Post by Rays GM (forbz) on May 31, 2016 18:59:04 GMT -5
1. Philadelphia Phillies
A.J. Puk, LHP
Florida
I think it's more likely Puk than the field at this point. The Phillies have kept their short list at five names, doing their due diligence on Puk, Kyle Lewis, Corey Ray, Blake Rutherford and Mickey Moniak, but I'd bet more heavily on Puk now than I would have in the last mock.
2. Cincinnati Reds
Kyle Lewis, OF
Mercer
They'd take Puk if he got here. I hear them less on Ray now, but they did work out Delvin Perez again a few days ago.
3. Atlanta Braves
Jason Groome, LHP
Barnegat (New Jersey) High School
The Braves would also take Puk if he were here, and they could take Lewis over Groome if that were an option. I also think Nick Senzel and Ray are still possibilities.
4. Colorado Rockies
Mickey Moniak, OF
La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, California)
Other than Moniak, I've heard the Rockies associated only with arms, including Riley Pint, Groome and Dakota Hudson. My gut says they have to take one of those two high school arms, Pint or Groome.
5. Milwaukee Brewers
Delvin Perez, SS
International Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico)
The Brewers also scouted Josh Lowe very heavily during his postseason, probably for an underslot deal. It seems as though they've cooled a little on Ray.
6. Oakland Athletics
Nick Senzel, 3B
Tennessee
I think Senzel stops here. The A's seem to prefer him to Ray but wouldn't pass on someone like Puk or Lewis, and they're also a dark horse to take Pint.
7. Miami Marlins
Braxton Garrett, LHP
Florence (Alabama) High School
They've been linked to Garrett for a while now but might take Pint, if available, or Forrest Whitley over him. I hear they're out on Groome.
8. San Diego Padres
Matt Manning, RHP
Sheldon (Sacramento) High School
This probably would be an overslot deal, even this high, but the Padres want athletic kids with big tools, and Manning fits that.
9. Detroit Tigers
Riley Pint, RHP
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas)
This is Pint's floor. I think Hudson is a possibility here as well.
10. Chicago White Sox
Blake Rutherford, OF
Chaminade College Prep (West Hills, California)
I've otherwise heard the White Sox being in on college arms, but it sounds as though they might take Rutherford if he fell here unexpectedly. I've also heard Rutherford being someone the teams with large bonus pools might try to get to slide into the sandwich round or high second round.
11. Seattle Mariners
Corey Ray, OF
Louisville
The M's want a college player, and Ray would be a steal at this spot. This is Ray's floor and I think Justin Dunn's ceiling.
12. Boston Red Sox
Nolan Jones, SS
Holy Ghost Prep (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)
I've heard the Sox linked to Jones a few times, though I think they'd be on a number of the guys I have going ahead of them. They're also a potential landing spot for University of Miami catcher Zack Collins.
13. Tampa Bay Rays
Dakota Hudson, RHP
Mississippi State
It sounds as though the Rays will be opportunistic, figuring someone who had been projected to go in the top 10 -- like Hudson, who could go 4, 9, 10 or 11 -- will slide to them.
14. Cleveland Indians
Justin Dunn, RHP
Boston College
One source said Cleveland "should just move their front office" to Puerto Rico because of how hard they've scouted Perez, but it seems unlikely he gets this far.
15. Minnesota Twins
Kyle Muller, LHP
Jesuit College Prep School of Dallas
I'm hearing the Twins only going with arms right now, mostly college (Dunn/Cody Sedlock) but also some physical, high-ceiling prep guys like Muller, Manning (who's probably unsignable here) and Whitley.
16. Los Angeles Angels
Taylor Trammell, OF
Mount Paran Christian (Kennesaw, Georgia)
What I'm hearing for this pick is all over the map. It's worth noting they were out in droves at Hudson's poor start Thursday night.
17. Houston Astros
Cody Sedlock, RHP
Illinois
Last time around, I'd heard them more connected with prep players, but now the speculation is they'll stay somewhat true to form and target a good college player here.
18. New York Yankees
Ian Anderson, RHP
Shenendehowa HS (Clifton Park, New York)
I've heard ol' "Locomotive Breath" doesn't get past the Yankees, but they're also interested in Kevin Gowdy and Trammell, which would imply they're after high-ceiling high school players.
