It’s not a great draft on paper, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some potential diamonds in the rough.
MLB Draft order 2015: Complete selection order for Rounds 1-2
Shortstops and college pitchers will likely dominate the first 10 picks in the 2015 MLB Draft.
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Day 1 of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft, which takes place on Monday, will see a few highly-touted college pitchers and some intriguing shortstops go off the board early. ESPN’s Keith Law recently projected shortstops to be selected with each of the first three picks. Dansby Swanson, a junior from Vanderbilt, is a favorite to be the first player taken.
High school shortstop Brendan Rodgers might be the highest-rated overall player in the draft, and LSU’s Alex Bregman will be in the mix in the top part of the first round, as well.
College hurlers Dillon Tate and Tyler Jay are trendy top 10 picks. Swanson’s Vanderbilt teammate, Carson Fulmer, is also a candidate to go off the board somewhere in that neighborhood.
The Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees each possess multiple first-round picks. Here is the draft order for each of the first two rounds, including Competitive Balance Round A, which takes place after the first round.
Round 1
2. Houston Astros (failure to sign 2014 pick Brady Aiken)
3. Colorado Rockies
5. Houston Astros
9. Chicago Cubs
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Miami Marlins
13. Tampa Bay Rays
14. Atlanta Braves
16. New York Yankees
22. Detroit Tigers
27. Colorado Rockies (for losing Michael Cuddyer)
28. Atlanta Braves (for losing Ervin Santana)
29. Toronto Blue Jays (for losing Melky Cabrera)
30. New York Yankees (for losing David Robertson)
31. San Francisco Giants (for losing Pablo Sandoval)
32. Pittsburgh Pirates (for losing Russell Martin)
33. Kansas City Royals (for losing James Shields)
34. Detroit Tigers (for losing Max Scherzer)
35. Los Angeles Dodgers (for losing Hanley Ramirez)
36. Baltimore Orioles (for losing Nelson Cruz)
Competitive Balance Round A
37. Houston Astros (from Marlins)
38. Colorado Rockies
39. St. Louis Cardinals
40. Milwaukee Brewers
41. Atlanta Braves (from Padres)
42. Cleveland Indians
Round 2
43. Arizona Diamondbacks
44. Colorado Rockies
45. Texas Rangers
46. Houston Astros
47. Chicago Cubs
48. Philadelphia Phillies
49. Cincinnati Reds
50. Miami Marlins
51. San Diego Padres
52. Tampa Bay Rays
53. New York Mets
54. Atlanta Braves
55. Milwaukee Brewers
56. Toronto Blue Jays
57. New York Yankees
58. Washington Nationals (failure to sign 2014 pick Andrew Suarez)
59. Cleveland Indians
60. Seattle Mariners
61. San Francisco Giants
62. Pittsburgh Pirates
63. Oakland Athletics
64. Kansas City Royals
65. Detroit Tigers
66. St. Louis Cardinals
67. Los Angeles Dodgers
68. Baltimore Orioles
69. Washington Nationals
70. Los Angeles Angels
Competitive Balance Round B
71. Cincinnati Reds
72. Seattle Mariners
73. Minnesota Twins
74. Los Angeles Dodgers (from Orioles)
75. Atlanta Braves (from D-backs)
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