The 2022 MLB Draft is set to begin on July 17 in Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles Dodgers set to make 19 picks. The Athletic will have comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, including top-100 prospect rankings, mock drafts, prospect profiles, team-by-team analysis and much more. Find out how much money the Dodgers will have to spend on this year’s draft class, who they might be targeting with their top picks and much more…
Dates, location and times
The 2022 MLB Draft is a three-day event spanning Sunday through Tuesday of MLB All-Star weekend in Los Angeles. The Sunday evening kickoff includes the first two rounds and will be held live with representatives from each team on hand, as well as several potential draft picks and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.
When: July 17, at 7pm EST; July 18, at 2pm EST; July 19, at 2pm EST
Where: Los Angeles
TV: MLB Network (first 80 picks) and ESPN (first round)
Top prospect rankings and mock draft
Druw Jones leads Keith Law’s latest top-100 prospect ranking.
Will the Orioles go with best player available for the top pick? How will the Mets approach their two top-15 picks? The Athletic’s MLB staff weighs in with a first-round mock draft.
Get all of our latest draft coverage here.
MLB Draft explainer
How does the draft bonus pool work? And why is the Dodgers’ first pick at slot 40 instead of 30?
Dodgers team president Andrew Friedman. (Joe Camporeale / USA Today)
Draft bonus pool
$4,221,400 — smallest bonus pool in this draft
Source: MLB.com
Dodgers draft picks with top-10 round slot values
Round 2, Pick No. 40: $1,950,900 (first pick dropped from 30 to 40 for exceeding luxury tax threshold)
Rd. 3, Pick No. 105: $582,400
Rd. 4, Pick No. 135: $435,000
Rd. 5, Pick No. 165: $325,200
Rd. 6, Pick No. 195: $253,200
Rd. 7, Pick No. 225: $199,700
Rd. 8, Pick No. 255: $169,000
Rd. 9, Pick No. 285: $156,500
Rd. 10, Pick No. 315: $149,500
Rd. 11, Pick No. 345:
Rd. 12, Pick No. 375:
Rd. 13, Pick No. 405:
Rd. 14, Pick No. 435:
Rd. 15, Pick No. 465:
Rd. 16, Pick No. 495:
Rd. 17, Pick No. 525:
Rd. 18, Pick No. 555:
Rd. 19, Pick No. 585:
Rd. 20, Pick No. 615:
Source: MLB.com
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