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The 2012 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 4 through June 6, 2012, [1] from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Houston Astros , with the first overall pick , selected Carlos Correa from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School .
Unlike in the NFL, NHL, MLS, and the NBA, teams may not trade draft choices (with the exception of competitive balance draft selections, which can be traded as explained below), but may purchase the rights to Rule 5 Draft Picks. [6] Beginning with the 2012 season, MLB allows one specific class of draft picks to be traded. As part of a newly ...
The Chicago Cubs selected Almora in the first round, with the sixth overall selection, in the 2012 MLB draft out of Mater Academy Charter School. He signed with the Cubs, receiving a $3.9 million signing bonus. MLB.com ranked Almora as the second-best prospect in the Cubs organization in 2013, [5] and the 39th ranked prospect in all of baseball.
The Oakland Athletics selected Bailey in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. [6] He signed with Oakland and spent his first professional season with both the AZL Athletics and the Vermont Lake Monsters, posting a combined 3–1 record and 2.93 ERA in 12 games between both teams.
On November 27, 2011, the Rays traded catcher John Jaso to the Seattle Mariners for relief pitcher Josh Lueke, as well as a player to be named later or cash. [1]The Rays signed catcher José Molina on November 28, 2011 to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with a $1.5 million club option for 2013, with a $300,000 buyout.
Poteet attended Christian High School in El Cajon, California. [1] After his senior year, he was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 27th round of the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins. [2]
The tradition of baseball holding off-season meetings during December dates back to 1876, the first offseason of the National League.At the 1876 meetings, William Hulbert was selected to be the league's president, and two teams (the New York Mutuals and Philadelphia Athletics) were expelled from the league for failing to play all their scheduled games; they had refused to make their final road ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the seventh round, with the 243rd overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. [3] [6] He signed with the Diamondbacks, receiving a $200,000 signing bonus, bypassing his commitment to Virginia Tech. [5] That year, he made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Diamondbacks of the Arizona League and the Missoula Osprey ...