The 2024 MLB Draft order has been determined, and the second lottery in league history was chock full of surprises.
Country music artist Brad Paisley announced the results on stage at the annual Winter Meetings in Nashville on Tuesday night. The Cleveland Guardians came away with the No. 1 overall pick, despite entering the night with the ninth-best odds at 2.0%.
The Cincinnati Reds also enjoyed a friendly bump, jumping from No. 13 to No. 2. The Redlegs had a winning record in 2023, and their already-elite young core is set to get even more reinforcements next summer.
The MLB only adopted a lottery system to determine its draft order in 2022. The Pittsburgh Pirates came way with the top pick out of the third spot, while the last-place Washington Nationals got the second pick and the Oakland Athletics fell from No. 2 to No. 6.
This time around, it was the Royals who came away as the biggest losers, also dropping four spots to No. 6. The Athletics didn't have much better luck this year, either, as the worst team in baseball wound up with the No. 4 pick.
The full order for the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft is listed below:
1. Cleveland Guardians
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Oakland Athletics
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. San Diego Padres
25. New York Yankees
26. Atlanta Braves
27. Philadelphia Phillies
28. Houston Astros
29. Arizona Diamondbacks
30. Texas Rangers
31. Arizona Diamondbacks
32. Baltimore Orioles
33. Minnesota Twins
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