The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.
[2] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.
[4] Two Angels first-round picks, outfielder Darin Erstad (1995) and third basemen Troy Glaus (1997), played with the 2002 World Series championship team.
Outfielder Mike Trout, who was chosen in 2009 and has spent his entire MLB career to date with the Angels, was named AL Rookie of the Year in 2012, and finished no worse than second in voting for AL Most Valuable Player in each of his first five full seasons with the Angels, winning that award in 2014 and 2016.
[6] Danny Goodwin (1975), who was picked first overall in 1971 by the Chicago White Sox but opted for four years of college, is the only player to be selected first in the draft on two separate occasions.