Now that all qualifying free agents have been signed, the order for June’s First Year Player Draft is officially set. The 40 rounds will run from June 12-14, and can be viewed on MLB Network or MLB.com.
Three teams have lost their first-round selections in the draft: the Cleveland Indians signed Edwin Encarnacion, the Colorado Rockies signed Ian Desmond, and the St. Louis Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler.
As a result, the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs each gained a selection in the compensation round immediately following the first round. The official draft order is as follows:
2017 MLB Draft Order (First Round & Compensation Round)
1. Minnesota Twins
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. San Diego Padres
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Atlanta Braves
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Arizona Diamondbacks
8. Philadelphia Phillies
9. Milwaukee Brewers
10. Los Angeles Angels
11. Chicago White Sox
12. Pittsburgh Pirates
13. Miami Marlins
14. Kansas City Royals
15. Houston Astros
16. New York Yankees
17. Seattle Mariners
18. Detroit Tigers
19. San Francisco Giants
20. New York Mets
21. Baltimore Orioles
22. Toronto Blue Jays
23. Los Angeles Dodgers
24. Boston Red Sox
25. Washington Nationals
26. Texas Rangers
27. Chicago Cubs
28. Toronto Blue Jays (From Cleveland Indians Signing Edwin Encarnacion)
29. Texas Rangers (From Colorado Rockies Signing Ian Desmond)
30. Chicago Cubs (From St. Louis Cardinals Signing Dexter Fowler)
The New York Mets will have the 20th, 59th and 97th overall selections during the first three rounds of the draft as they look to add some fresh new talent to their farm system – which was recently ranked the seventh best in baseball by ESPN’ Keith Law.
Last year, the Mets’ Farm System was ranked 16 by ESPN and 21 by Baseball Prospectus. However the Mets loaded up on some highly viewed prospects in last year’s draft while seeing players like Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Thomas Szapucki and Tomas Nido make huge strides in 2016.
Additionally, the Mets have two rising stars in shortstop Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith, both of whom rank first and third respectively at their positions in the most recent MLB Pipeline rankings.
You have to give general manager Sandy Alderson, scouting director Tommy Tanous, and their talented scouting department a lot of credit for keeping the Mets farm system flush with talent and some exciting prospects, many of which are highly regarded and coveted by other MLB teams.
