Whatever the term “franchise player” means to you, consider that the upside of Anthony Rendon. Will teams still think this highly of Andy Burns even after he sits out 2011 after transferring in from Kentucky? Adam Smith is a tools gamble much liked highly ranked Oregon State C Andrew Susac; both were highly touted preps who have had up-and-down collegiate careers, but remain highly regarded by most talent evaluators. There are some really good names lower on this list than I anticipated (Hinson, Buechele, Ginther, Asche, Proscia, and Bream, to name a few), but this year’s draft class is just that strong.

1. Rice JR 3B Anthony Rendon
2. Southern Mississippi JR 3B BA Vollmuth
3. Vanderbilt JR 3B Jason Esposito
4. Georgia Tech JR 3B Matt Skole
5. Miami JR 3B Harold Martinez
6. Arizona JR 3B Andy Burns
7. Arizona State JR 3B Riccio Torrez
8. Wichita State JR 3B Johnny Coy
9. Texas A&M JR 3B Adam Smith
10. Kent State JR 3B Travis Shaw
11. Clemson JR 3B John Hinson
12. Texas State JR 3B Kyle Kubitza
13. Winthrop JR 3B Chas Crane
14. Coastal Carolina SR 3B Scott Woodward
15. Oklahoma JR 3B Garrett Buechele
16. TCU SO 3B Jantzen Witte
17. Texas JR 3B Kevin Lusson
18. Texas-Pan American JR 3B Vincent Mejia
19. San Francisco SR 3B Steven Yarrow
20. Tarleton State SR 3B Chris Casazza
21. Oklahoma State JR 3B Mark Ginther
22. Nebraska JR 3B Cody Asche
23. Texas A&M JR 3B Matt Juengel
24. Virginia JR 3B Steven Proscia
25. Louisiana Tech JR 3B Matt Threlkeld
26. College of Charleston JR 3B Matt Leeds
27. Oklahoma City SR 3B Kirk Walker
28. Baylor SO 3B Cal Towey
29. Liberty JR 3B Tyler Bream
30. East Carolina JR 3B Corey Thompson