# 2022 Major League Baseball draft

The 2022 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB Draft.
Zach Neto made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on April 15, 2023, making him the first player from the 2022 draft to make his major league debut.

## Draft order

The order in which teams selected players was based on the reverse order of the final 2021 MLB season standings. The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2021 season, selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick in the draft. The New York Mets received the 11th pick as compensation for failing to sign Kumar Rocker. The Boston Red Sox received the 41st pick as compensation for failing to sign Jud Fabian. As a result of reaching the third surcharge tier of the competitive balance tax threshold in 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers' top pick was moved down 10 slots.

## Future changes

On March 10, 2022, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) came to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a draft lottery beginning with the 2023 MLB draft, with the first six picks being sorted via a lottery for the 18 teams that do not qualify for the postseason. There are limitations on teams participating in the lottery multiple years in a row, with separate limitations for revenue-sharing recipients and revenue-sharing payers. The draft will permanently switch to 20 rounds, with an annual pre-draft combine, and guarantees to draftees of 75% of their slot value provided that they submit to pre-draft physicals. A draft-and-follow option will be re-introduced for players drafted after the 10th round who do not sign before the signing deadline.

## Draft selections

The deadline for draftees to sign contracts was August 1, 2022.
Key :
| * | Player did not sign |

### First round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School / Team |
| 1 | Jackson Holliday | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Stillwater High School (OK) |
| 2 | Druw Jones | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Wesleyan School (GA) |
| 3 | Kumar Rocker | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Tri-City ValleyCats (Frontier League) |
| 4 | Termarr Johnson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Mays High School (GA) |
| 5 | Elijah Green | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 6 | Jacob Berry | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | LSU |
| 7 | Cade Horton | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Brooks Lee | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Cal Poly |
| 9 | Gavin Cross | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Virginia Tech |
| 10 | Gabriel Hughes | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 11 | Kevin Parada | New York Mets | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | Jace Jung | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | Texas Tech |
| 13 | Zach Neto | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | Campbell |
| 14 | Jett Williams | New York Mets | Shortstop | Rockwall-Heath High School (TX) |
| 15 | Dylan Lesko | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Buford High School (GA) |
| 16 | Chase DeLauter | Cleveland Guardians | Outfielder | James Madison |
| 17 | Justin Crawford | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Bishop Gorman High School (NV) |
| 18 | Cam Collier | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | Chipola College |
| 19 | Daniel Susac | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Arizona |
| 20 | Owen Murphy | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Riverside Brookfield High School (IL) |
| 21 | Cole Young | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | North Allegheny High School (PA) |
| 22 | Cooper Hjerpe | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 23 | Brandon Barriera | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | American Heritage School (FL) |
| 24 | Mikey Romero | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Orange Lutheran High School (CA) |
| 25 | Spencer Jones | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Vanderbilt |
| 26 | Noah Schultz | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Oswego East High School (IL) |
| 27 | Eric Brown | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Coastal Carolina |
| 28 | Drew Gilbert | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 29 | Xavier Isaac | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman | East Forsyth High School (NC) |
| 30 | Reggie Crawford | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher / First baseman | UConn |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Sterlin Thompson | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Florida |
| 32 | Sal Stewart | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | Westminster Christian School (FL) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 33 | Dylan Beavers | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | California |
| 34 | Landon Sims | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 35 | JR Ritchie | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Bainbridge High School (WA) |
| 36 | Thomas Harrington | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Campbell |
| 37 | Justin Campbell | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 38 | Jordan Beck | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 39 | Robby Snelling | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Robert McQueen High School (NV) |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 40 | Dalton Rushing | Los Angeles Dodgers | Catcher | Louisville |
| 41 | Cutter Coffey | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Liberty High School (CA) |
| 42 | Max Wagner | Baltimore Orioles | Third baseman | Clemson |
| 43 | Ivan Melendez | Arizona Diamondbacks | First baseman | Texas |
| 44 | Hunter Barco | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Florida |
| 45 | Jake Bennett | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 46 | Jacob Miller | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Liberty Union High School (OH) |
| 47 | Jackson Ferris | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 48 | Connor Prielipp | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Alabama |
| 49 | Cayden Wallace | Kansas City Royals | Third baseman | Arkansas |
| 50 | Jackson Cox | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Toutle Lake High School (WA) |
| 51 | Peyton Graham | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Oklahoma |
| 52 | Blade Tidwell | New York Mets | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 53 | Adam Mazur | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Iowa |
| 54 | Parker Messick | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 55 | Logan Tanner | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Mississippi State |
| 56 | Henry Bolte | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Palo Alto High School (CA) |
| 57 | Cole Phillips | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Boerne High School (TX) |
| 58 | Tyler Locklear | Seattle Mariners | First baseman | VCU |
| 59 | Brycen Mautz | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | San Diego |
| 60 | Josh Kasevich | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Oregon |
| 61 | Drew Thorpe | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Cal Poly |
| 62 | Peyton Pallette | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 63 | Jacob Misiorowski | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Crowder College |
| 64 | Jacob Melton | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Oregon State |
| 65 | Brock Jones | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Stanford |
| 66 | Carson Whisenhunt | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | East Carolina |

