2022 Major League Baseball draft

2022 Major League Baseball draft

The 2022 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB draft.

Zach Neto made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on April 15, 2023, making him the first player from the 2022 draft to make his major league debut.

Draft order

2022 Major League Baseball draft

The order in which teams selected players was based on the reverse order of the final 2021 MLB season standings. The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2021 season, selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick in the draft. The New York Mets received the 11th pick as compensation for failing to sign Kumar Rocker. The Boston Red Sox received the 41st pick as compensation for failing to sign Jud Fabian. As a result of reaching the third surcharge tier of the competitive balance tax threshold in 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers' top pick was moved down 10 slots.

Future changes

2022 Major League Baseball draft

On March 10, 2022, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) came to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a draft lottery beginning with the 2023 MLB draft, with the first six picks being sorted via a lottery for the 18 teams that do not qualify for the postseason. There are limitations on teams participating in the lottery multiple years in a row, with separate limitations for revenue-sharing recipients and revenue-sharing payers. The draft will permanently switch to 20 rounds, with an annual pre-draft combine, and guarantees to draftees of 75% of their slot value provided that they submit to pre-draft physicals. A draft-and-follow option will be re-introduced for players drafted after the 10th round who do not sign before the signing deadline.

Draft selections

2022 Major League Baseball draft

The deadline for draftees to sign contracts was August 1, 2022.

	All-Star
	Player did not sign

First round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School / Team
1	Jackson Holliday	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	Stillwater High School (OK)
2	Druw Jones	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Wesleyan School (GA)
3	Kumar Rocker	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Tri-City ValleyCats (Frontier League)
4	Termarr Johnson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Mays High School (GA)
5	Elijah Green	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	IMG Academy (FL)
6	Jacob Berry	Miami Marlins	Outfielder	LSU
7	Cade Horton	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Oklahoma
8	Brooks Lee	Minnesota Twins	Third baseman	Cal Poly
9	Gavin Cross	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Virginia Tech
10	Gabriel Hughes	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Gonzaga
11	Kevin Parada	New York Mets	Catcher	Georgia Tech
12	Jace Jung	Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	Texas Tech
13	Zach Neto	Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	Campbell
14	Jett Williams	New York Mets	Shortstop	Rockwall-Heath High School (TX)
15	Dylan Lesko	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Buford High School (GA)
16	Chase DeLauter	Cleveland Guardians	Outfielder	James Madison
17	Justin Crawford	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Bishop Gorman High School (NV)
18	Cam Collier	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	Chipola College
19	Daniel Susac	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Arizona
20	Owen Murphy	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Riverside Brookfield High School (IL)
21	Cole Young	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	North Allegheny High School (PA)
22	Cooper Hjerpe	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Oregon State
23	Brandon Barriera	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	American Heritage School (FL)
24	Mikey Romero	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Orange Lutheran High School (CA)
25	Spencer Jones	New York Yankees	Outfielder	Vanderbilt
26	Noah Schultz	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Oswego East High School (IL)
27	Eric Brown	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Coastal Carolina
28	Drew Gilbert	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Tennessee
29	Xavier Isaac	Tampa Bay Rays	First baseman	East Forsyth High School (NC)
30	Reggie Crawford	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher / First baseman	UConn

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Sterlin Thompson	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Florida
32	Sal Stewart	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	Westminster Christian School (FL)

Competitive balance round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Dylan Beavers	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	California
34	Landon Sims	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Mississippi State
35	JR Ritchie	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Bainbridge High School (WA)
36	Thomas Harrington	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Campbell
37	Justin Campbell	Cleveland Guardians	Pitcher	Oklahoma State
38	Jordan Beck	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Tennessee
39	Robby Snelling	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Robert McQueen High School (NV)

