2007 MBL Draft Order Released

Newly-Relocated Tigers Get First Selection

Baseball fans on Florida's left coast suffered through the worst season of any team in the league last year, but they will not benefit from seeing the first player selected in the 2007 Molson Baseball League draft now that the Devil Rays are back in Michigan. The Tigers will select first in February's draft.

Will Justin Verlander stay in Detroit?

Here is the official draft order. As a reminder, teams in Group A are allowed to protect three rookies without forfeiting their first-round draft picks; Groups B and C, can protect two and one, respectively. Because the Nationals and Diamondbacks tied for the fifth-worst record, both are categorized as Group B.

Group A
1. Detroit Tigers, 2. Atlanta Braves, 3. San Diego Padres, 4. Houston Astros,
Group B
5. Washington Nationals, 6. Arizona Diamondbacks, 7. Minnesota Twins, 8. Chicago White Sox, 9. Los Angeles Angels, 10. Toronto Blue Jays
Group C
11. New York Mets, 12. Saint Louis Cardinals, 13. Washington Senators, 14. Florida Marlins, 15. Oakland Athletics
Group D
16. Los Angeles Dodgers, 17. Boston Red Sox, 18. Seattle Mariners, 19. Cleveland Indians, 20. New York Yankees.

* Teams tied. Teams will flip priority in each round.