2017 MLB Mock Draft, Version 4.1

11. I’m not sure if this is the absolute floor for Burger, but it’s probably close. He’d certainly be gobbled up by the Nationals if he were there at 25, so that’s probably the absolute floor for him, but he could come off the board as high as 11-12 as well. College power seems to always climb the ranks, but at the same time, college power without a defined position often struggles to find a home. The Orioles have a history of working with guys with some pedigree on the infield/outfield corners and letting them play just to get the bat in the lineup, and Burger would certainly fit that.. 3B. Missouri State University. Jake Burger. 21. player

23. player. 71. The Dodgers are not shy about pursuing who they believe to be the best player on the board and paying what is needed to sign him. Most figure it will be a highly athletic player, and there are few more athletic than Thompson, a two-sport star that had D-1 offers to play both football and baseball at the collegiate level. His focus on another sport can be an attraction for some teams certainly, but it does exhibit the extreme athletiticsm that Thompson possesses. He will fit well in the Dodgers development system.. OF. McGill-Thoolen Catholic HS (AL). Bubba Thompson

Clarke Schmidt. 25. player. 90. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: there is a very talented pitcher with elite stuff that suffered an elbow injury in the spring of his draft year and required Tommy John surgery, and Washington is heavily interested. Really? Still with me? Then you understand why more and more it seems like the Nationals and Schmidt seem to be a perfect fit. Schmidt was a guy rising to top-10 consideration with his dominant spring for South Carolina before his surgery. The Nationals seem to be heavy on fast-moving talent this spring after spending heavy talent for Adam Eaton this winter, and they seem especially interested in fast-moving pitching talent if not for their bread-and-butter choice of a TJS pitcher.. RHP. University of South Carolina