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MLB Draft: Mock Draft, Version 1.0

Benjamin Chase
Benjamin Chase

Call to the pen

BATON ROUGE, LA - MAY 13: Auburn Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (32) throws a pitch during a baseball game between the Auburn Tigers and the LSU Tigers on May 13, 2017 at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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BATON ROUGE, LA – MAY 13: Auburn Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (32) throws a pitch during a baseball game between the Auburn Tigers and the LSU Tigers on May 13, 2017 at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

It is time to start preparing for the MLB draft! We kick off our mock drafts with our first go today!

The MLB Draft will be held June 4th through the 6th. It can be viewed on MLB Network and online on MLB.com. However, pre-draft, one of the most exciting parts of preparing for the draft is putting together mock drafts of just how things could break down.

Our mock MLB draft work is done by Benjamin Chase, one of our editors here with Call To The Pen. Ben works with contacts around the game to attempt to find out if there are teams and players getting connected together or players rising that could surprise us by going earlier or later than selected. We will have a new mock MLB draft each Monday all the way until June 4, with each mock being through the CBA selections between the first and second round until that last mock, when Ben drinks some extra coffee and goes all the way through the second batch of competitive balance picks between rounds 2 and 3 on draft day.

We’ll start right at the top:

1. Detroit Tigers

2. San Francisco Giants

3. Philadelphia Phillies

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Cincinnati Reds

Next: #6-15

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CORAL GABLES, FL – MARCH 10: Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart (9) at bat during a college baseball game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 10, 2017 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated Tech 10-8. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

6. New York Mets

7. San Diego Padres

8. Atlanta Braves

9. Oakland Athletics

10. Pittsburgh Pirates

11. Baltimore Orioles

12. Toronto Blue Jays

13. Miami Marlins

14. Seattle Mariners

15. Texas Rangers

Next: #16-25

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN- AUGUST 23: Brice Turang #1 of the USA Baseball 18U National Team runs during the national team trials on August 23, 2017 at Siebert Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)

16. Tampa Bay Rays

17. Los Angeles Angels

18. Kansas City Royals

19. St. Louis Cardinals

20. Minnesota Twins

21. Milwaukee Brewers

22. Colorado Rockies

23. New York Yankees

24. Chicago Cubs

25. Arizona Diamondbacks

Next: #26-35

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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 11: Boston College High senior pitcher Mike Vasil (48) throws a pitch against St. John’s Prep at Monan Park in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on April 11, 2018. Vasil is being scouted as a potential first round draft pick. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

26. Boston Red Sox

27. Washington Nationals

28. Houston Astros

29. Cleveland Indians

30. Los Angeles Dodgers

Compensatory selections, first round

31. Tampa Bay Rays

32. Tampa Bay Rays

33. Kansas City Royals

34. Kansas City Royals

35. Cleveland Indians

Next: #36-43

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MISSISSAUGA, ON- JULY 26 – At 17, Mississauga’s Noah Naylor has worn out opposing pitchers (and a few pitching machines) on the road to what he hopes will be a career in the major leagues: There’s always room to improve. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Competitive Balance Selections, Round A

36. Pittsburgh Pirates

37. Baltimore Orioles

38. San Diego Padres

39. Arizona Diamondbacks

40. Kansas City Royals

41. Cleveland Indians

42. Colorado Rockies

43. St. Louis Cardinals

Next: Power Rankings: The Expected Contender

That’s all for this week’s mock MLB draft. Who looks too high? Too low? Just right? Comment below!!

Benjamin Chase

Benjamin Chase

I live in rural South Dakota, where I picked up the love of baseball from my great grandmother and my grandfather. I've enjoyed passing on the game to my nephews and now to my own children. I love evaluating the minor leagues and often have a game on the computer and the TV at the same time!