2012 MLB Draft Preview

The 2012 MLB Draft (48th June Amateur Draft) will take place on June 4th, 5th and 6th.

2012 Draft Order

2012 Draft Order Table
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
11Houston Astros#1s, all 202584357Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones, Darryl Strawberry, Harold Baines
21Minnesota Twins#1s, all 202555154Reggie Jackson, Will Clark, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Greg Swindell
31Seattle Mariners#1s, all 202547850Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Matt Williams, Lonnie Smith, Troy Glaus
41Baltimore Orioles#1s, all 202553350Barry Larkin, Kevin Brown, Dave Winfield, Thurman Munson, Darrell Porter
51Kansas City Royals#1s, all 202531640Dwight Gooden, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Mark Teixeira, Jack McDowell
61Chicago Cubs#1s, all 202548647Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Andy Van Slyke, Kevin McReynolds
71San Diego Padres#1s, all 202524146Frank Thomas, Troy Tulowitzki, Nick Markakis, Trot Nixon, Clayton Kershaw
81Pittsburgh Pirates#1s, all 202522641Todd Helton, Jay Bell, Jim Abbott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Miami Marlins#1s, all 202525041Kevin Appier, Barry Zito, Mark Kotsay, Geoff Jenkins, Ron Darling
101Colorado Rockies#1s, all 202542548Mark McGwire, Robin Ventura, Ted Simmons, Tim Wallach, Eric Chavez
111Athletics#1s, all 202511544Greg Luzinski, Shane Mack, Walt Weiss, Andrew McCutchen, Shawn Estes
121New York Mets#1s, all 202527140Nomar Garciaparra, Kirk Gibson, Billy Wagner, Jered Weaver, Delino DeShields
131Chicago White Sox#1s, all 202527735Manny Ramirez, Frank Tanana, Paul Konerko, Garry Templeton, Gary Nolan
141Cincinnati Reds#1s, all 202524346Derrek Lee, Tino Martinez, Cliff Floyd, Jason Varitek, Tom Brunansky
151Cleveland Guardians#1s, all 202524835Chase Utley, Jim Rice, Chris Carpenter, Richie Hebner, Royce Clayton
161Washington Nationals#1s, all 202526643Lance Berkman, Lance Parrish, Shawn Green, Roberto Hernández, Bernie Carbo
171Toronto Blue Jays#1s, all 202524642Roy Halladay, Gary Matthews, Cole Hamels, Charles Nagy, Jeromy Burnitz
181Los Angeles Dodgers#1s, all 202512037Willie Wilson, Glenn Wilson, Joe Magrane, Dan Ford, Carlos May
191St. Louis Cardinals (Angels -- Albert Pujols)#1s, all 202533146Roger Clemens, Bobby Grich, Mike Scioscia, Shannon Stewart, Alex Ríos
201San Francisco Giants#1s, all 202534538Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Bob Welch, Torii Hunter, Rick Rhoden
211Atlanta Braves#1s, all 202514442Rick Sutcliffe, Jason Varitek, Gorman Thomas, Jake Westbrook, Todd Worrell
221Toronto Blue Jays (Unsigned pick -- Tyler Beede)#1s, all 202535742Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Chet Lemon, Bruce Hurst, Jayson Werth
231St. Louis Cardinals#1s, all 202513832Jason Kendall, Mo Vaughn, Aaron Sele, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luis Alicea
241Boston Red Sox#1s, all 202511036Alex Fernandez, Rondell White, Chad Billingsley, Rich Dauer, Joe Blanton
251Tampa Bay Rays#1s, all 202512838Chuck Knoblauch, Matt Cain, Bill Buckner, Matt Garza, Dan Spillner
