Major League Baseball draft
The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle . The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections were set via the lottery, with picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2022 MLB Draft .[1] [2]
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and selected Paul Skenes with the first pick in the draft. The first round picks of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers were moved down 10 slots as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more.[3] [4] The Seattle Mariners were awarded the first Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick, the 29th overall pick, after Julio Rodríguez won the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award .[5]
The first and second rounds of the draft were held at Lumen Field , a football and soccer stadium adjacent to T-Mobile Park , where the 2023 All-Star Game took place.[6]
Nolan Schanuel made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on August 18, 2023, making him the first player from the 2023 draft to make his major league debut. Schanuel became the first player to debut in the major leagues in the same year of his draft since Garrett Crochet in 2020 .
Draft lottery
The draft lottery for the 2023 MLB Draft took place on December 6, 2022, in San Diego .[7]
The following table lists the percentage chances for each team to receive specific picks as a result of the draft lottery.
Denotes lottery winner
Denotes team that did not win lottery
Seed
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
1
Washington Nationals
16.5%
15.6%
14.5%
13.2%
11.6%
9.7%
19.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Oakland Athletics
16.5%
15.6%
14.5%
13.2%
11.6%
9.7%
16.2%
2.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Pittsburgh Pirates
16.5%
15.6%
14.5%
13.2%
11.6%
9.7%
13.7%
5.0%
0.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Cincinnati Reds
13.2%
13.1%
12.9%
12.4%
11.7%
10.6%
15.7%
9.0%
1.2%
>0.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
Kansas City Royals
10.0%
10.3%
10.6%
10.9%
11.1%
11.0%
16.5%
15.7%
3.6%
0.2%
>0.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Detroit Tigers
7.5%
8.0%
8.5%
9.1%
9.8%
10.4%
12.9%
23.3%
9.3%
1.2%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
Texas Rangers
5.5%
6.0%
6.5%
7.2%
8.0%
9.1%
5.9%
26.6%
20.3%
4.5%
0.4%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
-
-
-
-
8
Colorado Rockies
3.9%
4.3%
4.8%
5.4%
6.2%
7.3%
-
17.5%
33.9%
14.6%
2.1%
0.1%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
-
-
-
9
Miami Marlins
2.7%
3.0%
3.4%
3.9%
4.6%
5.5%
-
-
31.4%
35.0%
9.7%
0.9%
>0.0%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
-
-
10
Los Angeles Angels
1.8%
2.0%
2.3%
2.7%
3.2%
3.9%
-
-
-
44.4%
33.0%
6.3%
0.4%
>0.0%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
-
11
Arizona Diamondbacks
1.4%
1.6%
1.8%
2.1%
2.5%
3.1%
-
-
-
-
54.9%
28.6%
3.9%
0.2%
>0.0%
>0.0%
>0.0%
-
12
Chicago Cubs
1.1%
1.2%
1.4%
1.7%
2.0%
2.5%
-
-
-
-
-
64.0%
23.7%
2.3%
0.1%
>0.0%
>0.0%
>0.0%
13
Minnesota Twins
0.9%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.7%
2.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
71.9%
18.7%
1.2%
>0.0%
>0.0%
>0.0%
14
Boston Red Sox
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
78.9%
13.6%
0.6%
>0.0%
>0.0%
15
Chicago White Sox
0.6%
0.7%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
85.1%
9.1%
0.2%
>0.0%
16
San Francisco Giants
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
0.9%
1.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
90.4%
5.2%
>0.0%
17
Baltimore Orioles
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
0.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
94.6%
2.1%
18
Milwaukee Brewers
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
97.9%
Draft selections
Key
*
Player did not sign
First round
Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick
Competitive Balance Round A
Second round
Competitive Balance Round B
Compensatory round
Other notable selections
Notes
Incentive picks
^ Received for Julio Rodriguez winning the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award
Compensation picks
References
^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More" . Baseball America . Retrieved August 2, 2022 .
^ Colazzo, Carlos (October 5, 2022). "Who's Picking Where? 2023 MLB Draft Order & Lottery Explained" . Baseball America . Retrieved October 17, 2022 .
^ Adams, Steve (September 20, 2022). "Six Teams Set To Pay Luxury Tax In 2022" . MLB Trade Rumors . Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ Axisa, Mike (December 6, 2022). "MLB draft lottery: Pirates get No. 1 pick in 2023 draft, Nationals, Tigers, Rangers, Twins follow up" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^ Skiver, Kevin (March 28, 2023). "Prospect Promotion Incentive, explained: Why MLB teams are fighting for Rookie of the Year after latest CBA" . www.sportingnews.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^ "MLB amateur draft to be held at Lumen Field during All-Star week" . ESPN. Associated Press. May 8, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023 .
^ Axisa, Mike (November 7, 2022). "MLB's first-ever draft lottery: Date, odds for No. 1 pick, and everything else to know" . CBS Sports . Retrieved November 8, 2022 .
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