The final rounds of the 2021 MLB Draft begin today at 10:00am Denver time (12:00pm Eastern time). Ten rounds of the draft are complete, and if there’s one obvious trend to pull out of the Rockies’ selections so far, it’s that they are skewing towards college players. Of their 11 picks so far, first-rounder Benny Montgomery is the only high schooler they’ve taken. He hails from Red Land High School in Lewisberry, PA.
Some of this could be due to scouting difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, but at this point in the draft, high schoolers might be more challenging to sign. It will be interesting to see how the Rockies utilize their final ten picks today, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see Montgomery continue to be the only high schooler they do draft.
After a COVID-shortened five-round draft in 2020, the 2021 draft has been expanded back, but only to 20 rounds rather than 40 pre-COVID. The draft will be streamed live exclusively on MLB.com with no delay between selections, so it should go pretty quickly. If you can’t watch it live, you can also see each pick being made on Draft Tracker and by following @MLBDraftTracker on Twitter. For more complete info, click here.
Rockies Draft 2021 Picks and Signings Tracker
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Signed | Slot Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Signed | Slot Value |
| 1 | 8 | Benny Montgomery | OF | Red Land HS (PA) | $5,000,000 | $5,176,900 |
| 2 | 44 | Jaden Hill | RHP | Louisiana State University | $1,689,500 | $1,689,500 |
| CBB | 68 | Joe Rock | LHP | Ohio University | $953,100 | $953,100 |
| 3 | 79 | McCade Brown | RHP | University of Indiana | $780,400 | $780,400 |
| 4 | 109 | Hunter Goodman | C | University of Memphis | $600,000 | $533,000 |
| 5 | 140 | Evan Justice | LHP | North Carolina State University | $150,000 | $394,300 |
| 6 | 170 | Braxton Fulford | C | Texas Tech University | $280,000 | $296,400 |
| 7 | 200 | Evan Shawver | LHP | University of Cincinnati | $231,100 | $231,100 |
| 8 | 230 | Robby Martin | OF | Florida State University | $200,000 | $183,700 |
| 9 | 260 | Cullen Kafka | RHP | University of Oregon | $158,100 | $158,100 |
| 10 | 290 | Zach Kokoska | OF | Kansas State University | $130,000 | $147,400 |
| 11 | 320 | Nic Kent | SS | University of Virginia | $175,000 | $125,000 |
| 12 | 350 | Mason Green | LHP | University of Central Missouri | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 13 | 380 | EJ Andrews | OF | Fresno State University | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 14 | 410 | Tyler Ras | RHP | University of Alabama | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 15 | 440 | Benjamin Sems | SS | University of Michigan | $25,000 | $125,000 |
| 16 | 470 | Braiden Ward | OF | University of Washington | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 17 | 500 | Jarrod Cande | OF | Florida Southern University | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 18 | 530 | Bryce McGowan | RHP | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $300,000 | $125,000 |
| 20 | 590 | Tyler Ahearn | RHP | Florida State University | $75,000 | $125,000 |
| UDFA | Luke Taggart | RHP | University of Oklahoma | $20,000 | $20,000 |