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2017 MLB Draft – College Third Basemen

  1. Louisville SO 3B/OF Drew Ellis: good hit tool; plus power upside; good approach; above-average arm; good enough glove; can also play 1B; FAVORITE; 6-3, 210 pounds (2016: .309/.426/.468 – 17 BB/15 K – 3/4 SB – 94 AB) (2017: .362/.453/.695 – 37 BB/37 K – 6/7 SB – 213 AB)
  2. Vanderbilt JR 3B/SS Will Toffey: good athlete; average to above-average raw power; above-average to plus arm; average to above-average speed; good approach; above-average to plus glove; strong; can also play 2B; good approach; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .294/.380/.420 – 34 BB/65 K – 8/12 SB – 255 AB) (2016: .227/.387/.266 – 51 BB/44 K – 9/13 SB – 203 AB) (2017: .354/.475/.602 – 48 BB/30 K – 5/9 SB – 206 AB)
  3. Missouri State JR 3B Jake Burger: plus glove rep took a big hit in 2016; average hit tool; plus to plus-plus raw power; above-average to plus arm, others have it less (average); good athlete; plus bat speed; makes plays at him, but questionable range; strong; Sam Monroy comp: Kevin Millar; PG comp: Will Craig; BA comp: Todd Frazier; reminds me some of Maikel Franco, have also heard Ty Wigginton; RHH; 6-2, 210 pounds (2015: .342/.390/.518 – 13 BB/29 K – 4/7 SB – 228 AB) (2016: .349/.420/.689 – 23 BB/35 K – 3/5 SB – 235 AB) (2017: .332/.445/.656 – 42 BB/38 K – 3/4 SB – 244 AB)
  4. Oklahoma State JR 3B/1B Garrett Benge: steady glove; average or better arm; great approach; above-average power upside; strong; FAVORITE; LHH; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .292/.380/.433 – 33 BB/47 K – 7/8 SB – 240 AB) (2017: .304/.437/.533 – 49 BB/39 K – 5/8 SB – 214 AB)
  5. Xavier JR 3B/2B Rylan Bannon: average to above-average power upside; plus defender; average speed; 5-10, 180 pounds (2015: .194/.284/.224 – 17 BB/36 K – 4/4 SB – 165 AB) (2016: .273/.390/.473 – 34 BB/39 K – 7/12 SB – 205 AB) (2017: .325/.439/.618 – 37 BB/45 K – 17/18 SB – 212 AB)
  6. Virginia JR 3B/OF Charlie Cody: above-average speed; 6-1, 185 pounds (2015: .291/.350/.382 – 2 BB/12 K – 0/1 SB – 55 AB) (2016: .220/.313/.402 – 9 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 82 AB) (2017: .254/.407/.507 – 12 BB/12 K – 3/3 SB – 67 AB)
  7. Chipola JC rSO 3B/2B Andrew Bechtold: average hit tool; plus raw power; plus bat speed; good glove; above-average speed; strong arm; can also play SS; Maryland transfer; 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .419/.532/.676 – 49 BB/44 K – 24/28 SB – 210 AB)
  8. Connecticut JR 3B/SS Willy Yahn: good athlete; good glove; FAVORITE; 5-11, 185 pounds (2015: .343/.388/.453 – 10 BB/13 K – 4/7 SB – 172 AB) (2016: .319/.355/.453 – 9 BB/19 K – 7/10 SB – 276 AB) (2017: .317/.376/.434 – 13 BB/13 K – 6/9 SB – 189 AB)
  9. State College of Florida SO 3B Ryan Karstetter: power upside; good approach; good athlete; Virginia transfer; 6-4, 210 pounds (2016: .225/.254/.275 – 2 BB/26 K – 2/3 SB – 120 AB) (2017: .363/.412/.540 – 20 BB/35 K – 3/7 SB – 226 AB)
  10. North Carolina SO 3B Kyle Datres: plus arm strength; plus bat speed; above-average to plus power upside (average for some); average to above-average speed, plays up; good approach; can also play SS and 2B; plus athlete; strong; 88-92 FB; good CB/SL; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds (2016: .250/.384/.375 – 27 BB/28 K – 6/6 SB – 152 AB) (2017: .265/.391/.422 – 29 BB/45 K – 4/7 SB – 230 AB)
  11. North Carolina State JR 3B/SS Joe Dunand: above-average arm; really impressive defensive tools, chance to be above-average to plus glove at 3B; above-average to plus raw power; quick bat; strong; great athlete; slow; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .219/.289/.381 – 15 BB/36 K – 1/2 SB – 215 AB) (2016: .297/.345/.424 – 18 BB/42 K – 3/5 SB – 236 AB) (2017: .290/.366/.638 – 17 BB/43 K – 2/2 SB – 207 AB)
  12. Florida State JR 3B/1B Dylan Busby: above-average speed; plus raw power; good defensive tools, but raw defensively at present; above-average arm; can also play SS and OF; 6-3, 185 pounds (2015: .242/.363/.455 – 27 BB/73 K – 12/13 SB – 198 AB) (2016: .323/.374/.597 – 18 BB/64 K – 11/13 SB – 248 AB) (2017: .317/.401/.608 – 22 BB/56 K – 9/12 SB – 227 AB)
  13. Drury JR 3B/SS Shane Benes: above-average raw power; above-average arm; steady glove; Missouri transfer; (2015: .225/.257/.394 – 2 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 71 AB) (2016: .198/.273/.356 – 13 BB/66 K – 3/3 SB – 177 AB) (2017: .331/.396/.740 – 14 BB/36 K – 3/6 SB – 127 AB)
  14. USC JR 3B/SS Adalberto Carrillo: above-average raw power; plus arm; good glove; 5-11, 185 pounds (2015: .245/.302/.347 – 3 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 49 AB) (2016: .246/.340/.417 – 21 BB/30 K – 6/8 SB – 175 AB) (2017: .281/.377/.472 – 25 BB/34 K – 9/9 SB – 178 AB)
  15. BYU JR 3B Nate Favero: coach comp: Ben Zobrist; 6-5, 200 pounds (2016: .317/.345/.490 – 4 BB/17 K – 2/2 SB – 104 AB) (2017: .337/.397/.554 – 16 BB/24 K – 2/4 SB – 166 AB)
  16. Menlo JR 3B/SS Joe Gillette: plus speed; plus athlete; good glove in OF; no problems with velocity; Oregon State transfer; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds (2015: .283/.323/.435 – 5 BB/27 K – 1/1 SB – 92 AB) (2017: .290/.412/.630 – 40 BB/62 K – 9 SB – 200 AB)
  17. Morehead State JR 3B/OF Eli Boggess: good hit tool; 5-11, 190 pounds (2017: .425/.487/.599 – 19 BB/14 K – 3/6 SB – 207 AB)
  18. Georgia Tech JR 3B/C Trevor Craport: average arm; good athlete; power upside; good approach; intriguing upside behind plate; 5-11, 200 pounds (2016: .352/.414/.543 – 17 BB/17 K – 4/5 SB – 199 AB) (2017: .336/.399/.502 – 20 BB/34 K – 8/9 SB – 235 AB)
  19. North Carolina State JR 3B Evan Mendoza: good hit tool; above-average power upside; good approach; plus arm strength; steady glove; average speed; 88-91 FB; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: 4.35 K/9 – 4.84 BB/9 – 18.2 IP – 6.75 ERA) (2016: .362/.417/.449 – 20 BB/28 K – 3/6 SB – 196 AB) (2017: .264/.344/.401 – 27 BB/27 K – 3/3 SB – 227 AB)
  20. Utah rSR 3B Dallas Carroll: good athlete; good approach; good glove; 6-0, 200 pounds (2013: .282/.361/.350 – 11 BB/14 K – 7/9 SB – 103 AB) (2015: .283/.407/.332 – 28 BB/22 K – 16/26 SB – 187 AB) (2016: .294/.409/.456 – 27 BB/23 K – 10/17 SB – 204 AB) (2017: .369/.465/.591 – 35 BB/19 K – 12/14 SB – 198 AB)
  21. North Carolina JR 3B/SS Zack Gahagan: good athlete; plus power upside; quick bat; good defensive tools; strong arm; average at best speed; can also play 1B and 2B; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .216/.291/.294 – 14 BB/32 K – 3/3 SB – 153 AB) (2016: .297/.391/.439 – 22 BB/29 K – 1/1 SB – 148 AB) (2017: .243/.366/.386 – 33 BB/51 K – 6/8 SB – 210 AB)
  22. Texas rJR 3B/SS Bret Boswell: average hit tool; average or better raw power; average or better arm; average speed; good defensive tools; great athlete; if he’s healthy, watch out; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .253/.376/.348 – 32 BB/59 K – 0/0 SB – 178 AB) (2016: .241/.303/.397 – 12 BB/38 K – 1/3 SB – 141 AB) (2017: .273/.384/.444 – 34 BB/39 K – 5/7 SB – 198 AB)
  23. Oklahoma SO 3B Brylie Ware: FAVORITE; 7/17/96 birthday; 5-11, 200 pounds (2017: .298/.383/.429 – 14 BB/19 K – 3/7 SB – 191 AB)
  24. Auburn JR 3B/OF Josh Anthony: power upside; average speed; above-average glove; above-average arm; has also played 2B and C; 5-11, 200 pounds (*2015*: .425/.519/.822 – 36 BB/30 K – 18/23 SB – 214 AB) (*2016*: .444/.565/.862 – 54 BB/44 K – 49/53 SB – 225 AB) (2017: .266/.375/.352 – 36 BB/41 K – 7/9 SB – 233 AB)
  25. Monmouth SR 3B/1B Shaine Hughes: good hit tool; power upside; good glove; 6-0, 210 pounds (2015: .289/.395/.403 – 22 BB/31 K – 2/3 SB – 159 AB) (2016: .385/.457/.522 – 17 BB/6 K – 7/9 SB – 161 AB) (2017: .359/.441/.519 – 20 BB/21 K – 5/6 SB – 181 AB)
  26. Marshall JR 3B/RHP Tyler Ratliff: good athlete; power upside; plus arm; 92-95 FB; 6-2, 210 pounds (2015: .198/.252/.333 – 6 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 96 AB) (2016: .327/.368/.579 – 12 BB/43 K – 2/3 SB – 202 AB) (2017: .295/.368/.552 – 18 BB/43 K – 6/8 SB – 210 AB)
  27. Indiana SO 3B Luke Miller: plus arm; power upside; great athlete; 90-94 FB; 6-3, 185 pounds (2016: .284/.352/.368 – 16 BB/37 K – 7/12 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .272/.331/.464 – 18 BB/44 K – 2/2 SB – 235 AB)
  28. Duke JR 3B/RHP Jack Labosky: good athlete; power upside; good approach; quick bat; above-average arm; good approach; 89-90 FB with sink; plus 79-80 CU; 69-70 CB; 6-3, 230 pounds (2015: .265/.339/.296 – 9 BB/23 K – 2/2 SB – 98 AB) (2015: 6.12 K/9 – 1.80 BB/9 – 25 IP – 2.88 ERA) (2016: 9.11 K/9 – 2.21 BB/9 – 32.2 IP – 2.20 ERA) (2016: .290/.421/.518 – 32 BB/54 K – 2/3 SB – 193 AB) (2017: .275/.399/.464 – 37 BB/62 K – 0/0 SB – 207 AB) (2017: 6.35 K/9 – 1.59 BB/9 – 34.0 IP – 4.50 ERA)
  29. Southeastern Louisiana JR 3B Taylor Schwaner: good hit tool; steady glove; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .278/.354/.400 – 10 BB/16 K – 3/7 SB – 115 AB) (2017: .332/.453/.668 – 43 BB/56 K – 17/20 SB – 211 AB)
  30. Jackson State JR 3B Jesus Santana: plus power upside; good speed; good athlete; 6-3, 220 pounds (2015: .283/.388/.572 – 32 BB/50 K – 2/4 SB – 180 AB) (2016: .277/.410/.592 – 40 BB/63 K – 5/7 SB – 213 AB) (2017: .288/.379/.525 – 29 BB/37 K – 8/9 SB – 198 AB)
  31. Washington State JR 3B Shane Matheny: plus defender; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .207/.292/.277 – 22 BB/40 K – 5/7 SB – 188 AB) (2016: .226/.313/.314 – 21 BB/37 K – 0/4 SB – 159 AB) (2017: .309/.408/.471 – 28 BB/36 K – 5/6 SB – 191 AB)
  32. Indiana State rSO 3B Dane Tofteland: power upside; steady glove; strong arm; good speed; 6-4, 225 pounds (2016: .238/.360/.333 – 6 BB/10 K – 1/2 SB – 42 AB) (2017: .289/.400/.556 – 16 BB/26 K – 2/4 SB – 90 AB)
  33. Oregon State JR 3B/SS Michael Gretler: good arm; steady glove; has experience at C; 6-2, 180 pounds (2015: .171/.267/.181 – 14 BB/21 K – 2/3 SB – 105 AB) (2016: .339/.391/.441 – 3 BB/10 K – 2/2 SB – 59 AB) (2017: .308/.367/.460 – 19 BB/26 K – 1/2 SB – 198 AB)
  34. Arkansas rJR 3B/C Carson Shaddy: good athlete; quick bat; really good defender at both spots, especially third (plus?); good approach; can also play 1B, 2B, and CF; TJ survivor; FAVORITE; 5-11, 185 pounds (2015: .337/.427/.517 – 9 BB/26 K – 1/2 SB – 89 AB) (2016: .332/.400/.521 – 23 BB/52 K – 5/9 SB – 211 AB) (2017: .279./383/.450 – 26 BB/61 K – 6/11 SB – 222 AB)
  35. California JR 3B Denis Karas: above-average glove; power upside; plus arm; 90 FB; 5-11, 190 pounds (2015: .263/.333/.368 – 1 BB/9 K – 0/1 SB – 19 AB) (2016: .319/.402/.597 – 6 BB/16 K – 0/1 SB – 72 AB) (2017: .242/.312/.464 – 19 BB/57 K – 5/8 SB – 211 AB)
  36. Virginia Tech SR 3B/SS Ryan Tufts: steady glove; average speed; 6-2, 200 pounds (2014: .232/.344/.256 – 12 BB/23 K – 2/3 SB – 82 AB) (2015: .245/.324/.298 – 6 BB/23 K – 1/1 SB – 94 AB) (2016: .284/.386/.416 – 27 BB/37 K – 0/1 SB – 197 AB) (2017: .307/.425/.530 – 30 BB/44 K – 1/2 SB – 215 AB)
  37. Hartford JR 3B/SS TJ Ward: steady glove; strong arm; 6-1, 220 pounds (2015: .221/.310/.256 – 6 BB/16 K – 0/1 SB – 86 AB) (2016: .313/.378/.425 – 10 BB/27 K – 2/4 SB – 179 AB) (2017: .235/.366/.417 – 20 BB/22 K – 2/5 SB – 132 AB)
  38. Cal State Fullerton rJR 3B/2B Taylor Bryant: power upside; good approach; really good glove, plus at 3B; can also play SS; 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .200/.342/.233 – 20 BB/35 K – 1/2 SB – 90 AB) (2015: .193/.333/.266 – 23 BB/38 K – 0/2 SB – 109 AB) (2016: .227/.292/.409 – 2 BB/3 K – 0/0 SB – 22 AB) (2017: .274/.388/.394 – 34 BB/44 K – 2/3 SB – 208 AB)
  39. George Washington SR 3B/1B Bobby Campbell: power upside; 6-2, 215 pounds (2014: .272/.361/.312 – 12 BB/15 K – 6/10 SB – 173 AB) (2015: .305/.344/.371 – 12 BB/17 K – 5/7 SB – 197 AB) (2016: .296/.358/.431 – 16 BB/21 K – 2/2 SB – 216 AB) (2017: .355/.423/.532 – 26 BB/14 K – 2/2 SB – 220 AB)
  40. South Carolina SO 3B/SS LT Tolbert: plus arm; good approach; good approach; average speed; can also play 2B; LHH; 6-2, 190 pounds (2016: .229/.306/.323 – 15 BB/14 K – 5/6 SB – 192 AB) (2017: .284/.338/.368 – 14 BB/19 K – 2/6 SB – 204 AB)
  41. Long Beach State JR 3B/1B Ramsey Romano: plus athlete; above-average speed; above-average arm; good defender; 6-2, 200 pounds (2017: .318/.345/.388 – 10 BB/27 K – 5/10 SB – 245 AB)
  42. Saint Louis JR 3B Carter Hanford: good glove; power upside; 6-2, 215 pounds (2017: .286/.393/.429 – 27 BB/32 K – 1/4 SB – 154 AB)
  43. Minnesota JR 3B Micah Coffey: good athlete; power upside; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .243/.318/.257 – 7 BB/15 K – 3/3 SB – 74 AB) (2016: .333/.408/.524 – 23 BB/39 K – 2/2 SB – 210 AB) (2017: .340/.396/.493 – 21 BB/42 K – 3/4 SB – 203 AB)
  44. Mississippi SR 3B/1B Colby Bortles: good athlete; power upside; good glove; strong arm; 6-5, 225 pounds (2014: .250/.386/.397 – 11 BB/21 K – 0/1 SB – 68 AB) (2015: .281/.365/.442 – 26 BB/63 K – 0/2 SB – 199 AB) (2016: .269/.379/.475 – 31 BB/59 K – 0/0 SB – 219 AB) (2017: .269/.376/.482 – 31 BB/50 K – 0/2 SB – 193 AB)
  45. Tennessee SR 3B/OF Jordan Rodgers: above-average speed; above-average power; plus athlete; steady glove, occasionally spectacular; average to above-average arm; 6-1, 185 pounds (2014: .130/.333/.130 – 5 BB/5 K – 3/3 SB – 23 AB) (2015: .278/.351/.340 – 8 BB/21 K – 0/1 SB – 97 AB) (2016: .282/.337/.454 – 15 BB/41 K – 13/14 SB – 216 AB) (2017: .322/.390/.512 – 19 BB/30 K – 8/10 SB – 205 AB)
  46. North Carolina Central SR 3B/2B Ellington Hopkins: can also play OF; 5-8, 180 pounds (2016: .333/.444/.434 – 28 BB/16 K – 15/19 SB – 198 AB) (2017: .381/.544/.464 – 21 BB/4 K – 3/3 SB – 84 AB)
  47. Bradley SR 3B Spencer Gaa: plus speed; power upside; strong arm; quick bat; 6-2, 200 pounds (2014: .294/.382/.390 – 26 BB/33 K – 15/22 SB – 187 AB) (2015: .351/.387/.500 – 9 BB/18 K – 4/5 SB – 154 AB) (2016: .333/.403/.522 – 16 BB/13 K – 9/10 SB – 186 AB) (2017: .257/.313/.349 – 10 BB/20 K – 9/11 SB – 152 AB)
  48. Mercer SR 3B/2B Danny Edgeworth: really good defender; 6-3, 200 pounds (2015: .292/.398/.443 – 22 BB/44 K – 5/6 SB – 212 AB) (2016: .265/.385/.448 – 33 BB/42 K – 2/3 SB – 230 AB) (2017: .332/.421/.519 – 32 BB/41 K – 3/5 SB – 214 AB)
  49. Old Dominion SR 3B/SS Nick Walker: good athlete; can also play OF; 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .309/.385/.438 – 25 BB/29 K – 16/17 SB – 194 AB) (2015: .276/.394/.453 – 29 BB/31 K – 12/14 SB – 181 AB) (2016: .274/.400/.380 – 43 BB/35 K – 19/23 SB – 208 AB) (2017: .241/.364/.409 – 41 BB/49 K – 9/10 SB – 220 AB)
  50. Clemson JR 3B Patrick Cromwell: good hit tool; power upside; good approach; good glove; good speed; 6-2, 180 pounds (2017: .203/.313/.290 – 9 BB/19 K – 1/2 SB – 69 AB)

Alphabetical order for the rest…

Ball State SR 3B/2B Sean Kennedy: 6-2, 190 pounds (2014: .315/.406/.350 – 25 BB/31 K – 3/5 SB – 197 AB) (2015: .250/.326/.305 – 20 BB/31 K – 3/5 SB – 200 AB) (2016: .266/.347/.393 – 27 BB/44 K – 2/5 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .329/.386/.566 – 20 BB/31 K – 1/3 SB – 228 AB)

Binghamton JR 3B/1B Luke Tevlin: 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .300/.333/.550 – 1 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 20 AB) (2016: .250/.317/.389 – 4 BB/5 K – 1/1 SB – 36 AB) (2017: .327/.357/.531 – 3 BB/8 K – 0/0 SB – 49 AB)

Brown SR 3B Marc Sredojevic: 6-2, 210 pounds (2014: .259/.307/.302 – 8 BB/14 K – 5/5 SB – 116 AB) (2015: .237/.338/.290 – 17 BB/17 K – 1/3 SB – 131 AB) (2016: .290/.375/.306 – 7 BB/14 K – 0/1 SB – 62 AB) (2017: .339/.459/.484 – 25 BB/19 K – 1/3 SB – 124 AB)

Butler JR 3B/SS Garrett Christman: good defensive tools; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .320/.390/.376 – 17 BB/34 K – 1/2 SB – 178 AB) (2016: .192/.272/.212 – 15 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 156 AB) (2017: .268/.340/.310 – 16 BB/38 K – 1/1 SB – 168 AB) (2017: 8.79 K/9 – 1.95 BB/9 – 55.1 IP – 2.60 ERA)

Cal State Fullerton rSO 3B/C Jake Pavletich: good glove; can also play 1B; 6-1, 190 pounds (2016: .390/.448/.424 – 7 BB/14 K – 3/5 SB – 59 AB) (2017: .182/.280/.318 – 5 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 44 AB)

Cal State Northridge JR 3B/1B Nolan Bumstead: steady glove; 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .247/.321/.295 – 9 BB/41 K – 4/5 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .302/.388/.422 – 9 BB/36 K – 1/2 SB – 192 AB)

Cal State Northridge rSR 3B/1B William Colantono: good defender; 6-3, 180 pounds (2014: .200/.300/.248 – 24 BB/32 K – 1/2 SB – 165 AB) (2015: .280/.328/.309 – 12 BB/18 K – 5/9 SB – 175 AB) (2016: .143/.250/.214 – 2 BB/6 K – 3/3 SB – 14 AB) (2017: .294/.437/.353 – 17 BB/11 K – 2/2 SB – 68 AB)

Canisius rJR 3B Liam Wilson: 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .316/.386/.396 – 12 BB/26 K – 8/10 SB – 212 AB) (2017: .343/.422/.505 – 18 BB/25 K – 2/4 SB – 216 AB)

Central Connecticut State JR 3B Ryan Costello: 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .248/.301/.352 – 10 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 125 AB) (2016: .324/.415/.463 – 18 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 108 AB) (2017: .296/.423/.532 – 45 BB/38 K – 2/3 SB – 216 AB)

Central Florida SR 3B/SS Kam Gellinger: really good defensive tools; strong arm; good speed; interesting bat; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .198/.234/.287 – 4 BB/23 K – 3/3 SB – 101 AB) (2016: .282/.365/.400 – 20 BB/36 K – 5/7 SB – 195 AB) (2017: .288/.386/.415 – 25 BB/51 K – 4/8 SB – 205 AB)

Charleston Southern rSO 3B Jason Miller: 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .340/.397/.438 – 22 BB/33 K – 12/16 SB – 203 AB)

Charleston Southern SR 3B/2B Nate Blanchard: good glove; 5-10, 200 pounds (2014: .220/.270/.241 – 8 BB/22 K – 3/4 SB – 141 AB) (2015: .325/.411/.412 – 27 BB/28 K – 4/5 SB – 194 AB) (2016: .300/.385/.394 – 25 BB/23 K – 1/4 SB – 213 AB) (2017: .262/.353/.410 – 25 BB/33 K – 5/5 SB – 210 AB)

Chicago-Illinois SR 3B/1B Ricardo Ramirez: 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .272/.361/.472 – 27 BB/44 K – 5/6 SB – 195 AB) (2017: .281/.396/.492 – 33 BB/44 K – 0/2 SB – 199 AB)

Cincinnati rJR 3B/2B Connor McVey: 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .267/.344/.329 – 15 BB/22 K – 161 AB) (2015: .167/.271/.262 – 3 BB/10 K – 1/1 SB – 42 AB) (2016: .292/.379/.420 – 19 BB/26 K – 27/29 SB – 212 AB) (2017: .280/.382/.383 – 29 BB/30 K – 14/18 SB – 214 AB)

Clemson JR 3B/2B Adam Renwick: plus speed; good glove; 6-0, 175 pounds (2015: .200/.273/.250 – 1 BB/9 K – 0/0 SB – 20 AB) (2016: .139/.259/.153 – 7 BB/18 K – 2/3 SB – 72 AB)

Columbia JR 3B/SS Randell Kanemaru: 6-2, 215 pounds (2015: .296/.388/.401 – 21 BB/27 K – 3/3 SB – 142 AB) (2016: .340/.383/.573 – 8 BB/15 K – 4/4 SB – 103 AB) (2017: .395/.435/.625 – 11 BB/29 K – 2/2 SB – 152 AB)

Dartmouth JR 3B Justin Fowler: 5-10, 175 pounds (2017: .308/.374/.430 – 9 BB/15 K – 1/3 SB – 107 AB)

Dayton SR 3B Cale Dineen: 5-11, 180 pounds (2017: .333/.434/.381 – 12 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 84 AB)

East Carolina SR 3B/OF Eric Tyler: average speed; has experience at C; 5-8, 200 pounds (2014: .183/.333/.197 – 10 BB/11 K – 0/0 SB – 71 AB) (2015: .268/.378/.366 – 25 BB/25 K – 1/3 SB – 205 AB) (2016: .306/.381/.426 – 19 BB/34 K – 9/12 SB – 242 AB) (2017: .343/.401/.488 – 18 BB/40 K – 6/7 SB – 242 AB)

Florida Atlantic SR 3B Austin Langham: 5-11, 200 pounds (2016: .320/.421/.392 – 26 BB/30 K – 1/3 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .332/.443/.462 – 36 BB/26 K – 2/2 SB – 208 AB)

Gardner-Webb SR 3B/1B Danny Sullivan: can also play OF: 6-4, 200 pounds (2016: .348/.393/.548 – 16 BB/34 K – 4/7 SB – 221 AB) (2017: .317/.417/.623 – 31 BB/38 K – 1/3 SB – 199 AB)

George Washington JR 3B Isaiah Pasteur: plus speed; great athlete; strong arm; Indiana transfer (out in 2017); 6-2, 180 pounds (2015: .213/.275/.348 – 11 BB/40 K – 5/6 SB – 141 AB) (2016: .192/.284/.256 – 15 BB/36 K – 9/12 SB – 125 AB)

Georgetown SR 3B Jake Kuzbel: 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .265/.326/.373 – 17 BB/31 K – 6/8 SB – 204 AB) (2016: .293/.354/.402 – 14 BB/23 K – 3/6 SB – 174 AB) (2017: .335/.394/.517 – 19 BB/24 K – 3/5 SB – 209 AB)

Harvard JR 3B John Fallon: 6-3, 215 pounds (2015: .319/.385/.377 – 6 BB/8 K – 6/6 SB – 69 AB) (2016: .284/.336/.463 – 9 BB/26 K – 2/4 SB – 134 AB) (2017: .250/.382/.405 – 16 BB/16 K – 1/2 SB – 84 AB)

High Point JR 3B Blake Schunk: 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .326/.399/.438 – 17 BB/22 K – 5/8 SB – 144 AB)

Iowa JR 3B Matt Hoeg: 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .277/.357/.446 – 24 BB/54 K – 3/7 SB – 195 AB)

Jacksonville JR 3B Sam Armstrong: 6-0, 185 pounds (2015: .269/.408/.375 – 24 BB/28 K – 3/4 SB – 104 AB) (2016: .244/.352/.371 – 29 BB/61 K – 3/5 SB – 197 AB) (2017: .268/.386/.514 – 34 BB/63 K – 2/3 SB – 183 AB)

Kansas State rSR 3B/C Steve Serratore: good glove; can also play OF: 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .265/.367/.364 – 18 BB/28 K – 5/8 SB – 151 AB) (2016: .310/.412/.500 – 13 BB/20 K – 4/4 SB – 100 AB) (2017: .292/.400/.466 – 26 BB/42 K – 3/5 SB – 178 AB)

Kansas State rSR 3B/OF Quintin Crandall: can also play SS; 5-10, 185 pounds (2016: .276/.384/.410 – 17 BB/32 K – 5/7 SB – 134 AB) (2017: .275/.371/.469 – 25 BB/31 K – 8/10 SB – 207 AB)

Kennesaw State SR 3B Jeremy Howell: 6-1, 215 pounds (2015: .296/.382/.364 – 21 BB/22 K – 2/4 SB – 162 AB) (2016: .285/.352/.357 – 20 BB/21 K – 2/4 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .238/.353/.341 – 33 BB/27 K – 1/2 SB – 1/2 SB)

Liberty SR 3B/1B Andrew Kowalo (2016): plus defender at 1B; can also play 2B; 6-3, 210 pounds (2016: .271/.380/.452 – 24 BB/50 K – 3/3 SB – 177 AB) (2017: .268/.397/.428 – 35 BB/55 K – 1/2 SB – 194 AB)

Long Island-Brooklyn JR 3B Andrew Turner: 6-1, 200 pounds (2016: .256/.329/.384 – 10 BB/33 K – 1/4 SB – 125 AB) (2017: .339/.431/.545 – 17 BB/29 K – 2/5 SB – 165 AB)

Longwood SR 3B Alex Lewis: 6-0, 185 pounds (2014: .250/.292/.281 – 10 BB/17 K – 2/3 SB – 160 AB) (2015: .196/.256/.308 – 11 BB/33 K – 0/1 SB – 143 AB) (2016: .369/.409/.528 – 13 BB/31 K – 5/5 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .264/.377/.373 – 30 BB/26 K – 5/6 SB – 193 AB)

Louisiana Tech SR 3B Chase Lunceford: good glove; 6-2, 190 pounds (2016: .312/.390/.551 – 20 BB/32 K – 2/3 SB – 205 AB) (2017: .263/.398/.507 – 35 BB/57 K – 0/0 SB – 209 AB)

Louisiana Tech SR 3B Raphael Gladu: 6-2, 190 pounds (2016: .339/.429/.466 – 23 BB/17 K – 5/6 SB – 174 AB) (2017: .378/.439/.579 – 24 BB/26 K – 3/5 SB – 233 AB)

Massachusetts SR 3B Jon Avallone: 6-0, 190 pounds (2017: .262/.331/.421 – 14 BB/42 K – 3/8 SB – 164 AB)

Memphis SR 3B Zach Schritenthal: 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .291/.399/.337 – 27 BB/20 K – 11/15 SB – 196 AB) (2016: .261/.342/.378 – 20 BB/31 K – 11/18 SB – 241 AB) (2017: .271/.379/.312 – 29 BB/31 K – 9/15 SB – 218 AB)

Miami rSR 3B/1B Edgar Michelangeli: can also play 2B; 6-1, 210 pounds (2016: .269/.322/.384 – 17 BB/60 K – 1/3 SB – 219 AB) (2017: .208/.332/.310 – 29 BB/54 K – 2/3 SB – 168 AB)

North Florida SR 3B/C Alex Merritt: 6-1, 175 pounds (2014: .273/.310/.311 – 6 BB/13 K – 0/1 SB – 161 AB) (2016: .316/.379/.479 – 16 BB/28 K – 2/3 SB – 215 AB) (2017: .343/.400/.452 – 16 BB/18 K – 3/3 SB – 230 AB)

Northwestern JR 3B Connor Lind: 6-0, 210 pounds (2016: .289/.368/.313 – 22 BB/39 K – 1/2 SB – 201 AB) (2017: .255/.336/.348 – 19 BB/46 K – 4/6 SB – 184 AB)

Oklahoma rSO 3B Quin Walbergh: good approach; 5-11, 175 pounds (2015: .200/.375/.200 – 7 BB/2 K – 4/5 SB – 30 AB) (2016: .227/.333/.318 – 2 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 22 AB) (2017: .260/.362/.520 – 4 BB/15 K – 1/1 SB – 50 AB)

Purdue rJR 3B Logan Poisall: 5-11, 190 pounds (2017: .269/.313/.462 – 5 BB/20 K – 1/2 SB – 78 AB)

Rhode Island rSR 3B/RHP Matt O’Neil: Connecticut transfer; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .253/.314/.374 – 5 BB/24 K – 2/2 SB – 91 AB) (2016: .197/.217/.273 – 1 BB/19 K – 1/1 SB – 66 AB) (2017: .310/.356/.575 – 16 BB/52 K – 7/9 SB – 200 AB)

St. Bonaventure JR 3B David Hollins: 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .290/.379/.485 – 20 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 169 AB)

St. John’s SR 3B Robbie Knightes: 6-1, 190 pounds (2014: .399/.458/.457 – 14 BB/19 K – 2/4 SB – 138 AB) (2015: .321/.386/.340 – 15 BB/15 K – 4/7 SB – 156 AB) (2016: .274/.293/.347 – 5 BB/28 K – 4/8 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .301/.337/.370 – 7 BB/21 K – 0/1 SB – 173 AB)

TCU SR 3B/SS Elliott Barzilli: really good defender; sneaky pop; can also play 2B and 1B; great athlete; Georgia Tech transfer; 6-1, 175 pounds (2015: .250/.315/.340 – 9 BB/13 K – 4/4 SB – 100 AB) (2016: .339/.418/.518 – 30 BB/32 K – 14/16 SB – 251 AB) (2017: .236/.296/.358 – 17 BB/49 K – 4/6 SB – 229 AB)

Tennessee Tech JR 3B Trevor Putzig: good glove; strong arm; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .283/.361/.330 – 12 BB/12 K – 4/4 SB – 106 AB) (2016: .308/.370/.503 – 15 BB/26 K – 2/3 SB – 159 AB) (2017: .394/.441/.568 – 22 BB/22 K – 1/1 SB – 236 AB)

Texas-San Antonio rSR 3B/OF Geonte Jackson: good approach; average power; good defensive tools; good athlete; good speed; LSU transfer; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .298/.361/.363 – 20 BB/39 K – 6/11 SB – 215 AB) (2016: .310/.388/.548 – 6 BB/8 K – 2/3 SB – 42 AB) (6 AB)

Texas-San Antonio SR 3B/RHP CJ Pickering: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; 6-3, 200 pounds (2015: .283/.342/.418 – 15 BB/46 K – 6/6 SB – 184 AB) (2016: .289/.360/.426 – 18 BB/37 K – 0/0 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .284/.345/.483 – 20 BB/42 K – 4/6 SB – 211 AB)

Tulane SR 3B Hunter Hope: power upside; steady glove; strong arm; 6-2, 210 pounds (2014: .265/.319/.362 – 15 BB/63 K – 2/2 SB – 196 AB) (2015: .230/.301/.369 – 19 BB/73 K – 3/6 SB – 187 AB) (2016: .267/.357/.507 – 24 BB/86 K – 3/6 SB – 221 AB) (2017: .222/.303/.538 – 16 BB/59 K – 2/2 SB – 158 AB)

UMBC rJR 3B Mitchell Carroll: 5-11, 165 pounds (2015: .320/.376/.423 – 9 BB/20 K – 5/10 SB – 97 AB) (2016: .226/.290/.277 – 14 BB/32 K – 11/13 SB – 159 AB) (2017: .260/.335/.267 – 17 BB/36 K – 11/13 SB – 150 AB)

Wisconsin-Milwaukee JR 3B Ben Chally: 6-0, 190 pounds (2017: .327/.394/.421 – 17 BB/22 K – 4/5 SB – 171 AB)

Yale SR 3B Richard Slenker: 5-11, 200 pounds (2014: .352/.414/.410 – 9 BB/12 K – 3/4 SB – 105 AB) (2015: .290/.367/.407 – 13 BB/24 K – 10/11 SB – 145 AB) (2016: .342/.443/.513 – 23 BB/20 K – 7/10 SB – 158 AB) (2017: .342/.443/.473 – 27 BB/28 K – 3/5 SB – 184 AB)

2017 MLB Draft – College Second Basemen

  1. North Carolina JR 2B/SS Logan Warmoth: good hit tool; above-average raw power, others like it way less; good athlete; plus glove; good approach; plus speed, others have it closer to average to above-average (me); quick bat; average to above-average arm, might be stretched at short; can also play OF; very polarizing player with inconsistent (not in a bad way) tools; RHH; 6-0, 190 pounds (2015: .246/.315/.282 – 18 BB/29 K – 11/14 SB – 195 AB) (2016: .337/.402/.481 – 21 BB/24 K – 8/14 SB – 208 AB) (2017: .336/.404/.554 – 28 BB/47 K – 18/21 SB – 271 AB)
  2. Mary’s JR 2B/3B Zach Kirtley: above-average to plus hit tool; quick bat; average arm; good athlete; below-average speed; some similarities to Willie Calhoun, have also heard Aaron Boone; PG comps: Mark DeRosa, Logan Gray; RHH; 6-1, 190 pounds (2015: .346/.429/.418 – 25 BB/31 K – 3/7 SB – 208 AB) (2016: .323/.428/.504 – 35 BB/35 K – 4/6 SB – 226 AB) (2017: .292/.433/.439 – 48 BB/35 K – 3/4 SB – 212 AB)
  3. Charlotte JR 2B/OF Brett Netzer: average to above-average hit tool; good approach; average to above-average raw power; above-average to plus speed; average arm; good athlete; good enough defender; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds (2015: .318/.382/.399 – 14 BB/24 K – 3/5 SB – 148 AB) (2016: .384/.461/.555 – 25 BB/20 K – 6/6 SB – 211 AB) (2017: .342/.425/.509 – 29 BB/27 K – 5/7 SB – 234 AB)
  4. Houston JR 2B/SS Jake Scheiner: good hit tool; good approach; steady glove; can also play 3B; 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .346/.432/.667 – 27 BB/41 K – 8/11 SB – 243 AB)
  5. Kentucky JR 2B/SS Riley Mahan: average or better hit tool; average raw power; good athlete; good glove, but inconsistent accuracy on throws; above-average speed; above-average to plus arm; 6-2, 190 pounds (2015: .232/.295/.337 – 7 BB/27 K – 1/2 SB – 95 AB) (2016: .316/.348/.490 – 11 BB/51 K – 8/11 SB – 196 AB) (2017: .336/.392/.618 – 22 BB/56 K – 9/12 SB – 262 AB)
  6. John’s JR 2B/SS Jesse Berardi: good hit tool; average speed; steady glove; good approach; average arm, plays up; coach comp (via D1): Joe Panik; 5-10, 185 pounds (2015: .200/.321/.215 – 11 BB/12 K – 1/3 SB – 65 AB) (2016: .298/.394/.455 – 27 BB/25 K – 7/8 SB – 191 AB) (2017: .356/.456/.462 – 38 BB/35 K – 12/15 SB – 225 AB)
  7. William & Mary JR 2B Cullen Large: above-average raw power; above-average speed; average or better defender; BHH; 6-0, 175 pounds (2015: .302/.371/.405 – 22 BB/42 K – 4/4 SB – 222 AB) (2016: .328/.406/.508 – 28 BB/34 K – 4/5 SB – 250 AB) (2017: .338/.419/.507 – 26 BB/37 K – 5/7 SB – 225 AB)
  8. Cal State Fullerton JR 2B/OF Dillon Persinger: good hit tool; good approach; plus speed; good enough defender; RHH; 5-11, 200 pounds (*2016*: .417/.523/.661 – 28 BB/30 K – 15/18 SB – 180 AB) (2017: .272/.347/.428 – 30 BB/38 K – 18/22 SB – 197 AB)
  9. Mississippi JR 2B/SS Tate Blackman: average power upside; average arm; steady glove; above-average to plus speed; great athlete; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .197/.293/.254 – 10 BB/32 K – 2/2 SB – 122 AB) (2016: .322/.392/.435 – 30 BB/38 K – 3/5 SB – 230 AB) (2017: .302/.420/.525 – 34 BB/46 K – 9/13 SB – 202 AB)
  10. Orange Coast JC SO 2B/SS Travis Moniot: average power; average arm; average speed; good glove; Oregon transfer; BHH; 6-0, 190 pounds (2017: .353/.524/.608 – 50 BB/27 K – 17/20 SB – 153 AB)
  11. Coastal Carolina JR 2B/SS Wood Myers: above-average speed; good glove; strong arm; North Carolina transfer; 5-8, 180 pounds (2017: .330/.393/.476 – 19 BB/23 K – 11/14 SB – 212 AB)
  12. Mercer SR 2B/SS Ryan Hagan: plus glove; good hit tool; power upside; good speed; 5-11, 190 pounds (2016: .316/.419/.488 – 41 BB/40 K – 10/14 SB – 244 AB) (2017: .296/.411/.475 – 41 BB/28 K – 24/27 SB – 223 AB)
  13. LSU SR 2B Cole Freeman: good hit tool; plus glove; easy plus speed; good approach; good athlete; FAVORITE; 5-9, 180 pounds (2016: .329/.427/.403 – 32 BB/23 K – 26/35 SB – 216 AB) (2017: .328/.429/.419 – 25 BB/19 K – 18/24 SB – 241 AB)
  14. Georgia Tech JR 2B/SS Wade Bailey: good glove; 5-9, 180 pounds (2015: .255/.312/.335 – 15 BB/16 K – 5/7 SB – 200 AB) (2016: .310/.371/.408 – 22 BB/25 K – 8/9 SB – 255 AB) (2017: .347/.420/.538 – 27 BB/30 K – 6/9 SB – 236 AB)
  15. Hawaii SR 2B/3B Josh Rojas: good approach; quick bat; average or better arm; average speed; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds (2014*: .280/.362/.384 – 20 BB/23 K – 13/16 SB – 164 AB) (2015*: .333/.452/.633 – 33 BB/17 K – 14/19 SB – 150 AB) (2016: .239/.324/.284 – 20 BB/23 K – 1/3 SB – 155 AB) (2017: .294/.404/.541 – 28 BB/19 K – 5/5 SB – 170 AB)
  16. Howard JC SO 2B/SS Trey Ochoa: plus speed; good defensive tools; good athlete; average power upside; Texas Tech transfer; 5-7, 160 pounds (2016: .212/.313/.235 – 11 BB/24 K – 2/2 SB – 85 AB) (2017: .362/.464/.556 – 37 BB/33 K – 18/22 SB – 196 AB)
  17. James Madison JR 2B Kyle McPherson: good glove; good athlete; good speed; average at best arm; 5-11, 180 pounds (2015: .316/.401/.477 – 23 BB/32 K – 8/10 SB – 193 AB) (2016: .295/.353/.454 – 20 BB/29 K – 9/12 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .330/.404/.520 – 22 BB/28 K – 6/10 SB – 200 AB)
  18. Bryant SR 2B Cole Fabio: good approach; good speed; FAVORITE; 5-11, 185 pounds (2014: .337/.454/.394 – 19 BB/21 K – 12/16 SB – 104 AB) (2015: .347/.438/.477 – 29 BB/21 K – 17/23 SB – 199 AB) (2016: .287/.384/.377 – 36 BB/33 K – 16/18 SB – 223 AB) (2017: .280/.408/.391 – 43 BB/18 K – 19/24 SB – 207 AB)
  19. San Jacinto JC SO 2B Tristan Metten: good approach; good athlete; good glove; Texas A&M transfer; 6-1, 185 pounds (2017: .326/.448/.438 – 38 BB/35 K – 8/10 SB – 178 AB)
  20. Florida Atlantic SR 2B/SS Stephen Kerr: plus to plus-plus speed; average arm; above-average hit tool; really intriguing defensive tools; great approach; 5-10, 175 pounds (2014: .324/.381/.372 – 21 BB/16 K – 10/12 SB – 207 AB) (2015: .307/.389/.358 – 32 BB/31 K – 15/24 SB – 257 AB) (2016: .253/.341/.369 – 28 BB/30 K – 17/18 SB – 241 AB) (2017: .269/.397/.446 – 36 BB/37 K – 11/13 SB – 175 AB)
  21. North Carolina Greensboro SR 2B/OF Ben Spitznagel: good hit tool; plus speed; good athlete; 5-11, 170 pounds (2016: .385/.459/.474 – 25 BB/21 K – 21/28 SB – 247 AB) (2017: .355/.440/.460 – 30 BB/19 K – 12/18 SB – 211 AB)
  22. McNeese State JR 2B Joe Provenzano: good hit tool; good approach; good glove; 5-11, 190 pounds (2015: .310/.419/.374 – 26 BB/32 K – 5/10 SB – 171 AB) (2016: .271/.355/.390 – 26 BB/46 K – 9/17 SB – 210 AB) (2017: .336/.437/.498 – 30 BB/48 K – 4/8 SB – 211 AB)
  23. Washington JR 2B Levi Jordan: plus defense; good speed; average arm; 5-8, 175 pounds (2017: .279/.335/.351 – 13 BB/13 K – 1/3 SB – 154 AB)
  24. Middle Tennessee State rJR 2B Aaron Aucker: good approach; steady glove; 6-0, 190 pounds (2016: .268/.348/.377 – 10 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 138 AB) (2017: .359/.448/.641 – 23 BB/34 K – 0/0 SB – 156 AB)
  25. Harford JC SO 2B Peyton Sorrels: Maryland transfer; 6-0, 170 pounds (2017: .451/.495/.747 – 15 BB/25 K – 13/15 SB – 182 AB)
  26. Middle Tennessee State JR 2B Ryan Kemp: 5-4, 160 pounds (2017: .366/.419/.622 – 14 BB/20 K – 9/12 SB – 164 AB)
  27. East Tennessee State SR 2B/3B Blake Rowlett: power upside; good approach; good glove; 5-10, 200 pounds (2016: .311/.429/.500 – 40 BB/30 K – 5/5 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .269/.387/.498 – 35 BB/34 K – 2/3 SB – 223 AB)
  28. San Diego State JR 2B/RHP Alan Trejo: steady glove; great athlete; plus arm; 88-92 FB; good SL; 6-2, 180 pounds (2015: .266/.385/.344 – 26 BB/32 K – 0/4 SB – 154 AB) (2016: .305/.357/.360 – 18 BB/34 K – 7/11 SB – 239 AB) (2017: .332/.402/.440 – 28 BB/42 K – 10/14 SB – 268 AB)
  29. William & Mary SR 2B/SS Ryder Miconi: 5-8, 175 pounds (2014: .346/.500/.423 – 7 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 26 AB) (2015: .208/.262/.323 – 6 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 96 AB) (2016: .314/.425/.425 – 39 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .318/.433/.531 – 23 BB/19 K – 3/4 SB – 192 AB)
  30. UC Santa Barbara JR 2B/OF Colton Burns: above-average to plus speed; power upside; great athlete; good approach; can also play 3B; 6-2, 200 pounds (2017: .308/.422/.389 – 34 BB/41 K – 5/10 SB – 185 AB)
  31. Gardner-Webb rSR 2B/C Collin Thacker: strong arm; steady glove; good approach; 5-9, 200 pounds (2015: .285/.376/.358 – 19 BB/17 K – 2/3 SB – 165 AB) (2016: .394/.452/.578 – 26 BB/16 K – 1/2 SB – 218 AB) (2017: .357/.406/.545 – 17 BB/23 K – 2/3 SB – 224 AB)
  32. Wright State JR 2B/OF Matt Morrow: above-average speed; good approach; 5-10, 180 pounds (2015: .309/.434/.416 – 25 BB/26 K – 6/8 SB – 149 AB) (2016: .267/.394/.333 – 40 BB/24 K – 12/16 SB – 225 AB) (2017: .333/.427/.487 – 35 BB/35 K – 13/16 SB – 228 AB)
  33. High Point JR 2B Hunter Lee: steady glove; 5-9, 175 pounds (2015: .230/.337/.321 – 22 BB/24 K – 7/9 SB – 165 AB) (2016: .295/.373/.396 – 28 BB/26 K – 14/16 SB – 217 AB) (2017: .278/.373/.439 – 24 BB/25 K – 8/11 SB – 180 AB)
  34. Iowa SR 2B/SS Mason McCoy: average at best arm; average or better speed; steady glove; can also play 3B; 6-0, 175 pounds (2016: .291/.367/.390 – 24 BB/48 K – 7/11 SB – 223 AB) (2017: .328/.394/.474 – 27 BB/25 K – 7/13 SB – 253 AB)
  35. Michigan JR 2B/SS Jake Bivens: plus speed; good approach; good defender; good arm when healthy; good athlete; TJ survivor; FAVORITE; 6-1, 185 pounds (2015: .319/.435/.352 – 34 BB/22 K – 9/11 SB – 213 AB) (2017: .273/.436/.337 – 37 BB/32 K – 24/31 SB – 205 AB)
  36. Morehead State JR 2B/SS Braxton Morris: good hit tool; plus glove; FAVORITE; 5-11, 175 pounds (2015: .305/.396/.390 – 17 BB/27 K – 4/6 SB – 177 AB) (2016: .252/.346/.387 – 15 BB/36 K – 5/6 SB – 155 AB) (2017: .364/.437/.516 – 15 BB/33 K – 3/7 SB – 225 AB)
  37. USC rJR 2B/SS Frankie Rios: good defensive tools; 5-10, 185 pounds (2014: .145/.232/.177 – 4 BB/12 K – 4/4 SB – 62 AB) (2016: .323/.386/.419 – 14 BB/37 K – 5/11 SB – 186 AB) (2017: .354/.418/.451 – 20 BB/30 K – 4/5 SB – 206 AB)
  38. Cornell SR 2B/SS Frankie Padulo: good speed; good athlete; 5-8, 150 pounds (2015: .284/.340/.379 – 6 BB/16 K – 2/2 SB – 95 AB) (2016: .192/.292/.267 – 14 BB/20 K – 1/2 SB – 120 AB) (2017: .293/.397/.431 – 19 BB/19 K – 4/6 SB – 116 AB)
  39. Louisiana SR 2B/3B Brenn Conrad: power upside; steady glove; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .241/.284/.317 – 7 BB/14 K – 5/8 SB – 145 AB) (2016: .280/.384/.411 – 24 BB/17 K – 5/8 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .297/.409/.359 – 30 BB/25 K – 7/10 SB – 195 AB)
  40. Central Connecticut State JR 2B Dean Lockery: 5-11, 180 pounds (2015: .276/.337/.337 – 16 BB/28 K – 4/7 SB – 163 AB) (2016: .344/.423/.402 – 28 BB/21 K – 2/6 SB – 209 AB) (2017: .330/.459/.473 – 52 BB/18 K – 6/8 SB – 224 AB)

