FIRST ROUND
2017 MLB draft selections
1. Twins: Royce Lewis, SS, Jserra Catholic H.S., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
2. Cincinnati: Hunter Greene, RHP, Notre Dame H.S., Sherman Oaks, Calif.
3. San Diego: MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Whiteville (NC) H.S.
4. Tampa Bay: Brendan McKay, 1B, Louisville
5. Atlanta: Kyle Wright, RHP, Vanderbilt
6. Oakland: Austin Beck, OF, North Davidon H.S., Lexington, N.C.
7. Arizona: Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia
8. Philadelphia: Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia
9. Milwaukee: Keston Hiura, 2B, UC Irvine
10. L.A. Angels: Jordon Adell, OF, Ballard H.S., Louisville, Ky.
11. Chicago White Sox: Jake Burger, 3B, Missouri State
12. Pittsburgh: Shane Baz, RHP, Concordia Lutheran H.S., Tomball, Texas
13. Miami: Trevor Rogers, LHP, Carlsbad (N.M.) H.S.
14. Kansas City: Nick Pratto, 1B, Huntington Beach (Calif.) H.S.
15. Houston: J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina
16. N.Y. Yankees: Clarke Schmidt, RHP, South Carolina
17. Seattle: Evan White, 1B, Kentucky
18. Detroit: Alex Faedo, RHP, Florida
19. San Francisco: Heliot Ramos, OF, Leadership Christian Academy, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
20. N.Y. Mets: David Peterson, LHP, Oregon
21. Baltimore: DL Hall, LHP, Valdosta (Ga.) H.S.
22. Toronto: Logan Warmoth, SS, North Carolina
23. L.A. Dodgers: Jeren Kendall, OF, Vanderbilt
24. Boston: Tanner Houck, RHP, Missouri
25. Washington: Seth Romero, LHP, Houston
26. Texas: Bubba Thompson, OF, McGill-Toolen Catholic H.S., Mobile, Ala.
27. Chicago Cubs: Brendon Little, LHP, State College of Florida
28. Toronto: (from Cleveland) Nate Pearson, RHP, Central Florida
29. Texas: (from Colorado) Christopher Seise, SS, West Orange H.S., Winter Garden, Fla.
30. Chicago Cubs: (from St. Louis) Alex Lange, RHP, LSU
COMPETITIVE BALANCE ROUND A
31. Tampa Bay: Drew Rasmussen, RHP, Oregon State
32. Cincinnati: Jeter Downs, SS, Monsignor Edward Pace (Fla.) H.S.
33. Oakland: Kevin Merrell, SS, South Florida
34. Seattle: Tristen Lutz, OF, James Martin Senior H.S.
35. Twins: Brent Rooker, OF, Mississippi State
36. Miami: Brian Miller, OF, North Carolina
SECOND ROUND
37. Twins: Landon Leach, RHP, Pickering (Ontario) H.S.
38. Cincinnati: Stuart Fairchild, OF, Wake Forest
39. San Diego: Luis Campusano-Bracero, C, Cross Creek (Ga.) H.S.
40. Tampa Bay: Michael Mercado, RHP, Westview (Calif.) H.S.
41. Atlanta: Drew Waters, OF, Etowah (Ga.) H.S.
42. Pittsburgh: Steve Jennings, RHP, DeKalb County (Tenn.) H.S.
43. Oakland: Greg Deichmann, OF, LSU
44. Arizona: Drew Ellis, 3B, Louisville
45. Philadelphia: Spencer Howard, RHP, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
46. Milwaukee: Caden Lemons, RHP, Vestavia Hills (Ala.) H.S.
47. L.A. Angels: Griffin Canning, RHP, UCLA
48. Colorado: Ryan Vilade, 3B, Stillwater (Okla.) H.S.
49. Chicago White Sox: Gavin Sheets, 1B, Wake Forest
50. Pittsburgh: Cal Mitchell, OF, Rancho Bernado (Calif.) H.S.
51. Miami: Joseph Dunand, 3B, N.C. State
52. Kansas City: MJ Melendez, C, Westminster (Ala.) H.S.
53. Houston: Joe Perez, 3B, Archbishop McCarthy (Fla.) H.S.
54. N.Y. Yankees: Matt Sauer, RHP, Ernest Righetti (Calif.) H.S.
55. Seattle: Sam Carlson, RHP, Burnsville (Minn.) H.S.
56. Houston: Martin Corbin, RHP, Texas A&M
57. Detroit: Reynaldo Rivera, OF, Chipola College (Fla.)
58. San Francisco: Jacob Gonzalez, 3B, Chaparral (Ariz.) H.S.
59. N.Y. Mets: Mark Vientos, 3B, American Heritage H.S.
60. Baltimore: Adam Hall, SS, A.B. Lucas SS
61. Toronto: Hagen Danner, C, Huntington Beach (Calif.) H.S.
62. L.A. Dodgers: Morgan Cooper, RHP, Texas
63. Boston: Coleman Brannen, OF, Westfield (Ga.) H.S.
64. Cleveland: Quentin Holmes, OF, Monsignor McClancy Memorial (N.Y.) H.S.
65. Washington: Wil Crowe, RHP, South Carolina
66. Texas: Hans Crouse, RHP, Dana Hills (Calif.) H.S.
67. Chicago Cubs: Cory Abbott, RHP, Loyola Marymount
COMPETITIVE BALANCE ROUND B
68. Arizona: Daulton Varsho, C, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
69. San Diego: Blake Hunt, C, Mater Dei (Calif.) H.S.
70. Colorado: Tommy Doyle, RHP, Virginia
71. Cleveland: Tyler Freeman, SS, Etiwanda (Calif.) H.S.
72. Pittsburgh: Conner Uselton, OF, Southmoore (Okla.) H.S.
73. Kansas City: Evan Steele, LHP, Chipola College (Fla.)
74. Baltimore: Zac Lowther, LHP, Xavier
75. Houston: J.J. Matijevic, 2B, Arizona
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