MLB Draft 2021 tracker: results, draft order, every first-round pick as Pirates take Henry Davis at No.1

The annual MLB Amateur Draft has arrived. The three-day event kicked off on Sunday and a total of 36 picks will be made tonight. Rounds 2-10 will be on Monday and Rounds 11-20 will be on Tuesday. The project was shortened from 40 rounds to five rounds last year as a cost-cutting measure during the pandemic. There will be 20 rounds this year.

Here is our final model and here’s how to look.

With a 19-41 record in the 2021 60-game season, the Pittsburgh Pirates held the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. They used it on Louisville catcher Henry Davis. Vanderbilt star Jack Leiter, a right-handed pitcher, was selected second by the Rangers.

Houston Astros lost their first and second round picks in the 2020 and 2021 draft as part of their punishment for the sign theft scandal, so there are only 29 selections in the first round of this year. The Cincinnati Reds are the only team to receive a free agent compensation pick this year. They received the No. 30 selection after losing Trevor Bauer.

Here’s our breakdown of the 29 first-round picks from the 2020 Draft. Be sure to update for updates throughout the night.