All 30 first-round picks, projected from current standings. Lottery slots are shown before any draw takes place.
MLB Draft Order 2026
Live standings updated ET
Projected first round
Playoff teams are ordered by record here. The league orders them by the round in which they are eliminated, which is not known until the postseason ends.
| Pick | Team | Record | Pct | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rockies | 58-104 | .358 | Lottery team |
| 2 | Los Angeles Angels | 62-100 | .383 | |
| 3 | Athletics | 64-98 | .395 | |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 65-97 | .401 | |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 69-93 | .426 | |
| 6 | New York Mets | 74-88 | .457 | |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 75-87 | .463 | |
| 8 | Detroit Tigers | 76-86 | .469 | |
| 9 | Seattle Mariners | 76-86 | .469 | |
| 10 | Minnesota Twins | 77-85 | .475 | |
| 11 | St. Louis Cardinals | 77-85 | .475 | |
| 12 | Washington Nationals | 77-85 | .475 | |
| 13 | Toronto Blue Jays | 79-83 | .488 | |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | 79-82 | .491 | |
| 15 | Miami Marlins | 80-82 | .494 | |
| 16 | Texas Rangers | 80-82 | .494 | |
| 17 | Houston Astros | 81-81 | .500 | |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 82-80 | .506 | |
| 19 | Chicago White Sox | 84-78 | .519 | Wild Card Series losers |
| 20 | Cleveland Guardians | 85-77 | .525 | |
| 21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 86-76 | .531 | |
| 22 | Boston Red Sox | 87-75 | .537 | |
| 23 | Philadelphia Phillies | 88-74 | .543 | Division Series losers |
| 24 | Chicago Cubs | 89-73 | .549 | |
| 25 | San Diego Padres | 91-71 | .562 | |
| 26 | New York Yankees | 93-68 | .578 | |
| 27 | Atlanta Braves | 94-68 | .580 | League Championship Series losers |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Rays | 98-64 | .605 | |
| 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 100-62 | .617 | World Series loser |
| 30 | Milwaukee Brewers | 103-59 | .636 | World Series winner |
How the order is built
- Picks 1 to 18 go to teams that miss the postseason, worst record first.
- Wild Card Series losers: 4 picks.
- Division Series losers: 4 picks.
- League Championship Series losers: 2 picks.
- World Series loser: 1 pick.
- World Series winner: 1 pick.
