# 2014 Major League Baseball draft

The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 5 through June 7, 2014, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first two rounds were conducted on June 5, followed by rounds three through ten on June 6, and the last 30 rounds on June 7. It was broadcast from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The draft order was the reverse order of the 2013 MLB regular season standings. As the Astros finished the 2013 season with the worst record, they had the first overall selection for the third consecutive year. In addition, the Toronto Blue Jays got the 11th pick, as compensation for failing to sign Phil Bickford, the 10th overall selection of the 2013 MLB Draft. The St. Louis Cardinals got bumped from #30 to #31 because although tied with the Boston Red Sox for most wins in the 2013 regular season, the Red Sox had fewer wins in 2012. Kansas City Royals first round draft pick Brandon Finnegan made his Major League debut on September 6, 2014, the first player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class, with Carlos Rodon the second. Rodon first appeared for the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2015. Finnegan became the first player to play in both the College World Series, for TCU, and the MLB World Series, for Kansas City, in the same year. Kyle Schwarber was the first position player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class doing so June 16, 2015.

## First round draft order

Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Brady Aiken* | Houston Astros | Left-handed pitcher | Cathedral Catholic High School (CA) |
| 2 | Tyler Kolek | Miami Marlins | Right-handed pitcher | Shepherd High School (TX) |
| 3 | Carlos Rodón | Chicago White Sox | Left-handed pitcher | NC State |
| 4 | Kyle Schwarber | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Indiana |
| 5 | Nick Gordon | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Olympia High School (FL) |
| 6 | Alex Jackson | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Rancho Bernardo High School (CA) |
| 7 | Aaron Nola | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | LSU |
| 8 | Kyle Freeland | Colorado Rockies | Left-handed pitcher | Evansville |
| 9 | Jeff Hoffman | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | East Carolina |
| 10 | Michael Conforto | New York Mets | Outfielder | Oregon State |
| 11 | Max Pentecost | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | Kennesaw State |
| 12 | Kodi Medeiros | Milwaukee Brewers | Left-handed pitcher | Waiakea High School (HI) |
| 13 | Trea Turner | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | NC State |
| 14 | Tyler Beede | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 15 | Sean Newcomb | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Left-handed pitcher | Hartford |
| 16 | Touki Toussaint | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | Coral Springs Christian Academy (FL) |
| 17 | Brandon Finnegan | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | TCU |
| 18 | Erick Fedde | Washington Nationals | Right-handed pitcher | UNLV |
| 19 | Nick Howard | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | Virginia |
| 20 | Casey Gillaspie | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman | Wichita State |
| 21 | Bradley Zimmer | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | San Francisco |
| 22 | Grant Holmes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Conway High School (SC) |
| 23 | Derek Hill | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Elk Grove High School (CA) |
| 24 | Cole Tucker | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Mountain Pointe High School (AZ) |
| 25 | Matt Chapman | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Cal State Fullerton |
| 26 | Michael Chavis | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Sprayberry High School (GA) |
| 27 | Luke Weaver | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Florida State |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 28 | Foster Griffin | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | The First Academy (FL) |
| 29 | Alex Blandino | Cincinnati Reds | Third Baseman | Stanford |
| 30 | Luis Ortiz | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Sanger High School (CA) |
| 31 | Justus Sheffield | Cleveland Indians | Left-handed pitcher | Tullahoma High School (TN) |
| 32 | Braxton Davidson | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | T.C. Roberson High School (NC) |
| 33 | Michael Kopech | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Mount Pleasant High School (TX) |
| 34 | Jack Flaherty | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Harvard-Westlake School (CA) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 35 | Forrest Wall | Colorado Rockies | Second baseman | Orangewood Christian School (FL) |
| 36 | Blake Anderson | Miami Marlins | Catcher | West Lauderdale High School (MS) |
| 37 | Derek Fisher | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 38 | Mike Papi | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 39 | Connor Joe | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | San Diego |
| 40 | Chase Vallot | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | St. Thomas More School (LA) |
| 41 | Jacob Gatewood | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Clovis High School (CA) |

## Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 42 | A. J. Reed | Houston Astros | First baseman | Kentucky |
| 2 | 46 | Nick Burdi | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | Louisville |
| 2 | 48 | Ryan Castellani | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | Brophy College Preparatory (AZ) |
| 2 | 49 | Sean Reid-Foley | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Sandalwood High School (FL) |
| 2 | 50 | Monte Harrison | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Lee's Summit West High School (MO) |
| 2 | 51 | Michael Gettys | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Gainesville High School (GA) |
| 2 | 52 | Aramis Garcia | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | Florida International |
| 2 | 55 | Jacob Lindgren | New York Yankees | Left-handed pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 2 | 56 | Scott Blewett | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Charles W. Baker High School (NY) |
| 2 | 57 | Andrew Suarez* | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | University of Miami |
| 2 | 62 | Alex Verdugo | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Sahuaro High School (AZ) |
| 2 | 63 | Spencer Turnbull | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Alabama |
| 2 | 64 | Mitch Keller | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Xavier High School (IA) |
| 2 | 65 | Daniel Gossett | Oakland Athletics | Right-handed pitcher | Clemson |
| 2 | 67 | Sam Travis | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Indiana |
| 2 | 70 | Isan Díaz | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Springfield Central High School (MA) |
| 2 | 72 | Brent Honeywell | Tampa Bay Rays | Right-handed pitcher | Walters State Community College |
| 2 | 74 | Gareth Morgan | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Blyth Academy (ON) |
| 3 | 75 | J. D. Davis | Houston Astros | Third baseman | Cal State Fullerton |
| 3 | 76 | Brian Anderson | Miami Marlins | Second baseman | Arkansas |
| 3 | 77 | Jace Fry | Chicago White Sox | Left-handed pitcher | Oregon State |
| 3 | 78 | Mark Zagunis | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | 82 | Sam Howard | Colorado Rockies | Left-handed pitcher | Georgia Southern |
| 3 | 85 | Cy Sneed | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
| 3 | 88 | Chris Ellis | Los Angeles Angels | Right-handed pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 3 | 92 | Eric Skoglund | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | Central Florida |
| 3 | 97 | Bobby Bradley | Cleveland Indians | First baseman | Harrison Central High School (MS) |
| 3 | 99 | Grayson Greiner | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | South Carolina |
| 3 | 100 | Jordan Luplow | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Fresno State |
| 3 | 101 | Brett Graves | Oakland Athletics | Right-handed pitcher | Missouri |
| 3 | 102 | Max Povse | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | UNC Greensboro |
| 3 | 103 | Jake Cosart | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Seminole State College of Florida |
| 4 | 106 | Daniel Mengden | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 111 | Ryan Yarbrough | Seattle Mariners | Left-handed pitcher | Old Dominion |
| 4 | 118 | Logan Webb | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Rocklin High School |
| 4 | 121 | Pat Connaughton | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 122 | Jordan Montgomery | New York Yankees | Left-handed pitcher | South Carolina |
| 4 | 126 | Brett Martin | Texas Rangers | Left-handed pitcher | Walters State Community College |
| 4 | 129 | Jeff Brigham | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Washington |
| 4 | 131 | Taylor Gushue | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Florida |
| 4 | 133 | Chad Sobotka | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | USC Upstate |
| 4 | 135 | Austin Gomber | St. Louis Cardinals | Left-handed pitcher | Florida Atlantic |
| 5 | 136 | Jacob Nix* | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Los Alamitos High School (CA) |
| 5 | 139 | Justin Steele | Chicago Cubs | Left-handed pitcher | George County High School (MS) |
| 5 | 141 | Dan Altavilla | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Mercyhurst |
| 5 | 142 | Rhys Hoskins | Philadelphia Phillies | First baseman | Sacramento State |
| 5 | 143 | Kevin Padlo | Colorado Rockies | Third baseman | Murrieta Valley High School (CA) |
| 5 | 144 | Lane Thomas | Toronto Blue Jays | Right fielder | Bearden High School (TN) |
| 5 | 148 | Sam Coonrod | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Southern Illinois |
| 5 | 149 | Jake Jewell | Los Angeles Angels | Right-handed pitcher | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| 5 | 151 | David Hess | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Tennessee Tech |
| 5 | 158 | Julian Merryweather | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | Oklahoma Baptist |
| 5 | 162 | Heath Fillmyer | Oakland Athletics | Right-handed pitcher | Mercer County Community College |
| 5 | 164 | Josh Ockimey | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School (PA) |
| 6 | 166 | Brock Dykxhoorn | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Central Arizona College |
| 6 | 169 | Dylan Cease | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | Milton High School (GA) |
| 6 | 170 | John Curtiss | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 6 | 172 | Brandon Leibrandt | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Florida State |