Alphabetical order for the rest…

Boston College JR 2B/3B Jake Palomaki: steady glove; 5-10, 170 pounds (2015: .289/.447/.373 – 46 BB/23 K – 15/23 SB – 166 AB) (2016: .258/.400/.300 – 42 BB/37 K – 19/26 SB – 213 AB) (2017: .281/.446/.391 – 31 BB/21 K – 7/9 SB – 128 AB)
Butler rSR 2B/SS Chris Maranto (2016): good hit tool; can also play OF; 5-8, 180 pounds (2014: .309/.410/.395 – 25 BB/32 K – 8/10 SB – 162 AB) (2015: .275/.370/.292 – 16 BB/21 K – 7/12 SB – 120 AB) (2016: .248/.316/.400 – 11 BB/22 K – 0/0 SB – 105 AB) (2017: .169/.252/.331 – 11 BB/40 K – 4/4 SB – 124 AB)
Cal State Fullerton JR 2B/SS Tristan Hildebrandt: strong arm; steady glove; 5-9, 180 pounds (2015: .136/.208/.205 – 3 BB/19 K – 1/1 SB – 44 AB) (2016: .174/.225/.215 – 8 BB/44 K – 1/4 SB – 121 AB) (2017: .148/.224/.246 – 5 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 61 AB)
Cal State Northridge rJR 2B/SS Alvaro Rubalcaba: good speed; good glove; 5-8, 165 pounds (2017: .299/.425/.437 – 32 BB/20 K – 16/19 SB – 174 AB)
Canisius SR 2B/SS Jake Lumley: good speed; 6-0, 175 pounds (2014: .297/.388/.351 – 9 BB/7 K – 1/2 SB – 74 AB) (2015: .331/.419/.440 – 31 BB/32 K – 10/18 SB – 248 AB) (2016: .339/.437/.431 – 35 BB/28 K – 12/18 SB – 218 AB) (2017: .355/.436/.461 – 29 BB/40 K – 17/21 SB – 228 AB)
Columbia SR 2B/3B Kyle Bartelman: can also play OF; 5-10, 185 pounds (2016: .227/.299/.409 – 10 BB/16 K – 0/1 SB – 132 AB) (2017: .349/.369/.568 – 5 BB/16 K – 2/3 SB – 146 AB)
Cornell JR 2B/SS Ryan Krainz: 5-8, 155 pounds (2017: .369/.478/.454 – 28 BB/16 K – 7/12 SB – 130 AB)
Cornell SR 2B/3B Tommy Wagner: 5-9, 175 pounds (2015: .308/.365/.352 – 8 BB/7 K – 4/5 SB – 91 AB) (2016: .341/.429/.471 – 10 BB/7 K – 3/3 SB – 85 AB) (2017: .296/.343/.355 – 9 BB/13 K – 1/3 SB – 152 AB)
Dayton SR 2B/SS Nick Ryan: 5-7, 165 pounds (2016: .259/.354/.371 – 24 BB/35 K – 5/6 SB – 170 AB) (2017: .257/.349/.391 – 20 BB/34 K – 11/14 SB – 179 AB)
Duke JR 2B/OF Peter Zyla: good approach; has also played C; LHH; 5-11, 175 pounds (2015: .331/.381/.444 – 10 BB/19 K – 3/4 SB – 160 AB) (2016: .250/.289/.330 – 6 BB/20 K – 7/11 SB – 188 AB) (2017: .266/.333/.380 – 7 BB/16 K – 2/3 SB – 79 AB)
Duke JR 2B/SS Max Miller: can also play 3B; 5-11, 170 pounds (2015: .266/.370/.281 – 20 BB/17 K – 5/8 SB – 128 AB) (2016: .232/.296/.268 – 16 BB/23 K – 10/11 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .237/.363/.299 – 30 BB/26 K – 12/14 SB – 194 AB)
East Carolina SR 2B/SS Charlie Yorgen: steady glove; average speed; 5-10, 190 pounds (2014: .287/.367/.325 – 16 BB/14 K – 4/11 SB – 160 AB) (2015: .283/.394/.374 – 31 BB/29 K – 8/13 SB – 219 AB) (2016: .262/.346/.326 – 24 BB/31 K – 6/9 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .339/.438/.483 – 29 BB/29 K – 8/8 SB – 230 AB)
Florida Gulf Coast JR 2B/SS Matt Reardon: good glove; 6-0, 170 pounds (2015: .311/.420/.379 – 34 BB/27 K – 5/9 SB – 219 AB) (2016: .360/.418/.464 – 22 BB/27 K – 6/9 SB – 222 AB) (2017: .274/.346/.392 – 20 BB/33 K – 9/11 SB – 212 AB)
Florida International SR 2B/SS Irving Lopez: good defender; 5-10, 175 pounds (2016: .340/.400/.443 – 15 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .319/.426/.478 – 25 BB/31 K – 5/11 SB – 226 AB)
Florida State SR 2B/SS Matt Henderson: above-average to plus speed; strong arm; good glove; 5-9, 165 pounds (2016: .230/.420/.279 – 45 BB/30 K – 4/5 SB – 165 AB) (2017: .267/.445/.304 – 43 BB/40 K – 8/10 SB – 161 AB)
George Mason JR 2B Michael Smith: 6-2, 185 pounds (2015: .315/.399/.359 – 20 BB/37 K – 8/10 SB – 181 AB) (2016: .241/.364/.307 – 32 BB/45 K – 5/9 SB – 199 AB) (2017: .248/.384/.338 – 35 BB/28 K – 4/4 SB – 222 AB)
George Washington JR 2B/RHP Robbie Metz: plus-plus speed; 6-0, 180 pounds (2015: 5.46 K/9 – 2.07 BB/9 – 61.1 IP – 3.25 ERA) (2015: .306/.358/.347 – 13 BB/17 K – 19/27 SB – 196 AB) (2016: 3.99 K/9 – 3.13 BB/9 – 31.2 IP – 5.97 ERA) (2016: .252/.292/.303 – 12 BB/29 K – 9/12 SB – 218 AB) (2017: .339/.379/.424 – 11 BB/21 K – 13/18 SB – 224 AB) (2017: 5.74 K/9 – 1.44 BB/9 – 37.2 IP – 5.02 ERA)
Georgetown JR 2B Jake Bernstein: 5-10, 175 pounds (2017: .290/.377/.332 – 26 BB/24 K – 5/7 SB – 217 AB)
Georgetown SR 2B Matt Garza: 6-0, 190 pounds (2016: .271/.337/.329 – 8 BB/13 K – 0/3 SB – 85 AB) (2017: .276/.320/.440 – 9 BB/23 K – 2/2 SB – 134 AB)
Houston rJR 2B/3B Connor Hollis: 5-10, 175 pounds (2014: .321/.415/.358 – 9 BB/16 K – 1/2 SB – 106 AB) (2016: .294/.377/.350 – 17 BB/22 K – 2/5 SB – 180 AB) (2017: .266/.387/.369 – 30 BB/31 K – 5/5 SB – 203 AB)
Illinois-Chicago rJR 2B David Cronin: 5-9, 170 pounds (2015: .244/.327/.311 – 13 BB/19 K – 11/13 SB – 135 AB) (2016: .360/.422/.455 – 20 BB/27 K – 16/27 SB – 222 AB) (2017: .313/.429/.435 – 39 BB/29 K – 14/20 SB – 214 AB)
Indiana JR 2B/RHP Matt Lloyd: good athlete; can also play 3B; TJ survivor; 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .301/.393/.554 – 28 BB/60 K – 1/4 SB – 193 AB) (2017: 5.57 K/9 – 1.67 BB/9 – 32.1 IP – 2.23 ERA)
Indiana SR 2B Tony Butler: Virginia transfer; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .229/.343/.319 – 16 BB/28 K – 2/2 SB – 144 AB) (2017: .314/.418/.454 – 24 BB/31 K – 7/9 SB – 207 AB)
Jackson State SR 2B/SS Cornelius Copeland: 5-9, 180 pounds (2016: .422/.537/.631 – 26 BB/16 K – 8/13 SB – 187 AB) (2017: .330/.468/.443 – 27 BB/29 K – 17/19 SB – 185 AB)
Jacksonville State JR 2B Clayton Daniel: 5-7, 170 pounds (2015: .327/.414/.413 – 30 BB/20 K – 8/10 SB – 223 AB) (2016: .372/.443/.480 – 34 BB/13 K – 7/10 SB – 250 AB) (2017: .328/.393/.393 – 21 BB/20 K – 8/14 SB – 247 AB)
Kansas State rSR 2B/SS Jake Wodtke: good glove; 5-9, 175 pounds (2015: .248/.331/.255 – 14 BB/22 K – 3/5 SB – 137 AB) (2016: .301/.381/.381 – 21 BB/26 K – 7/12 SB – 176 AB) (2017: .266/.335/.297 – 16 BB/25 K – 13/15 SB – 158 AB)
Kansas State SR 2B/3B Josh Ethier: 5-8, 170 pounds (2017: .257/.400/.426 – 33 BB/27 K – 2/2 SB – 148 AB)
Kennesaw State JR 2B Grant Williams: 5-10, 175 pounds (2015: .299/.359/.341 – 10 BB/11 K – 8/8 SB – 167 AB) (2016: .294/.357/.368 – 18 BB/21 K – 2/4 SB – 201 AB) (2017: .307/.378/.362 – 21 BB/16 K – 6/12 SB – 218 AB)
La Salle JR 2B/RHP Austin Constantini: 5-10, 170 pounds (2017: .304/.380/.357 – 21 BB/21 K – 5/10 SB – 171 AB) (2017: 7.59 K/9 – 3.25 BB/9 – 16.2 IP – 2.16 ERA)
Lipscomb JR 2B/OF Lee Solomon: average at best speed; strong; good athlete; power upside; 5-10, 200 pounds (2016: .370/.471/.498 – 36 BB/47 K – 25/33 SB – 227 AB) (2017: .243/.358/.352 – 31 BB/46 K – 23/29 SB – 210 AB)
Lipscomb SR 2B/SS Hunter Hanks: good glove; good speed; 5-11, 185 pounds (2014: .276/.314/.378 – 6 BB/25 K – 1/1 SB – 98 AB) (2015: .234/.285/.332 – 16 BB/48 K – 7/11 SB – 214 AB) (2016: .262/.333/.435 – 17 BB/43 K – 1/4 SB – 168 AB) (2017: .267/.346/.503 – 17 BB/41 K – 10/11 SB – 165 AB)
Long Island-Brooklyn SR 2B/SS Charles Misiano: good speed; 5-6, 150 pounds (2016: .344/.457/.443 – 21 BB/21 K – 18/21 SB – 122 AB) (2017: .290/.418/.366 – 32 BB/29 K – 19/22 SB – 186 AB)
Maine rSO 2B/SS Caleb Kerbs: 5-8, 175 pounds (2017: .251/.351/.339 – 25 BB/35 K – 6/8 SB – 171 AB)
Maryland rSR 2B/SS Brandon Gum: below-average speed; some pop; steady glove; good athlete; average at best arm; can also play 1B and 3B; George Mason transfer; 6-1, 190 pounds (2013: .221/.303/.262 – 19 BB/52 K – 4/7 SB – 172 AB) (2014: .307/.384/.342 – 23 BB/28 K – 5/7 SB – 202 AB) (2015: .338/.413/.426 – 24 BB/37 K – 5/5 SB – 195 AB) (2016: .304/.407/.457 – 5 BB/11 K – 1/1 SB – 46 AB) (2017: .338/.451/.468 – 34 BB/41 K – 13/16 SB – 201 AB)
Memphis SR 2B Brandon Grudzielanek: good speed; 6-0, 210 pounds (2016: .292/.321/.373 – 11 BB/47 K – 10/14 SB – 236 AB) (2017: .272/.354/.413 – 25 BB/34 K – 1/4 SB – 206 AB)
Memphis SR 2B/3B Trent Turner: 5-10, 190 pounds (2016: .246/.340/.365 – 15 BB/50 K – 1/2 SB – 167 AB) (2017: .292/.365/.460 – 20 BB/53 K – 7/9 SB – 226 AB)
Miami SR 2B Randy Batista: good glove; BHH; 5-11, 170 pounds (2016: .272/.403/.361 – 27 BB/41 K – 7/10 SB – 147 AB) (2017: .213/.357/.277 – 19 BB/29 K – 0/2 SB – 94 AB)
Miami SR 2B/SS Johnny Ruiz: good speed; steady glove; 5-11, 200 pounds (2014: .229/.352/.282 – 24 BB/24 K – 2/4 SB – 131 AB) (2015: .315/.356/.361 – 8 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 108 AB) (2016: .342/.431/.491 – 38 BB/53 K – 3/7 SB – 234 AB) (2017: .255/.412/.405 – 41 BB/59 K – 4/5 SB – 153 AB)
Michigan State SR 2B Dan Durkin: 5-10, 195 pounds (2016: .324/.402/.454 – 24 BB/41 K – 5/6 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .279/.401/.497 – 28 BB/42 K – 5/8 SB – 197 AB)
Minnesota JR 2B/SS Luke Pettersen: 5-10, 185 pounds (2016: .281/.343/.302 – 9 BB/6 K – 2/5 SB – 96 AB) (2017: .354/.411/.395 – 17 BB/22 K – 1/4 SB – 195 AB)
Nebraska SR 2B Jake Schleppenbach: 5-10, 175 pounds (2015: .300/.342/.347 – 12 BB/19 K – 4/5 SB – 190 AB) (2016: .220/.298/.260 – 21 BB/32 K – 4/7 SB – 173 AB) (2017: .292/.378/.448 – 25 BB/24 K – 7/9 SB – 192 AB)
North Carolina State JR 2B Stephen Pitarra: versatile defender, good at second; good athlete; average speed; 5-10, 180 pounds (2016: .291/.376/.347 – 24 BB/29 K – 2/3 SB – 199 AB) (2017: .269/.377/.328 – 30 BB/25 K – 1/6 SB – 186 AB)
North Florida rSR 2B/SS Patrick Ervin: 6-0, 180 pounds (2014: .329/.382/.359 – 13 BB/13 K – 3/7 SB – 170 AB) (2015: .259/.354/.283 – 27 BB/30 K – 0/4 SB – 212 AB) (2016: .252/.379/.285 – 20 BB/25 K – 2/2 SB – 151 AB) (2017: .354/.439/.392 – 25 BB/19 K – 0/2 SB – 189 AB)
Notre Dame SR 2B/SS Kyle Fiala: good approach; power upside; above-average glove; average or better arm; average or better speed; can also play 3B; RHH; 6-1, 175 pounds (2014: .268/.362/.302 – 19 BB/20 K – 5/9 SB – 179 AB) (2015: .301/.394/.452 – 31 BB/33 K – 10/12 SB – 239 AB) (2016: .215/.278/.257 – 11 BB/30 K – 3/4 SB – 144 AB) (2017: .279/.335/.432 – 16 BB/30 K – 9/9 SB – 183 AB)
Ohio State JR 2B/OF Noah McGowan: 6-0, 210 pounds (2017: .214/.352/.405 – 21 BB/34 K – 1/3 SB – 131 AB)
Oklahoma JR 2B Kyle Mendenhall: strong glove; plus arm; power upside; 6-2, 175 pounds (2015: .230/.306/.264 – 8 BB/17 K – 4/6 SB – 87 AB) (2016: .183/.283/.233 – 13 BB/29 K – 5/7 SB – 120 AB) (2017: .232/.324/.354 – 19 BB/46 K – 2/6 SB – 181 AB)
Oklahoma JR 2B/3B Jack Flansburg: great approach; FAVORITE; 5-11, 180 pounds (2016: .278/.401/.385 – 33 BB/28 K – 3/7 SB – 169 AB) (2017: .247/.384/.301 – 41 BB/37 K – 1/4 SB – 186 AB)
Oklahoma State rJR 2B/3B Andrew Rosa: good speed; power upside; good athlete; 6-1, 190 pounds (2014: .243/.349/.351 – 6 BB/11 K – 2/2 SB – 37 AB) (2016: .257/.388/.286 – 10 BB/14 K – 3/5 SB – 70 AB) (2017: .211/.305/.346 – 11 BB/30 K – 7/10 SB – 133 AB)
Old Dominion JR 2B Jared Young: 6-1, 180 pounds (2017: .367/.441/.580 – 15 BB/19 K – 9/13 SB – 226 AB)
Purdue rSO 2B Evan Warden: 5-10, 165 pounds (2017: .281/.425/.438 – 17 BB/29 K – 11/16 SB – 185 AB)
Rhode Island rJR 2B/3B Chris Hess: really good glove; good approach; average arm; power upside; has also played SS and 1B; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .326/.398/.481 – 18 BB/32 K – 10/15 SB – 181 AB) (2016: .306/.380/.528 – 20 BB/46 K – 8/11 SB – 229 AB) (2017: .347/.414/.581 – 16 BB/40 K – 12/16 SB – 222 AB
Richmond JR 2B/OF Daniel Brumbaugh: 6-0, 180 pounds (2015: .277/.378/.374 – 21 BB/18 K – 3/3 SB – 155 AB) (2016: 6.21 K/9 – 3.72 BB/9 – 29.0 IP – 3.10 ERA) (2016: .302/.383/.396 – 20 BB/14 K – 4/7 SB – 159 AB) (2017: .332/.402/.485 – 21 BB/16 K – 7/11 SB – 202 AB) (2017: 8.82 K/9 – 1.22 BB/9 – 29.2 IP – 4.55 ERA)
South Florida rJR 2B Andres Leal: 5-7, 185 pounds (2014: .293/.365/.320 – 9 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 75 AB) (2015: .213/.281/.271 – 15 BB/32 K – 0/0 SB – 155 AB) (2017: .248/.347/.324 – 17 BB/18 K – 0/0 SB – 105 AB)
Southeast Missouri State JR 2B/SS Trevor Ezell: above-average to plus speed; power upside; good athlete; can also play 3B; BHH; 5-8, 200 pounds (2015: .313/.423/.484 – 41 BB/47 K – 11/17 SB – 246 AB) (2016: .326/.458/.446 – 53 BB/45 K – 23/25 SB – 242 AB) (2017: .276/.333/.483 – 3 BB/4 K – 3/3 SB – 29 AB)
Southern Illinois Edwardsville SR 2B Alec Skender: 6-1, 180 pounds (2016: .279/.364/.311 – 17 BB/17 K – 5/7 SB – 122 AB) (2017: .386/.444/.493 – 21 BB/22 K – 13/16 SB – 215 AB)
St. Bonaventure SR 2B Jared Baldinelli: 5-8, 170 pounds (2014: .266/.359/.278 – 12 BB/11 K – 1/4 SB – 79 AB) (2015: .188/.308/.188 – 6 BB/7 K – 0/1 SB – 32 AB) (2016: .237/.339/.258 – 12 BB/13 K – 8/8 SB – 93 AB) (2017: .296/.403/.362 – 28 BB/21 K – 6/9 SB – 152 AB)
Stony Brook JR 2B/SS Bobby Honeyman: can also play C; 6-0, 185 pounds (2015: .257/.331/.318 – 17 BB/16 K – 1/1 SB – 148 AB) (2016: .277/.344/.362 – 20 BB/21 K – 3/3 SB – 188 AB) (2017: .267/.333/.360 – 14 BB/19 K – 1/3 SB – 150 AB)
TCU SR 2B/3B Cam Warner: average speed; 6-2, 190 pounds (2016: .300/.346/.431 – 19 BB/55 K – 10/13 SB – 283 AB) (2017: .286/.367/.386 – 30 BB/33 K – 10/12 SB – 241 AB)
TCU SR 2B/SS Mason Hesse: good glove; 5-9, 155 pounds (2016: .275/.407/.406 – 12 BB/15 K – 4/6 SB – 69 AB) (2017: .182/.282/.303 – 5 BB/12 K – 2/2 SB – 33 AB)
Tennessee Martin JR 2B Tyler Albright: 5-11, 185 pounds (2017: .343/.422/.488 – 26 BB/28 K – 4/5 SB – 207 AB)
Texas Tech JR 2B Michael Davis: plus defender; good approach; good athlete; 6-1, 210 pounds (2015: .252/.304/.336 – 8 BB/32 K – 0/3 SB – 107 AB) (2016: .268/.346/.384 – 29 BB/66 K – 6/7 SB – 250 AB) (2017: .269/.358/.446 – 19 BB/49 K – 3/4 SB – 175 AB)
Tulane rJR 2B Matt Rowland: good approach; Louisville transfer; 5-11, 210 pounds (2016: .324/.439/.353 – 7 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 34 AB) (2017: .194/.341/.278 – 6 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 36 AB)
Tulane SR 2B Jake Willsey: good glove; 5-11, 190 pounds (2015: .263/.331/.307 – 10 BB/28 K – 2/2 SB – 137 AB) (2016: .265/.377/.535 – 22 BB/59 K – 0/0 SB – 170 AB) (2017: .239/.368/.443 – 28 BB/64 K – 8/11 SB – 176 AB)
UMass-Lowell JR 2B Ben Prada: 6-0, 180 pounds (2017: .257/.362/.358 – 21 BB/32 K – 14/16 SB – 148 AB)
Villanova SR 2B/3B Todd Czinege: good hit tool; too aggressive; good athlete; strong arm; can also play 1B and OF; average at best speed; 6-2, 200 pounds (2014: .306/.353/.434 – 14 BB/35 K – 5/8 SB – 196 AB) (2015: .327/.372/.425 – 12 BB/37 K – 4/5 SB – 214 AB) (2016: .307/.395/.460 – 27 BB/49 K – 2/3 SB – 202 AB) (2017: .283/.353/.402 – 19 BB/47 K – 5/6 SB – 184 AB)
Virginia Tech rSO 2B Jack Owens: ECU transfer; 5-10, 165 pounds (2017: .358/.424/.504 – 18 BB/41 K – 9/14 SB – 240 AB)
Virginia Tech rSR 2B Matt Dauby: 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .255/.358/.354 – 19 BB/51 K – 1/1 SB – 161 AB) (2017: .188/.389/.425 – 21 BB/23 K – 1/1 SB – 80 AB)
Western Kentucky JR 2B Tyler Robertson: 6-2, 190 pounds (2017: .286/.374/.353 – 15 BB/17 K – 8/10 SB – 119 AB)
Winthrop JR 2B/3B Mitch Spires: strong arm; can also play SS; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .274/.339/.322 – 13 BB/25 K – 3/7 SB – 146 AB) (2016: .286/.319/.371 – 9 BB/33 K – 4/8 SB – 213 AB) (2017: .345/.406/.468 – 21 BB/39 K – 5/7 SB – 220 AB)

2017 MLB Draft – College First Basemen

  1. Virginia JR 1B/OF Pavin Smith: plus hit tool; above-average to plus power upside; good athlete; great approach; well above-average glove; pretty swing; average arm; good athlete; classic hit over power who still has plenty of power; 92-93 FB; TJ survivor; Frankie Piliere comp: Shawn Green; have heard a ton of fun names including Mark Grace, Sean Casey, James Loney, Casey Kotchman, Tino Martinez, LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 210 pounds (2015: .307/.373/.467 – 26 BB/40 K – 2/8 SB – 270 AB) (2016: .329/.410/.513 – 36 BB/23 K – 2/3 SB – 228 AB) (2017: .342/.427/.570 – 38 BB/12 K – 2/2 SB – 228 AB)
  2. Louisville JR 1B/LHP Brendan McKay: 87-92 FB, 94 peak; plus FB command; above-average 75-84 CB, flashes plus; average 77-82 CU; good deception; leans on FB; plus athlete; good approach; above-average to plus raw power; Danny Hultzen/Sean Doolittle comps; 2016: 87-92 FB, 93 peak; above-average 77-82 CB, easy plus upside; 80-83 CU, average upside; see a better version of Brian Johnson; Monroy comp: Logan Morrison; 2017: 87-93 FB, 95 peak; plus 82-84 CU; above-average to plus 77-84 CB; 84-86 cutter; plus FB command; plus raw power; average or better hit tool; strong; could be tried in LF; easiest comp: better Sean Doolittle; BA ceiling comp (hitter): Adrian Gonzalez; BA ceiling comp (pitcher): Cliff Lee; 6-2, 220 pounds (2015: 10.86 K/9 – 3.15 BB/9 – 96.2 IP – 1.76 ERA) (2015: .308/.418/.431 – 38 BB/42 K – 4/6 SB – 211 AB) (2016: 10.51 K/9 – 3.45 BB/9 – 109.2 IP – 2.30 ERA) (2016: .333/.414/.513 – 24 BB/33 K – 0/0 SB – 228 AB) (2017: .356/.476/683 – 45 BB/35 K – 2/2 SB – 202 AB) (2017: 12.12 K/9 – 3.05 BB/9 – 97.1 IP – 2.31 ERA)
  3. Kentucky JR 1B/OF Evan White: above-average to plus hit tool; average raw power; easy plus defender; really strong arm; above-average to plus speed; great athlete; good approach; enough range for CF; coach comp (George Horton via D1): JT Snow; maybe a little Derrek Lee and/or Wil Myers for me; also heard Jeff King; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds (2015: .318/.369/.410 – 15 BB/33 K – 3/4 SB – 217 AB) (2016: .376/.419/.535 – 14 BB/42 K – 10/13 SB – 226 AB) (2017: .373/.453/.637 – 25 BB/31 K – 5/7 SB – 212 AB)
  4. Wake Forest Wake Forest JR 1B Gavin Sheets: above-average to plus power upside, hits it to all fields; good approach; Frankie Piliere comp: Lyle Overbay; shares some similarities with Evan White in this class; 6-5, 235 pounds (2015: .250/.319/.336 – 13 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 128 AB) (2016: .326/.395/.496 – 24 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 236 AB) (2017: .322/.429/.634 – 44 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 227 AB)
  5. Oregon State JR 1B/C KJ Harrison: above-average or better hit tool; average or better arm; above-average defensive tools; above-average to plus raw power; mature approach; hits it to all fields; good at first base; good athlete; worth trying behind plate; could also play OF corner; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .309/.401/.527 – 30 BB/53 K – 1/1 SB – 220 AB) (2016: .265/.381/.525 – 29 BB/38 K – 4/5 SB – 200 AB) (2017: .332/.396/.505 – 23 BB/34 K – 7/9 SB – 196 AB)
  6. Itawamba JC SO 1B Tyreque Reed: plus raw power; good approach; FAVORITE (2017: .504/.638/.943 – 46 BB/11 K – 6/6 SB – 141 AB)
  7. Binghamton rSO 1B/3B Justin Yurchak: good hit tool; good approach; Wake Forest transfer; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .313/.424/.456 – 30 BB/22 K – 4/4 SB – 160 AB) (2017: .320/.474/.442 – 41 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 147 AB)
  8. Michigan JR 1B/3B Drew Lugbauer: plus to plus-plus raw power, hits it to all fields; strong; good approach; strong arm; good glove behind plate, has improved markedly; good athlete; 6-4, 220 pounds (2015: .211/.300/.281 – 15 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 114 AB) (2016: .294/.389/.483 – 30 BB/55 K – 1/1 SB – 201 AB) (2017: .288/.401/.518 – 38 BB/68 K – 2/3 SB – 222 AB)
  9. Florida JR 1B/C JJ Schwarz: above-average to plus raw power; plus bat speed; average glove, but has gotten much better (2015); defense and body took major step back in 2016, yet improving again on Cape; average or better arm; long swing; not great at first; anticipated Zack Collins debates all over again didn’t come to pass; RHH; 6-2, 215 pounds (2015: .332/.398/.629 – 28 BB/46 K – 1/1 SB – 256 AB) (2016: .290/.397/.456 – 45 BB/54 K – 2/4 SB – 252 AB) (2017: .269/.369/.449 – 35 BB/54 K – 6/7 SB – 269 AB)
  10. Iowa JR 1B Jake Adams: plus power; good glove; slow; 6-2, 235 pounds (2017: .335/.417/.747 – 29 BB/57 K – 5/6 SB – 245 AB)
  11. College of Charleston rSO 1B Logan McRae: plus bat speed; good athlete; 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .206/.325/.324 – 11 BB/16 K – 1/1 SB – 68 AB) (2017: .310/.412/.602 – 36 BB/46 K – 0/0 SB – 216 AB)
  12. UCLA JR 1B/3B Sean Bouchard: quick bat; above-average to plus raw power; plus arm; good defensive tools; average speed; good athlete; 6-3, 215 pounds (2015: .239/.352/.370 – 16 BB/30 K – 4/4 SB – 92 AB) (2016: .295/.354/.436 – 14 BB/39 K – 3/4 SB – 156 AB) (2017: .306/.396/.523 – 26 BB/47 K – 3/4 SB – 216 AB)
  13. South Carolina JR 1B/LHP Alex Destino: above-average to plus raw power; strong arm; has experience as OF; 88-92 FB with sink; good CU; 6-2, 225 pounds (2015: .251/.288/.395 – 9 BB/41 K – 0/0 SB – 167 AB) (2016: .321/.373/.509 – 19 BB/45 K – 2/4 SB – 234 AB) (2017: .255/.338/.441 – 27 BB/42 K – 3/6 SB – 204 AB)
  14. Point Loma Nazarene SR 1B Ryan Garcia: good hit tool; plus defender; good athlete; FAVORITE; 6-2, 210 pounds (2017: .344/.481/.688 – 40 BB/20 K – 6/8 SB – 157 AB)
  15. McLennan JC SO 1B/3B Brendan Venter: average hit tool; plus raw power; good approach; average speed; 6-1, 210 pounds (2017: .353/.437/.634 – 29 BB/43 K – 0/1 SB – 224 AB)
  16. BYU JR 1B/C Colton Shaver: plus power; great approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 225 pounds (2015: .313/.405/.595 – 22 BB/50 K – 1/2 SB – 195 AB) (2016: .335/.452/.582 – 39 BB/34 K – 1/2 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .269/.351/.486 – 22 BB/45 K – 2/2 SB – 216 AB)
  17. Arkansas JR 1B/OF Luke Bonfield: good approach; power upside; slow; 6-3, 215 pounds (2015: .177/.346/.194 – 16 BB/18 K – 0/0 SB – 62 AB) (2016: .304/.402/.509 – 26 BB/41 K – 0/2 SB – 171 AB) (2017: .294/.366/.448 – 30 BB/44 K – 1/3 SB – 248 AB)
  18. Arkansas JR 1B/C Chad Spanberger: above-average to plus raw power; strong; defense isn’t great; can also play OF; BA comp: Ryan Schimpf; LHH; 6-3, 235 pounds (2015: .252/.336/.336 – 12 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 107 AB) (2016: .225/.325/.441 – 13 BB/40 K – 0/1 SB – 102 AB) (2017: .305/.389/.619 – 26 BB/65 K – 2/2 SB – 239 AB)
  19. UC Santa Barbara JR 1B Austin Bush: plus power upside; 6-6, 265 pounds (2015: .270/.308/.541 – 1 BB/11 K – 0/0 SB – 37 AB) (2016: .265/.346/.465 – 30 BB/60 K – 0/0 SB – 230 AB) (2017: .303/.372/.654 – 20 BB/59 K – 0/0 SB – 211 AB)
  20. Oakland SR 1B/OF Zach Sterry: plus approach; above-average power; quick bat; average speed; 5-11, 225 pounds (2014: .279/.359/.390 – 15 BB/25 K – 0/1 SB – 136 AB) (2015: .288/.363/.444 – 16 BB/28 K – 5/9 SB – 160 AB) (2016: .301/.365/.466 – 17 BB/34 K – 5/8 SB – 176 AB) (2017: .346/.441/.643 – 30 BB/32 K – 7/8 SB – 185 AB)
  21. Virginia Tech rJR 1B/3B Sam Fragale: power upside; has also played 2B; 5-10, 200 pounds (2016: .267/.338/.445 – 12 BB/51 K – 0/2 SB – 191 AB) (2017: .310/.372/.615 – 21 BB/50 K – 0/0 SB – 213 AB)
  22. Orange Coast JC SO 1B Eric Wagaman: plus raw power; 6-4, 210 pounds (2017: .332/.404/.636 – 22 BB/25 K – 3/3 SB – 184 AB)
  23. Kansas State SR 1B Jake Scudder: good approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 210 pounds (2016: .333/.392/.507 – 17 BB/32 K – 6/10 SB – 219 AB) (2017: .294/.387/.536 – 31 BB/37 K – 5/6 SB – 211 AB)
  24. Wooster SR 1B Jamie Lackner: FAVORITE; 6-4, 250 pounds (2017: .408/.532/.627 – 42 BB/19 K – 5/6 SB – 169 AB)
  25. Rice rJR 1B/RHP Andrew Dunlap: 94-95 FB, 97-98 peak; emerging SL; raw CU; big raw power; 5-11, 210 pounds (2016: .197/.203/.426 – 1 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 61 AB) (2017: .300/.434/.563 – 18 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 80 AB)
  26. Delta State JR 1B Zack Shannon: 6-3, 230 pounds (2017: .434/.498/.758 – 25 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 219 AB)
  27. New Mexico JR 1B/3B Carl Stajduhar: strong hit tool; good approach; average arm; plus power; 6-1, 210 pounds (2015: .322/.386/.545 – 20 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .350/.453/.650 – 34 BB/47 K – 3/4 SB – 237 AB)
  28. Eastern Kentucky SR 1B Ben Fisher: power upside; good glove; 6-1, 215 pounds (2014: .286/.393/.383 – 30 BB/37 K – 1/2 SB – 206 AB) (2015: .275/.368/.415 – 23 BB/38 K – 7/11 SB – 171 AB) (2016: .288/.365/.468 – 25 BB/55 K – 1/3 SB – 222 AB) (2017: .363/.455/.762 – 38 BB/35 K – 0/0 SB – 223 AB)
  29. New Mexico SR 1B Jack Zoellner: power upside; strong arm; 6-2, 200 pounds (2014: .301/.416/.421 – 24 BB/30 K – 0/0 SB – 133 AB) (2015: .352/.447/.545 – 29 BB/41 K – 0/1 SB – 176 AB) (2016: .305/.376/.493 – 27 BB/53 K – 2/5 SB – 223 AB) (2017: .368/.470/.663 – 37 BB/26 K – 5/6 SB – 193 AB)
  30. Chico State SR 1B/C Dillon Kelley: power upside; good hit tool; great approach; plus arm strength; FAVORITE; 6-1, 215 pounds (2017: .340/.427/.543 – 24 BB/21 K – 6/6 SB – 188 AB)
  31. Kennesaw State JR 1B Austin Upshaw: power upside; 6-0, 185 pounds (2016: .344/.411/.517 – 23 BB/34 K – 2/2 SB – 209 AB) (2017: .327/.378/.516 – 18 BB/28 K – 0/2 SB – 217 AB)
  32. Stony Brook SR 1B/OF Casey Baker: good hit tool; average raw power; good speed; steady glove; strong arm; 6-0, 180 pounds (2014: .338/.418/.415 – 18 BB/16 K – 8/8 SB – 130 AB) (2015: .317/.377/.487 – 19 BB/23 K – 5/7 SB – 189 AB) (2016: .314/.392/.367 – 25 BB/27 K – 4/5 SB – 188 AB) (2017: .302/.404/.439 – 33 BB/17 K – 15/17 SB – 189 AB)
  33. Florida State SR 1B Quincy Nieporte: power upside; strong; slow; 6-1, 230 pounds (2015: .297/.391/.445 – 22 BB/19 K – 1/2 SB – 209 AB) (2016: .300/.354/.440 – 11 BB/14 K – 2/3 SB – 200 AB) (2017: .301/.367/.494 – 21 BB/34 K – 0/0 SB – 239 AB)
  34. Hartford SR 1B/3B David MacKinnon: great athlete; good hit tool; good speed; above-average or better glove; FAVORITE; 6-2, 220 pounds (2014: .366/.406/.450 – 8 BB/20 K – 6/8 SB – 131 AB) (2015: .351/.438/.443 – 25 BB/26 K – 7/7 SB – 194 AB) (2016: .392/.471/.544 – 29 BB/18 K – 5/9 SB – 217 AB) (2017: .327/.403/.385 – 20 BB/18 K – 5/6 SB – 208 AB)
  35. Georgia Tech JR 1B/OF Kel Johnson: above-average to plus raw power; strong; below-average arm, could work way up to average; below-average speed; RHH; 6-4, 210 pounds (2015: .298/.369/.570 – 16 BB/55 K – 0/0 SB – 151 AB) (2016: .319/.367/.532 – 19 BB/71 K – 2/2 SB – 248 AB) (2017: .269/.345/.482 – 21 BB/58 K – 0/0 SB – 193 AB)
  36. Michigan State JR 1B Zack McGuire: power upside; good glove; 6-3, 225 pounds (2015: .244/.289/.366 – 3 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 41 AB) (2016: .250/.318/.421 – 7 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 76 AB) (2017: .279/.356/.475 – 20 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 183 AB)
  37. Florida Gulf Coast rSR 1B Nick Rivera: strong; power upside; RHH; 5-10, 240 pounds (2013: .297/.403/.508 – 31 BB/37 K – 0/1 SB – 195 AB) (2014: .330/.437/.525 – 37 BB/24 K – 0/2 SB – 221 AB) (2015: .347/.458/.608 – 40 BB/34 K – 0/0 SB – 199 AB) (2016: .293/.461/.466 – 12 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 58 AB) (2017: .303/.449/.610 – 59 BB/59 K – 0/1 SB – 228 AB)
  38. Nebraska JR 1B/3B Scott Schreiber: plus power upside; strong arm; good athlete; can also play OF; 6-3, 225 pounds (2015: .271/.331/.375 – 12 BB/27 K – 3/4 SB – 144 AB) (2016: .325/.391/.629 – 15 BB/39 K – 3/6 SB – 197 AB) (2017: .330/.376/.494 – 13 BB/44 K – 0/0 SB – 233 AB)
  39. Texas SR 1B/RHP Kacy Clemens: good athlete; plus glove; power upside; 84-90 FB; cut-SL; good low-70s CB; good low-70s CU; TJ survivor; 6-2, 215 pounds (2014: .212/.331/.245 – 37 BB/50 K – 0/0 SB – 208 AB) (2015: .204/.339/.204 – 9 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 49 AB) (2015: 4.20 K/9 – 3.60 BB/9 – 45.1 IP – 4.20 ERA) (2016: .303/.418/.470 – 35 BB/40 K – 0/1 SB – 185 AB) (2017: .305/.414/.532 – 40 BB/50 K – 10/11 SB – 220 AB)
  40. Tennessee Tech JR 1B Ryan Flick: power upside; 6-3, 225 pounds (2015: .275/.371/.498 – 29 BB/58 K – 0/0 SB – 207 AB) (2016: .256/.356/.453 – 26 BB/55 K – 1/1 SB – 172 AB) (2017: .377/.461/.727 – 37 BB/62 K – 1/2 SB – 231 AB)
  41. Southern Illinois Edwardsville SR 1B Keaton Wright: above-average to plus raw power; good approach; 6-1, 230 pounds (2014: .294/.442/.405 – 41 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 163 AB) (2015: .305/.410/.506 – 29 BB/20 K – 0/3 SB – 164 AB) (2016: .362/.420/.530 – 16 BB/21 K – 0/2 SB – 185 AB) (2017: .317/.401/.538 – 28 BB/37 K – 2/3 SB – 208 AB)
  42. Liberty SR 1B/3B Sammy Taormina: good hit tool; above-average power upside; quick bat; steady glove; average arm; good instincts; 6-3, 210 pounds (2015: .285/.319/.380 – 7 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 137 AB) (2016: .239/.317/.367 – 11 BB/27 K – 0/0 SB – 109 AB) (2017: .311/.411/.534 – 39 BB/53 K – 1/2 SB – 219 AB)
  43. Hawaii JR 1B Eric Ramirez: good hit tool; good approach; good glove; FAVORITE; 6-0, 230 pounds (2015: .270/.371/.303 – 29 BB/38 K – 0/0 SB – 185 AB) (2016: .261/.392/.340 – 39 BB/40 K – 0/0 SB – 188 AB) (2017: .221/.369/.394 – 25 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 104 AB)
  44. Canisius JR 1B/3B Ryan Stekl: power upside; 6-3, 220 pounds (2015: .292/.366/.335 – 19 BB/46 K – 3/4 SB – 236 AB) (2016: .257/.335/.369 – 22 BB/49 K – 2/3 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .333/.422/.490 – 32 BB/34 K – 12/13 SB – 210 AB)
  45. John’s rJR 1B John Valente: good hit tool; 5-11, 185 pounds (2016: .341/.374/.423 – 3 BB/11 K – 4/5 SB – 123 AB) (2017: .375/.437/.464 – 23 BB/14 K – 9/11 SB – 224 AB)
  46. Kent State JR 1B/3B Dylan Rosa: plus bat speed; plus arm; steady glove; strong; good athlete; 6-2, 210 pounds (2015: .252/.312/.432 – 11 BB/51 K – 7/9 SB – 155 AB) (2016: .274/.350/.518 – 27 BB/58 K – 4/6 SB – 226 AB) (2017: .314/.406/.638 – 24 BB/55 K – 4/6 SB – 185 AB)
  47. Coastal Carolina JR 1B/3B Kevin Woodall: power upside; good glove; 6-5, 235 pounds (2015: .320/.400/.320 – 4 BB/6 K – 1/1 SB – 25 AB) (2016: .207/.333/.326 – 14 BB/27 K – 0/1 SB – 92 AB) (2017: .262/.373/.557 – 34 BB/52 K – 1/1 SB – 221 AB)
  48. Louisiana rJR 1B/OF Steven Sensley: good hit tool; power upside; strong arm; good speed; LHH; 6-1, 220 pounds (2015*: .374/.466/.778 – 35 BB/38 K – 13/17 SB – 203 AB) (2016: .252/.349/.417 – 16 BB/44 K – 2/3 SB – 151 AB) (2017: .314/.417/.576 – 25 BB/40 K – 6/9 SB – 191 AB)
  49. Georgia Southern SR 1B Ryan Cleveland: power upside; 6-4, 240 pounds (2014: .253/.368/.428 – 32 BB/49 K – 3/5 SB – 194 AB) (2015: .244/.343/.477 – 24 BB/40 K – 9/11 SB – 176 AB) (2016: .286/.404/.586 – 38 BB/70 K – 12/14 SB – 227 AB) (2017: .274/.424/.553 – 52 BB/72 K – 3/5 SB – 219 AB)
  50. Washington State JR 1B James Rudkin: good hit tool; power upside; plus defender; RHH; 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .288/.355/.361 – 19 BB/24 K – 3/5 SB – 205 AB)

