1. 2B JJ Wetherholt West Virginia
2. 1B Nick Kurtz Wake Forest
3. OF Vance Honeycutt North Carolina
4. 2B Travis Bazzana Oregon State
5. RHP Chase Burns Wake Forest
6. OF Mike Sirota Northeastern
7. OF/RHP Konnor Griffin Jackson Prep HS
8. 1B/OF Charlie Condon Georgia
9. OF/SS Seaver King Wake Forest
10. OF/1B PJ Morlando Summerville HS
11. OF/LHP Jac Caglianone Florida
12. RHP Brody Brecht Iowa
13. 3B Tommy White LSU
14. OF Braden Monygomery TAMU
15. LHP Josh Hartle Wake Forest
16. SS Carter Johnson Oxford HS
17. LHP Hagen Smith Arkansas
18. LHP Cam Caminiti Saguargo HS
19. METS PICK
1B/LHP Noah Franco IMG Academy HS
On the mound, Franco is a 6-foot-3, 207-pound left-handed pitcher who throws a four-seam fastball, two-seamer, slider, cutter and changeup from a three-quarters arm slot and clean, athletic delivery.
Franco’s best pitches are his fastballs. They have touched 93 mph in the past and regularly miss bats. His slider is a swing-and-miss pitch. His changeup flashes potential and projects to be a reliable pitch in the future. He attacks the strike zone with all four pitches while mixing in the cutter occasionally as a setup pitch for his slider.
Franco is a left-handed hitter with a short, compact swing and notable bat speed. He has quality contact skills, plenty of power potential and uses all parts of the field. He has the potential to be a special hitter in pro ball.
Defensively, Franco has unique position versatility. He has played center field and right field in his first two years at IMG Academy. After performing well at first base on the showcase circuit last summer, Franco will play first base in his final prep season this spring, he said.
20. OF Slade Caldwell Valley View HS
How do you feel about this draft? Last year it seemed like the top 4 guys could be considered number 1 overall. Are there definite divisions in the first round of ability and future abilities? I know it's very difficult to guess how a player will be in 4 years.
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I see it as a very talented draft deep into the 2nd round
DeletePast that is a toss up
Only one ++ starter in Chase Burns
All sorts of + Bats with the possibility of 5 first basemen taken in the fist 15 picks
Thank you for the information. Looking forward to seeing how much a change is from now till the draft.
ReplyDeleteShawn
Watch for Chase Burns to go into the top 3 and Charlie Condon in the top 10
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