By 74 picks came and went last night with the first two rounds of the 2024 MLB Draft. That’s nothing though compared to the mammoth amount of picks that will be made between today and tomorrow. Rounds 3-10 are on tap today, while Rounds 11-20 will be on slate for Tuesday.
Despite many of the best players in this year’s draft class having already been selected, there are still 28 top-100 prospects, including three top-50 prospects still on the board. This could be a make or break draft for several clubs looking to get some mid-round value.
Here’s a full recap of Day 2 of the 2024 MLB Draft.
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Round 3:
- No. 75 Oakland Athletics: SS Joshua Kuroda-Gauer, Rutgers
- No. 76 Kansas City Royals: RHP Drew Beam, Tennessee
- No. 77 Colorado Rockies: C Cole Messina, South Carolina
- No. 78 Chicago White Sox: OF Nick McLain, Arizona State
- No. 79 Washington Nationals: C Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech
- No. 80 St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Brian Holiday, Oklahoma State
- No. 81 Los Angeles Angels: LHP Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
- No. 82 New York Mets: RHP Nate Dohm, Mississippi State
- No. 83 Pittsburgh Pirates: LHP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest
- No. 84 Cleveland Guardians: RHP Joey Oakie, Ankeny Centennial HS
- No. 85 Detroit Tigers: RHP Josh Randall, University of San Diego
- No. 86 Boston Red Sox: RHP Brandon Neely, Florida
- No. 87 Cincinnati Reds: OF Mike Sirota, Northeastern
- No. 88 San Diego Padres: SS Cobb Hightower, East Rowan HS
- No. 89 New York Yankees: RHP Thatcher Hurd, LSU
- No. 90 Chicago Cubs: SS Ronny Cruz, Miami Christian School
- No. 91 Seattle Mariners: RHP Hunter Cranton, Kansas
- No. 92 Miami Marlins: 2B Gage Miller, Alabama
- No. 93 Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Jaron DeBerry, Dallas Baptist
- No. 94 Tampa Bay Rays: C Nathan Flewelling, St. Joseph HS
- No. 95 Toronto Blue Jays: LHP Johnny King, Naples HS
- No. 96 Minnesota Twins: C Khadim Diaw, Loyola Marymount University
- No. 97 Baltimore Orioles: OF Austin Overn, USC
- No. 98 Los Angeles Dodgers: 3B Chase Harlan, Central Bucks East HS
- No. 99 Atlanta Braves: RHP Luke Sinnard, Indiana
- No. 100 Philadelphia Phillies: OF John Spikerman, Oklahoma
- No. 101 Houston Astros: RHP Ryan Forcucci, UC San Diego
- No. 102 Arizona Diamondbacks: RHP Daniel Eagen, Presbyterian College
- No. 103: Texas Rangers: OF Casey Cook, North Carolina
Round 4:
- No. 104 Oakland Athletics: OF Rodney Green, California
- No. 105 Kansas City Royals: RHP J.P. Langevin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- No. 106 Colorado Rockies: 3B Blake Wright, Clemson
- No. 107 Chicago White Sox: OF Casey Saucke, Virginia
- No. 108 Washington Nationals: LHP Jackson Kent, Arizona
- No. 109 St. Louis Cardinals: C Ryan Campos, Arizona State
- No. 110 Los Angeles Angels: RHP Austin Gordon, Clemson
- No. 111 New York Mets: OF Eli Serrano, NC State
- No. 112 Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Eddie Rynders, Wisconsin Lutheran HS
- No. 113 Cleveland Guardians: LHP Rafe Schlesinger, Miami
- No. 114 Detroit Tigers: RHP Michael Massey, Wake Forest
- No. 115 Boston Red Sox: OF Zach Ehrhard, Oklahoma State
- No. 116 San Francisco Giants: OF Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State
- No. 117 Cincinnati Reds: 2B Peyton Stovall, Arkansas
- No. 118 San Diego Padres: RHP Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State
- No. 119 New York Yankees: RHP Gage Ziehl, Miami
- No. 120 Chicago Cubs: SS Ty Southisene, Basic HS
- No. 121 Seattle Mariners: C Josh Caron, Nebraska
- No. 122 Miami Marlins: OF Fenwick Trimble, James Madison University
- No. 123 Milwaukee Brewers: C Marco Dinges, Florida State
- No. 124 Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Nate Knowles, William & Mary
- No. 125 Toronto Blue Jays: 3B Sean Keys, Bucknell
- No. 126 Minnesota Twins: OF Jaime Ferrer, Florida State
- No. 127 Baltimore Orioles: RHP Chase Allsup, Auburn
- No. 128 Los Angeles Dodgers: LHP Jakob Wright, Cal Poly
What time does the MLB Draft start Monday?
