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 202284353Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones, Darryl Strawberry, Harold Baines
21Minnesota Twins#1s, all 202255150Reggie Jackson, Will Clark, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Greg Swindell
31Seattle Mariners#1s, all 202247748Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Matt Williams, Lonnie Smith, Troy Glaus
41Baltimore Orioles#1s, all 202253347Barry Larkin, Kevin Brown, Dave Winfield, Thurman Munson, Darrell Porter
51Kansas City Royals#1s, all 202231638Dwight Gooden, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Mark Teixeira, Jack McDowell
61Chicago Cubs#1s, all 202248642Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Andy Van Slyke, Kevin McReynolds
71San Diego Padres#1s, all 202224142Frank Thomas, Troy Tulowitzki, Nick Markakis, Trot Nixon, Clayton Kershaw
81Pittsburgh Pirates#1s, all 202222638Todd Helton, Jay Bell, Jim Abbott, Dick Ruthven, Gary Roenicke
91Miami Marlins#1s, all 202225038Kevin Appier, Barry Zito, Mark Kotsay, Geoff Jenkins, Ron Darling
101Colorado Rockies#1s, all 202242548Mark McGwire, Robin Ventura, Ted Simmons, Tim Wallach, Eric Chavez
111Oakland Athletics#1s, all 202211542Greg Luzinski, Shane Mack, Walt Weiss, Andrew McCutchen, Shawn Estes
121New York Mets#1s, all 202227137Nomar Garciaparra, Kirk Gibson, Billy Wagner, Jered Weaver, Delino DeShields
131Chicago White Sox#1s, all 202227733Manny Ramirez, Frank Tanana, Paul Konerko, Garry Templeton, Gary Nolan
141Cincinnati Reds#1s, all 202224343Derrek Lee, Tino Martinez, Cliff Floyd, Jason Varitek, Tom Brunansky
151Cleveland Guardians#1s, all 202224830Chase Utley, Jim Rice, Chris Carpenter, Richie Hebner, Royce Clayton
161Washington Nationals#1s, all 202226641Lance Berkman, Lance Parrish, Shawn Green, Roberto Hernandez, Bernie Carbo
171Toronto Blue Jays#1s, all 202224637Roy Halladay, Gary Matthews, Cole Hamels, Charles Nagy, Jeromy Burnitz
181Los Angeles Dodgers#1s, all 202212033Willie Wilson, Glenn Wilson, Joe Magrane, Dan Ford, Carlos May
191St. Louis Cardinals (Angels -- Albert Pujols)#1s, all 202233142Roger Clemens, Bobby Grich, Mike Scioscia, Shannon Stewart, Alex Rios
201San Francisco Giants#1s, all 202234536Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Bob Welch, Torii Hunter, Rick Rhoden
211Atlanta Braves#1s, all 202214440Rick Sutcliffe, Jason Varitek, Gorman Thomas, Jake Westbrook, Todd Worrell
221Toronto Blue Jays (Unsigned pick -- Tyler Beede)#1s, all 202235737Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Chet Lemon, Bruce Hurst, Jayson Werth
231St. Louis Cardinals#1s, all 202213830Jason Kendall, Mo Vaughn, Aaron Sele, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luis Alicea
241Boston Red Sox#1s, all 202211035Alex Fernandez, Rondell White, Chad Billingsley, Rich Dauer, Joe Blanton
251Tampa Bay Rays#1s, all 202212836Chuck Knoblauch, Matt Cain, Bill Buckner, Matt Garza, Dan Spillner
261Arizona Diamondbacks#1s, all 202212329Alan Trammell, Dave Henderson, Dan Plesac, Brent Gates, Jeremy Bonderman
