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MLB Draft: Mock Draft Monday, Version 5.1

By Benjamin Chase

CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 12: 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 12, 2017 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated Tech 17-7. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 12: 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 12, 2017 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated Tech 17-7. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CORAL GABLES, FL – MARCH 12: 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 12, 2017 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated Tech 17-7. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

It is time to start preparing for the MLB draft! We kick off our mock drafts with our fifth 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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We’ll start right at the top:

1. Detroit Tigers

63. Casey Mize has been the #1 guy all along, and barring a major deal, he will be the #1 guy in a week. No real indication that there’s a move off of Mize from anyone at this time, though.. RHP. Auburn. Casey Mize. 1. player

2. San Francisco Giants

C. Georgia Tech. Joey Bart. 2. player. 31. Bart could be the guy to tempt the Tigers as he closed his season well. With excellent defensive skills behind the plate and plate discipline ticking up this season to allow him to better access his power, Bart has moved into the top position as far as non-pitchers go in the draft.

3. Philadelphia Phillies

3. player. 6. Bohm’s power and contact have been on display all season, and many believe he could stick at the hot corner at this point.. 3B. Wichita State. Alec Bohm

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Cincinnati Reds

player. 61. The Reds would badly want Singer, but with him off the board, they’ll take the best college bat, and a player that could be up quickly to Cincinnati in Madrigal.. SS/2B. Oregon State. Nick Madrigal. 5

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