We’re still about eight months away from the 2018 MLB Draft, but it’s never too early to start doing some homework on the best and the brightest prospects at each position. That’s exactly what I set out to do with what you see below. If there’s a prospect of note among prep catchers that isn’t on this list, let me know.
- C Adam Hackenberg (Miller HS, Virginia)
- C Albert Hsiao (Leland HS, California)
- C Alex Otero (Apopka HS, Florida)
- C Allante Hall (Blue Springs HS, Missouri)
- C Austin Gonzalez (Pasadena HS, Texas)
- C Austin Schmitt (Valley Park HS, Missouri)
- C Austin Vetter (Olympia HS, Florida)
- C Austin Wells (Bishop Gorman HS, Nevada)
- C Caden Cortese (Napa HS, California)
- C Carson Kropp (Owasso HS, Oklahoma)
- C Carter Andersen (Tampa Jesuit HS, Florida)
- C Chris Collet (Holy Cross HS, Louisiana)
- C Chris Schworer (Medfield HS, Massachusetts)
- C Cody Duke (Spruce Creek HS, Florida)
- C Colby Nash (Bethlehem Central HS, New York)
- C Cole Kinman (Tualatin HS, Oregon)
- C Cole Moore (Georgetown HS, Texas)
- C Cole Stilwell (Rockwell-Heath HS, Texas)
- C Colin Wetterau (Shawnee HS, New Jersey)
- C Connor Pavolony (River Ridge HS, Georgia)
- C David Smith (Allatoona HS, Georgia)
- C Diego Millan (Montverde Academy, Puerto Rico)
- C Dominic Keegan (Central Catholic HS, Massachusetts)
- C Drew Hamrock (Milton HS, Georgia)
- C Ethan Camps (Mandarin HS, Florida)
- C Ethan Snow (Malakoff HS, Texas)
- C Graham Barefoot (Arendell Parrott Academy, North Carolina)
- C Gray Betts (Cardinal Gibbons HS, North Carolina)
- C Hayden Jones (Caroll HS, Indiana)
- C Henry Davis (Fox Lane HS, New York)
- C Hogan McIntosh (Bondurant-Farrar HS, Iowa)
- C Hunter Corbett (Deland HS, Florida)
- C Indiana Stanley (West Forsyth HS, Georgia)
- C Jack Alexander (Mount Paran Christian HS, Georgia)
- C Jacob Campbell (Craig HS, Wisconsin)
- C Jacob Igawa (Waiakea HS, Hawaii)
- C Jakob Hines (Berkeley Prep, Florida)
- C James Bell (Clovis North HS, California)
- C Jared Smith (Gainesville HS, Georgia)
- C Josh Spiegel (Penn Trafford HS, Pennsylvania)
- C Julian Mungarro (Gahr HS, California)
- C Julio Cortez (American Heritage HS, Florida)
- C Justin Schaff (Toms River North HS, New Jersey)
- C Kyle Richardson (Zionsville HS, Indiana)
- C Leyton Pinckney (Veterans HS, Georgia)
- C Luca Tresh (Clearwater Central Catholic HS, Florida)
- C Luke Hancock (Houston HS, Mississippi)
- C Luke Leisenring (Ralston Valley HS, Colorado)
- C Martin Vincelli-Simard (Vauxhall Academy of Baseball, Quebec)
- C Matheu Nelson (Calvary Christian HS, Florida)
- C Matt Erickson (Mid-Pacific Institute, Hawaii)
- C Nicholas Font (HS for Construction, Architecture, and Engineering, New York)
- C Noah Naylor (St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS, Ontario)
- C Noel Bustos (Sunnyside HS, California)
- C Omar Baldo (Keys Gate HS, Florida)
- C Patrick Winkel (Amity Regional HS, Connecticut)
- C PJ Heintz (Green Hope HS, North Carolina)
- C Ramon Cordero (Venice HS, Florida)
- C Rob Sarmanian (Manchester Essex Regional HS, Massachusetts)
- C Rodrigo Montenegro (Carrollwood Day HS, Florida)
- C Sam Runyan (Badin HS, Ohio)
- C Sam Thompson (Bremen HS, Georgia)
- C Shane Marshall (Gulf Coast HS, Florida)
- C Stephen Garcia (Hialeah HS, Florida)
- C Tony Barreca (North Scott HS, Iowa)
- C Trevor Brooks (Mt. Paran Christian HS, Georgia)
- C Tyler McKay (Nease HS, Florida)
- C Tyler Tolve (Sprayberry HS, Georgia)
- C Will Banfield (Brookwood HS, Georgia)
- C Will Pudik (Peoria Notre Dame HS, Illinois)
- C Xavier Valentin (Leadership Christian Academy, Puerto Rico)
- C Zac Vooletich (Brandeis HS, Texas)
- C Zachary Gagnon (Ecole Secondaire De Mortagne, Quebec)
- C/1B Adrian Del Castillo (Gulliver HS, Florida)
- C/1B Michael Yourg (Parker HS, California)
- C/1B Warren Sammons (Oak Ridge HS, Texas)
- C/3B Andrew Cossetti (La Salle HS, Pennsylvania)
- C/BHP Anthony Seigler (Cartersville HS, Georgia)
- C/OF Connor Wironen (Cushing Academy, Massachusetts)
- C/OF Kameron Ojeda (St. John Bosco HS, California)
- C/RHP Andrew Shoultz (Scurry-Rosser HS, Texas)
- C/RHP CJ Willis (Ruston HS, Louisiana)
- C/RHP Colin Sanders (North Forsyth HS, Georgia)
The Baseball Draft Report 
what about Mauro Jimenez, Marietta, GA???
This is really cool. I just did a quick search on my son’s name and up popped this list from four months ago. I had no idea he was on any such list. It certainly makes his old man proud.