8 compensation picks added to 1st round of 2017 MLB Draft
The landscape of the 2017 MLB draft was changed on Monday after eight of the 10 impending free agents that were issued a one-year, $17.2-million qualifying offer opted to reject it.
While those free agents are still capable of re-signing with their old team, should any of the eight players sign elsewhere, the new team acquiring their services will be forced to surrender their first-round pick as compensation. However, teams with a top-10 pick will forfeit their next-highest selection, while compensation picks are made in reverse order of the former teams winning percentage.
Philadelphia Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson and New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker accepted the qualifying offer ahead of the deadline, leaving the Toronto Blue Jays (2), Los Angeles Dodgers (2), Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers as teams who can look to gain compensatory picks.
2017 DRAFT ORDER
| Order | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Twins |
| 2 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | San Diego Padres |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 5 | Atlanta Braves |
| 6 | Oakland Athletics |
| 7 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 9 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels |
| 11 | Colorado Rockies |
| 12 | Chicago White Sox |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Priates |
| 14 | Miami Marlins |
| 15 | Kansas City Royals |
| 16 | Houston Astros |
| 17 | New York Yankees |
| 18 | Seattle Mariners |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 20 | Detroit Tigers |
| 21 | San Francisco Giants |
| 22 | New York Mets |
| 23 | Baltimore Orioles |
| 24 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 25 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 26 | Boston Red Sox |
| 27 | Cleveland Indians |
| 28 | Washington Nationals |
| 29 | Texas Rangers |
| 30 | Chicago Cubs |
COMPENSATION PICKS ORDER
| ORDER | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Yoenis Cespedes | Mets |
| 32 | Mark Trumbo | Orioles |
| 33 | Jose Bautista | Blue Jays |
| 34 | Edwin Encarnacion | Blue Jays |
| 35 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers |
| 36 | Justin Turner | Dodgers |
| 37 | Ian Desmond | Rangers |
| 38 | Dexter Fowler | Cubs |