MLB Draft 2022

The MLB draft begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the Baltimore Orioles selecting No. 1 overall. Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage.

-- Mullen Why the Athletics took him here: A draft-eligible sophomore, Susac hit .351 in his two seasons at Arizona and has the defensive chops to remain behind the plate. At 17 years old, Collier is the youngest top prospect in this draft and he has already proven his ability to hold his own against hitters three-to-four years older than him -- first at Juco powerhouse Chipola and then this summer in the Cape Cod League. -- Mullen The big question for Crawford is whether he'll hit enough to get to his raw power in games, but there are few players in this class with more upside than the Nevada prep who played at the same high school that produced Joey Gallo and Yankees first-round pick Austin Wells. Why the Tigers took him here: We're at a point in the draft where college hitters are the most available group and the Tigers have a history of liking players who have a history of big-conference performance with their early picks. Why the Mets took him here: After going with a polished college prospect in Parada with the No. 11 overall pick, they switched gears and are betting big on upside here. Why the Royals took him here: Drafting in the top 10 for the fourth straight season, the Royals had gone high school position player ( Bobby Witt Jr.), college pitcher (Asa Lacy), high school pitcher (Frank Mozzicato) and now go with a college position player. Who is Jung? The younger brother of Rangers top prospect Josh, who also starred at Texas Tech, Jace has a similar draft profile: strong build, excellent college stats, some untapped power -- and questions about his defensive future. Who is Johnson? It's rare to see a prep likely second baseman go this high on draft night, but Johnson has steadily ranked near the top of this class because of his elite hit tool. Why the Rangers took him here: In what will be the biggest shocker of the night, the Rangers stun everyone with the former Vanderbilt star, a player not projected to go until perhaps 15th at the earliest -- and now he'll join his former Vandy teammate Jack Leiter in the Rangers system. Arizona is getting a player with 30/30 potential at the plate and an elite defender at a premium position. Why the Diamondbacks took him here: The Diamondbacks have to be ecstatic to see the consensus No. 1 player in this draft class fall into their laps with the No. 2 pick.

With their top pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Nationals selected outfielder Elijah Green out of IMG Academy.

He is ranked by Perfect Game as the top high school prospect in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, by Baseball America as the No. 2 high school prospect and MLBPipeline.com as the No. 3 high school prospect. An 18-year-old outfielder is likely not going to impact the major leagues for a while, but do you agree with the Nationals taking the top pick on their draft board as they always do? “The 6-foot-4, 225-pound, right-handed hitting outfielder is ranked by MLBPipeline.com as the No. 3 prospect in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft and by Baseball America as the No. 5 draft prospect. What do you think about the Nationals’ top pick? “We find a comfort-level with the player,” Kline explained. With the No. 5 overall pick in this year’s draft, the Nationals selected outfielder Elijah Green, an 18-year-old, 6’3’’, 225 lb outfielder who was ranked by MLB Pipeline’s scouts as the No. 3 overall prospect on their list and the second-highest ranked outfield bat.

The 2022 MLB Draft got started Sunday night in Los Angeles. The three-day, 20-round process started with the Baltimore Orioles selecting high school ...

The latter is fine and allows him to leverage his aforementioned muscle. Johnson is going to hit, and hit a lot, and he's going to do it while displaying one of the best feels for the game in the class. If there are blemishes to his game, it's that he faced weak competition and that he's unlikely to become more than a second-division shortstop. He's not as promising behind the dish, but he's improved enough there for scouts to see him as a tolerable option to begin his career. It didn't help matters that he later fractured his foot and missed the rest of the campaign. He slid down boards because he started the season off with some of his worst games, and they just so happened to come against the best pitchers he faced all year. Scouts contend that he lacks the hands and the feet to be a tolerable defender anywhere on the diamond. That combination usually makes scouts cast doubt on someone's ability to remain at the six, though Lee's aforementioned wherewithal and the recent optimization of defensive positioning has them open to the idea that he at least starts his big-league career at shortstop. (This is where we note, to little surprise, that his father Eric played in the NFL.) Conversely, Green's critics say that his game needs a lot of refinement for him to max out his tools, and that his extreme swing-and-miss tendencies will cause him to deviate, from being a red-hot chili pepper to not, more frequently than John Frusciante. Jones might end up losing a little speed as a result, but he's believed to have the instincts and innate feel for the position that should enable his game to remain lush with secondary value. He's no longer pulling off pitches as frequently as he had in the past, and he's more open to using the whole field. Indeed, he has the kind of projectable frame and handspeed that should allow him to add muscle and power as he matures.

Follow along as the Courier Journal tracks the players with Louisville and Kentucky baseball ties who find big-league homes during the 2022 MLB Draft.

The event will continue at 2 p.m. Monday (Rounds 3-10) and Tuesday (Rounds 11-20) on MLB.com. MLB Draft 2022 These baseball players with Louisville, UK ties could find a home in the bigs Leading the way are two U of L commits, third baseman Cam Collier and right-handed pitcher Jacob Miller, as well as rising senior catcher Dalton Rushing, who nearly broke the Cardinals' single-season home run record in 2022.

