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Draft  | Story | 11/20/2018

2019 MLB Draft: Raw Draft Order

Photo: Bobby Witt Jr. (Perfect Game)

Updated Nov. 20, 2018

For the second time in the history of the Major League Baseball Draft (which began in 1965) the Baltimore Orioles will have the No. 1 overall pick after enduring one of the worst seasons in history to finish 47-115. Their 47 wins, and .290 win percentage, is the worst in MLB since the Detroit Tigers went 43-119 (.265) in 2003.

McDonald enjoyed a nine-year MLB career after his impressive three-year career at LSU, which was capped by him winning the Golden Spikes Award in 1989. After his college career he went 78-70 with a 3.91 ERA in seven years with the Orioles and two more with the Brewers and is currently a college baseball analyst on ESPN.

The 2019 MLB Draft will take place Monday-Wednesday, June 3-5. Stay tuned to Perfect Game for updates to the draft order as those changes are determined.

Tie-breakers for teams that finished with the exact same record/winning percentage are awarded to the team that finished with the worse record the previous season. Changes to the draft order due to free agent signings will be reflected once teams start signing players in the offseason.


Pk. Team Record Win % 1st Pick 2018 (pick) 1st Pick 2017 (pick) 1st Pick 2016 (pick)
1 Baltimore Orioles 47-115 .290 Grayson Rodriguez (11)
D.L. Hall (21) Cody Sedlock (27)
2 Kansas City Royals 58-104 .358 Brady Singer (18)
Nick Pratto (14) A.J. Puckett (67)
3 Chicago White Sox 62-100 .383 Nick Madrigal (4)
Jake Burger (11) Zack Collins (10)
4 Miami Marlins 63-98 .391 Connor Scott (13)
Trevor Rogers (13) Braxton Garrett (7)
5 Detroit Tigers 64-98 .395 Casey Mize (1)
Alex Faedo (18) Matt Manning (9)
6 San Diego Padres 66-96 .407 Ryan Weathers (7)
MacKenzie Gore (3) Cal Quantrill (8)
7 Cincinnati Reds 67-95 .414 Jonathan India (5)
Hunter Greene (2) Nick Senzel (2)
8 Texas Rangers 67-95 .414 Cole Winn (15)
Bubba Thompson (26) Cole Ragans (30)
9 San Francisco Giants 73-89 .451 Joey Bart (2)
Heliot Ramos (19) Bryan Reynolds (59)
10 Toronto Blue Jays 73-89 .451 Jordan Groshans (12)
Logan Warmoth (22)
T.J. Zeuch (21)
11 New York Mets 77-85 .475 Jarred Kelenic (6)
David Peterson (20)
Justin Dunn (19)
12 Minnesota Twins 78-84 .481 Trevor Larnach (20)
Royce Lewis (1) Alex Kirilloff (15)
13 Philadelphia Phillies 80-82 .494 Alec Bohm (3)
Adam Haseley (8) Mickey Moniak (1)
14 Los Angeles Angels 80-82 .494 Jordyn Adams (17)
Jordon Adell (10) Matt Thaiss (16)
15 Arizona Diamondbacks 82-80 .506 Matt McLain (25)
Pavin Smith (7) Anfernee Grier (39)
16 Washington Nationals 82-80 .506 Mason Denaburg (27)
Seth Romero (25) Carter Kieboom (28)
17 Pittsburgh Pirates 82-79 .509 Travis Swaggerty (10)
Shane Baz (12) Will Craig (22)
18 St. Louis Cardinals 88-74 .543 Nolan Gorman (19) Scott Hurst (94) Delvin Perez (23)
19 Seattle Mariners 89-73 .549 Logan Gilbert (14)
Evan White (17) Kyle Lewis (11)
20 Atlanta Braves 90-72 .556 Carter Stewart (8)
Kyle Wright (5) Ian Anderson (3)
21 Tampa Bays Rays 90-72 .556 Matthew Liberatore (16)
Brendan McKay (4) Josh Lowe (13)
22 Cleveland Indians 91-71 .562 Noah Naylor (29) Quentin Holmes (64) Will Benson (14)
23 Colorado Rockies 91-72 .558 Ryan Rolison (22)
Ryan Vilade (48) Riley Pint (4)
24 Los Angeles Dodgers 92-71 .564 J.T. Ginn (30)
Jeren Kendall (23) Gavin Lux (20)
25 Chicago Cubs 95-68 .583 Nico Hoerner (24)
Brendon Little (27) Thomas Hatch (104)
26 Milwaukee Brewers 96-67 .589 Brice Turang (21)
Keston Hiura (9) Corey Ray (5)
27 Oakland Athletics 97-65 .599 Kyler Murray (9)
Austin Beck (6) A.J. Puk (6)
28 New York Yankees 100-62 .617 Anthony Seigler (23)
Clarke Schmidt (16) Blake Rutherford (18)
29 Houston Astros 103-59 .636 Seth Beer (28)
J.B. Bukauskas (15) Forrest Whitley (17)
30 Boston Red Sox 108-54 .667 Triston Casas (26)
Tanner Houck (24) Jason Groome (12)


There were four unsigned players from the 2018 draft that will affect next year's order:

• Carter Stewart, 8th overall selection – the Braves will be awarded the 9th overall pick in the 2019 draft
• Matt McLain, 25th overall selection – the Diamondbacks will be awarded the 26th overall pick in the 2019 draft
• J.T. Ginn, 30th overall selection – the Dodgers will be awarded the 31st overall pick in the 2019 draft
• Gunnar Hoglund, 36th overall selection – the Pirates will be awarded the 37th overall pick in the 2019 draft


Competitive Balance Round A – picks assigned after Round 1

1. Miami Marlins
2. Tampa Bay Rays
3. Cincinnati Reds
4. Oakland Athletics
5. Milwaukee Brewers
6. Minnesota Twins

Competitive Balance Round B – picks assigned after Round 2

1. Kansas City Royals
2. Baltimore Orioles
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
4. San Diego Padres
5. Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Colorado Rockies
7. Cleveland Indians
8. St. Louis Cardinals




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