271Milwaukee Brewers (Tigers -- Prince Fielder)#1s, all 202210532Vida Blue, Pete Harnisch, Tom Underwood, Todd Jones, Mike Fetters
281Milwaukee Brewers#1s, all 202211038Lee Smith, Charles Johnson, Darrin Jackson, Jamey Wright, Norm Charlton
291Texas Rangers#1s, all 202222933George Brett, Adam Wainwright, Bill Swift, Del Unser, Dave Kingman
301New York Yankees#1s, all 202234433Mike Schmidt, David Wells, Jerry Reuss, Travis Fryman, Brian Jordan
311Boston Red Sox (Phillies -- Jonathan Papelbon)#1s, all 202213826Greg Maddux, Jarrod Washburn, Kirt Manwaring, J.P. Howell, Aaron Heilman
321Minnesota Twins (Rockies -- Michael Cuddyer)#1s, all 20228132Dave Magadan, Justin Thompson, Dave Valle, Roger Pavlik, Allan Anderson
331San Diego Padres (Marlins -- Heath Bell)#1s, all 20225824Mike Gallego, Dave Burba, Milt Wilcox, Brad Wilkerson, Floyd Youmans
341Oakland Athletics (Twins -- Josh Willingham)#1s, all 20228134Mark Gubicza, Bruce Bochte, Arthur Rhodes, Bruce Ruffin, Rich Amaral
351New York Mets (Marlins -- Jose Reyes)#1s, all 202215431Johnny Damon, Mark Langston, Aaron Rowand, Jason Marquis, Mark Bellhorn
361St. Louis Cardinals (Angels -- Albert Pujols)#1s, all 202221333Randy Johnson, Johnny Bench, Erik Hanson, Bobby Jones, Dave Bergman
371Boston Red Sox (Phillies -- Jonathan Papelbon)#1s, all 202216826Frank Viola, Troy Glaus, Mike Scott, Rick Miller, Mike Heath
381Milwaukee Brewers (Tigers -- Prince Fielder)#1s, all 202212628David Wright, Butch Wynegar, Larry Hisle, Tim Teufel, Kelly Johnson
391Texas Rangers (Angels -- C.J. Wilson)#1s, all 202224027Barry Bonds, Don Baylor, Todd Hundley, Mel Hall, Neal Heaton
401Philadelphia Phillies (Reds -- Ryan Madson)#1s, all 20227521Kevin Tapani, Larry Gura, Milton Bradley, Huston Street, Luke Hochevar
411Houston Astros (Pirates -- Clint Barmes)#1s, all 20228830Fred Lynn, Dan Plesac, Joba Chamberlain, Trever Miller, Lance McCullers
421Minnesota Twins (Diamondbacks -- Jason Kubel)#1s, all 20226822Dennis Leonard, Mookie Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Marlon Anderson, Chris Perez
431Chicago Cubs (Brewers -- Aramis Ramirez)#1s, all 20223727Bob Knepper, Mark Prior, Scott Hatteberg, Jimmy Gobble, Jeff Tabaka
441San Diego Padres (Dodgers -- Aaron Harang)#1s, all 20227427Jon Lieber, Joey Votto, Bob Wickman, Chris Brown, Jeff Robinson
451Pittsburgh Pirates (Twins -- Ryan Doumit)#1s, all 20221924Gerald Laird, Tom Gorzelanny, John Dopson, Adrian Devine, Jed Lowrie
461Colorado Rockies (Dodgers -- Mark Ellis)#1s, all 202214529Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Yovani Gallardo, Doug Bair, Milt Cuyler
471Oakland Athletics (Cubs -- David DeJesus)#1s, all 202217523Tom Glavine, John Candelaria, Albert Belle, Clay Kirby, Dave Hansen
481Chicago White Sox (Marlins -- Mark Buehrle)#1s, all 202213125Cal Ripken Jr., Sid Bream, Chris Singleton, Scott Kamieniecki, Kelly Shoppach
491Cincinnati Reds (Rockies -- Roberto Hernandez)#1s, all 202217826Carlos Beltrán, Carney Lansford, Jeff Suppan, Len Barker, Derek Bell
