The upcoming MLB draft bodes promise for many young men nationwide. All have dreamed of this day their entire lives. Getting a chance to play one of America’s oldest past times at the professional level is no achievement to be taken lightly. It is estimated that only 1 in 200 high school players will get drafted to the major league, and only 7% of those draft picks will ever actually play in the major leagues.
These men have achieved something truly spectacular just by being in the running. In this draft class includes the nephew of Yankees all star Alex Rodriguez, Joe Dunand from North Carolina State University. Joe hit .287 with 51 runs batter on the season for the Wolfpack. Also featured in the upcoming 2017 draft is Virginia Cavaliers is first baseman Pavin Smith, who earned a spot on the 2016 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star team previous to hitting 13 homeruns and being ranked 4th toughest to strike out in the nation during the 2017 season for the 2017 Cavaliers. Shouts out to Lisa Sherman for hookin’ me up with the facts, it’s greatly appreciated.
MLB Draft Viewing Details
Date: Monday, June 12-14, 2017
Day 1: Day 1 Monday, June 12, 7:00 P.M.
Round 1 through Competitive Balance Round A will be live on MLB Network. Round 2 through Competitive Balance Round B will be live on MLB.com.
Day 2: Tuesday, June 13, 1 p.m. Rounds 3-10 will be live on MLB.com.
Day 3: Wednesday, June 14, noon. Rounds 11-40 will be live on MLB.com.
TV Channel: MLB Network
How To Watch The MLB Draft Online
All three days will be streamed live on mlb.com, or through MLB Network. Just plug in your cable or satellite information and everything should run smoothly. You can also live stream the MLB Network online through DIRECTV NOW. DIRECTV offers a free seven-day trial, so you will receive a full week free before your paid membership begins. If you cancel your subscription within the seven day period, you will not be charged. DIRECTV NOW is available on Desktop, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast.
Watch The Draft On Phone Or Tablet
Or, if you prefer to stream the coverage of this event from a mobile device download the app “MLB.com At Bat” for your convenience and live Gameday Audio access on your Mac & PC. The app is available on a ton of different platforms, including iPhones, Androids, and Kindle Fires. The bad news is that the app will cost you $2.99 a month.
DIRECTV has a DIRECTV NOW app in the App Store and Google Play where you can watch MLB Network for free, using your seven-day trial. You must cancel it before the trial period ends.
