Post by Braves GM (Wood) on May 9, 2015 21:31:35 GMT -5
This year's draft class is indeed one of the weakest in recent memory, not just at the top of the first round, but also in specific areas that are usually deeper, such as college starting pitching and catchers of any stripe. There is, however, a lot of depth in the middle infield, and this draft seems likely to produce as many major league regulars as any class. It could also see a handful of college arms who could appear in the majors later this year, similar to the College World Series to MLB World Series path Brandon Finnegan took last season.
With that, here is my updated top 100 MLB draft prospects. Note that this is not a mock draft -- my first mock will come out in a few weeks -- but rather how I'd rank them. Many of the names link out to player profiles, written by Christopher Crawford and Eric Longenhagen.
1. Brendan Rodgers, SS, Lake Mary (Fla.) High School
If there's a consensus top player in this draft, Rodgers is it. He's a strong shortstop who has the hands and arm to stick at the position, a great feel for hitting, good performance against top competition last summer and the chance for above-average power in the future.
2. Kevin Newman, SS, Arizona
The best college hitter in the class, Newman can stay at shortstop, is a plus runner and has hit everywhere he has played by employing great hand-eye coordination and excellent bat speed. The lack of power might turn off some teams, but he's strong enough to drive the ball once he closes his stance.
3. Dansby Swanson, SS, Vanderbilt
A strong performer in the best conference, Swanson can stay at shortstop in pro ball despite having just an average arm, thanks to his great athleticism and instincts. He also has a good eye at the plate, with some propensity to swing and miss being the only concern.
4. Dillon Tate, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
The best pure college starter in the class, Tate will show 98 mph in most starts, albeit without great command. His best fastball is going to be more 92-95, with good location. His slider is his one swing-and-miss pitch right now, with the changeup being a work in progress.
5. Kolby Allard, LHP, San Clemente (Calif.) High School
Allard's year ended early due to a stress reaction in his lower back, but his long-term prognosis is fine, and he was the clear No. 1 prep arm last summer. He's a six-foot -- if that -- southpaw with a plus curveball, solid-average fastball (if not better) and ability to throw both for strikes without much effort.
6. Alex Bregman, SS, LSU
If Newman isn't the best college bat in the class, then Bregman, who strikes out about once per solar eclipse, probably is. He's deceptively strong for his 5-foot-8 or so frame, and while he'll probably move to second base by the time he reaches the majors, it won't be due to any lack of effort or instincts.
7. Ian Happ, OF, Cincinnati
Happ has played all year despite having surgery for a double hernia about a week before the Bearcats' first game. This makes his .369/.495/.682 line all the more impressive. Happ does strike out more than you'd like, and his ultimate position isn't clear since he hasn't been 100 percent all spring.
8. Garrett Whitley, CF, Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School
Whitley's spring season is very short, starting in early April and ending mid-May, but he has quickly emerged as the leading tools-position player in the class, with power, speed, arm and enough athleticism and feel to profile in center field.
9. Walker Buehler, RHP, Vanderbilt
Buehler shows three pitches, all above-average, with above-average command and a very aggressive approach. He might be the first college pitcher taken anyway, but if he had a bigger, stronger frame, he'd be a top-overall-pick candidate.
10. Kyle Tucker, OF, Plant High School (Tampa)
Tucker started slowly this spring but quickly established himself as one of the best pure hitters in the draft, with the chance for future plus hit and power tools, as well as the arm to profile in right field, if and when he moves out of center.
11. 11. Kyle Funkhouser, RHP, Louisville
Big, strong and somewhat raw as a pitcher, Funkhouser has the size and durability that scouts want. He has a fastball in the 92-95 range that he maintains deep into games and improved control this year. He's keeping the ball down somewhat more effectively and has given up just 10 extra-base hits (no home runs) through 82 innings.
12. Mike Nikorak, RHP, Stroudsburg (Pa.) High School
Nikorak bulked up this offseason, so he looks more like a major league pitcher. But he has lost a little fluidity in his delivery, which is longer now and harder for him to repeat. When he's on, though, it's beautiful, as he'll work 92-97 and flash a plus curveball.
13. Daz Cameron, CF, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, Ga.)
Former major leaguer Mike Cameron's son has a lot of above-average tools but no standout grade-70 or -80 tool. He profiles as a center fielder who hits for average and some power, while adding some value on defense and on the bases.