Alphabetical order for the rest…

Air Force SR 1B Bradley Haslam: 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .347/.386/.452 – 6 BB/17 K – 2/3 SB – 124 AB) (2016: .408/.449/.558 – 16 BB/17 K – 4/5 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .380/.440/.620 – 21 BB/24 K – 5/6 SB – 213 AB)
Austin Peay State SR 1B Dre Gleason: 6-4, 240 pounds (2014: .261/.357/.378 – 26 BB/52 K – 2/3 SB – 180 AB) (2015: .349/.434/.550 – 18 BB/38 K – 1/2 SB – 149 AB) (2016: .320/.446/.535 – 43 BB/55 K – 2/2 SB – 200 AB) (2017: .332/.439/.572 – 38 BB/45 K – 0/2 SB – 208 AB)
Ball State SR 1B/C Caleb Stayton: 6-3, 225 pounds (2014: .285/.374/.418 – 15 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 165 AB) (2015: .278/.381/.411 – 8 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 90 AB) (2016: .377/.482/.614 – 42 BB/40 K – 2/3 SB – 220 AB) (2017: .331/.455/.436 – 37 BB/25 K – 0/0 SB – 163 AB)
Baylor SR 1B/C Aaron Dodson: power upside; 6-3, 200 pounds (2015: .225/.310/.341 – 17 BB/46 K – 0/0 SB – 138 AB) (2016: .258/.327/.376 – 16 BB/51 K – 0/0 SB – 178 AB) (2017: .344/.403/.587 – 15 BB/55 K – 0/0 SB – 189 AB)
Binghamton SR 1B/OF Brendan Skidmore: good athlete; power upside; has experience at SS; 6-0, 185 pounds (2015: .303/.383/.517 – 12 BB/30 K – 1/1 SB – 145 AB) (2016: .307/.381/.516 – 17 BB/49 K – 0/0 SB – 192 AB) (2017: .248/.327/.388 – 11 BB/32 K – 3/3 SB – 129 AB)
Cal Poly SR 1B/3B Michael Sanderson: 6-0, 185 pounds (2016: .296/.381/.367 – 29 BB/34 K – 1/1 SB – 199 AB) (2017: .323/.384/.434 – 16 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 189 AB)
Cal State Fullerton JR 1B JT McLellan: 6-4, 225 pounds (2017: .143/.419/.143 – 13 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 28 AB)
Cal State Northridge JR 1B/C Albee Weiss: plus raw power; 6-1, 225 pounds (2015: .199/.256/.338 – 10 BB/39 K – 0/1 SB – 151 AB) (2016: .219/.291/.323 – 18 BB/67 K – 1/1 SB – 201 AB) (2017: .262/.301/.505 – 8 BB/45 K – 0/0 SB – 210 AB)
Cal State Northridge rJR 1B Kevin Riley: 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .291/.353/.567 – 10 BB/26 K – 5/7 SB – 134 AB)
Charleston Southern SR 1B Brandon Gragilla: 6-6, 250 pounds (2016: .209/.243/.373 – 3 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 67 AB) (2017: .284/.349/.457 – 19 BB/47 K – 0/2 SB – 197 AB)
Clemson rSR 1B/OF Andrew Cox: 6-0, 215 pounds (2015: .237/.295/.272 – 13 BB/39 K – 3/6 SB – 173 AB) (2016: .224/.284/.327 – 7 BB/24 K – 3/4 SB – 107 AB) (2017: .285/.353/.408 – 22 BB/50 K – 5/8 SB – 228 AB)
Cornell SR 1B Cole Rutherford: power upside; 6-4, 230 pounds (2016: .276/.359/.512 – 14 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 127 AB) (2017: .310/.367/.560 – 10 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 116 AB)
Dartmouth SR 1B/3B Michael Ketchmark: 6-1, 215 pounds (2014: .261/.320/.413 – 4 BB/11 K – 1/1 SB – 46 AB) (2015: .206/.261/.319 – 9 BB/32 K – 0/0 SB – 141 AB) (2016: .255/.319/.414 – 12 BB/26 K – 1/2 SB – 145 AB) (2017: .329/.408/.527 – 19 BB/19 K – 2/2 SB – 146 AB)
Davidson SR 1B Brian Fortier: power upside; good glove; 6-5, 250 pounds (2016: .322/.375/.389 – 16 BB/28 K – 6/7 SB – 208 AB) (2017: .313/.377/.580 – 22 BB/57 K – 0/1 SB – 243 AB)
Duke JR 1B Justin Bellinger: plus power upside; LHH; 6-6, 230 pounds (2015: .227/.333/.312 – 22 BB/63 K – 0/1 SB – 154 AB) (2016: .336/.417/.571 – 19 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 140 AB) (2017: .193/.263/.330 – 9 BB/26 K – 0/0 SB – 88 AB)
East Carolina SR 1B/LHP Bryce Harman: plus power upside; really good defender; 90 FB; 6-6, 240 pounds (2014: .244/.338/.384 – 23 BB/58 K – 4/4 SB – 172 AB) (2015: .244/.351/.424 – 23 BB/51 K – 0/0 SB – 205 AB) (2016: .242/.379/.376 – 30 BB/48 K – 2/3 SB – 178 AB) (2017: .255/.366/.364 – 16 BB/32 K – 4/5 SB – 110 AB)
Fairleigh Dickinson rSR 1B/RHP Ryan Brennan: plus arm; good speed; can also play 3B and OF; 6-2, 210 pounds (2014: .285/.344/.354 – 10 BB/27 K – 2/4 SB – 144 AB) (2015: .261/.318/.449 – 7 BB/26 K – 1/4 SB – 138 AB) (2016: .342/.420/.544 – 20 BB/21 K – 14/17 SB – 158 AB) (2016: 11.50 K/9 – 2.03 BB/9 – 13.1 IP – 7.43 ERA) (2017: .370/.440/.580 – 20 BB/27 K – 12/16 SB – 181 AB) (2017: 10.49 K/9 – 1.75 BB/9 – 10.1 IP – 6.10 ERA)
Florida Atlantic rSR 1B/OF Esteban Puerta: 6-1, 215 pounds (2014: .276/.345/.371 – 11 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 105 AB) (2015: .305/.432/.487 – 36 BB/34 K – 1/3 SB – 187 AB) (2016: .307/.401/.500 – 32 BB/33 K – 2/2 SB – 228 AB) (2017: .287/.392/.461 – 36 BB/42 K – 0/1 SB – 230 AB)
Florida Gulf Coast rSR 1B/OF Corey Fehribach: 5-10, 180 pounds (2016: .244/.340/.359 – 15 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 131 AB) (2017: .246/.348/.363 – 21 BB/26 K – 0/0 SB – 171 AB)
Fordham SR 1B/2B Matthew Kozuch (2016): good glove; has also played SS; 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .242/.383/.297 – 21 BB/23 K – 1/1 SB – 91 AB) (2015: .333/.468/.477 – 40 BB/41 K – 8/13 SB – 174 AB) (2016: .228/.319/.332 – 25 BB/43 K – 4/6 SB – 184 AB) (2017: .302/.373/.385 – 18 BB/38 K – 4/8 SB – 179 AB)
George Mason JR 1B/3B Trevor Kelly: 6-4, 200 pounds (2015: .273/.339/.360 – 10 BB/37 K – 1/3 SB – 150 AB) (2016: .229/.282/.298 – 8 BB/27 K – 0/0 SB – 131 AB) (2017: .300/.355/.455 – 12 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 200 AB)
Georgetown JR 1B Alex Bernauer: 6-5, 220 pounds (2017: .272/.383/.328 – 20 BB/23 K – 2/2 SB – 125 AB)
Indiana SR 1B/SS Austin Cangelosi: 6-1, 200 pounds (2014: .257/.333/.343 – 3 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 35 AB) (2015: .246/.313/.377 – 12 BB/41 K – 2/3 SB – 175 AB) (2016: .219/.295/.339 – 15 BB/49 K – 3/9 SB – 183 AB) (2017: .234/.329/.453 – 6 BB/20 K – 3/4 SB – 64 AB)
James Madison rSR 1B/3B Brett Johnson: 6-5, 235 pounds (2015: .274/.344/.488 – 17 BB/22 K – 2/3 SB – 164 AB) (2016: .328/.429/.521 – 32 BB/38 K – 1/4 SB – 192 AB) (2017: .301/.397/.583 – 28 BB/28 K – 2/3 SB – 163 AB)
Liberty SR 1B/OF Andrew Yacyk: legit plus power upside; average speed; RHH; 6-3, 240 pounds (2015: .286/.355/.384 – 15 BB/49 K – 2/4 SB – 203 AB) (2016: .307/.383/.492 – 19 BB/37 K – 0/1 SB – 238 AB)
Manhattan SR 1B Matt Forlow: 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .242/.359/.333 – 5 BB/7 K – 1/1 SB – 33 AB) (2017: .305/.393/.463 – 14 BB/25 K – 8/8 SB – 177 AB)
Maryland JR 1B Kevin Biondic: good glove; 6-1, 215 pounds (2016: .278/.377/.407 – 23 BB/46 K – 1/1 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .161/.278/.161 – 10 BB/22 K – 1/3 SB – 62 AB)
Maryland SR 1B/C Nick Cieri: great approach; plus power upside, sapped in 2016 due to recovery from hamate injury; average at best glove; below-average arm, but improving; below-average speed; strong; 6-3, 250 pounds (2014: .248/.329/.308 – 15 BB/16 K – 2/2 SB – 133 AB) (2015: .299/.373/.401 – 11 BB/18 K – 2/3 SB – 137 AB) (2016: .256/.379/.367 – 31 BB/25 K – 0/1 SB – 180 AB) (2017: .216/.395/.330 – 24 BB/18 K – 2/2 SB – 88 AB)
Memphis SR 1B Andy Bowman: 6-3, 225 pounds (2016: .245/.372/.340 – 21 BB/18 K – 0/1 SB – 106 AB) (2017: .257/.391/.441 – 34 BB/51 K – 2/4 SB – 152 AB)
Miami rSR 1B/OF Chris Barr: really good defender; good speed; 6-1, 200 pounds (2013: .226/.364/.252 – 23 BB/19 K – 7/10 SB – 115 AB) (2015: .306/.397/.403 – 25 BB/43 K – 14/14 SB – 206 AB) (2016: .256/.336/.308 – 21 BB/44 K – 14/15 SB – 234 AB) (2017: .210/.369/.273 – 30 BB/29 K – 0/1 SB – 143 AB)
Minnesota JR 1B/C Toby Hanson: good athlete; average speed; 6-2, 220 pounds (2015: .241/.346/.336 – 17 BB/41 K – 1/2 SB – 116 AB) (2016: .301/.386/.458 – 21 BB/48 K – 1/3 SB – 153 AB) (2017: .319/.350/.477 – 13 BB/36 K – 3/3 SB – 235 AB)
Missouri State SR 1B Justin Paulsen: good glove; 6-0, 215 pounds (2015: .274/.395/.447 – 43 BB/35 K – 1/4 SB – 208 AB) (2016: .300/.415/.495 – 41 BB/35 K – 2/2 SB – 210 AB) (2017: .324/.409/.481 – 34 BB/35 K – 1/2 SB – 241 AB)
Nebraska SR 1B/LHP Ben Miller: power upside; 85-88 FB; good CU; 6-4, 270 pounds (2014: .316/.398/.393 – 13 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 117 AB) (2015: .279/.342/.395 – 18 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 215 AB) (2016: .317/.388/.457 – 22 BB/37 K – 0/0 SB – 243 AB) (2017: .306/.393/.406 – 28 BB/37 K – 0/0 SB – 219 AB)
North Carolina State JR 1B/OF Shane Shepard: power upside; good approach; 6-3, 220 pounds (2016: .258/.396/.461 – 20 BB/30 K – 1/1 SB – 89 AB) (2017: .186/.331/.330 – 19 BB/31 K – 0/0 SB – 97 AB)
North Florida JR 1B Chris Berry: 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .310/.425/.398 – 31 BB/21 K – 1/4 SB – 171 AB)
Ohio State rSR 1B/OF Zach Ratcliff: 6-5, 225 pounds (2014: .232/.262/.313 – 4 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 99 AB) (2015: .286/.344/.536 – 5 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 56 AB) (2016: .268/.385/.341 – 6 BB/12 K – 1/1 SB – 41 AB) (2017: .240/.288/.406 – 11 BB/41 K – 1/1 SB – 175 AB)
Oklahoma SR 1B Austin O’Brien: good approach; RHH; 6-3, 200 pounds (2014: .283/.364/.415 – 13 BB/13 K – 3/3 SB – 106 AB) (2015: .211/.280/.324 – 12 BB/33 K – 1/4 SB – 142 AB) (2016: .267/.342/.424 – 20 BB/34 K – 4/4 SB – 165 AB) (2017: .290/.349/.523 – 12 BB/48 K – 4/5 SB – 176 AB)
Oklahoma State SR 1B/OF Dustin Williams: power upside; good approach; smart base runner; average defender; 6-2, 225 pounds (2014: .216/.367/.392 – 25 BB/31 K – 2/2 SB – 102 AB) (2015: .276/.396/.469 – 37 BB/59 K – 5/6 SB – 192 AB) (2016: .218/.320/.441 – 34 BB/81 K – 4/6 SB – 220 AB) (2017: .184/.331/.287 – 28 BB/59 K – 1/2 SB – 136 AB)
Pittsburgh JR 1B/3B Nick Banman: power upside; 6-5, 215 pounds (2017: .207/.327/.394 – 33 BB/53 K – 0/0 SB – 188 AB)
Purdue JR 1B Evan Kennedy: 6-3, 215 pounds (2017: .275/.412/.400 – 7 BB/9 K – 2/2 SB – 40 AB)
Richmond SR 1B Kurtis Brown: 6-0, 210 pounds (2015: .257/.342/.356 – 12 BB/25 K – 2/3 SB – 101 AB) (2016: .342/.425/.484 – 23 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 184 AB) (2017: .346/.400/.433 – 9 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 104 AB)
Rider SR 1B Tyler Kaiser: 6-2, 190 pounds (2016: .263/.317/.437 – 10 BB/44 K – 3/5 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .296/.379/.486 – 17 BB/37 K – 9/12 SB – 179 AB)
Siena JR 1B Joe Drpich: power upside; 6-3, 300 pounds (2015: .301/.405/.581 – 24 BB/28 K – 2/3 SB – 136 AB) (2016: .296/.360/.535 – 14 BB/32 K – 0/1 SB – 142 AB) (2017: .346/.411/.577 – 16 BB/33 K – 1/2 SB – 182 AB)
South Carolina Upstate JR 1B Charlie Carpenter: 6-6, 225 pounds (2015: .272/.326/.398 – 13 BB/54 K – 0/0 SB – 206 AB) (2016: 10.35 K/9 – 2.70 BB/9 – 20.0 IP – 6.30 ERA) (2016: .306/.399/.474 – 30 BB/39 K – 1/1 SB – 196 AB) (2017: .357/.441/.592 – 23 BB/40 K – 0/0 SB – 196 AB)
South Carolina Upstate SR 1B Zach Krider: 6-1, 225 pounds (2014: .255/.308/.337 – 15 BB/29 K – 0/1 SB – 196 AB) (2015: .353/.418/.453 – 17 BB/16 K – 0/0 SB – 139 AB) (2016: .215/.275/.264 – 11 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 144 AB) (2017: .339/.379/.484 – 4 BB/9 K – 1/1 SB – 62 AB)
St. John’s rSR 1B Gui Gingras: 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .233/.289/.403 – 9 BB/25 K – 0/1 SB – 129 AB) (2017: .318/.399/.503 – 18 BB/27 K – 0/0 SB – 151 AB)
St. Joseph’s JR 1B/RHP Dominic Cuoci: 6-3, 225 pounds (2015: 9.00 K/9 – 6.30 BB/9 – 19.2 IP – 11.25 ERA) (2016: .194/.265/.323 – 2 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 31 AB) (2017: .261/.318/.497 – 12 BB/60 K – 0/0 SB – 161 AB)
Stony Brook JR 1B/3B Andruw Gazzola: can also play OF; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .315/.394/.397 – 21 BB/17 K – 4/8 SB – 184 AB) (2016: .304/.368/.411 – 20 BB/30 K – 3/7 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .304/.399/.433 – 18 BB/17 K – 3/4 SB – 171 AB)
TCU JR 1B/OF Connor Wanhanen: good hit tool; average speed; LHH; 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .329/.420/.389 – 25 BB/42 K – 11/15 SB – 216 AB) (2016: .231/.327/.290 – 20 BB/32 K – 9/10 SB – 186 AB) (2017: .278/.436/.339 – 28 BB/33 K – 9/11 SB – 115 AB)
Tennessee Tech JR 1B Chase Chambers: power upside; plus defensive upside; 6-1, 250 pounds (2015: .254/.381/.415 – 32 BB/47 K – 0/0 SB – 193 AB) (2016: .313/.454/.537 – 22 BB/38 K – 1/1 SB – 147 AB) (2017: .299/.399/.582 – 29 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 244 AB)
Texas Tech SR 1B/OF Hunter Hargrove: can also play 3B; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .253/.317/.396 – 8 BB/12 K – 2/2 SB – 91 AB) (2016: .305/.379/.457 – 11 BB/9 K – 2/4 SB – 105 AB) (2017: .343/.423/.535 – 29 BB/25 K – 7/9 SB – 245 AB)
Tulane SR 1B Hunter Williams: 6-0, 215 pounds (2015: .285/.351/.386 – 17 BB/49 K – 0/1 SB – 207 AB) (2016: .294/.345/.581 – 8 BB/26 K – 0/6 SB – 136 AB) (2017: .357/.404/.574 – 18 BB/43 K – 5/8 SB – 244 AB)
Tulane SR 1B/OF Lex Kaplan: good defender; power upside; LHH; 6-2, 210 pounds (2014: .179/.297/.205 – 19 BB/26 K – 2/4 SB – 117 AB) (2015: .243/.349/.416 – 31 BB/59 K – 8/9 SB – 214 AB) (2016: .253/.324/.343 – 25 BB/57 K – 6/6 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .302/.424/.536 – 34 BB/44 K – 3/6 SB – 192 AB)
UMass-Lowell SO 1B/OF Steve Passatempo: 5-11, 210 pounds (2016: .270/.361/.481 – 26 BB/48 K – 1/2 SB – 185 AB) (2017: .272/.362/.461 – 23 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 180 AB)
UMBC JR 1B Jamie Switalski: power upside; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .307/.429/.441 – 23 BB/22 K – 2/2 SB – 127 AB) (2016: .295/.365/.443 – 22 BB/26 K – 1/1 SB – 176 AB) (2017: .298/.409/.494 – 31 BB/36 K – 0/1 SB – 168 AB)
Valparaiso SR 1B Nate Palace: 6-2, 200 pounds (2015: .329/.424/.579 – 16 BB/25 K – 0/0 SB – 152 AB) (2016: .275/.342/.430 – 16 BB/44 K – 0/0 SB – 207 AB) (2017: .263/.339/.490 – 14 BB/38 K – 2/2 SB – 194 AB)
Virginia Commonwealth SR 1B/3B Darian Carpenter: 6-1, 215 pounds (2014: .278/.458/.444 – 5 BB/5 K – 1/1 SB – 18 AB) (2015: .268/.389/.439 – 31 BB/57 K – 2/4 SB – 205 AB) (2016: .285/.379/.463 – 25 BB/51 K – 2/2 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .262/.392/.567 – 34 BB/63 K – 2/2 SB – 210 AB)
West Virginia SR 1B Jackson Cramer: power upside; strong; 6-4, 230 pounds (2014: .242/.353/.343 – 16 BB/34 K – 0/1 SB – 99 AB) (2015: .291/.389/.520 – 27 BB/48 K – 2/2 SB – 179 AB) (2016: .300/.416/.535 – 32 BB/59 K – 7/11 SB – 200 AB) (2017: .270/.370/.472 – 34 BB/66 K – 4/5 SB – 233 AB)
Wright State rJR 1B/OF Gabe Snyder: strong; quick bat; good speed; power upside; plus glove; 6-5, 235 pounds (2015: .273/.385/.455 – 30 BB/39 K – 9/10 SB – 209 AB) (2016: .256/.359/.454 – 27 BB/42 K – 9/10 SB – 227 AB) (2017: .289/.379/.570 – 26 BB/49 K – 12/15 SB – 228 AB)
Xavier SR 1B/OF Joe Gellenbeck: 6-5, 235 pounds (2016: .285/.348/.508 – 21 BB/43 K – 12/12 SB – 246 AB) (2017: .271/.379/.484 – 34 BB/55 K – 11/11 SB – 221 AB)
Youngstown State rJR 1B Andrew Kendrick: power upside; 6-2, 220 pounds (2016: .248/.391/.369 – 34 BB/31 K – 2/3 SB – 157 AB) (2017: .273/.368/.583 – 20 BB/57 K – 1/2 SB – 187 AB)

2017 MLB Draft – College Catchers

  1. Oral Roberts JR C Matt Whatley: plus speed; above-average defender, plus upside; great athlete; above-average power upside; above-average to plus arm; FAVORITE; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .355/.437/.528 – 26 BB/35 K – 16/21 SB – 214 AB) (2016: .363/.469/.562 – 39 BB/29 K – 5/5 SB – 201 AB) (2017: .302/.446/.509 – 50 BB/41 K – 10/11 SB – 212 AB)
  2. Joseph’s JR C Deon Stafford: plus defensive tools, still some rawness to him; plus arm strength, others disagree; great athlete; average or better speed; above-average to plus raw power; average or better hit tool; good approach; quick bat; strong; reminds me some of Mark Zagunis; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .341/.423/.500 – 24 BB/33 K – 3/7 SB – 182 AB) (2016: .395/.486/.702 – 36 BB/45 K – 4/5 SB – 215 AB) (2017: .288/.464/.521 – 42 BB/28 K – 3/4 SB – 146 AB)
  3. San Diego JR C Riley Adams: good athlete; above-average to plus arm; average to above-average raw power (plus for some); below-average speed; quick bat; raw defender; PG comp: Matt Wieters; FAVORITE; 6-4, 225 pounds (2015: .269/.348/.419 – 19 BB/48 K – 2/3 SB – 160 AB) (2016: .327/.443/.512 – 37 BB/46 K – 4/7 SB – 205 AB) (2017: .312/.424/.564 – 33 BB/57 K – 2/2 SB – 202 AB)
  4. Wisconsin-Milwaukee JR C Daulton Varsho: great approach; good glove; above-average to plus speed; power upside; great athlete; average at best arm; weird yet fun player; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .238/.315/.433 – 17 BB/39 K – 6/9 SB – 164 AB) (2016: .381/.447/.610 – 29 BB/41 K – 16/17 SB – 231 AB) (2017: .362/.490/.643 – 46 BB/39 K – 10/13 SB – 199 AB)
  5. Washington JR C Joey Morgan: easy above-average glove; above-average to plus arm; good athlete; average to above-average raw power; average speed; young for class; RHH; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .215/.318/.323 – 15 BB/21 K – 0/1 SB – 130 AB) (2016: .267/.343/.404 – 21 BB/46 K – 1/1 SB – 183 AB) (2017: .324/.427/.500 – 30 BB/35 K – 1/1 SB – 182 AB)
  6. Hartford JR C Erik Ostberg: good hit tool; power upside; plus arm; average speed; improved defender; FAVORITE; 5-10, 225 pounds (2015: .234/.319/.258 – 13 BB/22 K – 10/13 SB – 124 AB) (2016: .340/.444/.431 – 37 BB/29 K – 5/10 SB – 197 AB) (2017: .500/.596/.860 – 22 BB/10 K – 5/6 SB – 86 AB)
  7. Louisville JR C/1B Colby Fitch: good approach; good athlete; average or better arm; above-average power upside; average defender; can also play OF; FAVORITE; LHH; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .269/.321/.346 – 5 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 78 AB) (2016: .339/.451/.596 – 20 BB/18 K – 0/1 SB – 109 AB) (2017: .252/.373/.472 – 34 BB/48 K – 2/2 SB – 218 AB)
  8. Houston JR C/SS Connor Wong: good hit tool; good glove; above-average arm; above-average speed; good athlete; can also play OF; 6-0, 180 pounds (2015: .248/.320/.382 – 24 BB/40 K – 3/5 SB – 238 AB) (2016: .304/.415/.439 – 43 BB/44 K – 9/11 SB – 230 AB) (2017: .287/.379/.494 – 31 BB/49 K – 26/30 SB – 265 AB)
  9. TCU JR C Evan Skoug: plus bat speed; strong; good hit tool; average or better power upside, many like it more (plus); legitimately improved defender, but still questionable; average at best arm; defense: intangibles and sure-handedness (good), raw athleticism and flash plays (not good); older BA comp: Kyle Schwarber; newer BA/Fitt comp: Matt Thaiss; LHH; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .285/.365/.426 – 28 BB/50 K – 5/8 SB – 256 AB) (2016: .301/.390/.502 – 34 BB/47 K – 7/7 SB – 249 AB) (2017: .278/.387/.547 – 38 BB/84 K – 3/3 SB – 234 AB)
  10. East Tennessee State JR C/1B Hagen Owenby: power upside; good athlete; 6-1, 205 pounds (2015: .310/.409/.497 – 26 BB/26 K – 0/0 SB – 171 AB) (2016: .374/.426/.660 – 23 BB/30 K – 1/5 SB – 235 AB) (2017: .346/.438/.573 – 40 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 234 AB)
  11. Northampton JC SO C Angel Lopez: plus arm; good defender; great approach; FAVORITE; 5-10, 190 pounds (2016: .387/.524/.604 – 23 BB/11 K – 15/16 SB – 111 AB) (2017: .411/.549/.858 – 44 BB/14 K – 14/14 SB – 141 AB)
  12. McLennan JC FR C/RHP Josh Breaux: plus raw power; plus speed; plus arm; good athlete; 93-95 FB; 83-85 SL, flashes above-average; 6-1, 225 pounds (2017: .401/.473/.773 – 28 BB/45 K – 1/2 SB – 207 AB) (2017: 14.85 K/9 – 5.41 BB/9 – 13.1 IP – 4.73 ERA)
  13. Dallas Baptist JR C Matt Duce: quick bat; strong arm; good glove; 6-0, 190 pounds (2015: .208/.367/.250 – 4 BB/7 K – 0/0 SB – 24 AB) (2016: .321/.417/.507 – 23 BB/22 K – 1/2 SB – 134 AB) (2017: .333/.424/.554 – 31 BB/31 K – 1/3 SB – 222 AB)
  14. Bryant JR C Mickey Gasper: great approach; BHH; FAVORITE; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .250/.417/.286 – 7 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 28 AB) (2016: .392/.489/.557 – 11 BB/9 K – 0/0 SB – 79 AB) (2017: .342/.470/.528 – 42 BB/18 K – 3/5 SB – 193 AB)
  15. Western Illinois SR C Adam McGinnis: good approach; power upside; quick bat; good arm; defense still developing; could also be tried at 3B or OF; average speed; 5-11, 220 pounds (2014: .281/.338/.348 – 7 BB/10 K – 4/7 SB – 135 AB) (2015: .243/.332/.341 – 12 BB/21 K – 11/12 SB – 173 AB) (2016: .262/.353/.362 – 17 BB/21 K – 1/4 SB – 149 AB) (2017: .355/.471/.566 – 28 BB/13 K – 8/13 SB – 166 AB)
  16. Harford JC SO C Tre Todd: Albany transfer; 6-1, 200 pounds (2017: .408/.577/.856 – 68 BB/30 K – 40/43 SB – 174 AB)
  17. Long Beach State JR C David Banuelos: plus defender; plus arm; average power upside; good approach; BA comps: Rene Rivera, Jose Molina; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .299/.404/.436 – 18 BB/30 K – 2/3 SB – 117 AB) (2017: .296/.373/.480 – 17 BB/43 K – 5/7 SB – 196 AB)
  18. Furman SR C Cameron Whitehead: plus defender; good athlete; power upside; 5-11, 210 pounds (2014: .229/.360/.313 – 17 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 83 AB) (2015: .258/.314/.444 – 14 BB/40 K – 1/1 SB – 151 AB) (2016: .340/.435/.509 – 14 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 106 AB) (2017: .312/.408/.629 – 29 BB/44 K – 1/1 SB – 170 AB)
  19. LSU JR C Mike Papierski: good defender; strong arm; Micah Gibbs comp; 6-4, 225 pounds (2015: .214/.426/.333 – 16 BB/7 K – 1/1 SB – 42 AB) (2016: .242/.358/.387 – 20 BB/21 K – 1/2 SB – 124 AB) (2017: .258/.409/.450 – 37 BB/41 K – 4/4 SB – 151 AB)
  20. Saint Louis JR C James Morisano: above-average power; good arm; good athlete; good defender; good approach; 6-3, 210 pounds (2015: .246/.286/.292 – 4 BB/15 K – 0/1 SB – 65 AB) (2016: .273/.344/.434 – 15 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 143 AB) (2017: .316/.379/.578 – 16 BB/43 K – 4/5 SB – 187 AB)
  21. Clemson JR C/1B Chris Williams: plus power upside; good defender; average to above-average arm; good athlete; has also played 3B; PG comp: Mike Napoli; 6-1, 210 pounds (2016: .245/.342/.413 – 18 BB/51 K – 2/2 SB – 184 AB) (2017: .263/.322/.575 – 14 BB/36 K – 2/2 SB – 179 AB)
  22. North Carolina SO C/RHP Cody Roberts: plus to plus-plus arm strength; great athlete; 90-93 FB; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .256/.323/.315 – 15 BB/30 K – 3/3 SB – 168 AB) (2017: .268/.371/.374 – 26 BB/29 K – 5/5 SB – 198 AB)
  23. Arizona SO C Cesar Salazar: plus defender; strong arm; average speed; can also play 2B and 3B; LHH (2016: .276/.329/.342 – 16 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 196 AB) (2017: .284/.373/.398 – 17 BB/21 K – 2/4 SB – 176 AB)
  24. Florida JR C Michael Rivera: quick bat; really good defender, plus upside; easy above-average arm, likes showing it off; strong; average or better power upside; BA comp: Carlos Ruiz; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .271/.337/.369 – 16 BB/24 K – 2/2 SB – 225 AB) (2016: .245/.347/.419 – 28 BB/26 K – 0/2 SB – 229 AB) (2017: .240/.342/.349 – 17 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 129 AB)
  25. UMBC SR C Hunter Dolshun: plus raw power; steady glove; strong arm; size limits his mobility behind dish, but think he’s good enough; very strong; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 225 pounds (2014: .304/.400/.422 – 20 BB/21 K – 2/2 SB – 135 AB) (2015: .293/.391/.377 – 26 BB/38 K – 3/3 SB – 191 AB) (2016: .345/.416/.603 – 21 BB/14 K – 1/3 SB – 174 AB) (2017: .336/.405/.599 – 12 BB/23 K – 0/1 SB – 152 AB)
  26. Wake Forest SR C Ben Breazeale: good glove; good approach; strong; 6-0, 210 pounds (2015: .274/.378/.400 – 14 BB/25 K – 1/1 SB – 95 AB) (2016: .246/.388/.335 – 41 BB/39 K – 1/1 SB – 179 AB) (2017: .342/.410/.523 – 27 BB/33 K – 0/0 SB – 222 AB)
  27. Chipola JC FR C Max Guzman: power upside; quick bat; 6-0, 215 pounds (2017: .377/.496/.699 – 26 BB/44 K – 1/1 SB – 183 AB)
  28. Kennesaw State JR C Griffin Helms: plus athlete; plus speed; power upside; intriguing defensive tools; 6-0, 220 pounds (2015: .264/.330/.352 – 9 BB/28 K – 1/4 SB – 91 AB) (2016: .376/.459/.515 – 13 BB/32 K – 2/2 SB – 101 AB) (2017: .296/.383/.453 – 17 BB/36 K – 7/11 SB – 159 AB)
  29. Illinois-Chicago JR C Robert Calabrese: strong; quick bat; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .232/.351/.268 – 14 BB/14 K – 0/0 SB – 82 AB) (2016: .216/.314/.330 – 11 BB/14 K – 4/4 SB – 88 AB) (2017: .353/.425/.583 – 20 BB/26 K – 3/6 SB – 204 AB)
  30. John’s SR C Troy Dixon: very good glove; above-average to plus arm, plays up; good athlete; good approach; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds (2014: .284/.409/.330 – 14 BB/14 K – 0/1 SB – 109 AB) (2015: .254/.324/.344 – 7 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 122 AB) (2016: .253/.338/.339 – 18 BB/17 K – 3/3 SB – 174 AB) (2017: .394/.473/.525 – 23 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 160 AB)
  31. Virginia rSR C Robbie Coman: good glove; average at best arm; TJ survivor; 6-1, 200 pounds (2014: .283/.377/.368 – 13 BB/9 K – 106 AB) (2015: .289/.360/.333 – 21 BB/21 K – 2/7 SB – 201 AB) (2016: .200/.333/.200 – 2 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 15 AB) (2017: .347/.402/.492 – 18 BB/17 K – 3/5 SB – 199 AB)
  32. South Alabama rJR C/OF Jared Barnes: plus arm; power upside; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .240/.313/.292 – 16 BB/19 K – 4/5 SB – 171 AB) (2016: .299/.394/.478 – 27 BB/37 K – 1/2 SB – 184 AB) (2017: .320/.416/.605 – 27 BB/33 K – 2/5 SB – 172 AB)
  33. Missouri JR C Nelson Mompierre: 6-0, 200 pounds (*2016*: .355/.456/.512 – 23 BB/14 K – 3/7 SB – 121 AB) (2017: .327/.427/.510 – 17 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 98 AB)
  34. Rhode Island SR C/3B Martin Figueroa: strong hit tool; power upside; can also play OF: 5-11, 200 pounds (2014: .239/.330/.283 – 6 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 92 AB) (2015: .293/.346/.454 – 11 BB/25 K – 6/7 SB – 174 AB) (2016: .333/.394/.553 – 20 BB/22 K – 8/15 SB – 219 AB) (2017: .248/.363/.363 – 24 BB/16 K – 9/11 SB – 157 AB)
  35. Central Florida JR C Logan Heiser: good defender; strong arm; 5-9, 200 pounds (2015: .295/.346/.547 – 7 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 95 AB) (2016: .225/.333/.375 – 14 BB/29 K – 2/3 SB – 120 AB) (2017: .248/.330/.406 – 7 BB/12 K – 2/3 SB – 101 AB)
  36. Florida JR C Mark Kolozsvary: power upside; above-average arm; good defensive tools; 5-9, 190 pounds (2016: .235/.316/.588 – 0 BB/5 K – 1/2 SB – 17 AB) (2017: .274/.378/.442 – 17 BB/29 K – 2/2 SB – 113 AB)
  37. Michigan State SR C Matt Byars: plus arm; really good defender; good athlete; average raw power; 6-1, 190 pounds (2016: .284/.335/.441 – 15 BB/35 K – 3/3 SB – 204 AB) (2017: .271/.383/.440 – 30 BB/46 K – 2/4 SB – 166 AB)
  38. Oklahoma SR C Renae Martinez: above-average arm; above-average glove; UC Irvine transfer; 6-1, 185 pounds (2016: .246/.380/.415 – 12 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 65 AB) (2017: .323/.399/.510 – 21 BB/23 K – 3/5 SB – 192 AB)
  39. UNC Wilmington JR C Nick Feight: plus raw power; great approach; average at best arm; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .231/.333/.423 – 4 BB/7 K – 0/0 SB – 26 AB) (2016: .349/.410/.726 – 28 BB/35 K – 1/4 SB – 241 AB) (2017: .293/.355/.536 – 21 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 239 AB)
  40. Murray State SR C Tyler Lawrence: great approach; steady glove, has improved; 5-10, 200 pounds (2014: .313/.397/.389 – 28 BB/21 K – 1/2 SB – 208 AB) (2015: .302/.391/.571 – 27 BB/38 K – 2/3 SB – 205 AB) (2016: .355/.469/.589 – 44 BB/42 K – 1/2 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .292/.413/.500 – 40 BB/47 K – 0/0 SB – 216 AB)
  41. BYU SR C Bronson Larsen: 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .288/.367/.432 – 12 BB/30 K – 2/2 SB – 132 AB) (2016: .301/.405/.514 – 30 BB/32 K – 0/1 SB – 173 AB) (2017: .330/.426/.621 – 35 BB/43 K – 1/1 SB – 206 AB)
  42. North Carolina A&T JR C Adan Ordonez: good defensive tools; 5-7, 185 pounds (2015: .337/.384/.407 – 9 BB/25 K – 0/3 SB – 172 AB) (2016: .332/.420/.449 – 24 BB/33 K – 1/2 SB – 196 AB) (2017: .291/.362/.465 – 14 BB/11 K – 1/1 SB – 172 AB)
  43. San Jacinto JC FR C/1B Herbert Iser: above-average arm; plus raw power; 6-3, 210 pounds (2017: .281/.355/.465 – 21 BB/37 K – 3/5 SB – 185 AB)
  44. Oregon JR C Tim Susnara: plus defender; power upside; plus arm; 92-93 FB; LHH; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .223/.290/.256 – 10 BB/27 K – 0/1 SB – 121 AB) (2016: .268/.385/.377 – 30 BB/38 K – 5/5 SB – 183 AB) (2017: .244/.342/.381 – 19 BB/39 K – 2/2 SB – 160 AB)
  45. UNLV JR C/2B Payton Squier: steady glove; good approach; can also play OF; LHH; 6-1, 185 pounds (2015: .287/.329/.341 – 16 BB/23 K – 11/17 SB – 223 AB) (2016: .375/.439/.431 – 26 BB/23 K – 8/12 SB – 216 AB) (2017: .329/.398/.410 – 28 BB/14 K – 1/3 SB – 222 AB)
  46. Louisiana Tech JR C Brent Diaz: steady glove; strong arm; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .233/.307/.358 – 10 BB/25 K – 4/7 SB – 159 AB) (2016: .273/.341/.432 – 15 BB/24 K – 5/8 SB – 183 AB) (2017: .332/.433/.581 – 22 BB/41 K – 3/5 SB – 217 AB)
  47. Mercer SR C Charlie Madden: power upside; good glove; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds (2014: .269/.357/.425 – 16 BB/30 K – 2/3 SB – 134 AB) (2015: .272/.359/.485 – 26 BB/49 K – 1/1 SB – 202 AB) (2016: .287/.385/.492 – 28 BB/38 K – 1/4 SB – 195 AB) (2017: .278/.389/.594 – 35 BB/57 K – 0/0 SB – 212 AB)
  48. Pepperdine SR C Aaron Barnett: good defender; average at best arm; good hit tool; FAVORITE; 6-0, 185 pounds (2014: .359/.381/.390 – 10 BB/12 K – 1/2 SB – 223 AB) (2015: .303/.357/.360 – 17 BB/12 K – 0/1 SB – 228 AB) (2016: .292/.345/.403 – 16 BB/15 K – 0/1 SB – 216 AB) (2017: .298/.352/.382 – 18 BB/10 K – 0/1 SB – 191 AB)
  49. Stanford SR C/OF Alex Dunlap: average hit tool; power upside; good athlete; strong arm; really good defender; FAVORITE; 6-2, 215 pounds (2016: .292/.392/.447 – 21 BB/36 K – 1/2 SB – 161 AB) (2017: .274/.365/.393 – 8 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 84 AB)
  50. Mary’s JR C Jackson Thoreson: power upside; quick bat; steady defender; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .313/.371/.425 – 5 BB/12 K – 0/2 SB – 80 AB) (2016: .258/.314/.367 – 9 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 128 AB) (2017: .258/.336/.436 – 24 BB/45 K – 1/4 SB – 225 AB)

Alphabetical order for the rest…

Albany rSR C/1B Evan Harasta: strong; power upside; 6-3, 215 pounds (2014: .314/.484/.409 – 38 BB/28 K – 1/1 SB – 137 AB) (2015: .222/.263/.333 – 1 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 18 AB) (2016: .263/.377/.343 – 31 BB/30 K – 0/0 SB – 175 AB) (2017: .280/.373/.317 – 25 BB/32 K – 0/0 SB – 186 AB)
Auburn SR C Blake Logan: really good defender; 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .256/.343/.326 – 10 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 86 AB) (2015: .261/.329/.378 – 15 BB/25 K – 3/6 SB – 180 AB) (2016: .274/.357/.395 – 21 BB/32 K – 0/1 SB – 190 AB) (2017: .250/.335/.361 – 17 BB/22 K – 0/1 SB – 144 AB)
Baylor rJR C/1B Cameron Miller: good glove; 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .222/.325/.278 – 10 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 72 AB) (2016: .161/.257/.226 – 2 BB/6 K – 0/0 SB – 31 AB) (2017: .429/.467/.714 – 1 BB/3 K – 0/0 SB – 14 AB)
Baylor rSR C Matt Menard: good athlete; power upside; good glove; 6-0, 210 pounds (2014: .219/.297/.295 – 16 BB/34 K – 1/4 SB – 146 AB) (2015: .245/.346/.291 – 13 BB/22 K – 1/2 SB – 110 AB) (2016: .309/.376/.500 – 16 BB/30 K – 0/0 SB – 152 AB) (2017: .313/.380/.404 – 18 BB/36 K – 4/4 SB – 208 AB)
Belmont SR C Nick Egli: 5-11, 210 pounds (2014: .242/.342/.359 – 14 BB/39 K – 1/2 SB – 128 AB) (2015: .283/.394/.506 – 28 BB/49 K – 4/4 SB – 180 AB) (2016: .175/.299/.368 – 7 BB/22 K – 1/1 SB – 57 AB) (2017: .353/.458/.715 – 36 BB/56 K – 7/8 SB – 207 AB)
Binghamton JR C/1B Jason Agresti: quick bat; good glove; strong arm; 6-2, 220 pounds (2015: .231/.272/.325 – 7 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 117 AB) (2016: .280/.370/.484 – 21 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 182 AB) (2017: .320/.358/.517 – 10 BB/26 K – 0/0 SB – 147 AB)
Binghamton SR C/OF Edward Posavec: 5-10, 190 pounds (2014: .309/.354/.375 – 7 BB/19 K – 11/12 SB – 152 AB) (2015: .252/.326/.426 – 12 BB/24 K – 3/4 SB – 115 AB) (2016: .319/.403/.432 – 24 BB/29 K – 6/12 SB – 185 AB) (2017: .275/.372/.349 – 23 BB/20 K – 4/5 SB – 149 AB)
Cal State Fullerton JR C Chris Hudgins: good arm; plus power upside; RHH; 6-1, 200 pounds (2015: .204/.302/.259 – 6 BB/22 K – 0/0 SB – 54 AB) (2016: .220/.277/.356 – 8 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 118 AB) (2017: .234/.282/.380 – 9 BB/42 K – 3/4 SB – 158 AB)
Cal State Northridge SR C Dylan Alexander: good glove; 6-0, 190 pounds (2015: .229/.321/.307 – 17 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 140 AB) (2016: .267/.389/.344 – 26 BB/24 K – 4/5 SB – 131 AB) (2017: .239/.299/.299 – 13 BB/14 K – 0/0 SB – 117 AB)
Canisius JR C Gage Lanning: 6-0, 205 pounds (2017: .245/.305/.509 – 3 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 53 AB)
Canisius SR C Christ Conley: good athlete; 6-1, 230 pounds (2014: .336/.464/.420 – 20 BB/24 K – 1/2 SB – 119 AB) (2016: .258/.384/.308 – 20 BB/29 K – 1/1 SB – 120 AB) (2017: .299/.468/.420 – 34 BB/25 K – 0/1 SB – 157 AB)
Charleston Southern JR C Mike Sconzo: 5-11, 175 pounds (2016: .280/.330/.310 – 12 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 168 AB) (2017: .267/.325/.346 – 14 BB/15 K – 2/3 SB – 191 AB)
Clemson JR C Robert Jolly: LHH; 5-9, 200 pounds (2015: .351/.422/.404 – 7 BB/6 K – 0/0 SB – 57 AB) (2016: .217/.339/.250 – 18 BB/12 K – 1/1 SB – 92 AB) (2017: .280/.371/.393 – 16 BB/22 K – 2/2 SB – 107 AB)
Connecticut rSR C Alex LeFevre: 6-2, 220 pounds (2016: .281/.391/.351 – 7 BB/13 K – 0/1 SB – 57 AB) (2017: .254/.357/.423 – 6 BB/22 K – 0/0 SB – 71 AB)
Cornell SR C/1B CJ Price: good hit tool; 6-1, 200 pounds (2016: .231/.368/.325 – 17 BB/21 K – 1/3 SB – 117 AB) (6 AB)
Creighton rSO C Michael Emodi: 6-3, 235 pounds (2017: .270/.351/.486 – 11 BB/48 K – 1/3 SB – 185 AB)
Davidson SR C Jake Sidwell: good defender; 5-11, 200 pounds (2016: .309/.410/.360 – 31 BB/28 K – 4/4 SB – 175 AB) (2017: .207/.318/.257 – 26 BB/33 K – 0/0 SB – 179 AB)
Delaware SR C/2B Nick Tierno: good arm; good athlete; 5-9, 185 pounds (2016: .340/.429/.437 – 30 BB/20 K – 4/8 SB – 206 AB) (2017: .314/.410/.416 – 30 BB/20 K – 2/5 SB – 185 AB)
East Carolina rSR C Travis Watkins: good glove; good arm; power upside; good approach; 6-0, 215 pounds (2015: .292/.343/.358 – 18 BB/31 K – 6/8 SB – 212 AB) (2016: .326/.407/.476 – 29 BB/40 K – 3/5 SB – 233 AB) (2017: .340/.379/.526 – 14 BB/42 K – 5/7 SB – 247 AB)
Fairfield JR C Kevin Radziewicz: 5-9, 170 pounds (2016: .330/.401/.399 – 17 BB/20 K – 4/6 SB – 203 AB) (2017: .315/.415/.411 – 18 BB/11 K – 2/4 SB – 197 AB)
Florida Gulf Coast JR C/1B Spencer Levine: good glove; power upside; strong arm; can also play OF; 6-1, 210 pounds (2017: .284/.369/.443 – 22 BB/55 K – 0/0 SB – 176 AB)
Florida International rSR C Zack Soria: really good glove; 5-10, 200 pounds (2015: .288/.370/.330 – 22 BB/32 K – 5/6 SB – 215 AB) (2016: .294/.360/.408 – 18 BB/27 K – 11/15 SB – 211 AB) (2017: .257/.356/.426 – 22 BB/32 K – 7/10 SB – 202 AB)
Florida International SR C JC Escarra: average or better arm; decent glove, but keeps improving; average raw power; good athlete; 6-3, 215 pounds (2015: .271/.353/.394 – 24 BB/32 K – 0/0 SB – 203 AB) (2016: .271/.315/.375 – 3 BB/8 K – 0/0 SB – 48 AB) (2017: .305/.400/.599 – 15 BB/37 K – 1/3 SB – 187 AB)
Fordham SR C/OF Mark Donadio (2016): good athlete; 6-0, 200 pounds (2014: .259/.315/.313 – 11 BB/18 K – 4/8 SB – 147 AB) (2015: .281/.376/.337 – 25 BB/33 K – 11/14 SB – 196 AB) (2016: .306/.381/.393 – 23 BB/36 K – 8/11 SB – 206 AB) (2017: .309/.395/.446 – 18 BB/21 K – 7/10 SB – 175 AB)
George Mason rJR C Garett Driscoll: above-average arm; good defender; power upside; 5-11, 200 pounds (2016: .289/.433/.421 – 20 BB/30 K – 0/0 SB – 121 AB) (2017: .093/.429/.256 – 17 BB/18 K – 0/1 SB – 43 AB)
Georgetown JR C Sammy Stevens: 6-3, 215 pounds (2017: .283/.397/.462 – 22 BB/25 K – 0/1 SB – 145 AB)
High Point JR C Spencer Brown: good defender; strong arm; 6-1, 200 pounds (2016: .260/.327/.385 – 7 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 96 AB) (2017: .210/.284/.267 – 8 BB/15 K – 2/3 SB – 105 AB)
Howard JC FR C Doug Facendo: (2017: .436/.526/.808 – 37 BB/25 K – 4/6 SB – 172 AB)
Iowa JR C/3B Austin Guzzo: 6-2, 185 pounds (2016: .264/.383/.387 – 20 BB/36 K – 0/2 SB – 106 AB) (2017: .225/.368/.324 – 15 BB/21 K – 3/4 SB – 71 AB)
Iowa JR C/RHP Tyler Cropley: can also play OF; 5-11, 185 pounds (2016: 4.65 K/9 – 2.96 BB/9 – 21.1 IP – 4.22 ERA) (2017: .268/.371/.459 – 28 BB/41 K – 6/10 SB – 205 AB)
Kansas State SO C Josh Rolette: good glove; 6-1, 200 pounds (2016: .290/.365/.435 – 24 BB/43 K – 1/2 SB – 214 AB) (2017: .219/.372/.432 – 33 BB/30 K – 0/0 SB – 146 AB)
Kennesaw State rJR C/1B Forrest Bramlett: 6-2, 200 pounds (2017: .261/.358/.587 – 10 BB/34 K – 0/0 SB – 92 AB)
Liberty JR C Matt Allen: FAVORITE; 5-11, 190 pounds (*2016*: .335/.450/.505 – 38 BB/20 K – 2/2 SB – 182 AB) (2017: .220/.340/.250 – 21 BB/34 K – 0/0 SB – 132 AB)
Liberty SR C Payton Scarbrough: 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .284/.333/.418 – 7 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 141 AB) (2017: .224/.350/.412 – 12 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 85 AB)
Liberty SR C/OF Jake Barbee: 5-11, 200 pounds (2016: .136/.174/.182 – 1 BB/12 K – 0/1 SB – 22 AB) (2017: .290/.406/.447 – 38 BB/43 K – 3/5 SB – 217 AB)
Lipscomb JR C Jake Perry: 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .279/.349/.464 – 21 BB/48 K – 0/1 SB – 183 AB)
Lipscomb JR C Jeffrey Crisan: 6-0, 225 pounds (2015: .222/.363/.349 – 13 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 63 AB) (2016: .270/.313/.338 – 4 BB/20 K – 0/1 SB – 74 AB) (2017: .294/.392/.412 – 16 BB/19 K – 2/3 SB – 102 AB)
Little Rock SR C Cameron Knight: good defender; strong arm; 6-0, 200 pounds (2016: .313/.391/.413 – 17 BB/30 K – 1/1 SB – 160 AB) (2017: .310/.390/.437 – 22 BB/34 K – 0/2 SB – 174 AB)
Louisiana Tech SR C Colby Hamilton: 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .351/.443/.544 – 8 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 57 AB)
Maine JR C Christopher Bec: 5-11, 190 pounds (2017: .340/.426/.465 – 30 BB/17 K – 15/21 SB – 200 AB)
Maine JR C Jonathan Bennett: 5-10, 190 pounds (2017: .261/.368/.309 – 29 BB/35 K – 5/6 SB – 188 AB)
Marshall SR C/OF Sam Finfer: 6-2, 200 pounds (2016: .218/.385/.391 – 31 BB/34 K – 7/11 SB – 156 AB) (2017: .338/.410/.692 – 22 BB/47 K – 8/9 SB – 201 AB)
Maryland JR C Justin Morris: good athlete; average at best arm; defensive upside; good approach; average raw power; 6-2, 215 pounds (2015: .133/.253/.181 – 10 BB/20 K – 1/1 SB – 83 AB) (2016: .194/.297/.301 – 13 BB/29 K – 0/1 SB – 103 AB) (2017: .211/.290/.389 – 10 BB/28 K – 0/0 SB – 90 AB)
Mercer JR C/1B JT Thomas: 5-10, 185 pounds (2017: .357/.454/.624 – 23 BB/45 K – 2/4 SB – 210 AB)
Michigan SR C Harrison Wenson: power upside; strong arm; good athlete; improved glove; 6-3, 230 pounds (2014: .222/.308/.378 – 2 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 45 AB) (2016: .289/.345/.491 – 19 BB/55 K – 3/3 SB – 218 AB) (2017: .191/.298/.383 – 23 BB/68 K – 1/1 SB – 188 AB)
Michigan State rJR C Chad Roskelly: 6-0, 220 pounds (2015: .276/.303/.393 – 6 BB/19 K – 1/2 SB – 196 AB) (2016: .191/.296/.298 – 3 BB/7 K – 0/0 SB – 47 AB) (2017: .324/.427/.463 – 15 BB/20 K – 2/2 SB – 108 AB)
New Jersey Tech SR C Cody Kramer: good glove; strong arm; 5-11, 160 pounds (2014: .304/.396/.391 – 5 BB/5 K – 2/3 SB – 46 AB) (2015: .265/.372/.311 – 18 BB/12 K – 1/1 SB – 132 AB) (2016: .246/.338/.311 – 13 BB/13 K – 1/1 SB – 122 AB) (2017: .295/.347/.384 – 7 BB/6 K – 1/1 SB – 112 AB)
North Carolina State JR C Andy Cosgrove: Washington transfer; 6-2, 200 pounds (2017: .288/.363/.468 – 10 BB/35 K – 0/0 SB – 139 AB)
Northeastern SR C Nick Fanneron: 6-0, 180 pounds (2016: .250/.350/.346 – 7 BB/8 K – 0/0 SB – 52 AB) (2017: .292/.414/.528 – 17 BB/16 K – 0/0 SB – 89 AB)
Northwestern JR C Jack Claeys: 6-2, 210 pounds (2016: .248/.321/.314 – 11 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 137 AB) (2017: .256/.369/.383 – 21 BB/34 K – 4/5 SB – 133 AB)
Notre Dame SR C Ryan Lidge: above-average to plus arm; good defender; 6-2, 210 pounds (2014: .264/.319/.310 – 6 BB/15 K – 0/2 SB – 87 AB) (2015: .279/.402/.373 – 35 BB/35 K – 1/2 SB – 204 AB) (2016: .199/.250/.284 – 8 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 141 AB)
Old Dominion SR C/1B Kurt Sinnen: 5-11, 200 pounds (2014: .304/.396/.326 – 7 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 46 AB) (2015: .171/.275/.200 – 5 BB/7 K – 0/0 SB – 35 AB) (2016: .283/.383/.385 – 30 BB/25 K – 3/3 SB – 187 AB) (2017: .243/.368/.309 – 26 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 152 AB)
Penn SR OF/C Tim Graul: 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .245/.328/.429 – 3 BB/13 K – 1/2 SB – 49 AB) (2016: .364/.443/.642 – 20 BB/24 K – 2/4 SB – 162 AB) (2017: .371/.431/.600 – 13 BB/28 K – 6/9 SB – 175 AB)
Pittsburgh rJR C Caleb Parry: 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .269/.286/.423 – 1 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 26 AB) (2016: .277/.338/.376 – 13 BB/22 K – 2/4 SB – 141 AB) (2017: .278/.360/.450 – 20 BB/34 K – 4/6 SB – 209 AB)
Pittsburgh SR C Manny Pazos: 6-0, 185 pounds (2015: .218/.274/.307 – 9 BB/26 K – 1/3 SB – 101 AB) (2016: .154/.313/.215 – 13 BB/16 K – 0/2 SB – 65 AB) (2017: .247/.306/.352 – 15 BB/27 K – 3/3 SB – 162 AB)
Radford SR C John Gonzalez: steady glove; power upside; 6-0, 210 pounds (2016: .281/.338/.356 – 11 BB/28 K – 4/10 SB – 135 AB) (2017: .279/.335/.487 – 13 BB/60 K – 5/8 SB – 226 AB)
Rider rSR C Lee Lipinski: 6-3, 200 pounds (2016: .228/.335/.373 – 21 BB/48 K – 0/0 SB – 158 AB) (2017: .291/.381/.468 – 19 BB/35 K – 5/6 SB – 158 AB)
South Florida rSR C/3B Levi Borders: 6-2, 200 pounds (2013: .232/.301/.312 – 10 BB/41 K – 1/3 SB – 138 AB) (2014: .243/.341/.317 – 17 BB/41 K – 1/1 SB – 189 AB) (2015: .291/.376/.487 – 18 BB/66 K – 4/4 SB – 230 AB) (2016: .241/.357/.448 – 6 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 58 AB)
Southern Mississippi JR C/RHP Jake Viaene: 6-5, 220 pounds (2017: .324/.439/.588 – 5 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 34 AB)
St. John’s JR C Rob Boselli: 6-4, 235 pounds (2017: .238/.389/.476 – 7 BB/14 K – 0/0 SB – 42 AB)
Stanford JR C Bryce Carter: good approach; above-average raw power; good glove; strong arm; PG comp: Jason Castro; 6-1, 215 pounds (2015: .156/.236/.229 – 9 BB/38 K – 0/0 SB – 96 AB) (2016: .273/.321/.390 – 5 BB/15 K – 1/2 SB – 77 AB) (9 AB)
Stetson JR C Austin Hale: 6-0, 190 pounds (2016: .266/.341/.356 – 18 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 188 AB) (2017: .266/.348/.440 – 22 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 184 AB)
Stony Brook rSR C David Real: power upside; Arizona transfer; 6-0, 210 pounds (2016: .272/.386/.401 – 25 BB/31 K – 0/0 SB – 147 AB) (2017: .211/.356/.330 – 21 BB/30 K – 1/1 SB – 109 AB)
Tennessee JR C Benito Santiago: above-average to plus arm; strong; good athlete; 5-11, 175 pounds (2015: .132/.205/.145 – 5 BB/29 K – 5/5 SB – 76 AB) (2016: .309/.362/.420 – 14 BB/58 K – 5/8 SB – 181 AB) (2017: .250/.338/.442 – 15 BB/42 K – 5/6 SB – 120 AB)
Texas JR C Michael Cantu: plus raw power; average arm strength; 6-3, 240 pounds (2015: .249/.362/.308 – 33 BB/45 K – 0/1 SB – 185 AB) (2016: .214/.331/.274 – 21 BB/32 K – 0/0 SB – 117 AB) (2017: .222/.308/.419 – 14 BB/39 K – 0/0 SB – 117 AB)
Texas Tech rSR C Kholeton Sanchez: plus to plus-plus speed; above-average arm; no power; raw defender; could be tried at 2B or CF; 6-2, 180 pounds (2016: .146/.260/.220 – 6 BB/14 K – 0/0 SB – 41 AB) (2017: .417/.533/.500 – 6 BB/7 K – 2/2 SB – 24 AB)
Texas-Arlington rSO C Will Olson: 5-11, 190 pounds (2017: .322/.439/.408 – 27 BB/24 K – 2-2 SB – 174 AB)
Texas-Arlington SR C Brady Cox: good hit tool; good approach; plus defender; 5-11, 200 pounds (2014: .274/.361/.301 – 4 BB/6 K – 0/1 SB – 73 AB) (2015: .252/.337/.294 – 18 BB/26 K – 2/2 SB – 143 AB) (2016: .365/.427/.455 – 23 BB/27 K – 2/2 SB – 222 AB) (2017: .229/.324/.276 – 27 BB/32 K – 2/2 SB – 214 AB)
Texas-San Antonio rSR C/OF Kevin Markham: 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: .311/.393/.505 – 26 BB/44 K – 8/11 SB – 222 AB) (2017: .338/.411/.553 – 23 BB/37 K – 5/8 SB – 228 AB)
Tulane rSR C/1B Jeremy Montalbano: plus raw power; below-average arm; below-average defender; TJ survivor; Texas transfer; 6-2, 220 pounds (2016: .276/.352/.507 – 23 BB/35 K – 0/1 SB – 221 AB) (2016: .269/.345/.500 – 24 BB/38 K – 0/1 SB – 234 AB) (2017: .200/.238/.333 – 3 BB/11 K – 0/0 SB – 60 AB)
UC Davis rSR C/1B Cameron Olson: plus raw power; plus arm; defense improving; 6-1, 200 pounds (2013: .286/.365/.381 – 5 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 84 AB) (2015: .208/.323/.453 – 6 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 53 AB) (2016: .286/.378/.534 – 14 BB/33 K – 6/8 SB – 133 AB) (2017: .296/.380/.516 – 14 BB/42 K – 4/5 SB – 159 AB)
UC Santa Barbara rJR C Dempsey Grover: power upside; strong arm; good defensive tools; 6-1, 200 pounds (2014: .238/.360/.286 – 3 BB/3 K – 21 AB) (2016: .273/.386/.381 – 33 BB/47 K – 6/6 SB – 194 AB) (2017: .280/.333/.448 – 9 BB/45 K – 2/4 SB – 125 AB)
UMBC JR C Zack Bright: 5-11, 200 pounds (2015: .333/.414/.417 – 8 BB/6 K – 1/2 SB – 48 AB) (2017: .311/.376/.388 – 12 BB/9 K – 2/2 SB – 103 AB)
Vanderbilt SR C Jason Delay: really good defender; average to above-average arm, plays way up; 6-0, 210 pounds (2014: .246/.374/.325 – 17 BB/32 K – 1/1 SB – 114 AB) (2015: .283/.373/.394 – 10 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 99 AB) (2016: .248/.296/.336 – 7 BB/35 K – 1/5 SB – 149 AB) (2017: .309/.381/.444 – 18 BB/44 K – 1/3 SB – 207 AB)
Virginia Commonwealth SR C Dylan Isquirdo: 5-10, 175 pounds (2017: .274/.405/.400 – 26 BB/25 K – 0/3 SB – 135 AB)
Virginia JR C Caleb Knight: 5-11, 230 pounds (2017: .301/.474/.469 – 27 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 113 AB)
Virginia Tech JR C Joe Freiday: good athlete; good defensive tools; 6-4, 240 pounds (2015: .222/.271/.333 – 3 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 45 AB) (2016: .226/.277/.376 – 7 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 93 AB) (2017: .225/.315/.423 – 13 BB/53 K – 0/0 SB – 142 AB)
Western Kentucky SR C Hunter Wood: 6-1, 215 pounds (2014: .246/.348/.421 – 9 BB/16 K – 0/0 SB – 57 AB) (2015: .211/.305/.307 – 12 BB/39 K – 0/1 SB – 114 AB) (2017: .313/.386/.523 – 19 BB/48 K – 7/9 SB – 195 AB)
Winthrop SR C/OF Babe Thomas: good athlete; 5-10, 200 pounds (2014: .254/.405/.326 – 38 BB/62 K – 4/9 SB – 193 AB) (2015: .295/.394/.429 – 32 BB/61 K – 7/9 SB – 217 AB) (2016: .220/.344/.268 – 30 BB/53 K – 8/10 SB – 168 AB) (2017: .287/.386/.488 – 33 BB/55 K – 4/6 SB – 209 AB)
Xavier JR C Nate Soria: good defender; strong arm; 5-10, 175 pounds (2015: .335/.420/.471 – 12 BB/34 K – 12/17 SB – 155 AB) (2016: .260/.311/.377 – 11 BB/54 K – 3/3 SB – 204 AB) (2017: .203/.301/.345 – 19 BB/50 K – 2/5 SB – 197 AB)

