MLB Mock Draft, Version 2.1

By Benjamin Chase | May 10, 2017

Jun 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores pitcher Kyle Wright (44) throws during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers in game one of the College World Series Finals at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /

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16. New York Yankees

University of California at Los Angeles. Griffin Canning . 16. player. 43. Canning has been one of the best performing starters this spring with some pop up performance in velocity and break of his pitches, and that fits the profile that the Yankees have had excellent success with recently. Canning does have a deeper arsenal of pitches, but he’s been compared positively to fellow UCLA alum and current Yankee prospect <strong><a rel=. RHP

17. Seattle Mariners

17. player. 62. In the 2017 season, Oregon’s Peterson has probably improved his draft stock as much as any player in the country in this year’s college class. He was a likely 3rd round candidate before the season, but he’s shown polish on his pitches with improved velocity and a perfect big frame for a starter at 6’6″ and 240ish pounds.. LHP. University of Oregon. David Peterson

18. Detroit Tigers

63. Minnesota’s high school season began later than most, so Carlson was off the radar for many early on, but he’s climbed fast in the eyes of many scouts, and it’d not surprise at all if he was a guy who rose into the early part of the round the way that <strong><a rel=. RHP. Burnsville HS (MN). Sam Carlson . 18. player

19. San Francisco Giants

31. The Giants typically like their collegiate picks early, but they once took a high school lefty that’s worked out well for the organization after he led the organization to three World Series titles. While Hall has nowhere near the build of a Bumgarner, he has all the natural boxes of a successful lefty without the elite ceiling, though he has a fairly high floor and could move quickly for a high school left-hander.. LHP. Valdosta HS (GA). DL Hall . 19. player

20. New York Mets

Missouri State University. Jake Burger . 20. player. 3. Burger has been the college hitter that has made the biggest impression on scouts this spring with his impressive improvement in strike zone recognition this spring with still-present power. He has some work to do on his pitch recognition and his defensive instincts, but the raw skills are certainly there. The Mets could use the likely quick-moving bat.. 3B