14. Trenton Clark, OF, Richland High School (North Richland Hills, Texas)
Clark has had an abbreviated spring due to injury and miserable weather in north Texas, but he was one of the best hitters on the circuit all of last summer and still has the promise of a plus hit tool with at least average power.
15. Nick Plummer, OF, Brother Rice High School (Lathrup Village, Mich.)
Plummer raked at the Area Code Games last summer, then showed up to the Perfect Game showcase in Jupiter a little heavier, causing some concern about what his body might look like when mature. He's in better shape again this spring, but scouting him is difficult because his league starts all hitters with a 1-1 count, so scouts have to be confident in the future-plus hit tool he showed last August.
16. Tyler Jay, LHP, Illinois
Jay's misuse at the hands of Illinois coach Dan Hartlieb has been a constant topic of conversation among scouts and executives this spring. No MLB team would ever put its best starter in the bullpen, but that's what the Illini have done. They took a three-pitch lefty with plus-plus control and the ability to hold his velocity, and turned him into an infrequently used reliever who is hard for teams to scout. He would have been a top-five pick had he been used as a starter all year and he continued to show the kind of stuff he has in his longest relief outings this spring.
17. Tyler Stephenson, C, Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Stephenson has a classic right-handed power hitter's swing and a plus arm that's extremely accurate, although he's very big for a catcher. Teams have to buy that the bat will play even if he has to move to right field.
18. Donny Everett, RHP, Clarksville (Tenn.) High School
Everett is like the prep version of Funkhouser, with size and big velocity, control but not command, and a breaking ball that's still a work in progress. He has some effort in his delivery that will have to be smoothed out just so he can get to 45 command, but he has close to top-of-the-rotation upside if you really dream on it.
19. Mike Matuella, RHP, Duke
Matuella's spring was wiped out by Tommy John surgery, but his back issues never recurred and he should be in line for a first-round selection anyway, just as Jeff Hoffman and Erick Fedde were last spring (although both of those guys pitched quite a bit before their injuries).
20. Nate Kirby, LHP, Virginia
Kirby had been erratic this spring and was tumbling even before a latissimus dorsi strain ended his spring. This puts teams in the middle to back of the round in a good spot to grab a lefty who doesn't have a consistent second pitch between his changeup or slider – during one outing the change would be the better pitch, the next appearance he'd show a plus slider but not the changeup -- but was once considered a likely top-five selection.
21. Chris Betts, C, Wilson High School (Long Beach, Calif.)
There's not much at catcher in this draft, which makes Betts and the aforementioned Stephenson even more attractive. Betts has power and feel to hit, with teams thinking he could be a Brian McCann-style offensive catcher, given time.
22. Jon Harris, RHP, Missouri State
Harris' season started a bit late due to an ankle injury, but he has rolled since, outside of one disastrous outing against powerhouse Tennessee-Martin* (* = not an actual powerhouse), showing above-average control of a promising fastball/slider combination.
23. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B, Concordia Lutheran High School (Tomball, Texas)
The son of former big leaguer Charlie Hayes, Ke'Bryan is one of the best defensive infielders in the class, high school or college, with outstanding hands at third base, along with very good reads and a plus arm. He hasn't hit many home runs in high school, but has good feel to hit and makes hard enough contact that he should develop average power as he gets older.
24. Drew Finley, RHP, Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego)
In this draft, there are a lot of very good projectable high-school arms who bring some present skill to the table -- deception, command or, in Finley's case, a plus curveball -- which should entice teams that aren't just velocity-chasers. Finley, the son of Dodgers exec and former Red Sox/Marlins scout Dave Finley (who originally signed Adrian Gonzalez out of high school), has good control of an average fastball and recently set the state's single-game strikeout record with 20.
25. Scott Kingery, 2B, Arizona
Kingery came on fast this spring after a move from center field to second base in the offseason. He's only 5-foot-8, at most, but is a 70 runner with a great eye at the plate and plenty of hand strength to hit for doubles power. He's also leading all major-conference hitters in batting average at .416.