19. New York Mets
Zack Collins, C
Miami
Collins had a rough ACC tournament with a lot of people watching, and that, plus some shuffling ahead of this, could get him to this pick. The Mets still seem to be set on a college bat here.
20. Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Thaiss, C
Virginia
I suppose it seems predictable to connect the Dodgers with a good-stats college guy, but I know they've also scouted the high school crop heavily, including Gavin Lux and Joey Wentz.
21. Toronto Blue Jays
Forrest Whitley, RHP
Alamo Heights (San Antonio) High School
I've heard them more with high school guys than college but also that they're not excluding any group.
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Burdi, RHP
Louisville
This would be a switch for the Pirates, but their window of contention is open now, and their bullpen is the team's biggest weakness. Burdi doesn't have major league-ready command, but he throws 98-100 mph with a 90- to 92-mph slider, and you can get away with a few mistakes if you can do that.
23. St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Lowe, 3B/RHP
Pope High School (Marietta, Georgia)
The team that once took Colby Rasmus could be in line to take a player multiple scouts have compared to Rasmus. Lowe, who has power and a plus arm, might go higher but seems more likely to go somewhere in the 20s.
Compensation picks
Because the first round is unusually short this year, I'll roll right through the sandwich-round selections, the 11 picks awarded to teams that lost free agents who declined qualifying offers.
24. San Diego Padres
Cal Quantrill, RHP
Stanford
Look, the rumor that the Padres have a deal in place to take Quantrill here could be utter nonsense, but I'd also be very surprised if he didn't have a deal with someone given he chose not to pitch this spring.
24. San Diego Padres
Dane Dunning, RHP
Florida
Dunning hasn't started for the Gators for several weeks now, but he projects as a starter in the majors. (Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan and his coaches have recruited so well that their pitching staff has enough depth to pull this off.) This pick would also probably be underslot so the Padres could go over for Manning and Quantrill.
26. Chicago White Sox
Gavin Lux, SS
Indian Trail Academy (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
Lux's market starts around pick No. 21 and probably ends around 32. The White Sox are also heavy on Robert Tyler, and I've heard them a little with T.J. Zeuch.
27. Baltimore Orioles
Alex Kirilloff, OF
Plum HS (Pittsburgh)
The O's are looking "best player available" here, but they're quite unsure of who's even likely to get to them, a common dilemma right now among teams. That makes it a little tricky to talk deals with players or their agents/advisers.
28. Washington Nationals
Drew Mendoza, SS
Lake Minneola (Florida) HS
The Nats have been linked a little more to Mendoza lately and have been mentioned as the team most likely to take Kyle Funkhouser in the second or third round.
29. Washington Nationals
Robert Tyler, RHP
Georgia
I had the Nats taking Alec Hansen last time around, and I still think that's a possibility. They're also the only team I've heard tied this high to Ole Miss' J.B. Woodman, who has 14 home runs this spring but led the Cape Cod League last summer with 51 strikeouts in 139 plate appearances.
30. Texas Rangers
Bryan Reynolds, OF
Vanderbilt
I could see the Rangers taking someone like Trammell or Mendoza, two high-risk, high-reward high school athletes. Reynolds is a college guy who has more tools than your typical college hitter, with power and the potential to stay in center field.
31. New York Mets
Anthony Kay, LHP
Connecticut
If the Mets get a college bat they like at No. 19, they could then go with an arm here at 31, college or high school.
32. Los Angeles Dodgers
Jordan Sheffield, RHP
Vanderbilt
Sheffield might have cost himself some money and a few spots in the draft when he allowed nine runs in the SEC tournament Thursday. That's not going to help him convince teams he's a starter and not a (very good) reliever.
33. St. Louis Cardinals
Eric Lauer, LHP
Kent State
Lauer could go anywhere from the low teens to about here as one of the top three college lefties in the draft. He punctuated his strong spring with a good performance in the MAC tournament this week.
34. St. Louis Cardinals
Carter Kieboom, 3B, Walton High School (Marietta, Georgia)
The Cardinals have always been willing to take a high school position player, but it has tended to be players like Kieboom, who show a lot of polish at a young age even if the tools aren't, say, Will Benson-level. Kieboom seems like he's going to land somewhere in the 25-40 range.