Baseball Draft Report 2017 MLB Draft Big 500

1 – RHP/SS Hunter Greene (Notre Dame HS, California): 94-98 FB, 100-102 peak; average 85-89 CU, flashes better; above-average 81-83 SL, plus upside; 76-79 CB, flashes above-average; plus athlete; plus defensive tools; plus to plus-plus arm; plus to plus-plus raw power; plus bat speed; below-average speed; Frankie Piliere comp: righty Robinson Cano; have heard young Hanley Ramirez; reminds me of a better Josh Lowe as a draft prospect; also heard Jacob Gatewood as a position player; young for class; plus athlete; checks every box imaginable on and off the field; UCLA commit; RHH: FAVORITE; 6-4, 200 pounds

2 – LHP MacKenzie Gore (Whiteville HS, North Carolina): 87-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average 79-84 split-CU, plus upside; 72-78 CB with plus upside; average 79-86 cut-SL; plus athlete; BA comp: Scott Kazmir; East Carolina commit; 6-2, 175 pounds

3 – OF/SS Royce Lewis (JSerra HS, California): plus bat speed; above-average to plus raw power; above-average to plus arm; plus to plus-plus speed; could be dynamite in CF with more work; could also be tried at 2B; advanced approach; 2080 comps: Lewis Brinson, Desmond Jennings, Justin Upton; younger for class; UC Irvine commit; like him way more than SoCal 1-1 last year (Moniak); RHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 185 pounds

4 – Virginia JR OF/LHP Adam Haseley: plus hit tool; average to above-average power, mostly opposite way; good approach; quick bat; easy CF range; above-average to plus speed (buy it), others have it average; average to above-average arm; great athlete; great BA comp: Brad Wilkerson; 82-90 FB, 92 peak; average 76-77 SL; plus upper-70s CU; mid-70s CB; 2017: 86-88 FB; 81-83 cut-SL; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: 5.28 K/9 – 3.41 BB/9 – 28.2 IP – 2.17 ERA
2016: 5.54 K/9 – 2.42 BB/9 – 78.0 IP – 1.73 ERA
2017: 7.30 K/9 – 2.48 BB/9 – 65.1 IP – 3.58 ERA

2015: .250/.355/.322 – 39 BB/53 K – 5/6 SB – 276 AB
2016: .304/.377/.502 – 28 BB/29 K – 3/4 SB – 247 AB
2017: .390/.491/.659 – 44 BB/21 K – 10/14 SB – 223 AB

5 – Vanderbilt JR RHP Kyle Wright: 88-94 FB, 97 peak; 81-85 SL; 85-91 cutter; also 85-87 SL, plus upside; HMM; 76-83 CB, flashes plus; 83-87 CU, flashes average; unafraid to drop sidearm at times; great athlete; two breaking balls run into each other, but damn good pitch either way; plus command; 2017: 91-96 FB, 98-99 peak; plus 78-84 CB; 85-89 cut-SL, flashes above-average; consistently average 84-87 CU, flashes plus; 6-4, 220 pounds

2015: 9.46 K/9 – 3.51 BB/9 – 58.2 IP – 1.22 ERA
2016: 10.32 K/9 – 3.09 BB/9 – 93.1 IP – 3.09 ERA
2017: 10.54 K/9 – 2.70 BB/9 – 103.1 IP – 3.40 ERA

6 – Virginia JR 1B/OF Pavin Smith: plus hit tool; above-average to plus power upside; good athlete; great approach; well above-average glove; pretty swing; average arm; good athlete; classic hit over power who still has plenty of power; 92-93 FB; TJ survivor; Frankie Piliere comp: Shawn Green; have heard a ton of fun names including Mark Grace, Sean Casey, James Loney, Casey Kotchman, Tino Martinez, LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 210 pounds

2015: .307/.373/.467 – 26 BB/40 K – 2/8 SB – 270 AB
2016: .329/.410/.513 – 36 BB/23 K – 2/3 SB – 228 AB
2017: .342/.427/.570 – 38 BB/12 K – 2/2 SB – 228 AB

7 – Florida JR RHP Alex Faedo: 88-94, 96-97 peak; groundball guy; above-average 78-86 SL with plus upside; improved 80-87 CU; good athlete; 2016: 92-94 FB with sink, 95 peak; plus 82-86 SL; 86-87 CU, flashes average; 2017: 89-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; plus 81-87 SL, flashes even better; 83-88 CU flashes above-average; 6-5, 220 pounds

2015: 8.70 K/9 – 2.36 BB/9 – 61.1 IP – 3.25 ERA
2016: 11.44 K/9 – 1.81 BB/9 – 104.2 IP – 3.18 ERA
2017: 11.07 K/9 – 2.94 BB/9 – 107.1 IP – 2.60 ERA

8 – RHP/1B Shane Baz (Concordia Lutheran HS, Texas): 90-96 FB, 98 peak; 83-89 cut-SL, flashes plus; 74-78 CB, average upside; 82-87 CU, average to above-average upside; power upside; young for class; good athlete; RHH; TCU commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 190 pounds

9 – Louisville JR 1B/LHP Brendan McKay: 87-92 FB, 94 peak; plus FB command; above-average 75-84 CB, flashes plus; average 77-82 CU; good deception; leans on FB; plus athlete; good approach; above-average to plus raw power; Danny Hultzen/Sean Doolittle comps; 2016: 87-92 FB, 93 peak; above-average 77-82 CB, easy plus upside; 80-83 CU, average upside; see a better version of Brian Johnson; Monroy comp: Logan Morrison; 2017: 87-93 FB, 95 peak; plus 82-84 CU; above-average to plus 77-84 CB; 84-86 cutter; plus FB command; plus raw power; average or better hit tool; strong; could be tried in LF; easiest comp: better Sean Doolittle; BA ceiling comp (hitter): Adrian Gonzalez; BA ceiling comp (pitcher): Cliff Lee; 6-2, 220 pounds

2015: 10.86 K/9 – 3.15 BB/9 – 96.2 IP – 1.76 ERA
2016: 10.51 K/9 – 3.45 BB/9 – 109.2 IP – 2.30 ERA
2017: 12.12 K/9 – 3.05 BB/9 – 97.1 IP – 2.31 ERA

2015: .308/.418/.431 – 38 BB/42 K – 4/6 SB – 211 AB
2016: .333/.414/.513 – 24 BB/33 K – 0/0 SB – 228 AB
2017: .356/.476/683 – 45 BB/35 K – 2/2 SB – 202 AB

10 – North Carolina JR RHP JB Bukauskas: 89-95 FB, 97-98 peak; plus 81-88 SL, flashes plus-plus; average 78-84 CU, plus upside (up to 85-90 in 2016); Sonny Gray comps from everybody; great PG comp: Lance McCullers; reminds me some of Lincecum and Carson Fulmer, more and more like Stroman by the day; 2017: 91-96 FB, 97 peak; easy plus 81-89 SL; 81-87 CU, above-average to plus upside; older BA comp: Carson Fulmer; updated BA comps: McCullers, Gray; young for class; 6-0, 200 pounds (2015: 8.26 K/9 – 3.70 BB/9 – 72.2 IP – 4.07 ERA) (2016: 12.76 K/9 – 3.33 BB/9 – 78.1 IP – 3.10 ERA) (2017: 11.27 K/9 – 3.60 BB/9 – 92.2 IP – 2.53 ERA)

11 – SS Brady McConnell (Merritt Island HS, Florida): above-average to plus raw power; plus bat speed; above-average to plus arm; good athlete; above-average to plus speed; mature yet inconsistent approach; compares favorably with recent Florida prep shortstops, reminds me of Rodgers-lite; those who saw him at his best and are willing to ride this out could be rewarded; older for class; Florida commit; 6-2, 175 pounds

12 – JR OF/2B Keston Hiura: plus hit tool; pretty swing; plus bat speed; above-average to plus power upside; good approach; average to above-average speed, closer to average for me; plus arm when healthy; great feel for game; fine in CF, great in LF; has also played 3B; health of elbow an obvious short-term concern; Callis and BA comps: Rob Refsynder; PG comp: Howie Kendrick; shades of Biggio for me, also Martin Prado; swing shares similarities to Ichiro; easy recent comp is Ian Happ; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .330/.392/.520 – 17 BB/41 K – 1/3 SB – 227 AB
2016: .358/.436/.539 – 25 BB/44 K – 6/10 SB – 204 AB
2017: .442/.567/.693 – 50 BB/38 K – 9/15 SB – 199 AB

13 – Oregon JR LHP David Peterson: 86-92 FB with sink, 94-95 peak; average 80-86 CU with above-average upside; 73-76 CB with average upside; 77-83 SL with above-average upside; groundball guy; good athlete; uses height and length to every advantage; ball of clay; 2017: 86-92 FB, 94 peak; above-average to plus 77-84 SL; above-average to plus 74-79 CB; average to above-average 80-84 CU; uses all four pitches smartly; 6-6, 235 pounds

2015: 8.89 K/9 – 3.40 BB/9 – 82.0 IP – 4.39 ERA
2016: 7.39 K/9 – 3.63 BB/9 – 74.1 IP – 3.63 ERA
2017: 12.56 K/9 – 1.35 BB/9 – 100.1 IP – 2.51 ERA

14 – LHP Trevor Rogers (Carlsbad HS, New Mexico): 88-94 FB, 96-97 peak; above-average 75-79 SL, plus upside; average 75-78 CU; 73-77 CB, flashes above-average; two breaking balls often morph into one (SL); good command; PG comp: Jay Groome; popular Andrew Miller comps; reminds me some of the HS version of AJ Puk; older for class (e.g., 3 months younger than Groome), but a slightly older pitching prospect may not be the worst thing (closer to passing injury nexus); Texas Tech commit; FAVORITE; 6-6, 190 pounds

15 – Kentucky JR 1B/OF Evan White: above-average to plus hit tool; average raw power; easy plus defender; really strong arm; above-average to plus speed; great athlete; good approach; enough range for CF; coach comp (George Horton via D1): JT Snow; maybe a little Derrek Lee and/or Wil Myers for me; also heard Jeff King; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: .318/.369/.410 – 15 BB/33 K – 3/4 SB – 217 AB
2016: .376/.419/.535 – 14 BB/42 K – 10/13 SB – 226 AB
2017: .373/.453/.637 – 25 BB/31 K – 5/7 SB – 212 AB

16 – 1B/LHP Nick Pratto (Huntington Beach HS, California): plus hit tool; above-average to plus power; great approach; perfect swing; plus glove; strong arm; good athlete; average speed; could also play OF: LHH; 85-91 FB; average 76-79 CU, flashes plus; average low-70s CB; reminds me of a Pavin Smith/Brendan McKay combo; USC commit; BA comp: Joey Votto; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

17 – OF/RHP Jordon Adell (Ballard HS, Kentucky): plus to plus-plus speed; plus to plus-plus raw power; plus to plus-plus arm; plus bat speed; 89-94 FB, 95 peak; above-average to plus 77-83 CB/SL; 83-86 CU; Sam Monroy: Preston Wilson; RHH; young for class; biggest boom/bust gamble in the draft; Louisville commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

18 – OF Austin Beck (North Davidson HS, North Carolina): good athlete; plus power upside; plus bat speed; above-average to plus speed; plus arm; CF range; good approach; very similar boom/bust qualities as Jordan Adell; PG comp: Mike Trout (!); Sam Monroy comp: Clint Frazier; North Carolina commit; FAVORITE; RHH; 6-1, 190 pounds

19 – Arkansas SO RHP Blaine Knight: 88-94 FB with sink, 96-97 peak; 79-83 SL; 75-78 CB; CU; great athlete; 2017: 88-96 FB, 97 peak; above-average 77-83 cut-SL, plus upside; 73-75 CB; two breaking balls can morph into one; average 85-87 CU, plus upside; FAVORITE; 6-3, 165 pounds

2016: 8.57 K/9 – 2.61 BB/9 – 48.1 IP – 2.98 ERA
2017: 9.54 K/9 – 1.99 BB/9 – 90.2 IP – 3.28 ERA

20 – Texas A&M JR RHP Corbin Martin: 90-96 FB, 98 peak; 85-90 cutter; above-average to plus 80-87 CB/SL; above-average 84-86 CU, plus upside; plus athlete; FAVORITE; 2017: 91-95 FB; 83-88 cut-SL; above-average CU; CB; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 10.50 K/9 – 6.00 BB/9 – 18.1 IP – 3.00 ERA
2016: 11.29 K/9 – 7.19 BB/9 – 26.1 IP – 5.47 ERA
2017: 9.84 K/9 – 3.87 BB/9 – 86.0 IP – 3.35 ERA

21 – Central Florida JC SO RHP Nate Pearson: 88-94 FB, 98 peak; average CU; mid-70s CB; low-80s SL; good command; FIU transfer; 2017: 92-97 FB, 100-101 peak; 88-90 SL, average upside; above-average 80-81 CB; average 91-92 CU, plus upside; BA comp: Carl Pavano; have heard Carlos Carrasco…and a very quiet Syndergaard comp; 6-6, 250 pounds

2017: 13.11 K/9 – 2.56 BB/9 – 81.0 IP – 1.56 ERA

22 – LHP DL Hall (Valdosta HS, Georgia): 88-94 FB, 97 peak; above-average to plus 72-80 CB, goes both soft and firm (better firmer, 77-80); average yet underdeveloped 73-82 CU with above-average upside, has hit every MPH in my viewing; really good athlete; great command; Monroy and PG comp: Kazmir; BA comp: Kolby Allard; Florida State commit; 6-1, 180 pounds

23 – Louisville SO 3B/OF Drew Ellis: good hit tool; plus power upside; good approach; above-average arm; good enough glove; can also play 1B; FAVORITE; 6-3, 210 pounds

2016: .309/.426/.468 – 17 BB/15 K – 3/4 SB – 94 AB
2017: .362/.453/.695 – 37 BB/37 K – 6/7 SB – 213 AB

24 – 3B/SS Mark Vientos (American Heritage HS, Florida): plus approach; quick bat; above-average to plus arm; above-average to plus power; young for class; below-average speed; above-average defensive upside; old McDaniel comp: Manny Machado; RHH; Miami commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 190 pounds

25 – SS/2B Jeter Downs (Pace HS, Florida): great athlete; above-average hit tool; average to above-average raw power; plus bat speed; above-average to plus speed; above-average to plus arm strength; really good approach; Miami commit; FAVORITE; RHH; 5-11, 180 pounds

26 – UCLA JR RHP Griffin Canning: 85-91 FB, 93 peak; plus 74-80 CB, leans on it; above-average 84-86 CU, flashes plus; above-average 80-87 SL, plus upside; plus command, especially of FB; good athlete; deceptive; see some Nola here; FAVORITE; 2017: 90-94 FB, 96 peak; 85-88 CU; 83-87 SL; above-average 77-82 CB, big fan; 6-1, 170 pounds

2015: 9.28 K/9 – 0.84 BB/9 – 63.2 IP – 2.95 ERA
2016: 7.82 K/9 – 1.73 BB/9 – 109.1 IP – 3.70 ERA
2017: 10.59 K/9 – 2.42 BB/9 – 119.0 IP – 2.34 ERA

27 – LSU JR RHP Alex Lange: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average 80-85 CB, flashes plus; good 82-88 CU; low-80s cut-SL; 2017: 89-94 FB, 96 peak; 84-87 CU; 79-83 CB; 85 CU; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 10.34 K/9 – 3.63 BB/9 – 114.0 IP – 1.97 ERA
2016: 10.08 K/9 – 3.95 BB/9 – 111.2 IP – 3.79 ERA
2017: 10.86 K/9 – 3.24 BB/9 – 111.0 IP – 2.92 ERA

28 – RHP Sam Carlson (Burnsville HS, Minnesota): amazing progression of velocity from 84-92 FB at first look to 88-92 by end of last summer to 90-94 FB in Jupiter to 90-96 FB with sink in spring 2017 (97 peak); average 73-83 split-CU (80-83 by end of summer/Jupiter, really good pitch) with clear plus upside; breaking ball has firmed up from mid-70s CB to present above-average 75-84 SL; ground ball stuff; deceptive; power upside; not quite as talented, but could be considered cold state version of Hunter Greene; Florida commit; BA comp: Logan Shore; FAVORITE; 6-4, 200 pounds

29 – SS Nick Allen (Francis Parker HS, California): plus glove; plus range; great approach; average power upside far outstrips what you’d think when you first see him; average to above-average speed, has turned in some plus times; great athlete; average to above-average arm, plus for some (I buy); some shades of Kevin Newman if you believe in bat; older for class; divisive prospect (arm, power); PG comp: Dustin Pedroia; RHH; FAVORITE; 5-8, 150 pounds

30 – RHP Kevin Abel (Madison HS, California): 87-91 FB with sink; above-average 74-76 CB, plus upside; plus to plus-plus 73-76 CU; mixes in screwball that flashes plus; cutter; 72-79 screwball (CU); shades of Kevin Gowdy from last year; FAVORITE; Oregon State commit; 6-2, 180 pounds

31 – RHP Matthew Sauer (Righetti HS, California): 90-96 FB, 97 peak; average 72-75 CB; above-average 78-81 SL, plus upside; 78-80 CU, average upside; Arizona commit; 6-5, 210 pounds

32 – Mississippi State rJR OF/1B Brent Rooker: plus bat speed; above-average to plus power upside; average speed; average to above-average arm, fits best in LF; good athlete; improving approach; 80-83 FB; 74-76 CB; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-3, 210 pounds

2015: .257/.325/.378 – 7 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 74 AB
2016: .320/.371/.553 – 15 BB/46 K – 2/3 SB – 197 AB
2017: .392/.498/.820 – 47 BB/56 K – 18/23 SB – 245 AB

33 – Missouri JR RHP Tanner Houck: 90-96 FB with plus sink, 98-99 peak; above-average 77-84 SL, flashes plus; above-average 83-86 CU, plus upside; criminally underused CU at times; groundball guy; deceptive; PG comps: Aaron Nola and Jered Weaver; Frankie Piliere comp: Max Scherzer; BA comp: Kyle Gibson; coach comp: Darren Dreifort; 2017: 89-94 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; above-average to plus 80-84 SL; average CU; FAVORITE; 6-5, 220 pounds

2015: 8.11 K/9 – 1.07 BB/9 – 100.2 IP – 3.48 ERA
2016: 9.06 K/9 – 2.31 BB/9 – 105.1 IP – 2.99 ERA
2017: 9.04 K/9 – 2.28 BB/9 – 94.2 IP – 3.33 ERA

34 – North Carolina JR OF Brian Miller: good hit tool; quick bat; plus to plus-plus speed (I’m in), many others have it less (above-average); great athlete; great approach; above-average CF range; average to above-average power, closer to average for me; average arm; BA comp: Brett Gardner; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 180 pounds

2015: .288/.375/.326 – 19 BB/16 K – 10/12 SB – 132 AB
2016: .345/.440/.469 – 34 BB/29 K – 21/26 SB – 226 AB
2017: .343/.422/.502 – 38 BB/35 K – 24/30 SB – 271 AB

35 – Stanford SO RHP Tristan Beck: 88-92 FB with sink, 94-95 peak; above-average to plus 76-78 CB, can look like a slider at times; 80-83 split-CU, average upside; 6-4, 190 pounds

2016: 8.21 K/9 – 2.81 BB/9 – 83.1 IP – 2.48 ERA

36 – Vanderbilt JR OF Jeren Kendall: plus bat speed; can hit it anywhere; above-average to plus raw power; plus-plus speed; plus to plus-plus arm; plus CF range; good approach; good hit tool; D1 comps: Jacoby Ellsbury (BA) and Brett Gardner; PG comp: Andrew McCutchen; reminds me a good bit of Kyle Lewis last year but approach improvements never came; lefty Starling Marte comp is one I like; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .281/.394/.530 – 21 BB/60 K – 19/23 SB – 185 AB
2016: .332/.396/.568 – 25 BB/62 K – 28/36 SB – 250 AB
2017: .307/.372/.556 – 24 BB/74 K – 20/24 SB – 261 AB

37 – LHP Jake Eder (Calvary Christian HS, Florida): 86-94 FB, 95-96 peak; 68-75 CB/SL, flashes above-average; average 77 CU, above-average upside; deceptive; Vanderbilt commit; FAVORITE; 6-4, 215 pounds

38 – RHP/C Hagen Danner (Huntington Beach HS, California): 90-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average to plus 75-78 CB; average 79-82 CU; plus raw power; plus arm; UCLA commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

39 – RHP Blayne Enlow (St. Amant HS, Louisiana): 87-92 FB with sink, 94 peak; 77-83 CB/SL with easy plus upside; 77-80 CU; great athlete; advanced command; LSU commit; FAVORITE; 6-4, 180 pounds

40 – Vanderbilt JR 3B/SS Will Toffey: good athlete; average to above-average raw power; above-average to plus arm; average to above-average speed; good approach; above-average to plus glove; strong; can also play 2B; good approach; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: .294/.380/.420 – 34 BB/65 K – 8/12 SB – 255 AB
2016: .227/.387/.266 – 51 BB/44 K – 9/13 SB – 203 AB
2017: .354/.475/.602 – 48 BB/30 K – 5/9 SB – 206 AB

41 – South Florida JR SS/2B Kevin Merrell: great athlete; really good glove, especially at 2B; plus to plus-plus speed; average or better arm, plays ups; good approach; can also play OF; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 185 pounds

2015: .346/.403/.375 – 17 BB/36 K – 21/27 SB – 240 AB
2016: .320/.418/.401 – 22 BB/22 K – 16/17 SB – 147 AB
2017: .384/.464/.569 – 29 BB/31 K – 19/23 SB – 216 AB

42 – North Carolina JR 2B/SS Logan Warmoth: good hit tool; above-average raw power, others like it way less; good athlete; plus glove; good approach; plus speed, others have it closer to average to above-average (me); quick bat; average to above-average arm, might be stretched at short; can also play OF; very polarizing player with inconsistent (not in a bad way) tools; RHH; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .246/.315/.282 – 18 BB/29 K – 11/14 SB – 195 AB
2016: .337/.402/.481 – 21 BB/24 K – 8/14 SB – 208 AB
2017: .336/.404/.554 – 28 BB/47 K – 18/21 SB – 271 AB

43 – Missouri State JR 3B Jake Burger: plus glove rep took a big hit in 2016; average hit tool; plus to plus-plus raw power; above-average to plus arm, others have it less (average); good athlete; plus bat speed; makes plays at him, but questionable range; strong; Sam Monroy comp: Kevin Millar; PG comp: Will Craig; BA comp: Todd Frazier; reminds me some of Maikel Franco, have also heard Ty Wigginton; RHH; 6-2, 210 pounds

2015: .342/.390/.518 – 13 BB/29 K – 4/7 SB – 228 AB
2016: .349/.420/.689 – 23 BB/35 K – 3/5 SB – 235 AB
2017: .332/.445/.656 – 42 BB/38 K – 3/4 SB – 244 AB

44 – Wake Forest JR OF Stuart Fairchild: great approach; above-average to plus speed; above-average to plus arm; average or better power; steady glove in CF, keeps getting better (above-average to plus); average or better hit tool; good athlete; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .349/.429/.497 – 18 BB/40 K – 12/14 SB – 195 AB
2016: .293/.403/.470 – 39 BB/42 K – 14/17 SB – 232 AB
2017: .359/.438/.645 – 29 BB/49 K – 20/25 SB – 248 AB

45 – RHP Steven Jennings (Dekalb County HS, Tennessee): 89-94 FB, 96 peak; 77-79 CB, flashes plus; 80-84 SL, flashes above-average; occasional CU; great athlete; Mississippi commit; 6-2, 180 pounds

46 – New Mexico JR OF/LHP Luis Gonzalez: good hit tool; average power; above-average speed; strong arm; CF range; 88-92 FB, 94 peak; 76-78 CB; 74-77 CU; plus athlete; varies arm slot; FAVORITE; 6-0, 180 pounds

2015: 5.92 K/9 – 5.21 BB/9 – 38.1 IP – 6.16 ERA

2015: .299/.405/.496 – 23 BB/13 K – 3/4 SB – 127 AB
2017: .361/.500/.589 – 58 BB/32 K – 14/18 SB – 219 AB)

47 – RHP Michael Mercado (Westview HS, California): 88-94 FB with sink, 95 peak; above-average CB, flashes plus; above-average cut-SL; circle-CU; Stanford commit; FAVORITE; 6-5, 170 pounds

48 – RHP Alex Scherff (Colleyville Heritage HS, Texas): 88-96 FB, 99 peak; above-average 81-86 CU, plus upside; average 73-78 SL/CB, above-average upside; older for class; Texas A&M commit; FAVORITE; 6-5, 225 pounds

49 – Houston JR LHP Seth Romero: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; average 81-84 CU, flashes better; 89-90 cutter; average to above-average 75-84 SL/CB, more of the firmer SL version in 2017 at 79-83 and flashing plus; good command; good deception; PG comp: Carlos Rodon; 2017: 92-96 FB; 6-2, 225 pounds

2015: 9.98 K/9 – 2.39 BB/9 – 83.1 IP – 1.95 ERA
2016: 10.78 K/9 – 2.67 BB/9 – 94.1 IP – 2.29 ERA
2017: 15.74 K/9 – 3.70 BB/9 – 48.2 IP – 3.51 ERA

50 – OF/C Steven Williams (Deerfield-Windsor HS, Georgia): born to hit; good approach; plus raw power; plus bat speed; average speed; great athlete; above-average to plus arm; Auburn commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-3, 220 pounds

51 – Oral Roberts JR C Matt Whatley: plus speed; above-average defender, plus upside; great athlete; above-average power upside; above-average to plus arm; FAVORITE; 5-10, 200 pounds

2015: .355/.437/.528 – 26 BB/35 K – 16/21 SB – 214 AB
2016: .363/.469/.562 – 39 BB/29 K – 5/5 SB – 201 AB
2017: .302/.446/.509 – 50 BB/41 K – 10/11 SB – 212 AB

52 – OF Heliot Ramos (Leadership Christian HS, Puerto Rico): plus raw power; above-average to plus speed; above-average to plus arm; easy CF range; plus bat speed; young for class; Florida International commit; younger, arguably toolsier version of Bubba Thompson; RHH; 6-2, 185 pounds

53 – OF Bubba Thompson (McGill-Toolin HS, Alabama): above-average to plus speed; plus athlete; CF range; plus power upside; plus bat speed; all comes down to the hit tool for him; invite to draft sure makes it seem like he has a first round guarantee; Alabama commit; RHH; 6-2, 180 pounds

54 – RHP Caden Lemons (Vestavia Hills HS, Alabama): first looks had him 84-90 FB with sink, 91 peak but he’s now been up to 88-94, 96-97 in spring 2017; 74-81 CU; average to above-average 73-77 CB; low-80s SL, flashes plus; Mississippi commit; FAVORITE; 6-6, 175 pounds

55 – State College of Florida SO LHP Brendon Little: 89-95 FB, 97 peak; plus 75-83 CB, plus-plus upside; 82-86 CU; UNC transfer; FAVORITE; 6-2, 215 pounds

2017: 14.03 K/9 – 3.48 BB/9 – 85.1 IP – 2.53 ERA

56 – 3B Nick Egnatuk (Immaculata HS, New Jersey): plus power upside; plus bat speed; above-average to plus arm; average or better speed; good athlete; plus defensive tools; RHH; Pittsburgh commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 190 pounds

56 – SS/3B Andrew Papantonis (Delbarton HS, New Jersey): above-average raw power; average to above-average speed; above-average to plus arm; good approach; impressive defensive tools; good athlete; coming back from torn ACL; RHH; Virginia commit; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

57 – Cal State Fullerton JR OF/2B Scott Hurst: great approach; not much power; above-average to plus speed; good CF range; plus-plus arm; PG comp: Mark Kotsay; 92-94 FB, 96 peak; FAVORITE; 5-10, 185 pounds

2015: .250/.356/.347 – 19 BB/39 K – 5/6 SB – 124 AB
2016: .215/.343/.250 – 23 BB/30 K – 4/9 SB – 144 AB
2017: .330/.421/.592 – 33 BB/33 K – 7/8 SB – 233 AB

58 – Virginia JR RHP Tommy Doyle: 88-94 FB with sink, 95-96 peak; 77-81 CB flashes average; above-average 82-87 cut-SL; above-average split-CU; 6-6, 225 pounds

2015: 5.87 K/9 – 7.04 BB/9 – 23.1 IP – 3.52 ERA
2016: 7.17 K/9 – 2.67 BB/9 – 64.0 IP – 5.06 ERA
2017: 10.18 K/9 – 2.68 BB/9 – 33.2 IP – 1.87 ERA

59 – Seattle JR LHP Tarik Skubal: 90-95 FB, 96 peak; good low-80s CB/SL; above-average to plus CU; young for class; TJ survivor; FAVORITE; 6-3, 220 pounds

2015: 7.37 K/9 – 2.93 BB/9 – 83.1 IP – 3.25 ERA
2016: 10.56 K/9 – 3.59 BB/9 – 42.2 IP – 2.11 ERA

60 – RHP Emerson Hancock (Cairo HS, Georgia): 90-94 FB, 96 peak; low-80s CU, plus upside; mid-70s CB, above-average upside; Georgia commit; FAVORITE; 6-4, 180 pounds

61 – Oregon State JR RHP Drew Rasmussen: 88-96 FB, 98 peak; good 80-87 SL, flashes plus; average 83-87 CU with upside; 87-87 splitter; 87-88 cutter; inconsistent command; TJ surgery (4/16); 2017: 92-96 FB; average 85-86 CU; average 82-87 SL; 6-2, 225 pounds

2015: 6.96 K/9 – 2.55 BB/9 – 106.0 IP – 2.80 ERA
2017: 9.17 K/9 – 2.08 BB/9 – 21.2 IP – 0.83 ERA

62 – South Carolina JR RHP Clarke Schmidt: 88-94 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; good 76-81 CB, flashes plus; 83-86 CU, needs work; above-average 80-83 SL; good athlete; good command; good deception; four-pitch mix, though CB/SL run into each other (more SL); 2017: 90-95 FB with sink, 97 peak; plus 79-84 SL (some see as CB); average to above-average 85-88 CU, inconsistent; rare CB; FAVORITE; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: 8.53 K/9 – 3.10 BB/9 – 58.0 IP – 4.81 ERA
2016: 10.43 K/9 – 2.18 BB/9 – 111.1 IP – 3.40 ERA
2017: 10.45 K/9 – 2.69 BB/9 – 60.1 IP – 1.34 ERA

63 – St. Joseph’s JR C Deon Stafford: plus defensive tools, still some rawness to him; plus arm strength, others disagree; great athlete; average or better speed; above-average to plus raw power; average or better hit tool; good approach; quick bat; strong; reminds me some of Mark Zagunis; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .341/.423/.500 – 24 BB/33 K – 3/7 SB – 182 AB
2016: .395/.486/.702 – 36 BB/45 K – 4/5 SB – 215 AB
2017: .288/.464/.521 – 42 BB/28 K – 3/4 SB – 146 AB

64 – OF Jonny DeLuca (Aguora HS, California): above-average hit tool; plus speed; plus arm; plus CF range; plus athlete; Oregon commit; BHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 180 pounds

65 – OF Garrett Mitchell (Orange Lutheran HS, California): plus bat speed; plus to plus-plus speed; above-average to plus raw power, swing not geared for it presently; above-average to plus arm; good athlete; easy CF range; Sam Monroy comp: Jay Bruce; LHH; UCLA commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

66 – 2B/SS Cash Case (First Academy, Florida): plus bat speed; above-average hit tool; average to above-average power upside; average arm; average speed; steady glove; good approach; Notre Dame commit; FAVORITE; 6-1, 200 pounds

67 – LHP Jacob Heatherly (Cullman HS, Alabama): 87-93 FB, 95 peak; occasional 76-80 CU, above-average upside; average 68-72 CB, flashes plus; 75-79 SL, above-average to plus upside; great athlete; older for class; Alabama commit; 6-3, 210 pounds

68 – LHP Seth Corry (Lone Peak HS, Utah): 89-94 FB, 96 peak; average 73-76 CB flashes above-average with easy plus upside; 79-82 CU; deceptive; good athlete; BYU commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

69 – RHP Hans Crouse (Dana Hills HS, California): 90-95 FB, 98 peak; average to above-average 72-79 CB/SL, flashes plus; 79-83 CU; inconsistent command; funky delivery; Sam Monroy comp: Zack Greinke; USC commit; 6-4, 180 pounds

70 – OF Drew Waters (Etowah HS, Georgia): average hit tool, chance for more; plus raw power; plus bat speed; above-average speed to plus speed; above-average to plus arm; good approach; CF range; great athlete; BHH; Georgia commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 180 pounds

71 – San Diego JR C Riley Adams: good athlete; above-average to plus arm; average to above-average raw power (plus for some); below-average speed; quick bat; raw defender; PG comp: Matt Wieters; FAVORITE; 6-4, 225 pounds

2015: .269/.348/.419 – 19 BB/48 K – 2/3 SB – 160 AB
2016: .327/.443/.512 – 37 BB/46 K – 4/7 SB – 205 AB
2017: .312/.424/.564 – 33 BB/57 K – 2/2 SB – 202 AB

72 – Wake Forest JR 1B Gavin Sheets: above-average to plus power upside, hits it to all fields; good approach; Frankie Piliere comp: Lyle Overbay; shares some similarities with Evan White in this class; 6-5, 235 pounds

2015: .250/.319/.336 – 13 BB/21 K – 0/0 SB – 128 AB
2016: .326/.395/.496 – 24 BB/31 K – 1/1 SB – 236 AB
2017: .322/.429/.634 – 44 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 227 AB

73 – OF Cole Brannen (The Westfield School, Georgia): interesting hit tool; quick bat; average to above-average arm; plus to plus-plus speed; easy CF range; great athlete; good approach; older for class; LHH; Georgia Southern commit; 6-1, 190 pounds

74 – Arizona JR OF/1B JJ Matijevic: plus hit tool; above-average raw power; good athlete; plus bat speed; good approach; strong arm (others disagree); below-average speed, plays up to a little under average; played 2B in 2016 and SS in HS; BA comps: John Jaso, James Loney; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .238/.317/.406 – 15 BB/18 K – 2/3 SB – 143 AB
2016: .287/.331/.411 – 17 BB/47 K – 2/3 SB – 265 AB
2017: .383/.436/.633 – 23 BB/38 K – 9/10 SB – 240 AB

75 – SS Noah Campbell (Cardinal Gibbons HS, North Carolina): good hit tool; above-average raw power; plus to plus-plus speed; average arm; great athlete; South Carolina commit; BHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 185 pounds

76 – Wisconsin-Milwaukee JR C Daulton Varsho: great approach; good glove; above-average to plus speed; power upside; great athlete; average at best arm; weird yet fun player; 5-10, 200 pounds

2015: .238/.315/.433 – 17 BB/39 K – 6/9 SB – 164 AB
2016: .381/.447/.610 – 29 BB/41 K – 16/17 SB – 231 AB
2017: .362/.490/.643 – 46 BB/39 K – 10/13 SB – 199 AB

77 – Oklahoma State JR 3B/1B Garrett Benge: steady glove; average or better arm; great approach; above-average power upside; strong; FAVORITE; LHH; 6-0, 200 pounds

2016: .292/.380/.433 – 33 BB/47 K – 7/8 SB – 240 AB
2017: .304/.437/.533 – 49 BB/39 K – 5/8 SB – 214 AB

78 – RHP Jack Leftwich (The Next Level Academy, Florida): 88-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; plus 80-84 CU, others like it less; above-average 77-81 SL/CB; Florida commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 225 pounds

79 – OF Jordan Anderson (Clemens HS, Alabama): good hit tool; above-average raw power; good approach; above-average to plus arm; easy CF range; quick bat; plus athlete; plus speed; Mississippi State commit; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 190 pounds

80 – LSU JR OF/1B Greg Deichmann: plus raw power; above-average to plus speed, has ticked down to closer to average over years; strong; great athlete; hurts himself at times by expanding zone and getting self out; can also play 3B; LHH; 6-2, 210 pounds

2016: .288/.346/.513 – 19 BB/41 K – 5/11 SB – 236 AB
2017: .322/.431/.614 – 47 BB/52 K – 5/8 SB – 236 AB

81 – OF/1B Cole Turney (Travis HS, Texas): plus bat speed; really interesting hit tool, more upside than present value; plus power upside, don’t have to go far to project it; average to above-average arm; strong; average at best speed; could play CF, but feels stretched to me; PG comp: Billy McKinney; reminds me some of Kirilloff, have heard Geoff Jenkins; Monroy comp: Burnitz; PG comp: Jay Bruce; Arkansas commit; LHH; 6-0, 200 pounds

82 – College of Charleston rJR RHP Bailey Ober: 86-92 FB with sink, 94 peak; average 72-77 CB; above-average 79-83 CU, flashes plus; average 81-84 cut-SL, flashes plus; above-average to plus command; good athlete; TJ survivor; 6-8, 215 pounds

2014: 7.15 K/9 – 1.60 BB/9 – 106 IP – 1.51 ERA
2016: 8.91 K/9 – 2.51 BB/9 – 97.0 IP – 3.53 ERA
2017: 11.73 K/9 – 1.77 BB/9 – 56.0 IP – 4.50 ERA

83 – Santa Fe JC SO RHP Troy Bacon: 90-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average SL; average to above-average CU; good athlete; Florida transfer; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds (2017: 14.40 K/9 – 2.93 BB/9 – 40.0 IP – 1.35 ERA)

84 – OF Tristen Lutz (Martin HS, Texas): average hit tool; average or better speed; above-average to plus power upside; quick bat; above-average plus arm; good athlete; strong; good approach; should be really good in a corner; Texas commit; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-4, 210 pounds

85 – Notre Dame JR RHP Peter Solomon: 88-94 FB with sink, 96 peak (Cape 2016: 92-96 FB, velocity shrank back to 88-92 as summer went on); 83-86 SL, flashes above-average to plus; 79-84 CB, flashes plus; sinking 81-83 CU; good athlete; legit four pitches; FB can move too much for his own good at times; 2017: 89-94 FB, 96 peak; 83-87 SL, flashes plus; above-average 79-81 CB, flashes plus; 84-86 CU; 6-4, 200 pounds

2015: 8.86 K/9 – 3.26 BB/9 – 19.1 IP – 1.40 ERA
2016: 11.09 K/9 – 6.56 BB/9 – 57.2 IP – 4.68 ERA
2017: 10.17 K/9 – 4.67 BB/9 – 54.0 IP – 3.83 ERA

86 – Stanford JR OF/LHP Quinn Brodey: average to above-average power; above-average to plus speed; CF range, but better in corner; great athlete; strong arm; good approach; 90-91 FB; CB with above-average upside; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: 3.60 K/9 – 9.00 BB/9 – 10.1 IP – 3.60 ERA

2015: .262/.345/.340 – 12 BB/24 K – 4/5 SB – 103 AB
2016: .280/.302/.445 – 9 BB/28 K – 8/9 SB – 213 AB
2017: .314/.371/.556 – 22 BB/33 K – 3/6 SB – 239 AB

87 – OF Kyle Jacobsen (Allatoona HS, Georgia): above-average hit tool; quick bat; above-average to plus speed; CF range; great athlete; average arm; heady player; older for class; South Carolina commit; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 185 pounds

88 – RHP Sam Keating (Canterbury HS, Florida): 85-92 FB, 94 peak; average to above-average 75-77 CB; 78-83 SL, plus upside; good CU; good athlete; Clemson commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 175 pounds

89 – OF Quentin Holmes (Monsignor McClancy HS, New York): above-average hit tool; quick bat; plus to plus-plus speed; sneaky power upside; great athlete; average at best arm; easy CF range; good approach; young for class; PG comps: Lewis Brinson, Brian Hunter; RHH; Mississippi State commit; 6-1, 175 pounds

90 – Louisville rFR RHP Riley Thompson: 90-96 FB, 98 peak; good 78-82 SL/CB; low- to mid-80s CU; good athlete; TJ survivor; 6-3, 200 pounds

2017: 14.18 K/9 – 4.93 BB/9 – 14.2 IP – 4.30 ERA

91 – Florida State JR SS/2B Taylor Walls: plus range; above-average to plus arm, some like it less; above-average speed; Pillere comp: Brock Holt; 5-10, 180 pounds

2015: .220/.373/.247 – 52 BB/55 K – 7/8 SB – 227 AB
2016: .355/.479/.516 – 59 BB/45 K – 14/16 SB – 248 AB
2017: .262/.401/.393 – 57 BB/43 K – 10/12 SB – 244 AB

92 – Oregon State JR 1B/C KJ Harrison: above-average or better hit tool; average or better arm; above-average defensive tools; above-average to plus raw power; mature approach; hits it to all fields; good at first base; good athlete; worth trying behind plate; could also play OF corner; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .309/.401/.527 – 30 BB/53 K – 1/1 SB – 220 AB
2016: .265/.381/.525 – 29 BB/38 K – 4/5 SB – 200 AB
2017: .332/.396/.505 – 23 BB/34 K – 7/9 SB – 196 AB

