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10/22/17

Mack's Mock Draft - 10/22/17 - v3.0



Morning folks.


Well, I’ve reached the point that I have now snagged 10 mock drafts, so we ought to be able to get a better picture at what might be going out there.

“Hot” trends are already beginning to develop. Some players were never mentioned on early mocks, but have climbed up the list.

Examples would be:

Auburn RHP Casey Mise, who has been picked as one of the top 10 picks in the last four mock drafts.

USF LHP Shane McClanahan, wo has been ranked in the top 10 four of the last five mock drafts taken.

Montverde Academy (FL) SS Nander De Salas, who has been ranked in the top 10 three of the last four mocks.

But none bigger than Stetson RHP Logan Gilbert. He wasn’t even mentioned in the first six mocks here, but, the last mock, Baseball Draft Report (10-7), had him as the number one overall pick in the draft.

Guys that have fell out of the top 10 more recently include Florida RHP Jackson Kowar, Stanford LHP Kris Bubic, and Clemson 1B/OF Seth Beer.

Only one player has been ranked in the top 10 in all 10 mock drafts… Florida RHP Brady Singer.

Here is the average of those 10 drafts  - 

   1.     RHP          Brady Singer           Florida
   2.     SS       Brice Turang   Santiago HS  (CA)                          
   3.     2B        Nick Madrigal  Oregon State                                 
   4.     RHP   Kumar Rocker  N. Oconee HS (GA)                       
   5.     1B-OF Seth Beer         Clemson                                          
   6.     OF      Jarred Kelenic         Waukesha West HS (WI)       
   7.     6RHP    Ethan Hankins        Forsyth Central HS (GA)    
   8.      RHP          Jackson Kowar       Florida                            
    9.     RHP   Casey Mise           Auburn                                            
   10. LHP          Konnor Pilkington Mississippi State                         11. OF            Joe Gray Jr.              Hattiesburg HS (MS)            12. RHP         Chandler Day          Vanderbilt  
13. C               Will Banfield           Brookwood HS (GA)                     
14. SS             Mateo Gill               Timber Creek HS (TX)                  
15. LHP          Shane McClanahan   USF                                               
16. RHP         Lukan Baker            TCU                                                   
17. SS             Nander De Sadas   Montverde Academy (FL)          
18. OF            Trevor Larnach       Oregon State                                 
19. RHP         Jason Bilous            Coastal Carolina                           
20. LHP          Kris Bubic                 Stanford                                          
21. LHP          Ryan Rolison           Mississippi                                     
22. SS             Kendall Simmins    Tattnall Sq. Academy (GA)        
23. LHP          Matt Liberatore     Mountain Ridge HS (AZ)            
24. SS             Sean Guilbe             Berks Catholic HS (PA)                
25. SS             Charles Mack          Williamsville East HS (NY)         
26. LHP          Justin Hooper         UCLA                                                 
27. 1B            Tristan Casas          Plantation HS (FL)                        
28. SS             Nolan Gorman       O’Connor HS (AZ)                         
29. OF            Griffin Conine         Duke                                                 
30. RHP         Owen Meaney        St. Thomas HS (TX)                       
31. RHP         Logan Gilbert         Stetson                                            
32. OF            Tristan Pompey      Kentucky                                         
33. OF            Jake Magnum         Mississippi State                          
34. OF            Brennan Breaux     LSU                                                    
35. RHP         Dallas Woolfork    Mississippi                                     
36. SS             Jeremy Eierman     Missouri State                               
37. LHP          Ryan Weathers      Loretto H (TN)                               
38. OF            Travis Swaggerty  South Alabama                             
39. 1B-OF     Greyson Jenista     Wichita State                                
40. LHP          Nick Sprengel         San Diego                                       
41. SS             Jimmy Glowenke   Marcus HS (TX)                             
42. RHP         Bryan Hoeing          Louisville                                         
43. 3B            Jonathan India       Florida                                             
44. OF            John Stowers          Louisville                                         
45. RHP         Austin Becker         Big Walnut HS (OH)                     
46. LHP          Cole Sands               Florida State                                  
47. 1B       Chayce Bryant     Redan HS (GA)                                                       
48. RHP         Slade Cecconi          Trinity Prep (FL)                            
49. RHP         Carter Stewart       Eau Gallie HS (FL)                         
50. OF            Parker Meadows   Grayson HS (GA)                                            51. RHP         Sean Hjelle              Kentucky                                         
52. C               Joey Bart                  Georgia Tech                                  
53. OF            Ryder Green            Knoxville Christian HS (KY)        
54. RHP         Mike Vasil                Boston College                              
55. C               Cal Raleigh              Florida State                                  
56. LHP          Luke Bartnicki        Walton HS (GA)                             
57. RHP         Mason Denaburg  Merritt Island HS (FL)                  
58. OF            Connor Scott           Plant HS (FL)                                  
59. RHP         Davis Sharp             Mill Creek HS (GA)                       
60. OF            Brock Hale               BYU                                                   
61. RHP         Ethan Stewart        Forsyth Central HS (GA)             
62. OF            Manny Gonzalez   Hernandez HS (PR)                       
63. 3B            Nate Elkhoff            Virginia                                           
64. RHP         Cole Wilcox             Heritage HS (GA)                          
65. OF            Jake McCarthy       Virginia                                           
66. LHP          Steven Gingery       Texas Tech                                      
67. OF            Elijah Cabell            Winter Park HS (FL)                     
68. 3B            Nick Northcut         Mason HS (OH)                             
69. SS             Brandon Dieter      South Hills HS (CA)                       
70. OF            Steele Walker         Oklahoma                                       
71. OF            Mike Siani                Penn Charter HS (PA)                  
72. RHP         Cole Winn                Orange Lutheran HS (CA)          
73. RHP         Colton Eastman     CSF                                                    