A.J. Puk, LHP
Florida
I think it's more likely Puk than the field at this point. The Phillies have kept their short list at five names, doing their due diligence on Puk, Kyle Lewis, Corey Ray, Blake Rutherford and Mickey Moniak, but I'd bet more heavily on Puk now than I would have in the last mock.
2. Cincinnati Reds
Kyle Lewis, OF
Mercer
They'd take Puk if he got here. I hear them less on Ray now, but they did work out Delvin Perez again a few days ago.
3. Atlanta Braves
Jason Groome, LHP
Barnegat (New Jersey) High School
The Braves would also take Puk if he were here, and they could take Lewis over Groome if that were an option. I also think Nick Senzel and Ray are still possibilities.
4. Colorado Rockies
Mickey Moniak, OF
La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, California)
Other than Moniak, I've heard the Rockies associated only with arms, including Riley Pint, Groome and Dakota Hudson. My gut says they have to take one of those two high school arms, Pint or Groome.
5. Milwaukee Brewers
Delvin Perez, SS
International Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico)
The Brewers also scouted Josh Lowe very heavily during his postseason, probably for an underslot deal. It seems as though they've cooled a little on Ray.
6. Oakland Athletics
Nick Senzel, 3B
Tennessee
I think Senzel stops here. The A's seem to prefer him to Ray but wouldn't pass on someone like Puk or Lewis, and they're also a dark horse to take Pint.
7. Miami Marlins
Braxton Garrett, LHP
Florence (Alabama) High School
They've been linked to Garrett for a while now but might take Pint, if available, or Forrest Whitley over him. I hear they're out on Groome.
8. San Diego Padres
Matt Manning, RHP
Sheldon (Sacramento) High School
This probably would be an overslot deal, even this high, but the Padres want athletic kids with big tools, and Manning fits that.
9. Detroit Tigers
Riley Pint, RHP
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas)
This is Pint's floor. I think Hudson is a possibility here as well.
10. Chicago White Sox
Blake Rutherford, OF
Chaminade College Prep (West Hills, California)
I've otherwise heard the White Sox being in on college arms, but it sounds as though they might take Rutherford if he fell here unexpectedly. I've also heard Rutherford being someone the teams with large bonus pools might try to get to slide into the sandwich round or high second round.
11. Seattle Mariners
Corey Ray, OF
Louisville
The M's want a college player, and Ray would be a steal at this spot. This is Ray's floor and I think Justin Dunn's ceiling.
12. Boston Red Sox
Nolan Jones, SS
Holy Ghost Prep (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)
I've heard the Sox linked to Jones a few times, though I think they'd be on a number of the guys I have going ahead of them. They're also a potential landing spot for University of Miami catcher Zack Collins.
13. Tampa Bay Rays
Dakota Hudson, RHP
Mississippi State
It sounds as though the Rays will be opportunistic, figuring someone who had been projected to go in the top 10 -- like Hudson, who could go 4, 9, 10 or 11 -- will slide to them.
14. Cleveland Indians
Justin Dunn, RHP
Boston College
One source said Cleveland "should just move their front office" to Puerto Rico because of how hard they've scouted Perez, but it seems unlikely he gets this far.
15. Minnesota Twins
Kyle Muller, LHP
Jesuit College Prep School of Dallas
I'm hearing the Twins only going with arms right now, mostly college (Dunn/Cody Sedlock) but also some physical, high-ceiling prep guys like Muller, Manning (who's probably unsignable here) and Whitley.
16. Los Angeles Angels
Taylor Trammell, OF
Mount Paran Christian (Kennesaw, Georgia)
What I'm hearing for this pick is all over the map. It's worth noting they were out in droves at Hudson's poor start Thursday night.
17. Houston Astros
Cody Sedlock, RHP
Illinois
Last time around, I'd heard them more connected with prep players, but now the speculation is they'll stay somewhat true to form and target a good college player here.
18. New York Yankees
Ian Anderson, RHP
Shenendehowa HS (Clifton Park, New York)
I've heard ol' "Locomotive Breath" doesn't get past the Yankees, but they're also interested in Kevin Gowdy and Trammell, which would imply they're after high-ceiling high school players.
