitcher Arkansas
B 77 Karl Kauffmann Colorado Rockies Pitcher Michigan
3 79 Zach Watson Baltimore Orioles Outfielder LSU
3 81 Andrew Dalquist Chicago White Sox Pitcher Redondo Union High School (CA)
3 82 Peyton Burdick Miami Marlins Outfielder Wright State
3 83 Andre Lipcius Detroit Tigers Third baseman Tennessee
3 84 Hudson Head San Diego Padres Outfielder Winston Churchill High School (TX)
3 85 Tyler Callihan Cincinnati Reds Second baseman Providence School (FL)
3 86 Justin Slaten Texas Rangers Pitcher New Mexico
3 87 Grant McCray San Francisco Giants Outfielder Lakewood Ranch High School (FL)
3 88 Dasan Brown Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Abbey Park High School (ON)
3 89 Matthew Allan New York Mets Pitcher Seminole High School (FL)
3 90 Spencer Steer Minnesota Twins Shortstop Oregon
3 92 Jack Kochanowicz Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Harriton High School (PA)
3 93 Tristin English Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman Georgia Tech
3 94 Drew Mendoza Washington Nationals Third baseman Florida State
3 95 Matt Fraizer Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Arizona
3 96 Tony Locey St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Georgia
3 97 Levi Stoudt Seattle Mariners Pitcher Lehigh
3 98 Michael Harris II Atlanta Braves Outfielder Stockbridge High School (GA)
3 102 Ryan Pepiot Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Butler
3 106 Jordan Brewer Houston Astros Outfielder Michigan
3 107 Ryan Zeferjahn Boston Red Sox Pitcher Kansas
4 108 Joey Ortiz Baltimore Orioles Shortstop New Mexico State
4 109 Michael Massey Kansas City Royals Second baseman Illinois
4 112 Ryan Kreidler Detroit Tigers Third baseman UCLA
4 113 Matt Brash San Diego Padres Pitcher Niagara
4 114 Ivan Johnson Cincinnati Reds Infielder Chipola College
4 115 Cody Freeman Texas Rangers Infielder Etiwanda High School (CA)
4 116 Tyler Fitzgerald San Francisco Giants Shortstop Louisville
4 117 Will Robertson Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Creighton
4 118 Jake Mangum New York Mets Center fielder Mississippi State
4 120 Erik Miller Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Stanford
4 123 Matt Cronin Washington Nationals Pitcher Arkansas
4 125 Andre Pallante St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher UC Irvine
4 128 Graeme Stinson Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Duke
4 129 Brenton Doyle Colorado Rockies Outfielder Shepherd
4 131 Brandon Lewis Los Angeles Dodgers Third baseman UC Irvine
4 134 Kyle McCann Oakland Athletics Catcher Georgia Tech
4 136 Colin Barber Houston Astros Outfielder Pleasant Valley High School (CA)
4 137 Noah Song Boston Red Sox Pitcher Navy
5 141 Evan Fitterer Miami Marlins Pitcher Aliso Niguel High School (CA)
5 149 Will Holland Minnesota Twins Shortstop Auburn
5 151 Garrett Stallings Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tennessee
5 153 Tyler Dyson Washington Nationals Pitcher Florida
5 155 Connor Thomas St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Georgia Tech
5 156 Austin Shenton Seattle Mariners Third baseman Florida International
5 160 Hunter Gaddis Cleveland Indians Pitcher Georgia State
5 161 Jack Little Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Stanford
5 163 Thomas Dillard Milwaukee Brewers Catcher Ole Miss
5 165 Ken Waldichuk New York Yankees Pitcher Saint Mary's
5 166 Hunter Brown Houston Astros Pitcher Wayne State
6 168 Maverick Handley Baltimore Orioles Catcher Stanford
6 170 Avery Weems Chicago White Sox Pitcher Arizona
6 173 Drake Fellows San Diego Padres Pitcher Vanderbilt
6 174 Graham Ashcraft Cincinnati Reds Pitcher UAB
6 175 Cody Bradford Texas Rangers Pitcher Baylor
6 177 Cam Eden Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop California
6 179 Sawyer Gipson-Long Minnesota Twins Pitcher Mercer
6 181 Zach Peek Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Winthrop
6 182 Andrew Saalfrank Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Indiana
6 185 Pedro Pagés St. Louis Cardinals Catcher Florida Atlantic
6 187 Tanner Gordon Atlanta Braves Pitcher Indiana
6 188 Colby White Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Mississippi State
6 189 Gavin Hollowell Colorado Rockies Pitcher St. John's
6 195 Hayden Wesneski New York Yankees Pitcher Sam Houston State
6 197 Chris Murphy Boston Red Sox Pitcher San Diego