However, there are still 30 picks in the first round since the Mets have both the 11th and 14th overall picks — for not signing 10th overall pick Kumar Rocker ...

For one final year under this draft format, however, let’s dive into the picks. However, there are still 30 picks in the first round since the Mets have both the 11th and 14th overall picks — for not signing 10th overall pick Kumar Rocker last year, New York was given a compensatory selection in the 11th overall spot this year. The Dodgers are the only team without a first-rounder, as their top pick (originally 30th overall) was dropped 10 places to 40th overall (the first pick of the second round) as part of their punishment for exceeding the highest luxury-tax tier in 2021.

The future looks a bit brighter in Baltimore with Jackson Holliday kicking off the 2022 MLB draft. Follow along for every pick in Round 1.

32. Cincinnati Reds (for losing free agent Nick Castellanos): 35. Atlanta Braves (acquired from Kansas City for Drew Waters): 31. Colorado Rockies (for losing free agent Trevor Story): 21. Seattle Mariners: SS Cole Young, North Allegheny (Pa.) H.S. 20. Atlanta Braves: P Owen Murphy, Riverside Brookfield (Ill.) H.S. 15. San Diego Padres: P Dylan Lesko, Buford (Ga.) H.S. 14. New York Mets: SS Jett Williams, Rockwall-Heath (Texas) H.S. 17. Philadelphia Phillies: OF Justin Crawford, Bishop Gorman (Nevada) H.S. 4. Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Termarr Johnson, Mays (Ga.) H.S. But with 2019's No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman making his MLB debut this season, the O's seem to have turned a corner - recently putting together a 10-game winning streak that elevated them above .500 for the first time this late in the season since 2017. 1. Baltimore Orioles: SS Jackson Holliday, Stillwater (Okla.) H.S. 2. Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Druw Jones, Wesleyan School (Norcross, Ga.)

The first round of the 2022 MLB Draft is underway in Los Angeles.The Athletic's MLB staff has comprehensive coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, ...

He’s a plus runner with the footwork and arm to stay at shortstop, so he has a fairly high floor – and even with the noisy approach, he has hit, .330/.460/.544 this year for Coastal with more walks than strikeouts. I don’t think Spencer Jones is Aaron Judge – he doesn’t have the same kind of selectivity or ball/strike recognition, but he does make extremely hard contact, and has more raw power than his collegiate homer totals indicate, and as a former two-way player before Tommy John surgery he’s a good athlete for his size. Brown is a toolsy shortstop with running speed and quick wrists, producing in college and on the Cape despite a very unusual, noisy approach that makes it hard for him to get his bat to the zone on time. The Brewers go for athleticism again in the first round; they’ve taken speedy guys in the first round three straight years now, with Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick, and now Eric Brown, a fleet-footed shortstop who has very quick wrists and is able to hit for contact and some power even with a very noisy approach. As is, I think he’s a regular in center, but if the Astros can find a way to get him to more power – which would include just getting some more muscle on him – he could be more than that. Gilbert was a two-way prospect out of a Minnesota high school but had a strong commitment to Tennessee, so he wasn’t drafted until the hometown Twins took him in the 35th round in 2019. But even with the athleticism of the typical two-way player, how can you project him to start with just a huge fastball and very little track record? He’s pitched just 8 innings for the Huskies, plus 8.1 more in two different summer leagues, so this is a huge bet on potential because we have no real idea what he is right now, even if he comes back completely healthy. He does have good bat speed and is athletic enough that he might end up a plus defender in right, although the odds are against him staying in center. He makes a sharp move down and slightly back when he begins his swing, and whether you want to call it a hitch or not, it’s not helping him with timing, leading to trouble with breaking stuff and a lot of groundballs because his hands are moving upwards and he gets on top of the ball. Landon Sims might have been the unluckiest player in this draft class – just as he seemed to be rising towards a top-10 selection, his elbow blew out, and with it went his chances of going in the first round and a lot of the sentiment that he could be a starter. As a reliever, he should rip through the low minors, and he’s shown he can be effective in multi-inning stints without losing his stuff.

Brooks Lee is Cal Poly's highest draft pick ever. On Sunday, the third-year Mustang shortstop was the eighth player selected in the 2022 Major League Draft, ...

The 2022 MLB Draft begins on Sunday night in Los Angeles with the first two rounds along with competitive rounds A and B and compensation picks.

Cole Phillips, RHP, Boerne (Texas) High School Cutter Coffey, IF, Liberty (Calif.) High School Jackson Cox, RHP, Toutle Lake (Wash.) High School JR Ritchie, RHP, Bainbridge (Wash.) High School Xavier Isaac, IF, East Forsyth (NC) High School Mikey Romero, IF, Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High School Dylan Lesko, RHP, Buford (GA) High School Cole Young, IF, North Allgheny (PA) High School Termarr Johnson, IF, Mays (GA) High School Jett Williams, IF, Rockwall Heath (Texas) High School Rocker was the No. 10 selection in the 2021 draft by the Mets, who did not sign the right hander after concerns over the health of his pitching arm. Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan (GA) High School

The Philadelphia Phillies hold the 17th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, which kicks off on Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m. EST.

