Player draft -- 1974 Rookie Draft
| Draft Picks |
| Rd | # | Orig Team | Curr Team | Player | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | PH |   | Gary Carter | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Qua |   | Robin Yount | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Tex |   | Fred Lynn | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | ChA |   | Jim Rice | 4 |
| 1 | 5 | Mps |   | Bob Forsch | 5 |
| 1 | 6 | Ili |   | Keith Hernandez | 6 |
| 1 | 7 | Det |   | Dennis Leonard | 7 |
| 1 | 8 | PB |   | Rick Rhoden | 8 |
| 1 | 9 | Ohi |   | Mike Hargrove | 9 |
| 1 | 10 | Tol |   | Jim Sundberg | 10 |
| 1 | 11 | ChN |   | John Denny | 11 |
| 1 | 12 | LA |   | Rick Burleson | 12 |
| 1 | 13 | GC | Sav | John Montefusco | 13 |
| 1 | 14 | Sav | Car | Ed Figueroa | 14 |
| 1 | 15 | Car | GC | Kent Tekulve | 15 |
| 1 | 16 | Bos |   | Sixto Lezcano | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | PH |   | Tom Underwood | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | Qua |   | Claudell Washington | 18 |
| 2 | 3 | Tex | ChA | Bruce Bochte | 19 |
| 2 | 4 | ChA | Tex | Gary Lavelle | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | Mps | Ili | Vern Ruhle | 21 |
| 2 | 6 | Ili | Det | Larry Parrish | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | Det | Mps | Ron LeFlore | 23 |
| 2 | 8 | PB |   | Ed Halicki | 24 |
| 2 | 9 | Ohi |   | Rawly Eastwick | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | Tol |   | Jerry Mumphrey | 26 |
| 2 | 11 | ChN |   | Jim Kern | 27 |
| 2 | 12 | LA |   | Dennis Blair | 28 |
| 2 | 13 | GC |   | Al Cowens | 29 |
| 2 | 14 | Sav |   | John Stearns | 30 |
| 2 | 15 | Car |   | Warren Cromartie | 31 |
| 2 | 16 | Bos |   | Larry Herndon | 32 |
| 3 | 1 | PH |   | Ivan DeJesus | 33 |
| 3 | 2 | Qua |   | Dan Spillner | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | Tex |   | Dave Freisleben | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | ChA |   | Ray Knight | 36 |
| 3 | 5 | Mps | Det | Duane Kuiper | 37 |
| 3 | 6 | Ili | Mps | Roy Howell | 38 |
| 3 | 7 | Det | Ili | Steve Hargan | 39 |
| 3 | 8 | PB |   | Art Howe | 40 |
| 3 | 9 | Ohi |   | Tippy Martinez | 41 |
| 3 | 10 | Tol |   | Bill Travers | 42 |
| 3 | 11 | ChN |   | Francisco Barrios | 43 |
| 3 | 12 | LA | Tol | Nino Espinosa | 44 |
| 3 | 13 | GC |   | Larry Demery | 45 |
| 3 | 14 | Sav |   | Dale Murray | 46 |
| 3 | 15 | Car |   | Tom Carroll | 47 |
| 3 | 16 | Bos |   | Aurelio Lopez | 48 |
| 4 | 1 | PH |   | Bill Castro | 49 |
| 4 | 2 | Qua |   | Don DeMola | 50 |
| 4 | 3 | Tex | ChA | Jim Todd | 51 |
| 4 | 4 | ChA | Tex | John Wockenfuss | 52 |
| 4 | 5 | Mps |   | Oscar Zamora | 53 |
| 4 | 6 | Ili |   | Tony Solaita | 54 |
| 4 | 7 | Det |   | Stan Thomas | 55 |
| 4 | 8 | PB |   | Leon Roberts | 56 |
| 4 | 9 | Ohi |   | Will McEnaney | 57 |
| 4 | 10 | Tol |   | Lamar Johnson | 58 |
| 4 | 11 | ChN |   | Mike Wallace | 59 |
| 4 | 12 | LA |   | Ed Ott | 60 |
| 4 | 13 | GC |   | Joe McIntosh | 61 |
| 4 | 14 | Sav | PB | Mike Cubbage | 62 |
| 4 | 15 | Car |   | Alan Bannister | 63 |
| 4 | 16 | Bos |   | Miguel Dilone | 64 |
| 5 | 1 | PH |   | Don Kirkwood | 65 |
| 5 | 2 | Qua |   | Fred Beene | 66 |
| 5 | 3 | Tex |   | Tom Johnson | 67 |
| 5 | 4 | ChA |   | Bruce Miller | 68 |
| 5 | 5 | Ili | Det | Steve Swisher | 69 |
| 5 | 6 | Det | Mps | Jim Hughes | 70 |
| 5 | 7 | PB |   | Bill Almon | 71 |
| 5 | 8 | Ohi |   | Bruce Ellingsen | 72 |
| 5 | 9 | Tol |   | Butch Metzger | 73 |
| 5 | 10 | ChN |   | Ed Brinkman | 74 |
| 5 | 11 | LA |   | Morris Nettles | 75 |
| 5 | 12 | GC |   | Roric Harrison | 76 |
| 5 | 13 | Sav |   | Steve Arlin | 77 |
| 5 | 14 | Car |   | John Morlan | 78 |
| 5 | 15 | Bos |   | Champ Summers | 79 |