2011 Major League Baseball draft
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates Right-handed pitcher UCLA
2 Danny Hultzen Seattle Mariners Left-handed pitcher Virginia
3 Trevor Bauer Arizona Diamondbacks Right-handed pitcher UCLA
4 Dylan Bundy Baltimore Orioles Right-handed pitcher Owasso High School ( OK )
5 Bubba Starling Kansas City Royals Outfielder Gardner Edgerton High School ( KS )
6 Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals Third baseman Rice
7 Archie Bradley Arizona Diamondbacks Right-handed pitcher Broken Arrow Senior High ( OK )
8 Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians Shortstop Montverde Academy ( FL )
9 Javier Báez Chicago Cubs Shortstop Arlington Country Day School ( FL )
10 Cory Spangenberg San Diego Padres Second baseman Indian River State College ( FL )
11 George Springer Houston Astros Outfielder Connecticut
12 Taylor Jungmann Milwaukee Brewers Right-handed pitcher Texas
13 Brandon Nimmo New York Mets Outfielder Cheyenne East High School ( WY )
14 José Fernández Florida Marlins Right-handed pitcher Braulio Alonso High School ( FL )
15 Jed Bradley Milwaukee Brewers Left-handed pitcher Georgia Tech
16 Chris Reed Los Angeles Dodgers Left-handed pitcher Stanford
17 C. J. Cron Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim First baseman Utah
18 Sonny Gray Oakland Athletics Right-handed pitcher Vanderbilt
19 Matt Barnes Boston Red Sox Right-handed pitcher Connecticut
20 Tyler Anderson Colorado Rockies Left-handed pitcher Oregon
Draft order -- First round
Gerrit Cole , the first overall selection of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles, with the first overall pick.