74. OF            Ashton Bardzelli    Hartford                                           
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8 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanOctober 22, 2017 at 8:06 AM

    I like Brennan Breaux for my first round pick...not sure why, bro'.

    Kidding aside, I like the OF Kelenic in the first round and Breaux in the 2nd. I do not want Another Anthony Kay situation, where we draft a first round pitcher in 2018 and he throws his first minor league inning in 2020. We're getting too old for guys in incubators.

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  2. UnknownOctober 22, 2017 at 8:36 AM

    Mack do you think the Mets should first & foremost draftva OF bar or pitching ?

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  3. Mack AdeOctober 22, 2017 at 9:09 AM

    Ed -

    It really doesn't matter who you draft each year. They won't be ready for 4-5 years at any position.

    Oh, Conforto was the exception here, but he was promoted due to an emergency slot opening and he did stumble when he first came up.

    Most teams, including the Mets, operate on the 'best player available' basis. This was how the Mets drafted Conforto, No one in the Mets draft room expected him to still be on the board when it came time for them to pick. He was the number one bat on their list.

    I do; however, think teams move away from the 'best player' plan sometimes. It still is my guess that the reason the Mets kept drafting all those SSs while at the same time signing them out of the DR, was the fact that they wanted to find a suitable replacement at short that was lacking since Jose left the team.

    This year?

    I do not know Ed.

    A lot will determine what the first 5 picks are.

    If a guy like Singer falls to 6 due to other teams under-slotting their picks, you bet the Mets would scoop him up.

    As for Seth Beer (caution: fan alert), he may be the one guy you could draft in 2018 and would be ready in 2020. He also is capable of hitting 20-30 home runs the first year in Flushing.

    (he also could lead the league in strikeouts and RF errors)

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  4. UnknownOctober 22, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    Would you say that players like Ventura/Conforto & even Judge are exceptions to be rule

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  5. Mack AdeOctober 22, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Ed -

    There are always exceptions. None more than Piazza.

    Look at that kid playing 2B for the Dodgers. He was a 5-6 round pick with a meh minor league record and never hit one minor league home run. Then some batting coach adds a Justin Turner raised leg to his swing and he hits a gazillion bombs this season.

    You do the best you can here and pray.

    A couple of things...

    1. Let's remember the Mets are picking #6... meaning, it will be like having two first round picks. Check out eh top 45 names. Your other Mers pick is probably in there somewhere.

    2. The kid playing second for LA proves how important it is for them to be taught new things in the pipeline. I've humg out with Mets minor league teams on the field at 2pm when there is a 7pm game. Most of what the coaches brought to the table was walk through fungos and routine bullpen sessions. THIS is the problem the Mets have... poor coaching throughout their system.

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  6. TexasGusCCOctober 22, 2017 at 10:07 AM

    How many stud catchers have come out? I'd take Banfield.

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  7. Mack AdeOctober 22, 2017 at 10:53 AM

    Texas -

    Good choice. He is that.

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  8. Tom BrennanOctober 22, 2017 at 10:54 AM

    TexasGusCC, I read this on Banfield - you may be onto something:

    2017 National Showcase Jun 16, 2017
    PG Grade: 10
    Will Banfield is a 2018 C/RHP with a 6-0 200 lb. frame from Lawrenceville, GA who attends Brookwood HS. Strong athletic build, pretty mature physically. Highest level physical tools on defense, extremely flexible and athletic in his lower half, strong hands that frame mid-90's like a professional, high energy blocker, outstanding arm strength and release, 1.74 pop inn drills, regularly 1.8's in between innings. Right handed hitter, busy hand load, strong swing with some lift, strong hands, best power at present is to right centerfield, battles at the plate and will make adjustments and find the barrel, lots of power potential. Plays the game hard. Good student, verbal commitment to Vanderbilt. Selected for the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic.

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