501Toronto Blue Jays (Mets -- Frank Francisco)#1s, all 202217426Dennis Eckersley, Al Leiter, Brian Roberts, Adam Dunn, Bart Johnson
511Los Angeles Dodgers (Pirates -- Rod Barajas)#1s, all 20228418Barry Larkin, Frank Duffy, Chris Haney, Tim Scott, Dan Morogiello
521Texas Rangers (Blue Jays -- Darren Oliver)#1s, all 20226026Carl Crawford, Ralph Garr, Ryan Sweeney, Mike Darr, J.P. Howell
531St. Louis Cardinals (Tigers -- Octavio Dotel)#1s, all 202215826Gary Carter, Andy Messersmith, Phil Bradley, Sean Casey, Steve Bedrosian
541Philadelphia Phillies (Yankees -- Raul Ibanez)#1s, all 202210220Scott Sanderson, Randy Wolf, Brett Tomko, Steve Ontiveros, Jerry Hairston
551San Diego Padres (Unsigned pick -- Brett Austin)#1s, all 202218922Bert Blyleven, Todd Helton, Todd Zeile, Brett Anderson, Dave Bush
561Chicago Cubs (Rays -- Carlos Pena)#1s, all 202213928Jimmy Key, Richie Zisk, Pete Vuckovich, J.J. Hardy, Larry Herndon
571Cincinnati Reds (Blue Jays -- Francisco Cordero)#1s, all 202210929Jon Lester, Ruppert Jones, Brandon Inge, Brandon Phillips, Dan Schatzeder
581Toronto Blue Jays (Mets -- Jon Rauch)#1s, all 202219128Tony Gwynn, Jason Giambi, Rick Aguilera, Rance Mulliniks, Scott Baker
591St. Louis Cardinals (Nationals -- Edwin Jackson)#1s, all 20223122Dean Palmer, Roger McDowell, Ryan Doumit, Brandon League, Jeremy Reed
601Toronto Blue Jays (Rays -- Jose Molina)#1s, all 202212222Fred Lynn, Steve Garvey, Lynn McGlothen, Ryan Ludwick, Brad Fullmer
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
612Houston Astros#2s, all 20217432Ken Holtzman, Craig Swan, Joe Magrane, Mike Jorgensen, Jesse Crain
622Oakland Athletics (Twins -- Josh Willingham)#2s, all 20215621Jose DeLeon, Jeff Weaver, Andre Ethier, Scott Sullivan, Rawly Eastwick
632Minnesota Twins#2s, all 202114430Eddie Murray, Zane Smith, Darren Oliver, Elliott Maddox, Alan Ashby
642Seattle Mariners#2s, all 20215923Brian McCann, Hunter Pence, Dennis Lamp, Chuck Crim, Scott Servais
652Baltimore Orioles#2s, all 20216422Randy Winn, Dustin Pedroia, Wally Whitehurst, Ben Broussard, Anthony Telford
662Kansas City Royals#2s, all 20213923Ryan Dempster, Trevor Cahill, Chase Headley, Ken Boswell, Fred Lewis
672Chicago Cubs#2s, all 202121125Rick Reuschel, Ron Guidry, Wally Joyner, Mike Moore, Kurt Suzuki
682San Diego Padres#2s, all 20216620John Lackey, Stan Bahnsen, Don Robinson, Chris Snyder, Jason Vargas
692Pittsburgh Pirates#2s, all 202110126Tim Salmon, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Davis, Scott Cooper, Ken Kravec
702San Diego Padres (Marlins -- Heath Bell)#2s, all 20215020Britt Burns, Aaron Cook, John Vander Wal, Jon Nunnally, Paul Moskau
712New York Mets (Marlins -- Jose Reyes)#2s, all 202114226Ken Caminiti, Floyd Bannister, Danny Tartabull, A.J. Pierzynski, Jaime Navarro
722Minnesota Twins (Rockies -- Michael Cuddyer)#2s, all 202115123Ray Lankford, Dan Haren, Mike Greenwell, Shane Reynolds, Aaron Boone
732Colorado Rockies#2s, all 20214322Sid Fernandez, Pat Sheridan, Kevin Slowey, Ken Howell, Harry Parker
742Oakland Athletics#2s, all 202119128Graig Nettles, David Cone, Jim Clancy, Dan Petry, Greg Myers
