The 2018 MLB Draft wrap up – every pick, every team

San Francisco Giants

Day One
Round 1, Overall 2 – Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech
Round 2, Overall 45 – Sean Hjelle, RHP, Kentucky

Two of the more fun players to track in the Southeast this spring, Bart went from a defensive-first catcher with some raw offense to one of the best prospects in the draft with a breakout offensive season this year, and he should be able to move quickly through the Giants system.

Hjelle is going to an apt team, as he is a “giant” of a man at 6’11” who gets excellent angle on his stuff but is surprisingly good at repeating his delivery for a guy at his height.

Day Two
Round 3, Overall 80 – Jake Wong, RHP, Grand Canyon
Round 4, Overall 106 – Blake Rivera, RHP, Wallace State JuCo
Round 5, Overall 136 – Keaton Winn, RHP, Iowa Western JuCo
Round 6, Overall 166 – P.J. Hilson, OF, Arkansas HS
Round 7, Overall 196 – Edison Mora, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 8, Overall 226 – Solomon Bates, RHP, Southern California
Round 9, Overall 256 – Ben Madison, RHP, Central Baptist
Round 10, Overall 286 – Alex DuBord, RHP, Faulkner

The Giants have always drafted heavy into the college crop, so it was no surprise that after picking two collegians in Day One, they’d dip into the college pool for their first three picks of Day Two, but then in the 6th round, they went off the board in grabbing Hilson, a very talented two-way player with mid-90s stuff off the mound but an impressive combination of plus defense and speed in center with some projection for power as well. They followed that with Mora, who has some big-time upside defensively, but his offensive upside is still very much in question.

Day Three
Round 11, Overall 316 – David Villar, 3B, South Florida
Round 12, Overall 346 – Sean Roby, 3B, Arizona Western JuCo
Round 13, Overall 376 – George Bell, OF, Connors State JuCo
Round 14, Overall 406 – Bryce Tucker, LHP, Central Florida
Round 15, Overall 436 – Matt Frisbee, RHP, UNC-Greensboro
Round 16, Overall 466 – Trenton Toplikar, RHP, UC-Riverside
Round 17, Overall 496 – Ryan Olenek, OF, Mississippi
Round 18, Overall 526 – Byran Hernandez, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 19, Overall 556 – Randy Norris, OF, Winston-Salem State
Round 20, Overall 586 – Jeff Manning, SS, Alabama
Round 21, Overall 616 – Angel Guzman, C, Puerto Rico HS
Round 22, Overall 646 – Clay Helvey, RHP, Tampa
Round 23, Overall 676 – Ben Strahm, RHP, Northeastern State
Round 24, Overall 706 – Preston White, RHP, The Master’s
Round 25, Overall 736 – Fabian Pena, C, Manhattan
Round 26, Overall 766 – Jacob Lopez, LHP, JC of the Canyons
Round 27, Overall 796 – Dylan Dusek, LHP, Texas Tech
Round 28, Overall 826 – Travis Perry, RHP, Indian River State JuCo
Round 29, Overall 856 – Marcos Campos, SS, Siena
Round 30, Overall 886 – Kwan Adkins, OF, Northwestern State
Round 31, Overall 916 – Ryan Walker, RHP, Washington State
Round 32, Overall 946 – Brandon Frankfort, C, Fresno Pacific
Round 33, Overall 976 – Austin Edgette, OF, Bloomsburg
Round 34, Overall 1006 – Lucas Krull, LHP, Jefferson JuCo
Round 35, Overall 1036 – Chris Roberts, RHP, San Jacinto JuCo
Round 36, Overall 1066 – Bryan Hoeing, RHP, Loisville
Round 37, Overall 1096 – Ryan McDonald, RHP, JC of Southern Nevada
Round 38, Overall 1126 – Brett Hansen, LHP, California HS
Round 39, Overall 1156 – Trevor Horn, RHP, UNLV
Round 40, Overall 1186 – Abdiel Layer, 3B, Miami Dade JuCo

The name that sticks out immediately on Day Three is Hansen, but he’s almost certainly not going to sign, so we’ll focus on those who likely will. Olenek would be an intriguing player with excellent gap power that hit .350 in the SEC this season. Grabbing another pair of players from Puerto Rico high schools, even if they don’t sign, shows a different focus that likely began with 2017 first-rounder Heliot Ramos.

Overall Outlook
The focus on college players early also should allow the Giants to sign a few intriguing players from day 3 that could have gone to college otherwise, but the biggest thing to watch from this draft will be how quickly Bart moves and how the Giants work he and Buster Posey together once he gets to San Fran.