The 2022 MLB Draft begins Sunday, July 17, at 4 p.m. PT from L.A. Live, with live coverage on MLB Network, ESPN and MLB.com. The opening night will consist of the first 80 picks, running through the end of round two, along with the competitive balance and compensation picks.
Day 2 of the 2022 MLB Draft gets underway Monday, July 18, at 11 a.m. PT. Rounds 3-10 will be covered on MLB.com. The final rounds, Nos. 11-20, will begin on Tuesday, July 19, at 9 a.m. PT with coverage on MLB.com.
The Los Angeles Dodgers hold nine picks in the Draft and will be making their first selection at No. 40. The pick dropped 10 spots as a result of the club exceeding the luxury tax threshold during the 2021 season.
L.A. has only once selected lower than No. 40 with their first pick, which came in 2012 when they drafted Jesmuel Valentin at No. 51 overall. It was a supplemental pick for catcher Rod Barajas signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in free agency.
The only other time the Dodgers held the No. 40 overall pick was 2005, which they used on right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar. The two sides were unable to reach an agreement, however, leading Hochevar to be selected by the Kansas City Royals with the first overall pick in the following year’s draft.
Furthermore, the Dodgers’ bonus pool is $4.2 million, which ranks last among all 30 teams. Bonus pools are calculated by adding the slot values of every pick through the first 10 rounds.
There are consequences for exceeding the allotment, including a 75% tax on any overage amount up to 5% over the pool. If a team goes over the 5%, they will lose their first-round pick in the next draft.
Multiple factors played a role in the Dodgers’ bonus pool decreasing for the 2022 MLB Draft, but perhaps none bigger than the signing of Freddie Freeman after he declined the $18.4 million qualifying offer from the Atlanta Braves.
Complete 2022 MLB Draft order and slot values
First round MLB Draft order
1) Orioles: $8,842,200
2) D-backs: $8,185,100
3) Rangers: $7,587,600
4) Pirates: $7,002,100
5) Nationals: $6,494,300
6) Marlins: $6,034,300
7) Cubs: $5,708,000
8) Twins: $5,439,500
9) Royals: $5,200,200
10) Rockies: $4,980,400
11) Mets: $4,778,200
12) Tigers: $4,587,900
13) Angels: $4,410,200
14) Mets: $4,241,600
15) Padres: $4,082,900
16) Guardians: $3,935,500
17) Phillies: $3,792,800
18) Reds: $3,657,900
19) Athletics: $3,529,400
20) Braves: $3,407,400
21) Mariners: $3,291,200
22) Cardinals: $3,180,600
23) Blue Jays: $3,075,300
24) Red Sox: $2,974,900
25) Yankees: $2,879,300
26) White Sox: $2,788,000
27) Brewers: $2,700,500
28) Astros: $2,620,400
29) Rays: $2,547,600
30) Giants: $2,485,500
Compensation picks
31) Rockies: $2,429,300
*The Rockies received the pick as compensation for the Red Sox signing Trevor Story
32) Reds: $2,371,800
*The Reds received the pick as compensation for the Phillies signing Nick Castellanos
Competitive Balance Round A
33) Orioles: $2,313,900
34) D-backs: $2,257,100
35) Braves: $2,202,100 (received from the Royals via trade)
36) Pirates: $2,149,200
37) Guardians: $2,100,700
38) Rockies: $2,051,300
39) Padres: $2,003,500
Second round
40) Dodgers: $1,951,900
41) Red Sox: $1,905,500
42) Orioles: $1,861,000
43) D-backs: $1,817,600
44) Pirates: $1,775,200
45) Nationals: $1,733,900
46) Marlins: $1,699,500
47) Cubs: $1,660,400
48) Twins: $1,621,900
49) Royals: $1,584,100
50) Rockies: $1,544,500
51) Tigers: $1,509,800
52) Mets: $1,474,400
53) Padres: $1,439,900
54) Guardians: $1,406,400
55) Reds: $1,373,300
56) Athletics: $1,341,200
57) Braves: $1,306,700
58) Mariners: $1,275,900
59) Cardinals: $1,245,600
60) Blue Jays: $1,216,100
61) Yankees: $1,187,000
62) White Sox: $1,158,600
63) Brewers: $1,130,900
64) Astros: $1,103,600
65) Rays: $1,077,100
66) Giants: $1,054,200
Competitive Balance Round B
67) Orioles: $1,026,300 (received from Marlins via trade)
68) Twins: $1,001,500
69) Athletics: $977,000
70) Rays: $952,800 (received from Tigers via trade)
71) Rays: $929,100
72) Brewers: $914,900
73) Reds: $900,900
74) Mariners: $887,000
Free agent compensation picks
75) Mets: $873,300
76) Braves: $859,700
77) Blue Jays: $846,500
78) Blue Jays: $833,200
79) Red Sox: $820,000
80) Astros: $806,800
Third round
81) Orioles: $793,600
82) D-backs: $782,000
83) Pirates: $770,300
84) Nationals: $758,500
85) Marlins: $746,800
86) Cubs: $735,200
87) Royals: $724,300
88) Rockies: $713,000
89) Angels: $701,800
90) Mets: $691,000
91) Padres: $680,100
92) Guardians: $669,900
93) Phillies: $659,800
94) Reds: $649,600
95) Athletics: $641,800
96) Braves: $635,500
97) Cardinals: $629,500
98) Blue Jays: $623,200
99) Red Sox: $617,200
100) Yankees: $611,100
101) White Sox: $606,300
102) Brewers: $600,400
103) Astros: $594,300
104) Rays: $588,400
105) Dodgers: $582,400
106) Giants: $576,900
Fourth round
107) Orioles: $571,100
108) D-backs: $565,500
109) Rangers: $560,000
110) Pirates: $554,600
111) Nationals: $549,100
112) Marlins: $543,600
113) Cubs: $538,400
114) Twins: $533,100
115) Royals: $527,800
116) Rockies: $522,700
117) Tigers: $517,700
118) Angels: $512,700
119) Mets: $507,500
120) Padres: $502,600
121) Guardians: $497,700
122) Phillies: $492,800
123) Reds: $488,100
124) Athletics: $483,300
125) Braves: $478,700
126) Mariners: $474,700
127) Cardinals: $470,100
128) Blue Jays: $465,400
129) Red Sox: $461,000
130) Yankees: $456,300
131) White Sox: $452,700
132) Brewers: $448,200
133) Astros: $443,700
134) Rays: $439,400
135) Dodgers: $435,000
136) Giants: $430,900
Rounds 5-20 Draft order
Orioles
Diamondbacks
Rangers
Pirates
Nationals
Marlins
Cubs
Twins
Royals
Rockies
Tigers
Angels
Mets
Padres
Guardians
Phillies
Reds
Athletics
Braves
Mariners
Cardinals
Blue Jays
Red Sox
Yankees
White Sox
Brewers
Astros
Rays
Dodgers
Giants
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