The 2013 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft is set to begin on Thursday night in New Jersey and the Houston Astros have the top selection after having a tough 2012 season and with the first and second rounds coming, the team is expected to get a prospect they hope will become a superstar down the line.
The team has a number of options at the top with names like Mark Appel from Stanford and Jonathan Gray from Oklahoma, as well as options like Kris Bryant from the University of San Diego or Colin Moran from the University of North Carolina. The first round will have 33 picks, including six compensatory ones, while the second round will have 29 selections of prospects. There will also be the competitive balance round and the event will start at 7 PM on MLB Network and streaming online at MLB.com. The Astros will pick first followed by the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies, while the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians round out the top five. The Miami Marlins will pick sixth followed by the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals. The Pirates are at number nine after Appel didn't sign last year and there is a good chance he will be gone after the first five picks.
The 40 round draft will continue through June 8 and will start coverage at 1 PM on Friday and Saturday, with rounds 10 through 40 coming after the first two. Following the Blue Jays at number 10 are the NY Mets, Seattle Mariners, who are picking out of the top three for the first time in three seasons, San Diego Padres, Pirates again, followed by the Diamondbacks and the Phillies. Scattered through the next crop of picks include the Rays, Tigers, Cardinals, Giants, Athletics, as well as the Yankees, who have three picks over the final eight of the round.
Here is the draft order:First Round
1. Houston Astros
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Cleveland Indians
6. Miami Marlins
7. Boston Red Sox
8. Kansas City Royals
9. Pittsburgh Pirates (Mark Appel, unsigned)
10. Toronto Blue Jays
11. New York Mets
12. Seattle Mariners
13. San Diego Padres
14. Pittsburgh Pirates
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Philadelphia Phillies
17. Chicago White Sox
18. Los Angeles Dodgers
19. St. Louis Cardinals
20. Detroit Tigers
21. Tampa Bay Rays
22. Baltimore Orioles
23. Texas Rangers
24. Oakland Athletics
25. San Francisco Giants
26. New York Yankees
27. Cincinnati Reds
28. St. Louis Cardinals (Kyle Lohse, MIL)
29. Tampa Bay Rays (B.J. Upton, ATL)
30. Texas Rangers (Josh Hamilton, LAA)
31. Atlanta Braves (Michael Bourn, CLE)
32. New York Yankees (Nick Swisher, CLE)
33. New York Yankees (Rafael Soriano, WSH)
Competitive Balance Round A
34. Kansas City Royals
35. Miami Marlins (from PIT)
36. Arizona Diamondbacks
37. Baltimore Orioles
38. Cincinnati Reds
39. Detroit Tigers (from MIA)
Second Round
40. Houston Astros
41. Chicago Cubs
42. Colorado Rockies
43. Minnesota Twins
44. Miami Marlins
45. Boston Red Sox
46. Kansas City Royals
47. Toronto Blue Jays
48. New York Mets
49. Seattle Mariners
50. San Diego Padres
51. Pittsburgh Pirates
52. Arizona Diamondbacks
53. Philadelphia Phillies
54. Milwaukee Brewers
55. Chicago White Sox
56. Los Angeles Dodgers
57. St. Louis Cardinals
58. Detroit Tigers
59. Los Angeles Angels
60. Tampa Bay Rays
61. Baltimore Orioles
62. Texas Rangers
63. Oakland Athletics
64. San Francisco Giants
65. Atlanta Braves
66. New York Yankees
67. Cincinnati Reds
68. Washington Nationals
Competitive Balance Round B
69. San Diego Padres
70. Colorado Rockies
71. Oakland Athletics
72. Milwaukee Brewers
73. Miami Marlins (from DET)
