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2014 MLB Draft Preview Content

Please note that the players are ranked on the basis of raw talent, with minor consideration given to any signability issues—or, in more cases, possible injuriesthat might impact a player’s standing in the draft.

101-200 | 201-300

High school players highlighted in blue
Junior College players highlighted in grey

RK Player POS. YR B-T HT WT School Hometown ST Last Drafted Commitment
1 Brady Aiken LHP SR L-L 6-3 210 Cathedral Catholic Jamul CA UCLA
2 Carlos Rodon LHP JR L-L 6-3 235 North Carolina State Holly Springs NC Brewers '11 (16)
3 Tyler Kolek RHP R-R R-R 6-5 230 Shepherd Shepherd TX Texas Christian
4 Nicholas Gordon SS SR L-R 6-2 170 Olympia Windermere FL Florida State
5 Aaron Nola RHP JR R-R 6-2 185 Louisiana State Baton Rouge LA Blue Jays '11 (22)
6 Bradley Zimmer OF JR L-R 6-5 205 San Francisco San Diego CA Cubs '11 (23)
7 Alex Jackson C/OF SR R-R 6-2 215 Rancho Bernardo Escondido CA Oregon
8 Grant Holmes RHP SR L-R 6-2 210 Conway Conway SC Florida
9 Trea Turner SS JR R-R 6-1 170 North Carolina State Lake Worth FL Pirates '11 (20)
10 Kyle Freeland LHP JR L-L 6-4 190 Evansville Denver CO Phillies '11 (35)
11 Jeff Hoffman RHP JR R-R 6-4 190 East Carolina Latham NY Never drafted
12 Tyler Beede RHP JR R-R 6-4 215 Vanderbilt Auburn MA Blue Jays '11 (1)
13 Michael Conforto OF JR L-R 6-2 215 Oregon State Redmond WA Never drafted
14 Sean Newcomb LHP JR R-L 6-5 245 Hartford Middleboro MA Never drafted
15 Brandon Finnegan LHP JR L-L 5-11 185 Texas Christian Fort Worth TX Rangers '11 (45)
16 Max Pentecost C JR R-R 6-2 190 Kennesaw State Winder GA Rangers '11 (7)
17 Kyle Schwarber C/OF JR L-R 6-0 230 Indiana Middletown OH Never drafted
18 Touki Toussaint RHP SR R-R 6-2 195 Coral Springs Christian Coral Springs FL Vanderbilt
19 Nick Burdi RHP JR R-R 6-3 220 Louisville Downers Grove IL Twins '11 (24)
20 Michael Chavis 3B SR R-R 6-0 185 Sprayberry Marietta GA Clemson
21 Jacob Gatewood SS SR R-R 6-5 190 Clovis Clovis CA Southern California
22 Sean Reid-Foley RHP SR R-R 6-3 210 Sandalwood Jacksonville FL Florida State
23 Casey Gillaspie 1B JR B-L 6-4 230 Wichita State Omaha NE Never drafted
24 Monte Harrison OF SR B-R 6-3 200 Lee's Summit West Lee's Summit MO Nebraska
25 Alex Blandino 3B JR L-R 6-0 190 Stanford Mountain View CA Athletics '11 (38)
26 Derek Hill OF SR R-R 6-2 180 Elk Grove Sacramento CA Oregon
27 Erick Fedde RHP JR R-R 6-4 170 Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas NV Padres '11 (24)
28 A.J. Reed 1B/LHP JR L-L 6-2 255 Kentucky Terre Haute IN Mets '11 (25)
29 Michael Gettys OF SR R-R 6-2 220 Gainesville Gainesville GA Georgia
30 Braxton Davidson OF SR L-L 6-3 215 T.C. Roberson Arden NC North Carolina
31 Foster Griffin LHP SR R-L 6-5 190 The First Academy Orlando FL Mississippi
32 Kodi Medeiros LHP SR L-L 6-0 180 Waiakea Hilo HI Pepperdine
33 Nick Howard RHP/3B JR R-R 6-3 215 Virginia Olney MD Never drafted
34 Luke Weaver RHP JR R-R 6-2 170 Florida State DeLand FL Blue Jays '11 (19)
35 Luis Ortiz RHP SR R-R 6-3 220 Sanger Sanger CA Fresno State
36 Jacob Bukauskas RHP SR R-R 6-1 185 Stone Bridge Ashburn VA North Carolina