ROUND 19 (572): Takes place 7/19 @ 2 P.M. ROUND 20 (602): Takes place 7/19 @ 2 P.M. ROUND 18 (542): Takes place 7/19 @ 2 P.M. ROUND 7 (212): Takes place 7/18 @ 2 P.M. ROUND 17 (512): Takes place 7/19 @ 2 P.M. ROUND 1 (17): Takes place 7/17 @ 7 P.M. (Slot Value: $3,792,800)

Similar to the baseball season itself, evaluating the MLB draft requires a marathon mentality, not a sprint. Players drafted this weekend will disappear into ...

That's the fewest pitchers taken in the first round this century. Crawford is recovering from Tommy John surgery and threw only eight innings in college, but he throws 99 mph from the left side, and he's shown some promise with the bat as well. It was a poor pitching class, and as a result, only seven pitchers were selected in the first round, nine if you include No. 20 pick Owen Murphy and No. 30 pick Reggie Crawford, two two-way players. It's the first time since 1971 a college player was not taken in the top five picks. The Oklahoma ace returned from Tommy John surgery in late March and didn't really hit his stride until June, when he was dominant during the Sooners' run to the College World Series Finals. Horton's impressive postseason showing landed him with the Cubs as the No. 7 pick. He was far and away the biggest draft riser this spring. All told, 15 four-year college kids were taken in the first round, the fewest since 2018. Rocker going where he did was a big surprise, he was expected to go in the back half of the first round somewhere, but good for him. Cincinnati landed Collier with the No. 18 pick even though he was a projected top-10 pick all spring, and sometimes even a projected top-five pick. A total of four sons of big leaguers were drafted in the first round: A year ago Rocker, the former Vanderbilt ace, was the No. 10 pick in the draft, but the Mets did not sign him because something in his physical scared them. The 2022 MLB amateur draft began with the first 80 selections Sunday night.

As the highest selection since Matt Barnes in 2011, Reggie Crawford has been selected by San Francisco in the 2022 MLB Draft as the No. 30 overall pick ...

Crawford, with true size, at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, has the potential to be a two-way player, with above-average raw power and a fastball that has touched 99 mph from the left side. The 2021 campaign saw Crawford break out and become a legitimate first-round candidate. Homers and RBI also topped the Big East, helping earn second-team all-conference honors. As a result, he has risk of becoming a reliever, which is a much less desirable outcome for a pitcher. The Giants organization has a history of taking UConn pitchers, as the team selected Pat Ruotolo and John Russell in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The slot value of this pick is $2.49 million.

The Baltimore Orioles made shortstop Jackson Holliday the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft Sunday. Shrouded in secrecy until the moment the pick was made, ...

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Follow along here as 2022 draftees with legacies in baseball or elsewhere come off the board. DRAFTED PLAYERS. Player: Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater (Olka.) ...

Player: Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola (Fla.) College ( No. 8 prospect) Player: Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman (Nev.) HS ( No. 13 prospect) Uncle Mike was a Giants Minor Leaguer from 1974-75. This year’s Draft is filled with the sons of former MLB All-Stars, but Elijah’s father Eric was a standout in another sport. Drafted: No. 9 overall, Royals Uncle Terry was a first-round Draft pick of the Giants in 1974 and also played in the Brewers’ system. His father was a 10-time Gold Glove Award winner in center field and hit 434 home runs over a stellar 17-year Major League career. Player: Elijah Green, OF, IMG Academy ( No. 3 prospect) Player: Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan (Ga.) HS ( No. 1 prospect) Drafted: No. 3 overall, Rangers Player: Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater (Olka.) HS ( No. 2 prospect) The pair, however, are far from the only players with a famous relative who will be picked this year.

We're grading every team's first-round pick with Night 1 of the 2022 MLB Draft in the books.

Grade: A Grade: A He flashed some loud stuff from the left side in the past, and he was announced as a two-way player, upping the intrigue level. He could've easily gone higher than this, in part because he should be one of the first pitchers in this class to reach The Show. Grade: A The Braves announced him as a right-handed pitcher, but will give him a chance as a two-way player. Grade: A He has a good feel for contact and top-notch speed. He has the best changeup in the class and a fastball with good spin. The Mets' interest in Williams was a poorly kept secret running up to the draft. Grade: A Hughes is a big, powerful righty who will need to work on his changeup in order to stick in a rotation. The upside here is a left-handed shortstop with a plus bat.

The 2022 MLB Draft is underway in Los Angeles. Take a look at all of the selections made in the first round here.

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MINNEAPOLIS -- As the Twins' Draft room filled up at around 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, they had very little sense for how the top of the Draft would unfold ...

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He’s a winning-type player, and that’s what we like the most about him.\"","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"brooks-lee-drafted-no-8-by-twins-in-2022-mlb-draft\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.13.data":{"html":" Lee said that doctors told him there have only been a few dozen such injuries in recent history. "We were hoping to get a player who would make it to our pick who maybe we didn’t think would absolutely get there," Johnson said. "If Kumar [Rocker at No. 3] pushed Brooks Lee to us, great," Twins scouting director Sean Johnson said.