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MLB Draft: Mock Draft Monday, version 3.0

Benjamin Chase
Benjamin Chase

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GAINESVILLE, FL - MARCH 25: Jonathan Inndia (6) of the Gators hustles to second base for a double during the college baseball game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Florida Gators on March 25, 2018 at Alfred A. MccKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Wellch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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GAINESVILLE, FL – MARCH 25: Jonathan India (6) of the Gators hustles to second base for a double during the college baseball game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Florida Gators on March 25, 2018 at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

It is time to start preparing for the MLB draft! We kick off our mock drafts with our third 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.

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Mock Draft, Version 2.0

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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HATTIESBURG, MS – JUNE 02: South Alabama outfielder Travis Swaggerty (21) gets a single during an NCAA Division I Regional baseball game between the South Alabama Jaguars and the Mississippi State Bulldogs on June 02, 2017 at Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, MS. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie/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 27: Triston Casas #26 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)

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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TAMPA, FL – AUGUST 03: Mason Denaburg of Merritt Island HS (FL) delivers a pitch to the plate during the East Coast Pro Showcase on August 03, 2017, at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire 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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FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 03: Dallas Baptist outfielder Jameson Hannah (5) waits on the pitch during the NCAA Division 1 baseball tournament regional game between Dallas Baptist University and Virginia on June 3, 2017 at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by George Walker/Icon Sportswire 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: Braves Riley has big Sunday

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!