2019 MLB Draft: Scouting the top three prospects

The 2019 MLB Draft is slated to take place on June 3, where all the teams from across the league will be looking to add to their respective farm systems. The draft will last 2 days, concluding on June 5 and will consist of 40 rounds where over 1,200 players will be looking to hear their name called by a major league team.

While players may hear their name called during the 2019 MLB Draft, not all players will sign with their respective teams, regardless of where in the draft the player is selected. There is always signing bonus concerns, injury concerns, and many more reasons that can cause a player not to sign, but it is always an exciting time for every MLB team when the draft comes around.

The draft is organized by which teams had the worst record last season, so the Baltimore Orioles will be drafting first overall, followed by the Kansas City Royals and then the Chicago White Sox. The complete draft list can be found here.

Looking at the draft order, the Arizona Diamondbacks look to be in a good shape as they will have 4 picks between 1st to 35th overall, with compensation coming from not signing Matt McLain last year and because they also lost Patrick Corbin and A.J. Pollock via free agency, who were both offered a qualifying offer (and any team who signed them would forfeit a draft pick). The rules behind this are a bit complicated, and can be found here as well.

When looking at the draft class for 2019, there is a good mix of both college and high school players represented within the top 50 players. There is also a good mix of both position players and pitchers within the class, with position players dominating the top 6 spots as per MLB Pipeline.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at who are the top 3 prospects within this years draft class and where they may end up when the draft takes place on June 3.