The third-ever MLB draft lottery favored the Washington Nationals as they earned the first overall pick on Tuesday.

The Nationals had the fourth-best odds of winning the lottery at 10.2 percent. It will be the third time Washington has drafted first overall.

The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins had the best odds to get the first overall pick at 22.45 percent each. The Los Angeles Angels, Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays were just behind them followed by the rest of the teams that didn't reach the postseason.

Despite having a historically bad record, the Chicago White Sox were ineligible for a lottery pick because they won a lottery pick last year and are a payor club, which prevents back-to-back seasons with a lottery pick, per MLB.com. The same logic applies to the Oakland Athletics. Those two teams can't get a pick earlier than 10th or 11th.

Here's a look at the complete draft order of the first round.

2024 MLB Draft (Round 1 Order)

1. Washington Nationals

2. Los Angeles Angels

3. Seattle Mariners

4. Colorado Rockies

5. St. Louis Cardinals

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

7. Miami Marlins

8. Toronto Blue Jays

9. Cincinnati Reds

10. Chicago White Sox

11. Oakland Athletics

12. Texas Rangers

13. San Francisco Giants

14. Tampa Bay Rays

15. Boston Red Sox

16. Minnesota Twins

17. Chicago Cubs

18. Arizona Diamondbacks

19. Baltimore Orioles

20. Milwaukee Brewers

21. Houston Astros

22. Atlanta Braves

23. Kansas City Royals

24. Detroit Tigers

25. San Diego Padres

26. Philadelphia Phillies

27. Cleveland Guardians

28. New York Mets

29. New York Yankees

30. Los Angeles Dodgers

There are plenty of exciting prospects from the collegiate and high school ranks for the Nationals to choose from, but Ethan Holliday might be the most intriguing.

Holliday is the son of MLB legend Matt Holiday and the younger brother of Jackson Holliday, who went first overall in the 2022 draft to the Baltimore Orioles. Should the Nats take Holliday, it would make him and Jackson the first brothers ever to both go No. 1 in the MLB draft.

Holliday, who currently plays shortstop, stands at 6'4" and 200 pounds which could lead to him moving over to third base upon reaching the majors. That frame gives him both a strong arm and power at the plate, making him hard to pass up for Washington.

Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo both list Holliday as the top prospect for the 2025 MLB draft.

Jace LaViolette could be the first player off the board from the collegiate ranks. The Texas A&M outfielder had a .305 batting average and 1.175 OPS a season ago, slugging 29 home runs and 78 RBI. He helped lead the Aggies to a College World Series appearance, where they fell to Tennessee.

Lottery teams wanting to draft a pitcher should look no further than Florida State's Jamie Arnold. The lefty starter had a 2.98 ERA in his second year with the Seminoles, posting 159 strikeouts and a 1.098 WHIP on his way to an 11-3 record.

It's never easy identifying which prospect will emerge as the top out of his class, but the Nationals have done well in identifying talent in the past. The first time they had the No. 1 overall pick in 2009 they selected Stephen Strasburg. A year later, they picked Bryce Harper with the top pick.

If Washington has similar success this year, it could mean another star on its roster.