752New York Mets#2s, all 202110722Tino Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Jason Thompson, Yunel Escobar, Scott Radinsky
762Chicago White Sox#2s, all 202110021Chase Utley, Marquis Grissom, Dan Pasqua, Giancarlo Stanton, Nick Hundley
772Philadelphia Phillies (Reds -- Ryan Madson)#2s, all 2021120Rich Folkers, Ken Patterson, Jose Morales, Blake Wood, Scott Lewis
782Cincinnati Reds#2s, all 20213221Steve Busby, Ryan Theriot, John Habyan, Ryan Garko, Nook Logan
792Cleveland Guardians#2s, all 20216122John Olerud, Dave Fleming, Onan Masaoka, Jeff Fiorentino, Brett Hayes
802Washington Nationals#2s, all 20218125Curtis Granderson, Steve Yeager, Shaun Marcum, Greg Gross, Todd Hollandsworth
812Toronto Blue Jays#2s, all 20212516Jerry Mumphrey, Tom Poquette, Andre Robertson, Steven Shell, Eric Sogard
822Los Angeles Dodgers#2s, all 20214721Phil Nevin, David Weathers, Alex Ochoa, Mike Morse, Dave Hamilton
832Texas Rangers (Angels -- C.J. Wilson)#2s, all 20217118Barry Zito, Cliff Johnson, Mark Williamson, Adam Lind, Rudy Seanez
842San Francisco Giants#2s, all 20215819Jeremy Guthrie, J.J. Putz, Jim Gott, Jim Mecir, Brian Duensing
852Atlanta Braves#2s, all 202112328Burt Hooton, Denny Neagle, Rob Deer, Brian Harper, Bobby Thigpen
862St. Louis Cardinals#2s, all 202110221Ozzie Smith, Matt Clement, Shawn Chacon, Chad Ogea, Kent Anderson
872Boston Red Sox#2s, all 20213715Doug Drabek, Jack Hannahan, Danny Espinosa, Bill Wilkinson, Larry Yount
882Tampa Bay Rays#2s, all 20212315Kirk McCaskill, Alex Cora, Eli Marrero, Alberto Castillo, George Zeber
892New York Yankees (Unsigned pick -- Sam Stafford)#2s, all 202116018Randy Johnson, Justin Morneau, Nick Johnson, Chris Young, Tom Paciorek
902Arizona Diamondbacks#2s, all 202111318Will Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Sean Rodríguez, Josh Rupe, Dan Rohn
912Detroit Tigers#2s, all 20214219Jim Beattie, Adam Everett, Jeremy Affeldt, George Stone, Curt Wilkerson
922Milwaukee Brewers#2s, all 20213922Mike Witt, Bill Stein, Ricky Horton, Curt Young, J.A. Happ
932Texas Rangers#2s, all 20215120Paul O'Neill, Wayne Garland, Gary Wayne, Javier Valentin, Johnny Ruffin
942New York Yankees#2s, all 20216521David Justice, Scott Downs, Chris Stynes, Sean Berry, Joe Smith
952Philadelphia Phillies#2s, all 20217819Amos Otis, Dave Cash, Roger Bailey, Willie Bloomquist, Scott Chiamparino
OvPck Rnd Tm Pick Value Team Picks WAR #MLB Best MLB
963Houston Astros#3s, all 202013522Rickey Henderson, Charlie Hayes, Kent Bottenfield, Stew Cliburn, Craig Kimbrel
973Minnesota Twins#3s, all 20206524Dave Goltz, Randy Jones, Mike Macfarlane, Lenn Sakata, Brian Barnes
983Seattle Mariners#3s, all 20205319Jack Morris, Scott Hairston, Ken Frailing, Jesse Levis, Mike Ignasiak
993Baltimore Orioles#3s, all 202010116Lou Whitaker, Jim Morrison, Bruce Benedict, Jon Rauch, Taylor Teagarden
1003Kansas City Royals#3s, all 20205720Ron Gant, Shane Mack, Josh Bard, Dave Freisleben, George Vukovich
1013Chicago Cubs#3s, all 20202118Charlie Moore, Danny Graves, Dennis Blair, Ryan Langerhans, Jonathan Lucroy
