This isn't rocket science. I am never right and these aren't my picks. It simply is the average of the last 96 mock drafts published online this mock season.
That being said...
1.
LHP A,J.
Puk Florida
2.
OF Kyle
Lewis Mercer
3.
LHP Jason
Groome Barnegat HS (NJ)
4.
OF Mickey
Moniak La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
5.
RPP Riley
Pint St. Thomas
Aquinas HS (KS)
6.
OF Corey
Ray Louisville
7.
SS Devin
Perez Intl. Baseball
Academy (PR)
8.
3B Nick
Senzel Tennessee
9.
OF Blake
Rutherford Charminade HS (CA)
10. RHP Matt
Manning Sheldon HS (CA)
11. C Zack
Collins Mami
12. LHP Braxton
Garrett Florance HS (AL)
13. OF-1B Alex
Kirloff Plum HS (PA)
14. RHP Ian
Anderson Shenendohowa HS (NY)
15. RHP Dakota
Hudson Mississippi State
16. RHP Forrest
Whitely Alamo Heights HS (TX)
17. 3B-P Josh
Lowe Pope HS (GA)
18. SS-3B Nolan
Jones Holy Ghost Prep
(PA)
Sheffield is a very skilled righty and the bother of Justus Sheffield, who was taken by the Indians in the first-round of the 2014 draft. Sheffield has two plus pitches (fastball and slider) and the potential to develop a third (changeup). He does tend to overthrow and needs to work on repeating his delivery. He also has a troubling injury history and that could push his stock down some. Overall, Sheffield has plenty of potential and could be a future star at the big league level if he stays healthy.
20. RHP Cal
Quatrill Stanford
21. 3B-1B Will
Craig Wake Forest
22. OF Taylor
Trammell Mount Paran Christian
(GA)
23. RHP Justin
Dunn Boston College
24. OF Buddy
Reed Florida
25. RHP Connor
Jones Vieginia
26. OF Bryan
Reynolds Vanderbilt
27. OF Will
Benson Westminster
Schools (GA)
28. RHP Robert
Tyler Georgia
29. RHP Kevin
Gowdy Barbara HS (CA)
30. LHP Eric
Lauer Kent State
The brother in this story is Nick Burdi, who saved 34 games for Louisville between 2012-2014. While on campus, the elder Burdi posted a 1.80 ERA while striking out 13.36 per 9 innings. Nick was a second round selection of the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and has struck out 13 batters per 9 innings as a professional, relying almost elusively on a fastball/slider mix. He does have a changeup, but when you bump 100 with your fastball and 90 with your slider, there isn’t much need for it in short spurts. Entering the 2016 campaign, Burdi was ranked as the #37th best college prospect perBaseball America, while coming in at #29 on the D1Baseball list.
32. RHP Cody
Sedlock Illinois
33. LHP Joey
Wentz Shawnee Mission
East (KS)
34. RHP Jared
Horn Vintage HS (CA)
35. RHP T.J.
Zeuch Pittsburgh
36. SS Drew
Mendoza Lake Minneola HS (FL)
37. LHP Kyle
Muller Jesuit College
Prep (TX
38. RHP Logan
Shore Florida
39. SS Gavin
Lux Indian Trail
Academy (WI)
40. RHP Alex
Speas Mceachen HS (GA)
41. C Chris
Okey Clemson
42. LHP Anthony
Kay Connecticut
43. 3B Carter
Kieboom Walton HS (GA)
44. C Matt
Thaiss Virginia
45. RHP Alec
Hansen Oklahoma
46. RHP Daulton
Jeffries Cal
47. 3B Joe
Rizzo Oakton HS (VA)
48. LHP Jesus
Luzardo Stoneman Douglass HS
(FL)
49. OF Jake
Frahey LSU
50. RHP Reggie
Lawson Victor Valley HS (CA)
51. RHP Jon
Duplantier Rice
52. RHP Corbin
Burnes St. Mary’s
53. RHP Zack
Brown Kentucky
54. RHP Zach
Jackson Arkansas
55. C Sean
Murphy Wright State
56. OF Ryan
Boldt Nebraska
57. LHP Matt
Crohan Winthrop
58. RHP Austin
Bergner Windermere Prep (FL)
59. IF Bo
Bichette Lakewood HS (FL)
60. SS Bryson
Brigman San Diego
61. 3B Bobby
Dalbec Arizona
62. LHP Matt
Krook Oregon
63. OF Heath
Quinn Samford
The Blue Devils’ top pro prospect for the 2016 draft is righthander Bailey Clark. A native of Asheville, N.C., Clark was the No. 257 player in the 2013 BA 500, and has steadily grown into the velocity that his frame and arm speed indicated. Clark threw one inning on Thursday, facing live hitters for the first time since he pitched for Team USA in the summer.Clark faced four batters, walking one, striking out two, and getting one batter to line out. His fastball peaked at 96 mph, and rested comfortably at 92-95. His best secondary offering was his changeup, an upper 80s pitch with late diving action. Clark was able to locate his changeup down in the zone, or bury it through the bottom of the zone as a chase pitch. He also showed a slider, which showed some teeth as it broke down and to his arm side.
