MLB Draft 2021
The Major League Baseball Draft of 2021 occurred on July 11-13th and took place at the Bellco Theater in Denver, Colorado. The draft started with the first picks on Sunday, two through ten on Monday and 11 through 20 on Tuesday to end the draft. Prospects have been heavily graded by pitching/batting stats and highs throughout their baseball careers whether that be from a credited university or high school.
Included in the rounds were compensation picks and competitive balance rounds. Compensation Picks are compensatory draft picks that are granted to teams based upon the players’ yearly salary. These picks are determined by a team losing more free agents than it had taken in, in previous years and these are awarded between rounds three and seven. Competitive Balance Picks are 10 teams with the lowest revenue coming in, as well as the 10 smallest markets who will receive extra picks in a single round.
The number one draft pick for the 2021 draft was Henry Davis, he was selected by the Pittsburg Pirates. Coming in second was Jack Leiter, the right-handed pitcher who was selected by the Texas Rangers. The third pick in the draft went to Jackson Jobe who was selected by the Detroit Tigers. Recent high school graduate, Marcelo Mayer was the fourth pick in the draft and was selected by the Boston Red Sox. To finish the top five picks, Colton Cowser of Sam Houston State University was drafted to play for the Baltimore Orioles.
Round one: July 11th
- Henry Davis- Pittsburg Pirates
- Jack Leiter- Texas Rangers
- Jackson Jobe- Detroit Tigers
- Marcelo Mayer- Boston Red Sox
- Colton Cowser- Baltimore Orioles
- Jordan Lawlar- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Frank Mozzicato- Kansas City Royals
- Benny Montgomery- Colorado Rockies
- Sam Bachman- Los Angeles Angels
- Kumar Rocker- New York Mets
- Brady House- Washington Nationals
- Harry Ford- Seattle Mariners
- Andrew Painter- Philadelphia Phillies
- Will Bednar- San Francisco Giants
- Sal Frelick- Milwaukee Brewers
- Kahlil Watson- Miami Marlins
- Matt McLain- Cincinnati Reds
- Michael McGreevy- St. Louis Cardinals
- Gunnar Hoglund- Toronto Blue Jays
- Trey Sweeney- New York Yankees
- Jordan Wicks- Chicago Cubs
- Colson Montgomery- Chicago White Sox
- Gavin Williams- Cleveland Indians
- Ryan Cusick- Atlanta Braves
- Max Muncy- Oakland Athletics
- Chase Petty- Minnesota Twins
- Jackson Merrill- San Diego Pirates
- Carson Williams- Tampa Bay Rays
- Maddux Bruns- Los Angeles Dodgers
Compensation Picks
- Jay Allen- Cincinnati Reds
Competitive Balance Round A
- Joe Mack- Miami Marlins
- Ty Madden- Detroit Tigers
- Tyler Black- Milwaukee Brewers
- Coo[er Kinney- Tampa Bay Rays
- Matheu Nelson- Cincinnati Reds
- Noah Miller- Minnesota Twins
Second Round- July 13th
- Anthony Solometo- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Aaron Zavala- Texas Rangers
- Izaac Pacheo- Detroit Tigers
- Jud Fabian- Boston Red Sox
- Connor Norby- Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Bliss- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Ben Kurdna- Kansas City Royals
- Jaden Hill- Colorado Rockies
- Ky Bush- Los Angeles Angels
- Calvin Ziegler- New York Mets
- Daylen Lile- Washington Nationals
- Edwin Arroyo- Seattle Mariners
- Ethan Wilson- Philadelphia Phillies
- Matt Mikulski- San Fransisco Giants
- Russell Smith- Milwaukee Brewers
- Cody Morissette- Miami Marlins
- Andrew Abbott- Cincinnati Reds
- Joshua Baez- St. Louis Cardinals
- Brendan Beck- New York Yankees
- James Triantos- Chicago Cubs
- Wes Kath- Chicago White Sox
- Doug Nikhazy- Cleveland Indians
- Spencer Schwellenbach- Atlanta Braves
- Zack Gelof- Oakland Athletics
- Steven Hajjar- Minnesota Twins
- James Wood- San Diego Padres
- Kyle Manzardo- Tampa Bay Rays
Competitive Balance Round B
- Lonnie White Jr.- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Reed Trimble- Baltimore Orioles
- Peyton Wilson- Kansas City Royals
- Adrian Del Castillo- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Joe Rocks- Colorado Rockies
- Tommy Mace- Cleveland Indians
- Ryan Holgate- St. Louis Cardinals
- Robert Gasser- San Diego Padres
Round 3
- Bubba Chandler- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Cameron Cauley- Texas Rangers
- Dylan Smith- Detroit Tigers
- Tyler McDonough- Boston Red Sox
- John Rhodes- Baltimore Orioles
- Jacob Steinmetz- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Carter Jenson- Kansas City Royals
- McCade Brown- Colorado Rockies
- Landon Marceaux- Los Angeles Angels
- Dominic Hamel- New York Mets
- Branden Boissiere- Washington Nationals
- Michael Morales- Seattle Mariners
- Jordan Viars- Philadelphia Phillies
- Mason Black- San Fransico Giants
- Alex Binelas- Milwaukee Brewers
- Tyler Whitaker- Houston Astros
- Jordan McCants- Miami Marlins
- Jose Torres- Cincinnati Reds
- Austin love- St. Louis Cardinals
- Ricky Tiedeman- Toronto Blue Jays
- Brock Selvidge- New York Yankees
- Drew Gray- Chicago Cubs
- Sean Burke- Chicago White Sox
- Jake Fox- Cleveland Indians
- Dylan Dodd- Atlanta Braves
- Mason Miller- Oakland Athletics
- Cade Povich- Minnesota Twins
- Kevin Kopps- San Diego Padres
- Ryan Spikes- Tampa Bay Rays
- Peter Heubeck- Los Angeles Dodgers
For the continued list of the draft check out https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker.