# 2018 Major League Baseball draft

The 2018 Major League Baseball draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2017 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents. The first 43 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 4. The remainder of the draft was streamed on MLB.com on June 5 and 6.
With a tie for the worst record in the 2017 MLB season at 64–98, the Detroit Tigers received the first overall pick ahead of the San Francisco Giants via a tiebreaker. The Detroit Tigers selected Casey Mize with the first overall pick in the draft. There were a total of 40 rounds in the draft, with 1,214 players selected.
On September 9, 2019, the Chicago Cubs promoted Nico Hoerner to the big leagues, making him the first player to reach MLB in this draft.

## First round selections

Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Casey Mize | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 2 | Joey Bart | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | Alec Bohm | Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman | Wichita State |
| 4 | Nick Madrigal | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Oregon State |
| 5 | Jonathan India | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | Florida |
| 6 | Jarred Kelenic | New York Mets | Outfielder | Waukesha West High School (WI) |
| 7 | Ryan Weathers | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Loretto High School (TN) |
| 8 | Carter Stewart* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Eau Gallie High School (FL) |
| 9 | Kyler Murray | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Travis Swaggerty | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | South Alabama |
| 11 | Grayson Rodriguez | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Central Heights High School (TX) |
| 12 | Jordan Groshans | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Magnolia High School (TX) |
| 13 | Connor Scott | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Plant High School (FL) |
| 14 | Logan Gilbert | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Stetson |
| 15 | Cole Winn | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Orange Lutheran High School (CA) |
| 16 | Matthew Liberatore | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Mountain Ridge High School (AZ) |
| 17 | Jordyn Adams | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Green Hope High School (NC) |
| 18 | Brady Singer | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Florida |
| 19 | Nolan Gorman | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | Sandra Day O'Connor High School (AZ) |
| 20 | Trevor Larnach | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Oregon State |
| 21 | Brice Turang | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Santiago High School (CA) |
| 22 | Ryan Rolison | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 23 | Anthony Seigler | New York Yankees | Catcher | Cartersville High School (GA) |
| 24 | Nico Hoerner | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Stanford |
| 25 | Matt McLain* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Beckman High School (CA) |
| 26 | Triston Casas | Boston Red Sox | Infielder | American Heritage School (FL) |
| 27 | Mason Denaburg | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Merritt Island High School (FL) |
| 28 | Seth Beer | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Clemson |
| 29 | Bo Naylor | Cleveland Indians | Catcher | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (ON) |
| 30 | J. T. Ginn* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Brandon High School (MS) |

### Compensatory Round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Shane McClanahan | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | South Florida |
| 32 | Nick Schnell | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Roncalli High School (IN) |
| 33 | Jackson Kowar | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Florida |
| 34 | Daniel Lynch | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 35 | Ethan Hankins | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Forsyth Central High School (GA) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 36 | Gunnar Hoglund* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Fivay High School (FL) |
| 37 | Cadyn Grenier | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Oregon State |
| 38 | Xavier Edwards | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | North Broward Preparatory School (FL) |
| 39 | Jake McCarthy | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 40 | Kris Bubic | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Stanford |
| 41 | Lenny Torres | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Beacon High School (NY) |
| 42 | Grant Lavigne | Colorado Rockies | First baseman | Bedford High School (NH) |
| 43 | Griffin Roberts | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Wake Forest |

## Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 44 | Parker Meadows | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Grayson High School (GA) |
| 2 | 45 | Sean Hjelle | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Kentucky |
| 2 | 46 | Steele Walker | Chicago White Sox | Outfielder | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 47 | Lyon Richardson | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Jensen Beach High School (FL) |
| 2 | 48 | Simeon Woods Richardson | New York Mets | Pitcher | Kempner High School (TX) |
| 2 | 49 | Greyson Jenista | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Wichita State |
| 2 | 52 | Griffin Conine | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Duke |
| 2 | 54 | Josh Stowers | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Louisville |
| 2 | 55 | Owen White | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Jesse C. Carson High School (NC) |
| 2 | 56 | Tyler Frank | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | FAU |
| 2 | 57 | Jeremiah Jackson | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | St. Luke's Episcopal School (AL) |
| 2 | 58 | Jonathan Bowlan | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Memphis |
| 2 | 59 | Ryan Jeffers | Minnesota Twins | Catcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 2 | 61 | Josh Breaux | New York Yankees | Catcher | McLennan CC |
| 2 | 62 | Brennen Davis | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder· | Basha High School (AZ) |
| 2 | 63 | Alek Thomas | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Mount Carmel High School (IL) |
| 2 | 65 | Tim Cate | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Connecticut |
| 2 | 67 | Nick Sandlin | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Southern Miss |
| 2 | 68 | Michael Grove | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| B | 70 | Jeremy Eierman | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Missouri State |
| B | 71 | Tanner Dodson | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | California |
| B | 72 | Josiah Gray | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Le Moyne College |
| 2C | 75 | Luken Baker | St. Louis Cardinals | First baseman | Texas Christian |
| 2C | 77 | Cole Roederer | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | William S. Hart High School (CA) |
| C | 78 | Paul Richan | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | San Diego |
| 3 | 79 | Kody Clemens | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | Texas |
| 3 | 80 | Jake Wong | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Grand Canyon |
| 3 | 81 | Konnor Pilkington | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 3 | 82 | Bren Spillane | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | Illinois |
| 3 | 83 | Carlos Cortes | New York Mets | Second baseman | South Carolina |
| 3 | 84 | Owen Miller | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Illinois State |
| 3 | 85 | Hogan Harris | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Louisiana |
| 3 | 87 | Blaine Knight | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 3 | 88 | Adam Kloffenstein | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Magnolia High School (TX) |
| 3 | 89 | Tristan Pompey | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Kentucky |
| 3 | 90 | Cal Raleigh | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | Florida State |
| 3 | 91 | Jonathan Ornelas | Texas Rangers | Infielder | Raymond S. Kellis High School (AZ) |
| 3 | 92 | Ford Proctor | Tampa Bay Rays | Catcher | Rice |
| 3 | 94 | Kyle Isbel | Kansas City Royals | Center fielder | UNLV |
| 3 | 95 | Mateo Gil | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Timber Creek High School (TX) |
| 3 | 96 | Terrin Vavra | Colorado Rockies | Second baseman | Minnesota |
| 3 | 100 | Durbin Feltman | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | TCU |
| 3 | 101 | Reid Schaller | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 102 | Jeremy Peña | Houston Astros | Shortstop | Maine |
| 3 | 103 | Richie Palacios | Cleveland Indians | Second baseman | Towson |
| 4 | 111 | Dylan Coleman | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Missouri State |
| 4 | 112 | Tristan Beck | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Stanford |
| 4 | 113 | Alfonso Rivas | Oakland Athletics | First baseman | Arizona |
| 4 | 115 | Drew Rom | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Highlands High School (KY) |
| 4 | 117 | Nick Fortes | Miami Marlins | Catcher | Ole Miss |
| 4 | 118 | Michael Plassmeyer | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Missouri |
| 4 | 120 | Grant Witherspoon | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Tulane |
| 4 | 121 | Kyle Bradish | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | New Mexico State |
| 4 | 123 | Steven Gingery | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 4 | 124 | DaShawn Keirsey Jr. | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Utah |
| 4 | 125 | Aaron Ashby | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Crowder College |
| 4 | 126 | Ryan Feltner | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Ohio State |
| 4 | 128 | Ethan Roberts | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Tennessee Tech |
| 4 | 129 | Ryan Weiss | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Wright State |
| 4 | 131 | Jake Irvin | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 132 | Alex McKenna | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Cal Poly |
| 5 | 137 | Matt Vierling | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 138 | Jonathan Stiever | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 5 | 144 | Grant Koch | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Arkansas |
| 5 | 145 | Robert Neustrom | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Iowa |
| 5 | 147 | Chris Vallimont | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Mercyhurst College |
| 5 | 150 | Taj Bradley | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Redan High School (GA) |
| 5 | 152 | Austin Cox | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Mercer |
| 5 | 154 | Cole Sands | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 5 | 156 | Jake Bird | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 5 | 157 | Brandon Lockridge | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Troy |
| 5 | 160 | Thad Ward | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | UCF |
| 5 | 163 | Steven Kwan | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Oregon State |
| 5 | 164 | Devin Mann | Los Angeles Dodgers | Second baseman | Louisville |
| 6 | 168 | Codi Heuer | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Wichita State |
| 6 | 170 | Nick Meyer | New York Mets | Catcher | Cal Poly |
| 6 | 173 | Lawrence Butler | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Westlake High School (GA) |
| 6 | 176 | Addison Barger | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | C. Leon King High School (FL) |
| 6 | 181 | Austin Warren | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 6 | 185 | Drew Rasmussen | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 6 | 186 | Niko Decolati | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Loyola Marymount |
| 6 | 188 | Kohl Franklin | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Broken Arrow High School (OK) |
| 6 | 189 | Ryan Miller | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Clemson |
| 7 | 200 | Kevin Smith | New York Mets | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 7 | 202 | Brooks Wilson | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Stetson |
| 7 | 210 | Joe Ryan | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Stanislaus State |
| 7 | 211 | Andrew Wantz | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 7 | 213 | Brendan Donovan | St. Louis Cardinals | Second baseman | South Alabama |
| 7 | 214 | Josh Winder | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Virginia Military Institute |
| 7 | 215 | David Fry | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Northwestern State |
| 7 | 220 | Jarren Duran | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Long Beach State |
| 7 | 223 | Cody Morris | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | South Carolina |
| 7 | 224 | James Outman | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Sacramento State |
| 8 | 230 | Tylor Megill | New York Mets | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 8 | 231 | Steven Wilson | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Santa Clara |
| 8 | 233 | J. J. Schwarz | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Florida |
| 8 | 236 | Joey Murray | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Kent State |
| 8 | 238 | Joey Gerber | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Illinois |
| 8 | 243 | Lars Nootbaar | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | USC |
| 8 | 249 | Levi Kelly | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 8 | 251 | Tyler Cropley | Washington Nationals | Catcher | Iowa |
| 9 | 255 | Tarik Skubal | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Seattle |
| 9 | 255 | Willie MacIver | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | Washington |
| 10 | 288 | Bennett Sousa | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 11 | 331 | Connor Van Scoyoc | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Jefferson High School (IA) |
| 11 | 334 | Michael Helman | Minnesota Twins | Second baseman | Texas A&M |
| 11 | 335 | Davis Daniel* | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 11 | 342 | Brett Conine | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 12 | 352 | Nolan Kingham | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Texas |
| 12 | 365 | Korry Howell | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Kirkwood CC |
| 12 | 368 | Cam Sanders | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | LSU |
| 12 | 370 | Chase Shugart | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Texas |
| 13 | 378 | Jason Bilous | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Coastal Carolina |
| 13 | 381 | Antoine Kelly* | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Maine East High School (IL) |
| 13 | 392 | Jon Heasley | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | 395 | Reese Olson | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | North Hall High School (GA) |
| 13 | 402 | Shawn Dubin | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Georgetown College |
| 13 | 408 | Davis Martin | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 14 | 409 | Michael Byrne | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Florida |
| 14 | 411 | Erik Sabrowski | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Cloud County CC |
| 14 | 412 | Victor Vodnik | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Rialto High School (CA) |
| 14 | 413 | Gus Varland | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Concordia University, St. Paul |
| 14 | 417 | Eli Villalobos | Florida Marlins | Pitcher | Long Beach State |
| 14 | 429 | Josh Green | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 14 | 431 | Aaron Fletcher | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Houston |
| 14 | 432 | J. P. France | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 15 | 436 | Matt Frisbee | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | UNC Greensboro |
| 15 | 447 | Zach Greene* | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | St. Johns River State College |
| 15 | 461 | Evan Lee | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 15 | 463 | Bryan Lavastida | Cleveland Indians | Catcher | Hillsborough CC |
| 16 | 474 | Colin Selby | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Randolph–Macon College |
| 16 | 483 | Evan Sisk | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | College of Charleston |