19. New York Mets
Zack Collins, C
Miami
Collins had a rough ACC tournament with a lot of people watching, and that, plus some shuffling ahead of this, could get him to this pick. The Mets still seem to be set on a college bat here.
20. Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Thaiss, C
Virginia
I suppose it seems predictable to connect the Dodgers with a good-stats college guy, but I know they've also scouted the high school crop heavily, including Gavin Lux and Joey Wentz.
21. Toronto Blue Jays
Forrest Whitley, RHP
Alamo Heights (San Antonio) High School
I've heard them more with high school guys than college but also that they're not excluding any group.
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Burdi, RHP
Louisville
This would be a switch for the Pirates, but their window of contention is open now, and their bullpen is the team's biggest weakness. Burdi doesn't have major league-ready command, but he throws 98-100 mph with a 90- to 92-mph slider, and you can get away with a few mistakes if you can do that.
23. St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Lowe, 3B/RHP
Pope High School (Marietta, Georgia)
The team that once took Colby Rasmus could be in line to take a player multiple scouts have compared to Rasmus. Lowe, who has power and a plus arm, might go higher but seems more likely to go somewhere in the 20s.
Compensation picks
Because the first round is unusually short this year, I'll roll right through the sandwich-round selections, the 11 picks awarded to teams that lost free agents who declined qualifying offers.
24. San Diego Padres
Cal Quantrill, RHP
Stanford
Look, the rumor that the Padres have a deal in place to take Quantrill here could be utter nonsense, but I'd also be very surprised if he didn't have a deal with someone given he chose not to pitch this spring.
24. San Diego Padres
Dane Dunning, RHP
Florida
Dunning hasn't started for the Gators for several weeks now, but he projects as a starter in the majors. (Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan and his coaches have recruited so well that their pitching staff has enough depth to pull this off.) This pick would also probably be underslot so the Padres could go over for Manning and Quantrill.
26. Chicago White Sox
Gavin Lux, SS
Indian Trail Academy (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
Lux's market starts around pick No. 21 and probably ends around 32. The White Sox are also heavy on Robert Tyler, and I've heard them a little with T.J. Zeuch.
27. Baltimore Orioles
Alex Kirilloff, OF
Plum HS (Pittsburgh)
The O's are looking "best player available" here, but they're quite unsure of who's even likely to get to them, a common dilemma right now among teams. That makes it a little tricky to talk deals with players or their agents/advisers.
28. Washington Nationals
Drew Mendoza, SS
Lake Minneola (Florida) HS
The Nats have been linked a little more to Mendoza lately and have been mentioned as the team most likely to take Kyle Funkhouser in the second or third round.
29. Washington Nationals
Robert Tyler, RHP
Georgia
I had the Nats taking Alec Hansen last time around, and I still think that's a possibility. They're also the only team I've heard tied this high to Ole Miss' J.B. Woodman, who has 14 home runs this spring but led the Cape Cod League last summer with 51 strikeouts in 139 plate appearances.
30. Texas Rangers
Bryan Reynolds, OF
Vanderbilt
I could see the Rangers taking someone like Trammell or Mendoza, two high-risk, high-reward high school athletes. Reynolds is a college guy who has more tools than your typical college hitter, with power and the potential to stay in center field.
31. New York Mets
Anthony Kay, LHP
Connecticut
If the Mets get a college bat they like at No. 19, they could then go with an arm here at 31, college or high school.
32. Los Angeles Dodgers
Jordan Sheffield, RHP
Vanderbilt
Sheffield might have cost himself some money and a few spots in the draft when he allowed nine runs in the SEC tournament Thursday. That's not going to help him convince teams he's a starter and not a (very good) reliever.
33. St. Louis Cardinals
Eric Lauer, LHP
Kent State
Lauer could go anywhere from the low teens to about here as one of the top three college lefties in the draft. He punctuated his strong spring with a good performance in the MAC tournament this week.
34. St. Louis Cardinals
Carter Kieboom, 3B, Walton High School (Marietta, Georgia)
The Cardinals have always been willing to take a high school position player, but it has tended to be players like Kieboom, who show a lot of polish at a young age even if the tools aren't, say, Will Benson-level. Kieboom seems like he's going to land somewhere in the 25-40 range.