MLB Draft: Mock Draft Monday, version 6.2
It is time to start preparing for the MLB draft! We kick off our mock drafts with our sixth and final 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
Mock Draft, Version 3.0
Mock Draft, Version 4.0
Mock Draft, Version 5.1
We’ll start right at the top:
1. Detroit Tigers
Casey Mize. 1. player. 63. This has been a significant lack of drama all spring, but that’s a good thing as well, as Mize has continued to show himself as worthy of the #1 overall selection. Mize has a collection of pitches led by a fastball that works in the mid-90s, a split-finger that is incredible in the upper 80s, a mid-80s slider that can run to upper-80s, a cutter that comes in right around 90, and a change that works in the low 80s. He knows how to vary his grips and his body pacing to get different break and disrupt hitters’ timing. Multiple places have mentioned former Tigers starter <strong><a rel=. RHP. Auburn
2. San Francisco Giants
Georgia Tech. Joey Bart. 2. player. 31. This is where things could first get interesting. The Giants are about 95% locked into Bart, but they could still lean a few ways, with high school righty Cole Winn being a favorite if they choose to go away from Bart here. Bart has hit on top of already-present defensive skills this spring, and that combination should allow him to move quickly through the Giants system.. C
3. Philadelphia Phillies
6. The Phillies are very strongly linked to Bohm here, but they are looking hard at money as they would like to maximize their ability to get top value that may fall to them at their next selection, which won’t be until the 4th round. There has been discussion on the other top college options and some rumors on a possible jump on a high school arm if the price was just too good to pass up here – akin to the <strong><a rel=. 3B. Wichita State. Alec Bohm. 3. player
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Cincinnati Reds
Basically, whomever the White Sox do not choose will be the Reds choice, provided one of Bart/Bohm doesn’t get passed over for some reason. The Reds have been doing plenty of checking in with high school arms and bats to check on price, but it’s doubtful they could push anyone to their second pick enough to make a high school pick worth it here.. SS/2B. Oregon State. Nick Madrigal. 5. player. 61
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