Guide to 2015 MLB Draft
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Complete guide for the 2015 MLB Draft

by Darren Kritzer 5h ago

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Day 1 of the 2015 MLB Draft is complete and theScore had you covered with all the picks from the first round.
Related: MLB Draft Tracker from Day 1 with all picks from the first two rounds

2015 first round selections

Pick No.	Team	Selection
1	ARI	SS Dansby Swanson (Vanderbilt)
2	HOU*	SS Alex Bregman (LSU)
3	COL	SS Brendan Rodgers (Lake Mary HS - FLA)
4	TEX	RHP Dillon Tate (UC Santa Barbara)
5	HOU	OF Kyle Tucker (Plant HS - Tampa)
6	MIN	LHP Tyler Jay (Illinois)
7	BOS	OF Andrew Benintendi (Arkansas)
8	CWS	RHP Carson Fulmer (Vanderbilt)
9	CHC	OF Ian Happ (Cincinnati)
10	PHI	SS Cornelius Randolph (Griffin HS - GA)
11	CIN	C Tyler Stephenson (Kennesaw Mountain HS - GA)
12	MIA	1B Josh Naylor (St. Joan of Arc Catholic HS - Mississauga - ON)
13	TB	OF Garrett Whitley (Niskayuna HS - NY)
14	ATL	LHP Kolby Allard (San Clemente HS - California)
15	MIL	OF Trenton Clark (Richland HS - North Richland Hills - TX)
16	NYY	RHP James Kaprielian (UCLA)
17	CLE	LHP Brady Aiken (IMG Academy)
18	SF	RHP Phil Bickford (Southern Nevada)
19	PIT	SS Kevin Newman (Arizona)
20	OAK	SS Richie Martin (Florida)
21	KC	RHP Ashe Russell (Cathedral Catholic HS - Indianapolis)
22	DET	RHP Beau Burrows (Weatherford HS - TX)
23	STL	OF Nick Plummer (Brother Rice HS - MI)
24	LAD	RHP Walker Buehler (Vanderbilt)
25	BAL	OF D.J. Stewart (Florida State)
26	LAA	C Taylor Ward (Fresno State - CA)

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*Compensation for not signing 2014 No. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken.

Compensation Picks	Team	Selection
27	COL	RHP Mike Nikorak (Stroudsburg HS - PA)
28	ATL	RHP Mike Soroka (Bishop Carroll HS - Calgary - AB)
29	TOR	RHP Jon Harris (Missouri State)
30	NYY	SS Kyle Holder (San Diego)
31	SF	1B Chris Shaw (Boston College)
32	PIT	3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (Concordia Lutheran HS - TX)
33	KC	RHP Nolan Watson (Lawrence North HS - IN)
34	DET	OF Christin Stewart (Tennessee)
35	LAD	RHP Kyle Funkhouser (Louisville)
36	BAL	SS Ryan Mountcastle (Hagerty HS - FL)

Competitive Balance A	Team	Selection
37	HOU (via trade with MIA)	OF Daz Cameron (Eagle's Landing Christian Academy - GA)
38	COL	3B Tyler Nevin (Poway HS - CA)
39	STL	RHP Jake Woodford (H.B. Plant HS - FL)
40	MIL	LHP Nathan Kirby (Virginia)
41	ATL (via trade with SD)	3B Austin Riley (DeSoto Central HS - MS)
42	CLE	RHP Triston McKenzie (Royal Palm Beach HS - FL)

Further Reading

ESPN's Keith Law (Insider Only) has more on the Diamondbacks selection of Dansby Swanson first overall.

Finally, we have an answer. After a spring of aggressive scouting by Diamondbacks general manager Dave Stewart and incessant discussion about potential money-saving moves, the Diamondbacks select Swanson with the first overall pick. Swanson represents the best combination of positional certainty and offensive impact among the shortstops at the top of the draft. He's going to get on base, swipe some bags and hit for power while playing solid defense at shortstop despite an average arm. He should move quickly, though don't be surprised if he swings and misses a bit.

Law (Insider Only) also has more on the Rockies selection of shortstop Brendan Rodgers, who was his top player on the board.

The Rockies grab the top player on our board. Described by some, including our own Keith Law, as "Diet Tulo," Rodgers projects to stay at shortstop and hit for both average and power. He has the quickest wrists in the draft and wowed onlookers when he squared up a Justin Hooper 97 mph fastball and drove it to the warning track at a showcase at Petco Park last summer. He's old for the class but has done nothing but hit against the very best of his peers for several years. His detractors are concerned about his body filling out, forcing a move to third base, where he might not have enough power to profile as an impact regular. Colorado has picks at 27, 38 and 44 so they're not done, but they've already done well here.

Spencer Fordin of MLB.com has more on the historic selections of shortstops in the 2015 draft.

Shortstop was the undisputed hot spot on Monday night in the first round of Major League Baseball's Draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson with the first overall pick, and a couple of highly touted infielders were taken right behind him.