The 2017 Major League Baseball draft began on June 12, 2017. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on MLB Network on June 12, while the remainder of the draft was live streamed on MLB.com on June 13 and 14.
With the worst record in the 2016 MLB season, the Minnesota Twins received the first overall pick. Compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2016 MLB draft. Also, fourteen small-market teams competed in a lottery for additional competitive balance picks, with six teams receiving an additional pick after the first round, and eight teams receiving an additional pick after the second round. The Twins selected Royce Lewis with the first overall selection.
The St. Louis Cardinals forfeited its top two selections (numbers 56 and 75 in the second and competitive balance round B respectively) and $2 million in damages to the Houston Astros when Commissioner Rob Manfred adjudicated a computer system hacking scandal on January 30, 2017."MLB strips Cardinals of draft picks, fines them $2 million for Astros hack," USA Today, Monday, January 30, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
First round selections +Key All-Star/All-MLB Team*Player did not sign Pick Player Team Position School1Minnesota TwinsShortstopJSerra Catholic High School (CA)2Cincinnati RedsPitcherNotre Dame High School (CA)3 San Diego PadresPitcherWhiteville High School (NC)4Tampa Bay RaysFirst baseman/PitcherLouisville5Atlanta BravesPitcherVanderbilt6Oakland AthleticsOutfielderNorth Davidson High School (NC)7Arizona DiamondbacksFirst basemanVirginia8Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderVirginia9Milwaukee BrewersSecond basemanUC Irvine10Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderBallard High School (KY)11Chicago White SoxThird basemanMissouri State12Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherConcordia Lutheran High School (TX)13Miami MarlinsPitcherCarlsbad High School (NM)14Kansas City RoyalsFirst basemanHuntington Beach High School (CA)15Houston AstrosPitcherNorth Carolina16New York YankeesPitcherSouth Carolina17Seattle MarinersFirst basemanKentucky18Detroit TigersPitcherFlorida19San Francisco GiantsOutfielderLeadership Christian Academy (PR)20New York MetsPitcherOregon21Baltimore OriolesPitcherValdosta High School (GA)22Toronto Blue JaysShortstopNorth Carolina23Los Angeles DodgersOutfielderVanderbilt24Boston Red SoxPitcherMissouri25Washington NationalsPitcherHouston26Texas RangersOutfielderMcGill–Toolen Catholic High School (AL)27Chicago CubsPitcherState College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School28Toronto Blue JaysPitcherCollege of Central Florida29Texas RangersShortstopWest Orange High School (FL)30Chicago CubsPitcherLSU
Competitive balance round A Pick Player Team Position School31*Tampa Bay RaysPitcherOregon State32Cincinnati RedsShortstopMonsignor Edward Pace High School (FL)33Kevin MerrellOakland AthleticsShortstopSouth Florida34Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderJames Martin High School (TX)35Minnesota TwinsOutfielderMississippi State36Miami MarlinsOutfielderNorth Carolina
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