Ranked Players For The Upcoming Draft
1 Hunter Greene RHP/SS Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
2 Brendan McKay LHP/1B Louisville
3 Kyle Wright RHP Vanderbilt
4 MacKenzie Gore LHP Whiteville (N.C.) HS
5 Royce Lewis SS/OF JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
6 JB Bukauskas RHP North Carolina
7 Pavin Smith 1B Virginia
8 Jordon Adell OF Ballard HS, Louisville
9 Austin Beck OF North Davidson HS, Lexington, N.C.
10 Alex Faedo RHP Florida
11 Jeren Kendall OF Vanderbilt
12 Shane Baz RHP Concordia Lutheran HS, Tomball, Texas
13 Adam Haseley OF Virginia
14 DL Hall LHP Valdosta (Ga.) HS
15 Sam Carlson RHP Burnsville (Minn.) HS 6/4 208 R/R Florida
16 David Peterson LHP Oregon
17 Nick Pratto 1B Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS
18 Seth Romero LHP Houston
19 Jake Burger 3B Missouri State
20 Keston Hiura 2B/LF UC Irvine
21 Griffin Canning RHP UCLA
22 Matt Sauer RHP Ernest Righetti HS, Santa Maria, Calif. 6/4 200 R/R Arizona
23 Bubba Thompson OF McGill-Toolen Catholic HS, Mobile, Ala.
24 Heliot Ramos OF Leadership Christian Academy, Guaynabo, P.R.
25 Logan Warmoth SS North Carolina
26 Nick Allen SS Francis Parker School, San Diego
27 Blayne Enlow RHP St. Amant (La.) HS
28 Trevor Rogers LHP Carlsbad (N.M.) HS
29 Tanner Houck RHP Missouri
30 Nate Pearson RHP Central Florida JC 6/6 245 R/R Never drafted
31 Luke Heimlich LHP Oregon State 6/1 190 L/L Never drafted
32 Alex Lange RHP Louisiana State
33 Drew Waters OF Etowah HS, Woodstock, Ga.
34 Brendon Little LHP State JC of Florida
35 Hans Crouse RHP Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, Calif.
36 Clarke Schmidt RHP South Carolina
37 Tanner Burns RHP Decatur (Ala.) HS
38 Mark Vientos SS/3B American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.
39 Brady McConnell SS Merritt Island (Fla.) HS
40 Quentin Holmes OF Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS, East Elmhurst, N.Y.
41 Stuart Fairchild OF Wake Forest 6/1 195 R/R Nationals ’14 (38)
42 Brian Miller OF North Carolina
43 Evan White 1B/OF Kentucky
44 Wil Crowe RHP South Carolina 6/2 250 R/R Indians ’16 (21)
45 Hagen Danner RHP/C Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS
46 Luis Campusano C Cross Creek HS, Augusta, Ga.
47 Michael Mercado RHP Westview HS, San Diego 6/4 160 R/R Stanford
48 Steven Jennings RHP Dekalb County HS, Smithville, Tenn. 6/2 175 R/R Mississippi
49 Ryan Vilade 3B Stillwater (Okla.) HS
50 M.J. Melendez C Westminster Christian School, Palmetto Bay, Fla.
51 Matt Tabor RHP Milton (Mass.) Academy
52 Alex Scherff RHP Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS
53 Garrett Mitchell OF Orange Lutheran HS
54 Tristan Beck RHP Stanford 6/4 190 R/R Brewers ’15 (34)
55 Jacob Heatherly LHP Cullman (Ala.) HS
56 K.J. Harrison 1B/C Oregon State
57 Gavin Sheets 1B Wake Forest
58 Cole Brannen OF The Westfield School, Perry, Ga.
59 James Marinan RHP Park Vista HS, Lake Worth, Fla.
60 Jake Eder LHP Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
61 Drew Ellis 3B Louisville 6/3 210 R/R Never drafted
62 Tristen Lutz OF Martin HS, Arlington, Texas
63 JJ Matijevic 1B Arizona
64 Brent Rooker 1B/OF Mississippi State 6/4 220 R/R Twins ’16 (38)
65 Jacob Pearson OF West Monroe (La.) HS
66 Chris Seise SS West Orange (Fla.) HS
67 Sam Keating RHP The Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla.
68 Jeter Downs SS Monsignor Edward Pace HS, Miami
69 Bryce Bonnin RHP Barbers Hill HS, Mont Belvieu, Texas
70 Riley Adams C San Diego 6/4 210 R/R Cubs ’14 (37)
71 Kevin Smith SS Maryland
72 Chris McMahon RHP West Chester (Pa.) Rustin HS
73 Daniel Cabrera OF Parkview Baptist HS, Baton Rouge, La.
74 Evan Skoug C TCU
75 Joe Perez RHP/1B Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla.
76 Connor Wong C Houston 6/1 181 R/R Never drafted
77 Daniel Tillo LHP Iowa Western JC 6/5 215 L/L Twins ’15 (39)