65. C Ben
Rortvedt Verona Area HS (WI)
66. C Cooper
Johnson Carmel Catholic HS (IL)
67. OF Avery
Tuck Steele Canyon HS
(CA)
68. LHP Cole
Ragans N Florida Christian
HS (FL)
69. OF Penny
Grier Auburn
70. SS Nonie
Williams Turner HS (KS)
71. RHP Kyle
Cody Kentucky
72. SS Errol
Robinson Mississippi
73. OF Stephen
Wrenn Georgia
74. RHP Mike
Shawaryn Maryland
75. OF Akil
Baddoo Salem HS (GA)
76. 2B Carlos
Cortez Lake Howell HS (FL)
77. 3B Ulysses
Cantu Boswell HS (TX)
78. LHP Jared
Poche LSU
79. RHP Zac
Gallen UNC
80. LHP Tyler
Baum West Orange HS (FL)
81. RHP Zach
Linginfelter Sevier County HS (TN)
82. OF Nick
Banks TAMU
83. LHP Rian
Haire South Caldwell HS
(NC)
84. C Brad
Debo Orange HS (NC)
85. RHP Ian
Hamilton Washington State
86. LHP Eric
Miller DeSmet Jesuit HS
(MO)
87. RHP Max
Kranick Valley View HS (PA)
88. SS Daniel
Bakst Poly Prep County Day
(NY)
89. RHP Sam
Tewes Wichita State
90. 2B Nick
Quintana Arbor View HS (NV)
91. LHP Nick
Lodolo Damian HS (CA)
92. RHP Zach
Hess Liberty Christian
(VA)
93. RHP Todd
Peterson Lake Mary HS (FL)
Physical, well built, aggressive at the plate, good athletic setup, good takes, loose hands, quick twitch, plus baserunner, on the mound FB: 84-88mph
3/28: Quick arm on the mound, makes big pitch,
3/28: Quick arm on the mound, makes big pitch,
95. LHP Ben
Bowdon Vanderbilt
96. 3B Joey
Polak Quincy Notre Dame
HS (IL)
97. C Thomas
Dillard Oxford HS (MS)
98. RHP Nolan
Martinez Culver City HS (CA)
99. RHP Keegan
Thompson Auburn
100.
RHP Kyle Funkhouser Louisville
101.
RHP Skylar Szyski Penn HS (IN)
102.
RHP Nick Eicholtz Alabama
103.
RHP Matt Cleveland Windsor HS (CT)
104.
3B Daniel
Bakst Poly Prep Country Day (NY)
105.
3B Lucas
Erceg Menio HS (CA)
106.
SS Sheldon Neuse Oklahoma
107.
RHP Garrett Goodson St. Pius X HS (GA)
108.
OF Thomas
Jones Laurens HS (SC)
109.
RHP Chad Hocklin Cal State Fullerton
110.
OF Hunter
Bishop Junipero Sierra HS (CA)
111.
P Charles King Coppell HS (TX)
112.
SS Nonie
Williams Turner HS (KS)
113.
RHP Dave
Dunning Florida
114.
2B Calvin Biggio Notre Dame
115.
RHP Will Crowe South Carolina
116.
LHP Jeff Belge Henninger HS (NY)
117.
RHP Kyle Serrano Tennessee
118.
RHP Ryan Zeferjahn Seaman HS (KS)
119.
OF Willie
Abreu Miami
120.
OF Ronnie
Dawson Ohio State
121.
OF Seth
Beer Clemson
122.
3B Ryder
Ryan North Carolina
123.
3B Cole
Stobbe Millard West HS
(NE)
My current lean is Brandon Marsh, the highly athletic plus to plus-plus runner out of Georgia. We know he’s got four average or better tools (you can add a plus arm, average or better raw power, and easy center field range to his hot wheels), but, like many prospects of his ilk, we don’t know how his bat will play against professional pitching. Between the swing, the bat speed, and his approach to date, there are lots of encouraging signs, so gambling you at least get an average-ish hit tool out of him seems more than fair. Combined with his other tools, that player is a potential monster. Everything said about Marsh can also be said about Taylor Trammel
125.
C Mario
Feliciano Carlos Beltran Acad
(PR)
126.
RHP Dustin
May Ft. Worth Academy
(TX)
127.
OF Nick
Solak Louisville
128.
C Karl
Ellison Vanderbilt
129.
RHP Tyler
Benninghoff Rockhurst HS (KS)
130.
OF Kep
Brown Spartenburg
Methodist
131.
OF Ronald
Washington Ridge Point HS (TX)
132.
C Will
Haynie Alabama
133.
C Brett
Cumberland Cal
134.
C Will
Smith Louisville
Hey, you spelled my high school name wrong its Shenendehowa :)
ReplyDeleteI think yesterdays loss was one of the least painful losses. Seeing Harvey dominate for a 2nd straight start took the edge away. If they Mets can find a way to improve the offense they could easily go on a long winning streak. Joel Sherman pointed out that they have actually scored 3 fewer runs than last year up to this point. Did you think that was possible?
Do the Mets continue to decimate the farm system to upgrade offense? Do we have any untouchable guys in the minors? Is this Conlon guy trending that way? Would they give up Rosario?