The Dodgers will be busy on Day 1 of the 2015 MLB draft, with four picks before round three.
Overall, the Dodgers will start things off by selecting at No. 24 (first round), No. 35 (compensation for Hanley Ramirez), No. 67 (second round) and No. 74 (acquired from Baltimore).
After the draft begins at 4 p.m., we’ll have updates here on Dodger Insider throughout the late afternoon and evening. In the meantime, here are some links to know about:
- Our interview with new director of amateur scouting Billy Gasparino
- Ken Gurnick’s Dodger-centric MLB.com preview of the draft.
- MLB.com’s official prospect rankings.
By Jon Weisman
You might know about Rick Monday being the first No. 1 draft pick in Major League history, but what do you know about the Dodgers’ original No. 1?
Or the best Dodger draft picks by decade?
Or the elite talent chosen by the Dodgers that got away?
For the 50th anniversary of the MLB draft, Cary Osborne spoke to both Monday and John Wyatt for this Dodger Insider magazine feature, which we are proud to make our second Dodger Insider online special. (Our inaugural special, “Inside the #RallyBanana, can be accessed here.)
The package not only includes interviews with Monday and Wyatt, but snapshots of the original scouting reports on Wyatt, his first contract (original payment: $500) and more, along with a visual history of the Dodgers’ first 50 years in the draft.
But wait, there’s more: A special bonus today is an interactive edition of team historian Mark Langill’s montly Trivia Test.
Check it all out, and don’t forget, there’s more content like it in the June edition of Dodger Insider magazine, available at all Dodger Stadium team stores.
