2017 First-Year Player Draft | Day 1 | June 12 - 7:00 PM ET

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Welcome to the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. All discussion will take place in this thread, with coverage of the draft beginning 6:00 PM EST on Monday, June 12.

The first pick will occur shortly after 7:00 PM. Live streams and draft results will all be be posted in this thread. Stay tuned for updates.

 

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Draft Order: First Round

 

1. Minnesota Twins ($7,770,700) - Royce Lewis

2. Cincinnati Reds ($7,193,200) - Hunter Greene

3. San Diego Padres ($6,668,100) - Mackenzie Gore

4. Tampa Bay Rays ($6,153,600) - Brendan McKay

5. Atlanta Braves ($5,707,300) - Kyle Wright

6. Oakland Athletics (5,303,000) - Austin Beck

7. Arizona Diamondbacks ($5,016,300) - Pavin Smith

8. Philadelphia Phillies ($4,780,400) - Adam Haseley

9. Milwaukee Brewers ($4,570,000) - Keston Hiura

10. Los Angeles Angels ($4,376,800) - Jordon Adell

11. Chicago White Sox ($4,199,200) - Jake Burger

12. Pittsburgh Pirates ($4,032,000) - Shane Baz

13. Miami Marlins ($3,875,800) - Trevor Rogers

14. Kansas City Royals ($3,727,600) - Nick Pratto

15. Houston Astros ($3,588,200) - J.B. Bukauskas

16. New York Yankees ($3,458,600) - Clarke Schmidt

17. Seattle Mariners ($3,333,200) - Evan White

18. Detroit Tigers ($3,214,600) - Alex Faedo

19. San Francisco Giants ($3,101,700) - Heliot Ramos

20. New York Mets ($2,994,500) - David Peterson

21. Baltimore Orioles ($2,892,400) - D.L. Hall

22. Toronto Blue Jays ($2,795,200) - Logan Warmoth

23. Los Angeles Dodgers ($2,702,700) - Jeren Kendall

24. Boston Red Sox ($2,614,500) - Tanner Houck

25. Washington Nationals ($2,530,400) - Seth Romero

26. Texas Rangers ($2,450,100) - Bubba Thompson

27. Chicago Cubs ($2,373,300) - Brendon Little

28. Toronto Blue Jays ($2,302,900) - Nate Pearson

29. Texas Rangers ($2,238,900) - Chris Seise

30. Chicago Cubs ($2,184,300) - Alex Lange

 

Draft Order: Competitive Balance Round A

 

31. Tampa Bay Rays ($2,134,900) - Drew Rasmussen

32. Cincinnati Reds ($2,084,400) - Jeter Downs

33. Oakland Athletics ($2,033,500) - Kevin Merrell

34. Milwaukee Brewers ($1,983,600) - Tristen Lutz

35. Minnesota Twins ($1,935,300) - Brent Rooker

36. Miami Marlins ($1,888,800) - Brian Miller

 

Draft Order: Second Round

 

37. Minnesota Twins ($1,846,100) - Landon Leach

38. Cincinnati Reds ($1,802,800) - Stuart Fairchild

39. San Diego Padres ($1,760,700) - Luis Campusano

40. Tampa Bay Rays ($1,714,500) - Michael Mercado

41. Atlanta Braves ($1,674,600) - Drew Waters

42. Pittsburgh Pirates ($1,635,500) - Steve Jennings

43. Oakland Athletics ($1,597,300) - Greg Deichmann

44. Arizona Diamondbacks ($1,560,100) - Drew Ellis

45. Philadelphia Phillies ($1,523,800) - Spencer Howard

46. Milwaukee Brewers ($1,493,500) - Caden Lemons

47. Los Angeles Angels ($1,495,200) - Griffin Canning

48. Colorado Rockies ($1,425,400) - Ryan Vilade

49. Chicago White Sox ($1,392,200) - Gavin Sheets

50. Pittsburgh Pirates ($1,357,300) - Cal Mitchell

51. Miami Marlins ($1,326,800) - Joseph Dunand

52. Kansas City Royals ($1,295,700) - MJ Melendez

53. Houston Astros ($1,265,500) - Joe Perez

54. New York Yankees ($1,236,000) - Matt Sauer

55. Seattle Mariners ($1,206,900) - Sam Carlson

56. Houston Astros ($1,178,600) - Corbin Martin

57. Detroit Tigers ($1,148,400) - Reynaldo Rivera

58. San Francisco Giants ($1,121,300) - Jacob Gonzalez

59. New York Mets ($1,094,700) - Mark Vientos

60. Baltimore Orioles ($1,068,700) - Adam Hall

61. Toronto Blue Jays ($1,043,200) - Hagen Danner

62. Los Angeles Dodgers ($1,018,200) - Morgan Cooper

63. Boston Red Sox ($993,900) - Coleman Brannen

64. Cleveland Indians ($969,900) - Quentin Holmes

65. Washington Nationals ($946,500) - Wil Crowe

66. Texas Rangers ($926,500) - Hans Crouse

67. Chicago Cubs ($901,900) - Cory Abbott

 

