Thursday, July 16, 2015

2016 Major League Draft Projection (first of many)



This will be my first run at the 2016 Draft. If you don't like it, don't worry. Just like the weather in the Midwest, just wait a little while and it will change. It's still early and guys are just getting warmed up to the task. And so are the prognosticators.

The two LHP's in the middle of the pack -- Jason Groome from IMG Academy in Florida and Matt Crohan from Winthrop -- will likely have the most room to run. And the direction they run should be up. Groome is 6-6, 180 or so(??) and making an impact at the showcase level. Crohan can chuck it with the best of them, up to 97 MPH, but has been lightly scouted to date. That will change. The three college pitchers Hansen, Tyler and Puk could also challenge for the #1 spots alongside Bergner and Pint. Rutherford is a HS bat that reportedly can run like a deer. If he can hit like a.......I don't have an analogy from the animal kingdom for the hit tool.....let's hope he can hit like a Mack truck and leave it at that for now.

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It's early thought, too early really. Anyone that tells you they know who is going to be #1 should be doing something with their talents outside of MLB Draft prognostication.

Anyway, here's the list:

Rank Player Pos Height  Weight School
1 Riley Pint RHP 6'4" 195 St. Thomas Aquinas HS (KS)
2 Blake Rutherford OF 6'3" 190 Chaminade College Prep (CA)
3 Alec Hansen RHP 6'7" 235 Oklahoma
4 Robert Tyler RHP 6'4" 215 Georgia
5 A.J. Puk LHP 6'7" 225 Florida
6 Austin Bergner RHP 6'4" 195 Windermere Prep (FL)
7 Connor Jones RHP 6'3" 200 Virginia
8 Nick Banks OF 6'0" 200 Texas A&M
9 Bobby Dalbec 3B 6'4" 219 Arizona
10 Chris Okey C 5'11" 195 Clemson
11 Logan Shore RHP 6'2" 215 Florida
12 Cal Quantrill RHP 6'3" 185 Stanford
13 Matt Krook LHP 6'3" 205 Oregon
14 Ryan Boldt OF 6'2" 212 Nebraska
15 Corey Ray OF 5'11" 185 Louisville
16 Drew Mendoza SS 6'4" 195 Lake Minneola High School (FL)
17 Jeff Belge LHP 6'4" 235 Henninger High School (NY)
18 Braxton Garrett LHP 6'3" 190 Florence High School (AL)
19 Willie Abreu OF 6'4" 225 Miami (FL)
20 Brad Debo C 6'1" 210 Orange High School (NC)
21 Will Crowe RHP 6'2" 240 South Carolina
22 Jason Groome LHP 6'6" 180 IMG Academy (FL)
23 Matt Crohan LHP 6'4" 200 Winthrop
24 Dane Dunning RHP 6'3" 190 Florida
25 Mike Shawaryn RHP 6'3" 211 Maryland
26 Jordan Sheffield RHP 6'0" 185 Vanderbilt
27 Jared Poche LHP 6'1" 207 LSU
28 Alex Speas RHP 6'4" 180 McEachern High School (GA)
29 Jake Fraley OF 6'0" 185 LSU
30 Zach Jackson RHP 6'4" 215 Arkansas
31 Cole Ragans RHP 6'4" 185 North Florida Christian HS (FL)
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Giants Top Minor League Prospects

  • 1. Joey Bart 6-2, 215 C Power arm and a power bat, playing a premium defensive position. Good catch and throw skills.
  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
  • 3. Chris Shaw 6-3. 230 1B Lefty power bat, limited defensively to 1B, Matt Adams comp?
  • 4. Tyler Beede 6-4, 215 RHP from Vanderbilt projects as top of the rotation starter when he works out his command/control issues. When he misses, he misses by a bunch.
  • 5. Stephen Duggar 6-1, 170 CF Another toolsy, under-achieving OF in the Gary Brown mold, hoping for better results.
  • 6. Sandro Fabian 6-0, 180 OF Dominican signee from 2014, shows some pop in his bat. Below average arm and lack of speed should push him towards LF.
  • 7. Aramis Garcia 6-2, 220 C from Florida INTL projects as a good bat behind the dish with enough defensive skill to play there long-term
  • 8. Heath Quinn 6-2, 190 OF Strong hitter, makes contact with improving approach at the plate. Returns from hamate bone injury.
  • 9. Garrett Williams 6-1, 205 LHP Former Oklahoma standout, Giants prototype, low-ceiling, high-floor prospect.
  • 10. Shaun Anderson 6-4, 225 RHP Large frame, 3.36 K/BB rate. Can start or relieve
  • 11. Jacob Gonzalez 6-3, 190 3B Good pedigree, impressive bat for HS prospect.
  • 12. Seth Corry 6-2 195 LHP Highly regard HS pick. Was mentioned as possible chip in high profile trades.
  • 13. C.J. Hinojosa 5-10, 175 SS Scrappy IF prospect in the mold of Kelby Tomlinson, just gets it done.
  • 14. Garett Cave 6-4, 200 RHP He misses a lot of bats and at times, the plate. 13 K/9 an 5 B/9. Wild thing.

2019 MLB Draft - Top HS Draft Prospects

  • 1. Bobby Witt, Jr. 6-1,185 SS Colleyville Heritage HS (TX) Oklahoma commit. Outstanding defensive SS who can hit. 6.4 speed in 60 yd. Touched 97 on mound. Son of former major leaguer. Five tool potential.
  • 2. Riley Greene 6-2, 190 OF Haggerty HS (FL) Florida commit.Best HS hitting prospect. LH bat with good eye, plate discipline and developing power.
  • 3. C.J. Abrams 6-2, 180 SS Blessed Trinity HS (GA) High-ceiling athlete. 70 speed with plus arm. Hitting needs to develop as he matures. Alabama commit.
  • 4. Reece Hinds 6-4, 210 SS Niceville HS (FL) Power bat, committed to LSU. Plus arm, solid enough bat to move to 3B down the road. 98MPH arm.
  • 5. Daniel Espino 6-3, 200 RHP Georgia Premier Academy (GA) LSU commit. Touches 98 on FB with wipe out SL.

2019 MLB Draft - Top College Draft Prospects

  • 1. Adley Rutschman C Oregon State Plus defender with great arm. Excellent receiver plus a switch hitter with some pop in the bat.
  • 2. Shea Langliers C Baylor Excelent throw and catch skills with good pop time. Quick bat, uses all fields approach with some pop.
  • 3. Zack Thompson 6-2 LHP Kentucky Missed time with an elbow issue. FB up to 95 with plenty of secondary stuff.
  • 4. Matt Wallner 6-5 OF Southern Miss Run producing bat plus mid to upper 90's FB closer. Power bat from the left side, athletic for size.
  • 5. Nick Lodolo LHP TCU Tall LHP, 95MPH FB and solid breaking stuff.