The Angels had the fourth-worst record in the majors in 2024, so they had about an 18% chance to get the No. 1 pick. No. 2 will be the highest they’ve picked since 1995.

“There’s a lot of preparation, a lot of unknowns and anxieties,” said Stephen Osterer, new Guardians director of player development. “It’s not super straight forward in projecting who you could or could not lose.

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer, followed by the Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals to round out the top five.

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer after winning the lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot,

Consensus No. 1 prospect Ethan Holliday would follow in the footsteps of older brother Jackson, chosen first overall by the Orioles in 2022.

The Washington Nationals have a history of bolstering the backbone of their contending teams via the very top of the MLB draft. First came Stephen Strasburg in 2009, then Bryce Harper in 2010. When July arrives,

How does MLB Draft Lottery work? Colorado and Miami each have a 22.45% chance to end up with the top selection, with the Los Angeles Angels (17.96%) and Washington Nationals (10.2%) the only other clubs with odds better than 10%.

In 2010, which was the last time the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 overall draft pick, they took Bryce Harper. In 2025, the Nationals are now heading toward the top pick again after winning baseball’s Draft Lottery on Tuesday.

With Washington notching the No. 1 overall pick for next summer, let's see how the start of the first round could go down.