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2016 Draft Order

The most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement has changed draft pick compensation rules significantly. Type-A and B free agents are gone, ditto the arbitration system. Everything now comes down to qualifying offers, which are valued at $15.8M this offseason. A team gains a supplemental first round pick for losing a qualified free agent. The signing team forfeits their highest unprotected pick.

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. An in-depth breakdown of all the draft compensation rules can be found right here. Protected and Yankees picks are in bold. If you have any questions, you can email me at mike (at) riveraveblues (dot) com.

First Round

  1. Phillies
  2. Reds
  3. Braves
  4. Rockies
  5. Brewers
  6. Athletics
  7. Marlins
  8. Padres
  9. Tigers
  10. White Sox
  11. Mariners
  12. Red Sox
  13. Rays
  14. Indians
  15. Twins
  16. Angels
  17. Astros
  18. YANKEES
  19. Mets
  20. Dodgers
  21. Blue Jays
  22. Pirates
  23. Cardinals
  24. Supplemental First Round

  25. Padres (for Justin Upton)
  26. Padres (for Ian Kennedy)
  27. White Sox (for Jeff Samardzija)
  28. Orioles (for Wei-Yin Chen)
  29. Nationals (for Jordan Zimmermann)
  30. Nationals (for Ian Desmond)
  31. Rangers (for Yovani Gallardo)
  32. Mets (for Daniel Murphy)
  33. Dodgers (for Zack Greinke)
  34. Cardinals (for John Lackey)
  35. Cardinals (for Jason Heyward)
  36. Competitive Balance Lottery Round A

  37. Reds
  38. Dodgers (compensation for failing to sign 2015 first rounder Kyle Funkhouser)
  39. Athletics
  40. Rockies
  41. Diamondbacks
  42. Braves (from Marlins in three-team Alex Wood trade with Dodgers)
  43. Pirates
  44. Second Round

  45. Phillies
  46. Reds
  47. Braves
  48. Rockies
  49. Brewers
  50. Athletics
  51. Padres
  52. White Sox
  53. Mariners
  54. Red Sox
  55. Diamondbacks
  56. Rays
  57. Orioles
  58. Indians
  59. Twins
  60. Blue Jays (compensation for failing to sign 2015 second rounder Brady Singer)
  61. Nationals
  62. Giants
  63. Angels
  64. Astros
  65. YANKEES
  66. Rangers
  67. Mets
  68. Dodgers
  69. Blue Jays
  70. Royals
  71. Pirates
  72. Orioles (compensation for failing to sign 2015 second rounder Jonathan Hughes)
  73. Cardinals
  74. Competitive Balance Lottery Round B

  75. Padres
  76. Indians
  77. Twins
  78. Twins (compensation for failing to sign 2015 competitive balance lottery round B pick Kyle Cody)
  79. Brewers
  80. Braves (from Orioles in Brian Matusz trade)
  81. Rays
  82. Third Round (and each round thereafter)

  83. Phillies
  84. Reds
  85. Braves
  86. Rockies
  87. Brewers
  88. Athletics
  89. Marlins
  90. Padres
  91. White Sox
  92. Mariners
  93. Red Sox
  94. Diamondbacks
  95. Rays
  96. Orioles
  97. Indians
  98. Twins
  99. Nationals
  100. Giants
  101. Angels
  102. Astros
  103. YANKEES
  104. Rangers
  105. Mets
  106. Dodgers
  107. Blue Jays
  108. Royals
  109. Cubs
  110. Pirates
  111. Cardinals

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The original Competitive Balance Lottery results can be found right here. Those picks can be traded, just not in the offseason for whatever reason. A record 20 players received qualifying offers this year. Here’s the list. Everyone rejected and remains unsigned unless noted otherwise.

  • Brett Anderson, Dodgers (accepted qualifying offer)
  • Wei-Yin Chen, Orioles (Marlins forfeit 46th overall pick)
  • Chris Davis, Orioles (re-signed with Orioles)
  • Ian Desmond, Nationals (Rangers forfeit 19th pick)
  • Marco Estrada, Blue Jays (re-signed with Blue Jays)
  • >Dexter Fowler, Cubs (re-signed with Cubs)
  • Yovani Gallardo, Rangers (Orioles forfeit 14th overall pick)
  • Alex Gordon, Royals (re-signed with Royals)
  • Zack Greinke, Dodgers (Diamondbacks forfeit 13th overall pick)
  • Jason Heyward, Cardinals (Cubs forfeit 66th overall pick)
  • Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners (re-signed with Mariners)
  • Howie Kendrick, Dodgers (re-signed with Dodgers)
  • Ian Kennedy, Padres (Royals forfeit 24th overall pick)
  • John Lackey, Cardinals (Cubs forfeit 27th overall pick)
  • Daniel Murphy, Mets (Nationals forfeit 17th overall pick)
  • Colby Rasmus, Astros (accepted qualifying offer)
  • Jeff Samardzija, White Sox (Giants forfeit 18th overall pick)
  • Justin Upton, Padres (Tigers forfeit 85th overall pick)
  • Matt Wieters, Orioles (accepted qualifying offer)
  • Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals (Tigers forfeit 46th overall pick)

Last Updated: 2/29/16

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