# 2015 Major League Baseball draft

The 2015 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 8 through June 10, 2015, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 2014 MLB season standings. As the Diamondbacks finished the 2014 season with the worst record, they had the first overall selection. In addition, the Houston Astros had the 2nd pick of the 2015 draft, as compensation for failing to sign Brady Aiken, the first overall selection of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Twelve free agents received and rejected qualifying offers of $15.3 million for the 2015 season, entitling their teams to compensatory draft choices if they are signed by another team. The team signing the player will lose their first round choice, though the first ten picks are protected. The New York Mets surrendered their first round pick (15th overall) to sign Michael Cuddyer, while the Colorado Rockies gained a supplementary pick. The Toronto Blue Jays lost their pick for signing Russell Martin, giving a compensatory pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Boston Red Sox surrendered their second- and third-round picks (Boston's first pick is protected) to sign Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramírez. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers received supplementary picks.
Dean Kremer became the first ever Israeli drafted in an MLB draft, when selected in the 38th round, by the Padres.

## First round selections

Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Dansby Swanson | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | Houston Astros | Shortstop | LSU |
| 3 | Brendan Rodgers | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop | Lake Mary High School (FL) |
| 4 | Dillon Tate | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | UC Santa Barbara |
| 5 | Kyle Tucker | Houston Astros | Outfielder | H.B. Plant High School (FL) |
| 6 | Tyler Jay | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | Illinois |
| 7 | Andrew Benintendi | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| 8 | Carson Fulmer | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | Ian Happ | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Cincinnati |
| 10 | Cornelius Randolph | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | Griffin High School (GA) |
| 11 | Tyler Stephenson | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Kennesaw Mountain High School (GA) |
| 12 | Josh Naylor | Miami Marlins | First baseman | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (ON) |
| 13 | Garrett Whitley | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Niskayuna High School (NY) |
| 14 | Kolby Allard | Atlanta Braves | Left-handed pitcher | San Clemente High School (CA) |
| 15 | Trent Grisham | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Richland High School (TX) |
| 16 | James Kaprielian | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 17 | Brady Aiken | Cleveland Indians | Left-handed pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 18 | Phil Bickford | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | College of Southern Nevada |
| 19 | Kevin Newman | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Arizona |
| 20 | Richie Martin | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Florida |
| 21 | Ashe Russell | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Cathedral High School (IN) |
| 22 | Beau Burrows | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Weatherford High School (TX) |
| 23 | Nick Plummer | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Brother Rice High School (MI) |
| 24 | Walker Buehler | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 25 | D. J. Stewart | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Florida State |
| 26 | Taylor Ward | Los Angeles Angels | Catcher | Fresno State |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 27 | Mike Nikorak | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | Stroudsburg High School (PA) |
| 28 | Mike Soroka | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | Bishop Carroll High School (AB) |
| 29 | Jon Harris | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Missouri State |
| 30 | Kyle Holder | New York Yankees | Shortstop | San Diego |
| 31 | Chris Shaw | San Francisco Giants | First baseman | Boston College |
| 32 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third baseman | Concordia Lutheran High School (TX) |
| 33 | Nolan Watson | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Lawrence North High School (IN) |
| 34 | Christin Stewart | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 35 | Kyle Funkhouser* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Louisville |
| 36 | Ryan Mountcastle | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Hagerty High School (FL) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 37 | Daz Cameron | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (GA) |
| 38 | Tyler Nevin | Colorado Rockies | Third baseman | Poway High School (CA) |
| 39 | Jake Woodford | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | H.B. Plant High School (FL) |
| 40 | Nathan Kirby | Milwaukee Brewers | Left-handed pitcher | Virginia |
| 41 | Austin Riley | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | DeSoto Central High School (MS) |
| 42 | Triston McKenzie | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | Royal Palm Beach High School (FL) |

## Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 43 | Alex Young | Arizona Diamondbacks | Left-handed pitcher | Texas Christian University |
| 2 | 44 | Peter Lambert | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | San Dimas High School (CA) |
| 2 | 46 | Tom Eshelman | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | 47 | Donnie Dewees | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | North Florida |
| 2 | 48 | Scott Kingery | Philadelphia Phillies | Infielder | Arizona |
| 2 | 55 | Cody Ponce | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2 | 56 | Brady Singer* | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Eustis High School (FL) |
| 2 | 58 | Andrew Stevenson | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | LSU |
