The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the

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in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected

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out of the

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, with the first overall pick.

Draft order

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, and Milwaukee Brewers each received a compensation pick for failing to sign draft picks from the 2010 draft. Also, teams lost draft picks for signing certain free agents, while teams losing free agents received draft picks as compensation. The

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ranks all players based on performance over the past two seasons, with the top 20% being considered "Type A" and the next 20% considered "Type B". If a team offers a Type A free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the player's former team obtains the new team's first- or second-round pick, depending on whether the new team is in the top 15 or bottom 15 in won–loss records in 2011, as well as a supplemental pick after the first round. If a team offers a Class B free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the former team gets a supplemental pick after the first round. On September 8, 2019, Danny Hultzen became the last of the first 29 picks to appear in a Major League game, when he made his debut for the Chicago Cubs.

First round

Supplemental first round

Compensation picks

Other notable selections

As of September 2, 2019

References

External links

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Wait Til Next Year: Draft ‘11 Preview – Pitchers, by Bryan Smith - June 11, 2010, ''Fangraphs''
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100513073447/http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/03/2011-mlb-draft-preview/ {{2011 MLB Draft Major League Baseball draft

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