The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the 2020 draft to just five rounds from the standard 40. This year, the draft will move up to 20 rounds, plus compensation picks and two competitive balance rounds, allowing 612 amateur baseball players to be drafted by MLB clubs.
Because the draft was shortened last season, this year’s class will likely be deeper than in past years. Many college players who would have been drafted in the later rounds of a larger 2020 draft returned to college, which means teams will likely still get value late on Day 3. Don’t expect to see many token picks this year.
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The top of the 2021 class is a strong mix of high school shortstops and college arms. Vanderbilt pitchers Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker are the most famous names in the class, while shortstops Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House and Kahlil Watson should all be selected early. Then there’s the top college bat — catcher Henry Davis — and an exceptional high school arm — right-hander Jackson Jobe — who also should expect to hear their names called early.
Sporting News is tracking every pick in the 2021 MLB Draft below.
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MLB Draft tracker 2021: Live picks, results from Rounds 1-20
Round 1 results
Compensation pick result
Competitive Balance Round A results
Round 2 results
Rounds 2-10 will take place on Monday, July 12.
Competitive Balance Round B results
Round 3 results
Round 4 results
Compensation pick result
Round 5 results
Round 6 results
Round 7 results
Round 8 results
Round 9 results
Round 10 results
Round 11 results
Rounds 11-20 will take place on Tuesday, July 13.
Round 12 results
Round 13 results
Round 14 results
Round 15 results
Round 16 results
Round 17 results
Round 18 results
Round 19 results
Round 20 results