| 2 | 60 | Nick Neidert | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Peachtree Ridge High School (GA) |
| 2 | 61 | Andrew Suarez | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Miami |
| 2 | 62 | Kevin Kramer | Pittsburgh Pirates | Second baseman | UCLA |
| 2 | 64 | Josh Staumont | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Azusa Pacific |
| 2 | 65 | Tyler Alexander | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed pitcher | TCU |
| 2 | 69 | Blake Perkins | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Verrado High School (AZ) |
| 2 | 70 | Jahmai Jones | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Wesleyan School (GA) |
| 2 | 71 | Tanner Rainey | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | West Alabama |
| 2 | 72 | Andrew Moore | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Oregon State |
| 2 | 73 | Kyle Cody* | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | Kentucky |
| 2 | 74 | Josh Sborz | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Virginia |
| 2 | 75 | A. J. Minter | Atlanta Braves | Left-handed pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 76 | Taylor Clarke | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | College of Charleston |
| 3 | 78 | Michael Matuella | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Duke |
| 3 | 80 | Travis Blankenhorn | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Pottsville Area High School (PA) |
| 3 | 83 | Luke Williams | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | Dana Hills High School (CA) |
| 3 | 84 | Blake Trahan | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 3 | 86 | Jacob Nix | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 3 | 87 | Brandon Lowe | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | Maryland |
| 3 | 91 | Justin Maese | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Ysleta High School (TX) |
| 3 | 93 | Mark Mathias | Cleveland Indians | Second baseman | California Polytechnic State |
| 3 | 94 | Braden Bishop | Seattle Mariners | Center fielder | Washington |
| 3 | 99 | Drew Smith | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
| 3 | 100 | Harrison Bader | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Florida |
| 3 | 101 | Philip Pfeifer | Los Angeles Dodgers | Left-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 103 | Rhett Wiseman | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 105 | Jordan Hicks | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Cypress Creek High School (TX) |
| 4 | 111 | Tate Matheny | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Missouri State |
| 4 | 114 | Kyle Martin | Philadelphia Phillies | First baseman | South Carolina |
| 4 | 116 | Cody Poteet | Miami Marlins | Right-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 4 | 117 | Austin Allen | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Florida Tech |
| 4 | 119 | David Thompson | New York Mets | Third baseman | Miami |
| 4 | 121 | Demi Orimoloye | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | St. Matthew High School (ON) |
| 4 | 126 | Mac Marshall | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Chipola |
| 4 | 128 | Skye Bolt | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | North Carolina |
| 4 | 131 | Paul DeJong | St. Louis Cardinals | Infielder | Illinois State |
| 4 | 132 | Willie Calhoun | Los Angeles Dodgers | Second baseman | Yavapai |
| 4 | 133 | Ryan McKenna | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | St. Thomas Aquinas High School (NH) |
| 4 | 134 | Mariano Rivera III | Washington Nationals | Right-handed pitcher | Iona |
| 5 | 136 | Ryan Burr | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | Arizona State |
| 5 | 139 | Trent Thornton | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | North Carolina |
| 5 | 144 | Bailey Falter | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Chino Hills High School (CA) |
| 5 | 148 | Joe McCarthy | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 5 | 149 | Thomas Szapucki | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | William T. Dwyer High School (FL) |
| 5 | 153 | Chance Adams | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
| 5 | 154 | Ka'ai Tom | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Kentucky |
| 5 | 155 | Drew Jackson | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | Stanford |
| 5 | 157 | Brandon Waddell | Pittsburgh Pirates | Left-handed pitcher | Virginia |
| 5 | 161 | Ryan Helsley | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Northeastern State |
| 5 | 164 | Taylor Hearn | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | Oklahoma Baptist |
| 6 | 171 | Travis Lakins | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Ohio State |
| 6 | 173 | David Berg | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 6 | 175 | Jimmy Herget | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | South Florida |
| 6 | 181 | Eric Hanhold | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Florida |
| 6 | 186 | Steven Duggar | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Clemson |
| 6 | 187 | JT Brubaker | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Akron |
| 6 | 190 | Matt Hall | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed pitcher | Missouri State Bears |
| 6 | 192 | Edwin Ríos | Los Angeles Dodgers | First baseman | Florida International |
| 6 | 196 | David Fletcher | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | Loyola Marymount |
| 7 | 198 | Dylan Moore | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Central Florida |
| 7 | 201 | Ben Taylor | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | South Alabama |
| 7 | 208 | Jake Cronenworth | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | Michigan |
| 7 | 210 | Patrick Weigel | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | Houston |
| 7 | 212 | Travis Bergen | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Kennesaw State |
| 7 | 222 | Andrew Sopko | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 7 | 223 | Gray Fenter | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | West Memphis High School (AR) |
