It's a historic moment for fantasy baseball fans. Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft will kick off on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET, and for the first time, Joe Fan will be able to watch the first round live.

The Tampa Bay Devils Rays have the first overall pick in the 50-round draft, the first time since 2003 and just the third time in franchise history. Outfielder Delmon Young was the choice then, ahead of Rickie Weeks at No. 2 and Chad Cordero at No. 20.

The 10th overall pick in last June's draft was University of Washington righthander Tim Lincecum. He's made quite a splash with San Francisco in the year since. Who has the goods to make the quantum leap from draft pick to the majors from this draft.

The consensus top five players in this draft are: Vanderbilt lefthander David Price, California high school third baseman Josh Vitters, Georgia Tech catcher Matt Wieters, New Jersey high school righthander Nick Porcello and California high school infielder Mike Moustakis.

Just a junior, Wieters, pictured, was an All-ACC pick after batting .359 with 10 homers and 59 RBI. Tune in Thursday to see where he lands.




The Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

June 8, 2 p.m. ET (TV ESPN2)


1. Tampa Bay
2. Kansas City
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Pittsburgh
5. Baltimore
6. Washington
7. Milwaukee
8. Colorado
9. Arizona
10. San Francisco
11. Seattle
12. Florida
13. Cleveland
14. Atlanta
15. Cincinnati
16. Toronto (from Texas)
17. Texas (from Houston)
18. St. Louis
19. Philadelphia
20. L.A. Dodgers (from Boston)
21. Toronto
22. San Francisco (from Dodgers)
23. San Diego
24. Texas (from L.A. Angels)
25. Chicago White Sox
26. Oakland
27. Detroit
28. Minnesota
29. San Francisco (from N.Y. Mets)
30. New York Yankees