78 Daniel Ritcheson RHP Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills, Calif.
79 Calvin Mitchell OF Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego
80 Joey Morgan C Washington 6/1 205 R/R Never drafted
81 Kevin Merrell SS South Florida 6/1 189 L/R Never drafted
82 Greg Jones SS Cary (N.C.) HS
83 Luis Gonzalez OF New Mexico
84 Blaine Knight RHP Arkansas 6/3 165 R/R Never drafted
85 Jake Thompson RHP Oregon State 6/2 204 R/R Cubs ’13 (34)
86 Jesse Berardi SS St. John’s
87 Conner Uselton OF Southmoore HS, Moore, Okla.
88 Michael Gigliotti OF Lipscomb 6/1 176 L/L Never drafted
89 Shane Drohan LHP Cardinal Newman HS, West Palm Beach, Fla.
90 Adam Hall SS A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ont.
91 Tyler Freeman SS Etiwanda HS, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
92 Ernie Clement SS/OF Virginia 6/1 165 R/R Never drafted
93 Brad Dobzanski RHP Delsea (N.J.) HS
94 Kyle Hurt RHP Torrey Pines HS, San Diego
95 Greg Deichmann OF Louisiana State
96 Caden Lemons RHP Vestavia Hills (Ala.) HS
97 Matt Whatley C Oral Roberts 5/10 190 R/R Never drafted
98 Jordan Anderson OF James Clemens HS, Madison, Ala.
99 Zach Rutherford SS Old Dominion 6/2 180 R/R Never drafted
100 Seth Corry LHP Lone Peak HS, Highland, Utah
101 Chris Williams C Clemson 6/1 220 R/R Never drafted
102 Noah Campbell SS Cardinal Gibbons HS, Raleigh
103 Spencer Strider RHP Christian Academy of Knoxville
104 Zac Lowther LHP Xavier
105 Devin Hairston SS Louisville
106 Sam McMillan C Suwanee (Fla.) HS
107 Steven Williams C/OF Deerfield-Windsor HS, Albany, Ga.
108 Tony Dibrell RHP Kennesaw State 6/3 205 R/R Never drafted
109 Corbin Martin RHP Texas A&M 6/2 200 R/R Never drafted
110 Colton Hock RHP Stanford 6/5 220 R/R Never drafted
111 Donovan Casey RHP/OF Boston College 6/3 205 R/R Never drafted
112 David Banuelos C Long Beach State 6/1 205 R/R Never drafted
113 Blake Hunt C Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. 6/3 180 R/R Pepperdine
114 Gavin Williams RHP Cape Fear HS, Fayetteville, N.C.
115 Drew Rasmussen RHP Oregon State
116 James Karinchak RHP Bryant 6/3 230 R/R Never drafted
117 Austin Martin SS Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville, Fla.
118 Landon Leach RHP Pickering HS, Ajax, Ont.
119 Morgan Cooper RHP Texas 6/4 215 R/ R Nationals ’16 (34)
120 Andrew Bechtold 3B Chipola (Fla.) JC 6/1 195 R/R Rangers ’14 (37)
121 Dylan Busby 3B/1B Florida State
122 Joe Dunand SS/3B North Carolina State 6/2 205 R/R Indians ’14 (35)
123 Jacob Gonzalez 3B Chaparral HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. 6/4 210 R/R TCU
124 Daulton Varsho C Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5/10 200 L/R Never drafted
125 Jeremiah Estrada RHP Palm Desert (Calif.) HS
126 Cole Turney OF Travis HS, Richmond, Texas
127 Hunter Ruth RHP Buchholz HS, Gainesville, Fla.
128 C.J. Van Eyk RHP Steinbrenner HS, Lutz, Fla.
129 Terry Fuller 1B Griffin (Ga.) HS
130 Logan Allen LHP University HS, Orange City, Fla.
131 Jordan Spicer RHP Polk (Fla.) State JC 6/3 205 R/R Central Florida
132 Mason House OF Whitehouse (Texas) HS 6/2 190 L/L LSU-Eunice
133 Charlie Barnes LHP Clemson 6/1 175 L/L Never drafted
134 Nick Raquet LHP William & Mary 6/1 205 R/L Never drafted
135 AJ Labas RHP Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville, Fla.
136 Justin Lewis RHP Kentucky 6/2 205 L/L Never drafted
137 Kyle Jacobsen OF Allatoona HS, Acworth (Ga.)
138 Garett King RHP California Baptist 6/4 189 R/R Never drafted
139 Keegan Thompson RHP Auburn 6/2 209 R/R Tigers ’16 (33)
140 Riley Thompson RHP Louisville 6/3 206 L/R Reds ’15 (37)
141 Peter Solomon RHP Notre Dame
142 Seth Lonsway LHP Celina (Ohio) HS
143 Zach Pop RHP Kentucky 6/4 220 R/R Blue Jays ’14 (23)
144 Deon Stafford C St. Joseph’s 6/1 202 R/R Never drafted
145 Tyler Johnson RHP South Carolina 6/2 205 R/R Never drafted
146 Tommy Doyle RHP Virginia 6/6 235 R/R Nationals ’14 (35)
