MLB Draft: Live draft thread for day one of the 2018 MLB draft

RHP. Auburn. Casey Mize. 1. player. 63. The Tigers kept it smart and drama-free, picking the guy that they had been rumored to for nearly 3 months.

31. The Giants went away from the rumors of making a deal at this pick, going with the guy who many figured there. Now it will be interesting to see how they handle having Bart and Buster Posey together.. C. Georgia Tech. Joey Bart. 2. player

3B. Wichita State. Alec Bohm. 3. player. 6. Phillies went chalk as well, grabbing the top college hitter this season with tons of power. Not sure if he’ll stick at 3B, but he’s got a shot to play corner outfield.

Florida. Jonathan India. 5. player. 61. Surprise here as Singer was a big favorite of the Reds. Have to wonder if he put out a big signing bonus number to fall out of this pick. India seems to be a luxury pick for an org with Suarez and Senzel already.. 3B

With the college bats they preferred all gone, the Mets chose to go high school. Rumors had them talking heavy to Noah Naylor as well.. OF. Waukesha West HS (WI). Jarred Kelenic. 6. player. 3

7. player. 127. Padres preferred Weathers over many other high school arms for his combination of floor and ceiling and left-handedness.. LHP. Loretto HS (TN). Ryan Weathers

player. 17. The Braves wanted him badly, but they weren’t sure if they could get a deal done as Stewart had fairly high bonus demands. Obviously they made that work!. RHP. Eau Gallie HS (FL). Carter Stewart. 8

OF. Oklahoma. Kyler Murray. 9. player. 96. Incredibly off the board here. The A’s shocked everyone. Murray has all the tools – a lightning quick bat, power, incredible speed, but very, very raw. He will play football at Oklahoma this fall and also play baseball. Huge surprise, especially this high.

4. Swaggerty was considered right along with Madrigal as the top college player coming into the spring, and he’s shown fair, but he did scare off a few in the top 5. Interesting to see him to the Pirates with their full outfield in their system at many levels.. OF. South Alabama. Travis Swaggerty. 10. player

11. After some hard work in the offseason to condition his body, Rodriguez had an incredible spring. He’s a great fit here.. RHP. Central Heights HS (TX). Grayson Rodriguez. 11. player

13. player. 82. Scott jumped up draft boards as he showed off his incredible athleticism with elite defense and speed and a body that projects to add power.. OF. Plant HS (FL). Connor Scott

14. player. 62. Would have been my guy for them if I hadn’t mocked him earlier in my last mock of the spring. Gilbert finished his spring strong and has a very good collection of pitches.. RHP. Stetson. Logan Gilbert

15. player. 95. Winn was in play very early on, and he makes a tremendous selection for the Rangers here. He has very good balance in a pair of breaking pitches and a fastball. High floor arm, but with a high ceiling as well.. RHP. Orange Lutheran HS (CA). Cole Winn

16. player. 21. Many said Liberatore’s money desires were the reason he slipped as he was definitely one of the top overall pitchers in the entire draft. Great pick for the Rays!. LHP. Mountain Ridge HS (AZ). Matthew Liberatore

player. 102. I mentioned in the mock today that the Angels had been coming strong after Adams if he would sign with them, and he obviously was willing to work with them.. OF. Green Hope HS (NC). Jordyn Adams. 17

player. 7. Big time deal for the Royals here to get Singer to fall to them. His financial number likely had something to do with it, so the Royals’ bonus pool made a big difference.. RHP. Florida. Brady Singer. 18

Sandra Day O'Connor HS (AZ). Nolan Gorman. 19. player. 32. Gorman has incredible power to his swing. He did struggle some with keeping his body in shape this spring, but if he can keep that under control, the power is incredible.. 3B

player. 2. One of the strongest and most powerful hitters in college baseball this season, carrying the Oregon State team while Madrigal was out. He has a much better hit tool than many see.. OF. Oregon State. Trevor Larnach. 20

SS. Santiago HS (CA). Brice Turang. 21. player. 76. Considered among the top draft picks in the entire draft before the spring, he didn’t do anything to cost himself, just didn’t really step forward. He projects as a quality defender with contact over power for now but room to grow.

108. Rolison has plenty of talent, a guy who figured into the top 10 with multiple organizations, so getting him here was a good get for the Rockies, but surprised they passed on Seigler.. LHP. Mississippi. Ryan Rolison. 22. player

…and the Yankees made the Rockies pay, taking a player that they scouted heavier than anyone else, but one of the most unique players in the draft as a switch-hitter and switch-pitcher.. C. Cartersville HS (GA). Anthony Seigler. 23. player. 43

9. Surprising pick here by the Cubs with a number of arms on the board that they were heavy on. Hoerner is a guy who does fit with the abiliy to be flexible around the infield and likely outfield as well.. SS/2B. Stanford. Nico Hoerner. 24. player

Matt McLain. 25. player. 8. The Diamondbacks and McLain have been strongly connected for roughly 2 months, and I mentioned that they would possibly pick him here if they weren’t sure they could get him to #39.. SS/2B. Arnold O. Beckman HS (CA)

Denaburg had some biceps issues this spring, but when he was on the mound healthy, he was tremendous this year. Injuries never scare off the Nationals, though, so this is not a surprising pick.. RHP/C. Merritt Island HS (FL). Mason Denaburg. 27. player. 90

1B/OF. Clemson. Seth Beer. 28. player. 135. Beer is a very impressive player for his performance, but he’s struggled with wood bats when he’s had a chance and his defensive struggles are very real. It’s a surprising pick by the Astros, but he checks a lot of their boxes.

player. 71. Tremendous fastball velocity, good build, and a great slider to pair with the fastball. He has a very repeatable delivery as well. This could end up a very valuable pick if he’s handled right by the Dodgers.. RHP. Brandon HS (MS). J.T. Ginn. 30