Draft Order: Competitive Balance Round B

 

68. Arizona Diamondbacks ($880,100) - Daulton Varsho

69. San Diego Padres ($858,600) - Blake Hunt

70. Colorado Rockies ($837,300) - Tommy Doyle

71. Cleveland Indians ($816,500) - Tyler Freeman

72. Pittsburgh Pirates ($804,000) - Conner Uselton

73. Kansas City Royals ($791,700) - Evan Steele

74. Baltimore Orioles ($779,500) - Zac Lowther

75. Houston Astros ($767,400) - J.J. Matijevic

 

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Useful Links

 

Draft Order

Draft Tracker

MLB Top 200

Baseball America Top 500

FanGraphs ScoutBoard

 

Mock Drafts

 

*Draft Day Mock* Callis and Mayo

*Draft Day Mock* John Manuel

 

Jim Callis - MLB.com

John Manual - Baseball America

Eric Longenhagen - FanGraphs

Jay Jaffe - Sports Illustrated

Mike Axisa - CBS Sports

 

Additional Reading

 

Draft Primer

Latest Draft Buzz

Best Players Ever Drafted at Each Slot

The Draft and the Hall of Fame

Get To Know the Top 20 Prospects

The Best Tools in the Draft

Eyewitness Accounts

 

Edited June 13, 2017 by TwistedLogic

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[center][color="#000000"][b][u][color="#0000FF"]RANK	NAME			POS	PICK	TEAM[/color][/u]
[color="#A9A9A9"]001	Hunter Greene		RHP/SS	0002	CIN
002	Kyle Wright		RHP	0005	ATL
003	Brendan McKay		LHP/1B	0004	TBR
004	MacKenzie Gore		LHP	0003	SDP
005	Royce Lewis		SS/OF	0001	MIN
006	J.B. Bukauskas		RHP	0015	HOU
007	Jordon Adell		OF	0010	LAA
008	Adam Haseley		OF	0008	PHI
009	Austin Beck		OF	0006	OAK
010	Alex Faedo		RHP	0018	DET
011	Shane Baz		RHP	0012	PIT
012	Evan White		1B/OF	0017	SEA[/color]
[color="#0000FF"]013	Nate Pearson		RHP	0028	TOR[/color]
[color="#A9A9A9"]014	Keston Hiura		2B/LF	0009	MIL
015	Pavin Smith		1B	0007	ARI
016	DL Hall			LHP	0021	BAL
017	David Peterson		LHP	0020	NYM
018	Jeren Kendall		OF	0023	LAD[/color]
[color="#0000FF"]019	Logan Warmoth		SS	0022	TOR[/color]
[color="#A9A9A9"]020	Jake Burger		3B	0011	CWS
021	Sam Carlson		RHP	0055	SEA
022	Tanner Houck		RHP	0024	BOS
023	Drew Waters		OF	0041	ATL
024	Nick Pratto		1B	0014	KCR
025	Bubba Thompson		OF	0026	TEX
026	Griffin Canning		RHP	0047	LAA
027	Seth Romero		LHP	0025	WAS
028	Matt Sauer		RHP	0054	NYY[/color]
029	Nick Allen		SS	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]030	Heliot Ramos		OF	0019	SFG
031	Trevor Rogers		LHP	0013	MIA
032	Clarke Schmidt		RHP	0016	NYY[/color]
033	Blayne Enlow		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]034	Alex Lange		RHP	0030	CHC
035	Tristen Lutz		OF	0034	MIL
036	Brendon Little		LHP	0027	CHC
037	Hans Crouse		RHP	0066	TEX[/color]
038	Tanner Burns		RHP	----	---
039	Brady McConnell		SS	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]040	Mark Vientos		SS/3B	0059	NYM[/color]
041	Tristan Beck		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]042	Luis Campusano		C	0039	SDP
043	Stuart Fairchild	OF	0038	CIN
044	Brian Miller		OF	0036	MIA
045	Brent Rooker		OF	0035	MIN
046	Chris Seise		SS	0029	TEX
047	Wil Crowe		RHP	0065	WAS
048	Michael Mercado		RHP	0040	TBR
049	Steven Jennings		RHP	0042	PIT
050	Quentin Holmes		OF	0064	CLE
051	Kevin Merrell		SS	0033	OAK
052	M.J. Melendez		C	0052	KCR
053	Jeter Downs		SS	0032	CIN
054	Cole Brannen		OF	0063	BOS
055	Corbin Martin		RHP	0056	HOU
056	Drew Rasmussen		RHP	0031	TBR
057	Caden Lemons		RHP	0046	MIL[/color]
058	James Marinan		RHP	----	---
059	Alex Scherff		RHP	----	---
060	Matt Tabor		RHP	----	---
[color="#0000FF"]061	Hagen Danner		RHP/C	0061	TOR[/color]
