Here's how Rounds 1-10 played out
On a historic first day of the Draft, all 30 organizations made selections with potentially franchise-shifting impact. Here's a rundown and analysis.
The 2024 MLB Draft is officially over, and the discourse has shifted from prediction to analysis. The days following the event, which spanned 20 rounds (plus compensatory rounds) and 615 picks, serve as prime real estate to break down your favorite team’s picks and identify some of the best values...
BOSTON -- Could you imagine? It’s the question Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston legend David Ortiz asked three years ago when presented with the idea that one day his son D’Angelo might also end up wearing a Red Sox uniform. That once seemingly far-fetched dream took a big step...
Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff check in from the Globe Life Field to recap an action-packed last few days. From deep in the heart of Texas, the crew breaks down the just-completed 2024 Draft, zeroing in on the biggest surprises from the first round to potential steals from...
DENVER -- Dinger, the Rockies’ head-spinning purple triceratops mascot, has a new fan in Cole Messina. If Messina, a catcher from the University of South Carolina, lives up to the attributes that led the Rockies to take him in the third round of the MLB Draft, Dinger just may like...
If there is a strength of this Pirates Draft, it’s that they were able to acquire a wide net of talented players that extended to the later rounds. “I think some of the things we prioritized were athleticism, chance for impact talent up and down the board and high character...
White Sox Director of Amateur Scouting Mike Shirley discusses their picks for day 3 of the 2024 MLB Draft
The Red Sox drafted D'Angelo Ortiz, the son of legendary DH David Ortiz
D-backs director of amateur scouting Ian Rebhan talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Brewers vice president of domestic scouting Tod Johnson talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft and more
Director of amateur scouting Frankie Piliere talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft and more
The Braves wrapped up their 2024 Draft on Tuesday before the All-Star Game. Let's take a look at what they accomplished. From headlining their class with a familiar name to following a tried-and-true formula to balancing out their picks across the three days, here's how the Braves approached their Draft...
NEW YORK -- In the 11th round of this year’s Draft, the Mets took one of their own. Hailing from about 20 miles east of Citi Field in Levittown, N.Y., Nick Roselli played his high school ball at Division Avenue, before heading upstate for college at Binghamton University. There, he...
PHOENIX -- The D-backs wrapped up the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday by selecting 10 players to bring their total to 22 picks, which matches the biggest Draft class in the Majors, thanks to a pair of extra picks. “I think coming into this we had the opportunity to make...
On the final day of the MLB Draft, teams mostly look to fill their Minor League rosters with organizational depth. The A’s, however, led off Day 3 of the 2024 MLB Draft by landing a potential steal. Picking first overall on Tuesday, Oakland began the 11th round by selecting Texas...
MILWAUKEE -- The last time the Brewers drafted a player straight out of a Wisconsin high school was in 2010, a right-hander named Conor Fisk from Grafton, just north of Milwaukee. He wound up going to college, was drafted again by the Blue Jays four years later and made it...
Padres vice president of amateur & international scouting Chris Kemp discusses Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Twins vice president of amateur scouting, Sean Johnson, discusses day three of the MLB Draft
Reds director of amateur scouting Joe Katuska shares his thoughts on Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Ronit Shah, director of amateur scouting for the Braves, discusses Atlanta's Day 3 of the 2024 MLB Draft
Mariners director of scouting, Scott Hunter, discusses the organization's picks on Day 3 of the MLB draft
ST. LOUIS -- Maybe it was only natural that left-handed pitcher Braden Davis and outfielder Bryce Madron became fast friends and had their lockers next to one another inside the University of Oklahoma clubhouse, because both have histories of being doubted and overlooked due to a perceived lack of size....
The Tigers wrapped up their Draft dealings on Tuesday with the final 10 their 21 selections. And while team officials will say their picks went as their board fell, a few trends carried across the three-day process....
CHICAGO -- The White Sox 2024 Draft began with the selection of left-handed pitcher Hagen Smith at pick No. 5 a little after 7:30 p.m. CT Sunday....
The Giants wrapped up the 2024 MLB Draft with Day 3 on Tuesday, taking college pitchers with six of their final 10 selections in Rounds 11-20. All told, the Giants picked up nine pitchers, four outfielders, two third basemen, one first baseman, one shortstop and one catcher....
The Twins’ specialty in the MLB Draft has been plucking overlooked college pitchers in the later rounds and turning them into effective Major League arms. And to wrap up the 2024 Draft on Tuesday, they followed that blueprint....
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals made three key hires to their scouting department last October, and this season the group completed their first MLB Draft. With the additions of Danny Haas (vice president, amateur scouting), Brad Ciolek (senior director, amateur scouting) and Reed Dunn (assistant director and national crosschecker, amateur scouting),...
The Rangers entered the 2024 MLB Draft looking to further improve the organizational outlook of an already-bright future after securing their first World Series title last season. As Day 3 came to a close on Tuesday, Texas appears to have accomplished that goal. Picking outside of the top half of...
KANSAS CITY -- “Disappearing,” “invisible” and “just plain devastating” are some of the ways evaluators have described L.P. Langevin’s four-seam fastball. The pitch generated a 45.4% whiff rate this spring for the Ragin’ Cajuns, tops in Division I baseball (min. 250 pitches), and it’s lethal at the top of the...
SEATTLE -- The Mariners made two of their most intriguing picks in recent Draft memory, swung aggressively with an expensive agreement on their second-rounder, restocked their hitter-heavy pipeline with 14 pitchers and came away from their 2024 class feeling optimistic about its long-term potential. Basically, Seattle’s 2024 Draft had a...
ST. PETERSBURG -- After years of preparation culminating in three days of activity, the Rays were pleased with the 21 players they selected in the 2024 MLB Draft. Tampa Bay filled out its Draft class on Tuesday by selecting 10 players in Rounds 11-20. Top to bottom, from first-rounder Theo...
Phillies assistant general manager of amateur scouting Brian Barber discusses Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Summarizing the biggest storylines of Day 3 of the 2024 MLB Draft, which clubs made the strongest picks and more
White Sox director of amateur scouting, Mike Shirley, discusses Day 2 of the 2024 MLB Draft
Reds Draft pick Tyson Lewis discusses being selected in the second round
Vice president of domestic scouting Tod Johnson offers his thoughts on the Brewers' top pick from Day 2 of the 2024 Draft
The Mariners select two-way player Grant Knipp with the 183rd pick of the 2024 Draft
Twins vice president of amateur scouting Sean Johnson discusses his thoughts on the Twins' top pick from Day 2 of the 2024 Draft
Braylon Payne discusses being selected 17th overall by the Brewers and his excitement to play professional baseball
Reds director of amateur scouting Joe Katuska discusses Day 2 of the Draft
Director of Amateur Scouting Frankie Piliere discusses his thoughts on some of the Marlins' top picks from Day 2 of the 2024 Draft