It’s 2021 MLB draft day at the Bellco Theatre in Denver.
The Pittsburgh Pirates start the night on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, followed by the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, with the first 36 picks of this year’s event scheduled to be made on Sunday. Rounds 2-10 will take place starting at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, and the draft concludes with Rounds 11-20 beginning at noon Wednesday.
Which of this year’s highly regarded foursome of prep shortstops will come off the board first? Where will Vanderbilt co-aces Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker be selected? And which teams will make the picks that surprise everyone?
See below for analysis of all the picks in the first round, along with complete selections for every team in every round.
7 p.m. ET: Watch the 2021 MLB draft on ESPN
Mock draft 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0
Team-by-team draft guide: Fits, needs for all 30 teams
Ranking the top 200 MLB draft prospects
Compensation picks
30. Cincinnati Reds
Competitive balance round A
31. Miami Marlins
32. Detroit Tigers
33. Milwaukee Brewers
34. Tampa Bay Rays
35. Cincinnati Reds
36. Minnesota Twins