93 – 1B Alejandro Toral (Archbishop McCarthy HS, Florida): plus hit tool; above-average to plus power upside; plus approach; plus bat speed; strong; average or better defender; average arm; below-average speed; sticking with him despite down spring due to injuries and being pitched around; D1 comp: Adrian Gonzalez; Monroy comp: Kendrys Morales; Miami commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 220 pounds

94 – RHP Blake Beers (Loyola HS, California): 87-92 FB; average 74-76 CB, above-average upside; good CU; Michigan commit; FAVORITE; 6-5, 215 pounds

95 – RHP/3B Boyd Vander Kooi (Skyline HS, Arizona): 84-90 FB with plus sink, 92-93 peak; average above-average 76-78 SL/CB; CU; deceptive; great athlete; plus raw power; Arizona State commit; FAVORITE; 6-5, 200 pounds

96 – RHP Tommy Mace (Sunlake HS, Florida): 84-92 FB, 94 peak; average 74-79 CB/SL, above-average upside; 81 CU; good command; deceptive; good athlete; Florida commit; FAVORITE; 6-7, 200 pounds

97 – Chipola JC SO OF/1B Reynaldo Rivera: plus raw power; plus arm; average speed; 6-6, 250 pounds

2016: .397/.497/.647 – 29 BB/51 K – 3/5 SB – 184 AB
2017: .438/.534/.865 – 40 BB/43 K – 4/6 SB – 192 AB

98 – St. Mary’s JR 2B/3B Zach Kirtley: above-average to plus hit tool; quick bat; average arm; good athlete; below-average speed; some similarities to Willie Calhoun, have also heard Aaron Boone; PG comps: Mark DeRosa, Logan Gray; RHH; 6-1, 190 pounds

2015: .346/.429/.418 – 25 BB/31 K – 3/7 SB – 208 AB
2016: .323/.428/.504 – 35 BB/35 K – 4/6 SB – 226 AB
2017: .292/.433/.439 – 48 BB/35 K – 3/4 SB – 212 AB

99 – Bryant JR RHP James Karinchack: 88-93 FB with sink, 94 peak; above-average 79-84 CB, flashes plus; above-average 82-85 CU; good command; 2017: 89-96 FB, 98 peak; above-average to plus 79-83 CB; mid-80s split-CU; 6-3, 225 pounds

2015: 8.54 K/9 – 3.00 BB/9 – 77.2 IP – 3.23 ERA
2016: 10.66 K/9 – 4.09 BB/9 – 94.2 IP – 2.00 ERA
2017: 13.66 K/9 – 5.41 BB/9 – 56.2 IP – 3.65 ERA

100 – Arkansas JR RHP Trevor Stephan: 88-94 FB with sink, 96-97 peak; average 78-82 SL/CB, flashes above-average to plus; 72-77 CB; cutter; 84-86 split-CU; deceptive; good athlete; deceptive; FAVORITE; 6-5, 225 pounds

2017: 11.87 K/9 – 1.98 BB/9 – 91.0 IP – 2.87 ERA

101 – Jacksonville JR RHP Michael Baumann: 89-94 FB, 97 peak; above-average 78-80 CB; above-average 83-86 cut-SL; very occasional CU; 6-4, 225 pounds

2015: 9.11 K/9 – 3.00 BB/9 – 84.1 IP – 2.25 ERA
2016: 8.28 K/9 – 4.20 BB/9 – 75.0 IP – 4.32 ERA
2017: 10.00 K/9 – 3.61 BB/9 – 87.1 IP – 3.09 ERA

102 – South Carolina JR RHP Tyler Johnson: 89-96 FB, 99 peak; average to above-average yet inconsistent 80-87 SL/CB, flashes plus; average 81-86 CU; good athlete; BA comp: Daniel Bard; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: 9.00 K/9 – 1.13 BB/9 – 7.2 IP – 4.50 ERA
2016: 10.21 K/9 – 1.38 BB/9 – 52.0 IP – 2.42 ERA
2017: 13.69 K/9 – 5.13 BB/9 – 26.1 IP – 2.39 ERA

103 – RHP Matt Tabor (Milton Academy, Massachusetts): 84-92 FB to 88-92 now to 90-96 (97 peak) in the last year plus; 70-80 CU, flashes plus (80-82 now); 73-75 CB (78-81 now); 76-80 SL; Elon commit; 6-1, 180 pounds

104 – Washington JR C Joey Morgan: easy above-average glove; above-average to plus arm; good athlete; average to above-average raw power; average speed; young for class; RHH; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .215/.318/.323 – 15 BB/21 K – 0/1 SB – 130 AB
2016: .267/.343/.404 – 21 BB/46 K – 1/1 SB – 183 AB
2017: .324/.427/.500 – 30 BB/35 K – 1/1 SB – 182 AB

105 – Hartford JR C Erik Ostberg: good hit tool; power upside; plus arm; average speed; improved defender; FAVORITE; 5-10, 225 pounds

2015: .234/.319/.258 – 13 BB/22 K – 10/13 SB – 124 AB
2016: .340/.444/.431 – 37 BB/29 K – 5/10 SB – 197 AB
2017: .500/.596/.860 – 22 BB/10 K – 5/6 SB – 86 AB

106 – Xavier JR LHP Zac Lowther: 86-92 FB, 93 peak; average 82-84 SL; above-average to plus 75-81 CB/SL (CB for me); 80-83 CU; good command, especially of FB; very deceptive; FAVORITE; 6-2, 235 pounds

2015: 7.27 K/9 – 4.50 BB/9 – 52.1 IP – 3.81 ERA
2016: 7.41 K/9 – 2.65 BB/9 – 102.0 IP – 3.09 ERA
2017: 13.29 K/9 – 3.57 BB/9 – 83.1 IP – 2.92 ERA

107 – RHP Garrett “Hunter” Ruth (Bucholz HS, Florida): 90-95 FB, 97 peak; above-average 80-84 SL/CB, plus upside; good 79-81 CU; Florida commit; TJ surgery in 2017; FAVORITE; 6-2, 190 pounds

108 – Louisville JR C/1B Colby Fitch: good approach; good athlete; average or better arm; above-average power upside; average defender; can also play OF; FAVORITE; LHH; 5-11, 200 pounds

2015: .269/.321/.346 – 5 BB/17 K – 0/0 SB – 78 AB
2016: .339/.451/.596 – 20 BB/18 K – 0/1 SB – 109 AB
2017: .252/.373/.472 – 34 BB/48 K – 2/2 SB – 218 AB

109 – Houston JR C/SS Connor Wong: good hit tool; good glove; above-average arm; above-average speed; good athlete; can also play OF; 6-0, 180 pounds

2015: .248/.320/.382 – 24 BB/40 K – 3/5 SB – 238 AB
2016: .304/.415/.439 – 43 BB/44 K – 9/11 SB – 230 AB
2017: .287/.379/.494 – 31 BB/49 K – 26/30 SB – 265 AB

110 – 3B/RHP Ryan Vilade (Frisco HS, Texas): above-average to plus raw power; above-average to plus arm; average speed; has also played 2B; RHH; Oklahoma State commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

111 – OF/LHP Daniel Cabrera (Parkview Baptist HS, Louisiana): plus hit tool; average or better arm; average at best speed; some power upside; quick bat; 87-89 FB; good CU; LSU commit; LHH; 6-1, 185 pounds

112 – 1B/3B Tyler Hardman (Temescal Canyon HS, California): average hit tool; above-average to plus power upside; strong; below-average speed; average at best arm; RHH; Oklahoma commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

113 – C Sam Praytor (Helena HS, Alabama): above-average hit tool; average raw power; strong arm; Alabama commit; RHH; FAVORITE; 5-11, 200 pounds

114 – SS Matthew Golda (Inspiration Academy, Florida): plus defensive tools; average arm, plays up (above-average); good athlete; average speed; good approach; RHH; Florida Atlantic commit; FAVORITE; 6-0, 180 pounds

115 – Xavier JR 3B/2B Rylan Bannon: average to above-average power upside; plus defender; average speed; 5-10, 180 pounds

2015: .194/.284/.224 – 17 BB/36 K – 4/4 SB – 165 AB
2016: .273/.390/.473 – 34 BB/39 K – 7/12 SB – 205 AB
2017: .325/.439/.618 – 37 BB/45 K – 17/18 SB – 212 AB

116 – 2B/SS Austin Martin (Trinity Christian HS, Florida): steady defender; average raw power; average or better arm, could push him back to SS where his defensive skills belong if it proves 100% healthy; plus athlete; above-average to plus speed; Vanderbilt commit; FAVORITE; RHH; 6-0, 175 pounds

117 – 3B/OF Jayson Gonzalez (Bishop Amat HS, California): above-average to plus power upside; above-average arm; average speed; strong; good defensive tools; RHH; Vanderbilt commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

118 – Grayson JC SO RHP Tyler Ivey: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; average low-80s SL; average 74-77 CB; CU; deceptive; Texas A&M transfer; 6-4, 200 pounds

2017: 14.08 K/9 – 2.08 BB/9 – 78.0 IP – 2.08 ERA

119 – RHP/1B Joseph Perez (Archbishop McCarthy HS, Florida): 89-96 FB, 99 peak; 77-84 SL/CB, flashes above-average to plus; good athlete; young for class; command, delivery, and changeup are all questions; plus power upside; plus arm; add health to the list of question after TJ surgery (6/17); Miami commit; 6-3, 200 pounds

120 – Itawamba JC SO 1B Tyreque Reed: plus raw power; good approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 260 pounds

2017: .504/.638/.943 – 46 BB/11 K – 6/6 SB – 141 AB

121 – SS Ricardo De La Torre (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): above-average to plus raw power; plus arm; average speed; serious defensive upside, but still makes some mental errors; Auburn commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 175 pounds

122 – Binghamton rSO 1B/3B Justin Yurchak: good hit tool; good approach; Wake Forest transfer; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: .313/.424/.456 – 30 BB/22 K – 4/4 SB – 160 AB
2017: .320/.474/.442 – 41 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 147 AB

123 – 2B/SS Tyler Freeman (Etiwanda HS, California): good hit tool; good approach; power upside; steady glove; average to above-average arm; average speed, plays up; good athlete; good target if you miss on Nick Allen; TCU commit; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 170 pounds

124 – Texas rJR RHP Morgan Cooper: 88-94 FB, 96-97 peak; 87-88 SL; impressive 69-73 CB, flashes plus; good low- to mid-80s CU, flashes plus; TJ survivor; 2016: 91-93 FB, 95 peak; 2017: 90-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; 82-85 SL; average low- to mid-80s CU; 74-79 CB; 89 cutter; 6-5, 220 pounds

2014: 6.59 K/9 – 1.45 BB/9 – 56 IP – 2.89 ERA
2016: 7.40 K/9 – 2.28 BB/9 – 67.0 IP – 4.03 ERA
2017: 11.09 K/9 – 3.33 BB/9 – 89.1 IP – 2.32 ERA

125 – C Blake Hunt (Mater Dei HS, California): above-average power upside; plus arm; above-average defensive tools; Pepperdine commit; RHH; 6-3, 200 pounds

126 – OF Mason House (Whitehouse HS, Texas): plus raw power; above-average speed; above-average arm; plus athlete; another mystery hit tool gamble; LHH; Oklahoma State commit; BA comp: Billy McKinney; 6-2, 190 pounds

127 – SS/OF Adam Hall (AB Lucas SS, Ontario): plus raw power; above-average to plus speed; really quick bat; intriguing defensive tools; good approach; RHH; Sam Monroy comp: Mark Ellis; 6-0, 175 pounds

128 – Virginia JR 3B/OF Charlie Cody: power upside; above-average speed; good athlete; 6-1, 185 pounds

2015: .291/.350/.382 – 2 BB/12 K – 0/1 SB – 55 AB
2016: .220/.313/.402 – 9 BB/15 K – 0/0 SB – 82 AB
2017: .254/.407/.507 – 12 BB/12 K – 3/3 SB – 67 AB

129 – C MJ Melendez (Westminster Christian HS, Florida): plus bat speed; plus arm; good defender; really good athlete; average power upside; good speed; bat is very much a question right now; defends like a pro, thinks like a pro; Florida International commit; LHH; 6-0, 175 pounds

130 – Chipola JC rSO 3B/2B Andrew Bechtold: average hit tool; plus raw power; plus bat speed; good glove; above-average speed; strong arm; can also play SS; Maryland transfer; 6-0, 200 pounds (2017: .419/.532/.676 – 49 BB/44 K – 24/28 SB – 210 AB)

131 – Michigan JR LHP Oliver Jaskie: 85-90 FB with sink, 92 peak; above-average 80-87 cut-SL; average to above-average 81-86 CU; average 79-82 CB, truer SL for some; good command; deceptive; 6-3, 210 pounds

2015: 10.16 K/9 – 6.39 BB/9 – 30.2 IP – 5.52 ERA
2017: 11.52 K/9 – 3.00 BB/9 – 93.0 IP – 3.77 ERA

132 – RHP/1B Kyle Hurt (Torrey Pines HS, California): 86-92 FB with sink, 94-95 peak; above-average 75-84 CU, plus upside; average 73-78 CB/SL, above-average to plus upside; older for class; USC commit; 6-4, 200 pounds

133 – RHP AJ Labas (Trinity Christian HS, Florida): 87-92 FB with sink, 93 peak; average 73-81 CB/SL; above-average 78-82 CU, flashes plus; North Florida commit; 6-3, 220 pounds

134 – RHP Tanner Burns (Decatur HS, Alabama): 88-94 FB, 97 peak; above-average to plus 78-82 SL/CB, up to 83-85 in spring 2017; good CU; good athlete; PG comp: Grant Holmes; BA comp: JB Bukauskas; Auburn commit; 6-0, 210 pounds

135 – RHP Jeremiah Estrada (Palm Desert HS, California): 87-94 FB, 96 peak; lots of natural cut on FB; 77-81 SL; above-average 81-83 CU, flashes plus; average or better 74-75 CB, plus upside; two breaking balls often become one; good athlete; UCLA commit; FAVORITE; 6-1, 185 pounds

136 – OF Baron Radcliff (Norcross HS, Georgia): quick bat; great athlete; plus power upside; average to above-average speed; good approach; FAVORITE; Georgia Tech commit; LHH; 6-4, 215 pounds

137 – Hartford JR SS/3B Ben Bengtson: quick bat; plus defensive tools; good athlete; good speed; strong arm; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: .269/.365/.365 – 16 BB/24 K – 6/9 SB – 156 AB
2016: .316/.385/.540 – 19 BB/27 K – 5/9 SB – 187 AB
2017: .323/.401/.479 – 19 BB/25 K – 7/9 SB – 167 AB

138 – OF/LHP Christian Robinson (Viera HS, Florida): above-average to plus power upside; average to above-average arm; average or better speed; good athlete; strong; mid-80s FB; good CB/SL; young for class; LHH; Stanford commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

139 – LHP Logan Allen (University HS, Florida): 87-92 FB, 94 peak; average to above-average 73-77 CB; average to above-average 79-83 CU; average to above-average 77-79 cut-SL; deceptive; good command; PG comp: Eric Lauer; Florida International commit; 6-0, 175 pounds

140 – RHP/SS Bryce Bonnin (Barbers Hill HS, Texas): 89-94 FB with plus movement, 95 peak; above-average 79-87 SL, flashes plus when thrown firmer; good athlete; Arkansas commit; RHH: 6-0, 180 pounds

141 – SS Jacob Amaya (South Hills HS, California): above-average hit tool; average power; good defensive tools; above-average arm; Cal State Fullerton commit; RHH; 6-0, 200 pounds

142 – SS Greg Jones (Cary HS, North Carolina): average power upside; good athlete; plus speed; plus arm; old for class; seemingly every year I comp a guy to Roman Quinn and that’s Jones this year; UNC Wilmington commit; BHH; 5-11, 170 pounds

143 – SS Chris Seise (West Orange HS, Florida): average raw power; plus speed; plus arm; good defensive tools; BHH; Central Florida commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

144 – Rice JR SS/OF Tristan Gray: good glove; plus bat speed; above-average to plus speed; good athlete; strong arm; can also play 2B; 91 FB; LHH; 6-3, 180 pounds

2015: .247/.310/.370 – 10 BB/31 K – 0/1 SB – 154 AB
2016: .295/.353/.462 – 12 BB/31 K – 0/2 SB – 156 AB
2017: .313/.399/.540 – 24 BB/34 K – 1/3 SB – 176 AB

145 – Oklahoma State SR RHP Trey Cobb: 89-94 FB with plus sink, up to 92-96 now; above-average 77-84 cut-SL, flashes plus more consistently now (up to 87); low-80s CU with upside; CB; 6-1, 200 pounds

2014: 7.27 K/9 – 4.67 BB/9 – 34.2 IP – 3.12 ERA
2015: 8.08 K/9 – 2.90 BB/9 – 58.2 IP – 2.59 ERA
2016: 11.03 K/9 – 3.53 BB/9 – 81.2 IP – 3.09 ERA
2017: 12.18 K/9 – 3.05 BB/9 – 26.2 IP – 3.37 ERA

146 – Tampa JR RHP Garrett Cave: 88-97 FB, 99 peak (92-98 Cape 2016); above-average to plus 79-82 CB/SL; CU flashes average; good athlete; FIU transfer; mirrored image of Brendon Little; 2017: 91-96 FB; 78-81 CB; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 7.33 K/9 – 9.00 BB/9 – 26.2 IP – 5.00 ERA
2017: 12.26 K/9 – 4.68 BB/9 – 61.2 IP – 4.23 ERA

147 – OF/LHP Gabriel Rodriguez (Colegio Angel David HS, Puerto Rico): good hit tool; above-average raw power; plus arm; low-90s FB; Florida International commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 190 pounds

148 – OF Kevin Watson (Beaverton HS, Oregon): plus athlete; good arm; easy CF range; above-average speed; good approach; Oregon State commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

149 – OF Conner Uselton (Southmoore HS, Oklahoma): above-average hit tool; strong; above-average to plus power upside; strong arm; above-average speed; above-average arm; quick bat; good athlete; fits best in a corner; older for class; RHH; Oklahoma State commit; 6-4, 190 pounds

150 – OF/1B Calvin Mitchell (Rancho Bernardo HS, California): really good hit tool, chance for plus; above-average to plus power upside; plus bat speed; good approach; good in a corner; average at best speed; below-average arm; think of him as a better Cornelius Randolph; San Diego commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

151 – Clemson JR LHP Charlie Barnes: 85-90 FB with sink; above-average to plus 75-79 CU; average 71-75 CB; 77-83 cut-SL; deceptive; 6-2, 170 pounds

2015: 8.62 K/9 – 3.00 BB/9 – 24.0 IP – 3.38 ERA
2016: 7.99 K/9 – 2.28 BB/9 – 94.2 IP – 4.66 ERA
2017: 10.04 K/9 – 1.95 BB/9 – 101.1 IP – 3.20 ERA

152 – Kennesaw State JR RHP Tony Dibrell: 87-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average to plus 79-85 SL; average 79-82 CU, flashes above-average with plus upside; low-70s CB; good athlete; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 9.56 K/9 – 1.69 BB/9 – 16.0 IP – 5.06 ERA
2016: 10.94 K/9 – 4.97 BB/9 – 54.1 IP – 4.64 ERA
2017: 9.70 K/9 – 3.67 BB/9 – 95.2 IP – 2.45 ERA

153 – Cal State Fullerton JR RHP Connor Seabold: 87-92 FB with sink, 93 peak; good 76-81 SL/CB; average 80-82 CU; above-average 85-86 splitter; really good command; FAVORITE; 6-3, 185 pounds

2015: 9.91 K/9 – 1.57 BB/9 – 69.0 IP – 3.26 ERA
2016: 10.37 K/9 – 0.97 BB/9 – 83.1 IP – 2.48 ERA
2017: 8.80 K/9 – 1.62 BB/9 – 122.2 IP – 3.01 ERA

154 – 1B/3B Tim Elko (Hillsborough HS, Florida): good approach; above-average to plus power upside; quick bat; strong; strong arm; RHH; Mississippi commit; 6-4, 225 pounds

155 – RHP/SS Oscar Serratos (Grayson HS, Georgia): 90-92 FB; good CB/SL; good CU; above-average to plus arm; average speed; very young for class; Georgia Tech commit; RHH: 6-3, 185 pounds

156 – Charlotte JR 2B/OF Brett Netzer: average to above-average hit tool; good approach; average to above-average raw power; above-average to plus speed; average arm; good athlete; good enough defender; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .318/.382/.399 – 14 BB/24 K – 3/5 SB – 148 AB
2016: .384/.461/.555 – 25 BB/20 K – 6/6 SB – 211 AB
2017: .342/.425/.509 – 29 BB/27 K – 5/7 SB – 234 AB

157 – LHP Shane Drohan (Cardinal Newman HS, Florida): 87-90 FB; above-average upper-70s CB with plus upside; 82-86 CU with above-average upside; Florida State commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 190 pounds

158 – Houston JR 2B/SS Jake Scheiner: good hit tool; good approach; steady glove; can also play 3B; 6-1, 200 pounds

2017: .346/.432/.667 – 27 BB/41 K – 8/11 SB – 243 AB

159 – LHP Brendan Murphy (Mundelein HS, Illinois): 85-90 FB, 92 peak; above-average 80-82 CU, plus upside; 77-80 CB/SL, average upside; good athlete; Arizona State commit; 6-4, 200 pounds

160 – RHP/3B Griffin McGarry (Menlo HS, California): 87-92 FB, 94 peak; average low-80s CU; above-average 75-78 SL/CB, plus upside; good athlete; good defensive tools; above-average arm; Virginia commit; 6-2, 175 pounds

161 – RHP CJ Van Eyk (Steinbrenner HS, Florida): 86-93 FB with sink, 95 peak; above-average 74-79 CB/SL, flashes plus; average 77-82 CU; deceptive; Florida State commit; 6-2, 185 pounds

162 – LHP Mitchell Stone (Deer Creek HS, Oklahoma): 87-92 FB; average 71-78 CB with above-average to plus upside; 79-83 CU, average to above-average upside; reminds me some of Kyle Young; Oklahoma State commit; 6-9, 250 pounds

163 – OF Leugim Castillo (Lancaster HS, New York): above-average power upside; plus to plus-plus speed; quick bat; average arm; great athlete; RHH; Oklahoma commit; 6-3, 220 pounds

164 – Maryland JR SS Kevin Smith: really good glove, easy above-average range and makes all the plays hit to him; plus arm; above-average raw power; good approach; quick bat; good athlete; average at best speed, but smart on bases; polarizing player; BA comp: Zack Cozart; RHH; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .273/.358/.422 – 29 BB/35 K – 11/15 SB – 249 AB
2016: .259/.308/.409 – 16 BB/49 K – 0/2 SB – 232 AB
2017: .268/.323/.552 – 14 BB/48 K – 4/4 SB – 194 AB

165 – C Phillip Clarke (Christ Presbyterian HS, Tennessee): above-average hit tool; average raw power; good approach; average defender; average at best arm; Vanderbilt commit; FAVORITE; LHH; 5-11, 190 pounds

166 – OF Kier Meredith (Glenn HS, North Carolina): good approach; plus to plus-plus speed; easy CF range; below-average arm; BA comp: Ben Revere; Clemson commit; LHH; FAVORITE; 5-11, 175 pounds

167 – Morehead State JR LHP Aaron Leasher: 86-92 FB; above-average 78-83 SL/CB; average 80 CU with sink; good athlete; PG comp: Jaime Garcia; FAVORITE; 6-3, 190 pounds

2015: 8.53 K/9 – 6.63 BB/9 – 38.0 IP – 9.71 ERA
2016: 11.95 K/9 – 4.69 BB/9 – 80.2 IP – 4.57 ERA
2017: 10.24 K/9 – 3.12 BB/9 – 92.1 IP – 4.19 ERA

168 – RHP Trey Dillard (Desert Mountain HS, Arizona): 86-92 FB with plus sink, 94 peak; above-average 76-81 SL/CB, plus upside; CU with sink; San Jacinto JC commit; 6-2, 215 pounds

169 – OF Zachary Daniels (Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy, Georgia): plus bat speed; above-average raw power; great athlete; above-average to plus speed; average at best arm; BA comp: Daz Cameron; Tennessee commit; RHH; 6-1, 185 pounds

170 – RHP Landon Leach (Pickering SS, Ontario): 87-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; 77-85 SL/CB, flashes average; 80-82 CU; good athlete; Texas commit; 6-4, 215 pounds

171 – Texas A&M JR RHP Brigham Hill: 88-94 FB, 95 peak; average but inconsistent 76-82 SL/CB, more CB than SL in 2017; above-average to plus low-80s (82-85) split-CU; good athlete; 2017: 88-93 FB; 82-84 SL; 81-83 CU; 76-79 CB; TJ survivor; 5-11, 180 pounds

2015: 10.89 K/9 – 4.26 BB/9 – 18.2 IP – 5.21 ERA
2016: 9.19 K/9 – 2.60 BB/9 – 97.0 IP – 2.51 ERA
2017: 10.00 K/9 – 2.71 BB/9 – 96.1 IP – 3.18 ERA

172 – C Luis Campusano (Cross Creek HS, Georgia): good defensive tools; average arm strength but very accurate; underrated athlete; above-average raw power; strong; good approach; South Carolina commit; RHH; 6-0, 200 pounds

173 – SS Hayden Cantrelle (Teurlings Catholic HS, Louisiana): good hit tool; plus speed; above-average arm; BHH; Louisiana commit; 5-10, 175 pounds

174 – Connecticut JR 3B/SS Willy Yahn: good athlete; good glove; FAVORITE; 5-11, 185 pounds

2015: .343/.388/.453 – 10 BB/13 K – 4/7 SB – 172 AB
2016: .319/.355/.453 – 9 BB/19 K – 7/10 SB – 276 AB
2017: .317/.376/.434 – 13 BB/13 K – 6/9 SB – 189 AB

175 – Washington JR RHP Noah Bremer: 87-92 FB with sink; good low-80s split-CU; average to above-average 77 CB; cut-SL; good command; 6-4, 190 pounds

2015: 4.15 K/9 – 1.85 BB/9 – 78.1 IP – 2.42 ERA
2017: 9.00 K/9 – 3.15 BB/9 – 103.0 IP – 3.15 ERA

176 – Maryland JR RHP Brian Shaffer: 87-92 FB with plus sink, 94-95 peak; plus CU, I like more than most; good 76-82 SL/CB; plus FB command; FAVORITE; 6-5, 200 pounds

2015: 7.67 K/9 – 1.33 BB/9 – 61.0 IP – 4.57 ERA
2016: 6.52 K/9 – 1.13 BB/9 – 103.2 IP – 2.60 ERA
2017: 9.06 K/9 – 1.50 BB/9 – 108.1 IP – 2.66 ERA

177 – RHP Joe Lancelotti (Penn Charter HS, Pennsylvania): 87-94 FB, 96 peak; average 75-80 kCB/SL; 78-81 CU; stuff-wise, see HS version of JB Bukauskas as a comp; North Carolina commit; 6-0, 200 pounds

178 – SS Alika Williams (Rancho Bernardo HS, California): plus defensive tools; good athlete; average speed; sneaky pop; BA comp: Nick Ahmed; Arizona State commit; RHH; 6-2, 175 pounds

179 – 3B/1B Blake Diggle (IMG Academy, Florida): plus bat speed; above-average to plus raw power; plus arm; steady glove; good approach; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 220 pounds

180 – UAB rSO OF/C Brewer Hicklen: above-average raw power; average arm; great athlete; plus speed; plus range; FAVORITE; 6-2, 210 pounds

2016: .289/.413/.408 – 38 BB/41 K – 22/28 SB – 201 AB
2017: .328/.422/.586 – 25 BB/52 K – 17/21 SB – 186 AB

181 – Lipscomb JR OF Michael Gigliotti: above-average hit tool; good approach; really good glove in CF, at least above-average and could be plus; plus to plus-plus speed; good athlete; average arm; average power upside; PG comps: Leonys Martin, Josh Hart; LHH; 6-1, 180 pounds

2015: .336/.409/.448 – 25 BB/31 K – 17/24 SB – 232 AB
2016: .302/.409/.464 – 31 BB/35 K – 15/19 SB – 192 AB
2017: .282/.447/.406 – 51 BB/41 K – 31/36 SB – 202 AB

182 – Arizona State JR OF/LHP Andrew Shaps: easy CF range; great athlete; above-average arm; plus speed; 88-93 FB; dismissed from team; coach comp: Kole Calhoun; 6-1, 190 pounds

2016: .321/.360/.443 – 13 BB/37 K – 6/11 SB – 212 AB
2019: .299/.368/.490 – 14 BB/14 K – 7/12 SB – 147 AB

183 – Cal Poly JR RHP Erich Uelmen: 90-94 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; above-average 81-86 SL, plus upside; average 80-82 CB; occasional CU; good athlete; good command; BA comp: Derek Lowe; 6-3, 210 pounds

2015: 7.65 K/9 – 5.40 BB/9 – 20.1 IP – 7.20 ERA
2016: 6.77 K/9 – 2.13 BB/9 – 93.0 IP – 3.68 ERA
2017: 9.15 K/9 – 2.11 BB/9 – 98.1 IP – 2.93 ERA

184 – Michigan State rSO LHP/1B Alex Troop: 86-92 FB with sink; plus 77-80 CU, one of my favorites in this class; much improved 79-80 SL/CB, now average; deceptive; good hit tool; power upside; can also play OF: FAVORITE; 6-5, 210 pounds

2015: 7.61 K/9 – 4.01 BB/9 – 42.2 IP – 5.27 ERA
2016: 11.45 K/9 – 2.45 BB/9 – 11.0 IP – 1.64 ERA
2017: 8.94 K/9 – 3.12 BB/9 – 83.2 IP – 2.47 ERA

2015: .226/.305/.321 – 5 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 53 AB
2016: .372/.471/.581 – 8 BB/11 K – 2/2 SB – 43 AB
2017: .321/.444/.531 – 18 BB/22 K – 2/3 SB – 81 AB

185 – South Carolina rJR RHP Wil Crowe: 87-94 FB, 96-97 peak; above-average 78-82 SL; above-average 71-75 CB, flashes plus with plus upside (up to 79-81 in 2016, CB/SL now one pitch); average 78-85 CU; FB cuts and sinks; BA Tommy Hunter comp; Lance Lynn comp; torn UCL in 4/2015; 2017: 91-95 FB with sink, 97 peak; good 77-80 CB; 80-85 SL; two breaking balls can run into each other at times; good 80-86 CU, inconsistent; 6-2, 250 pounds

2014: 5.77 K/9 – 1.86 BB/9 – 91 IP – 2.74 ERA
2015: 10.41 K/9 – 3.35 BB/9 – 51.1 IP – 4.94 ERA
2017: 8.78 K/9 – 3.02 BB/9 – 92.1 IP – 3.41 ERA

186 – OF Jacob Pearson (West Monroe HS, Louisiana): above-average to plus hit tool; above-average to plus speed; power upside; CF range; average at best arm; BA comp: Jake Mangum; old for class; LSU commit; LHH; 5-11, 190 pounds

187 – Texas Tech JR OF/SS Tanner Gardner: plus defensive upside at either SS or CF depending on who you ask; good approach; sneaky pop; above-average speed; good athlete; FAVORITE; 5-11, 200 pounds

2015: .238/.308/.385 – 13 BB/20 K – 6/7 SB – 130 AB
2016: .379/.484/.549 – 43 BB/32 K – 6/9 SB – 235 AB
2017: .305/.395/.485 – 26 BB/31 K – 6/6 SB – 200 AB

188 – Duke SO OF Jimmy Herron: plus to plus-plus speed; plus arm; power upside; good approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 200 pounds

2016: .324/.418/.440 – 29 BB/25 K – 24/28 SB – 207 AB
2017: .326/.412/.474 – 29 BB/34 K – 17/24 SB – 230 AB

189 – Auburn rJR RHP Keegan Thompson: 87-94 FB, 95 peak; plus 74-75 CB; plus 78-79 SL; good CU; plus FB command; power upside; old (updated) Jonathan Gray comp; TJ survivor; 2017: 87-93 FB; 82-84 SL; 76-79 CB; above-average 78-83 CU; two breaking balls might now be one, but still a plus pitch for me; 6-2, 210 pounds

2014: 7.33 K/9 – 2.31 BB/9 – 89.2 IP – 2.01 ERA
2015: 7.97 K/9 – 2.06 BB/9 – 69.2 IP – 3.09 ERA
2017: 7.23 K/9 – 1.64 BB/9 – 93.1 IP – 2.41 ERA

190 – 3B/OF Jason Willow (Lambrick Park SS, British Columbia): power upside; good athlete; above-average to plus arm; good defensive tools; average at best speed; RHH; UC Santa Barbara commit; 6-2, 175 pounds

191 – Virginia JR SS/2B Ernie Clement: strong hit tool; plus CF range; plus glove at 2B; plus to plus-plus speed (in), others have it less (above-average); average arm; great athlete; outstanding bunter; very high contact approach; little power; BA comp: Chris Taylor; my view: Fernando Vina, Eric Young, David Eckstein; have heard Jose Peraza; 6-0, 160 pounds

2015: .245/.303/.310 – 9 BB/12 K – 3/11 SB – 229 AB
2016: .351/.383/.443 – 13 BB/12 K – 6/10 SB – 262 AB
2017: .315/.345/.366 – 13 BB/7 K – 14/16 SB – 254 AB

192 – Kentucky JR 2B/SS Riley Mahan: average or better hit tool; average raw power; good athlete; good glove, but inconsistent accuracy on throws; above-average speed; above-average to plus arm; 6-2, 190 pounds

2015: .232/.295/.337 – 7 BB/27 K – 1/2 SB – 95 AB
2016: .316/.348/.490 – 11 BB/51 K – 8/11 SB – 196 AB
2017: .336/.392/.618 – 22 BB/56 K – 9/12 SB – 262 AB

193 – TCU JR C Evan Skoug: plus bat speed; strong; good hit tool; average or better power upside, many like it more (plus); legitimately improved defender, but still questionable; average at best arm; defense: intangibles and sure-handedness (good), raw athleticism and flash plays (not good); older BA comp: Kyle Schwarber; newer BA/Fitt comp: Matt Thaiss; LHH; 5-11, 200 pounds

2015: .285/.365/.426 – 28 BB/50 K – 5/8 SB – 256 AB
2016: .301/.390/.502 – 34 BB/47 K – 7/7 SB – 249 AB
2017: .278/.387/.547 – 38 BB/84 K – 3/3 SB – 234 AB

194 – Wake Forest SO RHP Griffin Roberts: 88-94 FB with big sink, 95 peak; average to above-average 80-85 CB/SL, looks like a SL to me; great athlete; FAVORITE; 6-3, 210 pounds

2016: 10.38 K/9 – 12.69 BB/9 – 15.2 IP – 9.19 ERA
2017: 13.42 K/9 – 5.19 BB/9 – 50.1 IP – 2.15 ERA

195 – RHP Justin Bullock (South Granville HS, North Carolina): 88-94 FB with sink, 95 peak; good 80-84 CU; good 74-76 CB; good athlete; NC State commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

196 – LHP Jordan Fowler (Dyer County HS, Tennessee): 88-92 FB, 93 peak; above-average CB; average CU; Mississippi commit; FAVORITE; 6-2, 175 pounds

197 – SS Andrew Swift (Hamilton HS, Arizona): above-average to plus speed; good defensive tools; strong arm; Arizona State commit; 6-1, 150 pounds

198 – Binghamton JR OF/2B CJ Krowiak: easy CF range; plus speed; great athlete; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .325/.453/.442 – 17 BB/11 K – 5/7 SB – 77 AB
2016: .314/.366/.368 – 18 BB/12 K – 16/19 SB – 223 AB
2017: .326/.390/.480 – 18 BB/18 K – 13/18 SB – 175 AB

199 – Auburn JR OF Jonah Todd: good hit tool; CF range; above-average to plus speed; plus athlete; average at best arm; PG comp: Brett Gardner; 6-0, 180 pounds

2017: .376/.460/.471 – 37 BB/28 K – 9/14 SB – 242 AB

200 – St. John’s JR 2B/SS Jesse Berardi: good hit tool; average speed; steady glove; good approach; average arm, plays up; coach comp (via D1): Joe Panik; 5-10, 185 pounds

2015: .200/.321/.215 – 11 BB/12 K – 1/3 SB – 65 AB
2016: .298/.394/.455 – 27 BB/25 K – 7/8 SB – 191 AB
2017: .356/.456/.462 – 38 BB/35 K – 12/15 SB – 225 AB

201 – RHP/SS John Swanda (Roosevelt HS, Iowa): 88-92 FB, 93 peak; good 79-80 CB; 79-80 CU with plus upside; good athlete; strong arm; RHH; Nebraska commit; 6-2, 185 pounds

202 – 3B/SS Tanner Morris (Miller HS, Virginia): good hit tool; average raw power; strong arm; LHH; Virginia commit; 6-2, 190 pounds

203 – LSU SR SS/2B Kramer Robertson: average to above-average speed; average or better power; plus athlete; intriguing bat; steady glove, many think he sticks at short now but arm might still be a little short; 5-10, 170 pounds

2014: .200/.339/.290 – 17 BB/21 K – 3/4 SB – 100 AB
2015: .232/.338/.286 – 9 BB/9 K – 1/1 SB – 56 AB
2016: .324/.417/.440 – 27 BB/20 K – 14/18 SB – 259 AB
2017: .314/.416/.498 – 35 BB/26 K – 7/10 SB – 255 AB

204 – 3B/2B Ben Ramirez (Eastlake HS, California): plus raw power; average or better arm; average or better speed; can also play SS; USC commit; LHH; 6-3, 180 pounds

205 – LHP Sam Weatherly (Howell HS, Michigan): 85-90 FB; really good 78-81 CU; 75-78 SL/CB; deceptive; good athlete; Clemson commit; FAVORITE; 6-3, 175 pounds

206 – RHP Chris McMahon (Rustin HS, Pennsylvania): 90-94 FB, 95 peak; 77-79 CB/SL, plus upside; 79-81 CU; great athlete; Miami commit; 6-2, 190 pounds

207 – RHP Freddy Tarnok (Riverview HS, Florida): 88-94 FB, 97 peak; 75-77 CB, flashes above-average; Tampa commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

208 – 3B Raymond Gil (Gulliver Prep, Florida): plus bat speed; above-average raw power; above-average arm; average speed; good athlete; RHH; Miami commit; 6-1, 200 pounds

209 – 3B Buddy Kennedy (Millville HS, New Jersey): good hit tool; above-average to plus speed; average arm; steady glove; good athlete; North Carolina commit; 5-11, 215 pounds

210 – OF/C Blake Paugh (Chaparral HS, Arizona): good hit tool; plus power upside; average speed; Arizona commit; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds

211 – Michigan JR 1B/3B Drew Lugbauer: plus to plus-plus raw power, hits it to all fields; strong; good approach; strong arm; good glove behind plate, has improved markedly; good athlete; 6-4, 220 pounds

2015: .211/.300/.281 – 15 BB/36 K – 0/0 SB – 114 AB
2016: .294/.389/.483 – 30 BB/55 K – 1/1 SB – 201 AB
2017: .288/.401/.518 – 38 BB/68 K – 2/3 SB – 222 AB

212 – Gonzaga JR RHP Eli Morgan: 85-91 FB with sink, 93 peak; plus 74-76 CU; CB; SL; plus deception; PG comp: David Cone (!); self-comps (per BA): Marco Estrada/Johnny Cueto; FAVORITE; 5-10, 185 pounds

2015: 7.04 K/9 – 1.57 BB/9 – 45.2 IP – 2.35 ERA
2016: 8.68 K/9 – 2.51 BB/9 – 111.0 IP – 3.73 ERA
2017: 12.35 K/9 – 2.77 BB/9 – 100.2 IP – 2.86 ERA

213 – 1B/3B Jacob Gonzalez (Chaparral HS, Arizona): plus to plus-plus raw power; strong; below-average arm; good approach, getting better; older for class; BA comp: CJ Cron; TCU commit; RHH; 6-4, 200 pounds

214 – South Carolina Upstate JR OF JJ Shimko: great approach; good hit tool; power upside; plus speed; easy CF range; strong; FAVORITE; 6-1, 220 pounds

2015: .190/.280/.200 – 11 BB/33 K – 1/2 SB – 105 AB
2016: .292/.383/.373 – 20 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 185 AB
2017: .300/.417/.435 – 38 BB/32 K – 7/7 SB – 207 AB

215 – Wake Forest rSO SS/2B Bruce Steel: power upside; strong arm; steady glove; can also play 3B; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

2015: .167/.241/.269 – 7 BB/19 K – 1/1 SB – 78 AB
2017: .272/.386/.555 – 32 BB/54 K – 4/6 SB – 173 AB

216 – OF Johnathan Rodriguez (Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): plus raw power; plus bat speed; above-average to plus arm; young for class; Florida International commit; BHH; 6-3, 180 pounds

217 – RHP Glenn Albanese (Batavia HS, Illinois): 90-92 FB with sink; 81-84 CU with plus upside; CB; Louisville commit; FAVORITE; 6-6, 225 pounds

218 – RHP James Marinan (Park Vista HS, Florida): 90-94 FB, 96 peak; 74-78 CB; good mid-70s CU; good athlete; Miami commit; 6-5, 220 pounds

219 – LHP Hugh Fisher (Briarcrest Christian School, Tennessee): 86-92 FB; average 72-78 CB/SL; 79-81 CU; good deception; Vanderbilt commit; FAVORITE; 6-5, 180 pounds

220 – East Tennessee State JR C/1B Hagen Owenby: power upside; good athlete; 6-1, 205 pounds

2015: .310/.409/.497 – 26 BB/26 K – 0/0 SB – 171 AB
2016: .374/.426/.660 – 23 BB/30 K – 1/5 SB – 235 AB
2017: .346/.438/.573 – 40 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 234 AB

221 – Florida JR 1B/C JJ Schwarz: above-average to plus raw power; plus bat speed; average glove, but has gotten much better (2015); defense and body took major step back in 2016, yet improving again on Cape; average or better arm; long swing; not great at first; anticipated Zack Collins debates all over again didn’t come to pass; RHH; 6-2, 215 pounds

2015: .332/.398/.629 – 28 BB/46 K – 1/1 SB – 256 AB
2016: .290/.397/.456 – 45 BB/54 K – 2/4 SB – 252 AB
2017: .269/.369/.449 – 35 BB/54 K – 6/7 SB – 269 AB

221 – LHP John Kodros (Coppell HS, Texas): 82-86 FB; above-average 74-79 SL; 75-76 CU, flashes average; low-70s CB; good deception; FAVORITE; 6-5, 175 pounds

223 – OF/1B Oraj Anu (The Next Level Academy, Florida): above-average to plus raw power; plus bat speed; above-average to plus speed; great athlete; below-average arm, limits him to LF presently; BHH; Florida International commit; 6-3, 210 pounds

224 – Arizona JR OF Jared Oliva: plus to plus-plus speed, others have it less; easy CF range; great athlete; above-average power upside; 6-2, 190 pounds

2015: .272/.340/.390 – 12 BB/33 K – 4/6 SB – 136 AB
2016: .240/.293/.378 – 14 BB/45 K – 13/18 SB – 217 AB
2017: .321/.385/.498 – 26 BB/42 K – 10/13 SB – 243 AB

225 – Oklahoma State JR OF Garrett McCain: good hit tool; good approach; average or better speed, times as high as plus; average power; strong arm; good athlete; 86-90 FB; good CU; 6-0, 180 pounds

2015: .319/.467/.389 – 11 BB/17 K – 7/7 SB – 72 AB
2016: .203/.385/.243 – 17 BB/18 K – 11/13 SB – 74 AB
2017: .388/.491/.549 – 29 BB/33 K – 19/20 SB – 224 AB

226 – Iowa JR 1B Jake Adams: plus power; good glove; slow; 6-2, 235 pounds

2017: .335/.417/.747 – 29 BB/57 K – 5/6 SB – 245 AB

227 – Old Dominion JR SS/2B Zach Rutherford: really good glove, makes all the plays; average to above-average power upside; average to above-average speed; average at best arm; RHH; 6-2, 180 pounds

2015: .317/.367/.409 – 10 BB/26 K – 4/4 SB – 164 AB
2016: .311/.372/.409 – 18 BB/35 K – 12/14 SB – 225 AB
2017: .332/.397/.472 – 21 BB/39 K – 7/10 SB – 235 AB

228 – State College of Florida SO 3B Ryan Karstetter: power upside; good approach; good athlete; Virginia transfer; 6-4, 210 pounds

2016: .225/.254/.275 – 2 BB/26 K – 2/3 SB – 120 AB
2017: .363/.412/.540 – 20 BB/35 K – 3/7 SB – 226 AB

229 – Kansas JR LHP Blake Weiman: 87-92 FB; good CU; good SL; 6-4, 200 pounds

2015: 3.70 K/9 – 2.09 BB/9 – 56.0 IP – 6.75 ERA
2017: 11.00 K/9 – 1.00 BB/9 – 45.0 IP – 2.80 ERA

230 – LHP Hunter Milligan (Greenbrier HS, Arkansas): 85-90 FB with sink; above-average 74-76 CB/SL, plus upside; 76-78 CU; recovering from torn labrum; Arkansas commit; 6-4, 215 pounds

231 – 3B/SS Adisyn Coffey (Delta HS, Indiana): intriguing hit tool; average at best power; plus speed; good approach; average defensive tools, could stick at SS; average to above-average arm; good athlete; Arizona State commit; FAVORITE; RHH; 6-2, 180 pounds

232 – San Diego JR RHP Jonathan Teaney: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; above-average 78-80 CB; average CU with above-average upside; plus athlete; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: 8.76 K/9 – 8.76 BB/9 – 36.2 IP – 5.35 ERA
2016: 13.13 K/9 – 8.63 BB/9 – 24.0 IP – 7.50 ERA
2017: 11.54 K/9 – 6.46 BB/9 – 39.0 IP – 5.54 ERA

233 – Cal Poly rSO RHP Spencer Howard: 90-96 FB; good mid-80s cut-SL; average upper-70s CU; good athlete; 6-3, 200 pounds

2016: 9.59 K/9 – 3.20 BB/9 – 36.2 IP – 2.95 ERA
2017: 9.96 K/9 – 2.36 BB/9 – 87.2 IP – 1.95 ERA

234 – Texas Tech JR SS Orlando Garcia: very good glove; average to above-average arm; above-average raw power; good athlete; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: .259/.326/.345 – 10 BB/28 K – 2/3 SB – 116 AB
2016: .265/.378/.425 – 29 BB/46 K – 6/7 SB – 200 AB
2017: .305/.386/.550 – 26 BB/62 K – 9/14 SB – 220 AB

235 – Louisville JR SS/2B Devin Hairston: good hit tool; really good glove; average at best arm, just enough for SS with release helping it play up; above-average to plus speed, others like it way less; plus athlete; 5-8, 175 pounds

2015: .212/.274/.275 – 19 BB/39 K – 2/3 SB – 189 AB
2016: .361/.415/.478 – 21 BB/32 K – 3/4 SB – 249 AB
2017: .303/.347/.423 – 15 BB/32 K – 3/5 SB – 241 AB

236 – Mississippi rSO RHP Brady Feigl: 90-94 FB, 95 peak; above-average 79-84 SL/CB; good 83-86 CU; good command; 6-5, 220 pounds

2016: 8.65 K/9 – 3.10 BB/9 – 40.2 IP – 3.76 ERA
2017: 9.17 K/9 – 1.70 BB/9 – 53.0 IP – 4.08 ERA

237 – Oregon State rJR RHP Jake Thompson: 88-95 FB, 97-98 peak; above-average SL; CU; 2017: 90-96 FB FB, 98 peak; 75-80 CB; above-average to plus 80-86 SL; 79-83 CU; 6-2, 200 pounds

2014: 5.75 K/9 – 5.25 BB/9 – 36 IP – 4.25 ERA
2016: 7.82 K/9 – 4.13 BB/9 – 61.0 IP – 4.28 ERA
2017: 8.60 K/9 – 2.74 BB/9 – 118.1 IP – 1.52 ERA

238 – 1B/OF Terriez Fuller (Griffin HS, Georgia): easy plus raw power; very strong; average at best arm; hit tool will be question until it isn’t; average at best speed; can’t shake the Larry Green parallels; Chipola JC commit; LHH; 6-4, 240 pounds

239 – RHP Mason Hickman (Pope John Paul II HS, Tennessee): 87-91 FB with sink; above-average 77-84 SL/CB; CU; deceptive; Vanderbilt commit; 6-6, 230 pounds

240 – Seattle JR LHP Nick Meservey: out in 2017 (TJ); 86-92 FB, 94-95 peak; easy plus FB; average or better 75-80 CB; average or better 79-81 CU; good command; fearless with offspeed; very easy velocity; FAVORITE; 6-5, 220 pounds

2015: 10.71 K/9 – 6.00 BB/9 – 20.2 IP – 4.71 ERA
2016: 8.75 K/9 – 4.76 BB/9 – 81.1 IP – 2.32 ERA
2017: 6.43 K/9 – 3.86 BB/9 – 14.0 IP – 3.86 ERA

