The college draft crop is thin this season but the prep crop is very good. Like Jameson Taillon and Dylan Bundy, Lucas Giolito will be in the conversation for the 1st overall pick. Ultimately, I don't think he will be but he has a chance. The draft is very heavy in Pitchers and Outfielders with a few solid up the middle talents. Expect this list to change a lot by the draft as there are 60 players that could have 1st round talent. Taylore Cherry at #26 could be a top 10 pick with a good spring. The new CBA could really make this a wild draft as well, but more on that in the future. I will be detailing many of these guys in the coming weeks.
For now, here is how I have it.
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Rank
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Name
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POS
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High School
|
STATE
|
Commit
|
|
1
|
Lucas Giolito
|
P
|
Harvard Westlake
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
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2
|
Trey Williams
|
3B
|
Valencia
|
CA
|
Pepperdine
|
|
3
|
Carlos Correa
|
SS
|
PR Baseball Academy
|
PR
|
Miami
|
|
4
|
Walker Weickel
|
P
|
Olympia
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
5
|
Max Fried
|
P
|
Harvard-Westlake
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
|
|
|
Rank
|
Name
|
POS
|
High School
|
STATE
|
Commit
|
|
|
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6
|
Stryker Trahan
|
C
|
Acadiana
|
LA
|
Ole Miss
|
|
7
|
Byron Buxton
|
OF
|
Appling County
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
8
|
Lance McCullers
|
P
|
Jesuit
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
9
|
Matthew Smoral
|
P
|
Solon
|
OH
|
North Carolina
|
|
10
|
David Dahl
|
OF
|
Oak Mountain
|
AL
|
Auburn
|
|
11
|
Clate Schmidt
|
P
|
Allatoona
|
GA
|
Clemson
|
|
12
|
Lucas Sims
|
P
|
Brookwood
|
GA
|
Clemson
|
|
13
|
Nick Williams
|
OF
|
Ball (Galveston, Texas)
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
14
|
Gavin Cecchini
|
SS
|
Barbe
|
LA
|
Ole Miss
|
|
15
|
Courtney Hawkins
|
OF
|
Carroll
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
16
|
Joey Gallo
|
3B
|
Bishop Gorman
|
NV
|
LSU
|
|
17
|
CJ Hinojosa
|
SS
|
Klein Collins
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
18
|
Hunter Virant
|
P
|
Camarillo
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
|
19
|
Lewis Brinson
|
OF
|
Coral Springs
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
20
|
Anthony Alford
|
OF
|
Petal
|
MS
|
Southern Miss
|
|
21
|
Duane Underwood
|
P
|
Pope
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
22
|
Rhett Wiseman
|
OF
|
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
|
MA
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
23
|
Jameis Winston
|
OF
|
Hueytown
|
AL
|
Florida State
|
|
24
|
Jesse Winker
|
OF
|
Olympia
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
25
|
Albert Almora
|
OF
|
Mater Academy
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
26
|
Taylore Cherry
|
P
|
Vandalia Butler
|
OH
|
North Carolina
|
|
27
|
Rio Ruiz
|
3B
|
Bishop Amat
|
CA
|
USC
|
|
28
|
Carson Fulmer
|
P
|
All Saints Academy
|
FL
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
29
|
Mitchell Traver
|
P
|
Houston Christian
|
TX
|
TCU
|
|
30
|
Tanner Rahier
|
SS
|
Palm Desert
|
CA
|
San Diego
|
|
31
|
Alex Bregman
|
SS
|
Albuquerque Academy
|
NM
|
LSU
|
|
32
|
David Thompson
|
OF
|
Westminster Christian
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
33
|
Jesmuel Valentin Diaz
|
SS
|
Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
|
PR
|
LSU
|
|
34
|
Ryan Burr
|
P
|
Highlands Ranch
|
CO
|
Arizona State
|
|
35
|
Addison Russell
|
SS
|
Pace (Fla.) HS
|
FL
|
Auburn
|
|
36
|
Corey Seager
|
3B
|
Northwest Cabarrus
|
NC
|
South Carolina
|
|
37
|
Austin Fairchild
|
P
|
St. Thomas
|
TX
|
TCU
|
|
38
|
Fernelys Sanchez
|
OF
|
George Washington
|
