For the first time in team history, the Cleveland Guardians will have the first overall pick in the MLB draft.
There are several college hitters available for the Guardians with the No. 1 overall pick.
West Virginia shortstop JJ Wetherholt has been a frequent pick for Cleveland in mock drafts, along with Oregon State second basemen Travis Bazzana.
The top 2024 MLB draft prospects
At the top of the draft there are several quality college hitters. Here are the top players via USA TODAY:
- Charlie Condon, 3B, Georgia
- Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
- JJ Wetherholt, SS, West Virginia
- Jac Caglianone, 1B/RHP, Florida
- Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
- Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
When is the 2024 MLB draft?
The draft will begin on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. It is airing on MLB Network and ESPN. You can stream it on fubo — try for free here.
For ESPN, Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Kiley McDaniel, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Xavier Scruggs, Jessica Mendoza and Jeff Passan will be the broadcast team.
The first two rounds of the draft take place on Sunday with rounds three through 10 on Monday and rounds 11 through 20 on Tuesday. Days 2 and 3 of the draft start at noon ET.
MLB draft 2024 order for the 1st round
- 1. Cleveland Guardians
- 2. Cincinnati Reds
- 3. Colorado Rockies
- 4. Oakland A’s
- 5. Chicago White Sox
- 6. Kansas City Royals
- 7. St. Louis Cardinals
- 8. Los Angeles Angels
- 9. Pittsburgh Pirates
- 10. Washington Nationals
- 11. Detroit Tigers
- 12. Boston Red Sox
- 13. San Francisco Giants
- 14. Chicago Cubs
- 15. Seattle Mariners
- 16. Miami Marlins
- 17. Milwaukee Brewers
- 18. Tampa Bay Rays
- 19. New York Mets
- 20. Toronto Blue Jays
- 21. Minnesota Twins
- 22. Baltimore Orioles
- 23. Los Angeles Dodgers
- 24. Atlanta Braves
- 25. San Diego Padres
- 26. New York Yankees
- 27. Philadelphia Phillies
- 28. Houston Astros
- 29. Arizona Diamondbacks
- 30. Texas Rangers
How the MLB draft order was determined, and how the Guardians got the No. 1 pick
For the first time in 2023, the MLB draft first round order was determined by a lottery. Similar to the NBA, the 18 MLB teams that didn’t make the playoffs the previous season were part of a weighted lottery.
Despite only having a 2% chance at the top pick, the Guardians won the No. 1 pick in December.
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