1023San Diego Padres#3s, all 20201421Joe Price, Vance Worley, Jensen Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Randy Hennis
1033Pittsburgh Pirates#3s, all 20203117Eric Plunk, Russ Ortiz, Paul Sorrento, Pat Clements, Josh Hancock
1043Miami Marlins#3s, all 20207624David DeJesus, Wayne Garrett, Mike Henneman, Bob Shirley, Mark Guthrie
1053Colorado Rockies#3s, all 20206214Cliff Lee, Hank Blalock, James Baldwin, Bo Jackson, Rich Gale
1063Oakland Athletics#3s, all 202012815Tim Raines, Dave Stieb, Zach Miner, Wes Littleton, Mike Birkbeck
1073New York Mets#3s, all 20201414Clyde Wright, Xavier Hernandez, Matt Treanor, Sean Mulligan, Cory Vance
1083Chicago White Sox#3s, all 20201015Ricky Nolasco, Billy Koch, Lenny Harris, John Balaz, Randy Wiles
1093Cincinnati Reds#3s, all 202010623Dwight Evans, Brett Gardner, LaMarr Hoyt, Chad Kreuter, Dave Bush
1103Cleveland Guardians#3s, all 20209118Jeff Bagwell, Chris Iannetta, Bryce Florie, Andy Rincon, Josh Spence
1113Washington Nationals#3s, all 2020816Gerald Young, Terry Adams, Jeff Baker, Brandon Boggs, Kirt Ojala
1123Toronto Blue Jays#3s, all 20206517Scott Erickson, Paul Byrd, Rick Waits, Turk Wendell, Rich Hill
1133Los Angeles Dodgers#3s, all 20203717Josh Johnson, Yadier Molina, Len Matuszek, Rick Jones, Justin Thomas
1143Los Angeles Angels#3s, all 20201314Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Maxwell, Sean Bergman, Bob Skube, Chase d'Arnaud
1153San Francisco Giants#3s, all 20204320Michael Bourn, Willie Upshaw, Ted Power, Tim Lollar, Gene Clines
1163Atlanta Braves#3s, all 20205318Ryan Klesko, Mike Devereaux, Mike Cubbage, Joe Girardi, Ross Ohlendorf
1173St. Louis Cardinals#3s, all 20206218Hal McRae, Bip Roberts, Cody Ross, Andres Torres, Casey Janssen
1183Boston Red Sox#3s, all 20205319Mickey Tettleton, Mike Smithson, Steve Parris, Kevin Mench, Jeremy Hellickson
1193Tampa Bay Rays#3s, all 202010615Sal Bando, Todd Stottlemyre, Steve Henderson, Mike Maddux, Joey Eischen
1203Arizona Diamondbacks#3s, all 20201214Mickey Morandini, Josh Barfield, Freddie Martinez, Cliff Young, Luke Hudson
1213Detroit Tigers#3s, all 20204018John Valentin, Ryan Drese, Jeff Lahti, Erik Hiljus, Wes Chamberlain
1223Milwaukee Brewers#3s, all 20202117Steve Buechele, Mike Myers, Lou Marson, Joe Nelson, Sam LeCure
1233Texas Rangers#3s, all 20201914Steve Sparks, Rene Gonzales, Steve Woodard, Allan Ramirez, Bill Nahorodny
1243New York Yankees#3s, all 20202216Bill Wegman, Brian Boehringer, Laynce Nix, Mickey Hatcher, Cedrick Bowers
1253Philadelphia Phillies#3s, all 20206213Garret Anderson, John Franco, Joe Grahe, Jason McDonald, Alan Embree
1263Seattle Mariners (Unsigned pick -- Kevin Cron)#3s, all 20204816Bob Boone, Jeff Russell, Gaby Sanchez, Lyle Mouton, Tike Redman
1273Miami Marlins (Unsigned pick -- Connor Barron)#3s, all 20205718Marty Pattin, Mike Timlin, Bill Travers, Larry Lintz, Kevin Correia
1283Colorado Rockies (Unsigned pick -- Peter O'Brien)#3s, all 20208218Cecil Cooper, B.J. Surhoff, Doug Mientkiewicz, John Baker, Matt Smith

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