

The Diamondbacks will be the 22nd team to have at least seven picks in the top 100 since 1998. "A lot of classes are dogs," one American League analyst said before amending that their comment might be unfair to dogs. The catch is that these large draft classes seldom work out as well as they could. Hazen's scouting department will have the largest bonus pool in the draft to work with, and the second-largest since bonus caps were instituted. Theoretically, general manager Mike Hazen and company are well-positioned to restock their system. Louis Cardinals as part of the Paul Goldschmidt trade. Pollock and pick 75 was acquired from the St. 26 is compensation for failing to sign first-rounder Matt McLain last year picks 33 and 34 were compensation for losing Patrick Corbin and A.J. How did Arizona accumulate so many slots? Pick No. The Diamondbacks won't select for the first time until pick No.

Picks: 1-78 (Rounds: 1st, Supplemental 1st, Competitive Balance A, 2nd, Competitive Balance B, Supplemental 2nd).Here are the broadcast details for Day 1 of the 2019 MLB draft: Today, let's flip the script by looking at the most intriguing team: the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will dominate the draft's early portions by making eight of the first 80 selections. 1 pick (Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman) and perhaps the most polarizing player expected to go in the top five (Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn). Already this draft season we've covered the probable No. Major League Baseball's first-year player draft is nearly upon us.
