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Happy 2017 MLB draft day!

Monday’s Say Hey, Baseball looks at the upcoming MLB draft, the shifting AL East standings, and the NCAA super regionals.

Philadelphia Phillies v Los Angeles Dodgers Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images

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The MLB draft is a three-day event, and day one is Monday. MLB Network and MLB.com will be providing the coverage, with the first 75 picks out of far, far more than that made on the first day. While the actual draft will begin at 7 p.m. ET, there is a pre-show at 6 p.m. on MLB Network if you feel the need to be caught up before things begin.

Here's the selection order for those 75 picks, which will be drafted over two rounds. Well, sort of: There is a mini-round after the first for compensation picks, and another mini-round following round two, so while yes, we're getting through just the first two rounds on Monday, the reason we're looking at 75 picks instead of 60 (two for each team) is because of the compensation rounds and how draft-pick compensation works.

Oh, and also the Cardinals hacking the Astros. That got Houston a couple more picks, and they'll make four total this evening.

Usually we could tell you who is going to go first overall, but this is one of those drafts where it's a little unclear even if basically everyone is in agreement on who the top talent is. Hey, with preferences on player types (Hunter Greene is a high school pitcher, and maybe the Twins don't want a high school pitcher) and the occasional desire for the top team in the draft to value going under slot over picking the top talent, these things can happen.