241 – Utah JR RHP Jayson Rose: 88-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; average 72-77 CB/SL; above-average 81-86 CU, flashes plus to plus-plus; good athlete; PG comp: Mike Leake; 5-11, 175 pounds

2015: 7.29 K/9 – 2.79 BB/9 – 84.0 IP – 3.54 ERA
2016: 8.75 K/9 – 4.05 BB/9 – 109.0 IP – 2.89 ERA
2017: 7.85 K/9 – 4.12 BB/9 – 94.0 IP – 3.35 ERA

242 – Florida JR SS/2B Dalton Guthrie: average hit tool; average arm, plays up; really good glove; above-average to plus speed; exceptional instincts; coach comp (via D1): Adam Everett; 6-0, 185 pounds (2015: .287/.362/.365 – 29 BB/45 K – 6/12 SB – 282 AB) (2016: .305/.367/.366 – 25 BB/26 K – 8/13 SB – 279 AB) (2017: .262/.342/.351 – 25 BB/36 K – 10/15 SB – 225 AB)

243 – William & Mary JR 2B Cullen Large: above-average raw power; above-average speed; average or better defender; BHH; 6-0, 175 pounds

2015: .302/.371/.405 – 22 BB/42 K – 4/4 SB – 222 AB
2016: .328/.406/.508 – 28 BB/34 K – 4/5 SB – 250 AB
2017: .338/.419/.507 – 26 BB/37 K – 5/7 SB – 225 AB

244 – Sam Houston State JR OF Bryce Johnson: power upside; plus to plus-plus speed; great athlete; easy CF range; above-average to plus arm; 6-2, 180 pounds

2015: .310/.392/.364 – 19 BB/28 K – 16/21 SB – 187 AB
2016: .345/.401/.418 – 16 BB/33 K – 20/27 SB – 261 AB
2017: .351/.455/.436 – 34 BB/39 K – 33/40 SB – 259 AB

245 – Clemson JR OF Chase Pinder: plus hit tool; above-average raw power; steady in CF; good arm; average to above-average speed; 5-10, 185 pounds

2015: .256/.360/.375 – 21 BB/22 K – 2/3 SB – 160 AB
2016: .294/.412/.471 – 43 BB/40 K – 7/11 SB – 255 AB
2017: .310/.425/.472 – 37 BB/41 K – 13/16 SB – 229 AB

246 – Miami JR OF Carl Chester: plus-plus speed; plus arm; quick bat; average power upside; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .267/.355/.408 – 18 BB/45 K – 11/14 SB – 191 AB
2016: .336/.426/.395 – 22 BB/35 K – 16/26 SB – 253 AB
2017: .281/.367/.402 – 24 BB/21 K – 8/14 SB – 224 AB

247 – Furman JR RHP Will Gaddis: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; average or better 84-88 cut-SL; average to above-average 78-80 kCB; average or better 82-83 CU; 6-1, 180 pounds

2015: 5.82 K/9 – 2.52 BB/9 – 81.2 IP – 5.38 ERA
2016: 8.15 K/9 – 1.77 BB/9 – 101.2 IP – 3.45 ERA
2017: 7.63 K/9 – 1.37 BB/9 – 105.0 IP – 1.89 ERA

248 – RHP Matt Givin (Rock Canyon HS, Colorado): 88-92 FB; low-80s CB with plus upside; Xavier commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

249 – RHP/SS Brian Morrell (Shoreham-Wading River HS, New York): 87-92 FB with sink, 94 peak; average yet underdeveloped 71-76 CB; average 79-81 SL; above-average raw power; plus arm; good athlete; BHH; Notre Dame commit; 6-1, 190 pounds

250 – OF Patrick DeMarco (Winder-Barrow HS, Georgia): above-average power; average to above-average speed, plus for some; above-average arm; CF range; Vanderbilt commit; 5-11, 200 pounds

251 – Northampton JC SO C Angel Lopez: plus arm; good defender; great approach; FAVORITE; 5-10, 190 pounds

2016: .387/.524/.604 – 23 BB/11 K – 15/16 SB – 111 AB
2017: .411/.549/.858 – 44 BB/14 K – 14/14 SB – 141 AB

252 – Texas A&M JR RHP Cason Sherrod: 88-96 FB with sink, 98 peak; 85-86 SL, average or better upside; CU flashes above-average; 6-4, 215 pounds

2016: 8.50 K/9 – 5.00 BB/9 – 18.0 IP – 4.50 ERA
2017: 7.84 K/9 – 4.95 BB/9 – 43.2 IP – 2.89 ERA

253 – RHP Wilberto Rivera (Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): 90-95 FB, 97 peak; 73-76 CB/SL; good athlete; Florida International commit; PG comps: Edwin Diaz, Joe Jimenez; 6-4, 200 pounds

254 – RHP Ben Jordan (West Carter County HS, Kentucky): 88-94 FB with sink, 96-97 peak; 74-78 CB; 79-81 SL; good athlete; older for class; Kentucky commit; TJ in 2017; 6-9, 220 pounds

255 – RHP/3B Devin Ortiz (St. Joseph Regional HS, New Jersey): 86-91 FB; average 75-81 SL, above-average upside; 70-76 CB; 80 CU; good athlete; above-average raw power; Virginia commit; 6-3, 190 pounds

256 – RHP Daniel Ritcheson (Bishop Alemany HS, California): 88-94 FB with sink, 95 peak; above-average 75-79 CB, plus upside; 80-82 CU; 82-83 SL; San Diego State commit; Sam Monroy comp: Justin Masterson; 6-4, 200 pounds

257 – C Spencer Smith (Northern Durham HS, North Carolina): above-average to plus power upside; good defender; strong; good athlete; average arm; East Carolina commit; RHH; 6-1, 200 pounds

258 – 2B/SS Trevor Hauver (Perry HS, Arizona): good hit tool; power upside; quick bat; Arizona State commit; LHH; 6-0, 185 pounds

259 – UMass-Lowell SO OF Chris Sharpe: great athlete; 6-1, 200 pounds

2016: .228/.351/.310 – 28 BB/52 K – 8/8 SB – 171 AB
2017: .338/.432/.685 – 16 BB/27 K – 6/8 SB – 130 AB

260 – Houston JR OF/2B Corey Julks: good athlete; above-average speed; plus bat speed; could also be tried at 3B; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: .302/.384/.469 – 21 BB/31 K – 3/5 SB – 179 AB
2016: .332/.409/.439 – 25 BB/34 K – 10/12 SB – 196 AB
2017: .335/.426/.572 – 35 BB/35 K – 15/20 SB – 215 AB

261 – C/OF Canaan Smith (Rockwall-Heath HS, Texas): power upside; good approach; good athlete; strong; reminds me some of Jakson Reetz; Arkansas commit; FAVORITE; 6-0, 210 pounds

262 – 3B Brett Cain (China Spring HS, Texas): good speed; good approach; good athlete; unconventional swing, but he makes it work; FAVORITE; 6-5, 200 pounds

263 – Gonzaga SR RHP Wyatt Mills: 89-92 FB, 94 peak; plus 80-82 SL; average or better CU; submariner; plus deception; very good command; BA comp: Steve Cishek; FAVORITE; 6-3, 175 pounds

2015: 4.74 K/9 – 1.89 BB/9 – 19.1 IP – 2.84 ERA
2016: 9.17 K/9 – 4.83 BB/9 – 37.1 IP – 2.65 ERA
2017: 12.95 K/9 – 0.89 BB/9 – 40.1 IP – 1.79 ERA

264 – Cal State Fullerton JR 2B/OF Dillon Persinger: good hit tool; good approach; plus speed; good enough defender; RHH; 5-11, 200 pounds

*2016: .417/.523/.661 – 28 BB/30 K – 15/18 SB – 180 AB
2017: .272/.347/.428 – 30 BB/38 K – 18/22 SB – 197 AB

265 – 1B/OF Nick Brueser (Hamilton HS, Arizona): good hit tool; power upside; plus defender; strong Stanford commit; RHH: 6-3, 180 pounds

266 – Seton Hall JR RHP Zach Schellenger: 89-95 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; above-average to plus 81-85 SL; deceptive; classic sinker/slider reliever profile; 6-5, 210 pounds

2015: 6.48 K/9 – 2.88 BB/9 – 25.1 IP – 5.04 ERA
2016: 13.82 K/9 – 4.15 BB/9 – 45.2 IP – 4.34 ERA

267 – North Carolina SO 3B Kyle Datres: plus arm strength; plus bat speed; above-average to plus power upside (average for some); average to above-average speed, plays up; good approach; can also play SS and 2B; plus athlete; strong; 88-92 FB; good CB/SL; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2016: .250/.384/.375 – 27 BB/28 K – 6/6 SB – 152 AB
2017: .265/.391/.422 – 29 BB/45 K – 4/7 SB – 230 AB

268 – UNLV rSO OF Ernie De La Trinidad: power upside; good defender; PG comp: Brian Giles; 5-9, 165 pounds

*2016: .399/.497/.662 – 24 BB/24 K – 12/15 SB – 148 AB
2017: .361/.465/.559 – 21 BB/32 K – 12/17 SB – 202 AB

269 – Stanford JR OF/1B Matt Winaker: good athlete; really good glove at 1B, plus upside; above-average speed; above-average raw power; LHH; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: .268/.383/.380 – 31 BB/30 K – 1/2 SB – 179 AB
2016: .254/.356/.360 – 28 BB/20 K – 0/0 SB – 189 AB
2017: .308/.432/.514 – 42 BB/36 K – 3/6 SB – 208 AB

270 – Michigan State JR OF/LHP Brandon Hughes: good athlete; above-average to plus speed; easy CF range; above-average arm; BHH; 88-91 FB; 6-2, 215 pounds

2015: .280/.353/.405 – 19 BB/29 K – 3/6 SB – 200 AB
2016: .303/.393/.404 – 28 BB/39 K – 17/22 SB – 208 AB
2017: .330/.382/.473 – 18 BB/24 K – 30/36 SB – 203 AB

271 – Rice JR RHP Glenn Otto: 88-94 FB, 95 peak; above-average low-80s SL; plus low-80s CU (disputed); plus 76-81 kCB; deceptive; 2017: 90-96 FB, 98 peak; 80-84 CB/SL, plus upside; 80-83 CU; 6-5, 240 pounds

2015: 14.27 K/9 – 6.15 BB/9 – 41.0 IP – 1.54 ERA
2016: 9.55 K/9 – 3.77 BB/9 – 71.2 IP – 2.26 ERA
2017: 12.23 K/9 – 4.38 BB/9 – 59.2 IP – 3.77 ERA

272 – Louisiana SR RHP Wyatt Marks: 87-92 FB, 94 peak; 76-84 cut-SL flashes plus; good low-80s CU; CB; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 9.13 K/9 – 2.55 BB/9 – 66.2 IP – 3.22 ERA
2016: 9.47 K/9 – 2.37 BB/9 – 76.0 IP – 4.50 ERA
2017: 15.18 K/9 – 3.79 BB/9 – 59.1 IP – 2.28 ERA

273 – RHP Jonathan Stroman (La Cueva HS, New Mexico): 85-92 FB with sink, 94 peak; above-average 80-82 CU; upper-70s SL, flashes average; 73-76 CB; Arizona commit; 6-3, 200 pounds

274 – RHP Brandon McCabe (Forest Hill HS, Florida): 88-94 FB, 95 peak; plus 77-80 CB; occasional 81-86 split-CU; 6-2, 190 pounds

275 – LHP Jerryell Rivera Gonzalez (Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): 85-91 FB with plus sink, 93 peak; good 75-78 CU; 71-73 CB/SL; good command; good athlete; Florida International commit

276 – LHP Reid Detmers (Chatham-Glenwood HS, Illinois): 85-91 FB; above-average 72-76 SL/CB, plus upside; Louisville commit; 6-3, 200 pounds

277 – LHP Ethan Lindow (Locust Grove HS, Georgia): 88-92 FB; average to above-average 78 CU; upper-60s CB; FAVORITE; 6-2, 175 pounds

278 – RHP Caleb Sloan (Regis Jesuit HS, Colorado): 89-94 FB, 96-97 peak; inconsistent 77-85 CB/SL, above-average to plus upside; low-80s CU; command comes and goes; TCU commit; 6-3, 215 pounds

279 – RHP/1B Nick Storz (Poly Prep, New York): 87-93 FB, 94-95 peak; above-average 75-82 SL/kCB, plus upside; 84-85 CU; plus raw power; unusually strong; older for class; PG comp: Mark Trumbo; LSU commit; 6-6, 250 pounds

280 – RHP Aaron Perry (Hurricane HS, West Virginia): 89-94 FB, 95 peak; above-average 81-87 SL, flashes plus; D1 comp: Marcus Stroman; Kentucky commit; stress fracture in elbow in spring 2017; 5-11, 175 pounds

281 – 2B/SS Ivan Johnson (Kennesaw Mountain HS, Georgia): good hit tool; good athlete; above-average speed; average arm; good defensive tools; Georgia commit; BHH; 6-0, 190 pounds

282 – SS Jake Holmes (Pinnacle HS, Arizona): above-average arm; plus speed; good athlete; Arizona State commit; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds

283 – 3B/SS Adam Oviedo (Alvarado HS, Texas): strong arm; above-average power upside; good defensive tools; TCU commit; RHH; 6-0, 185 pounds

284 – OF Nelson Velasquez (PJ Education HS, Puerto Rico): plus bat speed; above-average power upside; plus arm; plus speed;

285 – OF/3B Joshua Crouch (Florida): plus raw power; plus bat speed; above-average arm; below-average speed; RHH; Florida International commit

286 – OF Zachary DeLoach (Hebron HS, Texas): quick bat; average to above-average raw power; average speed; average to above-average arm; good athlete; Texas A&M commit; LHH; 6-1, 200 pounds

287 – Missouri JR OF/2B Trey Harris: power upside; strong; quick bat; good approach; strong arm; good athlete; can also play 3B; 5-10, 220 pounds

2015: .263/.307/.376 – 10 BB/37 K – 6/6 SB – 186 AB
2017: .268/.388/.508 – 32 BB/27 K – 9/12 SB – 183 AB

288 – North Carolina State JR 3B/SS Joe Dunand: above-average arm; really impressive defensive tools, chance to be above-average to plus glove at 3B; above-average to plus raw power; quick bat; strong; great athlete; slow; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: .219/.289/.381 – 15 BB/36 K – 1/2 SB – 215 AB
2016: .297/.345/.424 – 18 BB/42 K – 3/5 SB – 236 AB
2017: .290/.366/.638 – 17 BB/43 K – 2/2 SB – 207 AB

289 – The Citadel JR LHP JP Sears: 87-92 FB; average CU; average upper-70s CB/SL; 5-11, 180 pounds

2015: 9.71 K/9 – 2.84 BB/9 – 75.2 IP – 4.26 ERA
2016: 10.21 K/9 – 3.95 BB/9 – 82.0 IP – 5.27 ERA
2017: 13.41 K/9 – 2.55 BB/9 – 95.1 IP – 2.64 ERA

290 – McLennan JC SO OF Chris Roller: plus bat speed; good athlete; above-average to plus speed; easy CF range; FAVORITE; 5-11, 180 pounds

2017: .414/.515/.712 – 32 BB/39 K – 32/34 SB – 222 AB

291 – Florida State JR 3B/1B Dylan Busby: above-average speed; plus raw power; good defensive tools, but raw defensively at present; above-average arm; can also play SS and OF; 6-3, 185 pounds

2015: .242/.363/.455 – 27 BB/73 K – 12/13 SB – 198 AB
2016: .323/.374/.597 – 18 BB/64 K – 11/13 SB – 248 AB
2017: .317/.401/.608 – 22 BB/56 K – 9/12 SB – 227 AB

292 – Florida State SO LHP Tyler Holton: 85-90 FB, 92 peak; average 75-79 CB/SL; 76-78 CU, flashes above-average; above-average FB command; good athlete; 6-2, 200 pounds

2016: 11.18 K/9 – 4.39 BB/9 – 67.2 IP – 2.79 ERA
2017: 11.28 K/9 – 2.14 BB/9 – 105.1 IP – 2.22 ERA

293 – 3B/C Casey Schmitt (Eastlake HS, California): above-average power upside; above-average arm; San Diego State commit; 6-0, 190 pounds

294 – OF/RHP Jack Schneider (Daviess County HS, Kentucky): plus arm; quick bat; plus to plus-plus speed; average raw power; Hunter Pence comp; older for class; RHH; 94-96 FB; Murray State commit; 6-3, 190 pounds

295 – OF/3B Andres Santana (Doral Academy, Florida): above-average raw power; above-average to plus arm; above-average speed; Florida International commit; RHH; 6-1, 185 pounds

296 – Mississippi JR 2B/SS Tate Blackman: average power upside; average arm; steady glove; above-average to plus speed; great athlete; 6-0, 200 pounds

2015: .197/.293/.254 – 10 BB/32 K – 2/2 SB – 122 AB
2016: .322/.392/.435 – 30 BB/38 K – 3/5 SB – 230 AB
2017: .302/.420/.525 – 34 BB/46 K – 9/13 SB – 202 AB

297 – St. Mary’s JR RHP Drew Strotman: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; 78-84 CU; 78-82 CB; 2017: 92-96 FB, 97 peak; plus 85-87 SL; average CU; 6-3, 180 pounds

2015: 6.43 K/9 – 4.63 BB/9 – 34.2 IP – 8.49 ERA
2016: 7.92 K/9 – 5.33 BB/9 – 52.1 IP – 3.96 ERA
2017: 10.07 K/9 – 3.22 BB/9 – 67.0 IP – 4.57 ERA

298 – McLennan JC FR C/RHP Josh Breaux: plus raw power; plus speed; plus arm; good athlete; 93-95 FB; 83-85 SL, flashes above-average; 6-1, 225 pounds

2017: .401/.473/.773 – 28 BB/45 K – 1/2 SB – 207 AB

2017: 14.85 K/9 – 5.41 BB/9 – 13.1 IP – 4.73 ERA

299 – OF/RHP Kamron Fields (Lakeview Centennial HS, Texas): plus athlete; plus speed; easy CF range; plus arm; can also play SS; 90-92 FB; CB; RHH; Texas commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

300 – LHP Seth Lonsway (Celina HS, Ohio): 88-94 FB; average CB flashes plus; mid-80s CU flashes average; Ohio State commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

301 – LHP Sam Glick (El Toro HS, California): 86-91 FB; 74-77 CB, flashes plus; 79-82 CU; SL; good athlete; UCLA commit; 6-1, 170 pounds

302 – Dallas Baptist JR C Matt Duce: quick bat; strong arm; good glove; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .208/.367/.250 – 4 BB/7 K – 0/0 SB – 24 AB
2016: .321/.417/.507 – 23 BB/22 K – 1/2 SB – 134 AB
2017: .333/.424/.554 – 31 BB/31 K – 1/3 SB – 222 AB

303 – Bryant JR C Mickey Gasper: great approach; BHH; FAVORITE; 5-10, 200 pounds

2015: .250/.417/.286 – 7 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 28 AB
2016: .392/.489/.557 – 11 BB/9 K – 0/0 SB – 79 AB
2017: .342/.470/.528 – 42 BB/18 K – 3/5 SB – 193 AB

304 – UC Riverside JR RHP/C Ryan Lillie: 92-95 FB, 97 peak; above-average 81-83 SL; average 83-85 split-CU; good command; FAVORITE; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: 9.72 K/9 – 1.80 BB/9 – 25.0 IP – 4.32 ERA
2016: 8.91 K/9 – 7.43 BB/9 – 30.1 IP – 4.15 ERA
2017: 10.14 K/9 – 2.54 BB/9 – 71.0 IP – 4.69 ERA

305 – RHP Austin Marozas (Plainfield South HS, Illinois): 88-92 FB with sink, 93 peak; good 78-83 SL; Kentucky commit; BA comp: Tanner Houck; 6-7, 225 pounds

306 – OF Je’Von Carrier-Ward (Gahr HS, California): quick bat; plus athlete; average to above-average raw power; average speed; below-average arm; Dexter Fowler comp; 2080 comp: Greg Polanco; reminds me a ton of Dom Brown; USC commit; LHH; 6-4, 180 pounds

307 – Western Illinois SR C Adam McGinnis: good approach; power upside; quick bat; good arm; defense still developing; could also be tried at 3B or OF; average speed; 5-11, 220 pounds

2014: .281/.338/.348 – 7 BB/10 K – 4/7 SB – 135 AB
2015: .243/.332/.341 – 12 BB/21 K – 11/12 SB – 173 AB
2016: .262/.353/.362 – 17 BB/21 K – 1/4 SB – 149 AB
2017: .355/.471/.566 – 28 BB/13 K – 8/13 SB – 166 AB

308 – Drury JR 3B/SS Shane Benes: above-average raw power; above-average arm; steady glove; Missouri transfer; 6-2, 225 pounds

*2015: .225/.257/.394 – 2 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 71 AB
*2016: .198/.273/.356 – 13 BB/66 K – 3/3 SB – 177 AB
2017: .331/.396/.740 – 14 BB/36 K – 3/6 SB – 127 AB

309 – UCLA JR RHP Jake Bird: 88-93 FB with sink, 94-95 peak; average to above-average 81-86 SL; average 75-78 CB; average 81-84 CU with plus upside; good command; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 3.46 K/9 – 3.46 BB/9 – 13.0 IP – 1.38 ERA
2016: 4.25 K/9 – 3.48 BB/9 – 46.2 IP – 6.36 ERA
2017: 10.11 K/9 – 5.05 BB/9 – 55.2 IP – 2.75 ERA

310 – C Zach Jackson (Winter Haven HS, Florida): above-average to plus raw power; good defender; good athlete; Florida commit; LHH: 6-3, 215 pounds

311 – SS/RHP Cooper Swanson (Canterbury HS, Florida): above-average to plus arm; average speed; 84-87 FB; 71-73 CB; Florida State commit; BA comp: Logan Warmoth

312 – Cecil County JC SO OF/3B Joe Zirolli: plus raw power; strong arm; good speed; good athlete; 6-4, 225 pounds

2017: .358/.429/.694 – 13 BB/19 K – 3/5 SB – 134 AB

313 – Harford JC SO C Tre Todd: Albany transfer; 6-1, 200 pounds

2017: .408/.577/.856 – 68 BB/30 K – 40/43 SB – 174 AB

314 – Long Beach State JR C David Banuelos: plus defender; plus arm; average power upside; good approach; BA comps: Rene Rivera, Jose Molina; 6-0, 200 pounds

2016: .299/.404/.436 – 18 BB/30 K – 2/3 SB – 117 AB
2017: .296/.373/.480 – 17 BB/43 K – 5/7 SB – 196 AB

315 – USC JR 3B/SS Adalberto Carrillo: above-average raw power; plus arm; good glove; 5-11, 185 pounds

2015: .245/.302/.347 – 3 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 49 AB
2016: .246/.340/.417 – 21 BB/30 K – 6/8 SB – 175 AB
2017: .281/.377/.472 – 25 BB/34 K – 9/9 SB – 178 AB

316 – Michigan rJR RHP/OF Jackson Lamb: 90-94 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; 82-85 cut-SL; above-average splitter; upper-70s CB/SL; good speed; great athlete; TJ survivor; FAVORITE; 6-6, 200 pounds

2015: 8.00 K/9 – 3.00 BB/9 – 9.1 IP – 1.00 ERA
2016: 14.10 K/9 – 5.42 BB/9 – 8.1 IP – 1.08 ERA
2017: 9.00 K/9 – 3.86 BB/9 – 28.0 IP – 0.96 ERA

317 – Boston College JR RHP/OF Donovan Casey: 88-94 FB, 95 peak; plus upper-70s CU; low-70s CB/SL, flashes above-average; power upside; above-average to plus speed, some have it plus-plus; above-average to plus arm, as high as plus-plus; plus raw power; plus athlete; 6-3, 190 pounds

2015: .298/.341/.381 – 9 BB/28 K – 6/8 SB – 168 AB
2016: .273/.348/.364 – 13 BB/26 K – 4/5 SB – 121 AB
2017: .286/.370/.362 – 24 BB/32 K – 12/16 SB – 199 AB

2017: 9.11 K/9 – 3.70 BB/9 – 31.2 IP – 2.84 ERA

318 – Louisville rJR RHP Lincoln Henzman: 88-93 FB with sink, 95 peak; average to above-average 84-87 split-CU with sink; average 83-89 cut-SL; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: 7.83 K/9 – 1.83 BB/9 – 54.1 IP – 2.33 ERA
2016: 10.13 K/9 – 2.25 BB/9 – 24.0 IP – 4.50 ERA
2017: 9.10 K/9 – 2.08 BB/9 – 34.2 IP – 1.30 ERA

319 – Kent State JR RHP Zach Willeman: 88-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; average 71-81 CB flashes plus, better firmer; above-average 82-85 SL; 85-87 CU; deceptive; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: 11.77 K/9 – 6.58 BB/9 – 25.2 IP – 2.77 ERA
2016: 9.34 K/9 – 6.15 BB/9 – 36.2 IP – 2.70 ERA
2017: 7.77 K/9 – 4.36 BB/9 – 66.0 IP – 4.31 ERA

320 – C/2B Casey Opitz (Heritage HS, Colorado): really good glove; average to above-average arm, plays up; great athlete; Arkansas commit; BHH; 5-11, 180 pounds

321 – 3B/RHP Davis Schneider (Eastern HS, New Jersey): good hit tool; Rutgers commit; RHH; 5-10, 190 pounds

322 – North Greenville JR OF Clark Scolamiero: above-average to plus speed; above-average arm; CF range; South Carolina transfer; 6-0, 190 pounds

2015: .214/.274/.232 – 5 BB/8 K – 4/4 SB – 56 AB
2016: .206/.293/.206 – 4 BB/9 K – 2/3 SB – 34 AB
2017: .360/.440/.545 – 27 BB/27 K – 29/31 SB – 211 AB

323 – South Alabama rJR SS Drew LaBounty: good glove; 5-7, 170 pounds

2014: .237/.351/.272 – 29 BB/33 K – 1/1 SB – 173 AB
2015: .371/.551/.400 – 11 BB/5 K – 0/0 SB – 35 AB
2016: .294/.450/.393 – 55 BB/35 K – 14/21 SB – 201 AB
2017: .301/.447/.444 – 50 BB/32 K – 7/8 SB – 196 AB

324 – BYU JR 3B Nate Favero: coach comp: Ben Zobrist; 6-5, 200 pounds

2016: .317/.345/.490 – 4 BB/17 K – 2/2 SB – 104 AB
2017: .337/.397/.554 – 16 BB/24 K – 2/4 SB – 166 AB

325 – San Jacinto SO RHP Donny Diaz: 91-95 FB; 81-86 SL; 77-78 CB; 6-1, 225 pounds

2017: 17.80 K/9 – 4.75 BB/9 – 30.1 IP – 2.08 ERA

326 – Connecticut JR RHP John Russell: 87-92 FB; plus 80-84 SL; above-average 78-82 CB, flashes plus; 6-3, 180 pounds

2017: 15.63 K/9 – 4.50 BB/9 – 38.0 IP – 2.84 ERA

327 – Central Florida rJR RHP Jason Bahr: 90-94 FB, 96 peak; FAVORITE; 6-5, 190 pounds

2017: 14.55 K/9 – 2.23 BB/9 – 60.2 IP – 2.97 ERA

328 – Chipola JC SO LHP Evan Steele: 88-92 FB, 93 peak; CU with above-average upside; CB; SL; deceptive; Vanderbilt transfer; 6-5, 210 pounds

2017: 12.94 K/9 – 3.57 BB/9 – 40.1 IP – 2.01 ERA

329 – Furman SR C Cameron Whitehead: plus defender; good athlete; power upside; 5-11, 210 pounds

2014: .229/.360/.313 – 17 BB/18 K – 1/1 SB – 83 AB
2015: .258/.314/.444 – 14 BB/40 K – 1/1 SB – 151 AB
2016: .340/.435/.509 – 14 BB/29 K – 0/0 SB – 106 AB
2017: .312/.408/.629 – 29 BB/44 K – 1/1 SB – 170 AB

330 – LSU JR C Mike Papierski: good defender; strong arm; Micah Gibbs comp; 6-4, 225 pounds

2015: .214/.426/.333 – 16 BB/7 K – 1/1 SB – 42 AB
2016: .242/.358/.387 – 20 BB/21 K – 1/2 SB – 124 AB
2017: .258/.409/.450 – 37 BB/41 K – 4/4 SB – 151 AB

331 – Stony Brook SR OF Toby Handley: quick bat; above-average to plus speed; strong arm; good hit tool; good glove in CF; 6-0, 180 pounds

2014: .252/.342/.301 – 12 BB/19 K – 12/14 SB – 103 AB
2015: .330/.427/.423 – 28 BB/26 K – 12/14 SB – 194 AB
2016: .288/.394/.377 – 31 BB/44 K – 12/14 SB – 191 AB
2017: .342/.466/.587 – 45 BB/31 K – 18/21 SB – 196 AB

332 – SS Dondrae Bremmer (Crothers SS, Ontario): quick bat; good approach; great athlete; good speed; strong arm; Cincinnati commit; LHH; 6-1, 175 pounds

333 – Vanderbilt rJR RHP/OF Reed Hayes: power upside; good approach; strong arm; 89-94 FB, 97 peak; average to above-average 83-85 SL; 81-83 CU; FAVORITE; 6-3, 185 pounds

2017: .276/.375/.362 – 24 BB/33 K – 4/9 SB – 163 AB
2017: 11.08 K/9 – 5.76 BB/9 – 20.1 IP – 5.75 ERA

334 – Loyola Marymount JR RHP Cory Abbott: 90-93 FB; average or better 86-88 SL; CU; 78-80 CB; deceptive; 6-2, 210 pounds

2015: 5.88 K/9 – 1.84 BB/9 – 49.1 IP – 2.39 ERA
2016: 4.37 K/9 – 2.83 BB/9 – 70.0 IP – 4.24 ERA
2017: 11.90 K/9 – 2.56 BB/9 – 98.1 IP – 1.74 ERA

335 – C Sam McMillan (Suwannee HS, Florida): power upside; good defender; good arm; strong; Florida commit; RHH: 6-1, 185 pounds

336 – Orange Coast JC SO 2B/SS Travis Moniot: average power; average arm; average speed; good glove; Oregon transfer; BHH; 6-0, 190 pounds

2017: .353/.524/.608 – 50 BB/27 K – 17/20 SB – 153 AB

337 – MIT OF/3B Austin Filiere: above-average power; good approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 185 pounds

2015: .436/.552/.798 – 40 BB/33 K – 14/16 SB – 163 AB
2016: .428/.546/.834 – 30 BB/25 K – 14/15 SB – 145 AB
2017: .375/.530/.794 – 41 BB/22 K – 16/17 SB – 136 AB

338 – Francis Marion JR OF Reese Cooley: power upside; above-average to plus speed; strong arm; plus athlete; 6-2, 210 pounds

2016: .262/.359/.541 – 22 BB/39 K – 12/13 SB – 157 AB
2017: .343/.439/.580 – 29 BB/38 K – 6/8 SB – 169 AB

339 – SS/2B Kyler McMahan (Lynwood HS, Washington): really good defensive tools; great athlete; average arm; Oregon State commit; 5-11, 170 pounds

340 – RHP/1B Bobby Miller (McHenry-West HS, Illinois): 89-93 FB, 94 peak; 76-79 CB/SL, flashes above-average; 81-84 CU; LHH; Louisville commit; 6-5, 200 pounds

341 – RHP Spencer Strider (Christian Acadmey, Tennessee): 88-94 FB, 96 peak; average low-80s CU; 74-78 SL/CB; Clemson commit; 6-1, 200 pounds

342 – RHP Darren Nelson (Granite Bay HS, California): 88-91 FB; above-average 80-83 SL/CB, plus upside; good command; Cal Poly commit; 6-8, 225 pounds

343 – South Florida JR RHP Joe Cavallaro: 85-91 FB with sink; plus 81-85 cut-SL; average 76-78 CB; deceptive; 6-4, 200 pounds

2015: 6.71 K/9 – 4.75 BB/9 – 54.2 IP – 4.09 ERA
2016: 8.00 K/9 – 4.80 BB/9 – 84.1 IP – 4.27 ERA
2017: 11.69 K/9 – 2.88 BB/9 – 59.1 IP – 2.28 ERA

344 – Binghamton JR SS Paul Rufo: good glove; 5-10, 200 pounds

2016: .306/.390/.412 – 20 BB/22 K – 5/7 SB – 170 AB
2017: .347/.398/.505 – 6 BB/13 K – 3/3 SB – 95 AB

345 – Menlo JR 3B/SS Joe Gillette: plus speed; plus athlete; good glove in OF; no problems with velocity; Oregon State transfer; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: .283/.323/.435 – 5 BB/27 K – 1/1 SB – 92 AB
2017: .290/.412/.630 – 40 BB/62 K – 9 SB – 200 AB

346 – OF Kenny Oyama (El Toro HS, California): plus approach; plus speed; exceptional bunter; easy CF range; Loyola Marymount commit; 5-6, 150 pounds

347 – SS Francis Villaman (Olympia HS, Florida): power upside; plus athlete; good glove; St. John’s River JC commit; 6-1, 185 pounds

348 – William & Mary rSO LHP Nick Raquet: 87-94 FB, 96 peak; above-average 75-77 CB; average low-80s SL; above-average 83-84 CU; North Carolina transfer; FAVORITE; 6-1, 205 pounds

2017: 11.06 K/9 – 5.24 BB/9 – 77.1 IP – 4.66 ERA

349 – RHP Graham Hoffman (Calvary Christian HS, Florida): 87-92 FB, 94 peak; good 72-75 CB; 77-80 SL; South Florida commit; 6-3, 200 pounds

350 – Iowa Western JC LHP Dan Tillo: 90-94 FB with plus sink, 95 peak; average SL, above-average to plus upside; very occasional CU; great athlete; FAVORITE; 6-5, 220 pounds

2017: 11.66 K/9 – 3.07 BB/9 – 44.0 IP – 2.86 ERA

351 – Kansas JR SS/3B Matt McLaughlin: good approach; good defensive tools; 6-1, 190 pounds

2015: .293/.398/.356 – 26 BB/24 K – 1/6 SB – 174 AB
2017: .314/.420/.469 – 34 BB/31 K – 6/8 SB – 207 AB

352 – Saint Louis JR C James Morisano: above-average power; good arm; good athlete; good defender; good approach; 6-3, 210 pounds

2015: .246/.286/.292 – 4 BB/15 K – 0/1 SB – 65 AB
2016: .273/.344/.434 – 15 BB/24 K – 0/0 SB – 143 AB
2017: .316/.379/.578 – 16 BB/43 K – 4/5 SB – 187 AB

353 – RHP Gavin Williams (Cape Fear HS, North Carolina): 87-94 FB, 95 peak; CB; East Carolina commit; FAVORITE; 6-6, 200 pounds

354 – RHP Ryan Dease (The Next Level Academy, Florida): 85-92 FB; average SL; good upper-70s CU; Central Florida commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

355 – Clemson rJR OF/1B Reed Rohlman: good hit tool; 6-1, 210 pounds

2015: .356/.412/.466 – 23 BB/35 K – 3/5 SB – 236 AB
2016: .274/.374/.383 – 33 BB/43 K – 1/3 SB – 248 AB
2017: .366/.451/.549 – 25 BB/32 K – 1/5 SB – 224 AB

356 – Chipola JC SO SS Trey Dawson: above-average arm; good range; strong hit tool; LSU transfer; 6-2, 190 pounds

2017: .276/.418/.489 – 37 BB/51 K – 3/6 SB – 174 AB

357 – UC Santa Barbara JR SS Clay Fisher: really good glove, flashes plus; average to above-average arm pre-surgery; good athlete; good approach; above-average speed; out in 2017 (TJ); 6-1, 175 pounds

2015: .240/.295/.296 – 11 BB/33 K – 5/9 SB – 179 AB
2016: .285/.332/.377 – 15 BB/32 K – 14/19 SB – 239 AB
2017: .200/.250/.382 – 3 BB/12 K – 0/1 SB – 55 AB

358 – College of Charleston rSO 1B Logan McRae: plus bat speed; good athlete; 6-2, 200 pounds

2016: .206/.325/.324 – 11 BB/16 K – 1/1 SB – 68 AB
2017: .310/.412/.602 – 36 BB/46 K – 0/0 SB – 216 AB

359 – UCLA JR 1B/3B Sean Bouchard: quick bat; above-average to plus raw power; plus arm; good defensive tools; average speed; good athlete; 6-3, 215 pounds

2015: .239/.352/.370 – 16 BB/30 K – 4/4 SB – 92 AB
2016: .295/.354/.436 – 14 BB/39 K – 3/4 SB – 156 AB
2017: .306/.396/.523 – 26 BB/47 K – 3/4 SB – 216 AB

360 – OF Ian Jenkins (Collins Hill HS, Georgia): plus raw power; above-average to plus arm; slow; older for class; South Carolina commit

361 – RHP Stephen Emanuels (Interlake HS, Washington): 87-90 FB; low-70s SL, above-average upside; BA comp: Bailey Clark; 6-5, 200 pounds

362 – UC Irvine JR LHP Cameron Bishop: 88-92 FB, 95 peak; plus 80-83 SL; average CB; average CU; out in 2017 (oblique); 6-5, 235 pounds

2015: 8.16 K/9 – 4.50 BB/9 – 31.2 IP – 4.50 ERA
2016: 10.11 K/9 – 4.22 BB/9 – 70.1 IP – 4.61 ERA

363 – TCU rSR RHP Mitchell Traver: 90-94 FB with plus sink, 96 peak; average or better 79-81 CB; mid-80s SL; CU flashes average; missed 2013 with TJ surgery; 2015: 91-96 FB; plus 81-86 SL; 77-78 CB; 2017: 90-94 FB, 95 peak; plus 78-84 SL/CB; average 78-81 CU; 6-7, 250 pounds

2015: 9.08 K/9 – 3.07 BB/9 – 76.1 IP – 1.89 ERA
2016: 8.32 K/9 – 2.97 BB/9 – 30.1 IP – 3.26 ERA
2017: 10.72 K/9 – 4.24 BB/9 – 40.1 IP – 3.79 ERA

364 – Florida SO SS/2B Deacon Liput: good hit tool; above-average to plus speed; average at best arm; steady glove, plus upside at 2B; good athlete; D1 comp: Nolan Fontana; LHH; 5-10, 190 pounds

2016: .270/.363/.398 – 34 BB/44 K – 13/17 SB – 241 AB
2017: .216/.311/.288 – 31 BB/59 K – 12/18 SB – 222 AB

365 – South Carolina JR 1B/LHP Alex Destino: above-average to plus raw power; strong arm; has experience as OF; 88-92 FB with sink; good CU; 6-2, 225 pounds

2015: .251/.288/.395 – 9 BB/41 K – 0/0 SB – 167 AB
2016: .321/.373/.509 – 19 BB/45 K – 2/4 SB – 234 AB
2017: .255/.338/.441 – 27 BB/42 K – 3/6 SB – 204 AB

366 – Nova Southeastern JR OF/1B Jeremy Vasquez: Florida transfer; LHH; 6-0, 210 pounds

2015: .339/.424/.459 – 15 BB/17 K – 1/3 SB – 109 AB
2016: .291/.387/.358 – 22 BB/29 K – 1/2 SB – 165 AB
2017: .317/.453/.614 – 45 BB/36 K – 0/1 SB – 189 AB

367 – Broward JC SO OF Danny Reyes: plus raw power; RHH; Florida transfer; 6-2, 215 pounds

2016: .269/.278/.423 – 1 BB/10 K – 1/3 SB – 52 AB
2017: .335/.451/.557 – 27 BB/32 K – 17/20 SB – 176 AB

368 – Georgia rSO LHP Ryan Avidano: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; average to above-average CB; average or better mid-80s CU; great athlete; 6-6, 240 pounds

2015: 5.52 K/9 – 4.65 BB/9 – 31.1 IP – 8.71 ERA
2017: 10.74 K/9 – 7.04 BB/9 – 24.1 IP – 7.77 ERA

369 – Florida State JR OF/LHP Rhett Aplin: power upside; strong arm; 6-2, 220 pounds

2017: .322/.431/.524 – 24 BB/30 K – 4/6 SB – 143 AB

370 – Maryland SO OF Marty Costes: great athlete; good approach; average at best speed; average or better arm; power upside; LF only type; coach comp: Ron Gant; RHH; FAVORITE; 5-9, 200 pounds

2016: .263/.363/.479 – 28 BB/40 K – 0/1 SB – 190 AB
2017: .322/.429/.548 – 34 BB/47 K – 5/5 SB – 239 AB

371 – Texas SO LHP Nick Kennedy: 87-92 FB, 94-95 peak; low- to mid-80s SL (80-83) flashes plus; CB; 81-83 CU; 5-11, 200 pounds

2016: 7.88 K/9 – 6.75 BB/9 – 16.0 IP – 8.44 ERA
2017: 9.91 K/9 – 3.36 BB/9 – 53.2 IP – 3.02 ERA

372 – C Tyler Lasch (El Toro HS, California): power upside; quick bat; good athlete; good defender; LHH; Mississippi State commit; 5-9, 175 pounds

373 – 2B Logan Allen (Magnolia HS, Texas): good speed; strong arm; good approach; RHH; 5-11, 160 pounds

374 – OF Gabriel Rivera (Killian HS, Florida): plus raw power; plus arm; average at best speed; Miami commit; RHH; 5-11, 200 pounds

375 – Clemson JR C/1B Chris Williams: plus power upside; good defender; average to above-average arm; good athlete; has also played 3B; PG comp: Mike Napoli; 6-1, 210 pounds

2016: .245/.342/.413 – 18 BB/51 K – 2/2 SB – 184 AB
2017: .263/.322/.575 – 14 BB/36 K – 2/2 SB – 179 AB

376 – Morehead State JR 3B/OF Eli Boggess: good hit tool; 5-11, 190 pounds

2017: .425/.487/.599 – 19 BB/14 K – 3/6 SB – 207 AB

377 – North Carolina SO C/RHP Cody Roberts: plus to plus-plus arm strength; great athlete; 90-93 FB; FAVORITE; 6-0, 200 pounds

2016: .256/.323/.315 – 15 BB/30 K – 3/3 SB – 168 AB
2017: .268/.371/.374 – 26 BB/29 K – 5/5 SB – 198 AB

378 – Arizona SO C Cesar Salazar: plus defender; strong arm; average speed; can also play 2B and 3B; LHH; 5-9, 200 pounds

2016: .276/.329/.342 – 16 BB/24 K – 1/1 SB – 196 AB
2017: .284/.373/.398 – 17 BB/21 K – 2/4 SB – 176 AB

379 – Florida JR C Michael Rivera: quick bat; really good defender, plus upside; easy above-average arm, likes showing it off; strong; average or better power upside; BA comp: Carlos Ruiz; 5-10, 200 pounds

2015: .271/.337/.369 – 16 BB/24 K – 2/2 SB – 225 AB
2016: .245/.347/.419 – 28 BB/26 K – 0/2 SB – 229 AB
2017: .240/.342/.349 – 17 BB/14 K – 1/1 SB – 129 AB

380 – Vanderbilt JR RHP Matt Ruppenthal: 88-92 FB, 94-95 peak; above-average to plus 77-84 CB; average 79-84 CU; 83-84 SL; 6-4, 230 pounds

2015: 9.00 K/9 – 8.10 BB/9 – 10.0 IP – 2.70 ERA
2016: 11.47 K/9 – 5.25 BB/9 – 46.1 IP – 2.33 ERA
2017: 7.50 K/9 – 3.17 BB/9 – 54.0 IP – 3.17 ERA

381 – Kentucky JR RHP Zach Pop: 88-94 FB with plus sink, 97 peak; average 82-86 SL; upper-70s CB; 83-85 CU; young for class; 2017: 93-98 FB; 85-88 SL, above-average upside; 6-4, 225 pounds

2015: 3.94 K/9 – 5.06 BB/9 – 16.0 IP – 4.50 ERA
2016: 5.68 K/9 – 4.03 BB/9 – 38.0 IP – 5.21 ERA
2017: 8.74 K/9 – 6.12 BB/9 – 20.2 IP – 3.48 ERA

382 – Missouri JR RHP Bryce Montes de Oca: 90-96 FB, 100 peak; average 77-82 SL/CB, flashes above-average to plus; TJ survivor; 6-7, 260 pounds

2015: 11.25 K/9 – 10.13 BB/9 – 8.0 IP – 6.75 ERA
2017: 8.91 K/9 – 6.24 BB/9 – 60.2 IP – 4.30 ERA

383 – Utah SO RHP Riley Ottesen: 91-96 FB, 98-99 peak; above-average 82-88 cut-SL, flashes plus; average 85-87 split-CU, flashes plus; CB; good athlete; inconsistent mechanics; PG comp: Ken Giles; FAVORITE; 6-0, 185 pounds

2016: 10.00 K/9 – 4.04 BB/9 – 42.1 IP – 6.38 ERA
2017: 6.82 K/9 – 3.13 BB/9 – 95.0 IP – 4.93 ERA

384 – C Cordell Dunn (Center Hill HS, Mississippi): average arm; good approach; strong; Texas Tech commit; RHH; 6-0, 190 pounds

385 – Hope International JR OF Cameron Baranek: plus speed; above-average power; average arm; CF range; good athlete; PG comp: Kole Calhoun; FAVORITE; 5-10, 185 pounds

2017: .364/.486/.672 – 43 BB/32 K – 20/30 SB – 198 AB

386 – Mercer JR OF Trey Truitt: above-average power upside; average to above-average speed; 6-1, 190 pounds

2015: .276/.374/.492 – 27 BB/59 K – 4/7 SB – 181 AB
2016: .335/.430/.636 – 40 BB/67 K – 2/6 SB – 236 AB
2017: .263/.373/.413 – 31 BB/55 K – 5/6 SB – 179 AB

387 – UMBC SR C Hunter Dolshun: plus raw power; steady glove; strong arm; size limits his mobility behind dish, but think he’s good enough; very strong; RHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 225 pounds

2014: .304/.400/.422 – 20 BB/21 K – 2/2 SB – 135 AB
2015: .293/.391/.377 – 26 BB/38 K – 3/3 SB – 191 AB
2016: .345/.416/.603 – 21 BB/14 K – 1/3 SB – 174 AB
2017: .336/.405/.599 – 12 BB/23 K – 0/1 SB – 152 AB

388 – Wake Forest SR C Ben Breazeale: good glove; good approach; strong; 6-0, 210 pounds

2015: .274/.378/.400 – 14 BB/25 K – 1/1 SB – 95 AB
2016: .246/.388/.335 – 41 BB/39 K – 1/1 SB – 179 AB
2017: .342/.410/.523 – 27 BB/33 K – 0/0 SB – 222 AB

389 – Georgia Tech JR 3B/C Trevor Craport: average arm; good athlete; power upside; good approach; intriguing upside behind plate; 5-11, 200 pounds

2016: .352/.414/.543 – 17 BB/17 K – 4/5 SB – 199 AB
2017: .336/.399/.502 – 20 BB/34 K – 8/9 SB – 235 AB

390 – Coastal Carolina JR 2B/SS Wood Myers: above-average speed; good glove; strong arm; North Carolina transfer; 5-8, 180 pounds

2017: .330/.393/.476 – 19 BB/23 K – 11/14 SB – 212 AB

391 – OF Trey Leonard (George Washington HS, Iowa): good hit tool; good speed; strong arm; LHH; Louisville commit; 6-0, 175 pounds

392 – Kentucky rSO RHP Justin Lewis: 86-93 FB, 95 peak; above-average to plus 75-79 CU, keeps improving; CB; average low-80s SL; good athlete; FAVORITE; 6-7, 190 pounds

2016: 7.43 K/9 – 2.97 BB/9 – 30.1 IP – 2.08 ERA
2017: 7.12 K/9 – 2.67 BB/9 – 91.0 IP – 3.56 ERA

393 – RHP Christian Santana (American Heritage HS, Florida): 88-93 FB, 95 peak; 74-79 CB; 81-84 CU; SL; good command; good athlete; Florida International commit; 6-3, 210 pounds

394 – North Carolina State JR 3B Evan Mendoza: good hit tool; above-average power upside; good approach; plus arm strength; steady glove; average speed; 88-91 FB; 6-2, 200 pounds

2016: .362/.417/.449 – 20 BB/28 K – 3/6 SB – 196 AB
2017: .264/.344/.401 – 27 BB/27 K – 3/3 SB – 227 AB

395 – Point Loma Nazarene SR 1B Ryan Garcia (2017): good hit tool; plus defender; good athlete; FAVORITE; 6-2, 210 pounds

2017: .344/.481/.688 – 40 BB/20 K – 6/8 SB – 157 AB

396 – North Carolina SR OF Tyler Lynn: good hit tool; power upside; plus approach; good speed; good athlete; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

2016: .235/.359/.369 – 24 BB/18 K – 6/8 SB – 149 AB
2017: .313/.413/.500 – 29 BB/23 K – 6/10 SB – 192 AB

397 – Maryland JR OF Zach Jancarski: above-average to plus speed; chance to be plus in CF; good athlete; 6-0, 185 pounds

