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2012

The 2012 First-Year Amateur Draft had a distinct feel, following the new Collective Bargaining Agreement reached the previous offseason. Draft signing bonus pools were allotted, with each pick in the first 10 rounds having a value assigned to it. Penalties were assessed to teams that spent beyond their allotted pools. The Draft was condensed from 50 rounds to 40. And the signing deadline was moved up from Aug. 15 to the middle of July.

Carlos Correa was taken No. 1 overall by the Astros, who signed the 18-year-old Puerto Rican just two days after selecting him. Correa was an unlikely first pick, but he impressed Astros' officials in late workouts with his size and power, and he signed for $2.4 million less than the $7.2 million allotted value for the top pick, allowing the Astros to use that saved money on later picks that were considered harder to sign. Correa became the first player from Puerto Rico taken first overall.

With the No. 2 pick, the Twins took high school outfielder Byron Buxton, who hit .513 with 17 doubles and 38 stolen bases during his senior season at Appling County High School in Georgia.

Mike Zunino went No. 3 to the Mariners and was the last of the top three to be signed, inking a deal on July 2. The son of Reds scout Greg Zunino, Mike helped lead his Florida Gators team to three consecutive College World Series appearances in 2010-12.

The quick-signing theme continued throughout the first round, with only one first rounder out of 30 failing to sign by the deadline. Overall spending on first-round picks dropped from $233.6 million in 2011 to $203.7 million.

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School
1.	Astros	Carlos Correa	SS	Puerto Rico BB Academy (P.R.)
2.	Twins	Byron Buxton	OF	Appling County HS (Ga.)
3.	Mariners	Mike Zunino	C	Florida
4.	Orioles	Kevin Gausman	RHP	LSU
5.	Royals	Kyle Zimmer	RHP	University of San Francisco
6.	Cubs	Albert Almora	OF	Mater Academy Charter School (Fla.)
7.	Padres	Max Fried	LHP	Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
8.	Pirates	Mark Appel	RHP	Stanford
9.	Marlins	Andrew Heaney	LHP	Oklahoma State
10.	Rockies	David Dahl	OF	Oak Mountain HS (Ala.)
11.	A's	Addison Russell	SS	Pace HS (Fla.)
12.	Mets	Gavin Cecchini	SS	Barbe HS (La.)
13.	White Sox	Courtney Hawkins	OF	Carroll HS (Texas)
14.	Reds	Nick Travieso	RHP	Archbishop McCarthy HS (Fla.)
15.	Indians	Tyler Naquin	OF	Texas A&M
16.	Nationals	Lucas Giolito	RHP	Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
17.	Blue Jays	D.J. Davis	OF	Stone County HS (Miss.)
18.	Dodgers	Corey Seager	SS	Northwest Cabarrus HS (N.C.)
19.	Cardinals	Michael Wacha	RHP	Texas A&M
20.	Giants	Chris Stratton	RHP	Mississippi State
21.	Braves	Lucas Sims	RHP	Brookwood HS (Ga.)
22.	Blue Jays	Marcus Stroman	RHP	Duke
23.	Cardinals	James Ramsey	OF	Florida State
24.	Red Sox	Deven Marrero	SS	Arizona State
25.	Rays	Richie Shaffer	3B	Clemson
26.	D-Backs	Stryker Trahan	C	Acadiana HS (La.)
27.	Brewers	Clint Coulter	C	Union HS (Wash.)
28.	Brewers	Victor Roache	OF	Georgia Southern
29.	Rangers	Lewis Brinson	OF	Coral Springs HS (Fla.)
30.	Yankees	Ty Hensley	RHP	Edmond Santa Fe HS (Okla.)

2011

The 2011 First-Year Player Draft included some familiar names, as sons of several famous sports figures were drafted. The Cubs grabbed Trevor Gretzky, son of all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, while Derech Rodriguez, son of former American League Most Valuable Player Pudge Rodriguez, was chosen by the Twins with the 208th pick. Ryan Garvey, son of 10-time All-Star Steve Garvey, was drafted by the Phillies (No. 481 overall).

With their fourth No. 1 overall pick in franchise history, the Pirates selected UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole, who had gone 8-2 with a 0.46 ERA in 75 2/3 innings during his junior season.

The Mariners, D-backs, and Orioles all took starting pitchers with their first picks, too, making the first four overall selection starting pitchers. A total of 792 pitchers were selected in the 2011 Draft.

The Mariners bolstered what looked to be a strong future rotation, adding Danny Hultzen with the second overall pick. Seattle was impressed with the lefty’s maturity and athleticism, following his 11-3 record in his final year with Virginia. The D-Backs followed with Cole's rotation mate Trevor Bauer as their top pick, hoping to capitalize quickly on the UCLA right-hander, who was perceived as being close to big league-ready. Bauer led the country in strikeouts as a sophomore and junior and was 13-2 with a 1.25 ERA in his last 16 starts with the Bruins.

The Orioles rounded out the streak, grabbing Oklahoma high schooler Dylan Bundy with the fourth pick. Bundy struck out 164 in his senior season at Owasso High School, going 11-1 with a 1.58 ERA.

