MLB Draft: Player rankings for the 2018 MLB Draft
The MLB starts in just one hour! Do you need a handy guide to know the best players left on the board? Of course you do! It’s right here!!
With nearly 1,200 players about to hear their names called in the MLB draft, how can you know who is who? While we won’t have every selection for the entirety of the draft – or even the first two days of the draft, the following lists should give an idea of the players to know for this year’s MLB draft!
We will start with a top 50 overall list, then shift to positional lists for hitters, then finish with lists for pitchers. In all, 125 players are mentioned here, which should cover nearly everyone that will hear their name called over the first two rounds tonight.
These lists are done as if the previous player has been selected, and we are now sitting with an open farm system, no team affiliation to skew which development system would like a certain player more or anything like that. It’s just the guys that I like most, in order. We’ll start with the top 50 overall:
Overall Top 50
1. Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn –
2. Jonathan India, IF, Florida –
3. Nick Madrigal, IF, Oregon State –
4. Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (AZ) –
5. Carter Stewart, RHP, Eau Gallie HS (FL) –
6. Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech –
7. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Waukesha West HS (WI) –
8. Brady Singer, RHP, Florida –
9. Alec Bohm, IF, Wichita State –
10. Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central HS (GA) –
11. Brice Turang, IF, Santiago HS (CA) –
12. Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee HS (GA) –
13. Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama –
14. Xavier Edwards, IF, North Broward Prep (FL) –
15. Cole Winn, RHP, Orange Lutheran (CA) –
16. Nolan Gorman, IF, O’Connor HS (AZ) –
17. Jeremy Eierman, IF, Missouri State –
18. Logan Gilbert, RHP, Stetson –
19. Ryan Weathers, LHP, Loretto HS (TN) –
20. Jordan Groshans, IF, Magnolia HS (TX) –
21. Trevor Larnach, OF, Oregon State –
22. Noah Naylor, C, St. Joan of Arc Catholic (Ont) –
23. Mason Denaburg, RHP, Merritt Island HS (FL) –
24. Connor Scott, OF, Plant HS (FL) –
25. Shane McClanahan, LHP, South Florida –
26. Triston Casas, IF, American Heritage School (FL) –
27. Ryan Rolison, LHP, Mississippi –
28. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Central Heights HS (TX) –
29. Nick Schnell, OF, Roncalli HS (IN) –
30. Jackson Kowar, RHP, Florida –
31. Seth Beer, 1B/DH, Clemson –
32. Matt McLain, IF, Beckman HS (CA) –
33. Steele Walker, OF, Oklahoma –
34. Anthony Seigler, C, Cartersville HS (GA) –
35. Jameson Hannah, OF, Dallas Baptist –
36. Lineras Torres, Jr., RHP, Beacon HS (NY) –
37. Jordyn Adams, OF, Green Hope HS (NC) –
38. Tristan Beck, RHP, Stanford –
39. Greyson Jenista, OF, Wichita State –
40. Adam Kloffenstein, RHP, Magnolia HS (TX) –
41. J.T. Ginn, RHP, Brandon HS (MS) –
42. Cole Wilcox, RHP, Heritage HS (GA) –
43. Griffin Conine, OF, Duke –
44. Nander De Sedas, IF, Montverde Academy (FL) –
45. Mike Siani, OF, Penn Charter School (PA) –
46. Sean Hjelle, RHP, Kentucky –
47. Alek Thomas, OF, Mount Carmel HS (IL)
48. Jake McCarthy, OF, Virginia –
49. Jeremiah Jackson, IF, St. Luke’s Episcopal School (AL) –
50. Parker Meadows, OF, Grayson HS (GA) –
Now let’s look at positional rankings…
Next: Positional rankings