The 2012 MLB Draft takes place on Monday night and the Colorado Rockies will have two picks on Day 1 of the event. The Rockies have their regular No. 10 overall pick after finishing the 2011 season with a 73-89 record. The second pick comes at No. 46 in the supplemental Compensation A round, which is for picks given out for the loss of free agents. The Rockies saw second baseman Mark Ellis sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the offseason.
The draft order doesn't add many draft picks on Day 2, but the Rockies will be one of three teams gaining a Compensation B pick. That comes after the third round at pick No. 128 for not signing 2011 third-round draft pick C Peter O'Brien. O'Brien is draft eligible once again as a senior.
Here is the draft order for Day 1:
| 1. Houston Astros | 32. Minnesota Twins (M. Cuddyer - COL) |
| 2. Minnesota Twins | 33. San Diego Padres (H. Bell - MIA) |
| 3. Seattle Mariners | 34. Oakland Athletics (J. Willingham - MIN) |
| 4. Baltimore Orioles | 35. New York Mets (J. Reyes - MIA) |
| 5. Kansas City Royals | 36. St. Louis Cardinals (A. Pujols - LAA) |
| 6. Chicago Cubs | 37. Boston Red Sox (J. Papelbon - PHI) |
| 7. San Diego Padres | 38. Milwaukee Brewers (P. Fielder - DET) |
| 8. Pittsburgh Pirates | 39. Texas Rangers (C.J. Wilson - LAA) |
| 9. Miami Marlins | 40. Philadelphia Phillies (R. Madson - CIN) |
| 10. Colorado Rockies | 41. Houston Astros (C. Barmes - PIT) |
| 11. Oakland Athletics | 42. Minnesota Twins (J. Kubel - ARI) |
| 12. New York Mets | 43. Chicago Cubs (A. Ramirez - MIL) |
| 13. Chicago White Sox | 44. San Diego Padres (A. Harang - LAD) |
| 14. Cincinnati Reds | 45. Pittsburgh Pirates (R. Doumit - MIN) |
| 15. Cleveland Indians | 46. Colorado Rockies (M. Ellis - LAD) |
| 16. Washington Nationals | 47. Oakland Athletics (D. De Jesus - CHC) |
| 17. Toronto Blue Jays | 48. Chicago White Sox (M. Buehrle - MIA) |
| 18. Los Angeles Dodgers | 49. Cincinnati Reds (R. Hernandez - COL) |
| 19. St. Louis Cardinals (A. Pujols - LAA) | 50. Toronto Blue Jays (F. Francisco - NYM) |
| 20. San Francisco Giants | 51. Los Angeles Dodgers (R. Barajas - PIT) |
| 21. Atlanta Braves | 52. St. Louis Cardinals (O. Dotel - DET) |
| 22. Toronto Blue Jays (T. Beede - unsigned) | 53. Texas Rangers (D. Oliver - TOR) |
| 23. St. Louis Cardinals | 54. Philadelphia Phillies (R. Ibanez - NYY) |
| 24. Boston Red Sox | 55. San Diego Padres (B. Austin - unsigned) |
| 25. Tampa Bay Rays | 56. Chicago Cubs (C. Pena - TB) |
| 26. Arizona Diamondbacks | 57. Cincinnati Reds (F. Cordero - TOR) |
| 27. Milwaukee Brewers (P. Fielder - DET) | 58. Toronto Blue Jays (J. Rauch - NYM) |
| 28. Milwaukee Brewers | 59. St. Louis Cardinals (E. Jackson - WAS) |
| 29. Texas Rangers | 60. Toronto Blue Jays (J. Molina - TB) |
| 30. New York Yankees | |
| 31. Boston Red Sox (J. Papelbon - PHI) |
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