The 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 5 through June 7, 2014, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first two rounds were conducted on June 5, followed by rounds three through ten on June 6, and the last 30 rounds on June 7.
It was broadcast from Studio 42 of the
MLB Network
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in
Secaucus, New Jersey.
The draft order was the reverse order of the
2013 MLB regular season standings. As the Astros finished the 2013 season with the worst record, they had the first overall selection for the third consecutive year. In addition, the
Toronto Blue Jays
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got the 11th pick, as compensation for failing to sign
Phil Bickford
Phillip Roger Bickford (born July 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Amateur career
Bickford attended Oak ...
, the 10th overall selection of the
2013 MLB Draft.
[ The ]St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
got bumped from #30 to #31 because although tied with the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
for most wins in the 2013 regular season, the Red Sox had fewer wins in 2012.
Kansas City Royals first round draft pick Brandon Finnegan
Brandon Kyle Finnegan (born April 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds.
Prior to his professional ca ...
made his Major League debut on September 6, 2014, the first player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class, with Carlos Rodon
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the second. Rodon first appeared for the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2015. Finnegan became the first player to play in both the College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
, for TCU, and the MLB World Series
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, for Kansas City, in the same year. Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Joseph Schwarber (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was a first-round selection in the 20 ...
was the first position player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class doing so June 16, 2015.
First round draft order
Compensatory round
Competitive Balance Round A
Other notable selections
Notes
;Compensation picks
;Traded picks
See also
* List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks
References
External links
Official Site
2014 Major League Baseball Draft
at ESPN
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Major League Baseball Draft
The first-year player draft is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball (MLB) for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on a lo ...
Draft
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