The Board: Volume I
the rest of the rankings: http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2012/01/the-board-volume-i/#more-688
It goes without saying that this list will assuredly change as the year
progresses, but if you’re just getting started with your draft preparation, this
is a decent starting point. We’ll probably update this about seven to ten times
from now until June, and once again — and yes, I do get asked this often —
mocks won’t come til later in the year.
Mark Appel starts off the year at spot No.1, but Lucas Giolito isn’t too far behind, and neither is Byron Buxton. After that, there’s a big drop after Buxton for me, and players 4-9 are close to interchangeable at this point, as I considered putting each of those players at that fourth spot. It’s pitching heavy — particularly in the prep ranks — and I wouldn’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Without further ado, here’s the first edition of The Board. Have at it.
Mark Appel starts off the year at spot No.1, but Lucas Giolito isn’t too far behind, and neither is Byron Buxton. After that, there’s a big drop after Buxton for me, and players 4-9 are close to interchangeable at this point, as I considered putting each of those players at that fourth spot. It’s pitching heavy — particularly in the prep ranks — and I wouldn’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Without further ado, here’s the first edition of The Board. Have at it.
| Rank | Player | Position | School |
| 01 | Mark Appel | RHP | Stanford |
| 02 | Lucas Giolito | RHP | Harvard Westlake HS (CA) |
| 03 | Byron Buxton | OF | Appling County HS (GA) |
| 04 | Victor Roache | OF | Georgia Southern |
| 05 | Trey Williams | 3B | Valencia HS (CA) |
| 06 | Kevin Gausman | RHP | LSU |
| 07 | Max Fried | LHP | Harvard Westlake HS (CA) |
| 08 | Deven Merrero | SS | Arizona State |
| 09 | Mike Zunino | C | Florida |
| 10 | Walker Weickel | RHP | Olympia HS (FL) |
| 11 | Michael Wacha | RHP | Texas A&M |
| 12 | <><>Nick Williams | OF | Galveston Ball HS (TX) |
3 comments:
I still hope Zunino falls to us at 12!
EVERY mock draft in Jan 2010 had P Anthony Renaudo as the top pick in the draft.
EVERY mock draft in Jan 2011 had P Matt Purke as the top pick in the draft.
We are so far away from these decisions.
Very true.
I would take McCullers here over Nick Williams but I love Nick's upside so would be more than fine with this.
I am thinking less and less that even with a bad or injured spring, that Fried, Zunino, or Gausman have even a chance of falling.
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