SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 07: MLB commissioner Bud Selig speaks during the MLB First Year Player Draft on June 7, 2010 held in Studio 42 at the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The Houston Astros surprised many by taking high school shortstop Carlos Correa with the first pick of the 2012 draft. Predicted number one pick Mark Appel, the Stanford right-hander, fell all the way to the Pittsburgh Pirates at number eight.
Here are the complete first round results, courtesy of MLB.com:
- 1. Houston Astros: SS Carlos Correa, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
- 2. Minnesota Twins: OF Byron Buxton, Appling County HS (Ga.)
- 3. Seattle Mariners: C Mike Zunino, Florida
- 4. Baltimore Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman, LSU
- 5. Kansas City Royals: RHP Kyle Zimmer, San Francisco
- 6. Chicago Cubs: OF Albert Almora, Mater Academy (Fla.)
- 7. San Diego Padres: LHP Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
- 8. Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Mark Appel, Stanford
- 9. Miami Marlins: LHP Andrew Heaney, Oklahoma St.
- 10. Colorado Rockies: OF David Dahl, Oak Mountain HS (Ala.)
- 11. Oakland Athletics: SS Addison Russell, Pace HS (Fla.)
- 12. New York Mets: SS Gavin Cecchini, Barbe HS (La.)
- 13. Chicago White Sox: OF Courtney Hawkins, Carroll HS (Texas)
- 14. Cincinnati Reds: RHP Nick Travieso, Archbishop McCarthy HS (Fla.)
- 15. Cleveland Indians: OF Tyler Naquin, Texas A&M
- 16. Washington Nationals: RHP Lucas Giolito, Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
- 17. Toronto Blue Jays: OF D.J. Davis, Stone County HS (Miss.)
- 18. Los Angeles Dodgers: SS Corey Seager, Northwest Cabarrus HS (N.C.)
- 19. St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha, Texas A&M (Compensation for A. Pujols - LAA)
- 20. San Francisco Giants: RHP Chris Stratton, Mississippi St.
- 21. Atlanta Braves: RHP Lucas Sims, Brookwood HS (Ga.)
- 22. Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman, Duke (Compensation for T. Beede - unsigned)
- 23. St. Louis Cardinals: OF James Ramsey, Florida St.
- 24. Boston Red Sox: SS Deven Marrero, Arizona St.
- 25. Tampa Bay Rays: 3B/1B Richie Shaffer, Clemson
- 26. Arizona Diamondbacks: C Stryker Trahan, Acadiana HS (La.)
- 27. Milwaukee Brewers: C Clint Coulter, Union HS (Wash.) (Compensation for P. Fielder - DET)
- 28. Milwaukee Brewers: OF Victor Roache, Georgia Southern
- 29. Texas Rangers: OF Lewis Brinson, Coral Springs HS (Fla.)
- 30. New York Yankees: RHP Ty Hensley, Santa Fe HS (Okla.)
- 31. Boston Red Sox: LHP Brian Johnson, Florida (Compensation for J. Papelbon - PHI)


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