261Arizona Diamondbacks#1s, all 202512333Alan Trammell, Dave Henderson, Dan Plesac, Brent Gates, Jeremy Bonderman
271Milwaukee Brewers (Tigers -- Prince Fielder)#1s, all 202510533Vida Blue, Pete Harnisch, Tom Underwood, Todd Jones, Mike Fetters
281Milwaukee Brewers#1s, all 202511042Lee Smith, Charles Johnson, Darrin Jackson, Jamey Wright, Norm Charlton
291Texas Rangers#1s, all 202522934George Brett, Adam Wainwright, Bill Swift, Del Unser, Dave Kingman
301New York Yankees#1s, all 202534435Mike Schmidt, David Wells, Jerry Reuss, Travis Fryman, Brian Jordan
311Boston Red Sox (Phillies -- Jonathan Papelbon)#1s, all 202513830Greg Maddux, Jarrod Washburn, Kirt Manwaring, J.P. Howell, Aaron Heilman
321Minnesota Twins (Rockies -- Michael Cuddyer)#1s, all 20258135Dave Magadan, Justin Thompson, Dave Valle, Roger Pavlik, Allan Anderson
331San Diego Padres (Marlins -- Heath Bell)#1s, all 20255827Mike Gallego, Dave Burba, Milt Wilcox, Brad Wilkerson, Floyd Youmans
341Athletics (Twins -- Josh Willingham)#1s, all 20258134Mark Gubicza, Bruce Bochte, Arthur Rhodes, Bruce Ruffin, Rich Amaral
351New York Mets (Marlins -- Jose Reyes)#1s, all 202515436Johnny Damon, Mark Langston, Aaron Rowand, Jason Marquis, Mark Bellhorn
361St. Louis Cardinals (Angels -- Albert Pujols)#1s, all 202521335Randy Johnson, Johnny Bench, Erik Hanson, Bobby Jones, Dave Bergman
371Boston Red Sox (Phillies -- Jonathan Papelbon)#1s, all 202516828Frank Viola, Troy Glaus, Mike Scott, Rick Miller, Mike Heath
381Milwaukee Brewers (Tigers -- Prince Fielder)#1s, all 202512630David Wright, Butch Wynegar, Larry Hisle, Tim Teufel, Kelly Johnson
391Texas Rangers (Angels -- C.J. Wilson)#1s, all 202524028Barry Bonds, Don Baylor, Todd Hundley, Mel Hall, Neal Heaton
401Philadelphia Phillies (Reds -- Ryan Madson)#1s, all 20257525Kevin Tapani, Larry Gura, Milton Bradley, Huston Street, Luke Hochevar
411Houston Astros (Pirates -- Clint Barmes)#1s, all 20258832Fred Lynn, Dan Plesac, Joba Chamberlain, Trever Miller, Lance McCullers
421Minnesota Twins (Diamondbacks -- Jason Kubel)#1s, all 20256823Dennis Leonard, Mookie Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Marlon Anderson, Chris Perez
431Chicago Cubs (Brewers -- Aramis Ramirez)#1s, all 20253728Bob Knepper, Mark Prior, Scott Hatteberg, Jimmy Gobble, Jeff Tabaka
441San Diego Padres (Dodgers -- Aaron Harang)#1s, all 20257431Jon Lieber, Joey Votto, Bob Wickman, Chris Brown, Jeff Robinson
451Pittsburgh Pirates (Twins -- Ryan Doumit)#1s, all 20251928Gerald Laird, Tom Gorzelanny, John Dopson, Adrian Devine, Jed Lowrie
461Colorado Rockies (Dodgers -- Mark Ellis)#1s, all 202514530Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Yovani Gallardo, Doug Bair, Milt Cuyler
471Athletics (Cubs -- David DeJesus)#1s, all 202517525Tom Glavine, John Candelaria, Albert Belle, Clay Kirby, Dave Hansen
481Chicago White Sox (Marlins -- Mark Buehrle)#1s, all 202513129Cal Ripken Jr., Sid Bream, Chris Singleton, Scott Kamieniecki, Kelly Shoppach
491Cincinnati Reds (Rockies -- Roberto Hernandez)#1s, all 202517828Carlos Beltrán, Carney Lansford, Jeff Suppan, Len Barker, Derek Bell