7 199 Noah Murdock Kansas City Royals Pitcher Virginia
7 201 Bryan Hoeing Miami Marlins Pitcher Louisville
7 204 Eric Yang Cincinnati Reds Catcher UC Santa Barbara
7 205 Brandon Sproat* Texas Rangers Pitcher Pace High School (FL)
7 211 Davis Daniel Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Auburn
7 213 Todd Peterson Washington Nationals Pitcher LSU
7 214 Blake Sabol Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher USC
7 217 Darius Vines Atlanta Braves Pitcher Cal State Bakersfield
7 220 Xzavion Curry Cleveland Indians Pitcher Georgia Tech
7 221 Nick Robertson Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher James Madison
7 224 Drew Millas Oakland Athletics Catcher Missouri State
7 226 Blair Henley Houston Astros Pitcher Texas
8 229 Drew Parrish Kansas City Royals Pitcher Florida State
8 236 Caleb Kilian San Francisco Giants Pitcher Texas Tech
8 239 Casey Legumina Minnesota Twins Pitcher Gonzaga
8 241 Kyle Brnovich Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Elon
8 242 Dominic Canzone Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Ohio State
8 248 Nathan Wiles Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Oklahoma
8 250 Will Brennan Cleveland Indians Outfielder Kansas State
8 251 Ryan Ward Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Bryant
8 252 DJ Herz Chicago Cubs Pitcher Terry Sanford High School (NC)
8 253 David Hamilton Milwaukee Brewers Shortstop Texas
8 255 Zach Greene New York Yankees Pitcher South Alabama
9 258 Connor Gillispie Baltimore Orioles Pitcher VCU
9 259 Clay Dungan Kansas City Royals Second baseman Indiana State
9 262 Austin Bergner Detroit Tigers Pitcher North Carolina
9 264 TJ Hopkins Cincinnati Reds Center fielder South Carolina
9 265 Zak Kent Texas Rangers Pitcher VMI
9 269 Brent Headrick Minnesota Twins Pitcher Illinois State
9 278 Evan McKendry Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Miami (FL)
9 279 Isaac Collins Colorado Rockies Second baseman Creighton
9 281 Alec Gamboa Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Fresno City College
9 282 Tyler Schlaffer Chicago Cubs Pitcher Homewood-Flossmoor High School (IL)
9 286 Peyton Battenfield Cleveland Indians Pitcher Oklahoma State
10 289 Anthony Veneziano Kansas City Royals Pitcher Coastal Carolina
10 315 Mitch Spence New York Yankees Pitcher USC Aiken
10 316 C. J. Stubbs Houston Astros Pitcher USC
11 319 Vinnie Pasquantino Kansas City Royals First baseman Old Dominion
11 321 Anthony Maldonado Miami Marlins Pitcher Bethune-Cookman
11 322 John McMillon* Detroit Tigers Pitcher Texas Tech
11 326 Trevor McDonald San Francisco Giants Pitcher George County High School (MS)
11 334 Jase Bowen Pittsburgh Pirates Center fielder Central Catholic High School (OH)
11 337 Vaughn Grissom Atlanta Braves Shortstop Paul J. Hagerty High School (FL)
11 340 Nick Mikolajchak Cleveland Indians Pitcher Sam Houston State
11 344 Dustin Harris Oakland Athletics Third baseman St. Petersburg
11 345 Oliver Dunn New York Yankees Second baseman Utah
11 346 Ryan Gusto Houston Astros Pitcher Florida SouthWestern State
12 348 Kade Strowd Baltimore Orioles Pitcher West Virginia
12 363 Orlando Ribalta Washington Nationals Pitcher Miami Dade College
12 368 Nick Sogard Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Loyola Marymount
12 369 Christian Koss Colorado Rockies Shortstop UC Irvine
12 372 Hunter Bigge Chicago Cubs Pitcher Harvard
12 377 Brendan Cellucci Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tulane
13 378 Dan Hammer Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Pittsburgh
13 379 Tyler Tolbert Kansas City Royals Shortstop UAB
13 397 Tyler Owens Atlanta Braves Pitcher Trinity Catholic High School (FL)
13 402 Porter Hodge Chicago Cubs Pitcher Cottonwood High School (UT)
14 410 McKinley Moore Chicago White Sox Pitcher Little Rock
14 411 Easton Lucas Miami Marlins Pitcher Pepperdine
14 419 Cody Laweryson Minnesota Twins Pitcher Maine
14 421 Zac Kristofak Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Georgia
14 422 Lyle Lin Arizona Diamondbacks Catcher Arizona State
14 433 Paxton Schultz Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Utah Valley
14 437 Jordan Beck* Boston Red Sox First baseman Hazel Green High School (AL)
15 440 Caleb Freeman Chicago White Sox Pitcher Texas Tech
15 449 Louie Varland Minnesota Twins Pitcher North High School (MN)
