MLB Draft: Mock Draft, version 2.0

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- AUGUST 27: Matthew Liberatore #21 of the USA Baseball 18U National Team pitches against Iowa Western CC on August 27, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- AUGUST 27: Matthew Liberatore #21 of the USA Baseball 18U National Team pitches against Iowa Western CC on August 27, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN- AUGUST 27: Jarred Kelenic #10 of the USA Baseball 18U National Team bats against Iowa Western CC on August 27, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images) /

6. New York Mets

C. Georgia Tech. Joey Bart. 6. player. 3. The draft has really put together a few perfect matches along the draft board that seem like if a player was on the board, he’d be the ideal selection at that spot. Bart just screams Mets as a guy who could move quickly through their system in a position where the Mets are very thin right now at all levels, majors and minors.

7. San Diego Padres

Jarred Kelenic. 7. player. 127. Kelenic is a guy that has some fairly high variance due to his position as arguably the top position player in the high school class. He could come off the board as high as #2 or fall outside of the top 10, and he’s one of the few players who has plenty of spring ball left to be played, so he could make a big impression or a big flop between now and June 4.. OF. Waukesha West HS (WI)

8. Atlanta Braves

RHP. North Oconee HS (GA). Kumar Rocker. 8. player. 17. The Braves are loaded in pitching. This is very clear. There is an adage about excess in pitching, however, and this would be a great pick of a local guy for the Braves in Rocker, who was one of the most explosive guys in summer, but inconsistency toward the end of summer pushed him down the board a bit. His spring has shown he’s all his summer showed him to be, and his body is definitely physically ready.

9. Oakland Athletics

9. player. 96. The Athletics seem to be going opposite this year, from the few that can gauge where their mindset may be. They seem to be heavy on college pitching or high school hitting. With Kelenic off the board, there really isn’t a high school hitter in this spot that makes sense, giving the A’s their pick of the college arms. Rolison is a guy that could certainly come off earlier than where he’s ranked due to an excellent pro body that many organizations will think they can work with.. LHP. Mississippi. Ryan Rolison

10. Pittsburgh Pirates

LHP. South Florida. Shane McClanahan. 10. player. 4. McClanahan opened the spring with some of the most dominant performances that have been seen in this college season still to date, but struggles with his control in late-March/early-April dropped him from discussion at #1 overall. He’s righted the ship and could be a guy that fits well into what is really a righty-heavy Pirates pitching system.

11. Baltimore Orioles

11. Stewart has shown tremendously well and certainly sits in the top 5-10 high school arms in the draft, but he’s perhaps the guy that teams see as most “stable”, which can be a blessing and a curse entering the draft for those teams looking for upside arms. Stewart would be a good fit in a pitching-starved Orioles system.. RHP. Eau Gallie HS (FL). Carter Stewart. 11. player

12. Toronto Blue Jays

13. Miami Marlins

13. player. 82. The way this has fallen, the Marlins have their pick of two local college arms that have performed very well this spring for the Gators. They very feasibly may go for the lower risk and higher floor of Kowar with a possible lower price tag as well.. RHP. Florida. Jackson Kowar

14. Seattle Mariners

62. An early season candidate to go #1 overall, Singer’s had issues with inconsistency in his location and in his stuff this spring that have worked themselves out with a month or more of tremendous performances as the SEC season comes to a close. He could be a signing bonus concern, though, which could lead to him falling even farther than this, though it would not surprise to see the Mariners roll the dice here.. RHP. Florida. Brady Singer. 14. player

15. Texas Rangers

OF. Plant HS (FL). Connor Scott. 15. player. 95. The Rangers love their upside plays, and there are few with the upside of Scott, who has explosive speed and plus defense currently, but he also has the type of physicality that draws plenty of comparisons to the Astros <strong><a rel=

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