26. Brady Aiken, LHP, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
27. James Kaprelian, RHP, UCLA
28. Juan Hillman, LHP, Olympia High School (Orlando, Fla.)
29. Justin Maese, RHP, Ysleta High School (El Paso, Texas)
30. Jacob Nix, RHP, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
31. Ashe Russell, RHP, Cathedral High School (Indianapolis)
32. Kyler Murray, SS (and QB), Allen (Texas) High School
33. Kep Brown, 1B, Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
34. Cody Ponce, RHP, Cal Poly-Pomona
35. Tristan Beck, RHP, Corona (Calif.) High School
36. Mitchell Hansen, OF, Plano (Texas) High School
37. Cornelius Randolph, IF, Griffin (Ga.) High School
38. Andrew Benintendi, CF, Arkansas
39. Phil Bickford, RHP, College of Southern Nevada
40. Jacob Woodford, RHP, Plant High School (Tampa)
41. 18. Dakota Chalmers, RHP, North Forsyth High School (Cumming, Ga.)
42. Alonzo Jones, 3B, Columbus (Ga.) High School
43. Joe McCarthy, OF, Virginia
44. Carson Fulmer, RHP, Vanderbilt
45. Lucas Herbert, C, San Clemente (Calif.) High School
46. Triston McKenzie, RHP, Royal Palm Beach (Fla.) High School
47. Beau Burrows, RHP, Weatherford (Texas) High School
48. Nick Neidert, RHP, Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)
49. Chad Smith, CF, South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Fla.)
50. Blake Trahan, SS, Louisiana-Lafayette
51. Jalen Miller, SS, Riverwood International Charter School (Atlanta)
52. Justin Hooper, LHP, De La Salle High School (Concord, Calif.)
53. Jahmai Jones, OF, Wesleyan School (Norcross, Ga.)
54. Jeff Degano, LHP, Indiana State
55. Gio Brusa, OF, Pacific
56. Michael Soroka, RHP, Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, AB)
57. Jacob Taylor, RHP, Pearl River Community College (Poplarville, Miss.)
58. Chris Shaw, 1B, Boston College
59. Tanner Rainey, RHP, West Alabama
60. Mikey White, SS, Alabama
61. Christin Stewart, OF, Tennessee
62. Peter Lambert, RHP, San Dimas (Calif.) High School
63. Nolan Watson, RHP, Lawrence North High School (Indianapolis)
64. Luken Baker, RHP/1B, Oak Ridge High School (Conroe, Texas)
65. Austin Smith, RHP, Park Vista Community High School (Lake Worth, Fla.)
66. Tristin English, RHP, Pike County High School (Zebulon, Ga.)
67. Bryce Denton, OF, Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, Tenn.)
68. Cole Sands, RHP, North Florida Christian High School (Tallahassee, Fla.)
69. DJ Stewart, 1B, Florida State
70. Kevin Kramer, SS, UCLA
71. Desmond Lindsay, IF, The Out-of-Door Academy (Sarasota, Fla.)
72. Donnie Dewees, OF, North Florida
73. Blake Hickman, RHP, Iowa
74. Richie Martin, SS, Florida
75. Kyle Cody, RHP, Kentucky
76. Josh Staumont, RHP, Azusa Pacific
77. Eric Jenkins, OF, West Columbus High School (Cerro Gordo, NC)
78. Joe DeMers, RHP, College Park High School (Pleasant Hill, Calif.)
79. Riley Ferrell, RHP, Texas Christian
80. Nick Madrigal, SS, Elk Grove (Calif.) High School
81. Kyle Molnar, RHP, Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
82. Casey Hughston, OF, Alabama
83. Josh Naylor, 1B, St. Joan of Arc High School (Vaughan, Ontario)
84. Chandler Day, RHP, Watkins High School (Pataskala, Ohio)
85. Nick Sprengel, LHP, El Dorado High School (Placerville, Calif.)
86. Antonio Santillan, RHP, Seguin (Texas) High School
87. Cole McKay, RHP, Smithson Valley High School (Spring Branch, Texas)
88. Ryan Burr, RHP, Arizona State
89. Jared Padgett, LHP, Graceville (Fla.) High School
90. Parker McFadden, RHP, Yelm (Wash.) High School
91. Garrett Davila, LHP, South Point High School (Belmont, NC)
92. Brandon Lowe, 2B, Maryland
93. Demi Orimoloye, OF, St. Matthew High School (Orleans, Ont.)
94. Colton Eastman, RHP, Central High School (Fresno, Calif.)
95. Mariano Rivera Jr., RHP, Iona
96. Kyle Holder, SS, San Diego
97. Austin Byler, 3B/1B, Nevada
98. Blake Perkins, OF, Verrado High School (Buckeye, Ariz.)
99. Mark Mathias, OF, Cal Poly SLO
100. Trey Cabbage, 3B, Grainger High School (Rutledge, Tenn.)
"There is no limit to what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit."