Second round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
40	Dalton Rushing	Los Angeles Dodgers	Catcher	Louisville
41	Cutter Coffey	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Liberty High School (CA)
42	Max Wagner	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	Clemson
43	Ivan Melendez	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Texas
44	Hunter Barco	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Florida
45	Jake Bennett	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Oklahoma
46	Jacob Miller	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Liberty Union High School (OH)
47	Jackson Ferris	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	IMG Academy (FL)
48	Connor Prielipp	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Alabama
49	Cayden Wallace	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	Arkansas
50	Jackson Cox	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Toutle Lake High School (WA)
51	Peyton Graham	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	Oklahoma
52	Blade Tidwell	New York Mets	Pitcher	Tennessee
53	Adam Mazur	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Iowa
54	Parker Messick	Cleveland Guardians	Pitcher	Florida State
55	Logan Tanner	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Mississippi State
56	Henry Bolte	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Palo Alto High School (CA)
57	Cole Phillips	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Boerne High School (TX)
58	Tyler Locklear	Seattle Mariners	First baseman	VCU
59	Brycen Mautz	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	San Diego
60	Josh Kasevich	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Oregon
61	Drew Thorpe	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Cal Poly
62	Peyton Pallette	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Arkansas
63	Jacob Misiorowski	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Crowder College
64	Jacob Melton	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Oregon State
65	Brock Jones	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	Stanford
66	Carson Whisenhunt	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	East Carolina

Competitive balance round B

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
67	Jud Fabian	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Florida
68	Tanner Schobel	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Virginia Tech
69	Clark Elliott	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Michigan
70	Chandler Simpson	Tampa Bay Rays	Shortstop	Georgia Tech
71	Ryan Cermak	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	Illinois State
72	Robert Moore	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Arkansas
73	Justin Boyd	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	Oregon State
74	Walter Ford	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Pace High School (FL)

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
75	Nick Morabito	New York Mets	Outfielder	Gonzaga College High School (DC)
76	Blake Burkhalter	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Auburn
77	Tucker Toman	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Hammond School (SC)
78	Cade Doughty	Toronto Blue Jays	Second baseman	LSU
79	Roman Anthony	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL)
80	Andrew Taylor	Houston Astros	Pitcher	Central Michigan

