2015 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will be held from June 8 through June 10, 2015, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 2014 MLB season standings. As the Diamondbacks finished the 2014 season with the worst record, they will have the first overall selection. In addition, the Houston Astros will get the 2nd pick of the 2015 draft, as compensation for failing to sign Brady Aiken, the first overall selection of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Twelve free agents received and rejected qualifying offers of $15.3 million for the 2015 season, entitling their teams to compensatory draft choices if they are signed by another team. The team signing the player will lose their first round choice, though the first ten picks are protected.[1] The New York Mets surrendered their first round pick (15th overall) to sign Michael Cuddyer, while the Colorado Rockies gained a supplementary pick.[2] The Toronto Blue Jays lost their pick for signing Russell Martin, giving a compensatory pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3] The Boston Red Sox surrendered their second- and third-round picks (Boston's first pick is protected) to sign Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers received supplementary picks.[4]
First round draft order
Compensatory round
Notes
- Compensation picks
Top prospects
The following players are considered top prospects for the draft.[5]
College
- Michael Matuella, Right-handed pitcher, Duke
- Walker Buehler, Right-handed pitcher, Vanderbilt
- Nathan Kirby, Left-handed pitcher, Virginia
- Kyle Funkhouser, Right-handed pitcher, Louisville
- Dansby Swanson, Shortstop, Vanderbilt
- Carson Fulmer, Right-handed pitcher, Vanderbilt
- Alex Bregman, Shortstop, LSU
- Ian Happ, Second baseman/Outfielder, Cincinnati
- Phil Bickford, Right-handed pitcher, College of Southern Nevada
- Kyle Cody, Right-handed pitcher, Kentucky
- Cody Ponce, Right-handed pitcher, Cal Poly Pomona
- Riley Ferrell, Right-handed pitcher, TCU
- James Kaprelian, Right-handed pitcher, UCLA
- Jake Lemoine, Right-handed pitcher, Houston
- Richie Martin, Shortstop, Florida
- D.J. Stewart, Outfielder, Florida State
- Dillon Tate, Right-handed pitcher, UC Santa Barbara
High school
- Brendan Rodgers, Shortstop, Lake Mary High School (FL)
- Kolby Allard, Left-handed pitcher, San Clemente High School (CA)
- Daz Cameron, Outfielder, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (GA)
- Ashe Russell, Right-handed pitcher, Cathedral High School (IN)
- Justin Hooper, Left-handed pitcher, De La Salle High School (CA)
- Nick Plummer, Outfielder, Brother Rice High School (MI)
- Trenton Clark, Outfielder, Richland High School (TX)
- Mike Nikorak, Right-handed pitcher, Stroudsburg High School (PA)
- Chris Betts, Catcher, Wilson High School (CA)
- Beau Burrows, Right-handed pitcher, Weatherford High School (TX)
- Kyle Tucker, Outfielder, Plant High School (FL)
- Kyler Murray, Shortstop, Allen High School (TX)
- Garrett Whitley, Outfielder, Niskayuna High School (NY)
- Jacob Nix, Right-handed pitcher, IMG Academy[6]
- Brady Aiken, Left-handed pitcher, IMG Academy
See also
References