With that, here is my updated top 100 MLB draft prospects. Note that this is not a mock draft -- my first mock will come out in a few weeks -- but rather how I'd rank them. Many of the names link out to player profiles, written by Christopher Crawford and Eric Longenhagen.
1. Brendan Rodgers, SS, Lake Mary (Fla.) High School
If there's a consensus top player in this draft, Rodgers is it. He's a strong shortstop who has the hands and arm to stick at the position, a great feel for hitting, good performance against top competition last summer and the chance for above-average power in the future.
2. Kevin Newman, SS, Arizona
The best college hitter in the class, Newman can stay at shortstop, is a plus runner and has hit everywhere he has played by employing great hand-eye coordination and excellent bat speed. The lack of power might turn off some teams, but he's strong enough to drive the ball once he closes his stance.
3. Dansby Swanson, SS, Vanderbilt
A strong performer in the best conference, Swanson can stay at shortstop in pro ball despite having just an average arm, thanks to his great athleticism and instincts. He also has a good eye at the plate, with some propensity to swing and miss being the only concern.
4. Dillon Tate, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
The best pure college starter in the class, Tate will show 98 mph in most starts, albeit without great command. His best fastball is going to be more 92-95, with good location. His slider is his one swing-and-miss pitch right now, with the changeup being a work in progress.
5. Kolby Allard, LHP, San Clemente (Calif.) High School
Allard's year ended early due to a stress reaction in his lower back, but his long-term prognosis is fine, and he was the clear No. 1 prep arm last summer. He's a six-foot -- if that -- southpaw with a plus curveball, solid-average fastball (if not better) and ability to throw both for strikes without much effort.
6. Alex Bregman, SS, LSU
If Newman isn't the best college bat in the class, then Bregman, who strikes out about once per solar eclipse, probably is. He's deceptively strong for his 5-foot-8 or so frame, and while he'll probably move to second base by the time he reaches the majors, it won't be due to any lack of effort or instincts.
7. Ian Happ, OF, Cincinnati
Happ has played all year despite having surgery for a double hernia about a week before the Bearcats' first game. This makes his .369/.495/.682 line all the more impressive. Happ does strike out more than you'd like, and his ultimate position isn't clear since he hasn't been 100 percent all spring.
8. Garrett Whitley, CF, Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School
Whitley's spring season is very short, starting in early April and ending mid-May, but he has quickly emerged as the leading tools-position player in the class, with power, speed, arm and enough athleticism and feel to profile in center field.
9. Walker Buehler, RHP, Vanderbilt
Buehler shows three pitches, all above-average, with above-average command and a very aggressive approach. He might be the first college pitcher taken anyway, but if he had a bigger, stronger frame, he'd be a top-overall-pick candidate.
10. Kyle Tucker, OF, Plant High School (Tampa)
Tucker started slowly this spring but quickly established himself as one of the best pure hitters in the draft, with the chance for future plus hit and power tools, as well as the arm to profile in right field, if and when he moves out of center.
11. 11. Kyle Funkhouser, RHP, Louisville
Big, strong and somewhat raw as a pitcher, Funkhouser has the size and durability that scouts want. He has a fastball in the 92-95 range that he maintains deep into games and improved control this year. He's keeping the ball down somewhat more effectively and has given up just 10 extra-base hits (no home runs) through 82 innings.
12. Mike Nikorak, RHP, Stroudsburg (Pa.) High School
Nikorak bulked up this offseason, so he looks more like a major league pitcher. But he has lost a little fluidity in his delivery, which is longer now and harder for him to repeat. When he's on, though, it's beautiful, as he'll work 92-97 and flash a plus curveball.
13. Daz Cameron, CF, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, Ga.)
Former major leaguer Mike Cameron's son has a lot of above-average tools but no standout grade-70 or -80 tool. He profiles as a center fielder who hits for average and some power, while adding some value on defense and on the bases.
14. Trenton Clark, OF, Richland High School (North Richland Hills, Texas)
Clark has had an abbreviated spring due to injury and miserable weather in north Texas, but he was one of the best hitters on the circuit all of last summer and still has the promise of a plus hit tool with at least average power.
