The 2012 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 4 through June 6, 2012, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Houston Astros, with the first overall pick, selected Carlos Correa from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.
Draft order The draft order was determined by the 2011 Major League Baseball season standings. With the worst record in 2011, the Houston Astros received the first pick.
Also, teams can lose draft picks for signing certain free agents, while teams losing free agents will receive draft picks as compensation. The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all players based on performance over the past two seasons, with the top 20% being considered "Type A" and the next 20% considered "Type B". If a team offers a Type A free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the player's former team obtains the new team's first- or second-round pick, depending on whether the new team is in the top 15 or bottom 15 in won-loss records in 2011, as well as a supplemental pick after the first round. If a team offers a Type B free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the former team gets a supplemental pick after the first round.
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLB and the MLBPA announced on November 22, modified the compensation required for certain Type A players. Six Type A players became modified Type A free agents, meaning a team signing one of them was not required to forfeit a draft pick, but the team losing them will receive a draft pick in the slot immediately before the pick they would have received had the player actually had Type A status. Five further Type A players became modified Type B free agents, with compensation equivalent to other Type B free agents.
+Key All-Star/All-MLB Team*Player did not sign
First round Pick Player Team Position School1Houston AstrosShortstopPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School2Minnesota TwinsOutfielderAppling County High School (GA)3Seattle MarinersCatcherFlorida4Baltimore OriolesRight-handed pitcherLouisiana State5Kansas City RoyalsRight-handed pitcherSan Francisco6Chicago CubsOutfielderMater Academy (FL)7San Diego PadresLeft-handed pitcherHarvard-Westlake School (CA)8*Pittsburgh PiratesRight-handed pitcherStanford9Miami MarlinsLeft-handed pitcherOklahoma State10 Colorado RockiesOutfielderOak Mountain High School (AL)11Oakland AthleticsShortstopPace High School (FL)12New York MetsShortstopBarbe High School (LA)13Chicago White SoxOutfielderCarroll High School (TX)14Cincinnati RedsRight-handed pitcherArchbishop McCarthy High School (FL)15Cleveland IndiansOutfielderTexas A&M16Washington NationalsRight-handed pitcherHarvard-Westlake School (CA)17Toronto Blue JaysOutfielderStone High School (MS)18Los Angeles DodgersShortstopNorthwest Cabarrus High School (NC)19St. Louis CardinalsRight-handed pitcherTexas A&M20San Francisco GiantsRight-handed pitcherMississippi State21Atlanta BravesRight-handed pitcherBrookwood High School (GA)22 Toronto Blue JaysRight-handed pitcherDuke23St. Louis CardinalsOutfielderFlorida State24Boston Red SoxShortstopArizona State25Tampa Bay RaysThird basemanClemson26Arizona DiamondbacksCatcherAcadiana High School (LA)27Milwaukee BrewersCatcherUnion High School (WA)28Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderGeorgia Southern29Texas RangersOutfielderCoral Springs High School (FL)30New York YankeesRight-handed pitcherSanta Fe High School (OK)31Boston Red SoxLeft-handed pitcherFlorida
Supplemental first round Pick Player Team Position School32Minnesota TwinsRight-handed pitcherPapa Juan XXIII High School33San Diego PadresRight-handed pitcherHagerty High School (FL)34Oakland AthleticsThird basemanUpland High School (CA)35New York MetsCatcherPurdue36St. Louis CardinalsThird basemanStanford37Boston Red SoxRight-handed pitcherMonmouth38Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderCal Poly39 Texas RangersThird basemanBishop Gorman High School (NV)40Philadelphia PhilliesRight-handed pitcherLakewood High School (CA)41Houston AstrosRight-handed pitcherJesuit High School (FL)42Minnesota TwinsRight-handed pitcherGeorgia Tech43Chicago CubsRight-handed pitcherMissouri State44San Diego PadresOutfielderStony Brook45Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielderTexas Tech46Colorado RockiesRight-handed pitcherRadford47Matt OlsonOakland AthleticsFirst basemanParkview High School (GA)48Chicago White SoxFirst basemanKing High School (FL)49Cincinnati RedsOutfielderOlympia High School (FL)50Toronto Blue JaysLeft-handed pitcherSolon High School (OH)51Los Angeles DodgersShortstopPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School52St. Louis CardinalsThird basemanSaint Mary's53Texas RangersRight-handed pitcherBlue Valley West High School (KS)54Philadelphia PhilliesRight-handed pitcherW. F. West High School (WA)55San Diego PadresRight-handed pitcherOlympia High School (FL)56Chicago CubsRight-handed pitcherHeritage High School (CA)57Cincinnati RedsOutfielderUCLA58Toronto Blue JaysThird basemanHamilton High School (AZ)59St. Louis CardinalsCatcherRockwall High School (TX)60Toronto Blue JaysRight-handed pitcherJames Madison High School (TX)
Compensation picks
Other notable selections