2016 Major League Baseball draft
The 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will be held on June 9, 2016, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.
The draft order is the reverse order of the 2015 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 2015 MLB Draft. The Philadelphia Phillies will receive the first overall selection. The Los Angeles Dodgers will receive the 36th pick as compensation for failing to sign Kyle Funkhouser, the 35th overall selection of the 2015 MLB Draft.[1]
Teams from the smallest markets and revenue pools are eligible for competitive balance draft picks. The first six picks, Round A, were determined by lottery between the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and St. Louis Cardinals. The six preceding teams that do not receive a pick in Round A were entered into a second lottery, with the Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, and Seattle Mariners, to receive the six picks in Round B. The twelve competitive balance draft picks are the only picks allowed to be traded.[2] The Reds received the first pick in Round A, followed by the Athletics, Rockies, Diamondbacks, Marlins, and Pirates. The Padres received the first pick of Round B, followed by the Indians, Twins, Brewers, Orioles, and Rays.[3]
Top prospects
High school prospects
- Alex Speas, Pitcher, McEachern High School (GA)
- Austin Bergner, Pitcher, Windermere Prep (FL)
- Avery Tuck, Outfielder, Steele Canyon High School (CA)
- Blake Rutherford, Outfielder, Chaminade College Prep (CA)
- Braxton Garrett, Pitcher, Florence High School (AL)
- Carter Kieboom, Third baseman, Walton High School (GA)
- Delvin Perez, Shortstop, International Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico)
- Drew Mendoza, Third baseman, Lake Mineola High School (FL)
- Forrest Whitley, Pitcher, Alamo Heights High School (TX)
- Ian Anderson, Pitcher, Shenendehowa High School (NY)
- Jason Groome, Pitcher, Barnegat High School (NJ)
- Jeffry Parra, Catcher, Ramapo High School (NY)
- Jesus Luzardo, Pitcher, Stoneman Douglas High School (FL)
- Josh Lowe, Third baseman, Pope High School (GA)
- Kevin Gowdy, Pitcher, Santa Barbara High School (CA)
- Mickey Moniak, Outfielder, La Costa Canyon High School (CA)
- Nolan Jones, Third baseman, Holy Ghost Prep (PA)
- Reggie Lawson, Pitcher, Victor Valley High School (CA)
- Riley Pint, Pitcher, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School (KS)
- William Benson, Outfielder, The Westminster School (GA)
- Zach Linginfelter, Pitcher, Sevier County High School (TN)
College prospects
- Nick Banks, Outfielder, Texas A&M
- Cavan Biggio, Second baseman, Notre Dame
- Ryan Boldt, Outfielder, Nebraska
- Ben Bowden, Pitcher, Vanderbilt
- Zack Brown, Pitcher, Kentucky
- Zack Burdi, Pitcher, Louisville
- Bailey Clark, Pitcher, Duke
- Kyle Cody, Pitcher, Kentucky
- Bobby Dalbec, Third baseman, Arizona
- Jake Fraley, Outfielder, LSU
- Kyle Funkhouser, Pitcher, Louisville
- Ian Hamilton, Pitcher, Washington State
- Alec Hansen, Pitcher, Oklahoma
- Chad Hockin, Pitcher, Cal State Fullerton
- Dakota Hudson, Pitcher, Mississippi State
- Zach Jackson, Pitcher, Arkansas
- Daulton Jefferies, Pitcher, California
- Connor Jones, Pitcher, Virginia
- Matt Krook, Pitcher, Oregon
- Andrew Lantrip, Pitcher, Houston
- Eric Lauer, Pitcher, Kent State
- Kyle Lewis, Outfielder, Mercer
- Mitch Longo, Outfielder, Ohio
- Chris Okey, Catcher, Clemson
- A. J. Puk, Pitcher, Florida
- Cal Quantrill, Pitcher, Stanford
- Corey Ray, Outfielder, Louisville
- Buddy Reed, Outfielder, Florida
- Bryan Reynolds, Outfielder, Vanderbilt
- Cody Sedlock, Pitcher, Illinois
- Nick Senzel, Third baseman, Tennessee
- Kyle Serrano, Pitcher, Tennessee
- Mike Shawaryn, Pitcher, Maryland
- Jordan Sheffield, Pitcher, Vanderbilt
- Logan Shore, Pitcher, Florida
- Robert Tyler, Pitcher, Georgia
First round selections
Compensatory round
Competitive Balance Round A
Notes
- Compensation picks
- Trades
References