2018 Draft Order

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement changed draft pick compensation rules significantly. No longer do teams forfeit their first round draft picks to sign free agents. All first rounders are protected. Now the level of draft pick compensation is tied to team payroll and the free agent’s contract. It’s pretty convoluted. Here are the new rules.

I’ll update this page as teams gain and lose draft picks this offseason via free agent compensation, with updates made after teams officially announce signings via press release. The first round will stay the same, but the other rounds will not. The Yankees picks are in bold. If you have any questions, you can email me at mike (at) riveraveblues (dot) com.

First Round

1. Tigers
2. Giants
3. Phillies
4. White Sox
5. Reds
6. Mets
7. Padres
8. Braves
9. Athletics
10. Pirates
11. Orioles
12. Blue Jays
13. Marlins
14. Mariners
15. Rangers
16. Rays
17. Angels
18. Royals
19. Cardinals
20. Twins
21. Brewers
22. Rockies
23. YANKEES
24. Cubs
25. Diamondbacks
26. Red Sox
27. Nationals
28. Astros
29. Indians
30. Dodgers

Supplemental First Round

31. Rays (for Alex Cobb)
32. Rays (compensation for failing to sign 2017 Competitive Balance Round A pick Drew Rasmussen)
33. Royals (for Lorenzo Cain)
34. Royals (for Eric Hosmer)
35. Indians (for Carlos Santana)

Competitive Balance Round A

36. Pirates
37. Orioles
38. Padres
39. Diamondbacks
40. Royals
41. Indians
42. Rockies
43. Cardinals

Second Round

44. Tigers
45. Giants
46. White Sox
47. Reds
48. Mets
49. Braves
50. Athletics
51. Pirates
52. Blue Jays
53. Marlins
54. Mariners
55. Rangers
56. Rays
57. Angels
58. Royals
59. Twins
60. Brewers
61. YANKEES
62. Cubs
63. Diamondbacks
64. Red Sox
65. Nationals
66. Astros
67. Indians
68. Dodgers

Competitive Balance Round B

69. Marlins
70. Athletics
71. Rays
72. Reds
73. Brewers
74. Padres (from Twins as part of the Phil Hughes trade)

Supplemental Second Round

75. Cardinals (for Lance Lynn)
76. Rockies (for Greg Holland)
77. Cubs (for Wade Davis)
78. Cubs (for Jake Arrieta)

Third Round

79. Tigers
80. Giants
81. White Sox
82. Reds
83. Mets
84. Padres
85. Athletics
86. Pirates
87. Orioles
88. Blue Jays
89. Marlins
90. Mariners
91. Rangers
92. Rays
93. Angels
94. Royals
95. Cardinals
96. Rockies
97. YANKEES
98. Cubs
99. Diamondbacks
100. Red Sox
101. Nationals
102. Astros
103. Indians
104. Dodgers

Fourth Round (and each round thereafter)

105. Tigers
106. Giants
107. Phillies
108. White Sox
109. Reds
110. Mets
111. Padres
112. Braves
113. Athletics
114. Pirates
115. Orioles
116. Blue Jays
117. Marlins
118. Mariners
119. Rangers
120. Rays
121. Angels
122. Royals
123. Cardinals
124. Twins
125. Brewers
126. Rockies
127. YANKEES
128. Cubs
129. Diamondbacks
130. Red Sox
131. Nationals
132. Astros
133. Indians
134. Dodgers

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Only nine players received the $17.4M qualifying offer prior to this year’s deadline, none of whom are Yankees. Here are the nine qualified free agents:

• Jake Arrieta, Cubs (Phillies forfeit 80th overall pick)
• Lorenzo Cain, Royals (Brewers forfeit 96th overall pick)
• Alex Cobb, Rays Orioles forfeit 51st overall pick)
• Wade Davis, Cubs (Rockies forfeit 61st overall pick)
• Greg Holland, Rockies (Cardinals forfeit 59th overall pick)
• Eric Hosmer, Royals (Padres forfeit 47th overall pick)
• Lance Lynn, Cardinals (Twins forfeit 95th overall pick)
• Mike Moustakas, Royals (Moustakas re-signed with Royals)
• Carlos Santana, Indians (Phillies forfeit 42nd pick)

All nine rejected the qualifying offer and are tied to draft pick compensation.

Last Updated: 5/27/18