2018 MLB Draft: Day 1 Open Thread

The 2018 MLB Draft kicks off today with rounds 1 and 2 of the draft, along with the competitive balance picks and compensation picks. The draft is scheduled to start at 5 pm Central, with Round 1 being broadcast on MLB Network and both rounds on MLB.com. The Brewers will have three picks today (21, 60, 73), and then will not pick until 125 in round 4 tomorrow. Watch along with us tonight and join in the comments to discuss the whole draft as it happens.

2018 MLB Draft Coverage - Day 1

Date: Monday, June 4
Time: 5 pm Central
TV: MLB Network (Round 1 & Competitive Balance A)
Web: MLB.com (Round 1-2 & Competitive Balance Rounds)

Draft Order

First Round

1. Detroit Tigers
2. San Francisco Giants
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Cincinnati Reds
6. New York Mets
7. San Diego Padres
8. Atlanta Braves
9 Oakland Athletics
10. Pittsburgh Pirates
11. Baltimore Orioles
12. Toronto Blue Jays
13. Miami Marlins
14. Seattle Mariners
15. Texas Rangers
16. Tampa Bay Rays
17. Los Angeles Angels
18. Kansas City Royals
19. St. Louis Cardinals
20. Minnesota Twins
21. Milwaukee Brewers
22. Colorado Rockies
23. New York Yankees
24. Chicago Cubs
25. Arizona Diamondbacks
26. Boston Red Sox
27. Washington Nationals
28. Houston Astros
29. Cleveland Indians
30. Los Angeles Dodgers

Compensation picks

31. Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for Orioles signing Alex Cobb)
32. Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for failing to sign Drew Rasmussen)
33. Kansas City Royals (compensation for Brewers signing Lorenzo Cain)
34. Kansas City Royals (compensation for Padres signing Eric Hosmer)
35. Cleveland Indians (compensation for Phillies signing Carlos Santana)

Competitive Balance Round A

36. Pittsburgh Pirates
37. Baltimore Orioles
38. San Diego Padres
39. Arizona Diamondbacks
40. Kansas City Royals
41. Cleveland Indians
42. Colorado Rockies
43. St. Louis Cardinals

Second Round

44. Detroit Tigers
45. San Francisco Giants
46. Chicago White Sox
47. Cincinnati Reds
48. New York Mets
49. Atlanta Braves
50. Oakland Athletics
51. Pittsburgh Pirates
52. Toronto Blue Jays
53. Miami Marlins
54. Seattle Mariners
55. Texas Rangers
56. Tampa Bay Rays
57. Los Angeles Angels
58. Kansas City Royals
59. Minnesota Twins
60. Milwaukee Brewers
61. New York Yankees
62. Chicago Cubs
63. Arizona Diamondbacks
64. Boston Red Sox
65. Washington Nationals
66. Houston Astros
67. Cleveland Indians
68. Los Angeles Dodgers

Competitive Balance Round B

69. Miami Marlins
70. Oakland Athletics
71. Tampa Bay Rays
72. Cincinnati Reds
73. Milwaukee Brewers
74. San Diego Padres

Compensation Picks

75. St. Louis Cardinals (compensation for Twins signing Lance Lynn)
76. Colorado Rockies (compensation for Cardinals signing Greg Holland)
77. Chicago Cubs (compensation for Rockies signing Wade Davis)
78. Chicago Cubs (compensation for Phillies signing Jake Arrieta)