1. Cleveland Guardians
Choose: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
There was numerous buzz at this time 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 can be tremendous simply taking him right here on expertise. The rumors odor nearly too robust at this time, as in the event that they’re a final ditch effort to drive Bazzana’s worth down earlier than taking him. I’m staying disciplined and leaving Bazzana right here, nevertheless it’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 can 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 folks behind Colorado are too related with Cags to assume that he’s going right here. If he have been, I really feel like there can be much less buzz round Cags behind this choose.
4. Oakland Athletics
Choose: Braden Montgomery, RF, Texas A&M
Bazzana if he’s right here. There are of us who assume whichever of the center infielders don’t go first would be the choose right here.
5. Chicago White Sox
Choose: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard Westlake (CA)
This the at this time’s rumor that I believe truly has legs. I’ve had individuals this week put the White Sox with highschool hitters in a approach that was obscure, and a few individuals particularly talked about Chicago slicing a take care of Konnor Griffin right here. As a result of the names hooked up to Kansas Metropolis at this time have all of the sudden 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 might be gone. I don’t have dope suggesting that may be Oakland, however I’ve had of us point out Rainer right here at this time.
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 may be some buzz that Hagen Smith (who has lengthy been of their combine) would possibly get popped right here and rushed to the bigs quick, however Caglianone’s power-hitting upside is true up their alley, too.
7. St. Louis Cardinals
Choose: JJ Wetherholt, 2B, West Virginia
I had Wetherholt slipping previous this choose 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, identical reasoning I utilized in my first mock. Cags can be a coup right here; the Pirates would have drafted the 2 most well-known faculty baseball gamers in consecutive years.
10. Washington Nationals
Choose: Konnor Griffin, OF, Jackson Prep (MS)
Washington’s comp choose acquisition offers them extra bonus pool ammo to attempt to float somebody again to their choose for over-slot cash. It may very well be anybody, however a toolsy excessive schooler would appear to be the most certainly 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 choose.
12. Boston Purple Sox
Choose: Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
Dope from at this time says Boston is slicing. It is smart since that is basically 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 can be modest. As a result of Moore may not have as many houses between right here and choose 21 or so, he (and possibly Malcolm Moore) really feel like the 2 faculty bats who may 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 risk, however the massive, bodily instruments Smith presents (typical of San Francisco the previous few drafts) are nice worth; there’s a mixture of security and upside right here.
14. Chicago Cubs
Choose: Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
Immediately I’ve heard Trey Yesavage is of their combine, as nicely.
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)
People contemplate Johnson’s inventory to be fairly the wild card and there’s buzz he would possibly minimize a deal on this space. The Brewers have had success with hitterish highschool guys lately, together with ones who they’ve basically moved up the defensive spectrum (Cooper Pratt to date) so this feels doable 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 believe they’ll go that approach, and on this state of affairs 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 choose 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