501Toronto Blue Jays (Mets -- Frank Francisco)#1s, all 202517428Dennis Eckersley, Al Leiter, Brian Roberts, Adam Dunn, Bart Johnson
511Los Angeles Dodgers (Pirates -- Rod Barajas)#1s, all 20258420Barry Larkin, Frank Duffy, Chris Haney, Tim Scott, Dan Morogiello
521Texas Rangers (Blue Jays -- Darren Oliver)#1s, all 20256029Carl Crawford, Ralph Garr, Ryan Sweeney, Mike Darr, J.P. Howell
531St. Louis Cardinals (Tigers -- Octavio Dotel)#1s, all 202515828Gary Carter, Andy Messersmith, Phil Bradley, Sean Casey, Steve Bedrosian
541Philadelphia Phillies (Yankees -- Raul Ibanez)#1s, all 202510223Scott Sanderson, Randy Wolf, Brett Tomko, Steve Ontiveros, Jerry Hairston
551San Diego Padres (Unsigned pick -- Brett Austin)#1s, all 202518826Bert Blyleven, Todd Helton, Todd Zeile, Brett Anderson, Dave Bush
561Chicago Cubs (Rays -- Carlos Pena)#1s, all 202513930Jimmy Key, Richie Zisk, Pete Vuckovich, J.J. Hardy, Larry Herndon
571Cincinnati Reds (Blue Jays -- Francisco Cordero)#1s, all 202510933Jon Lester, Ruppert Jones, Brandon Inge, Brandon Phillips, Dan Schatzeder
581Toronto Blue Jays (Mets -- Jon Rauch)#1s, all 202519132Tony Gwynn, Jason Giambi, Rick Aguilera, Rance Mulliniks, Scott Baker
591St. Louis Cardinals (Nationals -- Edwin Jackson)#1s, all 20253024Dean Palmer, Roger McDowell, Ryan Doumit, Brandon League, Jeremy Reed
601Toronto Blue Jays (Rays -- Jose Molina)#1s, all 202512224Fred Lynn, Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Ryan Ludwick, Brad Fullmer
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
612Houston Astros#2s, all 20247435Ken Holtzman, Craig Swan, Joe Magrane, Mike Jorgensen, Jesse Crain
622Athletics (Twins -- Josh Willingham)#2s, all 20245625José DeLeón, Jeff Weaver, Andre Ethier, Scott Sullivan, Rawly Eastwick
632Minnesota Twins#2s, all 202414433Eddie Murray, Zane Smith, Darren Oliver, Elliott Maddox, Alan Ashby
642Seattle Mariners#2s, all 20245925Brian McCann, Hunter Pence, Dennis Lamp, Chuck Crim, Scott Servais
652Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 20246422Randy Winn, Dustin Pedroia, Wally Whitehurst, Ben Broussard, Anthony Telford
662Kansas City Royals#2s, all 20243925Ryan Dempster, Trevor Cahill, Chase Headley, Ken Boswell, Fred Lewis
672Chicago Cubs#2s, all 202421126Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry, Wally Joyner, Mike Moore, Kurt Suzuki
682San Diego Padres#2s, all 20246622John Lackey, Stan Bahnsen, Don Robinson, Chris Snyder, Jason Vargas
692Pittsburgh Pirates#2s, all 202410128Tim Salmon, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Davis, Scott Cooper, Ken Kravec
702San Diego Padres (Marlins -- Heath Bell)#2s, all 20245022Britt Burns, Aaron Cook, John Vander Wal, Jon Nunnally, Paul Moskau
712New York Mets (Marlins -- Jose Reyes)#2s, all 202414227Ken Caminiti, Floyd Bannister, Danny Tartabull, A.J. Pierzynski, Jaime Navarro
722Minnesota Twins (Rockies -- Michael Cuddyer)#2s, all 202415125Ray Lankford, Dan Haren, Mike Greenwell, Shane Reynolds, Aaron Boone
732Colorado Rockies#2s, all 20244324Sid Fernandez, Pat Sheridan, Kevin Slowey, Ken Howell, Harry Parker
