2013 Major League Baseball draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 6–8, 2013 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Network(s) | MLB Network |
Overview | |
1,216 total selections | |
First selection | Mark Appel Houston Astros |
First round selections | 39 |
The 2013 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2013.[1] The first two rounds were broadcast from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Each team received one selection per round, going in reverse order of the 2012 MLB season final standings. In addition, teams could receive compensation draft picks if they had made a qualifying offer to a free agent player from their team, and the player rejected the offer and signed with another team.[2]
The Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim all surrendered their first round picks by signing players who had received and rejected qualifying offers from their previous teams: Rafael Soriano,[3] B. J. Upton,[4] Kyle Lohse,[5] and Josh Hamilton,[6] respectively. The Cleveland Indians, whose first round pick was protected as it fell in the top ten, lost their second round pick and a pick in the sandwich round between the second and third rounds for signing two players who received qualifying offers: Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn.[7]
All-Star/All-MLB Team | |
* | Player did not sign |
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