Other notable selections

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Position</th><th>School</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>3</td><td>81</td><td>Nolan McLean</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Oklahoma State</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>82</td><td>Nate Savino</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>83</td><td>Jack Brannigan</td><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td>Two-way player</td><td>Notre Dame</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>84</td><td>Trey Lipscomb</td><td>Washington Nationals</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>85</td><td>Karson Milbrandt</td><td>Miami Marlins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Liberty High School (MO)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>87</td><td>Mason Barnett</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Auburn</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>88</td><td>Carson Palmquist</td><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Miami (FL)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>89</td><td>Ben Joyce</td><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>90</td><td>Brandon Sproat</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Florida</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>91</td><td>Henry Williams</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>93</td><td>Gabriel Rincones</td><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Florida Atlantic</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>94</td><td>Bryce Hubbart</td><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Florida State</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>95</td><td>Colby Thomas</td><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Mercer</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>96</td><td>Drake Baldwin</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Missouri State</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>98</td><td>Alan Roden</td><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Creighton</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>99</td><td>Dalton Rogers</td><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Southern Miss</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>100</td><td>Trystan Vrieling</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Gonzaga</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>101</td><td>Jonathan Cannon</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Georgia</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>103</td><td>Michael Knorr</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Coastal Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>105</td><td>Alex Freeland</td><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>UCF</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>108</td><td>Dylan Ray</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>109</td><td>Brock Porter</td><td>Texas Rangers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>St. Mary's Preparatory (MI)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>114</td><td>Andrew Morris</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Texas Tech</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>116</td><td>Ryan Ritter</td><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>117</td><td>Troy Melton</td><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>San Diego State</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>124</td><td>Jacob Watters</td><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>West Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>125</td><td>David McCabe</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Charlotte</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>126</td><td>Ashton Izzi</td><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Oswego East High School (IL)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>127</td><td>Jimmy Crooks</td><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Oklahoma</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>129</td><td>Chase Meidroth</td><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>San Diego</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>131</td><td>Jordan Sprinkle</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>UC Santa Barbara</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>133</td><td>Trey Dombroski</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Monmouth</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>134</td><td>Dominic Keegan</td><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Vanderbilt</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>137</td><td>Trace Bright</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Auburn</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>141</td><td>Jared McKenzie</td><td>Washington Nationals</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Baylor</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>143</td><td>Brandon Birdsell</td><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Texas Tech</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>144</td><td>Ben Ross</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Infielder</td><td>Notre Dame College</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>150</td><td>Nathan Martorella</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>First baseman</td><td>California</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>152</td><td>Orion Kerkering</td><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>South Florida</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>154</td><td>Jack Perkins</td><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Indiana</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>155</td><td>Nacho Alvarez Jr.</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Riverside Community College</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>157</td><td>Victor Scott II</td><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>West Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>158</td><td>Mason Fluharty</td><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Liberty</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>160</td><td>Eric Reyzelman</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>LSU</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>175</td><td>Hayden Dunhurst</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Ole Miss</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>178</td><td>Víctor Mederos</td><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Oklahoma State</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>179</td><td>Tyler Stuart</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Southern Mississippi</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>180</td><td>Jakob Marsee</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Central Michigan</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>181</td><td>Dylan DeLucia</td><td>Cleveland Guardians</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Ole Miss</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>183</td><td>Zach Maxwell</td><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Georgia Tech</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>187</td><td>Max Rajcic</td><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>UCLA</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>190</td><td>Chase Hampton</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Texas Tech</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>191</td><td>Eric Adler</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>194</td><td>Gary Gill Hill</td><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School (NY)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>196</td><td>Hayden Birdsong</td><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Eastern Illinois</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>198</td><td>Demetrio Crisantes</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Nogales High School (AZ)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>220</td><td>Cam Schlittler</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Northeastern</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>223</td><td>A. J. Blubaugh</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Milwaukee</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>227</td><td>Cameron Weston</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Michigan</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>234</td><td>Zebby Matthews</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Western Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>237</td><td>Jake Miller</td><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Valparaiso</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>253</td><td>Tyler Guilfoil</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>256</td><td>Wade Meckler</td><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Oregon State</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>264</td><td>Cory Lewis</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>UC Santa Barbara</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>292</td><td>Cade Gibson</td><td>Miami Marlins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Louisiana Tech</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>296</td><td>Zach Agnos</td><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>East Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>311</td><td>Tim Elko</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>First baseman</td><td>Ole Miss</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>313</td><td>Zach Cole</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Ball State</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>318</td><td>Spencer Giesting</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Charlotte</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>319</td><td>Kohl Drake</td><td>Texas Rangers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Walters State Community College</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>324</td><td>Andrew Cossetti</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Saint Joseph's</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>325</td><td>David Sandlin</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Oklahoma</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>328</td><td>Caden Dana</td><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Don Bosco Preparatory High School (NJ)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>329</td><td>Rhylan Thomas</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>330</td><td>Isaiah Lowe</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Combine Academy (NC)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>335</td><td>Ian Mejia</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>New Mexico State</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>337</td><td>Nathan Church</td><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>UC Irvine</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>343</td><td>Ryan Clifford</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Crossroads FLEX High School (NC)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>344</td><td>Drew Sommers</td><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Central Arizona College</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>359</td><td>Paul Gervase</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>LSU</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>381</td><td>Marquis Grissom Jr.</td><td>Washington Nationals</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Georgia Tech</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>384</td><td>C. J. Culpepper</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>California Baptist</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>390</td><td>Graham Pauley</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Infielder</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>399</td><td>Gavin Kilen</td><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Milton High School (WI)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>401</td><td>Mason Adams</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Jacksonville</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>405</td><td>Chris Newell</td><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>443</td><td>Haydn McGeary</td><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td>First baseman</td><td>Colorado Mesa</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>445</td><td>Javier Vaz</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Vanderbilt</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>491</td><td>Tristan Stivors</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Texas State</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>495</td><td>Jared Karros</td><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>UCLA</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>497</td><td>Carter Young</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Vanderbilt</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>525</td><td>Payton Martin</td><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>West Forsyth High School (NC)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>552</td><td>Jurrangelo Cijntje</td><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Champagnat Catholic School (FL)</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>578</td><td>Gage Stanifer</td><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Westfield High School (IN)</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>610</td><td>Trevor Kirk</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Elon</td></tr></tbody></table>