1. Cleveland Guardians
Choose: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
There was numerous buzz right now about Wetherholt going right here and, as I wrote in my first mock, he’s the man to chop an under-slot take care of for those who’re going to do it with anybody as a result of his different houses are later than the opposite candidates. I even have Wetherholt first on my board and could be high-quality simply taking him right here on expertise. The rumors scent virtually too robust right now, as in the event that they’re a final ditch effort to drive Bazzana’s value down earlier than taking him. I’m staying disciplined and leaving Bazzana right here, but it surely’s purely on instinct.
2. Cincinnati Reds
Choose: Charlie Condon, 3B/CF/1B, Georgia
No change from the earlier mock. I did have an individual in a draft room not far behind the Reds inform me they thought each of the primary two picks could be bonus pool savers, however they’re the lone dissenter.
3. Colorado Rockies
Choose: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
No change right here, this has been both Burns or Jac Caglianone the entire time and other people behind Colorado are too linked with Cags to assume that he’s going right here. If he had been, I really feel like there could be much less buzz round Cags behind this decide.
4. Oakland Athletics
Choose: Braden Montgomery, RF, Texas A&M
Bazzana if he’s right here. There are people who assume whichever of the center infielders don’t go first would be the decide right here.
5. Chicago White Sox
Choose: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard Westlake (CA)
This the right now’s rumor that I feel really has legs. I’ve had folks this week put the White Sox with highschool hitters in a approach that was imprecise, and a few folks particularly talked about Chicago slicing a take care of Konnor Griffin right here. As a result of the names connected to Kansas Metropolis right now have instantly been Hagen Smith and Jac Caglianone and conspicuously not Rainer (who everybody thinks the Royals love), it tells me that’s as a result of Rainer can be gone. I don’t have dope suggesting that might be Oakland, however I’ve had people point out Rainer right here right now.
6. Kansas Metropolis Royals
Choose: Jac Caglianone, 1B/RF, Florida
Early intel on the Royals didn’t have Cags of their combine, however maybe that’s as a result of they didn’t assume he’d be right here. There’s some buzz that Hagen Smith (who has lengthy been of their combine) may get popped right here and rushed to the bigs quick, however Caglianone’s power-hitting upside is correct up their alley, too.
7. St. Louis Cardinals
Choose: JJ Wetherholt, 2B, West Virginia
I had Wetherholt slipping previous this decide in my final mock, however I don’t assume that occurs if he’s right here. I’ve actually late buzz on Cam Caminiti right here.
8. Los Angeles Angels
Choose: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
No person is bound if the Angels will proceed to take extra polished gamers now that Ohtani is gone, however Smith is actually of that ilk. There’s very late Christian Moore buzz right here.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates
Choose: Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
No change, similar reasoning I utilized in my first mock. Cags could be a coup right here; the Pirates would have drafted the 2 most well-known school baseball gamers in consecutive years.
10. Washington Nationals
Choose: Konnor Griffin, OF, Jackson Prep (MS)
Washington’s comp decide acquisition provides them extra bonus pool ammo to attempt to float somebody again to their decide for over-slot cash. It might be anybody, however a toolsy excessive schooler would appear to be the probably goal for one thing like that.
11. Detroit Tigers
Choose: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Kentucky
I’ve heard Nick Kurtz talked about right here, too. Caminiti dope is fading at this decide.
12. Boston Crimson Sox
Choose: Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
Dope from right now says Boston is slicing. It is smart since that is primarily the beginning of the following expertise tier. The query is with who? I even have them on Trey Yesavage, however I don’t assume he falls very deep past this, so the minimize could be modest. As a result of Moore won’t have as many houses between right here and decide 21 or so, he (and possibly Malcolm Moore) really feel like the 2 school bats who might conceivably minimize a deal.
13. San Francisco Giants
Choose: Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
I mocked Cam Caminiti right here this week and assume he’s nonetheless a chance, however the huge, bodily instruments Smith presents (typical of San Francisco the previous couple of drafts) are nice worth; there’s a mixture of security and upside right here.
14. Chicago Cubs
Choose: Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
Right now I’ve heard Trey Yesavage is of their combine, as properly.
15. Seattle Mariners
Choose: Trey Yesavage, RHP, East Carolina
No change from final mock.
16. Miami Marlins
Choose: Seaver King, SS, Wake Forest
17. Milwaukee Brewers
Choose: Carter Johnson, SS, Oxfod HS (AL)
Of us think about Johnson’s inventory to be fairly the wild card and there’s buzz he may minimize a deal on this space. The Brewers have had success with hitterish highschool guys not too long ago, together with ones who they’ve primarily moved up the defensive spectrum (Cooper Pratt thus far) so this feels potential right here.
18. Tampa Bay Rays
Choose: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguardo HS (AZ)
I’ve late Jurrangelo Cijntje buzz right here, too.
19. New York Mets
Choose: Carson Benge, OF, Oklahoma State
20. Toronto Blue Jays
Choose: Walker Janek, C, Sam Houston State
I even have Malcolm Moore of their combine.
21. Minnesota Twins
Choose: James Tibbs, OF, Florida State
If there’s a school bat left to take right here I feel they’ll go that approach, and on this situation it’s Tibbs.
22. Baltimore Orioles
Choose: Brody Brecht, RHP, Iowa
23. Los Angeles Dodgers
Choose: Kellon Lindsey, SS/CF, Hardee HS (FL)
24. Atlanta Braves
Choose: Braylon Doughty, RHP, Chaparral HS (CA)
25. San Diego Padres
Choose: Kash Mayfield, LHP, Elk Metropolis (OK)
26. New York Yankees
Choose: Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP, Mississippi State
27. Philadelphia Phillies
Choose: PJ Morlando, OF, Summerville HS (SC)
28. Houston Astros
Choose: Tyson Lewis, SS, Millard West HS (NE)
29. Arizona Diamondbacks
Choose: Theo Gillen, 2B/CF, Westlake HS (TX)
30. Texas Rangers
Choose: Dax Whitney, RHP, Blackfoot (ID)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
31. Arizona Diamondbacks
Choose: Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Kansas State
32. Baltimore Orioles
Choose: Slade Caldwell, OF, Valley View HS (AR)
Compensation Picks
33. Minnesota Twins (Compensation for Sonny Grey; Cardinals forfeited their second-round decide for signing Grey)
Choose: Dasan Hill, LHP, Grapevine HS (TX)
Aggressive Stability Spherical A
34. Milwaukee Brewers (Acquired from Orioles in Corbin Burnes commerce)
Choose: Kyle Debarge, SS, Louisiana – Lafayette
35. Arizona Diamondbacks
Choose: Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence HS (TX)
36. Cleveland Guardians
Choose: Owen Corridor, RHP, Owen North HS (OK)
37. Pittsburgh Pirates
Choose: Joey Oakie, RHP, Ankeny Centennial HS (IA)
38. Colorado Rockies
Choose: Vance Honeycutt, CF, North Carolina
39. Washington Nationals (from Kansas Metropolis)
Choose: Tommy White, 3B, LSU
