| No. 01: Houston Astros |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Brady Aiken | LHP | Cathedral Catholic HS (San Diego) | $7.7904M |
An awful long way to go still, but Aiken is the best player on my board, and I believe the Astros feel that way right now as well. Carlos Rodon obviously is still a consideration, as are a few other guys. For now though, Aiken is the pick.
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| No. 02: Miami Marlins |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Carlos Rodon | LHP | N.C. State | $6.7084M |
| I believe that the Marlins would have a very difficult choice on their hands if Rodon and Tyler Kolek were both on the board, as I’ve been told they’re quite a fan of the latter, but I go Rodon by a small margin. |
| No. 03: Chicago White Sox |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Tyler Beede | RHP | Vanderbilt | $5.6264M |
| Kolek is the higher ranked prospect, but I think the White Sox would go with Beede, as they haven’t taken a prep pitcher with their first pick in quite some time. I also think they’d consider Alex Jackson at this point as well. |
| No. 04: Chicago Cubs |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Tyler Kolek | RHP | Shepherd (Tex.) HS | $4.5444M |
| If Rodon or Beede is here, I think he’s the pick; as I think the Cubs would prefer to go with a collegiate arm. That being said, Kolek would be the best player left on my board, and I don’t think he’s going to take a ton of minor-league seasoning. |
| No. 05: Minnesota Twins |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Alex Jackson | C | Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) HS | $3.787M |
| I know Minnesota fans would prefer to see the Twins take a college pitcher — and I think that they’d absolutely consider Tyler Beede if he were there and Jeff Hoffman if the draft were to play out like this — but I think the best prep hitter in the class would be very appealing at this point in the draft as well. |
| No. 06: Seattle Mariners |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Jeff Hoffman | RHP | Vanderbilt | $3.516M |
| Hoffman hasn’t been nearly as dominant this year as he was over the summer, but it’s still tough for me to see him falling out of the top ten and with the Mariners lacking quality arms at the higher levels Hoffman is a fit in that regard, too. |
| No. 07: Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Grant Holmes | RHP | Conway HS (S.C.) | $3.264M |
| Many scouts that I’ve talked to believe that it’s Holmes — not Kolek — that is the best prep right-hander in the class, and though his upside is limited, he should rise quickly with a fastball that touches 98 and two above-average to plus secondary offerings. |
| No. 08: Colorado Rockies |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Bradley Zimmer | OF | San Francisco | $3.1378M |
Zimmer is the best all-around collegiate bat in the entire class, and while he’s not a lock to stick in centerfield, it looks like the bat will play at whatever outfield position he ends up at.
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| No. 09: Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Nick Gordon | SS | Olympia HS (Fla.) | $3.0296M |
Gordon has clearly separated himself as the best shortstop in the class, showing sneaky offensive ability from the left side and plus defensive chops in the field.
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| No. 10: New York Mets |
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| Name | Position | School | 2013 Slot |
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| Trea Turner | SS | N.C. State | 2.9214M |
| Turner hasn’t been nearly as good this year as he was over his freshman and sophomore campaign, but with plus-plus speed and a chance to stick at shortstop, I still think he goes somewhere in this vicinity. |
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