| 6 | 180 | Zac Curtis | Arizona Diamondbacks | Left-handed pitcher | Middle Tennessee State |
| 6 | 181 | Tanner Scott | Baltimore Orioles | Left-handed pitcher | Howard College |
| 6 | 182 | Jonathan Holder | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 6 | 186 | Jose Trevino | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | Oral Roberts |
| 6 | 189 | Brock Stewart | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Illinois State |
| 6 | 191 | Tyler Eppler | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Sam Houston State |
| 7 | 197 | Anfernee Seymour | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | American Heritage School (FL) |
| 7 | 199 | James Norwood | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Saint Louis |
| 7 | 205 | Brad Wieck | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | Oklahoma City University |
| 7 | 212 | Mark Payton | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Texas |
| 7 | 219 | Trevor Oaks | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | California Baptist |
| 7 | 223 | Luke Dykstra | Atlanta Braves | Second baseman | Westlake High School (CA) |
| 8 | 227 | Stone Garrett | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | George Ranch High School (TX) |
| 8 | 233 | Harrison Musgrave | Colorado Rockies | Left-handed pitcher | West Virginia |
| 8 | 234 | Justin Shafer | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Florida |
| 8 | 238 | Austin Slater | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Stanford University |
| 8 | 241 | Steve Wilkerson | Baltimore Orioles | Second Baseman | Clemson University |
| 8 | 243 | Ryan O'Hearn | Kansas City Royals | First baseman | Sam Houston State University |
| 8 | 245 | Brian O'Grady | Cincinnati Reds | First baseman | Rutgers |
| 9 | 259 | James Farris | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | University of Arizona |
| 9 | 272 | Vicente Conde | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Vanderbilt University |
| 9 | 285 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |
| 10 | 287 | Dillon Peters | Miami Marlins | Left-handed pitcher | University of Texas at Austin |
| 10 | 294 | Jordan Romano | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Oral Roberts University |
| 10 | 298 | Matt Gage | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Siena College |
| 11 | 316 | Dean Deetz | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| 11 | 324 | Jake Latz* | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Lemont High School (IL) |
| 11 | 326 | Brandon Woodruff | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 11 | 331 | John Means | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| 12 | 356 | Jordan Yamamoto | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Saint Louis School (HI) |
| 12 | 362 | Chris Gittens | New York Yankees | First baseman | Grayson College |
| 13 | 404 | Chandler Shepherd | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Kentucky |
| 14 | 419 | Justin Anderson | Los Angeles Angels | Right-handed pitcher | UTSA |
| 14 | 420 | Kevin Cron | Arizona Diamondbacks | First Baseman | TCU |
| 15 | 449 | Greg Mahle | Los Angeles Angels | Left-handed pitcher | UC Santa Barbara |
| 16 | 466 | Ramón Laureano | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| 19 | 569 | John Bormann* | Los Angeles Angels | Catcher | UTSA |
| 19 | 572 | Joe Harvey | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Pittsburgh |
| 19 | 573 | Scott Heineman* | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Oregon |
| 19 | 583 | Codey McElroy | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Cameron |
| 22 | 650 | Trevor Hildenberger | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | California |
| 22 | 656 | Patrick Weigel* | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Oxnard College |
| 22 | 659 | Adam McCreery | Los Angeles Angels | Left-handed pitcher | Azusa Pacific |
| 22 | 669 | Bubby Rossman | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 22 | 674 | J. J. Matijevic* | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Norwin High School (PA) |
| 23 | 692 | Will Toffey* | New York Yankees | Third baseman | Salisbury School (CT) |
| 25 | 740 | Taylor Hearn* | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | San Jacinto College |
| 25 | 746 | C. D. Pelham* | Milwaukee Brewers | Left-handed pitcher | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 26 | 785 | Brennan Bernardino | Cincinnati Reds | Left-handed pitcher | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 32 | 970 | Locke St. John | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed pitcher | South Alabama |
| 33 | 1006 | Josh James | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Western Oklahoma State College |
| 34 | 1020 | Cory Hahn* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Arizona State |
| 37 | 1105 | Tristan Gray* | New York Mets | Second baseman | Elkins High School (TX) |
| 37 | 1120 | Patrick Mahomes* | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Whitehouse High School (TX) |
| 38 | 1151 | Paul DeJong* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Illinois State |
| 40 | 1208 | Ryder Ryan* | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | North Mecklenburg High School (NC) |
| 40 | 1212 | Bryson Brigman* | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Valley Christian High School (CA) |