The Colorado Rockies were set to pick 11th overall in the first round of June 2017’s MLB Draft. That is, they were until they were forced to forfeit the pick by signing free agent infielder/outfielder Ian Desmond to a five year, $70 million contract in December. Though the Rockies lost their second-to-last game to keep the possibility of drafting 10th overall alive, the Los Angeles Angels lost later in the night to lock the Rockies into the 11th worst record in MLB this year (or 19th best, if you prefer).
Only the top 10 picks of the draft are protected from being forfeited if a team signs a free agent that has declined a team’s qualifying offer, so the Rockies will lose their first round pick if they choose to sign such a player this offseason. That would be the only way the Rockies first-round pick would be altered, as they won’t be able to move up in the draft because none of the ten teams ahead of them can forfeit that pick.
Instead, the Rockies won't pick until the second round at 48th overall. They will also pick 70th overall in Competitive Balance Round B. After that they will pick 11th in each round from Round 3 to Round 40.