The 2011 MLB Draft is less than twelve hours away and its time to take one last look at the draft order in advance of the 4:00pm pacific start live on the MLB Network. The Oakland Athletics hold the No. 18 pick, while the San Francisco Giants hold the No. 28 pick in the first round. The teams will have five minutes to make picks in the first round, followed by one minute to pick in the compensation round. Those two rounds will be broadcast on the MLB Network on Monday.
As the draft order information below indicates, the Giants will also be making a selection in the first compensatory round. They hold the 49th overall pick in that round as compensation for the Dodgers decision to sign Juan Uribe. Since Uribe qualified as a Type B free agent, the Giants get the compensation pick in the sandwich round, but nothing else. In an additional compensation move, the A's do not have a second round pick because of their decision to sign relief pitcher Grant Balfour. The Tampa Bay Rays received the A's second round pick as well as a compensation pick in the sandwich round because Balfour qualified as a Type A free agent. MLB.com describes Type A and Type B free agents, while mymlbdraft.com provides a list of both types of free agents.
Here is the 2011 MLB Draft order for the first two rounds and compensation round A courtesy of MyMLBDraft.com:
FIRST ROUND
| Pick # | Team | Record/Draft Note |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57-105 |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners | 61-101 |
| 3 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 65-97 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | 66-96 |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 67-95 |
| 6 | Washington Nationals | 69-93 |
| 7* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Compensation for failure to sign 2010 1st round pick Barrett Loux. |
| 8 | Cleveland Indians | 69-73 |
| 9 | Chicago Cubs | 75-87 |
| 10* | San Diego Padres | Compensation for failure to sign 2010 1st round pick Karsten Whitson. |
| 11 | Houston Astros | 76-86 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Brewers | 77-85 |
| 13 | New York Mets | 79-83 |
| 14 | Florida Marlins | 80-82 |
| 15* | Milwaukee Brewers | Compensation for failure to sign 2010 1st round pick Dylan Covey. |
| 16 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 80-82 |
| 17 | Los angeles Angels | 80-82 |
| 18 | Oakland A's | 81-81 |
| 19* | Boston Red Sox | Compensation for Detroit signing of Type A free agent, Victor Martinez. |
| 20 | Colorado Rockies | 83-79 |
| 21 | Toronto Blue Jays | 85-77 |
| 22 | St. Louis Cardinals | 86-76 |
| 23* | Washington Nationals | Compensation for Chi. White Sox signing of Type A free agent, Adam Dunn. |
| 24* | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for Boston signing of Type A free agent, Carl Crawford. |
| 25 | San Diego Padres | 90-72 |
| 26* | Boston Red Sox | Compensation for Texas signing of Type A free agent, Adrian Beltre. |
| 27 | Cincinnati Reds | 91-71 |
| 28 | Atlanta Braves | 91-71 |
| 29 | San Francisco Giants | 92-70 |
| 30 | Minnesota Twins | 94-68 |
| 31 | New York Yankees | 95-76 |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Rays | 96-66 |
| 33* | Texas Rangers | Compensation for Phiadelphia signing of Type A free agent, Cliff Lee. |
COMPENSATION ROUND A
| Pick # | Team | Draft Note |
| 34 | Washington Nationals | Compensation for Chi. White Sox signing Adam Dunn |
| 35 | Toronto Blue Jays | Compensation for LA Angels signing Scott Downs |
| 36 | Boston Red Sox | Compensation for Detroit signing Victor Martinez |
| 37 | Texas Rangers | Compensation for Philadelphia signing Cliff Lee |
| 38 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for NY Yankees signing Rafeal Soriano |
| 39 | Philadelphia Phillies | Compensation for Washington signing Jayson Werth |
| 40 | Boston Red Sox | Compensation for Texas signing Adrian Beltre |
| 41 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for Boston signing Carl Crawford |
| 42 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for Oakland signing Grant Balfour |
| 43 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Compensation for Washington signing Adam LaRoche |
| 44 | NY Mets | Compensation for NY Yankees signing Pedro Feliciano |
| 45 | Colorado Rockies | Compansation for Toronto signing Octavio Dotel |
| 46 | Toronto Blue Jays | Compensation for Baltimore signing Kevin Gregg |
| 47 | Chicago White Cox | Compensation for Arizona signing JJ Putz |
| 48 | San Diego Padres | Compensation for LA Dodgers signing Jon Garland |
| 49 | San Francisco Giants | Compensation for LA Dodgers signing Juan Uribe |
| 50 | Minnesota Twins | Compensation for San Diego signing Orlando Hudson |
| 51 | New York Yankees | Compensation for Florida signing Javier Vazquez |
| 52 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for San Diego signing Brad Hawpe. |
| 53 | Toronto Blue Jays | Compensation for Florida signing John Buck |
| 54 | San Diego Padres | Compensation for Texas signing Yorvit Torrealba |
| 55 | Minnesota Twins | Compensation for Chi. White Sox signing Jesse Crain |
| 56 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for Detroit signing Joaquin Benoit |
| 57 | Toronto Blue Jays | Compensation for Seattle signing Miguel Olivo |
| 58 | San Diego Padres | Compensation for Pittsburgh signing Kevin Correia |
| 59 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for Florida signing Randy Choate |
| 60 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation for San Diego signing Chad Qualls |
SECOND ROUND CHANGES
| Pick # | Team | Record/Draft Note |
| 66 | Philadelphia Phillies | Compensation from Washington for signing Jayson Werth |
| 74 | Toronto Blue Jays | Compensation from LA Angels for signing Scott Downs |
| 75 | Tampa Bay Rays | Compensation from Oakland for signing Grant Balfour |
We'll be here for the next three days covering the 2011 MLB Draft for both the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics. For more in-depth discussion about the Giants head to McCovey Chronicles. For more on the A's head over to Athletics Nation. For more general minor league and draft discussion, check out Minor League Ball and Baseball Nation.