Happy Draft Day, Everyone.
Here you go, the top 125 prospects in this class. Please remember this is not a mock, so no, I’m not projecting Jason Groome to go to the Phillies (I should be, though) or Corey Ray to the Reds (again, should be, but not).
You’ll notice Delvin Perez remains at three. It recently came out that Perez failed a drug test, with the drug being undisclosed. I will say that this will certainly affect his draft status—anytime you’re talking about paying millions of dollars to a teenager it HAS to play some sort of affect—but it doesn’t change what I think about him as a player. He’s still one of the only prep hitters with any upside in this class, and I’d still be tickled pink to take him in the top five of this draft.
If you have any questions about these guys, feel free to leave them in the comments, or come on over to the draft chat this morning and we’ll gab away.
Here we go.
1. Jason Groome, LHP, Barnegat HS (NJ)
2. Corey Ray, OF, Louisville
3. Delvin Perez, SS, International Baseball Academy (PR)
4. Blake Rutherford, OF, Chaminade Prep (CA)
5. Mickey Moniak, OF, La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
6. Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer
7. AJ Puk, LHP, Florida
8. Braxton Garrett, LHP, Florence HS (AL)
9. Nick Senzel, 3B, Tennessee
10. Riley Pint, RHP, St. Thomas Aquinas HS (KS)
11. Matt Manning, RHP, Shelton HS (CA)
12. Nolan Jones, SS, Holy Ghost Prep (PA)
13. Forrest Whitley, RHP, Alamo Heights HS (TX)
14. Justin Dunn RHP, Boston College
15. Dakota Hudson, RHP, Mississippi State
16. Ian Anderson, RHP, Shenendehowa HS (NY)
17. Zack Collins, C, Miami (FL)
18. Matt Thaiss, C, Virginia
19. Alex Kirilloff, OF, Plum HS (PA)
20. Joey Wentz, LHP, Shawnee Mission East (KS)
21. Josh Lowe, 3B/OF/RHP, Pope HS (GA)
22. Cal Quantrill, RHP, Stanford
23. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Vanderbilt
24. Cody Sedlock, RHP, Illinois
25. Taylor Trammell, OF, Mount Paran Christian (GA)
26. T.J. Zeuch, RHP, Pittsburgh
27. Kevin Gowdy, RHP, Santa Barbara HS (CA)
28. Jordan Sheffield, RHP, Vanderbilt
29. Dane Dunning, RHP, Florida
30. Carter Kieboom, 3B, Walton HS (GA)
31. Zack Burdi, RHP, Louisville
32. Gavin Lux, SS, Indian Trails HS (WI)
33. Robert Tyler, RHP, Georgia
34. Will Benson, OF, The Westminster Schools (GA)
35. Anthony Kay, LHP, Connecticut
36. Hunter Bishop, OF, Junipero Serra HS (CA)
37. Cooper Johnson, C, Carmel Catholic HS (IL)
38. Anfernee Grier, OF, Auburn
39. Kyle Muller, LHP, Jesuit Prep (TX)
40. Connor Jones, RHP, Virginia
41. Alec Hansen, RHP, Oklahoma
42. Eric Lauer, LHP, Kent State
43. Jared Horn, RHP, Vintage HS (CA)
44. Alex Speas, RHP, McEachern HS (GA)
45. Will Craig, 3B, Wake Forest
46. Ryan Boldt, OF, Nebraska
47. Bo Bichette, 2B/3B, Lakewood HS (FL)
48. Buddy Reed, OF, Florida
49. Corbin Burnes, RHP, St. Marys
50. Lucas Erceg, 3B, Menlo College (CA)
51. Joe Rizzo, 3B, Oakton HS (VA)