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School
1.	Pirates	Gerrit Cole	RHP	UCLA
2.	Mariners	Danny Hultzen	LHP	Virginia
3.	D-Backs	Trevor Bauer	UCLA	UCLA
4.	Orioles	Dylan Bundy	RHP	Owasso HS (Okla.)
5.	Royals	Bubba Starling	OF	Gardner Edgerton HS (Kan.)
6.	Nationals	Anthony Rendon	3B	Rice
7.	D-Backs	Archie Bradley	RHP	Broken Arrow Sr. HS (Okla.)
8.	Reds	Francisco Lindor	SS	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
9.	Cubs	Javier Baez	SS	Arlington Country Day School (Fla.)
10.	Padres	Cory Spangenberg	2B	Indian River State
11.	Astros	George Springer	OF	Connecticut
12.	Brewers	Taylor Jungmann	RHP	University of Texas
13.	Mets	Brandon Nimmo	OF	Cheyenne East HS (Wyo.)
14.	Marlins	Jose Fernandez	RHP	Braulio Alonso HS (Fla.)
15.	Brewers	Jed Bradley	LHP	Georgia Tech
16.	Dodgers	Chris Reed	LHP	Stanford
17.	Angels	C.J. Cron	1B	Utah
18.	A's	Sonny Gray	RHP	Vanderbilt
19.	Red Sox	Matt Barnes	RHP	Connecticut
20.	Rockies	Tyler Anderson	LHP	Oregon
21.	Blue Jays	Tyler Beede	RHP	Lawrence Academy (Mass.)
22.	Cardinals	Kolten Wong	2B	Hawaii
23.	Nationals	Alex Meyer	RHP	Kentucky
24.	Rays	Taylor Guerrieri	RHP	Spring Valley HS (S.C.)
25.	Padres	Joe Ross	RHP	Bishop O'Dowd School (Calif.)
26.	Red Sox	Blake Swihart	C	V Sue Cleveland HS (N.M.)
27.	Reds	Robert Stephenson	RHP	Alhambra HS (Calif.)
28.	Braves	Sean Gilmartin	LHP	Florida State
29.	Giants	Joe Panik	SS	St. Johns
30.	Twins	Levi Michael	SS	North Calolina

2010

The Washington Nationals made 17 year-old Bryce Harper the third-youngest player to be taken first overall in the First-Year Player Draft, following Tim Foli and Ken Griffey Jr. Harper was also just the fifth catcher to be drafted first, but the Nats announced they'd move him to the outfield to speed up his arrival to the Major Leagues. Harper hit .442 with 29 home runs and 89 RBIs during his freshman season at College of Southern Nevada, where he’d gone to play after his sophomore year in high school.

The Pirates used the second overall pick to make Texas prep right-hander Jameson Taillon the first of 804 pitchers taken in the draft. There was a lot of talk that Manny Machado would be the Pirates’ top choice, but the power-hitter was instead selected third by the Baltimore Orioles. Machado, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound shortstop who drew comparisons to Alex Rodriguez, owned a .639 average with 12 homers and 56 RBIs as a high school senior in Miami.

High school players accounted for 32.7 percent of the total selections in the ‘10 draft -- the fifth-lowest percentage in Draft history. Clubs used 52.3 percent of their picks on pitchers, accounting for the seventh-highest percentage ever.

The Mets and White Sox helped start the pitching trend early, grabbing standout college hurlers Matt Harvey and Chris sale as the seventh and 13th picks, respectively. Harvey was 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA in his final year at North Carolina, while Sale was superb in his junior year, leading the NCAA Division I in strikeouts while going 11-0 with two saves.

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School
1.	Nationals	Bryce Harper	OF	College of Southern Nevada
2.	Pirates	Jameson Taillon	RHP	The Woodlands HS (Texas)
3.	Orioles	Manny Machado	SS	Brito Miami Private School (Fla.)
4.	Royals	Christian Colon	SS	Cal State Fullerton
5.	Indians	Drew Pomeranz	LHP	Ole Miss
6.	D-backs	Barret Loux	RHP	Texas A&M
7.	Mets	Matt Harvey	RHP	North Carolina
8.	Astros	Delino DeShields Jr.	OF	Woodward Academy (Ga.)
9.	Padres	Karsten Whitson	RHP	Chipley High School (Fla.)
10.	A's	Michael Choice	OF	Univerisity of Texas-Arlington
11.	Blue Jays	Deck McGuire	RHP	Georgia Tech
12.	Reds	Yasmani Grandal	C	Miami
13.	White Sox	Chris Sale	LHP	Florida Gulf Coast University
14.	Brewers	Dylan Covey	RHP	Maranatha High School (Calif.)
15.	Rangers	Jake Skole	OF	Blessed Trinity High School (Ga.)
16.	Cubs	Hayden Simpson	RHP	Southern Arkansas University
17.	Rays	Josh Sale	OF	Bishop Blanchet High School (Wash.)
18.	Angels	Kaleb Cowart	3B	Cook High School (Ga.)
19.	Astros	Mike Foltynewicz	RHP	Minooka Community High School (Ill.)
20.	Red Sox	Kolbrin Vitek	2B	Ball State
21.	Twins	Alex Wimmers	RHP	Ohio State
22.	Rangers	Kellin Deglan	C	R.E. Mountain SS (B.C.)
23.	Marlins	Christian Yelich	1B	Westlake High School (Calif.)
24.	Giants	Gary Brown	OF	Cal State-Fullerton
25.	Cardinals	Zack Cox	3B	Arkansas
26.	Rockies	Kyle Parker	OF	Clemson
27.	Phillies	Jessie Biddle	LHP	Germantown Friends School (Pa.)
28.	Dodgers	Zach Lee	RHP	McKinney High School (Texas)
29.	Angels	Cameron Bedrosian	RHP	East Coweta HS (Ind.)
30.	Angels	Chevy Clarke	OF	Marietta (Ga.)

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