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2021 MLB Draft Coverage

UPDATE: To follow along with the draft live, you can find our tracker here

Baseball America’s comprehensive 2021 MLB Draft coverage ahead the first round on Sunday night, which begins at 7 p.m. ET. in Denver, Colorado. 

Want draft updates on your Twitter feed? Follow Carlos Collazo. 


MLB Draft Prospect Rankings

Click here to see Baseball America’s annual draft rankings, which features full-length scouting reports for every prospect.

Unlike previous years, the 2021 class lacks a true consensus No. 1 prospect. Instead, it features a group of top-tier options, including four talented high school shortstops


2021 MLB Mock Draft

Click here to see the latest version of the mock draft, as Carlos Collazo continues to report and talk to teams in the hours leading up to the draft.

If you’d like to see how our mock has evolved, you can see a compilation of each version here


2021 MLB Draft Preview


Draft Order, Slot Values

Click here to see the draft order for the first 10 rounds, slot values for each pick and some recent histories for teams picking high atop the first round. 


Baseball America’s MLB Draft Database

Want to explore the history of the draft? We can help. Our draft database has archived information dating back to 1965. You can sort by team, year, round, position, player and specific pick number. And we’ve added shareable links this year so you can better utilize your queries! 

Click here to explore the database, which also includes thousands of archived draft scouting reports. 


MLB Draft Stock Watch

Each week, lead draft writer Carlos Collazo has taken temperature of the ever-changing draft landscape in our new ‘Stock Watch’ series. Here is every entry. 

May 18: Which draft demographics are riskiest at No. 1 overall? 
May 11: There are continued questions at the top for college prospects
May 3: Rising names in our BA 400 update
April 28: 5 ranked risers, 5 unranked pop-up prospects
April 20: 12 pop-up prospects, notable performers
April 15: It’s a standout year for northeast draft prospects
April 7: 10 rising prospects in our BA 300 draft update
March 15: Could this be a historic year for high school shortstops?
March 9: 10 early-season rising prospects
March 2: Checking in on first round college bats
Feb 23: Bearing down on potential first round arms
Feb 16: 10 sleepers who could pop up
Jan. 26: Stock watch for the top 30 draft prospects


Additional Stories

As always, you can find all of our additional stories here. 


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