2024 MLB draft tracker day 2: Every pick from rounds 3-10
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74 picks came and went last night with the first two rounds of the 2024 MLB Draft. That's nothing though compared to the mammoth amount of picks that were made today. Eight rounds and an additional compensation round (albeit only three picks) were all made this afternoon, and we've still got Rounds 11-20 on the slate for Tuesday.
Despite many of the best players in this year's draft class having already been selected, there were still 28 top-100 prospects, including three top-50 prospects, on the board heading into today's selections. This had the chance to be a make-or-break draft for several clubs looking to get some mid-round value.
Here's a full recap of Day 2 of the 2024 MLB Draft.
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2024 MLB Draft, Rounds 3-10:
Round 3:
No. 75 Oakland Athletics: SS Joshua Kuroda-Gauer, Rutgers
No. 76Kansas City Royals: RHP Drew Beam, Tennessee
No. 77 Colorado Rockies: C Cole Messina, South Carolina
No. 78 Chicago White Sox: OF Nick McLain, Arizona State
No. 79 Washington Nationals: C Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech
No. 80 St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Brian Holiday, Oklahoma State
No. 81 Los Angeles Angels: LHP Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
No. 82 New York Mets: RHP Nate Dohm, Mississippi State
No. 83 Pittsburgh Pirates: LHP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest
No. 307 Toronto Blue Jays: OF Carter Cunningham, East Carolina
No. 308 Minnesota Twins: IF Peyton Carr, High Point University
No. 309 Baltimore Orioles: RHP Christian Rodriguez, Cal State Fullerton
No. 310 Los Angeles Dodgers: RHP Seamus Barrett, Loyola Marymount University
No. 311 Atlanta Braves: LHP Jacob Kroeger, Maryville University
No. 312 Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Brady Day, Kansas State
No. 313 Houston Astros: RHP Ramsey David, Southeastern University
No. 314 Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Trent Youngblood, Transylvania University
No. 315 Texas Rangers: RHP Jake Jekielek, Northwood University
What time does the MLB Draft start Monday?
Rounds 3-10 of the 2024 MLB Draft will be streamed on MLB.com starting at 2 p.m. ET. There will be exactly one minute between each selection.
How to watch 2024 MLB Draft?
Day 2 of the draft will be available for streaming via MLB.com.
Best available players
According to MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 250, here are the ten best prospects available ahead of Day 2 of the draft.
OF Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State (34)
RHP Joey Oakie, Ankeny Centennial HS, Iowa (46)
OF Mike Sirota, Northeastern (50)
C Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech (55)
RHP Dax Whitney, Blackfoot HS, Idaho (56)
LHP Ryan Prager, Texas A&M (61)
RHP Drew Beam, Tennessee (64)
OF Kavares Tears, Tennessee (66)
3B Gage Miller, Alabama (68)
LHP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest (70)
What is the MLB Draft format?
The MLB Draft works like most other drafts, but there are a few differences in order to help competitive balance. The most obvious example would be the Competitive Balance Rounds that take place between the first and second round as well as the second and third round.
Essentially, qualifying teams – the ten MLB teams from the smallest markets and the ten MLB teams with the least revenue produced – will each get an extra draft pick either in Competitive Balance Round A (between Rounds 1 & 2) or Competitive Balance Round B (between Rounds 2 & 3). As of today, these rounds have already taken place at the 2024 draft, but there are other Competitive Balance Rounds still to come.
Teams that qualify for these extra picks are also granted either $500,000 or $1 million extra in international spending money. This year, the teams that were given Competitive Balance selections were as follows: Milwaukee, Arizona, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee again, the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Miami, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Oakland. Of those 13 selections, six were made in Competitive Balance Round A.
Teams can also earn extra draft selections through compensation picks. When a team that qualifies for Competitive Balance selections loses a free agent to a large-market team that grants them a contract worth more than $50 million, the small-market team will earn a pick at the start of Competitive Balance Round A. This year, the Minnesota Twins were granted such a pick after losing starting pitcher Sonny Gray to the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason.
That's not to say that big-market teams can't also earn these picks. If a team does not qualify for Competitive Balance selections but did not exceed the luxury tax threshold during the previous season, the team will still be rewarded a pick during Competitive Balance Round B if they lost a free agent to a $50 million-plus contract. The Los Angeles Angels were granted such a pick this year after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers.
Even if a team exceeds the luxury tax threshold, they'll still earn Competitive Balance Round selections between the fourth and fifth rounds, as is the case for the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays this year.
Who holds the first ten picks of Day 2?
Pick No. 75: Oakland Athletics
Pick No. 76: Kansas City Royals
Pick No. 77: Colorado Rockies
Pick No. 78: Chicago White Sox
Pick No. 79: Washington Nationals
Pick No. 80: St. Louis Cardinals
Pick No. 81: Los Angeles Angels
Pick No. 82: New York Mets
Pick No. 83: Pittsburgh Pirates
Pick No. 84: Cleveland Guardians
Who were the first ten picks of the draft?
Cleveland Guardians: 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
Cincinnati Reds: RHP Chase Burns, Wake Forest
Colorado Rockies: 3B Charlie Condon, Georgia
Oakland Athletics: 1B Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
Chicago White Sox: LHP Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Kansas City Royals: 1B Jac Caglianone, Florida
St. Louis Cardinals: SS JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
Los Angeles Angels: 2B Christian Moore, Tennessee
Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Konnor Griffin, Jackson Prep HS (Mississippi)
Washington Nationals: SS Seaver King, Wake Forest
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