# 2026 MLB Draft Tracker - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/2026-mlb-draft-tracker/ - Published: 2026-07-15T15:59:29-05:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney ### **The 2026 MLB Draft Tracker is now live!** The 2026 [MLB](https://www.mlb.com/) Draft is completed and here is the tracker of draft picks. This will keep track of who signs and for how much. Here’s the details on the picks. Every pick in the first 10 rounds has an assigned slot value, with the total for each club’s slot value equaling what it can spend without a penalty. If a player in those rounds does not sign, his slot value gets subtracted from the team’s pool. Any player selected after the 10th round has a slot value of $150,000; anything over will count against the teams pool. Teams that exceed their bonus pool are penalized. Clubs that exceed their allotment by 0-5% pay a 75% tax on the overage. Between 5-10%, teams lose a future first-round pick and are taxed 75%. Between 10-15%, teams lose a future first- and second-rounder with a 100% tax. Anything over 15% will cost a team 2 first-rounders and 100% tax. Teams have until July 27 at 4:00 PM CST to sign their picks. Here’s the details on the tracker… * Tab A – Team Info: This lists the total picks, percentage sign, and pool information. I’ve added a column to track the amount of taxes a team is projected for pay on overages. **Bolded teams have completed their signings.** * Tab B – Picks: These are the actual picks with signing details. I’ve added a column for sources this year. * Tab C – State Demo: A list of what state the player was from; this isn’t where their hometown is, but rather where they played at the last level. * Tab D – Position Demo: A list of what position all the players were taken from by team; there is a total column to see how many players were taken total from each position. * Tab E – School Level: This breaks down all the picks by the level of schooling they were selected from. I added info about grade level for college, since this is important for bonuses. Sophomores have more leverage than seniors. 5Y is 5th year seniors and/or graduate students. A few notes really quick on changes in picks: [⌊Rob Manfred at the MLB Draft⌉⌊Rob Manfred at the MLB Draft⌉[ * Teams that received CB-A picks: - San Francisco Giants (from Cleveland Guardians in [Patrick Bailey](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailepa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) trade) - Kansas City Royals - Arizona Diamondbacks - St. Louis Cardinals - Tampa Bay Rays (from Baltimore Orioles in [Shane Baz](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bazsh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) trade) - Chicago White Sox (from Pittsburgh Pirates in [Jacob Gonzalez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br)/ [Brandon Eisert](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eiserbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) trade) - Colorado Rockies * Teams that received CB-B picks: - Boston Red Sox (from Milwaukee Brewers in [Caleb Durbin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/durbica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) trade) - St. Louis Cardinals (from Seattle Mariners in [Brendan Donovan](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) trade) - Detroit Tigers - Cincinnati Reds - Miami Marlins - St. Louis Cardinals (from Tampa Bay Rays in Brendan Donovan trade) - Athletics - Minnesota Twins * Teams whose 1st round picks dropped 10 positions due to competitive balance tax violation: - New York Mets (1.27) - New York Yankees (1.35) - Philadelphia Phillies (1.36) - Toronto Blue Jays (1.39) - Los Angeles Dodgers (1.40) * Additional picks added: - 1.26: Atlanta Braves for [Drake Baldwin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baldwdr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) winning ROY - 1.28: Houston Astros for [Hunter Brown](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=brownhu01,brown-009hun,brown-008hun,brown-010hun,brown-006hun&search=Hunter+Brown&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) top 3 [Cy Young](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youngcy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) voting - 2.51: Pittsburgh Pirates for failure to sign 2025 draftee [Angel Cervantes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cervan000ang&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br)( 2.50) - 2.75: Chicago Cubs for losing free agent [Kyle Tucker](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuckeky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) - 4.133: Houston Astros for losing free agent [Framber Valdez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdefr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) - 4.134: San Diego Padres for losing free agent [Dylan Cease](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceasedy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) - 4.135: Philadelphia Phillies for losing free agent [Ranger Suarez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suarera01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) * Forfeited Picks: - Boston Red Sox – lost 2nd and 5th highest picks for signing Suarez - Detroit Tigers – lost 3rd highest pick for signing Valdez - Los Angeles Dodgers – lost 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th highest draft picks for signing [Edwin Diaz](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=diazed04,diazed03,diaz--005edw&search=Edwin+Díaz&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) and Tucker - New York Mets – lost 2nd and 5th highest picks for signing [Bo Bichette](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bichebo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br) - Toronto Blue Jays – lost 2nd and 5th highest picks for signing Cease Some picks have already signed, and 1 (20.594 [Kollin Ritchie](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ritchi000kol&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-15_br)) has already stated he won’t be signing. 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Hopefully it’ll be updated regularly.