Rounds 3-10 of the 2024 MLB Draft will be streamed on MLB.com starting at 2 p.m. ET. There will be exactly one minute between each selection.
How to watch 2024 MLB Draft?
Day 2 of the draft will be available for streaming via MLB.com.
Best available players
According to MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 250, here are the ten best prospects available ahead of Day 2 of the draft.
- OF Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State (34)
- RHP Joey Oakie, Ankeny Centennial HS, Iowa (46)
- OF Mike Sirota, Northeastern (50)
- C Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech (55)
- RHP Dax Whitney, Blackfoot HS, Idaho (56)
- LHP Ryan Prager, Texas A&M (61)
- RHP Drew Beam, Tennessee (64)
- OF Kavares Tears, Tennessee (66)
- 3B Gage Miller, Alabama (68)
- LHP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest (70)
What is the MLB Draft format?
The MLB Draft works like most other drafts, but there are a few differences in order to help competitive balance. The most obvious example would be the Competitive Balance Rounds that take place between the first and second round as well as the second and third round.
Essentially, qualifying teams – the ten MLB teams from the smallest markets and the ten MLB teams with the least revenue produced – will each get an extra draft pick either in Competitive Balance Round A (between Rounds 1 & 2) or Competitive Balance Round B (between Rounds 2 & 3). As of today, these rounds have already taken place at the 2024 draft, but there are other Competitive Balance Rounds still to come.
Teams that qualify for these extra picks are also granted either $500,000 or $1 million extra in international spending money. This year, the teams that were given Competitive Balance selections were as follows: Milwaukee, Arizona, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee again, the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Miami, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Oakland. Of those 13 selections, six were made in Competitive Balance Round A.
Teams can also earn extra draft selections through compensation picks. When a team that qualifies for Competitive Balance selections loses a free agent to a large-market team that grants them a contract worth more than $50 million, the small-market team will earn a pick at the start of Competitive Balance Round A. This year, the Minnesota Twins were granted such a pick after losing starting pitcher Sonny Gray to the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason.
That’s not to say that big-market teams can’t also earn these picks. If a team does not qualify for Competitive Balance selections but did not exceed the luxury tax threshold during the previous season, the team will still be rewarded a pick during Competitive Balance Round B if they lost a free agent to a $50 million-plus contract. The Los Angeles Angels were granted such a pick this year after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers.
Even if a team exceeds the luxury tax threshold, they’ll still earn Competitive Balance Round selections between the fourth and fifth rounds, as is the case for the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays this year.
- Pick No. 75: Oakland Athletics
- Pick No. 76: Kansas City Royals
- Pick No. 77: Colorado Rockies
- Pick No. 78: Chicago White Sox
- Pick No. 79: Washington Nationals
- Pick No. 80: St. Louis Cardinals
- Pick No. 81: Los Angeles Angels
- Pick No. 82: New York Mets
- Pick No. 83: Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pick No. 84: Cleveland Guardians
- Cleveland Guardians: 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
- Cincinnati Reds: RHP Chase Burns, Wake Forest
- Colorado Rockies: 3B Charlie Condon, Georgia
- Oakland Athletics: 1B Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
- Chicago White Sox: LHP Hagen Smith, Arkansas
- Kansas City Royals: 1B Jac Caglianone, Florida
- St. Louis Cardinals: SS JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
- Los Angeles Angels: 2B Christian Moore, Tennessee
- Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Konnor Griffin, Jackson Prep HS (Mississippi)
- Washington Nationals: SS Seaver King, Wake Forest
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