15 452 Austin Pope Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Fairfield University
15 458 Brett Wisely Tampa Bay Rays Second baseman Gulf Coast State College
16 471 Andrew Nardi Miami Marlins Pitcher Arizona
16 487 Joey Estes Atlanta Braves Pitcher Paraclete High School (CA)
16 494 Brady Basso Oakland Athletics Pitcher Oklahoma State
17 498 Morgan McSweeney Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Wake Forest
17 501 Troy Johnston Miami Marlins First baseman Gonzaga
17 514 Ryan Harbin Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Bartow High School (FL)
17 518 Trevor Brigden Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Okanagan
18 530 Sammy Peralta Chicago White Sox Pitcher Tampa
18 539 Edouard Julien Minnesota Twins Second baseman Auburn
18 541 Ryan Smith Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Princeton
18 550 Matt Waldron Cleveland Indians Pitcher Nebraska
19 562 Kerry Carpenter Detroit Tigers Outfielder Virginia Tech
19 565 Blaine Crim Texas Rangers First baseman Mississippi College
20 601 Jared Southard* Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Rouse High School (TX)
20 606 Cade Marlowe Seattle Mariners Outfielder West Georgia
20 610 Nic Enright Cleveland Indians Pitcher Virginia Tech
20 615 Jack Leiter* New York Yankees Pitcher Delbarton School (NJ)
21 620 Chase Solesky Chicago White Sox Pitcher Tulane
21 629 Bradley Hanner Minnesota Twins Pitcher Patrick & Henry Community College
22 674 Jack Cushing Oakland Athletics Pitcher Georgetown
23 692 Dane Acker* Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher San Jacinto College
23 698 Jayden Murray Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Dixie State
23 699 Blair Calvo Colorado Rockies Pitcher Flagler
24 711 Jeff Lindgren Miami Marlins Pitcher Illinois State
24 717 Spencer Horwitz Toronto Blue Jays First baseman Radford
24 718 Hunter Barco* New York Mets Pitcher The Bolles School (FL)
24 723 Jake Alu Washington Nationals Third baseman Boston College
24 727 Bryce Ball Atlanta Braves First baseman Dallas Baptist
25 755 Alex McFarlane* St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Habersham Central High School (GA)
25 761 Jonny DeLuca Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Oregon
26 776 Nick Avila San Francisco Giants Pitcher Long Beach State
26 781 Kyle Molnar Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher UCLA
27 802 Beau Brieske Detroit Tigers Pitcher CSU-Pueblo
27 822 Cayne Ueckert Chicago Cubs Pitcher McNeese State
28 841 Coleman Crow Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Pike County High School (GA)
30 912 Bryan King Chicago Cubs Pitcher McNeese State
30 915 Zach Maxwell* New York Yankees Pitcher North Paulding High School (GA)
31 931 Spencer Jones* Los Angeles Angels Outfielder La Costa Canyon High School (CA)
31 947 Feleipe Franks Boston Red Sox Pitcher Florida
32 951 Josh Simpson Miami Marlins Pitcher Columbia
32 957 Braden Halladay* Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Calvary Christian High School (FL)
32 962 Luke Waddell* Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop Georgia Tech
32 968 Kody Huff* Tampa Bay Rays Catcher Horizon High School (AZ)
32 970 Andrew Misiaszek Cleveland Indians Pitcher Northeastern
33 997 Justin Yeager Atlanta Braves Pitcher Southern Illinois
33 1007 Thayer Thomas* Washington Nationals Outfielder NC State
34 1026 Christian Encarnacion-Strand* Seattle Mariners Third baseman Yavapai College
34 1029 Tanner Allen* Colorado Rockies Outfielder Mississippi State
35 1046 Brooks Lee* San Francisco Giants Shortstop San Luis Obispo High School (CA)
35 1049 Drew Gilbert* Minnesota Twins Outfielder Stillwater Area High School (MN)
35 1060 Randy Labaut Cleveland Indians Pitcher Arizona
36 1070 Declan Cronin Chicago White Sox Pitcher Holy Cross
37 1098 Colby Thomas* Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Valdosta High School (GA)
37 1099 Reggie Crawford* Kansas City Royals Pitcher North Schuylkill High School (PA)
37 1119 Hayden Dunhurst* Colorado Rockies Catcher Pearl River Central High School (MS)
37 1125 Bryce Jarvis* New York Yankees Pitcher Duke
37 1127 Connor Prielipp* Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tomah High School (WI)
39 1161 Evan Justice* Miami Marlins Pitcher NC State
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