2012 MLB Draft Results

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After months of anticipation, it's finally time for MLB's amateur draft.  This year's draft may not have the depth of last year's class or the star power of a Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg, but it'll likely produce its share of MLB talent in the coming years.

Last year's draft saw the Pirates select UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole with the No. 1 overall pick. Early reports this year suggested that the Astros would select Stanford righty Mark Appel first overall, but Houston shocked most pundits by selecting Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa. We'll use this post to track the news as it breaks.

Here's the draft order, from MLB.com, to be updated after each selection: 

1. Houston Astros - Carlos Correa, SS, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
2. Minnesota Twins - Byron Buxton, OF, Appling County High School (Ga.)
3. Seattle Mariners - Mike Zunino, C, Florida
4. Baltimore Orioles - Kevin Gausman, RHP, Louisiana State
5. Kansas City Royals - Kyle Zimmer, RHP, San Francisco
6. Chicago Cubs - Albert Almora, Mater Academy (Fla.)
7. San Diego Padres - Max Fried, LHP, Harvard-Westlake High School (Calif.)
8. Pittsburgh Pirates - Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford
9. Miami Marlins - Andrew Heaney, LHP, Oklahoma State
10. Colorado Rockies - David Dahl, Oak Mountain High School (Ala.)
11. Oakland Athletics - Addison Russell, SS, Pace High School (Fla.)
12. New York Mets - Gavin Cecchini, SS, Barbe High School (La.)
13. Chicago White Sox - Courtney Hawkins, OF, Carroll High School (Tex.)
14. Cincinnati Reds - Nick Travieso, RHP, Archbishop McCarthy High School (Fla.)
15. Cleveland Indians - Tyler Naquin, OF, Texas A&M
16. Washington Nationals - Lucas Giolito, RHP, Harvard-Westlake High School (Calif.)
17. Toronto Blue Jays - D.J. Davis, OF, Stone County High School (Miss.)
18. Los Angeles Dodgers - Corey Seager, SS, Northwest Cabarrus High School (N.C.)
19. St. Louis Cardinals - Michael Wacha, RHP, Texas A&M
20. San Francisco Giants - Chris Stratton, RHP, Mississippi State
21. Atlanta Braves - Lucas Sims, RHP, Brookwood High School (Ga.)
22. Toronto Blue Jays - Marcus Stroman, RHP, Duke
23. St. Louis Cardinals - James Ramsey, OF, Florida State
24. Boston Red Sox - Deven Marrero, SS, Arizona State
25. Tampa Bay Rays - Richie Shaffer, 1B/3B, Clemson
26. Arizona Diamondbacks - Stryker Trahan, C, Acadiana High School (La.)
27. Milwaukee Brewers - Clint Coulter, C, Union High School (Wash.)
28. Milwaukee Brewers - Victor Roache, OF, Georgia Southern
29. Texas Rangers - Lewis Brinson, OF, Coral Springs High School (Fla.)
30. New York Yankees - Ty Hensley, RHP, Santa Fe High School (Okla.)
31. Boston Red Sox - Brian Johnson, LHP, Florida

 

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