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Okay, we're down to the nitty gritty now. The draft is only hours away and the Astros are cruising in on the top pick for the second straight year. We've talked about who they will take at 1-1. We've talked about who they will take at 2-1, but what is the actual order of the picks in the first and second rounds, both of which will be held tonight?
I'm glad you asked.
Here it is:
First round
2) Chicago Cubs
9) Pittsburgh Pirates (compensation for not signing Mark Appel last year)
11) New York Mets
12) Seattle Mariners
13) San Diego Padres
14) Pittsburgh Pirates
20) Detroit Tigers
21) Tampa Bay Rays
23) Texas Rangers
26) New York Yankees
27) Cincinnati Reds
28) St. Louis Cardinals (compensation for losing free agent Kyle Lohse)
29) Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for losing free agent B.J. Upton)
30) Texas Rangers (compensation for losing free agent Josh Hamilton)
31) Atlanta Braves (compensation for losing free agent Michael Bourn)
32) New York Yankees (compensation for losing free agent Nick Swisher)
33) New York Yankees (compensation for losing free agent Rafael Soriano)
Supplemental first round
34) Kansas City Royals (competitive-balance lottery)
35) Miami Marlins (competitive-balance lottery, traded from Pittsburgh)
36) Arizona Diamondbacks (competitive-balance lottery)
37) Baltimore Orioles (competitive-balance lottery)
38) Cincinnati Reds (competitive-balance lottery)
39) Detroit Tigers (competitive-balance lottery, traded from Miami)
Second round
1) Houston Astros
2) Chicago Cubs
3) Colorado Rockies
4) Minnesota Twins
5) Miami Marlins
6) Boston Red Sox
7) Kansas City Royals
8) Toronto Blue Jays
9) New York Mets
10) Seattle Mariners
11) San Diego Padres
12) Pittsburgh Pirates
13) Arizona Diamondbacks
14) Philadelphia Phillies
16) Chicago White Sox
17) Los Angeles Dodgers
18) St. Louis Cardinals
19) Detroit Tigers
20) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
21) Tampa Bay Rays
22) Baltimore Orioles
23) Texas Rangers
24) Oakland Athletics
25) San Francisco Giants
26) Atlanta Braves
27) New York Yankees
28) Cincinnati Reds
Suppelemental second round
30) San Diego Padres (competitive-balance lottery)
31) Colorado Rockies (competitive-balance lottery)
32) Oakland Athletics (competitive-balance lottery)
33) Milwaukee Brewers (competitive-balance lottery)
34) Miami Marlins (competitive-balance lottery)