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This is the first round of the 2014 Minor League Ball Community Mock Draft. The draft is conducted in the comments thread. Make the picks and I will revise the article itself as we go along to reflect each choice.
Round One will consist of picks one through 34. There will be a separate thread for the competitive balance round and subsequent numbered rounds.
1) Houston Astros: Brady Aiken, LHP, California HS
2) Miami Marlins: Alex Jackson, C-OF, California HS
3) Chicago White Sox: Carlos Rodon, LHP, North Carolina State
4) Chicago Cubs: Tyler Kolek, RHP, Texas HS
5) Minnesota Twins: Nick Gordon, SS, Florida HS
6) Seattle Mariners: Touki Toussaint, RHP, Florida HS
7) Philadelphia Phillies: Sean Newcomb, LHP, University of Hartford
8) Colorado Rockies: Tyler Beede, RHP, Vanderbilt
9) Toronto Blue Jays: Kyle Freeland, LHP, University of Evansville
10) New York Mets: Trea Turner, SS, North Carolina State University
11) Toronto Blue Jays (for Phil Bickford): Max Pentecost, C, Kennesaw State University
12) Milwaukee Brewers: Jacob Gatewood, 3B, California HS
13) San Diego Padres: Aaron Nola, RHP, Louisiana State University
14) San Francisco Giants: Grant Holmes, RHP, South Carolina HS
15) Los Angeles Angels: Michael Chavis, 3B, Georgia HS
16) Arizona Diamondbacks: Kyle Schwarber, C-1B, Indiana University
17) Kansas City Royals: Bradley Zimmer, OF, University of San Francisco
18) Washington Nationals: Michael Conforto, OF, Oregon State University
19) Cincinnati Reds: Jeff Hoffman, RHP, East Carolina University
20) Tampa Bay Rays: Casey Gillaspie, 1B, Wichita State University
21) Cleveland Indians: Monte Harrison, OF, Missouri HS
22) Los Angeles Dodgers: Luis Ortiz, RHP, California HS
23) Detroit Tigers: A.J. Reed, 1B-LHP, University of Kentucky
24) Pittsburgh Pirates: T'Quan Forbes, OF, Mississippi HS
25) Oakland Athletics: Derek Hill, OF, California HS
26) Boston Red Sox: Sean Reid-Foley, RHP, Florida HS
27) St. Louis Cardinals: Michael Gettys, OF, Georgia HS
28) Kansas City Royals (for Ervin Santana): Spencer Adams, RHP, Georgia HS
29) Cincinnati Reds (for Shin-Soo Choo): Nick Burdi, RHP, University of Louisville
30) Texas Rangers (for Nelson Cruz): Braxton Davidson, 1B, North Carolina HS
31) Cleveland Indians (for Ubaldo Jimenez): Brandon Finnegan, LHP, TCU
32) Atlanta Braves (for Brian McCann): Kodi Medeiros, LHP, Hawaii HS
33) Boston Red Sox (for Jacoby Ellsbury): Derek Fisher, OF, University of Virginia
34) St. Louis Cardinals (for Carlos Beltran): Michael Kopech, RHP, Texas HS
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