| 8 | 229 | Garrett Stubbs | Houston Astros | Catcher | Southern California |
| 8 | 231 | Logan Allen | Boston Red Sox | Left-handed pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 8 | 236 | Chris Paddack | Miami Marlins | Right-handed pitcher | Cedar Park High School (TX) |
| 8 | 243 | Donny Sands | New York Yankees | Catcher | Salpointe Catholic High School (AZ) |
| 8 | 254 | Koda Glover | Washington Nationals | Right-handed pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 258 | Pete Fairbanks | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Missouri |
| 9 | 260 | LaMonte Wade | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Maryland |
| 9 | 269 | Kevin Kaczmarski | New York Mets | Outfielder | Evansville |
| 10 | 293 | Vimael Machin | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 10 | 303 | James Reeves | New York Yankees | Left-handed pitcher | The Citadel |
| 10 | 314 | Taylor Guilbeau | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | Alabama |
| 11 | 318 | Scott Heineman | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Oregon |
| 11 | 319 | Patrick Sandoval | Houston Astros | Left-handed pitcher | Mission Viejo High School (CA) |
| 11 | 327 | Brett Kennedy | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Fordham |
| 11 | 328 | Ian Gibaut | Tampa Bay Rays | Right-handed pitcher | Tulane |
| 11 | 333 | Josh Rogers | New York Yankees | Left-handed pitcher | Louisville |
| 12 | 349 | Myles Straw | Houston Astros | Outfielder | St. Johns River State College |
| 12 | 352 | Seby Zavala | Chicago White Sox | Catcher | San Diego State University |
| 12 | 353 | P. J. Higgins | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Old Dominion |
| 12 | 355 | Alexis Diaz | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | Juan José Maunez High School (PR) |
| 12 | 370 | Kyle Dowdy | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Hawaii |
| 13 | 378 | Curtis Terry | Texas Rangers | First baseman | Archer High School (GA) |
| 13 | 381 | Matt Kent | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 13 | 403 | Cedric Mullins | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Campbell |
| 13 | 404 | Max Schrock | Washington Nationals | Second baseman | South Carolina |
| 14 | 411 | Bobby Poyner | Boston Red Sox | Left-handed pitcher | Florida |
| 14 | 429 | Nick Dini | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Wagner |
| 14 | 430 | A. J. Simcox | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Tennessee |
| 15 | 449 | P. J. Conlon | New York Mets | Pitcher | San Diego |
| 17 | 507 | Trey Wingenter | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Auburn |
| 17 | 510 | Evan Phillips | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 18 | 536 | Kyle Keller | Miami Marlins | Right-handed pitcher | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 19 | 578 | Seth Brown | Oakland Athletics | First baseman | Lewis-Clark State College |
| 19 | 580 | Cam Vieaux* | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed pitcher | Michigan State |
| 20 | 607 | Tanner Anderson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Harvard |
| 21 | 632 | Tayler Saucedo | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Tennessee Wesleyan University (TN`) |
| 22 | 649 | Cole Sands* | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | North Florida Christian School (FL) |
| 22 | 663 | Cody Carroll | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | Southern Miss |
| 23 | 694 | Chad Smith* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Wallace State Community College |
| 23 | 695 | Art Warren | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Ashland University |
| 24 | 724 | Sam Haggerty | Cleveland Indians | Second baseman | University of New Mexico |
| 27 | 824 | Ryan Brinley | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Sam Houston State |
| 28 | 829 | Zac Grotz | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |
| 28 | 852 | Kyle Garlick | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 29 | 871 | Donny Everett* | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Clarksville High School (TN) |
| 29 | 882 | Jason Bilous* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Caravel Academy (DE) |
| 30 | 888 | Jeffrey Springs | Texas Rangers | Left-handed pitcher | Appalachian State |
| 31 | 929 | Tanner Dodson* | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | Jesuit High School (CA) |
| 30 | 893 | Tyler Payne | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | West Virginia State |
| 33 | 978 | C. D. Pelham | Texas Rangers | Left-handed pitcher | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 34 | 1,017 | Ty France | San Diego Padres | First Baseman | San Diego State University |
| 36 | 1,071 | Trevor Kelley | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | North Carolina |
| 37 | 1,099 | Luken Baker* | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Oak Ridge High School (TX) |
| 37 | 1,100 | Jake Irvin* | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | Jefferson High School (MN) |
| 37 | 1,106 | Ruben Cardenas* | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Bishop Alemany High School (CA) |
| 37 | 1,109 | Geoff Hartlieb* | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | Lindenwood |
| 37 | 1,112 | Randy Labaut* | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Downey High School (CA) |
| 37 | 1,117 | Eli White* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Clemson |
| 38 | 1,130 | Alex McKenna* | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Bishop Alemany High School (CA) |
| 38 | 1,144 | Braden Webb* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | No school |
| 39 | 1,160 | Daniel Tillo* | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | North High School (IA) |
| 39 | 1,174 | Tristin English* | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | Pike County High School (GA) |
| 39 | 1,185 | Jared Walsh | Los Angeles Angels | First baseman | Georgia |
| 40 | 1,207 | Daniel Zamora | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Stony Brook |
| 40 | 1,208 | Nick Maton* | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Glenwood High School (IL) |