742Athletics#2s, all 202419130Graig Nettles, David Cone, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry, Greg Myers
752New York Mets#2s, all 202410725Tino Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Jason Thompson, Yunel Escobar, Scott Radinsky
762Chicago White Sox#2s, all 202410023Chase Utley, Marquis Grissom, Dan Pasqua, Giancarlo Stanton, Nick Hundley
772Philadelphia Phillies (Reds -- Ryan Madson)#2s, all 2024120Rich Folkers, Ken Patterson, José Morales, Blake Wood, Scott Lewis
782Cincinnati Reds#2s, all 20243222Steve Busby, Ryan Theriot, John Habyan, Ryan Garko, Nook Logan
792Cleveland Guardians#2s, all 20246124John Olerud, Dave Fleming, Onan Masaoka, Jeff Fiorentino, Brett Hayes
802Washington Nationals#2s, all 20248126Curtis Granderson, Steve Yeager, Shaun Marcum, Greg Gross, Todd Hollandsworth
812Toronto Blue Jays#2s, all 20242518Jerry Mumphrey, Tom Poquette, Andre Robertson, Steven Shell, Eric Sogard
822Los Angeles Dodgers#2s, all 20244722Phil Nevin, David Weathers, Alex Ochoa, Mike Morse, Dave Hamilton
832Texas Rangers (Angels -- C.J. Wilson)#2s, all 20247120Barry Zito, Cliff Johnson, Mark Williamson, Adam Lind, Rudy Seánez
842San Francisco Giants#2s, all 20245820Jeremy Guthrie, J.J. Putz, Jim Gott, Jim Mecir, Brian Duensing
852Atlanta Braves#2s, all 202412331Burt Hooton, Denny Neagle, Rob Deer, Brian Harper, Bobby Thigpen
862St. Louis Cardinals#2s, all 202410223Ozzie Smith, Matt Clement, Shawn Chacón, Chad Ogea, Kent Anderson
872Boston Red Sox#2s, all 20243717Doug Drabek, Jack Hannahan, Danny Espinosa, Bill Wilkinson, Larry Yount
882Tampa Bay Rays#2s, all 20242318Kirk McCaskill, Alex Cora, Eli Marrero, Alberto Castillo, George Zeber
892New York Yankees (Unsigned pick -- Sam Stafford)#2s, all 202416019Randy Johnson, Justin Morneau, Nick Johnson, Chris Young, Tom Paciorek
902Arizona Diamondbacks#2s, all 202411319Will Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Sean Rodríguez, Josh Rupe, Dan Rohn
912Detroit Tigers#2s, all 20244221Jim Beattie, Adam Everett, Jeremy Affeldt, George Stone, Curt Wilkerson
922Milwaukee Brewers#2s, all 20243923Mike Witt, Bill Stein, Ricky Horton, Curt Young, J.A. Happ
932Texas Rangers#2s, all 20245122Paul O'Neill, Wayne Garland, Gary Wayne, Javier Valentín, Johnny Ruffin
942New York Yankees#2s, all 20246522David Justice, Scott Downs, Chris Stynes, Sean Berry, Joe Smith
952Philadelphia Phillies#2s, all 20247821Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Roger Bailey, Willie Bloomquist, Scott Chiamparino
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
963Houston Astros#3s, all 202313523Rickey Henderson, Charlie Hayes, Kent Bottenfield, Stew Cliburn, Craig Kimbrel
973Minnesota Twins#3s, all 20236524Dave Goltz, Randy Jones, Mike Macfarlane, Lenn Sakata, Brian Barnes
983Seattle Mariners#3s, all 20235321Jack Morris, Scott Hairston, Ken Frailing, Jesse Levis, Mike Ignasiak
993Baltimore Orioles#3s, all 202310117Lou Whitaker, Jim Morrison, Bruce Benedict, Jon Rauch, Taylor Teagarden
1003Kansas City Royals#3s, all 20235720Ron Gant, Shane Mack, Josh Bard, Dave Freisleben, George Vukovich