2016: .257/.348/.327 – 13 BB/16 K – 5/8 SB – 101 AB
2017: .325/.434/.453 – 33 BB/33 K – 20/30 SB – 234 AB

398 – Rice JR RHP/3B Dane Myers: 89-94 FB with sink, 96 peak; above-average 76-80 kCB, flashes plus; good 78-82 CU with sink; SL; average hit tool; average power; average speed; above-average defender; plus arm; good approach; can also play 1B; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: 11.45 K/9 – 8.18 BB/9 – 11.0 IP – 2.45 ERA
2016: 6.68 K/9 – 3.19 BB/9 – 31.0 IP – 6.68 ERA
2017: 6.13 K/9 – 5.14 BB/9 – 54.1 IP – 3.98 ERA

2017: .358/.425/.545 – 24 BB/54 K – 13/16 SB – 246 AB

399 – RHP Jeff Criswell (Portage Central HS, Michigan): 85-92 FB, 94 peak; 73-78 CB/SL, flashes average; low-80s CU; Michigan commit; 6-3, 185 pounds

400 – 3B/SS Gage Workman (Basha HS, Arizona): power upside; young for class; Arizona State commit; BHH; 6-3, 180 pounds

401 – Texas JR OF Patrick Mathis: good hit tool; above-average to plus power upside; good athlete; steady glove; LHH; 6-0, 215 pounds

2015: .063/.167/.063 – 2 BB/7 K – 1/1 SB – 16 AB
2016: .297/.379/.477 – 24 BB/47 K – 4/6 SB – 172 AB
2017: .245/.376/.432 – 28 BB/42 K – 6/8 SB – 245 AB

402 – Southeastern Louisiana JR RHP Mac Sceroler: 87-93 FB, 95 peak; average 73-78 CB; above-average 80-82 CU; SL; good command; 6-4, 200 pounds

2015: 8.07 K/9 – 1.55 BB/9 – 29.1 IP – 2.48 ERA
2016: 8.72 K/9 – 3.09 BB/9 – 96.0 IP – 2.25 ERA
2017: 9.74 K/9 – 3.01 BB/9 – 101.2 IP – 3.81 ERA

403 – Louisville JR RHP Kade McClure: 88-94 FB, 95 peak; average 76-83 SL/CB; average 80-83 CU; 6-7, 230 pounds

2015: 10.41 K/9 – 3.94 BB/9 – 32.1 IP – 4.22 ERA
2016: 8.88 K/9 – 2.31 BB/9 – 78.0 IP – 2.54 ERA
2017: 9.43 K/9 – 3.34 BB/9 – 91.2 IP – 3.63 ERA

404 – Washington Wild Things JR LHP Hunter Williams: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; 76-81 CB, flashes above-average; 78-82 CU, average upside; 82-86 cut-SL, flashes above-average; 2017: 87-93 FB, 95 peak; average SL; average CU; 6-3, 225 pounds

2015: 7.88 K/9 – 5.18 BB/9 – 40.1 IP – 1.80 ERA
2016: 9.89 K/9 – 6.27 BB/9 – 37.1 IP – 3.13 ERA
2017: 9.51 K/9 – 9.51 BB/9 – 12.1 IP – 7.29 ERA

405 – Clemson rSO RHP Alex Eubanks: 86-92 FB with sink, 93 peak; average 81-84 CU; above-average 83-88 cutter; 77-78 CB; really good 79-86 SL; 6-0, 185 pounds

2016: 7.75 K/9 – 2.32 BB/9 – 81.1 IP – 4.09 ERA
2017: 9.04 K/9 – 1.33 BB/9 – 101.2 IP – 4.07 ERA

406 – OF Dalton Wingo (Plant City HS, Florida): quick bat; average or better power; plus arm; good speed; good athlete; Central Florida commit; RHH: 6-2, 190 pounds

407 – Chipola JC FR C Max Guzman: power upside; quick bat; 6-0, 215 pounds

2017: .377/.496/.699 – 26 BB/44 K – 1/1 SB – 183 AB

408 – Mercer SR 2B/SS Ryan Hagan: plus glove; good hit tool; power upside; good speed; 5-11, 190 pounds

2016: .316/.419/.488 – 41 BB/40 K – 10/14 SB – 244 AB
2017: .296/.411/.475 – 41 BB/28 K – 24/27 SB – 223 AB

409 – Utah rSR 3B Dallas Carroll: good athlete; good approach; good glove; 6-0, 200 pounds

2013: .282/.361/.350 – 11 BB/14 K – 7/9 SB – 103 AB
2015: .283/.407/.332 – 28 BB/22 K – 16/26 SB – 187 AB
2016: .294/.409/.456 – 27 BB/23 K – 10/17 SB – 204 AB
2017: .369/.465/.591 – 35 BB/19 K – 12/14 SB – 198 AB

410 – Notre Dame JR RHP Brandon Bielak: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; 80-86 SL, flashes above-average; 76-80 CB, flashes above-average; average 81-84 CU; 6-2, 190 pounds

2015: 6.30 K/9 – 3.35 BB/9 – 88.2 IP – 3.55 ERA
2016: 8.74 K/9 – 4.05 BB/9 – 55.2 IP – 2.10 ERA
2017: 9.25 K/9 – 5.05 BB/9 – 73.0 IP – 5.55 ERA

411 – 3B/RHP Paxton Wallace (Greenbrier HS, Arkansas): power upside; strong arm; Wichita State commit; RHH; 6-1, 210 pounds

412 – Central Michigan JR OF/1B Daniel Jipping: plus speed; plus power upside; quick bat; strong; good approach; RHH; 6-2, 230 pounds

2015: .281/.372/.444 – 16 BB/45 K – 4/4 SB – 153 AB
2016: .300/.406/.484 – 32 BB/56 K – 4/5 SB – 217 AB
2017: .309/.422/.560 – 41 BB/52 K – 4/7 SB – 207 AB

413 – Kennesaw State JR C Griffin Helms: plus athlete; plus speed; power upside; intriguing defensive tools; 6-0, 220 pounds

2015: .264/.330/.352 – 9 BB/28 K – 1/4 SB – 91 AB
2016: .376/.459/.515 – 13 BB/32 K – 2/2 SB – 101 AB
2017: .296/.383/.453 – 17 BB/36 K – 7/11 SB – 159 AB

414 – North Carolina JR 3B/SS Zack Gahagan: good athlete; plus power upside; quick bat; good defensive tools; strong arm; average at best speed; can also play 1B and 2B; RHH; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: .216/.291/.294 – 14 BB/32 K – 3/3 SB – 153 AB
2016: .297/.391/.439 – 22 BB/29 K – 1/1 SB – 148 AB
2017: .243/.366/.386 – 33 BB/51 K – 6/8 SB – 210 AB

415 – Texas rJR 3B/SS Bret Boswell: average hit tool; average or better raw power; average or better arm; average speed; good defensive tools; great athlete; if he’s healthy, watch out; 5-11, 200 pounds

2015: .253/.376/.348 – 32 BB/59 K – 0/0 SB – 178 AB
2016: .241/.303/.397 – 12 BB/38 K – 1/3 SB – 141 AB
2017: .273/.384/.444 – 34 BB/39 K – 5/7 SB – 198 AB

416 – RHP Cade Cavalli (Bixby HS, Oklahoma): 90-94 FB, 95 peak; 72-74 CB; 82-84 SL; Oklahoma commit; 6-4, 225 pounds

417 – Virginia Tech JR LHP Packy Naughton: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; good 80-84 CU; 77-80 CB/SL, flashes above-average; 6-2, 200 pounds

2015: 7.16 K/9 – 4.70 BB/9 – 44.0 IP – 4.91 ERA
2016: 8.76 K/9 – 4.03 BB/9 – 76.0 IP – 6.75 ERA
2017: 9.84 K/9 – 4.69 BB/9 – 57.2 IP – 6.24 ERA

418 – Fresno State JR LHP Ricky Tyler Thomas: 86-93 FB; plus 74-80 CU, plus-plus upside; throws the CU a ton; 71-74 CB; low-80s cutter; good deception; great athlete; reminds me of Marco Gonzales; 6-1, 175 pounds

2015: 7.68 K/9 – 5.05 BB/9 – 41.1 IP – 3.95 ERA
2016: 9.35 K/9 – 1.38 BB/9 – 104.0 IP – 2.16 ERA
2017: 9.93 K/9 – 5.17 BB/9 – 90.2 IP – 4.86 ERA

419 – 3B/SS Jamal O’Guinn (Buchanan HS, California): power upside; strong arm; average at best speed; USC commit; RHH; 6-3, 200 pounds

420 – Lincoln Land JC SO SS Nick Maton: Eastern Illinois transfer; LHH: FAVORITE; 6-0, 185 pounds

2017: .408/.507/.722 – 34 BB/27 K – 33/35 SB – 169 AB

421 – Oklahoma SO 3B Brylie Ware: FAVORITE; 7/17/96 birthday; 5-11, 200 pounds

2017: .298/.383/.429 – 14 BB/19 K – 3/7 SB – 191 AB

422 – Illinois-Chicago JR C Robert Calabrese: strong; quick bat; 6-1, 200 pounds

2015: .232/.351/.268 – 14 BB/14 K – 0/0 SB – 82 AB
2016: .216/.314/.330 – 11 BB/14 K – 4/4 SB – 88 AB
2017: .353/.425/.583 – 20 BB/26 K – 3/6 SB – 204 AB

423 – St. John’s SR C Troy Dixon: very good glove; above-average to plus arm, plays up; good athlete; good approach; LHH; FAVORITE; 6-2, 200 pounds

2014: .284/.409/.330 – 14 BB/14 K – 0/1 SB – 109 AB
2015: .254/.324/.344 – 7 BB/12 K – 0/0 SB – 122 AB
2016: .253/.338/.339 – 18 BB/17 K – 3/3 SB – 174 AB
2017: .394/.473/.525 – 23 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 160 AB

424 – Louisiana JR RHP Dylan Moore: 86-91 FB with sink; good 76-80 SL; good CU; 85 cutter; very deceptive; good athlete; 6-4, 220 pounds

2015: 7.06 K/9 – 2.82 BB/9 – 50.2 IP – 1.59 ERA
2016: 10.71 K/9 – 2.72 BB/9 – 49.2 IP – 0.91 ERA
2017: 12.89 K/9 – 6.94 BB/9 – 36.1 IP – 3.96 ERA

425 – C Jan Mercado (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): above-average arm; good defender; young for class; RHH; 6-0, 180 pounds

426 – SS Hal Hughes (Norman North HS, Oklahoma): good defensive tools; good speed; good approach; FAVORITE; LSU commit; 5-11, 165 pounds

427 – Rice JR OF Ryan Chandler: above-average hit tool; good approach; plus speed; strong arm; sneaky pop; CF range; FAVORITE; 5-9, 170 pounds

2015: .302/.382/.379 – 25 BB/44 K – 5/12 SB – 248 AB
2016: .270/.359/.370 – 30 BB/34 K – 7/13 SB – 230 AB
2017: .267/.375/.407 – 32 BB/51 K – 6/9 SB – 243 AB

428 – Arizona JR OF Cal Stevenson: good hit tool; above-average to plus speed; above-average arm; average power; good defender; FAVORITE; 5-9, 170 pounds

2017: .311/.448/.461 – 48 BB/36 K – 5/5 SB – 193 AB

429 – LSU SR 2B Cole Freeman: good hit tool; plus glove; easy plus speed; good approach; good athlete; FAVORITE; 5-9, 180 pounds

2016: .329/.427/.403 – 32 BB/23 K – 26/35 SB – 216 AB
2017: .328/.429/.419 – 25 BB/19 K – 18/24 SB – 241 AB

430 – McLennan JC SO 1B/3B Brendan Venter: average hit tool; plus raw power; good approach; average speed; 6-1, 210 pounds

2017: .353/.437/.634 – 29 BB/43 K – 0/1 SB – 224 AB

431 – North Carolina State JR OF Josh McLain: plus CF range; plus speed; sneaky pop; good athlete; below-average arm; 6-0, 165 pounds

2015: .186/.234/.209 – 2 BB/11 K – 1/2 SB – 43 AB
2016: .300/.359/.465 – 14 BB/40 K – 13/16 SB – 213 AB
2017: .313/.354/.471 – 12 BB/35 K – 11/13 SB – 240 AB

432 – C Chris Troye (Heritage HS, California): power upside; quick bat; good defensive tools; plus arm; UC Santa Barbara commit; RHH; 6-4, 215 pounds

433 – C Jake Taylor (Shawnee HS, Oklahoma): quick bat; good approach; good athlete; power upside; strong; Oklahoma State commit; RHH: 6-1, 200 pounds

434 – RHP Logan Chapman (Easley HS, South Carolina): 86-93 FB; above-average mid-70s CB, plus upside; South Carolina commit; 6-3, 180 pounds

435 – RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (Hilton Head HS, South Carolina): 87-93 FB, 95 peak; average upper-70s CB, plus upside; CU; good athlete; South Carolina commit; 6-2, 190 pounds

436 – RHP Chandler Ferguson (Jefferson HS, Indiana): 87-94 FB, 96 peak; average 73-79 CB/SL; 80-82 CU; good athlete; NW Florida State JC commit; 6-2, 190 pounds

437 – RHP Harrison Francis (Lawton Chiles HS, Florida): 86-94 FB, 95 peak; average 75-79 CB/SL; 80-83 CU, above-average upside; Chipola JC commit; 6-2, 200 pounds

438 – Tennessee Wesleyan SR SS Pedro Barrios: good hit tool; very good approach; steady glove; strong arm; good speed; FAVORITE; 5-8, 175 pounds

2017: .350/.412/.489 – 25 BB/19 K – 11 SB – 237 AB

439 – Auburn JR 3B/OF Josh Anthony: power upside; average speed; above-average glove; above-average arm; has also played 2B and C; 5-11, 200 pounds

*2015*: .425/.519/.822 – 36 BB/30 K – 18/23 SB – 214 AB
*2016*: .444/.565/.862 – 54 BB/44 K – 49/53 SB – 225 AB
2017: .266/.375/.352 – 36 BB/41 K – 7/9 SB – 233 AB

440 – BYU JR 1B/C Colton Shaver (2017): plus power; great approach; FAVORITE; 6-1, 225 pounds

2015: .313/.405/.595 – 22 BB/50 K – 1/2 SB – 195 AB
2016: .335/.452/.582 – 39 BB/34 K – 1/2 SB – 194 AB
2017: .269/.351/.486 – 22 BB/45 K – 2/2 SB – 216 AB

441 – OF Reese Albert (Jupiter HS, Florida): average raw power; average speed; above-average arm; Florida State commit; LHH: 6-1, 190 pounds

442 – LHP/OF Jordan Butler (Alonso HS, Florida): 87-92 FB with sink; 75-78 SL, flashes plus; 70-76 CB, average upside; 78-79 CU; deceptive delivery; great athlete; power upside; Florida commit; LHH: 6-2, 200 pounds

443 – RHP Ben Fariss (Valencia HS, California): 88-92 FB, 93 peak; average 74-79 CB/SL, flashes above-average; mid-80s CU; Sam Monroy comp: Doug Drabek; deceptive; good athlete; UC Santa Barbara commit; 6-1, 190 pounds

444 – RHP/1B Bryson Hutchinson (Spruce Creek HS, Florida): 88-94 FB, 95 peak; above-average 80-85 SL; 83-85 CU; 75 CB; Mississippi State commit; 6-6, 250 pounds

445 – RHP Brad Dobzanski (Delsea Regional HS, New Jersey): 87-92 FB; 78-84 CB with above-average to plus upside; good command; Kentucky commit; 6-3, 200 pounds

446 – West Texas A&M SR RHP Marshall Kasowski: 87-92 FB, 94-95 peak; average 76-77 CB/SL; good CU; Houston transfer; 6-3, 220 pounds

2015: 9.53 K/9 – 3.18 BB/9 – 17.0 IP – 2.12 ERA
2016: 9.76 K/9 – 3.25 BB/9 – 16.2 IP – 4.32 ERA
2017: 15.92 K/9 – 4.82 BB/9 – 93.1 IP – 2.22 ERA

447 – C Santis Sanchez (International Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico): plus arm; average power upside; BA comp: Martin Maldonado; RHH; 6-1, 215 pounds

448 – Florida Gulf Coast JR SS/2B Julio Gonzalez: good glove; 5-10, 190 pounds

2017: .326/.409/.473 – 35 BB/34 K – 1/3 SB – 258 AB

449 – Monmouth SR 3B/1B Shaine Hughes: good hit tool; power upside; good glove; 6-0, 210 pounds

2015: .289/.395/.403 – 22 BB/31 K – 2/3 SB – 159 AB
2016: .385/.457/.522 – 17 BB/6 K – 7/9 SB – 161 AB
2017: .359/.441/.519 – 20 BB/21 K – 5/6 SB – 181 AB

450 – Georgia Tech SR OF Ryan Peurifoy: good speed; plus arm in all phases; above-average speed plays up; great instincts; good glove; CF range; 6-2, 200 pounds

2014: .296/.340/.387 – 11 BB/29 K – 2/4 SB – 142 AB
2015: .324/.386/.451 – 11 BB/22 K – 1/2 SB – 102 AB
2016: .237/.276/.333 – 10 BB/48 K – 2/3 SB – 198 AB
2017: .295/.366/.465 – 21 BB/30 K – 3/4 SB – 200 AB

451 – Georgia Highlands JC FR SS Grant Bodison: power upside; strong arm; good athlete

2017: .270/.421/.417 – 24 BB/35 K – 12/13 SB – 163 AB

452 – Georgia Tech JR 2B/SS Wade Bailey: good glove; 5-9, 180 pounds

2015: .255/.312/.335 – 15 BB/16 K – 5/7 SB – 200 AB
2016: .310/.371/.408 – 22 BB/25 K – 8/9 SB – 255 AB
2017: .347/.420/.538 – 27 BB/30 K – 6/9 SB – 236 AB

453 – Virginia rSR C Robbie Coman: good glove; average at best arm; TJ survivor; 6-1, 200 pounds

2014: .283/.377/.368 – 13 BB/9 K – 106 AB
2015: .289/.360/.333 – 21 BB/21 K – 2/7 SB – 201 AB
2016: .200/.333/.200 – 2 BB/4 K – 0/0 SB – 15 AB
2017: .347/.402/.492 – 18 BB/17 K – 3/5 SB – 199 AB

454 – South Alabama rJR C/OF Jared Barnes: plus arm; power upside; 5-11, 200 pounds

2015: .240/.313/.292 – 16 BB/19 K – 4/5 SB – 171 AB
2016: .299/.394/.478 – 27 BB/37 K – 1/2 SB – 184 AB
2017: .320/.416/.605 – 27 BB/33 K – 2/5 SB – 172 AB

455 – TCU JR OF Austen Wade: above-average speed; power upside; 6-1, 185 pounds

2016: .286/.434/.359 – 57 BB/41 K – 13/16 SB – 217 AB
2017: .355/.463/.523 – 45 BB/47 K – 15/20 SB – 220 AB

456 – 2B/OF Darren Baker (Jesuit HS, California): Sam Monroy comp: Dee Gordon; California commit; LHH; 5-11, 170 pounds

457 – C Calvin Greenfield (Jensen Beach HS, Florida): good hit tool; not much power; questionable glove; Florida commit; 6-1, 200 pounds

458 – LHP Russell Smith (Midlothian HS, Texas): 84-91 FB; average to above-average 78-82 CU; 71-76 SL/CB; good athlete; TCU commit; 6-9, 220 pounds

459 – Missouri Baptist JR RHP Nick Vichio: 90-94 FB, 95 peak; good SL; Saint Louis transfer; 6-2, 200 pounds

2017: 14.05 K/9 – 1.62 BB/9 – 33.1 IP – 1.89 ERA

460 – Niagara County JC SO RHP Christian Young: 90-94 FB, 95 peak; good CB; 6-4, 215 pounds

2016: 13.52 K/9 – 2.05 BB/9 – 52.2 IP – 1.28 ERA
2017: 16.64 K/9 – 1.41 BB/9 – 57.1 IP – 1.57 ERA

461 – RHP Carlos Lomeli (St. John Bosco HS, California): 88-92 FB, 93 peak; 75-78 SL, flashes average; low-70s CB, flashes average; 80 CU; St. Mary’s commit; 6-1, 180 pounds

462 – RHP Brayden Weyer (Peak to Peak HS, Colorado): 85-90 FB with sink; good CU; Seattle commit; 6-11, 200 pounds

463 – Missouri JR C Nelson Mompierre: 6-0, 200 pounds

*2016*: .355/.456/.512 – 23 BB/14 K – 3/7 SB – 121 AB
2017: .327/.427/.510 – 17 BB/19 K – 0/1 SB – 98 AB

464 – Central Michigan SR SS Alex Borglin: plus athlete; above-average to plus speed; good range; average at best arm; FAVORITE; 6-0, 175 pounds

2014: .225/.410/.312 – 35 BB/38 K – 6/6 SB – 138 AB
2015: .308/.420/.402 – 37 BB/30 K – 5/9 SB – 224 AB
2016: .299/.394/.402 – 32 BB/32 K – 5/9 SB – 241 AB
2017: .288/.408/.403 – 39 BB/22 K – 9/12 SB – 236 AB

465 – BYU SO OF Brock Hale: good hit tool; 6-0, 200 pounds

2016: .367/.492/.633 – 10 BB/9 K – 2/4 SB – 49 AB
2017: .395/.481/.672 – 27 BB/31 K – 5/5 SB – 195 AB

466 – Southeast Missouri State SR OF Dan Holst: plus speed; good hit tool; power upside; great approach; average arm; great in corner, easy CF range; LHH; FAVORITE; 5-11, 180 pounds

2016: .322/.475/.521 – 55 BB/50 K – 22/26 SB – 211 AB
2017: .375/.509/.601 – 49 BB/39 K – 13/16 SB – 208 AB

467 – 3B Bryson Bloomer (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS, Kentucky): power upside; good glove; RHH; 6-1, 200 pounds

468 – 2B/SS DJ Poteet (Northview HS, Georgia): power upside; Wake Forest commit; 6-4, 185 pounds

469 – C David Durate (Alhambra HS, Arizona): good defender; plus arm; Grand Canyon commit; 6-0, 200 pounds

470 – RHP Tyler Brown (Crestview HS, Ohio): 87-94 FB, 96 peak; average 80-83 SL; TJ survivor; Vanderbilt commit; 6-2, 225 pounds

471 – South Carolina-Aiken SR RHP Connor Riley: 88-92 FB, 94 peak; plus 79-80 SL; 6-0, 185 pounds

2017: 14.10 K/9 – 4.88 BB/9 – 83.0 IP – 3.58 ERA

472 – Gateway JC SO RHP Seth Nordlin: 88-92 FB; average CB/SL, above-average upside; average CU; 6-4, 190 pounds

2017: 13.02 K/9 – 1.80 BB/9 – 85.0 IP – 1.91 ERA

473 – Kentucky SR SS/2B Connor Heady: above-average speed; above-average arm; 6-0, 175 pounds

2014: .133/.286/.183 – 12 BB/21 K – 1/2 SB – 60 AB
2015: .211/.355/.263 – 21 BB/25 K – 2/5 SB – 152 AB
2016: .186/.271/.256 – 4 BB/10 K – 0/0 SB – 43 AB
2017: .276/.399/.419 – 36 BB/42 K – 2/6 SB – 210 AB

474 – Marshall JR 3B/RHP Tyler Ratliff: good athlete; power upside; plus arm; 92-95 FB; 6-2, 210 pounds

2015: .198/.252/.333 – 6 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 96 AB
2016: .327/.368/.579 – 12 BB/43 K – 2/3 SB – 202 AB
2017: .295/.368/.552 – 18 BB/43 K – 6/8 SB – 210 AB

475 – Hawaii SR 2B/3B Josh Rojas: good approach; quick bat; average or better arm; average speed; FAVORITE; 6-1, 190 pounds

*2014*: .280/.362/.384 – 20 BB/23 K – 13/16 SB – 164 AB
*2015*: .333/.452/.633 – 33 BB/17 K – 14/19 SB – 150 AB
2016: .239/.324/.284 – 20 BB/23 K – 1/3 SB – 155 AB
2017: .294/.404/.541 – 28 BB/19 K – 5/5 SB – 170 AB

476 – Rhode Island SR C/3B Martin Figueroa: strong hit tool; power upside; can also play OF: 5-11, 200 pounds

2014: .239/.330/.283 – 6 BB/17 K – 1/2 SB – 92 AB
2015: .293/.346/.454 – 11 BB/25 K – 6/7 SB – 174 AB
2016: .333/.394/.553 – 20 BB/22 K – 8/15 SB – 219 AB
2017: .248/.363/.363 – 24 BB/16 K – 9/11 SB – 157 AB

477 – Memphis SR OF Chris Carrier: power upside; 6-3, 225 pounds

2015: .254/.325/.433 – 9 BB/31 K – 6/7 SB – 134 AB
2016: .280/.351/.467 – 10 BB/48 K – 15/16 SB – 214 AB
2017: .330/.438/.641 – 30 BB/40 K – 10/13 SB – 206 AB

478 – LHP Joe Gobillot (St. John’s HS, Texas): 90-95 FB; SL; Vanderbilt commit; 6-6, 240 pounds

479 – Kentucky SR LHP Logan Salow: 87-92 FB, 93 peak; above-average 82-84 SL; average CU; 6-2, 185 pounds

2014: 7.84 K/9 – 3.77 BB/9 – 31 IP – 4.65 ERA
2015: 10.13 K/9 – 4.13 BB/9 – 23.2 IP – 5.25 ERA
2016: 10.49 K/9 – 6.05 BB/9 – 22.1 IP – 3.22 ERA
2017: 11.88 K/9 – 2.77 BB/9 – 55.1 IP – 1.95 ERA

480 – Indiana SO 3B Luke Miller: plus arm; power upside; great athlete; 90-94 FB; 6-3, 185 pounds

2016: .284/.352/.368 – 16 BB/37 K – 7/12 SB – 190 AB
2017: .272/.331/.464 – 18 BB/44 K – 2/2 SB – 235 AB

481 – Texas Tech JR LHP/1B Parker Mushinski: 88-92 FB, 94-95 peak; above-average to plus 78-80 CB/SL; good command; 2017: 91-95 FB; 78-80 CB; 87-90 cut-SL; 6-0, 220 pounds

2015: 7.88 K/9 – 7.50 BB/9 – 24.0 IP – 6.38 ERA
2016: 9.64 K/9 – 7.71 BB/9 – 14.0 IP – 1.93 ERA
2017: 11.25 K/9 – 5.98 BB/9 – 37.2 IP – 2.15 ERA

482 – Lipscomb JR RHP Brady Puckett: 86-92 FB with plus sink, 94 peak; legitimate plus fastball in all ways; 80-85 CU; 78-82 SL; average 75-78 CB; great athlete; 2017: 72-75 SL; PG comp: Brian Howard; 6-9, 240 pounds

2015: 5.13 K/9 – 2.85 BB/9 – 79.1 IP – 4.56 ERA
2016: 8.45 K/9 – 1.59 BB/9 – 107.2 IP – 2.93 ERA
2017: 6.24 K/9 – 2.05 BB/9 – 101.0 IP – 4.10 ERA

483 – RHP Jack Conlon (Sugar Land HS, Texas): 89-94 FB, 95 peak; 73-79 CB/SL; 80-82 CU; Texas A&M commit; 6-5, 215 pounds

484 – 1B/RHP Danny Zimmerman (Redondo Union HS, California): plus raw power; 83-88 FB; Michigan commit; 6-4, 235 pounds

485 – 2B/SS Kaden Polcovich (Deer Creek HS, Oklahoma): power upside; above-average arm; Kentucky commit; 5-10, 180 pounds

486 – Central Florida JR C Logan Heiser: good defender; strong arm; 5-9, 200 pounds

2015: .295/.346/.547 – 7 BB/23 K – 0/0 SB – 95 AB
2016: .225/.333/.375 – 14 BB/29 K – 2/3 SB – 120 AB
2017: .248/.330/.406 – 7 BB/12 K – 2/3 SB – 101 AB

487 – West Chester JR SS/2B Nick Ward: good speed; good approach; 5-10, 180 pounds

2017: .342/.441/.568 – 22 BB/26 K – 11/11 SB – 199 AB

488 – Howard JC SO 2B/SS Trey Ochoa: plus speed; good defensive tools; good athlete; average power upside; Texas Tech transfer; 5-7, 160 pounds

2016: .212/.313/.235 – 11 BB/24 K – 2/2 SB – 85 AB
2017: .362/.464/.556 – 37 BB/33 K – 18/22 SB – 196 AB

489 – Arkansas JR 1B/OF Luke Bonfield: good approach; power upside; slow; 6-3, 215 pounds

2015: .177/.346/.194 – 16 BB/18 K – 0/0 SB – 62 AB
2016: .304/.402/.509 – 26 BB/41 K – 0/2 SB – 171 AB
2017: .294/.366/.448 – 30 BB/44 K – 1/3 SB – 248 AB

490 – St. John’s JR OF/RHP Jamie Galazin: plus speed; above-average to plus arm; power upside; plus bat speed; good approach; easy CF range; great athlete; 90-95 FB; SL/CB; FAVORITE; 6-3, 200 pounds

2015: .227/.261/.273 – 1 BB/6 K – 3/3 SB – 22 AB
2016: .283/.374/.375 – 19 BB/28 K – 14/16 SB – 152 AB
2017: .319/.378/.446 – 19 BB/40 K – 13/14 SB – 204 AB

491 – UAB SO RHP Garrett Whitlock: 92-96 FB with sink, 97 peak; plus SL; 6-4, 190 pounds

2016: 8.12 K/9 – 3.71 BB/9 – 51.0 IP – 3.00 ERA
2017: 6.57 K/9 – 3.58 BB/9 – 60.1 IP – 4.03 ERA

492 – Texas JR RHP Kyle Johnston: 90-94 FB, 96 peak; 84-89 cut-SL, flashes above-average to plus; average CB; average 82-86 CU, flashes better; 2017: 91-95 FB, 97 peak; 85-90 cut-SL; 84-87 CU; 6-0, 220 pounds

2015: 9.00 K/9 – 5.93 BB/9 – 40.2 IP – 2.20 ERA
2016: 8.52 K/9 – 5.72 BB/9 – 67.2 IP – 3.72 ERA
2017: 6.38 K/9 – 4.79 BB/9 – 73.1 IP – 3.56 ERA

493 – Michigan JR RHP Ryan Nutof: 87-92 FB with sink, 94 peak; 74-81 CB with plus upside; above-average 82-84 SL; good deception; good athlete; 2017: 93-95 FB; 74-80 CB; 77-83 SL; 79-80 CU; 6-2, 185 pounds

2015: 7.09 K/9 – 3.60 BB/9 – 80.0 IP – 3.71 ERA
2017: 8.92 K/9 – 3.02 BB/9 – 71.2 IP – 4.52 ERA

494 – RHP Brandon Jenkins (Sterling HS, New Jersey): 96 peak; 6-2, 190 pounds

495 – RHP Cody Greenhill (Russellville HS, Alabama): 86-92 FB, 94 peak; 81-83 cut-SL; 72-76 CB; low-80s CU; deceptive; Auburn commit; 6-4, 210 pounds

496 – Duke JR 3B/RHP Jack Labosky: good athlete; power upside; good approach; quick bat; above-average arm; good approach; 89-90 FB with sink; plus 79-80 CU; 69-70 CB; 6-3, 230 pounds

2015: .265/.339/.296 – 9 BB/23 K – 2/2 SB – 98 AB
2016: .290/.421/.518 – 32 BB/54 K – 2/3 SB – 193 AB
2017: .275/.399/.464 – 37 BB/62 K – 0/0 SB – 207 AB

2015: 6.12 K/9 – 1.80 BB/9 – 25 IP – 2.88 ERA
2016: 9.11 K/9 – 2.21 BB/9 – 32.2 IP – 2.20 ERA
2017: 6.35 K/9 – 1.59 BB/9 – 34.0 IP – 4.50 ERA)

497 – OF/1B Mason Martin (Southridge HS, Washington): plus raw power; LHH; 6-2, 200 pounds

498 – Notre Dame JR RHP Brad Bass: 90-95 FB, 97 peak; average to above-average 81-85 SL, plus upside; 78-80 CB; CU; deceptive; 6-6, 240 pounds

2015: 7.64 K/9 – 3.55 BB/9 – 33.0 IP – 1.91 ERA
2016: 10.24 K/9 – 7.32 BB/9 – 12.1 IP – 11.68 ERA
2017: 8.54 K/9 – 3.95 BB/9 – 84.1 IP – 3.74 ERA

499 – 2B/SS Kevin Kendall (La Mirada HS, California): good defender; strong arm; sneaky pop; good athlete; UCLA commit; 5-11, 165 pounds

500 – Stanford JR RHP Colton Hock: 88-94 FB, 97 peak; above-average to plus 79-86 CB; good athlete; 2016 (longer outings): 88-92 FB; good 77-81 CB; Cape 2016: 88-94 FB, 96 peak; plus 79-82 CB; 82-84 CU, average upside; plus command; 2017: 90-94 FB, 96 peak; plus 78-81 CB; 6-5, 235 pounds

2015: 6.00 K/9 – 5.00 BB/9 – 36.0 IP – 5.25 ERA
2016: 9.53 K/9 – 3.75 BB/9 – 57.2 IP – 2.03 ERA
2017: 6.62 K/9 – 2.08 BB/9 – 47.2 IP – 2.08 ERA

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The reason for my extended time away from the site…

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The last three weeks (and two days) have been a little busy. Wonderful in a way that defies description, but busy. Still, I’ve found a way to sneak in some draft-related work during the brief moments of peace and quiet. One-handed typing has me a little behind where I’d like to be and there’s no guarantee I’ll get everything I wanted to get done — can you believe I was ready to push the big board to a cool thousand this year? — complete before Monday night, but I’m trying my best. The next 72 hours or so are going to be fun. If I do finish, I’m confident that the rankings you’ll see will be as good as anything else you’ll find on the internet. Price is right, too.

There’s something about this particular draft class that makes sense to me, and I think the work you’ll soon see will reflect that fact. I have more than enough information to slap together the kind of in-depth rankings I’d like to think I’m known for (inasmuch as a guy like me is known for anything), but I want this year’s draft day coverage to be as thorough as humanly possible. No corners are being cut. I’d like to keep it that way, but it’ll be up to how quickly I can type and how long I can keep my eyes open. Fingers crossed.

Thanks to everybody who has checked in these last few weeks. I appreciate the patience and the loyalty. I apologize for not getting back to as many emails and comments as I would have liked to over the last few months. If I can sneak some quick replies in on Monday afternoon once everything else is complete, I will. In the meantime, go out and enjoy the weekend, watch some college ball, read all the expert coverage already out there (I’ve been hard on BA in recent years, but the little I’ve seen of their 2017 draft coverage so far this year has been outstanding)…but don’t forget to come back on Monday (hopefully) to see what I’ve got.

2017 Big 12 All-Draft Team (Hitters)

First Team

C – Evan Skoug
1B – Jake Scudder
2B – Cam Warner
SS – Orlando Garcia
3B – Garrett Benge
OF – Tanner Gardner, Austen Wade, Garrett McCain

Second Team

C – Renae Martinez
1B – Hunter Hargrove
2B – Michael Davis
SS – Matt McLaughlin
3B – Travis Jones
OF – Kyle Davis, Jon Littell, Patrick Mathis

I’ve been all-in on Garrett Benge since his freshman season at Cowley County JC. That’s what hitting .539/.636/1.017 with 48 BB/11 K will do for you. He’s since hit well in two seasons as a Cowboy while also adding two quality summer showings in the Texas Collegiate League and on the Cape. Needless to say, I’m still very much in on Benge. He’s got a shot to be a decent enough defender to remain at the hot corner with the requisite above-average power and obvious plate discipline to play everyday. I really, really like Benge. If you miss out on Jake Burger in the first or second round, then Benge later (round five?) is the way to go.

Travis Jones and Bret Boswell, both of Texas, are multi-position defenders who project best (in my view) at third base in the pros. Jones is one of my favorite unheralded players in this class. He’s a phenomenal athlete who can play just about any position on the diamond if needed. His size (6-4, 220) and strength should allow him to continue to tap into his raw power and his comfort level as a hitter seems to increase with every trip to the plate. My notes on Boswell include the phrase “if he’s healthy, watch out.” So far so good on that front in 2017 as Boswell has delivered with career best numbers across the board. Boswell, as good an athlete as Jones even with his very different build (5-11, 200), is viewed as a shortstop by some teams more willing to allow a guy with average tools to handle the spot. I think both guys have sneaky starter upside if it all works out — higher ceiling for Jones, arguably a little more floor with Boswell — and both would be draft targets for me, though I have no feel at all for how big league teams value these guys at this point.

I don’t have much in my notes on Brylie Ware with the exception of three different variations along the lines of BRYLIE WARE, Brylie Ware (?), and B. Ware (7/17/96 DOB) – find out more. So it’s pretty clear that the me of December really wanted the me of May to do some investigative work on Brylie Ware. May me still doesn’t know a lot about Ware, but the little he has heard has been positive. I’m in on Ware if signable. I also still like Elliott Barzilli as a potential utility option even with an underwhelming senior season that has to be explained away. Don’t sleep on Quintin Crandall, who has been an effective hitter and versatile defender (SS and OF), either.

Jake Scudder feels like the type of college first baseman who has a shot to “come out of nowhere” in pro ball as a mid- to late-round college veteran bat who just keeps on hitting at every stop. Picking him out of an unusually strong group of first base prospects wasn’t easy as arguments for Kacy Clemens and Hunter Hargrove, both seniors like Scudder, can be made.

Sometimes, timing is everything. Finding a hook for what to write about Orlando Garcia was easy after having just written about Kevin Smith last week. Check their college numbers to date…

.278/.366/.456 with 59 BB/127 K and 16/22 SB
.266/.334/.451 with 57 BB/121 K and 15/21 SB

Top is Garcia, bottom is Smith. The raw totals are a tiny bit misleading because Garcia has had over 100 PA less than Smith so far, so despite the similar career BB/K marks that difference amounts to a 21.7 K% and 10.1 BB% for Garcia as opposed to a 16.7 K% and 7.9 BB% for Smith. Still, pretty damn similar three years worth of production, right? The tools aren’t all that dissimilar either. In fact, everything written about Smith below applies to Garcia as well..

For starters, he’s a rock solid defender at shortstop with easy above-average range and sure hands that allow him to make damn near every play hit near him. He’s got enough arm to handle throws deep in the hole and athleticism to get to them in the first place. That strong defensive foundation makes him a worthwhile follow off the bat. He becomes even more interesting once you factor in his true above-average raw power, a rarity for a middle infielder at the amateur level even in the age of tool inflation (something I’m guilty of, I admit).

Other shortstops of note include Matt McLaughlin and Ryan Merrill, both steady gloves with enough bat to profile as potential utility infielders. Not bad!

Evan Skoug has been scorching hot of late. Clearly being left off of my top ten college catcher list at the end of March lit a fire under him. Skoug’s strong run has allowed his current season numbers (.282/.382/.508) to catch up to his 2016 totals (.301/.390/.502), but the red flag that is his mounting strikeout total looms large. Skoug went from 34 BB/47 K in 2016 to his current 28 BB/64 K totals. A project for the summer that I’d love to research would involve looking at the BB/K ratios of every college player drafted since I started this site. It’s such a rudimentary way of looking at a hitter, but damn if it doesn’t seem to correlate with professional success. Off the top of my dome, the only successful college turned professional hitter with more strikeouts than walks in his draft year is Aaron Judge. Fine, you’ve twisted my arm. A very quick look at first round college hitters since 2009…

AJ Pollock, Dustin Ackley, Josh Phegley, Yasmani Grandal, Christian Colon, Michael Choice, Anthony Rendon, Joe Panik, Kolten Wong, CJ Cron, Mikie Mahtook, Jace Peterson, Stephen Piscotty, Mitch Haniger, Travis Jankowski, Kevin Plawecki, Richie Shaffer, Deven Marrero, Kris Bryant, Phil Ervin, Colin Moran, Trea Turner, Michael Conforto, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman, Andrew Benintendi

Those are the guys who had more walks than strikeouts in their draft year. Now here are the players who were first rounders with more strikeouts than walks in their draft year…

Tony Sanchez, Brett Jackson, Grant Green, Gary Brown, Bryce Brentz, Mike Olt, Kyle Parker, George Springer, Jackie Bradley, Mike Zunino, Tyler Naquin, Aaron Judge, Hunter Dozier, Hunter Renfroe, Dansby Swanson

The BB > K group (26 players) has combined for 95.6 bWAR to date. The K > BB group (15 players) has combined for 20.5 bWAR to date. The mean for the BB > K group is 3.7. The mean for the K > BB group is 1.4. The best first round college hitters since 2009 by bWAR have been AJ Pollock (15.9), Kris Bryant (15.3), Anthony Rendon (12.4), George Springer (12.2), and Yasmani Grandal (9.9). The top three by bWAR are BB > K guys. Five of the top six by bWAR are BB > K guys. Eleven of the top thirteen by bWAR are BB > K guys. Sixteen of the top nineteen by bWAR are BB > K guys. You see where I’m going with this. It’s an obvious point, I’m sure, but obvious points aren’t necessarily bad ones.

The “problem” with this research is that it limits our player pool to first round picks only. A lack of time and knowledge — is there a simple way to sort an entire draft class by any ML stat out there because the best I can find is the awesome B-R tool, but even that limits you by either team, position, or round? — makes this attempt incomplete at best. Maybe I’ll mess around with all this again in the slower summer months.

Anyway, all of this is a long way of saying that Skoug’s BB/K ratio is problematic. Sort of. He was never going to be a first round pick, so he wouldn’t have fit in with the groups above. Still, I think it’s fair to extrapolate some with the data we have and wonder if a hitter like Skoug can succeed with his draft year BB/K ratio looking like it does. If he makes it, he’ll be an outlier. I suppose that’s the point. Skoug is a really gifted natural hitter with the chance to hit for both average and power at the next level. He’s also a legitimately improved defender with the kind of intangibles and sure-handedness to convince some teams to overlook his underwhelming athleticism and ability to make flash plays behind the dish. I’m not brave enough to say Skoug could be one of those outliers, but between his oversized reputation as a hitter (past comps from BA and Aaron Fitt mentioned Kyle Schwarber and Matt Thaiss) and potential for sticking at a critical defensive spot, it may be worth a shot taking finding out sooner than his raw BB/K numbers indicate. Or maybe I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules of player evaluation by talking myself into a player I like from a scouting perspective in the face of damning statistical evidence.

Beyond Skoug, the catchers in the Big 12 are damn strong this year. Renae Martinez is an above-average catch-and-throw guy having a fine year at the plate. Josh Rolette is a very intriguing draft-eligible sophomore from Kansas State. Michael Cantu has big tools (namely his plus raw power), but poor performances likely will mean he’ll have to wait until next year to hear his name called during the draft. Kholeton Sanchez has the physical ability to play at the next level — he has enough speed and arm to play catcher, second, or center in the pros — but with only 62 D-1 at bats at the ripe old age of 23, he’s facing an uphill battle. He’s the brand of weird prospect I champion, so it should be no shock I’ll be rooting hard for him to get his shot in pro ball.

Tanner Gardner was a pre-season FAVORITE thanks to a patient approach, sneaky pop, above-average wheels, and the kind of athleticism and defensive upside to hang in either center (my guess) or short (the answer of a surprisingly high number of people I’ve heard from). He may not have enough power to profile as a regular, but I could see him settling in as a damn fine backup if it comes down to it. Garrett McCain was in a similar boat coming into the season, but has tapped into enough of his average raw power to do some real damage at the plate. Turns out steady at bats can help lead to a toolsy player breaking out…imagine that. McCain has always had a pro approach, so the bump in power, speed (average or better, plays up), and arm strength (upper-80s off the mound in another life) is just icing on the cake. Then there’s Austen Wade, a fun power/speed prospect with a chance to be average (power) or better (speed) in both areas.

Jon Littell is still coming into his own as a hitter, but his plus raw power, plus arm strength, and plus prep pedigree should have him drafted higher than his good but not great college production might otherwise suggest. Patrick Mathis is one of this year’s most underrated natural hitters. He’s also a solid defender with above-average to plus raw power. I’ve heard from reliable contacts that his down junior season has been more bad luck than bad hitting. BABIP giveth and BABIP taketh away, I suppose. I’m still on the bandwagon.

Three other outfielders that stand out for various reasons include Kameron Esthay (power lefty who was a narrow miss here), Nolan Brown (“better pro than college player [who] always seems to have a nagging injury holding him back”), and Ryan Sluder (guy who looked like a future star two years ago but has struggled mightily since). All in all, it’s a really fun outfield year for the Big 12. No clear stars, but lots of depth. Sums up the conference’s hitters as a whole, come to think of it.

Also receiving consideration…

C – Matt Menard, Josh Rolette, Michael Cantu, Kholeton Sanchez
1B – Kacy Clemens, Jackson Cramer, Aaron Dodson, Austin O’Brien, Dustin Williams, Connor Wanhanen
2B – Jack Flansburg, Kyle Mendenhall, Andrew Rosa
SS – Jimmy Galusky, Ryan Merrill
3B – Bret Boswell, Steve Serratore, Quintin Crandall, Brylie Ware, Quin Walbergh, Elliott Barzilli
OF – Kameron Esthay, Nolan Brown, Ben Hollas, Ryan Sluder, Ryan Long

2017 Big Ten All-Draft Team (Hitters)

First Team

C – Matt Byars
1B – Alex Troop
2B – Mason McCoy
SS – Kevin Smith
3B – Luke Miller
OF – Zach Jancarski, Miles Lewis, Brandon Hughes

Second Team

C – Harrison Wenson
1B – Drew Lugbauer
2B – Dan Durkin
SS – Jalen Washington
3B – Micah Coffey
OF – Mike Carter, Tre’ Gantt, Logan Sowers

Matt Byars is the kind of senior-sign catching prospect I like. His is a defense forward profile (plus arm, well above-average mobility behind the plate, strong feel for the rhythms of the game) with enough offensive upside (average raw power, back-to-back solid years of production) to give you something at the plate. Harrison Wenson isn’t that far behind, but buying on him takes more of a leap of faith with both his glove and his approach. The power and arm strength are both legit. A friend compared him to a budget version of current Phillies catcher and 2010 third round pick Cameron Rupp. Their college numbers to date…

.246/.325/.439 with 27.0 K% and 8.0 BB%
.302/.385/.489 with 20.7 K% and 10.3 BB%

Wenson on top, Rupp on bottom. I’d say stylistically it holds up, but that’s about it. Both are big, strong old school catchers known more for raw power and arm strength than graceful movements or soft hands behind the dish. Rupp was and is a much better player, though. I’m not in love with this as a comparison, but it came from somebody smart so figured there’s no harming sending it along. I personally disagree with it — though, again, if you’re just trying to close your eyes and picture what Wenson looks like it’s not a terrible proxy — so feel free to do the same. Or not. It’s a free country…for now. Political hot take!

Every last person I’ve talked to this spring has told me in no uncertain terms I’m nuts for preferring Alex Troop as a hitter rather than a pitcher. I give up. While I still think Troop has a fine future as a position player — enough so that ranking him atop his position here was a no-brainer for me — at some point the consensus broke me. I don’t think it’s going with the herd just to do it; as much as I try to remain independent and unmoved by others (within reason) in my prospect views, there are occasionally times when I can admit that maybe I’ve gone a little too far. When everybody thinks you are nuts, it’s possible that they are wrong and you’re right…but it’s also possible they know things you don’t, you learn from it, and you adjust your views accordingly. That’s where I’m at with Troop. I think he’s a wonderful college hitter with the chance to be an average or better regular at first or in an outfield corner in pro ball, but his value on the mound is too great to ignore. His changeup alone makes keeping him pitching a good idea. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s got imposing size (6-5, 210 pounds), room to add to his fastball (86-92 MPH presently), a usable breaker, and a nice mix of performance (almost a strikeout per inning this year) and projection (that size, his two-way pedigree, and cold weather background all point to better days ahead).

Beyond two-way star Troop, there are plenty of truer first base options in the Big 10. The first name to jump out is Drew Lugbauer, a somewhat ironic mention considering the argument to be made about him not being a “true first base” option either. Lugbauer, experienced at both catcher and third base in addition to first, has been one of the more confounding players in this class for me. I’ve yet to get to the point where I’m comfortable locking him in to a long-term defensive spot. Some say he can catch, some think he’s a first baseman only, and others think he could hang as a four-corners style utility player. I have no idea, so, erring on the side of caution (and siding with the most vocal group of outside opinions), he slots into first base on these lists. It goes without saying that Lugbauer is a whole lot more interesting as a catcher or multi-position threat, but there’s at least a glimmer of a chance his bat plays at first as is. His plus to arguably plus-plus raw power is enough to rank him among the top handful of college players in this class and his strength to all fields is something that hasn’t gone unnoticed to teams that preach that type of hitting approach.

Right there with Lugbauer is Jake Adams. The big righty has monster raw power, above-average athleticism around the bag, and questions to answer about his propensity for swinging and missing. All in all, it’s a tantalizing mid-round profile with more than enough upside to justify the downside of a 30ish K% guy who doesn’t get out of High-A. I’m in.

