2023 MLB Draft updates: Live pick tracker, results for first round

10 Jul 2023

The Tennessean

2023 MLB Draft updates Live pick tracker results for first round

The 2023 MLB Draft begins on Sunday with the first 70 picks over the first two rounds and compensatory selections.

The 2023 MLB Draft begins on Sunday with the first 70 picks over two rounds and compensatory selections.

Vanderbilt and Tennessee baseball each have a player likely to be selected in the first round. Vandy outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. has been mocked anywhere from the top 10 through the end of the round, while Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander has similar prospects.

Nolensville High School pitcher and Vanderbilt commitment Ethan McElvain is also expected to be selected sometime on Sunday or Monday. The left-hander is ranked No. 106 in MLB.com's draft rankings.

The draft first round gets going after 7 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Central on Sunday from Seattle. Follow along with our live updates and pick tracker below. NOTE: The pick slot bonus numbers below are values given to each pick when setting the bonus pools for each team. It is not necessarily what each selected player will receive for a bonus, as team and player will negotiate.

2023 MLB Draft first round pick order 1. Pittsburgh Pirates | Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU

2023 stats: 12-2, 1.69 ERA in 122.2 innings pitched and 19 starts; 209 Ks to 20 BBs

Pick slot: $9,721,000

2. Washington Nationals | Dylan Crews, OF, LSU

2023 stats: .426 batting average, 18 home runs, 70 RBI, 6 SB, 71 walks to 46 strikeouts, 1.280 OPS in 344 plate appearances

Pick slot: $8,998,500

3. Detroit Tigers | Max Clark, OF, Franklin Community (Indiana) High School

2023 stats: .646 batting average, 6 home runs, 33 RBI in 120 plate appearances (per MaxPreps)

Pick slot: $8,341,700

4. Texas Rangers | Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida

2023 stats: .373 batting average, 21 home runs, 57 RBI, 9 SB, 56 walks to 44 strikeouts, 1.282 OPS in 303 plate appearances

Pick slot: $7,698,000

5. Minnesota Twins | Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick (North Carolina) High School

Notables: 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina; committed to UNC

Pick slot: $7,139,700

6. Oakland Athletics | Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon

2023 stats: .412 batting average, 6 home runs, 61 RBI, 8 SB, 19 walks to 5 strikeouts, 1.096 OPS in 217 plate appearances

Pick slot: $6,634,000

7. Cincinnati Reds | Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest

2023 stats: 15-0, 1.87 ERA in 120.1 innings pitched and 19 starts; 143 Ks to 24 BBs

Pick slot: $6,275,200

8. Kansas City Royals | Blake Mitchell, C, Sinton (Texas) High School

2023 stats: .452 batting average, 6 home runs, 41 RBI in 165 plate appearances (per MaxPreps)

Pick slot: $5,980,100

9. Colorado Rockies | Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee

2023 stats: 7-6, 4.75 ERA in 89 innings pitched and 17 starts; 120 Ks to 30 BBs

Pick slot: $5,716,900

10. Miami Marlins | Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit (Oregon) High School

Notables: Committed to Oregon; 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon

Pick slot: $5,475,300

11. Los Angeles Angels | Nolan Schanuel, 1B, FAU

2023 stats: .447 batting average, 19 home runs, 64 RBI, 14 SB, 71 walks to 14 strikeouts, 1.483 OPS in 289 plate appearances

Pick slot: $5,253,000

12. Arizona Diamondbacks | Tommy Troy, 3B/SS, Stanford

2023 stats: .394 batting average, 17 home runs, 58 RBI, 17 SB, 35 walks to 42 strikeouts, 1.177 OPS in 293 plate appearances

Pick slot: $5,043,800

13. Chicago Cubs | Matt Shaw, IF, Maryland

2023 stats: .341 batting average, 24 home runs, 69 RBI, 18 SB, 43 walks to 42 strikeouts, 1.142 OPS in 317 plate appearances

Pick slot: $4,848,500

14. Boston Red Sox | Kyle Teel, C, Virginia

2023 stats: .407 batting average, 13 home runs, 69 RBI, 5 SB, 32 walks to 36 strikeouts, 1.130 OPS in 297 plate appearances

Pick slot: $4,663,100

15. Chicago White Sox | Jacob Gonzalez, IF, Ole Miss

2023 stats: .327 batting average, 10 home runs, 51 RBI, 0 SB, 35 walks to 28 strikeouts, .999 OPS in 253 plate appearances

Pick slot: $4,488,600

16. San Francisco Giants | Bryce Eldridge, RHP/1B, James Madison (Virginia) High School

2023 stats: 9-0, 1.06 ERA and 66 strikeouts to 8 walks in 39.2 innings last season; .422 batting average, 8 home runs, 23 RBI, 1.716 OPS at the plate last season (per Gatorade)

Pick slot: $4,326,600

17. Baltimore Orioles | Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF, Vanderbilt

2023 stats: .279 batting average, 6 home runs, 34 RBI, 37 SB, 45 walks to 40 strikeouts, .839 OPS in 299 plate appearances

Pick slot: $4,169,700

18. Milwaukee Brewers | Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest

2023 stats: .345 batting average, 31 home runs, 82 RBI, 1 SB, 69 walks to 58 strikeouts, 1.313 OPS in 320 plate appearances

Pick slot: $4,021,400

19. Tampa Bay Rays | Brayden Taylor, 3B, TCU

2023 stats: .308 batting average, 23 home runs, 70 RBI, 14 SB, 54 walks to 60 strikeouts, 1.061 OPS in 321 plate appearances

Pick slot: $3,880,100

20. Toronto Blue Jays | Arjun Nimmala, IF, Strawberry Crest (Florida) High School

2023 stats: .479 batting average, 6 home runs, 29 RBI in 89 plate appearances (per MaxPreps)