15. Nick Plummer, OF, Brother Rice High School (Lathrup Village, Mich.)
Plummer raked at the Area Code Games last summer, then showed up to the Perfect Game showcase in Jupiter a little heavier, causing some concern about what his body might look like when mature. He's in better shape again this spring, but scouting him is difficult because his league starts all hitters with a 1-1 count, so scouts have to be confident in the future-plus hit tool he showed last August.
16. Tyler Jay, LHP, Illinois
Jay's misuse at the hands of Illinois coach Dan Hartlieb has been a constant topic of conversation among scouts and executives this spring. No MLB team would ever put its best starter in the bullpen, but that's what the Illini have done. They took a three-pitch lefty with plus-plus control and the ability to hold his velocity, and turned him into an infrequently used reliever who is hard for teams to scout. He would have been a top-five pick had he been used as a starter all year and he continued to show the kind of stuff he has in his longest relief outings this spring.
17. Tyler Stephenson, C, Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Stephenson has a classic right-handed power hitter's swing and a plus arm that's extremely accurate, although he's very big for a catcher. Teams have to buy that the bat will play even if he has to move to right field.
18. Donny Everett, RHP, Clarksville (Tenn.) High School
Everett is like the prep version of Funkhouser, with size and big velocity, control but not command, and a breaking ball that's still a work in progress. He has some effort in his delivery that will have to be smoothed out just so he can get to 45 command, but he has close to top-of-the-rotation upside if you really dream on it.
19. Mike Matuella, RHP, Duke
Matuella's spring was wiped out by Tommy John surgery, but his back issues never recurred and he should be in line for a first-round selection anyway, just as Jeff Hoffman and Erick Fedde were last spring (although both of those guys pitched quite a bit before their injuries).
20. Nate Kirby, LHP, Virginia
Kirby had been erratic this spring and was tumbling even before a latissimus dorsi strain ended his spring. This puts teams in the middle to back of the round in a good spot to grab a lefty who doesn't have a consistent second pitch between his changeup or slider – during one outing the change would be the better pitch, the next appearance he'd show a plus slider but not the changeup -- but was once considered a likely top-five selection.
21. Chris Betts, C, Wilson High School (Long Beach, Calif.)
There's not much at catcher in this draft, which makes Betts and the aforementioned Stephenson even more attractive. Betts has power and feel to hit, with teams thinking he could be a Brian McCann-style offensive catcher, given time.
22. Jon Harris, RHP, Missouri State
Harris' season started a bit late due to an ankle injury, but he has rolled since, outside of one disastrous outing against powerhouse Tennessee-Martin* (* = not an actual powerhouse), showing above-average control of a promising fastball/slider combination.
23. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B, Concordia Lutheran High School (Tomball, Texas)
The son of former big leaguer Charlie Hayes, Ke'Bryan is one of the best defensive infielders in the class, high school or college, with outstanding hands at third base, along with very good reads and a plus arm. He hasn't hit many home runs in high school, but has good feel to hit and makes hard enough contact that he should develop average power as he gets older.
24. Drew Finley, RHP, Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego)
In this draft, there are a lot of very good projectable high-school arms who bring some present skill to the table -- deception, command or, in Finley's case, a plus curveball -- which should entice teams that aren't just velocity-chasers. Finley, the son of Dodgers exec and former Red Sox/Marlins scout Dave Finley (who originally signed Adrian Gonzalez out of high school), has good control of an average fastball and recently set the state's single-game strikeout record with 20.
25. Scott Kingery, 2B, Arizona
Kingery came on fast this spring after a move from center field to second base in the offseason. He's only 5-foot-8, at most, but is a 70 runner with a great eye at the plate and plenty of hand strength to hit for doubles power. He's also leading all major-conference hitters in batting average at .416.
26. Brady Aiken, LHP, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
27. James Kaprelian, RHP, UCLA
28. Juan Hillman, LHP, Olympia High School (Orlando, Fla.)
29. Justin Maese, RHP, Ysleta High School (El Paso, Texas)
30. Jacob Nix, RHP, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
31. Ashe Russell, RHP, Cathedral High School (Indianapolis)
32. Kyler Murray, SS (and QB), Allen (Texas) High School
33. Kep Brown, 1B, Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
34. Cody Ponce, RHP, Cal Poly-Pomona
35. Tristan Beck, RHP, Corona (Calif.) High School
36. Mitchell Hansen, OF, Plano (Texas) High School
37. Cornelius Randolph, IF, Griffin (Ga.) High School
38. Andrew Benintendi, CF, Arkansas
39. Phil Bickford, RHP, College of Southern Nevada
40. Jacob Woodford, RHP, Plant High School (Tampa)
41. 18. Dakota Chalmers, RHP, North Forsyth High School (Cumming, Ga.)
