I have no idea what I am doing.
The picks
- 1st round (30 overall)
- 2nd round (59 overall)
- 3rd round (96 overall)
- 4th round (127 overall)
The Money
- 1st round ($1,760,500)
- 2nd round ($957,900)
- 3rd round ($550,100)
- 4th round ($408,000)
Totals:
- 4 picks pretty evenly spaced
- $3,676,500
The Mocks (because it's early and our first pick is not technically in first round, not every one has a prediction leaving few at the moment):
- Luke Weaver, college RHP(mymlbdraft)
- Mike Papi, college OF (mlbdrafttracker)
- Foster Griffin, HS LHP (mlbdraftinsider)
- Braxton Davidson, HS 1B/OF (throughthefencebaseball)
- Luis Ortiz, HS RHP (baseballamerica)
- Brad Zimmer, college 3B (Garrioch, a bit outdated, but why not add here)
The Players (ranked 25-35)
| Rank | mlb.com | baseballamerica | scout.com | Keith Law | Mike Rosenbaum | Matt Garrioch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kodi Medeiros | Nick Howard | Matt Chapman | Jeff Hoffman | Scott Blewett | Chase Vallot |
| 26 | Luke Weaver | Michael Chavis | Jacob Gatewood | Kyle Schwarber | AJ Reed | Kel Johnson |
| 27 | Spencer Adams | Nick Burdi | Michael Conforto | Michael Chavis | Luis Ortiz | Michael Conforto |
| 28 | Erick Fedde | Foster Griffin | Jacob Bukauskas | Marcus Wilson | Casey Gillaspie | Aaron Nola |
| 29 | Nick Burdi | Casey Gillaspie | Casey Gillaspie | Jacob Bukauskas | Kodi Medeiros | Marcus Wilson |
| 30 | Marcus Wilson | Derek Fisher | Jackson Reetz | Sean Reid-Foley | Jacob Bukauskas | Dylan Davis |
| 31 | Braxton Davidson | Braxton Davidson | Foster Griffin | Michael Gettys | Derek Fisher | Nick Gordon |
| 32 | Michael Gettys | Jacob Bukauskas | Scott Blewett | Foster Griffin | Matt Chapman | Zach Shannon |
| 33 | Luis Ortiz | AJ Reed | Chase Vallot | Chase Vallot | Marcus Wilson | Hunter Williams |
| 34 | Taylor Sparks | Forrest Wall | Ti'quan Forbes | Justus Sheffield | Alex Blandino | Jack Flaherty |
| 35 | Jacob Bukauskas | Kodi Medeiros | Alex Verdugo | Spencer Adams | Spencer Adams | Joey Pankake |
At this point I don't really feel confident making conclusions, just putting out info to start the conversation. Definitely thinking HS first, with at least some balance with at least 1 college player so I don't go too crazy with the young arms like last year.
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