2021 Major League Baseball draft

The 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will take place on July 11–13, 2021. In conjunction with the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the draft will take place in Atlanta.[1] The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order will be set based on the reverse order of the 2020 MLB season standings.[2] In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 2020 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents.[3] On March 26, 2020, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal that included the option to halve the draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

2021 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)July 11–13, 2021
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Network(s)MLB Network
Overview
TBD total selections in TBD rounds
First selectionTBD
Pittsburgh Pirates
First round selections36

With the worst record in the 2020 MLB season, the Pittsburgh Pirates will receive the first overall pick.[5] As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros will forfeit both their first- and second-round picks in the draft.[6]

Top prospects
Source: MLB.com Prospect Rankings 2021[7]
Ranking Player Position School
1 Kumar Rocker Pitcher Vanderbilt
2 Jordan Lawlar Shortstop Jesuit High School (TX)
3 Matt McLain Shortstop UCLA
4 Adrian Del Castillo Catcher Miami
5 Jaden Hill Pitcher LSU
6 Jack Leiter Pitcher Vanderbilt
7 Marcelo Mayer Shortstop Eastlake High School (CA)
8 Jud Fabian Outfielder Florida
9 Alex Binelas Third baseman Louisville
10 Ty Madden Pitcher Texas
11 Andrew Painter Pitcher Calvary Christian Academy (FL)
12 Brady House Third baseman Winder-Barrow High School (GA)
13 Colton Cowser Outfielder Sam Houston State
14 James Wood Outfielder IMG Academy (FL)
15 Kahlil Watson Shortstop Wake Forest High School (NC)
16 Jordan Wicks Pitcher Kansas State
17 Richard Fitts Pitcher Auburn
18 Joe Mack Catcher Williamsville East High School (NY)
19 Harry Ford Catcher North Cobb High School (GA)
20 Izaac Pacheco Third baseman Friendswood High School (TX)
21 Benny Montgomery Outfielder Red Land High School (PA)
22 Chase Petty Pitcher Mainland Regional High School (NJ)
23 Ethan Wilson Outfielder South Alabama
24 Jackson Jobe Pitcher Heritage Hall School (OK)
25 Sal Frelick Outfielder Boston College
26 Henry Davis Catcher Louisville
27 Jonathan Cannon Pitcher Georgia
28 Chase Burns Pitcher Beech Senior High School (TN)
29 Sam Bachman Pitcher Miami (Ohio)
30 Mitchell Lesmeister 3rd baseman Central Washington

Draft selections
Key
* Player did not sign

First round
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Pittsburgh Pirates
2 Texas Rangers
3 Detroit Tigers
4 Boston Red Sox
5 Baltimore Orioles
6 Arizona Diamondbacks
7 Kansas City Royals
8 Colorado Rockies
9 Los Angeles Angels
10 New York Mets
11 Washington Nationals
12 Seattle Mariners
13 Philadelphia Phillies
14 San Francisco Giants
15 Milwaukee Brewers
16 Miami Marlins
17 Cincinnati Reds
18 St. Louis Cardinals
19 Toronto Blue Jays
20 New York Yankees
21 Chicago Cubs
22 Chicago White Sox
23 Cleveland Indians
24 Atlanta Braves
25 Oakland Athletics
26 Minnesota Twins
27 San Diego Padres
28 Tampa Bay Rays
29 Los Angeles Dodgers

Compensatory round
Pick Player Team Position School
30 Cincinnati Reds[Compensation 1]

Competitive Balance Round A
Pick Player Team Position School
31 Miami Marlins
32 Detroit Tigers
33 Milwaukee Brewers
34 Tampa Bay Rays
35 Cincinnati Reds
36 Minnesota Twins

Second round
Pick Player Team Position School
37 Pittsburgh Pirates
38 Texas Rangers
39 Detroit Tigers
40 Boston Red Sox
41 Baltimore Orioles
42 Arizona Diamondbacks
43 Kansas City Royals
44 Colorado Rockies
45 Los Angeles Angels
46 New York Mets
47 Washington Nationals
48 Seattle Mariners
49 San Francisco Giants
50 Milwaukee Brewers
51 Miami Marlins
52 Cincinnati Reds
53 St. Louis Cardinals
54 Chicago Cubs
55 Chicago White Sox
56 Cleveland Indians
57 Atlanta Braves
58 Oakland Athletics
59 Minnesota Twins
60 San Diego Padres
61 Tampa Bay Rays

Competitive Balance Round B
Pick Player Team Position School
62 Pittsburgh Pirates
63 Baltimore Orioles
64 Kansas City Royals
65 Arizona Diamondbacks
66 Colorado Rockies
67 Cleveland Indians
68 St. Louis Cardinals
69 San Diego Padres

Compensatory round
Pick Player Team Position School
70 Houston Astros[Compensation 2]

Notes
Compensation picks
  1. Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Trevor Bauer
  2. Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing George Springer

References
  1. Randhawa, Manny (September 24, 2020). "MLB Draft to be held in July for 1st time in '21". MLB. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. Callis, Jim (October 12, 2020). "Here's the 2021 MLB Draft order". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. "MLB's New Free Agent Compensation Rules Are Incredibly Complicated, So Let's Break Them Down". Sports Illustrated. November 7, 2017.
  4. Baer, Bill (March 26, 2020). "MLB, MLBPA reach agreement on service time, pay, draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. Mackey, Jason (September 25, 2020). "With 'weird' loss in Cleveland, Pirates have secured top overall pick". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. Davis, Bradford William (January 13, 2020). "Manager A.J. Hinch, GM Jeff Luhnow get one-year suspensions for Astros' sign-stealing; Carlos Beltran not punished". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. "Top Baseball Draft Prospects". MLB. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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