Any of the first basemen beyond these three are draftable talents depending on what you like, but in the interest of time we’ll hone in on just one more. Nebraska’s Scott Schreiber is a really interesting player who could wind up a steal for a team with a long memory. Schreiber’s 2017 hasn’t been great — an admittedly odd thing to say for a guy hitting .325, but his power and approach have both gone south after a breakout sophomore season — so teams that saw him at his best previously could be rewarded by his plus raw power, strong arm, and potential positional versatility (outfield corners are both an option). He’s behind a few other guys at the moment, but with a far enough slide on draft day he could wind up a really slick value.

I’m a little surprised that I didn’t write about Mason McCoy last year. Could have something to do with him just having a decent first year at Iowa, but, regardless, he’s my kind of player. There’s nothing particularly flashy about McCoy’s game — average hit tool, average or better speed, average at best arm — but he’s, pardon the term, a gamer who gets the most out of his tools. It’s a strong utility profile that I think will play at the next level, though I’d be a little concerned about the arm being a touch short for the left side. Beyond that, McCoy can hold his own.

If you know what to make of Kevin Smith these days, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line. Scouts who know things (or think they know things, which is really all any of us can claim in this line of work) won’t shut up about the guy. Everybody seemed to love him after a great freshman season (sure, I could see that), more or less stayed on the bandwagon after a solid if concerning sophomore season (that 16 BB/49 K red flag was a bit too bright for me), and then fell back in love harder than ever after his successful (but still concerning) turn on the Cape this past summer. So what do the scouts see in Smith, a player that I have in my notes as “deeply polarizing” among those I’ve spoken to, that the numbers may not pick up? For starters, he’s a rock solid defender at shortstop with easy above-average range and sure hands that allow him to make damn near every play hit near him. He’s got enough arm to handle throws deep in the hole and athleticism to get to them in the first place. That strong defensive foundation makes him a worthwhile follow off the bat. He becomes even more interesting once you factor in his true above-average raw power, a rarity for a middle infielder at the amateur level even in the age of tool inflation (something I’m guilty of, I admit).

It’s the approach that kills me. I’ve spoken a few times about hitters that scouts believe will turn their underwhelming BB/K numbers around with continued reps. That’s Smith. His reputation as a hitter is very strong, and the vast majority of feedback I’ve received on him as been positive. “He’ll figure it out,” is a familiar refrain. Maybe. I bought into it with Kyle Lewis last year, but Smith’s track record is tough to ignore. Even his star turn on the Cape came with an overall 9 BB/39 K disclaimer.

Whenever I stumped on player like I am with Smith, I like to turn to my old familiar (unpopular) friend: Mr. Comp. Check out a couple of college lines…

.265/.333/.443 with 16.9 K% and 7.9 BB%
.310/.367/.473 with 9.5 K% and 7.2 BB%

Top is Smith (so far), bottom is Zack Cozart at Mississippi. Cozart is the name that has been mentioned by Baseball America as a point of comparison for Smith in the past. Pretty good comp, I think. Tools line up fairly well and production isn’t completely off the mark. Cozart went to Cincinnati with pick 79 in 2007. I’ll offer a potential high-end comparison for Smith that I like a lot…

.265/.333/.443 with 16.9 K% and 7.9 BB%
.285/.367/.428 with 14.8 K% and 11.3 BB%

Top is still Smith, bottom is now Marcus Semien at Cal. I think Semien is the kind of hitter that Smith can be at his best. Semien fell to to the sixth round in 2011. I think Smith has too many fans to drop that far this year, but stranger things have happened. The closest stylistic and statistical comp I found was this one…

.265/.333/.443 with 16.9 K% and 7.9 BB%
.303/.391/.458 with 17.2 K% and 8.6 BB%

Top remains Smith, bottom is this guy per Baseball America’s pre-draft scouting report

Defensively, his range is fair and his glove work is unorthodox, but he does possess a strong arm. While he handled shortstop well for Team USA last summer, Espinosa is not a pure shortstop and may be better suited to second base or as a utility player. His intelligent and aggressive baserunning masks raw speed that is only average. A switch-hitter, Espinosa has always been stronger from his natural right side, but improved from the left this year. He takes a wicked cut at anything close, and when he squares a pitch up he can produce screaming drives to all fields. Most scouts want to see more plate discipline and patience from Espinosa, who’s considered a streak hitter. His lack of overwhelming tools will keep him out of the first two rounds, but he has a lot of attributes scouts love, including the knack to make those around him better.

I was going to redact the name and make it a big unveil here, but what’s a couple of centimeters of suspense (less on mobile, I’d assume) really worth? So the mystery guy is Danny Espinosa. I think Smith and Espinosa — the 87th overall pick in 2008, for what it’s worth — are similar ballplayers in a lot of ways. Smith gets the slim defensive edge at the same point in their respective development while Espinosa was arguably the better all-around athlete. Beyond that, I think they are close. Now sometimes comparisons are based on career outcomes and sometimes they are more closely aligned with pure physical ability; this one feels closer to the latter category as I think a team drafting Smith as early as I think it’ll take to get him will be doing so with the hope they get a more consistent offensive performer. That said, Espinosa’s 11.0 fWAR to date is nothing to be sad about; if anything, an outcome like that is a major success once you realize a college hitter selected in the draft’s top 100 picks providing greater than 10 WAR over a career is at just 6.9%. If Smith really is Espinosa, that’s a major win. If he’s Espinosa with a better bat, then he’s a potential star-caliber player in terms of overall value. If you think of Espinosa as something closer to Smith’s ceiling (with the obvious risk he never makes the big leagues at all factored in), then that changes the math yet again.

The average draft position of the three comps was 122nd overall. The fourth round feels like a fair spot for Smith at this juncture, though the dearth of collegiate middle infield talent and typical draft day shortstop inflation could push him up closer to that Cozart/Espinosa early third round range. I think that’s where he likely lands (if not earlier), but I’m still not sure if that’s where he’ll eventually be ranked here.

It should come as no surprise that I love a prospect who has played quality defense at both shortstop and catcher. Who couldn’t love a weird profile like that, right? That’s Jalen Washington, Ohio State’s current shortstop and former catcher. Washington was good at both spots with the athleticism to play just about anywhere else on the diamond. I mean, if you can play well at both short and catcher, where can’t you play? His offensive profile is a little shakier — lots of pop and good speed, but little feel for hitting and an iffy approach — so bringing him into the fold would require plenty of patience with the bat while his defensive versatility keeps him in the lineup. I don’t know what kind of upside you’re getting with Washington, but he’d sure be a fun gap-filler in the minors as he tries to figure out the whole hitting thing.

Luke Miller is an awesome athlete with a big arm (up to 94 off the mound in the past) and just as much power (whatever the power equivalent to a low-90s fastball would be, I guess). I’m intrigued as I get for an inexperienced draft-eligible sophomore who has put up ugly BB/K numbers to date. Many (but not all) of the same things can be said for Micah Coffey, another athletic power bat with less than ideal plate discipline. In a weak year for third basemen not only in the Big Ten but also across the country, imperfect players with upside like these stand out.

I don’t want to say how long I deliberated on picking six outfielders out of the Big Ten’s solid if unspectacular 2017 class. Let’s just settle on “way too long” and move on. In the end, I tried my best to balance tools/projection and skills/production. That’s kind of the whole point of what we do here anyway, so I guess that sort of goes without saying. Zach Jancarski is a gifted center fielder with above-average speed and the ability to grind out at bats as well as the best leadoff types in college baseball. Miles Lewis joins big Jake Adams as the second player here with North Dakota ties. He’s a plus athlete with easy to identify physical gifts (tons of speed and range) who keeps improving daily at some of the game’s finer points. If signable (he’s a redshirt-sophomore), I’d do what I could to talk my bosses into giving him a shot at pro ball this year before he blows up in the college ranks next season. Brandon Hughes‘s inclusion on the first team makes it clear I have a thing for Michigan State two-way talents (Hughes has been 88-91 as a lefty off the mound in the past) who seem to be wildly underrated as hitters. Like our first two outfielders mentioned, Hughes can defend in center and swipe bags with above-average to plus speed. He’s got a little more power and a little less swing-and-miss than you’d think for a prospect rarely mentioned as one of draft’s top sleepers. That changes now: Hughes is probably too good to be called a sleeper, but I’m doing it anyway. He’s a really good young player.

On the second team, the focus moved more towards finding bats at any cost. Tre’ Gantt is the exception as yet another interesting up-the-middle talent who can run. Mike Carter and Logan Sowers, however, are examples of what it looks like to bet on bats. Though they go about things very differently, the two young hitters should both hear their names called during the draft next month. Sowers is the more conventional prospect as a big (6-4, 220) powerful athlete who can thrill with a long ball just as readily as disappoint with a three strikeout night. The 5-10, 180 pound Carter can’t match Sowers’s thump, but the line drive machine from Rutgers has a hit tool that is quietly one of this class’s best.

Leaving off highly productive outfielders like Tom Marcinczyk, Jordan Smith, Johnny Slater, Joe Hoscheit, and Alex Krupa was tough. All have done enough to warrant serious draft consideration. This should be a pretty happy draft year for fans of the Big 10.

Others receiving consideration…

C – Tyler Cropley, Justin Morris
1B – Jake Adams, Zack McGuire, Toby Hanson, Scott Schreiber, Nick Cieri
2B – Jake Bivens, Jake Schleppenbach, Evan Warden, Luke Pettersen, Tony Butler, Brandon Gum
SS – Michael Brdar, Harry Shipley
3B – Matt Hoeg
OF – Tom Marcinczyk, Jordan Smith, Pat McInerney, Chris Whelan, Johnny Slater, Joe Hoscheit, Matt Hopfner, Alex Boxwell, Craig Dedelow, Dan Chmielewski, Matt Stemper, Luis Alvarado, Laren Eustace, Alex Krupa, Madison Nickens

2017 Atlantic Sun All-Draft Team (Hitters)

C – Griffin Helms
1B – Austin Upshaw
2B – Hunter Hanks
SS – Julio Gonzalez
3B – Alex Merritt
OF – Michael Gigliotti, JJ Shimko, Taylor Allum

The offensive headliners in the Atlantic Sun this year can be found roaming the outfields. Michael Gigliotti, who has been compared to both Leonys Martin and Josh Hart by Perfect Game in the past, was the consensus top hitter in the conference coming into the year, but a down draft season has opened the door for challengers to his throne to rise up. The most impressive of said challengers is JJ Shimko, a player with similar strengths (hit tool, speed, arm, CF range, approach) and weaknesses (mainly power). As I’ve said a few times this spring already, players like Gigliotti and Shimko would have been really high on my board in previous years. This year, however, I’m finding myself a little burnt out on non-power types. That’s probably not a fair characterization of either player — Gigliotti and Shimko both have average raw power even if it’s only really shown up for them in one of their three respective college seasons — but it isn’t so far off the mark that I have to rewrite this whole paragraph. Thank goodness for that.

The positive sell on both guys is pretty easy: both are natural center fielders who can run, throw, and, most importantly, hit. Add in positive plate discipline indicators and it’s enough to help both guys profile as potential average to slightly above-average regulars once defense and base running are factored in. One comp for Gigliotti that comes to mind is Jackie Bradley Jr. Their college stat comparison is a little interesting…

.306/.418/.429 with 98 BB/97 K and 58/73 SB
.331/.425/.530 with 97 BB/106 K and 17/23 SB

Top is Gigliotti, bottom is Bradley Jr. You could elaborate on the comp with the qualifier “less pop, more speed,” but at that point does the comp still hold water? Yeah, he’s just like Jackie Bradley Jr. except he’s faster but with less power…and, oh yeah, maybe he’ll wind up hitting for a higher average, too. I don’t know. I tried.

I do like Gigliotti a little more than Shimko, but not by as large a margin as I assume the industry leaders will separate the two come draft day. If the choice is Gigliotti in round two or Shimko in round eight, I’m cool grabbing a surer thing power-wise and waiting on the true center fielder until later.

I’ve got nothing on fellow Taylor Allum minus the obvious that is his outstanding 2017 performance. In a thin outfield class beyond the big two of Gigliotti and Shimko, that’s more than enough to get a seat at the table. He’s high on my list of players I’d like to find out more about between now and June.

Griffin Helms‘s tools have long fascinated me, but an ugly BB/K has been as much a part of his game as his plus athleticism and enticing power/speed/defensive upside. If he slips because of that iffy plate discipline, he could be a fun mid-round value play for a team with a strong track record of channeling overly aggressive hitters towards positive outcomes.

All four first basemen listed could be drafted next month, but the two that stand out above the rest are Nick Rivera and Austin Upshaw. Picking between the two is an admittedly pointless exercise — that’s harsh, but seeing as both guys should be available late in the draft so teams could easily take both at a low cost if they really can’t decide — created solely to fit the little all-conference gimmick I’ve got going here, but I suppose it’s ultimately of some value if a hypothetical either/or situation comes up for a scouting director in June. Forced to choose just one guy, I’d go Upshaw due to his present power, room to put on some bulk, and command of the strike zone. Rivera, no slouch in any of those departments, is a little older and little more physically maxed out; some teams may prefer that to Upshaw, a potential senior-sign next year like Rivera is now, while other teams may go for the younger, slenderer type. Not for nothing, but doesn’t slenderer feel like a word that shouldn’t exist? Looks weird, sounds weird.

Hunter Hanks‘s average tools could give him a shot to play a long time in pro ball as a potential utility guy, especially if you buy the glove and arm as good enough to handle short in a pinch as I do. Same goes for Julio Gonzalez, a more natural shortstop currently in the midst of a really impressive draft season. All my notes on him focused on his glove coming into the year — generally positive buzz there, for what it’s worth — but the bat coming on this strong has been a pleasant surprise. He joins Allum on my list of guys I need to find out more about over these next few weeks. Lee Solomon could also join the utility player party, but more of a combo second base/outfielder type. People I’ve heard from swear he’s the same game this year as last minus some bad luck on balls in play. If that’s the case, he could go a lot higher than his current .236/.357/.348 line might suggest.

Others receiving consideration…

C – Jake Perry, Austin Hale
1B – Nick Rivera, Charlie Carpenter, Christian Diaz
2B – Lee Solomon, Grant Williams, Matt Reardon, Patrick Ervin
SS – N/A
3B – Jeremy Howell
OF – Eli Lovell, Gage Morey, Nathan Koslowski, Evan Pietronico, Chris Thibideau, Wesley Weeks, Yahir Gurrola

2017 Atlantic 10 All-Draft Team (Hitters)

C – Deon Stafford
1B – Bobby Campbell
2B – Daniel Brumbaugh
SS – Cole Peterson
3B – Carter Hanford
OF – Cam Johnson, Logan Farrar, Jordan Powell

If I were to rank the position player prospects in the Atlantic 10 this year, the list would probably look something like this: 1) Deon Stafford, 2) Deon Stafford, and 3) Deon Stafford. There’s really nobody close to Stafford’s level of talent and production in the conference. I’ve seen a good bit of Stafford over the years, something that can either be good if you trust my firsthand takes or bad if you think I’m either a) full of it (very possible, FWIW), or b) biased towards a local prospect I’ve watched grow into a potential top one hundred pick.

My #notascout observations on him are fairly straightforward: fantastic athlete, average or better speed (timed him above-average to first on a single last weekend), above-average to plus arm strength (though I haven’t gotten a clean in-game pop from him yet this season to update this), at least above-average raw power, average or better hit tool, patient yet aggressive approach, great build/physical strength, clear leadership skills and passion for the game (as noted by my wife, who’s far more into that type of thing, on multiple occasions), and an overall plus package of defensive tools (mobility, hands, release, fearlessness).

For as much as I made about the gap between Stafford and the rest of the conference, it’s only fair to point out there are a bunch of quality catching prospects in the Atlantic 10 beyond Stafford. Feedback (that I ignored) on James Morisano before the season was that he was a prospect on the same level as Stafford. He’s not, but that doesn’t make him chopped liver. Or maybe he is because chopped liver can be delicious if mushed up in a nice chicken liver pâté. Either way, Morisano is a good athlete who should have no problem sticking behind the dish in the long run while showing off above-average power at it. The bat might be a little light to play regularly, but there’s a chance he’s a high-level backup for a long time.

Martin Figueroa‘s down senior season doesn’t change the fact he brings a long track record of hitting for both average and power. He might be more of a utility type at the next level — he has experience at third and in the outfield corners — but anybody who can at least fake it behind the plate and hit like him deserves a shot in pro ball.

All I know about Bobby Campbell is that he has power, he can play third base in a pinch, and he controlz the strike zone (58 BB/63 K career to date) like nobody’s business. The typo in that sentence was entirely accidental, but I’m leaving it in to underscore how impressed I am by Campbell’s approach. Plus, it highlights how edgy and cool and up with the latest trends (trendz?) I am. Between Campbell, Darian Carpenter, and Brian Fortier, the A-10 has a chance to put three quality senior-sign power hitting first base prospects in pro ball this year. Not too shabby.

Cole Peterson is a fun mix of patience, pop, and speed at shortstop. An edge in speed is what gave him the starting spot on this team over Vinny Capra, a good looking young bat (“pesky [hitter] with real sock” is how he was described to me) in his own right. Carter Hanford is a solid defender at the hot corner with power to all fields. Isaiah Pasteur, sitting out the season after transferring in to George Washington from Indiana, could get drafted even with the year off. He’s yet to show much at the plate, but there aren’t many young third basemen out there that can match his blend of athleticism, speed, and arm strength.

We knew Cam Johnson could run and hit a bit coming into the season, but his power bump has been a pleasant development. Logan Farrar has a quality approach and some defensive versatility (all three outfield spots plus second base). Jordan Powell might have to wait another year like Farrar did, but he fits the speed/CF range mold that can sometimes get some late round love.

Also receiving consideration…

C – Martin Figueroa, Brandon Chapman, James Morisano, Mark Donadio
1B – Darian Carpenter, Brian Fortier
2B – Michael Smith, Jared Baldinelli, Chris Hess, Robbie Metz
SS – Alex King, Vinny Capra, Alec Acosta
3B – Matt O’Neil, Isaiah Pasteur
OF – Aaron Case, Cal Jadacki, Tyler Nelin, DJ Lee, Mike Corin, Joey Bartosic, Ryan MacCarrick, Parker Sniatynski, David Vaccaro, Will Robertson, Nick Reeser, Trent Leimkuehler

2017 AAC All-Draft Team (Hitters)

C – Connor Wong
1B – Ryan Noda
2B – Jake Scheiner
SS – Kevin Merrell
3B – Willy Yahn
OF – Corey Julks, Luke Hamblin, Chris Carrier

The easiest name to pencil in to this team is Kevin Merrell, a top tier prospect and potential top 100 player in this class. Merrell, a pre-season FAVORITE and the top college shortstop in the country per my as yet unpublished positional rankings, checks every box for me when searching for a potential above-average up the middle talent: he’s crazy athletic, defensively versatile (love him at second, like him at short, intrigued by him in center), an easy plus runner, and, thanks to a damn near ideal draft year power surge, a legitimate threat to pop one to the gap every time he steps to the plate. The fact he’s proven at second base with the plus to plus-plus speed to excel in center gives him two excellent fallback options in the event shortstop doesn’t work out. I see no reason why it wouldn’t — the athleticism, hands, and arm (at least average) all play — but it’s nice to know you’ve got alternatives if things do change. With no major weaknesses and a bushel of pronounced strengths (speed, defense, pop, patience), I don’t think it’s unreasonable to project star upside when it comes to Merrell’s future. He’s going to be high on my list for sure.

Jake Scheiner may not have standout tools, but his production over the years, including a first year run at Houston matched by few in college baseball this season, is too good to ignore. My only notes on him coming into the year are short and sweet: “damn good hit tool.” Defensively, I’ve heard mixed opinions on the likelihood he can stick at his college position of shortstop. There are some who think he’s just athletic enough to pull it off, but most seem to believe he’s best as an offensive second baseman and/or utility infielder. I’d have no qualms drafting him as a shortstop with the plan to develop him at second if need be (there’s no shame in playing second once you make it to pro ball) before exploring that utility option. I like Scheiner a lot.

I was ready to write how I’m cooling on Connor Wong just a bit by pointing out that maybe his best potential outcome has dipped from future big league regular behind the plate to quality backup catcher and/or multi-position chess piece. Turns out I pretty much tackled this very subject about six weeks ago…

You may want to sit down for this, but Wong’s athleticism and plan of attack at the plate are what separates him from many otherwise similarly skilled contemporaries. Shocking that an athlete with patience would rank high on this list, yet here we are. In Wong’s case, there’s really no denying his chops. He has the fluidity behind the plate you’d expect from a former shortstop, a position some think he could still handle in a pinch, and occasional outfielder. Wong has been a little slow to pick up on some of the finer points of catching technique since making the switch — his feet are fine, but his hands still can get him in trouble — so it’s fair to wonder if a multi-position utility future could be his most useful long-term defensive deployment. I’m not completely sold on Wong’s power coming around enough to make him an impact starter at the next level, but the offensive strengths, including average to above-average speed and a knack for consistent hard contact against quality pitching, outweigh the weaknesses at this time.

Ryan Noda is an underrated athlete with plus raw power and unique (gloveless) swing mechanics. I’ve gone back and forth about his best position in pro ball — his experience in the outfield and strong arm could give him a shot there depending on what team he lands with — but ultimately went with first base for reasons both good (he’s quite strong there defensively) and practical (physically, he looks more like a first baseman than a corner outfielder). At the other infield corner, Willy Yahn makes hard contract and controls the zone as well as any hitter in the country this side of Ernie Clement. Like Clement, Yahn is a good athlete who can defend multiple spots in the infield. I don’t know how guys with their offensive profiles (i.e., low BB%, low K%) as college hitters tend to fare in pro ball (note to self: revisit this as part of a summer research project), but I’m looking forward to finding out with our admittedly tiny sample of two. Yahn is at 7.2 K% and 4.0 BB% so far in his college career. Clement is at 4.0 K% and 3.8 BB%. The list of players who have or had single-digit K% and BB% this decade: Juan Pierre, Jeff Keppinger, Placido Polanco, Marco Scutaro, Nori Aoki, Carlos Lee (!), Andrelton Simmons, Ben Revere, and Alberto Callaspo. Of that group, only three (Scutaro, Aoki, Guerrero) have/had put up league average offensive numbers by wRC+. I don’t know what any of this means other than Yahn and Clement will bring profoundly unique offensive approaches into pro ball. Can’t wait to see how it translates…and looking forward to revisiting this next year one the Nick Madrigal debates begin.

There’s not a ton to get excited about in this outfield — to this point, I almost feel like I’m blanking on an obvious name…let me know if that’s the case, please — but that won’t stop me from mining for hidden gems all the same. Corey Julks is an above-average runner with burgeoning power and exciting bat speed. It may be more of a fourth outfielder profile once you add it all up, but there’s room in pro ball for guys with his brand of well-rounded skill set. Chris Carrier has interesting power and Luke Hamblin has solid speed. Considered fellow senior-sign possibility Jarret DeHart (power/speed guy with questionable approach) over Hamblin based on upside, so don’t be shocked if that switch is made by the final rankings. Assuming I get deep enough in the rankings to where guys like DeHart and Hamblin live. And assuming anybody will read that far down a list if I make it…

Others receiving consideration…

C – Levi Borders, Travis Watkins, Logan Heiser
1B – Lex Kaplan, Hunter Williams
2B – Charlie Yorgen, Brandon Grudzielanek, Connor Hollis
SS – Wesley Phillips
3B – Connor McVey, Kam Gellinger, Eric Tyler, Hunter Hope
OF – Jarret DeHart, RJ Thompson, Isaac Feldstein, Tyler Webb, Eli Putnam

2017 America East All-Draft Team (Hitters)

C – Erik Ostberg
1B – Casey Baker
2B – Ben Prada
SS – Ben Bengtson
3B – TJ Ward
OF – Toby Handley, CJ Krowiak, Andrew Casali

The only tier one player in the conference this year is Erik Ostberg, a hitting machine with a strong arm behind the plate and solid speed on the basepaths. The man is currently hitting an even .500, so any questions about his bat can be referred right back to that nice round figure. I feel a little bit about Ostberg as I do Drew Ellis of Louisville. In both cases, the bat is so appealing that I’m willing to overlook some of the defensive questions. If Ostberg can catch — I think he can, for what it’s worth — then he’s a slam dunk top hundred prospect for me (probably…I shouldn’t say things like that without actually beginning to set up a board). If he can’t, then he’s strong enough with the stick to remain a viable prospect somewhere lower (first base, presumably) on the defensive spectrum. I’m all-in on Ostberg.

In almost any other year, a player like Hunter Dolshun would get the honors as top catcher in the conference. Again, it may be a bit too early to make such broad proclamations, but I feel good about the claim that Dolshun is one of the physically strongest players in his class. You know you’re getting that tremendous strength, plus raw power, and a patient hitter when taking a shot on Dolshun. You may or may not know what you’re getting defensively; some I’ve chatted up are sold that he can make it work behind the plate while others think he’s a little too stiff. I think he’s good enough back there, but, really, it may not matter all that much depending on how far he drops. At some point in the draft you know you’re getting imperfect prospects and I think that’s the range when Dolshun will likely go off the board. Can he catch? Don’t know for sure, but I’ll sure as heck not stress about it either way once he slips past the first few rounds (or later if a team doesn’t buy him as a high-value senior-sign in rounds eight/nine/ten).

I know little about both Christopher Bec and Zack Bright, but both had the kind of draft year production that gets you on the radar. Evan Harasta, Jason Agresti, and David Real are all quality mid- to late-round options as well. Harasta has more power than he’s shown, Agresti is a good albeit too aggressive hitter, and Real, a transfer from Arizona, shows strong control of the strike zone.

Casey Baker gets the nod over some stiff competition in an unusually deep year of America East first base prospects. Justin Yurchak is the clear 1b to Baker’s 1a, but the latter narrowly edges out the former on the basis of slightly more interesting raw power. You really can’t go wrong with either pick, though. I’ve long been a fan of David MacKinnon for similar reasons (hit tool, approach, athleticism, defense) while also being a little wary of him going forward for the same potential fatal flaw (lack of pop for the position). I’m more excited to take natural hitters with some power upside rather than huge power guys without much of a clue how to consistently make contact, so keep that potential bias in mind as you peruse my rankings.

Ben Bengtson (1-1 potential if draft standing was based on likelihood I spell your name wrong between now and June) has a long history of big offense with more than enough athleticism and bat speed (plus a fine approach) to give confidence he’s more than beating up on inferior pitching. The high level of certainty he sticks at shortstop — as close to a lock as it gets in this college class for me — is icing on the cake. Ben Prada takes second base based on the two sweetest words in the English language; I couldn’t find any other noteworthy 2017 America East middle infielders outside of Prada, Bengtson, and Paul Rufo, but I’m open to suggestions if you know of anybody I’m missing. TJ Ward could belong with that group if a team believes he can play shortstop in the pros. I like him best at third, clearly.

I know I’ve referenced this before, but I can’t help but do it again.

Toby Handley has always been known as a quality runner who could catch and throw in center field. His senior year power spike is something smart teams should be looking into as much as feasible this spring. Change in approach? Change in swing? Change in body? Or just a combination of a smaller sample and advanced age working in concert to inflate his output? I don’t have the answers yet. In the past I’ve been incredulous about big senior season jumps like this (.089 ISO to .235 ISO), but I randomly happened to look back at what I wrote about Garrett Stubbs, a huge pro favorite at the moment, when he was a senior at USC. I had the same questions about his senior year power boost; no two players follow identical developmental paths so maybe this isn’t as instructive a flashback as I’d like to think, but so far so good with the “realness” of Stubbs’s growth. Handley isn’t Stubbs 2.0, of course; I’m just saying that dismissing a senior year bump, something I’ve done too readily in the past, can cause you to miss out on some pretty good players. Don’t sleep on Handley just because he’s a senior is the overarching message, I suppose.

Andrew Casali hasn’t made quite the same senior season power gains — if anything he’s showing less this year — but he offers a similar package of speed and defense in center field. Casali also makes a ton of contact and has a keen awareness of what constitutes a ball vs a strike. Everything good about Casali applies just as easily to CJ Krowiak. A pre-season FAVORITE, Krowiak is an easy plus runner and defender in center who is both a sensational athlete and a true student of the game. I think the best is yet to come for him.

Other prospects that received consideration…

C – Hunter Dolshun, Christopher Bec, Evan Harasta, Jason Agresti, David Real, Zack Bright
1B – Justin Yurchak, Jamie Switalski, David MacKinnon, Andrew Gazzola, Brendan Skidmore
2B – N/A
SS – Paul Rufo
3B – N/A
OF – Connor Powers, Tyler Schwanz, Colby Maiola, Nick Campana, Collin Stack

2017 ACC All-Draft Team (Hitters)

Brendan McKay, Adam Haseley, Pavin Smith, and Drew Ellis are the four clear top tier ACC hitting prospects in the 2017 MLB Draft. I’m not sure anybody would quibble with the first three — though you’re free to do so, of course — so that leaves Ellis as the only somewhat controversial pick. I’d like to think my love for him is pretty well established by now, so I won’t go into too much detail why I think the present .405/.500/.759 hitter with plus raw power and more walks than strikeouts deserves serious first round consideration. Some clarity on his long-term defensive home would be nice, but I’m not sure it’s necessarily needed with how he’s hitting. As a third baseman, he’s a potential star. Same for a corner outfield spot. At first base, the bar is raised high enough that you’d have to knock him down the board just a bit, but not all that far considering the confidence I have in him continuing to hit past the necessary threshold to start in the big leagues there. There’s more to player evaluation than college production (duh), but worth pointing out that Ellis and McKay, more likely to go out as a hitter with every passing four homer day, have very similar 2017 numbers. If the latter is a slam dunk starter at first at the next level, then why couldn’t Ellis do the same if that’s what it comes down to?

Beyond that foursome, things are wide open. I’d be willing to hear arguments on any of the following seven players being tier one prospects: Taylor Walls, Brian Miller, Colby Fitch, Gavin Sheets, Stuart Fairchild, Logan Warmoth, and Devin Hairston. That’s six up-the-middle prospects plus the seemingly unstoppable bat of Sheets. The next tier down includes too many players to even bother listing at this point. I mean, I’ll do it anyway because writing more than necessary is true to my #brand, but it’s almost too many names to derive much meaning beyond “damn, the ACC is stacked this year.” There are consensus favorites with impressive tools who have underwhelmed (note: we’re only using “underwhelmed” in the context of incredibly high expectations of on-field numbers; none of these guys are having bad years by any stretch, it’s just that they are showing one or more flaws that would need to be addressed by any interested front office) from a performance standpoint to date (Evan Mendoza, Logan Taylor, Carl Chester, Kyle Datres, Joe Dunand) as well as personal favorites like Rhett Aplin, Wade Bailey, Reed Rohlman, Trevor Craport, Cody Roberts, Ben Breazeale, Robbie Coman (who, incidentally, I’ll be very glad once he’s drafted and gone from my life since my fingers want to spell his last name “Comand” every single time), Ernie Clement, Tyler Lynn, Bruce Stell, and Charlie Cody…damn, the ACC really is stacked this year.

Here are some All-Draft Prospect Teams that I whipped up while my computer was dead last week. I’m going to try to do these for as many conferences as I can squeeze in. The depth of the ACC let me go three teams deep. Here’s the first team…

First Team

C – Colby Fitch
1B – Pavin Smith
2B – Taylor Walls
SS – Logan Warmoth
3B – Drew Ellis
OF – Adam Haseley, Brian Miller, Stuart Fairchild

I think every one of these guys has been covered by now with the exception of Stuart Fairchild. The Wake Forest center fielder has one of this year’s most well-rounded skill sets. Averages dot his card with above-averages within range (perhaps a plus for speed) depending on how much you like him. Fairchild is also one of this class’s “great approach, hasn’t really shown it” types. Everybody who has seen him has raved to me about his pitch recognition, ability to spoil good pitchers’s pitches, and general knowledge of the strike zone, but his BB/K ratios have been up (39/42 last year) and down (18/40 as a freshman, 22/37 so far this year) throughout his college career. Count me in as a believer that the results will catch up to his talent in pro ball. Fairchild has the ceiling of a first-division regular in center with a mature enough present skill set that seems too strong across the board to result in a complete flame out. In English, I like both his ceiling and floor quite a bit.

What you think about Taylor Walls‘s defense should dictate how high you’re willing to run him up your board. Indecisive internet draft writer that I am, I vacillate between shortstop and second base on him far more often than I’d like to admit. Case in point: when I wrote this last night, I decided on second base for him. The logic there was simple: his arm may be a bit light for short and erring on the side of caution in cases like these (i.e, if there’s debate on whether or not an amateur guy will stick at a position, chances are he won’t) often proves the smartest strategy in the long run. On the other hand, his range is great, he’s an above-average runner (a solid proxy for athleticism), and some of the mixed opinions on his arm have it closer to playing plus than anything. So…I don’t know. I’m leaning shortstop today after having him as a second baseman yesterday. Ask me again tomorrow and I might make him a free safety. Wherever he plays, he’s a keeper. Maybe you don’t see a regular when looking at him (or maybe you do), but it’s hard not to see a big league player in some capacity.

I’m still not convinced Adam Haseley isn’t a top ten player in this class. Maybe I’m nuts. I can live with that. I also don’t see why the aforementioned Drew Ellis can’t crack the top thirty. These are really good players. The feeling I get about Ellis reminds me a little bit how I felt about Edwin Rios, sixth round steal by the Dodgers in 2015. I loved Rios then (ranked 119, drafted 192) and I love Ellis even more now. The second he inevitably falls out of the first round, he’ll then become one of this draft’s best value picks.

Second Team

C – Cody Roberts
1B – Brendan McKay
2B – Wade Bailey
SS – Devin Hairston
3B – Charlie Cody
OF – Tyler Lynn, Logan Taylor, Carl Chester

Happy to keep banging the drum for Charlie Cody from now until draft day. He can hit. Putting him back at his high school position of third base in the pros takes a significant leap of faith after he’s spent the past three years splitting time between DH and LF, but I’m enough of a believer in his bat that moving him to an outfield corner wouldn’t torpedo his value altogether. I like Wade Bailey a lot as well; his stock should keep rising considering the general dearth of quality middle infielders in this college class.

I’ve mentally gone back and forth between Pavin Smith and Brendan McKay a dozen times this spring with the expectation I do it another half-dozen times between now and the draft. I’m not really sure you can go wrong with either at this point. Smith feels like the better all-around hitter (by a razor thin margin), but McKay has more present functional power. Add in McKay’s ability as a pitcher and it’s hard to argue he’s the better (and safer) overall prospect. I still like Smith a bit more as a position player, so that’s what gives him the nod over McKay for this particular exercise.

Logan Taylor and Carl Chester are cut from the same cloth. We’re talking speed, defense, and minimal pop. It’s a prospect profile I’ve never been able to quit even as I see players like this get exposed in pro ball year after year. The floor makes it worth it at a certain point in the draft, but I need to stop overrating these types. Will I? Stay tuned!

Third Team

C – Robbie Coman
1B – Gavin Sheets
2B – Ernie Clement
SS – Bruce Steel
3B – Joe Dunand
OF – Rhett Aplin, Reed Rohlman, Jonathan Pryor

I wrote about Wake Forest in an as yet unpublished piece that will likely never see the light of day. It was half-finished, so I didn’t get to all of the big names on this year’s Demon Deacons team…but I did get to Bruce Steel. Here’s what I wrote about him about three weeks ago…

Bruce Steel makes my head hurt as a low-average, high-OBP, shockingly high-power potential middle infielder. His limited experience as a redshirt-sophomore after tearing ligaments in his thumb in 2016 just makes it all the more confusing. I’m super intrigued by Steel and think he’s getting slept on pretty heavily within the industry. His power and makeup are both legit (first two things I hear about when asking about him), reports about his defense this year at shortstop have been far more good than bad, and he’s young for his class (turns 21 in December). Did I just talk myself into making him a rare in-season FAVORITE? You bet.

Also wrote this about Jonathan Pryor with an lead-in about Ben Breazeale, who was narrowly edged out for this third catcher spot by Robbie Coman

Ben Breazeale’s hot start brings me great joy. I thought a big year was coming last season, but better late than never. He’s an outstanding senior-sign catcher with more than enough glove to stick behind the plate and enough offensive punch to profile as a big league backup. Jonathan Pryor could do similar things as an outfielder who can hang in center and provide a little something with the stick. It’s early yet, but his 15/20 BB/K ratio is cool to see from somebody who put up an impossibly ugly 5/40 ratio just two seasons ago.

Pryor’s BB/K is now at 23/32 for those of you scoring at home.

Then there’s Gavin Sheets. I have no idea what to do with Gavin Sheets. I think he hits enough to play regularly in the big leagues. As a first baseman, that means I think he’ll hit a whole heck of a lot. If he can do that, he’ll become only the third ever Gavin (Floyd and Cecchini beat him) to play in the majors. I’m leaning towards Sheets as the fifth best draft-eligible bat in the conference and think he’ll represent great value to teams if he winds up sliding on draft day as expected. I know teams pay a premium for up-the-middle talent, but sometimes the allure of a big bat is just too strong to ignore.

Others receiving consideration…

C – Ben Breazeale, Chris Williams, Ryan Lidge
1B – Sam Fragale, Quincy Nieporte, Justin Bellinger, Kel Johnson
2B – Jack Owens, Jake Palomaki, Johnny Ruiz, Kyle Fiala
SS – Justin Novak, Liam Sabino
3B – Trevor Craport, Ryan Tufts, Jack Labosky, Evan Mendoza, Kyle Datres, Dylan Busby, Zack Gahagan
OF – Jacob Wright, Chase Pinder, Coleman Poje, Ryan Peurifoy, Hunter Tackett, Adam Pate, Josh McLain, Brock Deatherage, Mac Caples, Rahiem Cooper

RIP HP Pavilion (May 2011 – April 2016)

Title says it all, really. My computer died. Many backup files were salvaged, but a few stray ones didn’t survive. I’ve been working with some way too nice friends in the game to help fill in some of my now missing blanks. Some fun stuff had to get scrapped in the interest of time/not having the patience to rework lost material, so except to see more random posts (e.g., whatever pops into my head in a given day) than previously planned organized lists. Said lists aren’t gone forever, of course; they’ll just start appearing closer to the end of this month than the beginning as real deal finalized draft rankings. This has been a weird draft year for this site, but I’m confident as ever that the information I’m sitting on is as good as it gets.

No baby yet, by the way. Could be any day now. If I go missing for a few days again, that’ll be the reason. Unless my new Asus decides to join the HP in laptop heaven…

2017 MLB Draft Report – Virginia

The success of Adam Haseley this year has me kicking myself. I enjoyed writing those 2016 MLB Draft Reviews this past fall/winter a ton, so, you know, no regrets but…fine, there are always going to be some regrets. Opportunity cost is a very real thing. Spending all that time, effort, and energy on those reviews meant a later start than usual on writing about the upcoming draft. Being first in this line of “work” shouldn’t be as big a badge of honor as some make it out to be, but, why lie, there is something undeniably satisfying about being ahead of the curve on a prospect. If I would have ranked Haseley as high as I was going to back in October when I first decided he’d be a definite first rounder, I’d be sitting pretty right about now. I mean, maybe instead of being the nineteenth most influential internet baseball draft writer, I’d be eighteenth. Dare to dream, right? As it is, I’m just one of the many internet draft bros following the obvious trend that puts Haseley at or near the top of his position group. Kidding aside, at the end of the day as long as a great player like Haseley gets his due, I’m happy. All of the praise he’s gotten this spring is very well deserved. My ego will live to fight another day.

As for Haseley the actual draft prospect, my only question now is how high he can rise. I know I’m going to have him really, really high on my personal college draft rankings, but the decision on how high is still, pardon the pun, up in the air. I’m not 100% sure just yet, but it would seem awfully hard to justify any other college outfielder ahead of him at this point. Few players in the college game can match Haseley’s combination of hit tool (legit plus, a rarity at this level), raw power (above-average to all fields), and defensive future (sure-fire center fielder at the next level). There are some that can rival his upside in each individual area, but it’s the overall package in one player that makes Haseley stand out. To be as good as he is in the three most critical areas of the game is rare, and his speed and arm (both at least above-average for me) are pretty impressive in their own right. I get that he’s taken his game to another level in 2017, but acting like he’s come out of nowhere couldn’t be further from the truth. Dude hit .304/.377/.502 last year with 28 BB/28 K. So you’re not only getting the tools but also a lengthy track record to back it up. Or vice-versa (i.e., he’s more than just a college star but also a super projectable pro athlete) depending on where your scouting vs stats allegiances lie. It’s not a direct comparison per se, but watching Haseley in 2017 makes me think about what Mickey Moniak might have looked like after a couple of years at UCLA. Superstar upside.

Virginia being Virginia means that they not only have arguably the top outfielder in this class but also the top first baseman. That’s where I currently have Pavin Smith, the Cavaliers sweet-swinging junior slugger. Much like Haseley, the first thing to stand out about Smith is the hit tool. Smith has everything it takes to hit .300 or better in the big leagues. With above-average to plus raw power and a fantastic approach at the plate, he’s one of my favorite bats in this class. More on him from a few days ago…

As for Smith, I’m still not really sure what he doesn’t do well. It’s a true plus hit tool with a picture perfect swing, outstanding plate coverage, and standout pitch recognition. His raw power is above-average to plus and already showing up in games. He’s a well above-average glove at first with enough athleticism and arm strength (88-93 FB pre-TJ surgery) to at least give some teams pause when considering his long-term defensive position. Seriously, what’s not to like about him as an offensive player?

If we wanted to nitpick — and we DO — then it’s worth pointing out that there have been some whispers about less than ideal bat speed. Fine, I guess. I struggle with identifying bat speed outside of the extremes, so I’m happy to tip my cap to anybody who can tag a guy with an above- or below-average swing of the bat using only the naked eye. I can’t, so I try not to judge. Can’t say I’ve noticed anything all that remarkable — good or bad — about Smith’s bat speed, and at some point his outstanding three years of hitting high-level amateur pitching should win out anyway. It’s the current Rowdy Tellez argument manifesting itself in college ball. I like Tellez. I like Smith.

I’ve also heard some BASEBALL MEN chatter about Virginia hitters struggling to adjust to pro ball. Can’t say I really buy that one, though I suppose the murderer’s row of Phil Gosselin, Jarrett Parker, John Hicks, and Chris Taylor haven’t exactly lit the world on fire in the pros. Brandon Guyer, Ryan Zimmerman, and Mark Reynolds give the Cavaliers a little more clout, but that’s going way back. I remember liking guys like Tyler Cannon, Dan Grovatt, Steve Proscia, Stephen Bruno, and Reed Gragnani with little to nothing to show for it in terms of pro success. Mike Papi, Derek Fisher, and Daniel Pinero seem primed to turn the reputation around…if you think the reputation needed turning around in the first place. And then there’s this guy…

.338/.427/.518 with 74 BB/55 K and 4/5 SB in 554 AB
.323/.394/.515 with 78 BB/68 K and 5/12 SB in 637 AB

Top is Matt Thaiss’s career numbers at Virginia. Those were good enough to get him selected sixteenth overall last year. Bottom is what Smith has done so far. Feels like there’s a comparison to be made between the two hitters in there somewhere. Like Thaiss last year, mid-first round feels like a fair landing spot for Smith as of now.

No player was harder for me to rank on the position lists than Ernie Clement. The guy is just a weird prospect. That’s of course meant in the most flattering way possible. Clement excels at things that don’t typically get much scouting buzz except from the super old-school types. He’s among the best in the country at spoiling pitchers’s pitches, bunting both for hits and to move teammates over, and, above all else, making insane amounts of contact. Defensively, he’s great just about anywhere you put him. Response was split as to his best long-term position with half preferring him at second and the rest thinking he’d be best in center. Most agreed that he could even play a good shortstop if asked. Such defensive versatility opens up a whole world of fun comps for the weird and wonderful Clement.

I had to look it up to see if I have ever used David Eckstein as a comp before — for the curious, yes, once, Tyler Hanover — because I think it really fits Clement well. Eckstein with better speed feels about right. I’ve also heard Fernando Vina and Eric Young. Baseball America has offered Chris Taylor in the past. Interesting group on the whole. I’ll stick with speedier Eckstein for now. Just yesterday I got a Jose Peraza for him. I don’t hate that at all. Something on that spectrum would be a fine outcome for Clement, a high-floor prospect as a future utility guy with a ceiling limited much beyond that due to his serious lack of pop. Figuring out where to properly rate such a weird player like this is above my current pay grade.

(My goal was to use the word weird five times when describing Clement. Three will have to do. Until next time…)

Somebody shut me up before I write an extra thousand words about the rest of Virginia’s 2017 draft-eligible hitters. The short version: Robbie Coman, Charlie Cody, and even Caleb Knight all have flashed enough ability to warrant pro consideration this June. Coman is easy to like as a steady glove with a veteran’s approach to hitting. His arm strength, not particularly special to begin with, was sapped by last year’s Tommy John surgery, so he’ll have to prove to teams he has enough mustard on his throws to keep catching as a pro. Cody is a huge personal favorite who has his best ball ahead of him. DID YOU KNOW that Perfect Game once compared him to David Wright as a prep prospect? Pretty heady praise. He’s played intermittently through two and half years at Virginia, but a really strong start to 2017 has me all-in on the Charlie Cody bandwagon once again. Hope on that bandwagon while there’s still space left. I’m by no means an expert on Knight, but all the quiet buzz I’ve heard on him has been positive. Catchers who can stay catchers and can hit a bit will always get love from me, and Knight is no exception.

I like Justin Novak as a potential low-minors chess piece that can be moved all over the infield. I talk often about the utility of such players and Novak seems like a potentially useful one. Guys who can multiple spots like Novak can help protect other prospects by filling in defensively as needed. It also doesn’t hurt to show teams you have a diversified defensive skill set when it comes to making you more marketable, especially in the age of tiny benches.

I’m not sure why Tommy Doyle doesn’t get more love as one of the draft’s top college pitchers. Maybe it’s his usage out of the bullpen at Virginia that obscures the fact he’s got everything you’d want in an innings-eating big league starting pitcher. It’s not wise to chase the reliever to starter waterfall — former Cavaliers Nick Howard, Josh Sborz, and Branden Kline being three such recent flops — but Doyle has the stuff (88-94 FB with sink, 95-96 sink; 77-81 CB, flashes average; above-average 82-87 cut-SL; above-average split-CU) and frame (6-6, 225) to make the move. Whether or not he has the delivery or command remain open questions, but I think an early round pick on finding out firsthand is worth the investment. I’m of the opinion that just about any Virginia pitcher needs some mechanical tweaking anyway (hate the crouch), so knowing you’ve got a little work to do with his windup shouldn’t come as a surprise. Bet on the stuff, body, and results, and figure out the delivery later, I say.

(I did the UVA prospects in the pros thing for the hitters when I wrote about Pavin Smith a few days ago, so I won’t go into too much detail with the pitchers…but the recent track record of Virginia arms does not inspire much confidence. There have been 22 Cavalier pitchers drafted since 2009. Only three players [Tyler Wilson, Kyle Crockett, Kline] out of 22 [13.6%] have reached the big leagues. Not great.)

Pitchers besides Doyle looking to buck that parenthetical trend include Alec Bettinger, Jack Roberts, Derek Casey, and Bennett Sousa. Count me as a big fan of all of them. Bettinger is a personal favorite senior-sign with a potent sinker/slider mix and experience as a multi-inning reliever. His peripherals have always outstripped his run prevention ability, but smart teams will focus on all the positives he brings to the mound rather than the negatives (many of which are out of his control). From my notes on Roberts: “getting wild ways under control…but still pretty wild.” Seems fair for a guy with BB/9’s of 7.50, 8.86, and 6.29 over the last three seasons. When he throws strikes, his stuff (87-92 heat, 94 peak; average breaking ball, flashes better; average change) impresses. Casey flashes similar stuff along with far better control made all the more significant considering he’s on the road back from Tommy John surgery. Sousa is a lefty with above-average velocity (90-94) and a low-80s slider with serious promise. Can’t hate that.

*****

JR RHP Tommy Doyle (2017)
SR RHP Alec Bettinger (2017)
rSO LHP Riley Wilson (2017)
SR RHP Tyler Shambora (2017)
rJR RHP Jack Roberts (2017)
rSO RHP Derek Casey (2017)
JR LHP Bennett Sousa (2017)
JR OF/LHP Adam Haseley (2017)
JR 1B/OF Pavin Smith (2017)
JR 2B/OF Ernie Clement (2017)
JR SS/2B Justin Novak (2017)
rSR C Robbie Coman (2017)
JR 3B/OF Charlie Cody (2017)
JR C Caleb Knight (2017)
SO LHP Daniel Lynch (2018)
rFR RHP Evan Sperling (2018)
SO RHP Grant Donahue (2018)
SO LHP Connor Eason (2018)
SO RHP Chesdin Harrington (2018)
SO OF/RHP Cameron Simmons (2018)
SO 3B/1B Nate Eikhoff (2018)
SO C Cameron Comer (2018)
rFR OF Jake McCarthy (2018)
SO 2B/SS Andy Weber (2018)
FR RHP Noah Murdock (2019)
FR RHP Bobby Nicholson (2019)
FR SS Cayman Richardson (2019)
FR OF Jalen Harrison (2019)
FR C Drew Blakely (2019)