MLB Draft: Mock Draft, version 2.0
It is time to start preparing for the MLB draft! We kick off our mock drafts with our second go-round 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
This one will probably stick now until the draft, with not a lot of drama unless there’s an injury. Mize works with four potential plus pitches along with control that is arguably double-plus. He’s got frontline starter written all over him, provided health, of course.. RHP. Auburn. Casey Mize. 1. player. 63
2. San Francisco Giants
SS/2B. Oregon State. Nick Madrigal. 2. player. 31. Madrigal works in a Giants system needing depth up the middle, and he should be a guy who could move very quickly. The Giants are in a position where there’s not a definite #2, so it’s quite likely that they’ll play a bit of a money game here, and it would not surprise if Madrigal ends up being the best bet for the money at this slot.
3. Philadelphia Phillies
6. Like most teams this year, the Phillies have been tracking college hitting pretty strong, but at this spot to have the top-producing college bat fall in their lap would seem to be a pretty easy choice.. 3B. Wichita State. Alec Bohm. 3. player
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Cincinnati Reds
player. 61. Now that the high school season in many warm places is beginning to wind down, the discussion has begun to turn to numbers, and among the top arms, only Liberatore has held his status from last summer to this point, and some scouts feel he could be a tough sign due to that, which could drop him farther in the top 10 than some may think based just on his pure talent. The Reds would be foolish to let him pass by this point, however.. LHP. Mountain Ridge HS (AZ). Matthew Liberatore. 5
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