Los Angeles Angels
Day One
Round 1, Overall 17 – Jordyn Adams, OF, North Carolina HS
Round 2, Overall 57 – Jeremiah Jackson, SS, Alabama HS
In the final days before the draft, the Angels emerged as a real player in the Adams market as he was rumored heavily to be going to those who had extra picks on the first day before the Angels emerged, and they must have felt they could get a deal done in order to make the selection. Adams’ incredible athleticism will carry him while he builds up his baseball skills to match. Jackson is rangy with good future power projection that could play very well at third or be at least average a short.
Day Two
Round 3, Overall 93 – Aaron Hernandez, RHP, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Round 4, Overall 121 – Kyle Bradish, RHP, New Mexico State
Round 5, Overall 151 – William English, RHP, Michigan HS
Round 6, Overall 181 – Austin Warren, RHP, UNC Wilmington
Round 7, Overall 211 – Andrew Wantz, RHP, UNC Greensboro
Round 8, Overall 241 – Tyler Smith, RHP, Canisius
Round 9, Overall 271 – Jake Lee, RHP, Oakland
Round 10, Overall 301 – Ben Morrison, RHP, Western Kentucky
Hernandez has a ton of velocity, but he might be a reliever due to his lack of movement on the heater. After grabbing English in the 5th round, the Angels focused heavily on college relievers, grabbing some excellent arms that should provide immediate help in full-season leagues and could move quickly, with Jake Lee being a personal favorite for his combination of intimidating size on the mound, velocity on his fastball, and crazy movement on his breaker when he’s at his best.
Day Three
Round 11, Overall 331 – Connor Van Scoyoc, RHP, Iowa HS
Round 12, Overall 361 – Daniel Nunan, LHP, New Jersey HS
Round 13, Overall 391 – Connor Criswell, RHP, North Carolina
Round 14, Overall 421 – Drevian Nelson, OF, Texas HS
Round 15, Overall 451 – Nick Frank, RHP, St. Mary’s
Round 16, Overall 481 – Chase Chaney, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 17, Overall 511 – Luis Alvarado, RHP, Nebraska
Round 18, Overall 541 – Dylan King, RHP, Belmont
Round 19, Overall 571 – Datren Bray, OF, Gordon State JuCo
Round 20, Overall 601 – Kyle Tyler, RHP, Oklahoma
Round 21, Overall 631 – Christian Reyes, RHP, no school
Round 22, Overall 661 – Hunter Milam, LHP, Alabama HS
Round 23, Overall 691 – William Rivera, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 24, Overall 721 – Isaiah Campbell, RHP, Arkansas
Round 25, Overall 751 – Dazon Cole, RHP, Central Michigan
Round 26, Overall 781 – Darrien Williams, RHP, Prairie View A&M
Round 27, Overall 811 – Jacob Voss, RHP, Creighton
Round 28, Overall 841 – Mitch Spires, SS, Winthrop
Round 29, Overall 871 – Seth Caldwell, RHP, Tennessee HS
Round 30, Overall 901 – Connor Higgins, LHP, Arizona State
Round 31, Overall 931 – Mitchell Miller, LHP, Clemson
Round 32, Overall 961 – Jared Janczak, RHP, TCU
Round 33, Overall 991 – Wade Bailey, 2B, Georgia Tech
Round 34, Overall 1021 – Paul McIntosh, C, Motlow State JuCo
Round 35, Overall 1051 – Tim Millard, 3B, Dallas Baptist
Round 36, Overall 1081 – Hueston Morrill, RHP, Florida HS
Round 37, Overall 1111 – D.C. Clawson, C, Brigham Young
Round 38, Overall 1141 – Chandler Champlain, RHP, California HS
Round 39, Overall 1171 – Max Alba, RHP, Wisconsin HS
Round 40, Overall 1201 – Sam Stoutenborough, RHP, California HS
While there were plenty of intriguing picks on the third day of the 2018 MLB draft for the Angels, two definitely stick out. In the 21st round, the Angels selected Christian Reyes by scouting him at a “Sunday league”, which could be one of the best stories of the draft. Three rounds later, they picked a guy who some had as a definite day 1 guy in Campbell. If they can get him to sign, he’s got an excellent pitch mix and good control that could project to a very good mid-rotation arm, which is tremendous value that late in the draft.
Overall Outlook
The Angels swung big on the first day of the 2018 MLB draft, which led to a load of college relievers on day 2, but they finished out with a good balance of players on the third day that will continue to add to the quickly-improving Angels farm system.
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