NY
|
Central Arizona CC
|
|
39
|
Austin Aune
|
SS
|
Argyle
|
TX
|
TCU
|
|
40
|
Carson Kelly
|
3B
|
Westview
|
OR
|
Oregon
|
|
41
|
Ty Buttrey
|
P
|
Providence
|
NC
|
Arkansas
|
|
42
|
Keon Barnum
|
1B
|
King
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
43
|
Josh Henderson
|
OF
|
Home school
|
VA
|
Liberty
|
|
44
|
Freddy Avis
|
P
|
Menlo
|
CA
|
Stanford
|
|
45
|
Jose Orlando Berrios
|
P
|
Bayamo, PR
|
PR
|
|
|
46
|
Tucker Simpson
|
P
|
Oxford
|
AL
|
Florida
|
|
47
|
Ty Hensley
|
P
|
Santa Fe
|
OK
|
Ole Miss
|
|
48
|
Avery Romero
|
3B
|
Pedro Menendez
|
FL
|
Florida
|
|
49
|
Andrew Pullin
|
OF
|
Centralia
|
WA
|
Oregon
|
|
50
|
Kayden Porter
|
P
|
Spanish Fork
|
UT
|
North Carolina
|
|
51
|
Clint Coulter
|
C
|
Union
|
WA
|
Arizona State
|
|
52
|
Matt Olson
|
1B
|
Parkview
|
GA
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
53
|
Christopher Chinea
|
C
|
Gulliver Prep
|
FL
|
LSU
|
|
54
|
Nick Travieso
|
P
|
Archbishop McCarthy
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
55
|
Nelson Rodriguez
|
C
|
George Washington
|
NY
|
Central Arizona CC
|
|
56
|
Ryan McNeil
|
P
|
Nipomo
|
CA
|
Long Beach State
|
|
57
|
Matt Crownover
|
P
|
Ringgold
|
GA
|
Clemson
|
|
58
|
Jason Goldstein
|
C
|
Highland Park
|
IL
|
Illinois
|
|
59
|
Corey Oswalt
|
3B
|
James Madison
|
CA
|
UC Santa Barbara
|
|
60
|
Cody Poteet
|
P
|
Christian
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
|
61
|
Skye Bolt
|
OF
|
Holy Innocents
|
GA
|
North Carolina
|
|
62
|
Kyle Twomey
|
P
|
El Dorado
|
CA
|
USC
|
|
63
|
Austin Dean
|
3B
|
Klein Collins
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
64
|
Mikey White
|
SS
|
Spain Park
|
AL
|
Alabama
|
|
65
|
Ty Moore
|
P
|
Mater Dei
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
|
66
|
Kolby Copeland
|
OF
|
Parkway
|
LA
|
|
|
67
|
Blake Hickman
|
C
|
Simeon
|
IL
|
Iowa
|
|
68
|
David Gonzalez
|
P
|
Gainesville
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
69
|
Curt Britt
|
P
|
Scotland
|
NC
|
South Carolina
|
|
70
|
Alec Rash
|
P
|
ADM
|
IA
|
Missouri
|
|
71
|
Ruben (RJ) Ybarra
|
C
|
Riverside Poly
|
CA
|
Arizona State
|
|
72
|
Tomas Nido
|
C
|
Orangewood Christian School
|
PR
|
Florida State
|
|
73
|
D'Vone McClure
|
OF
|
Jacksonville
|
AR
|
Arkansas
|
|
74
|
Cameron (CJ) Saylor
|
C
|
South Hills
|
CA
|
San Diego State
|
|
75
|
Brett Lilek
|
P
|
Marian Catholic
|
IL
|
Arizona State
|
|
76
|
Vincent Jackson
|
OF
|
Luella
|
GA
|
Tennessee
|
|
77
|
Daniel Starwalt
|
P
|
Granite Hills
|
CA
|
Stanford
|
|
78
|
Braden Bishop
|
OF
|
St. Francis
|
CA
|
Washington
|
|
79
|
Edwin Diaz
|
P
|
Naguabo
|
PR
|
|
|
80
|
Steven Golden
|
OF
|
St Francis
|
CA
|
|
|
81
|
Connor Baits
|
P
|
Point Loma
|
CA
|
UC Santa Barbara
|
|
82
|
Chase DeJong
|
P
|
Woodrow Wilson
|
CA
|
USC
|
|
83
|
Rock Rucker
|
OF
|
Redan
|
GA
|
Auburn
|
|
84
|
Jake Thompson
|
P
|
Rockwall-Heath
|
TX
|
TCU
|
|
85
|
Tyler Gonzales
|
P
|
James Madison
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
86
|
Nathan Kirby
|
P
|
James River
|
VA
|
Virginia
|
|
87
|
Vahn Bozoian
|
OF
|
Ayala
|
CA
|
USC
|
|
88
|
Eric Neitzel
|
3B
|
Gulliver Prep
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
89
|
Cole Irvin
|
P
|
Servite
|
CA
|
Oregon
|
|
90
|
Wyatt Mathisen
|
C
|
Calallen
|
TX
|
Texas
|
|
91
|
Mitch Nay
|
SS
|
Hamilton
|
AZ
|
Arizona State
|
|
92
|
Cameron Tekker
|
P
|
Cuthbertson
|
NC
|
Virginia
|
|
93
|
Brandon Lopez
|
SS
|
American Heritage
|
FL
|
Miami
|
|
94
|
Daniel Robertson
|
3B
|
Upland
|
CA
|
UCLA
|
|
95
|
Zach Green
|
SS
|
Jesuit
|
CA
|
Oregon State
|
|
96
|
Drew Jackson
|
SS
|
Miramonte
|
CA
|
Stanford
|
|
97
|
Matt Gonzalez
|
SS
|
Harrison
|
GA
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
98
|
Dylan LaVelle
|
SS
|
Lake Stevens
|
WA
|
Oregon State
|
|
99
|
J.T. Phillips
|
3B
|
Columbus
|
GA
|
Georgia
|
|
100
|
Wilfredo Rodriguez
|
C
|
Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
|
PR
|
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