UPDATED: 2020 MLB Draft: Selection Order
April 22, 2020
On Friday afternoon, May 8, MLB announced final changes to the 2020 Draft. It will consist of five rounds (160 total picks) and take place on June 10-11.
For a complete list of all the adjustments made to the 2020 & 2021 drafts, please see MLB Announces Draft Changes from March 28.
For team bonus pools and slot values please see MLB Draft Slot Values & Team Bonus Pools.
FIRST ROUND
PICK | CLUB |
1 | DETROIT |
2 | BALTIMORE |
3 | MIAMI |
4 | KANSAS CITY |
5 | TORONTO |
6 | SEATTLE |
7 | PITTSBURGH |
8 | SAN DIEGO |
9 | COLORADO |
10 | LA ANGELS |
11 | CHICAGO WHITE SOX |
12 | CINCINNATI |
13 | SAN FRANCISCO |
14 | TEXAS |
15 | PHILADELPHIA |
16 | CHICAGO CUBS |
17 | BOSTON |
18 | ARIZONA |
19 | NEW YORK METS |
20 | MILWAUKEE |
21 | ST LOUIS |
22 | WASHINGTON |
23 | CLEVELAND |
24 | TAMPA BAY |
25 | ATLANTA |
26 | OAKLAND |
27 | MINNESOTA |
28 | NEW YORK YANKEES |
29 | LA DODGERS |
*Houston lost its 1st round pick (No. 30) for sign-stealing scandal
COMPETITIVE BALANCE ROUND A
Given to teams that either have one of the 10 smallest markets or 10 smallest revenue pools.
30 | BALTIMORE |
31 | PITTSBURGH |
32 | KANSAS CITY |
33 | ARIZONA |
34 | SAN DIEGO |
35 | COLORADO |
36 | CLEVELAND |
37 | TAMPA BAY (via trade from Cardinals) |
SECOND ROUND
PICK | CLUB |
38 | DETROIT |
39 | BALTIMORE |
40 | MIAMI |
41 | KANSAS CITY |
42 | TORONTO |
43 | SEATTLE |
44 | PITTSBURGH |
45 | SAN DIEGO |
46 | COLORADO |
47 | CHICAGO WHITE SOX |
48 | CINCINNATI |
49 | SAN FRANCISCO |
50 | TEXAS |
51 | CHICAGO CUBS |
52 | NEW YORK METS |
53 | MILWAUKEE |
54 | ST LOUIS |
55 | WASHINGTON |
56 | CLEVELAND |
57 | TAMPA BAY |
58 | OAKLAND |
59 | MINNESOTA |
60 | LA DODGERS |
Houston lost its 2nd round pick (No. 61) for sign-stealing scandal
Boston lost its 2nd round pick (No. 52) for sign-stealing scandal
COMPETITIVE BALANCE ROUND B
Given to teams that either have one of the 10 smallest markets or 10 smallest revenue pools that did not receive a pick in Competitive Balance Round A.
61 | MIAMI |
62 | DETROIT |
63 | ST LOUIS (via trade from Rays) |
64 | SEATTLE |
65 | CINCINNATI |
66 | LA DODGERS (via trade from Twins) |
COMPENSATION PICKS
Given to teams that lost a qualifying free agent, while not receiving revenue sharing and did not exceed the luxury-tax threshold the previous season.
67 | SAN FRANCISCO (compensation for losing Madison Bumgarner to Arizona) |
68 | SAN FRANCISCO (Will Smith to Atlanta) |
69 | NEW YORK METS (Zack Wheeler to Philadephia) |
70 | ST LOUIS (Marcell Ozuna to Atlanta) |
71 | WASHINGTON (Anthony Rendon to LA Angels) |
72 | HOUSTON (Gerrit Cole to New York Yankees) |
THIRD - FIFTH ROUNDS
3RD | 4TH | 5TH | CLUB |
73 | 102 | 132 | DETROIT |
74 | 103 | 133 | BALTIMORE |
75 | 104 | 134 | MIAMI |
76 | 105 | 135 | KANSAS CITY |
77 | 106 | 136 | TORONTO |
78 | 107 | 137 | SEATTLE |
79 | 108 | 138 | PITTSBURGH |
80 | 109 | 139 | SAN DIEGO |
81 | 110 | 140 | COLORADO |
82 | 111 | 141 | LA ANGELS |
83 | 112 | 142 | CHICAGO WHITE SOX |
84 | 113 | 143 | CINCINNATI |
85 | 114 | 144 | SAN FRANCISCO |
86 | 115 | 145 | TEXAS |
87 | 116 | 146 | PHILADELPHIA |
88 | 117 | 147 | CHICAGO CUBS |
89 | 118 | 148 | BOSTON |
90 | 119 | 149 | ARIZONA |
91 | 120 | 150 | NEW YORK METS |
92 | 121 | 151 | MILWAUKEE |
93 | 122 | 152 | ST LOUIS |
94 | 123 | 153 | WASHINGTON |
95 | 124 | 154 | CLEVELAND |
96 | 125 | 155 | TAMPA BAY |
97 | 126 | 156 | ATLANTA |
98 | 127 | 157 | OAKLAND |
X* | 128 | 158 | MINNESOTA |
99 | 129 | X** | NEW YORK YANKEES |
100 | 130 | 159 | LA DODGERS |
101 | 131 | 160 | HOUSTON |
*The Twins lost their third-round pick for signing Josh Donaldson
**The Yankees lost their fifth-round pick for signing Gerrit Cole
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