52. Logan Shore, RHP, Florida
53. Jeff Belge, LHP, Henninger HS (NY)
54. Jon Duplantier, RHP, Rice
55. Chris Okey, C, Clemson
56. Jesus Luzardo, LHP, Douglas HS (FL)
57. Sean Murphy, C, Wright State
58. Zack Jackson, RHP, Arkansas
59. Brandon Marsh, OF, Buford HS (GA)
60. Ryan Rolison, LHP, University School of Jackson (TN)
61. Cole Ragans, LHP, North Florida Christian HS (FL)
62. Drew Mendoza, 3B, Lake Minneola HS (FL)
63. Cole Stobbe, 3B, MIllard HS (NE)
64. Ben Rortvedt, C, Verona HS (WI)
65. Sheldon Neuse, SS, Oklahoma
66. Heath Quinn, OF, Samford
67. Thomas Jones, OF, Laurent HS (SC)
68. Luis Curbelo, OF, Cocoa HS (FL)
69. Daulton Jefferies, RHP, California
70. Nonie Williams, SS, Homeschooled (KS)
71. Conner Capel, OF, Seven Lakes HS (TX)
72. Akil Baddoo, OF, Salem HS (GA)
73. Reggie Lawson, RHP, Victor Valley HS (CA)
74. Bryson Brigman, SS, San Diego
75. Peter Alonso, 1B, Florida
76. Ben Bowden, LHP, Vanderbilt
77. A.J. Puckett, RHP, Pepperdine
78. Will Smith, C, Louisville
79. Bailey Clark, RHP, Duke
80. Austin Hays, OF, Jacksonville
81. C.J. Chatham, SS, Florida Atlantic
82. Carlos Cortes, 2B, Oviedo HS (FL)
83. Brett Cumberland, C, California
84. Max Kranick, RHP, Valley View HS (PA)
85. Chad Hockin, RHP, Cal-State Fullerton
86. David Martinelli, OF, Dallas Baptist
87. Ronnie Dawson, OF, Ohio State
88. Jameson Fisher, 1B, Southeastern Louisiana
89. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Jensen Beach (FL)
90. Nick Lodolo, LHP, Damien HS (CA)
91. Hudson Sanchez, 3B, Carroll HS (TX)
92. Adam Laskey, LHP, Haddon Heights (NJ)
93. Logan Ice, C, Oregon State
94. Skylar Szynski, RHP, Penn HS (IN)
95. Colby Woodmansee, SS, Arizona State
96. Mario Feliciano, C, Carlos Beltran Academy (PR)
97. Matthias Dietz, RHP, John A. Logan College (IL)
98. Zac Gallen, RHP, North Carolina
99. Jake Rogers, C, Tulane
100. Jake Fraley, OF, LSU
101. Ryan Zeferjahn, RHP, Seaman HS (KS)
102. Kyle Cody, RHP, Kentucky
103. Mike Shawaryn, RHP, Maryland
104. Jeremy Martinez, C, USC
105. Griffin Jax, RHP, Air Force
106. Dustin May, RHP, Northwest HS (TX)
107. Zack Brown, RHP, Kentucky
108. Nolan Martinez, RHP, Culver City HS (CA)
109. Lake Bachar, RHP, Wisconsin Whitewater
110. Khalil Lee, LHP/OF, Flint HS (VA)
111. Will Ethridge, RHP, Parkview HS (GA)
112. Stephen Alemais, SS, Tulane
113. Nick Hanson, RHP, Prior Lake Christian HS (MN)
114. Davis Daniel, RHP, Saint James School (AL)
115. Thomas Hatch, RHP, Oklahoma State
116. Matt Krook, LHP, Oregon
117. Zach Linginfelter, RHP, Sevier County HS (TN)
118. Shaun Anderson, RHP, Florida
119. Bryse Wilson, RHP, Orange HS (NC)
120. J.B. Woodman, OF, Ole Miss
121. Nick Solak, 2B, Louisville
122. Ray Gaither, RHP, Coppell HS (TX)
123. Jordan Balazovic, RHP, St. Martin SS (CN)
124. Erik Miller, LHP, De Smet Jesuit HS (MO)
125. Nick Banks, OF, Texas A&M
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Also, is Ray (short) really a better MLB bet than Rutherford (tall)?