42. Alonzo Jones, 3B, Columbus (Ga.) High School
43. Joe McCarthy, OF, Virginia
44. Carson Fulmer, RHP, Vanderbilt
45. Lucas Herbert, C, San Clemente (Calif.) High School
46. Triston McKenzie, RHP, Royal Palm Beach (Fla.) High School
47. Beau Burrows, RHP, Weatherford (Texas) High School
48. Nick Neidert, RHP, Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)
49. Chad Smith, CF, South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Fla.)
50. Blake Trahan, SS, Louisiana-Lafayette
51. Jalen Miller, SS, Riverwood International Charter School (Atlanta)
52. Justin Hooper, LHP, De La Salle High School (Concord, Calif.)
53. Jahmai Jones, OF, Wesleyan School (Norcross, Ga.)
54. Jeff Degano, LHP, Indiana State
55. Gio Brusa, OF, Pacific
56. Michael Soroka, RHP, Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, AB)
57. Jacob Taylor, RHP, Pearl River Community College (Poplarville, Miss.)
58. Chris Shaw, 1B, Boston College
59. Tanner Rainey, RHP, West Alabama
60. Mikey White, SS, Alabama
61. Christin Stewart, OF, Tennessee
62. Peter Lambert, RHP, San Dimas (Calif.) High School
63. Nolan Watson, RHP, Lawrence North High School (Indianapolis)
64. Luken Baker, RHP/1B, Oak Ridge High School (Conroe, Texas)
65. Austin Smith, RHP, Park Vista Community High School (Lake Worth, Fla.)
66. Tristin English, RHP, Pike County High School (Zebulon, Ga.)
67. Bryce Denton, OF, Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, Tenn.)
68. Cole Sands, RHP, North Florida Christian High School (Tallahassee, Fla.)
69. DJ Stewart, 1B, Florida State
70. Kevin Kramer, SS, UCLA
71. Desmond Lindsay, IF, The Out-of-Door Academy (Sarasota, Fla.)
72. Donnie Dewees, OF, North Florida
73. Blake Hickman, RHP, Iowa
74. Richie Martin, SS, Florida
75. Kyle Cody, RHP, Kentucky
76. Josh Staumont, RHP, Azusa Pacific
77. Eric Jenkins, OF, West Columbus High School (Cerro Gordo, NC)
78. Joe DeMers, RHP, College Park High School (Pleasant Hill, Calif.)
79. Riley Ferrell, RHP, Texas Christian
80. Nick Madrigal, SS, Elk Grove (Calif.) High School
81. Kyle Molnar, RHP, Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
82. Casey Hughston, OF, Alabama
83. Josh Naylor, 1B, St. Joan of Arc High School (Vaughan, Ontario)
84. Chandler Day, RHP, Watkins High School (Pataskala, Ohio)
85. Nick Sprengel, LHP, El Dorado High School (Placerville, Calif.)
86. Antonio Santillan, RHP, Seguin (Texas) High School
87. Cole McKay, RHP, Smithson Valley High School (Spring Branch, Texas)
88. Ryan Burr, RHP, Arizona State
89. Jared Padgett, LHP, Graceville (Fla.) High School
90. Parker McFadden, RHP, Yelm (Wash.) High School
91. Garrett Davila, LHP, South Point High School (Belmont, NC)
92. Brandon Lowe, 2B, Maryland
93. Demi Orimoloye, OF, St. Matthew High School (Orleans, Ont.)
94. Colton Eastman, RHP, Central High School (Fresno, Calif.)
95. Mariano Rivera Jr., RHP, Iona
96. Kyle Holder, SS, San Diego
97. Austin Byler, 3B/1B, Nevada
98. Blake Perkins, OF, Verrado High School (Buckeye, Ariz.)
99. Mark Mathias, OF, Cal Poly SLO
100. Trey Cabbage, 3B, Grainger High School (Rutledge, Tenn.)
"There is no limit to what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit."