147 Garrett Cave RHP Tampa 6/4 205 R/R Yankees ’14 (17)
148 Spencer Howard RHP Cal Poly 6/3 205 R/R Never drafted
149 Michael Baumann RHP Jacksonville 6/4 225 R/R Twins ’14 (34)
150 Caleb Sloan RHP Regis Jesuit HS, Aurora, Colo.
151 Spencer Smith C Northern HS, Durham, N.C.
152 Jared Oliva OF Arizona 6/2 194 R/R Never drafted
153 Sean Bouchard 1B/3B UCLA 6/3 215 R/R Never drafted
154 Brian Shaffer RHP Maryland 6/5 200 R/R Never drafted
155 Donnie Sellers RHP Wake Forest
156 Ryan Lillie RHP UC Riverside 6/1 210 R/ R Never drafted
157 Cole Freeman 2B Louisiana State 5/9 174 R/R Dodgers ’16 (18)
158 Nick Egnatuk 3B Immaculata HS, Somerville, N.J.
159 Dalton Guthrie SS Florida
160 Jake Mangum OF Mississippi State 6/1 185 B/L Never drafted
161 Cullen Large 2B William & Mary 6/1 175 B/R Never drafted
162 Philip Clarke C Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville
163 Jack Leftwich RHP Next Level Academy, Maitland, Fla.
164 Mike Rivera C Florida
165 Bryce Montes de Oca RHP Missouri 6/7 261 R/R White Sox ’14 (14)
166 Clayton Keyes OF Bishop Carroll HS, Calgary, Alb.
167 Zach Jackson C Winter Haven (Fla.) HS
168 Quinn Brodey OF Stanford 6/1 200 L/L Nationals ’14 (37)
169 Alex Troop LHP Michigan State 6/5 210 L/L Never drafted
170 Glenn Otto RHP Rice 6/5 240 R/R Never drafted
171 Will Toffey 3B Vanderbilt 6/2 205 L/R Orioles ’16 (25)
172 Taylor Walls SS Florida State
173 Mitchell Stone LHP Deer Creek HS, Edmond, Okla.
174 Reed Hayes RHP Vanderbilt 6/3 185 R/R Royals ’15 (28)
175 Justin Bullock RHP South Granville HS, Creedmoor, N.C.
176 Joe Lancellotti RHP Penn Charter, Philadelphia
177 Zach Schellenger RHP Seton Hall 6/5 210 R/R Never drafted
178 Oliver Jaskie LHP Michigan 6/3 210 L/L Never drafted
179 Connor Seabold RHP Cal State Fullerton 6/3 190 R/R Orioles ’14 (19)
180 Jake Holmes SS Pinnacle HS, Phoenix
181 Adam Oviedo SS Alvarado (Texas) HS
182 Alex Toral 1B Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla.
183 Nick Storz RHP/1B Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, N.Y.
bba_video_icon_red 6/5 255 R/R Louisiana State
184 Buddy Kennedy 3B Millville (N.J.) Senior HS
185 Evan Mendoza 3B North Carolina State 6/2 200 R/R Never drafted
186 Ricky Tyler Thomas LHP Fresno State
187 Hunter Williams LHP No school. 6/3 225 L/L Giants ’14 (32)
188 Alika Williams SS Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego 6/2 175 R/R Arizona State
189 Riley Otteson RHP Utah 6/1 185 R/R
190 Kyle Datres 3B North Carolina
191 Bryce Johnson OF Sam Houston State 6/2 180 B/R Never drafted
192 Josh Roberson RHP UNC Wilmington 6/3 175 R/R Never drafted
193 Kevin Abel RHP Madison HS, San Diego
194 Evan Steele LHP Chipola (Fla.) JC 6/5 210 R/L Never drafted
195 Erik Ostberg C Hartford 5/10 225 L/R Never drafted
196 Griffin Roberts RHP Wake Forest
197 Je’Von Carrier-Ward OF Gahr HS, Cerritos, Calif.
198 Kier Meredith OF Glenn HS, Winston-Salem, N.C.
199 Jesse Franklin OF Seattle Prep
200 Ricardo De La Torre SS Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R.
Draft Order
1. Minnesota Twins
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. San Diego Padres
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Atlanta Braves
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Arizona Diamondbacks
8. Philadelphia Phillies
9. Milwaukee Brewers
10. Los Angeles Angels
11. Chicago White Sox
12. Pittsburgh Pirates
13. Miami Marlins
14. Kansas City Royals
15. Houston Astros
16. New York Yankees
17. Seattle Mariners
18. Detroit Tigers
19. San Francisco Giants
20. New York Mets
21. Baltimore Orioles
22. Toronto Blue Jays
23. Los Angeles Dodgers
24. Boston Red Sox
25. Washington Nationals
26. Texas Rangers
27. Chicago Cubs
28. Toronto Blue Jays (Compensation for Edwin Encarnacion-CLE)
29. Texas Rangers (Compensation for Ian Desmond-COL)
30. Chicago Cubs (Compensation for Dexter Fowler-STL)