1013Chicago Cubs#3s, all 20232120Charlie Moore, Danny Graves, Dennis Blair, Ryan Langerhans, Jonathan Lucroy
1023San Diego Padres#3s, all 20231423Joe Price, Vance Worley, Jensen Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Randy Hennis
1033Pittsburgh Pirates#3s, all 20233119Eric Plunk, Russ Ortiz, Paul Sorrento, Pat Clements, Josh Hancock
1043Miami Marlins#3s, all 20237627David DeJesus, Wayne Garrett, Mike Henneman, Bob Shirley, Mark Guthrie
1053Colorado Rockies#3s, all 20236216Cliff Lee, Hank Blalock, James Baldwin, Bo Jackson, Rich Gale
1063Athletics#3s, all 202312816Tim Raines, Dave Stieb, Zach Miner, Wes Littleton, Mike Birkbeck
1073New York Mets#3s, all 20231416Clyde Wright, Xavier Hernandez, Matt Treanor, Sean Mulligan, Cory Vance
1083Chicago White Sox#3s, all 20231015Ricky Nolasco, Billy Koch, Lenny Harris, John Balaz, Randy Wiles
1093Cincinnati Reds#3s, all 202310624Dwight Evans, Brett Gardner, LaMarr Hoyt, Chad Kreuter, Dave Bush
1103Cleveland Guardians#3s, all 20239119Jeff Bagwell, Chris Iannetta, Bryce Florie, Andy Rincon, Josh Spence
1113Washington Nationals#3s, all 2023816Gerald Young, Terry Adams, Jeff Baker, Brandon Boggs, Kirt Ojala
1123Toronto Blue Jays#3s, all 20236517Scott Erickson, Paul Byrd, Rick Waits, Turk Wendell, Rich Hill
1133Los Angeles Dodgers#3s, all 20233718Josh Johnson, Yadier Molina, Len Matuszek, Rick Jones, Justin Thomas
1143Los Angeles Angels#3s, all 20231315Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Maxwell, Sean Bergman, Bob Skube, Chase d'Arnaud
1153San Francisco Giants#3s, all 20234322Michael Bourn, Willie Upshaw, Ted Power, Tim Lollar, Gene Clines
1163Atlanta Braves#3s, all 20235322Ryan Klesko, Mike Devereaux, Mike Cubbage, Joe Girardi, Ross Ohlendorf
1173St. Louis Cardinals#3s, all 20236221Hal McRae, Bip Roberts, Cody Ross, Andrés Torres, Casey Janssen
1183Boston Red Sox#3s, all 20235320Mickey Tettleton, Mike Smithson, Steve Parris, Kevin Mench, Jeremy Hellickson
1193Tampa Bay Rays#3s, all 202310615Sal Bando, Todd Stottlemyre, Steve Henderson, Mike Maddux, Joey Eischen
1203Arizona Diamondbacks#3s, all 20231215Mickey Morandini, Josh Barfield, Freddie Martínez, Cliff Young, Luke Hudson
1213Detroit Tigers#3s, all 20234020John Valentin, Ryan Drese, Jeff Lahti, Erik Hiljus, Wes Chamberlain
1223Milwaukee Brewers#3s, all 20232117Steve Buechele, Mike Myers, Lou Marson, Joe Nelson, Sam LeCure
1233Texas Rangers#3s, all 20231914Steve Sparks, Rene Gonzales, Steve Woodard, Allan Ramirez, Bill Nahorodny
1243New York Yankees#3s, all 20232217Bill Wegman, Brian Boehringer, Laynce Nix, Mickey Hatcher, Cedrick Bowers
1253Philadelphia Phillies#3s, all 20236215Garret Anderson, John Franco, Joe Grahe, Jason McDonald, Alan Embree
1263Seattle Mariners (Unsigned pick -- Kevin Cron)#3s, all 20234816Bob Boone, Jeff Russell, Gaby Sánchez, Lyle Mouton, Tike Redman
1273Miami Marlins (Unsigned pick -- Connor Barron)#3s, all 20235720Marty Pattin, Mike Timlin, Bill Travers, Larry Lintz, Kevin Correia
1283Colorado Rockies (Unsigned pick -- Peter O'Brien)#3s, all 20238219Cecil Cooper, B.J. Surhoff, Doug Mientkiewicz, John Baker, Matt Smith

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