37 Derek Fisher OF JR L-R 6-3 210 Virginia Rexmont PA Rangers '11 (6)
38 Matt Chapman 3B/SS JR R-R 6-2 215 Cal State Fullerton Trabuco Canyon CA Never drafted
39 Justus Sheffield LHP SR L-L 6-0 190 Tullahoma Tullahoma TN Vanderbilt
40 Marcus Wilson OF SR R-R 6-3 175 J Serra Los Angeles CA Arizona State
41 Spencer Adams RHP SR R-R 6-4 180 White County Cleveland GA Georgia
42 Scott Blewett RHP SR R-R 6-6 210 Baker Baldwinsville NY St. John's
43 Matt Imhof LHP JR L-L 6-5 230 Cal Poly Fremont CA Never drafted
44 Jake Stinnett RHP SR R-R 6-4 200 Maryland Vista CA Pirates '13 (29)
45 Jacob Lindgren LHP JR R-L 6-0 205 Mississippi State Kiln MS Cubs '11 (12)
46 Jakson Reetz C/RHP SR R-R 6-1 195 Norris Hickman NE Nebraska
47 Taylor Sparks 3B JR R-R 6-4 220 UC Irvine Bellflower CA Indians '11 (24)
48 Michael Kopech RHP SR R-R 6-4 195 Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant TX Arizona
49 Mike Papi OF/1B JR L-R 6-3 210 Virginia Tunkhannock PA Angels '11 (30)
50 Chris Oliver RHP JR R-R 6-4 180 Arkansas Farmington AR Orioles '11 (27)
51 Chase Vallot C SR R-R 6-0 205 St. Thomas More Youngsville LA Mississippi State
52 Garrett Fulenchek RHP SR R-R 6-3 190 Howe Howe TX Dallas Baptist
53 Mac Marshall LHP SR R-L 6-2 180 Parkview Lilburn GA Louisiana State
54 Daniel Gossett RHP JR R-R 6-1 185 Clemson Lyman SC Red Sox '11 (16)
55 Forrest Wall SS SR L-R 6-0 180 Orangewood Christian Winter Park FL North Carolina
56 Spencer Turnbull RHP JR R-R 6-4 240 Alabama Madison AL Never drafted
57 Cameron Varga RHP SR R-R 6-3 205 Cincinnati Christian Academy West Chester OH North Carolina
58 Brett Graves RHP JR R-R 6-1 190 Missouri St. Charles MO Cardinals '11 (26)
59 Alex Verdugo LHP/OF SR L-L 6-1 190 Sahuaro Tucson AZ Arizona State
60 Ti'quan Forbes SS SR R-R 6-4 170 Columbia Columbia MS Mississippi
61 Zech Lemond RHP JR R-R 6-4 195 Rice Houston TX Pirates '11 (50)
62 Milton Ramos SS SR R-R 6-0 150 Florida Christian Hialeah Gardens FL Florida Atlantic
63 Michael Cederoth RHP JR R-R 6-6 210 San Diego State Spring Valley CA Diamondbacks '11 (41)
64 Dylan Cease RHP SR R-R 6-2 180 Milton Milton GA Vanderbilt
65 Matt Railey OF SR L-L 6-1 195 North Florida Christian Tallahassee FL Florida State
66 Sam Travis OF/1B JR R-R 6-0 205 Indiana Orland Park IL Reds '11 (40)
67 Aramis Garcia C JR R-R 6-2 200 Florida International Pembroke Pines FL Cardinals '11 (20)
68 Justin Steele LHP SR L-L 6-2 165 George County Lucedale MS Southern Mississippi
69 Jace Fry LHP JR L-L 6-0 195 Oregon State Beaverton OR Athletics '11 (9)
70 Andrew Suarez LHP SO L-L 6-0 205 Miami Miami FL Blue Jays '11 (9)
71 Eric Skoglund LHP JR L-L 6-6 180 Central Florida Sarasota FL Pirates '11 (16)
72 Joey Gatto RHP SR R-R 6-5 215 St. Augustine Prep Hammonton NJ North Carolina
73 Chris Ellis RHP JR L-R 6-5 205 Mississippi Birmingham AL Dodgers '11 (50)
74 Keith Weisenberg RHP SR R-R 6-4 185 Osceola Seminole FL Stanford
75 J.D. Davis 1B/RHP JR R-R 6-3 215 Cal State Fullerton Elk Grove CA Rays '11 (5)
76 Bryce Montes de Oca RHP SR R-R 6-7 265 Lawrence Lawrence KS Missouri
77 Brian Anderson 2B/OF JR R-R 6-3 185 Arkansas Edmond OK Twins '11 (20)
