In the midst of a rather depressing stretch of baseball from our Cleveland Indians, the 2011 MLB draft has arrived.
The draft takes place over three days, from June 6-8, in Secaucus, New Jersey, with the Indians having the 8th pick in the first round, which will be held on Monday.
The draft order for Day One is as follows:
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Seattle Mariners
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Baltimore Orioles
- Kansas City Royals
- Washington Nationals
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cleveland Indians
- Chicago Cubs
- San Diego Padres
- Houston Astros
- Milwaukee Brewers
- New York Mets
- Florida Marlins
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Los Angeles Angels
- Oakland Athletics
- Boston Red Sox
- Colorado Rockies
- Toronto Blue Jays
- St.Louis Cardinals
- Washington Nationals
- Tampa Bay Rays
- San Diego Padres
- Boston Red Sox
- Cincinnati Reds
- Atlanta Braves
- San Francisco Giants
- Minnesota Twins
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Texas Rangers
It will be noted that a) Many teams have more than one pick in the first round; and b) Some teams have no picks. The reason being that picks were "added" to compensate teams for having lost players. For example, the Nationals have one extra pick for Adam Dunn, and the Red Sox having acquired Carl Crawford give Tampa Bay an extra pick.
There will also be a compensatory addendum to the first round, with an additional 27 picks, but the Tribe misses out on that, and will -- after their eighth pick on Monday -- have to wait until the 67th pick for their second addition, barring any deals.
Who might Cleveland take in the first round? The mock drafts are all over the place as of now. Left-handed pitcher Jed Bradley from Georgia has been mentioned, as has RHP Matt Barnes from Connecticut and RHP Sonny Gray from Vanderbilt.
Look back here tomorrow for a more detailed look at the first round, when we will be able to put names with teams, including the Tribe's top pick.