| 16 | 493 | Ruben Cardenas | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 17 | 500 | Allan Winans | New York Mets | Pitcher | Campbell Fighting Camels |
| 17 | 507 | Alex Vesia | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Cal State East Bay |
| 17 | 505 | Clayton Andrews | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Long Beach State |
| 17 | 513 | Kyle Leahy | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Colorado Mesa |
| 18 | 538 | Noah Zavolas | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Harvard |
| 18 | 542 | R.J. Dabovich* | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Central Arizona College |
| 20 | 591 | Reiss Knehr | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Fordham |
| 20 | 592 | CJ Alexander | Atlanta Braves | Third Baseman | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota |
| 20 | 593 | Max Schuemann | Oakland Athletics | Second baseman | Eastern Michigan |
| 20 | 595 | Caleb Kilian* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 20 | 601 | Kyle Tyler | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 21 | 628 | Grant Anderson | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | McNeese State University |
| 21 | 632 | Nate Eaton | Kansas City Royals | Third baseman | Virginia Military Institute |
| 21 | 635 | Steve Hajjar* | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Central Catholic High School (MA) |
| 23 | 677 | Logan O'Hoppe | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School (NY) |
| 23 | 682 | William Woods | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Dyersburg State CC |
| 23 | 683 | Jonah Bride | Oakland Athletics | First baseman | South Carolina |
| 23 | 692 | Josh Dye | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 24 | 721 | Isaiah Campbell* | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 26 | 789 | Ethan Small* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 26 | 792 | David Hensley | Houston Astros | Infielder | San Diego State |
| 27 | 817 | Mickey Gasper | New York Yankees | Catcher | Bryant University |
| 29 | 883 | Tim Herrin | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 30 | 899 | Evan Reifert* | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | North Iowa Area CC |
| 30 | 904 | Seth Halvorsen* | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Heritage Christian Academy (MN) |
| 30 | 910 | Ryan Bliss* | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Troup County High School (GA) |
| 32 | 950 | Jake Mangum* | New York Mets | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 32 | 952 | Trey Harris | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Missouri |
| 32 | 969 | Austin Bergner* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | North Carolina |
| 33 | 988 | Penn Murfee | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Santa Clara |
| 33 | 1004 | Drew Avans | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 34 | 1022 | Ty Madden* | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Cypress Ranch High School (TX) |
| 34 | 1033 | Spencer Schwellenbach* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Heritage High School (MI) |
| 35 | 1052 | Kody Hoese* | Kansas City Royals | Third baseman | Tulane |
| 35 | 1057 | Austin Wells* | New York Yankees | Catcher | Bishop Gorman High School (NV) |
| 36 | 1061 | Alex Binelas* | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Oak Creek High School (WI) |
| 36 | 1068 | Adrian Del Castillo* | Chicago White Sox | Catcher | Gulliver Preparatory School (FL) |
| 36 | 1085 | Brandon Williamson* | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | North Iowa Area CC |
| 37 | 1107 | Robby Martin* | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Thomas Jefferson High School (FL) |
| 37 | 1117 | Landon Marceaux* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Destrehan High School (LA) |
| 37 | 1120 | Davis Wendzel* | Boston Red Sox | Third baseman | Baylor |
| 37 | 1121 | Cole Wilcox* | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Heritage High School (GA) |
| 37 | 1125 | Cole Henry* | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Florence High School (AL) |
| 38 | 1132 | Franco Alemán* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Braulio Alonso High School (FL) |
| 38 | 1135 | Slade Cecconi* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Trinity Preparatory School (FL) |
| 38 | 1143 | Jaden Hill* | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Ashdown High School (AR) |
| 38 | 1146 | Kumar Rocker* | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | North Oconee High School (GA) |
| 38 | 1153 | Zack Gelof* | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Cape Henlopen High School (DE) |
| 39 | 1157 | Matheu Nelson* | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Calvary Christian High School (FL) |
| 39 | 1158 | Mason Montgomery* | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Leander High School (TX) |
| 39 | 1162 | Jack Perkins* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Kokomo High School (IN) |
| 39 | 1163 | Hudson Haskin* | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Avon Old Farms (CT) |
| 39 | 1169 | Shea Patterson | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | Michigan |
| 40 | 1189 | Ryan Cusick* | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Avon Old Farms (CT) |
| 40 | 1199 | Cole Uvila | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Georgia Gwinnett College |
| 40 | 1202 | Ky Bush* | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Fremont High School (UT) |
| 40 | 1210 | Zach Watson* | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | LSU |