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On Sunday night, heading into the All Star Break, the 2022 MLB Draft kicked off with the first and second rounds, along with competitive balance rounds A and B. For reasons of keeping this post short, this will be a post about the first round and competitive balance round A. Here's every selection from round one and competitive balance round A.
First Round
1. Baltimore Orioles: Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater HS(OK)
2. Arizona Diamondbacks: Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan HS(GA)
3. Texas Rangers: Kumar Rocker, RHP
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: Termarr Johnson, SS, Mays HS(GA)
5. Washington Nationals: Elijah Green, OF, IMG Academy(FL)
6. Miami Marlins: Jacob Berry, 3B, Louisiana State
7. Chicago Cubs: Cade Horton, RHP, Oklahoma
8. Minnesota Twins: Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly
9. Kansas City Royals: Gavin Cross, OF, Virginia Tech
10. Colorado Rockies: Gabriel Hughes, RHP, Gonzaga
11. New York Mets: Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
12. Detroit Tigers: Jace Jung, 2B, Texas Tech
13. Los Angeles Angels: Zach Neto, SS, Campbell
14. New York Mets: Jett Williams, SS, Rockwall-Heath HS(TX)
15. San Diego Padres: Dylan Lesko, RHP, Buford HS(GA)
16. Cleveland Guardians: Chase DeLauter, OF, James Madison
17. Philadelphia Phillies: Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman HS(NV)
18. Cincinnati Reds: Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola College
19. Oakland Athletics: Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
20. Atlanta Braves: Owen Murphy, RHP, Riverside-Brookfield HS(IL)
21. Seattle Mariners: Cole Young, SS, North Allegheny HS(PA)
22. St. Louis Cardinals: Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State
23. Toronto Blue Jays: Brandon Barriera, American Heritage School(FL)
24. Boston Red Sox: Mikey Romero, SS, Orange-Lutheran HS(CA)
25. New York Yankees: Spencer Jones, OF, Vanderbilt
26. Chicago White Sox: Noah Schultz, LHP, Oswego East HS(IL)
27. Milwaukee Brewers: Eric Brown Jr, SS, Coastal Carolina
28. Houston Astros: Drew Gilbert, OF, Tennessee
29. Tampa Bay Rays: Xavier Isaac, 1B, East Forsyth HS(NC)
30. San Francisco Giants: Reggie Crawford, 1B/SP, UConn
31. Colorado Rockies: Sterlin Thompson, OF, Florida
32. Cincinnati Reds: Sal Stewart, 3B, Westminster Christian School(FL)
Competitive balance round A
33. Baltimore Orioles: Dylan Beavers, OF, California
34. Arizona Diamondbacks: Landon Sims, RHP, Mississippi State
35. Atlanta Braves: JR Ritchie, RHP, Bainbridge HS(WA)
36. Pittsburgh Pirates: Thomas Harrington, RHP, Campbell
37. Cleveland Guardians: Justin Campbell, RHP, Oklahoma State
38. Colorado Rockies: Jordan Beck, OF, Tennessee
39. San Diego Padres: Robby Snelling, LHP, McQueen HS(NV)
Scattered first round thoughts
The Orioles did their classic surprising first pick, taking Jackson Holliday number one overall instead of Druw Jones. Kumar Rocker is quite an interesting pick at 3rd overall. Kevin Parada falling to 11 is a bit surprising considering he was one of the best college bats available. Jace Jung’s brother is Josh, one of the Rangers best prospects, and Jace figures to be equally as good, the Tigers did good. Dylan Lesko being taken so high amidst Tommy John surgery recovery is interesting, but the Padres may have gotten a steal if he recovers and shines on the mound. If you look at Cooper Hjerpe and Chris Sale's windups next to each other, they look like a pretty similar pitcher, interpret that however you'd like.
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