### Competitive Balance Round B

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 67 | Jud Fabian | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Florida |
| 68 | Tanner Schobel | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Virginia Tech |
| 69 | Clark Elliott | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Michigan |
| 70 | Chandler Simpson | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
| 71 | Ryan Cermak | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Illinois State |
| 72 | Robert Moore | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Arkansas |
| 73 | Justin Boyd | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | Oregon State |
| 74 | Walter Ford | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Pace High School (FL) |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 75 | Nick Morabito | New York Mets | Outfielder | Gonzaga College High School (DC) |
| 76 | Blake Burkhalter | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 77 | Tucker Toman | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Hammond School (SC) |
| 78 | Cade Doughty | Toronto Blue Jays | Second baseman | LSU |
| 79 | Roman Anthony | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL) |
| 80 | Andrew Taylor | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Central Michigan |

### Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 3 | 81 | Nolan McLean* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 82 | Nate Savino | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 3 | 83 | Jack Brannigan | Pittsburgh Pirates | Two-way player | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 84 | Trey Lipscomb | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Tennessee |
| 3 | 85 | Karson Milbrandt | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Liberty High School (MO) |
| 3 | 87 | Mason Barnett | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 3 | 88 | Carson Palmquist | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 89 | Ben Joyce | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 3 | 90 | Brandon Sproat* | New York Mets | Pitcher | Florida |
| 3 | 91 | Henry Williams | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Duke |
| 3 | 93 | Gabriel Rincones | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Florida Atlantic |
| 3 | 94 | Bryce Hubbart | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 3 | 95 | Colby Thomas | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Mercer |
| 3 | 96 | Drake Baldwin | Atlanta Braves | Catcher | Missouri State |
| 3 | 98 | Alan Roden | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Creighton |
| 3 | 99 | Dalton Rogers | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Southern Miss |
| 3 | 100 | Trystan Vrieling | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 3 | 101 | Jonathan Cannon | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 3 | 103 | Michael Knorr | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Coastal Carolina |
| 3 | 105 | Alex Freeland | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | UCF |
| 4 | 109 | Brock Porter | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | St. Mary's Preparatory (MI) |
| 4 | 114 | Andrew Morris | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 4 | 116 | Ryan Ritter | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop | Kentucky |
| 4 | 117 | Troy Melton | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | San Diego State |
| 4 | 131 | Jordan Sprinkle | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | UC Santa Barbara |
| 4 | 133 | Trey Dombroski | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Monmouth |
| 4 | 134 | Dominic Keegan | Tampa Bay Rays | Catcher | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 141 | Jared McKenzie | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Baylor |
| 5 | 143 | Brandon Birdsell | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 144 | Ben Ross | Minnesota Twins | Infielder | Notre Dame College |
| 5 | 150 | Nathan Martorella | San Diego Padres | First baseman | California |
| 5 | 154 | Jack Perkins | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 5 | 155 | Nacho Alvarez Jr. | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | Riverside Community College |
| 5 | 160 | Eric Reyzelman | New York Yankees | Pitcher | LSU |
| 6 | 175 | Hayden Dunhurst | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Ole Miss |
| 6 | 178 | Víctor Mederos | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 179 | Tyler Stuart | New York Mets | Pitcher | Southern Mississippi |
| 6 | 180 | Jakob Marsee | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Central Michigan |
| 6 | 181 | Dylan DeLucia | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 6 | 183 | Zach Maxwell | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | 187 | Max Rajcic | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 6 | 190 | Chase Hampton | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 192 | Tyler Woessner | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Central Arizona College |
| 6 | 194 | Gary Gill Hill | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School (NY) |
| 6 | 196 | Hayden Birdsong | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Eastern Illinois |
| 7 | 198 | Demetrio Crisantes | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Nogales High School (AZ) |
| 7 | 220 | Cam Schlittler | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Northeastern |
| 7 | 223 | A. J. Blubaugh | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Milwaukee |
| 9 | 264 | Cory Lewis | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | UC Santa Barbara |
| 11 | 328 | Caden Dana | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Don Bosco Preparatory High School (NJ) |
| 13 | 390 | Graham Pauley | San Diego Padres | Infielder | Duke |
| 13 | 401 | Mason Adams | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Jacksonville |
| 13 | 405 | Chris Newell | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 15 | 443 | Haydn McGeary | Chicago Cubs | First baseman | Colorado Mesa |
| 15 | 445 | Javier Vaz | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 491 | Tristan Stivors | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Texas State |
| 16 | 495 | Jared Karros | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 17 | 497 | Carter Young | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Vanderbilt |
| 17 | 525 | Payton Martin | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | West Forsyth High School (NC) |
| 18 | 552 | Jurrangelo Cijntje* | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Champagnat Catholic School (FL) |