78 Dylan Davis OF/RHP JR R-R 6-0 215 Oregon State Redmond WA Never drafted
79 Cole Tucker SS SR B-R 6-3 185 Mountain Pointe Phoenix AZ Arizona
80 Austin Gomber LHP JR L-L 6-5 220 Florida Atlantic Winter Garden FL Never drafted
81 Cody Reed LHP SR B-L 6-3 220 Ardmore Athens AL Vanderbilt
82 Keaton McKinney RHP/1B SR R-R 6-5 220 Ankeny Centennial Ankeny IA Arkansas
83 Trey Supak RHP SR R-R 6-5 220 LaGrange LaGrange TX Houston
84 Trace Loehr SS SR L-R 5-10 175 Rex Putnam Milwaukie OR Oregon State
85 Grayson Greiner C JR R-R 6-5 220 South Carolina Lexington SC Never drafted
86 Jack Flaherty 3B/RHP SR R-R 6-4 210 Harvard-Westlake Burbank CA North Carolina
87 J.J. Schwarz C SR R-R 6-2 190 Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens FL Florida
88 Grant Hockin RHP SR R-R 6-4 195 Damien Upland CA UCLA
89 Mitch Keller RHP SR R-R 6-3 200 Xavier Cedar Rapids IA North Carolina
90 Dillon Peters LHP JR L-L 5-11 200 Texas Fishers IN Indians '11 (20)
91 Gareth Morgan OF SR R-R 6-4 220 North Toronto Collegiate Toronto ON North Carolina State
92 Jeren Kendall OF SR L-R 5-10 175 Holmen Holmen WI Vanderbilt
93 Jeremy Rhoades RHP JR R-R 6-4 225 Illinois State Wheaton IL Never drafted
94 Bobby Bradley 1B/3B SR L-R 6-2 225 Harrison Central Gulfport MS Louisiana State
95 Jordan Luplow OF JR R-R 6-1 190 Fresno State Clovis CA Never drafted
96 Josh Morgan 3B SR R-R 5-11 195 Orange Lutheran Corona CA UCLA
97 Austin DeCarr RHP SR R-R 6-2 215 Salisbury School Foxboro MA Clemson
98 Greg Allen OF JR B-R 6-0 170 San Diego State Chula Vista CA Never drafted
99 Carson Sands LHP SR L-L 6-4 210 North Florida Christian Tallahassee FL Florida State
100 Wyatt Strahan RHP JR R-R 6-3 225 Southern California Villa Park CA Diamondbacks '11 (27)

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joseconsuervo
5/30
Does perceived proximity to the majors comes into play? For instance a pitcher with #4 upside that can be pitching in the show next year might be more valuable than a pitcher with a #2 ceiling that would be 4 years away.
adrock
5/30
In addition to Beede, the Jays drafted a bunch of other guys in 2011 who are listed in the top 70. Did they have a shot at signing any of them, or were they total long shots?

It suggests a) their scouts had a great year identifying talent b) the scouts and front office did a poor job of assessing signability and/or c) they were signing guys the 'knew' were unlikely to sign, but hoped to get a break.

Does anyone have any insight into their process?
zeeekz
5/30
or... e) filling slots with long shots to allow allocation of cap funds to be spent on more serious picks while still having some opportunity on signing the long shot player to a more financially advantageous contract one year earlier. If we look at players who eventually sign and were drafted once or more times prior to signing, I tend to recall that the eventual signing club is not usually one of the previous "feeler" signing organizations.
randolph3030
6/09
Considering the research done by Rany Jazayerli about draft age, I think it would be helpful to see age on draft day as a column.

This, as it is, is wonderful, though.