062	Garrett Mitchell	OF	----	---
063	Jacob Heatherly		LHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]064	Greg Deichmann		3B	0043	OAK
065	Gavin Sheets		1B	0049	CWS
066	Drew Ellis		3B	0044	ARI
067	Ryan Vilade		3B	0048	COL[/color]
068	K.J. Harrison		1B/C	----	---
069	Jake Eder		LHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]070	J.J. Matijevic		1B	0075	HOU[/color]
071	Michael Gigliotti	OF	----	---
072	Riley Adams		C	----	---
073	Bryce Bonnin		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]074	Calvin Mitchell		OF	0050	PIT[/color]
075	Greg Jones		SS	----	---
076	Chris McMahon		RHP	----	---
077	Connor Wong		C	----	---
078	Evan Skoug		C	----	---
079	Kevin Smith		SS	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]080	Morgan Cooper		RHP	0062	LAD[/color]
081	Jacob Pearson		OF	----	---
082	Daniel Cabrera		OF	----	---
083	Jake Thompson		RHP	----	---
084	Mason House		OF	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]085	Landon Leach		RHP	0037	MIN[/color]
086	Luis Gonzalez		OF	----	---
087	Blaine Knight		RHP	----	---
088	Tommy Mace		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]089	Conner Uselton		OF	0072	PIT
090	Evan Steele		LHP	0073	KCR[/color]
091	David Banuelos		C	----	---
092	Ernie Clement		SS/OF	----	---
093	Daniel Tillo		LHP	----	---
094	Kyle Hurt		RHP	----	---
095	Andrew Bechtold		3B	----	---
096	Riley Mahan		2B/OF	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]097	Tyler Freeman		SS	0071	CLE
098	Joe Perez		RHP/1B	0053	HOU
099	Adam Hall		SS	0060	BAL
100	Daulton Varsho		C	0068	ARI[/color]
101	Zach Rutherford		SS	----	---
102	Seth Corry		LHP	----	---
103	Mike Baumann		RHP	----	---
104	Tony Dibrell		RHP	----	---
105	Jesse Berardi		SS	----	---
106	Shane Drohan		LHP	----	---
107	Joey Morgan		C	----	---
108	Charlie Barnes		LHP	----	---
109	C.J. Van Eyk		RHP	----	---
110	Matt Whatley		C	----	---
111	Noah Campbell		SS	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]112	Zac Lowther		LHP	0074	BAL[/color]
113	Devin Hairston		SS	----	---
114	Steven Williams		C/OF	----	---
115	Colton Hock		RHP	----	---
116	Sam Keating		RHP	----	---
117	Sam McMillan		C	----	---
118	Chris Williams		C	----	---
119	Brendan Murphy		LHP	----	---
120	Gavin Williams		RHP	----	---
121	Jeremiah Estrada	RHP	----	---
122	James Karinchak		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]123	Blake Hunt		C	0069	SDP[/color]
124	Keegan Thompson		RHP	----	---
125	Brian Shaffer		RHP	----	---
126	Peter Solomon		RHP	----	---
127	Seth Lonsway		LHP	----	---
128	Cole Turney		OF	----	---
129	Dylan Busby		3B/1B	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]130	Joe Dunand		SS/3B	0051	MIA[/color]
131	Deon Stafford		C	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]132	Jacob Gonzalez		3B	0058	SFG[/color]
133	Adam Oviedo		SS	----	---
134	Austin Martin		SS	----	---
135	Hunter Ruth		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]136	Tommy Doyle		RHP	0070	COL
137	Spencer Howard		RHP	0045	PHI[/color]
138	Mac Sceroler		RHP	----	---
139	Spencer Strider		RHP	----	---
140	Jared Oliva		OF	----	---
141	Donovan Casey		RHP/OF	----	---
142	Terry Fuller		1B	----	---
143	Logan Allen		LHP	----	---
144	Jordan Spicer		RHP	----	---
145	Nick Raquet		LHP	----	---
146	Bryce Montes de Oca	RHP	----	---
147	Ryan Lillie		RHP	----	---
148	Garett King		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]149	Cory Abbott		RHP	0067	CHC[/color]
150	Zach Haake		RHP	----	---
151	Lincoln Henzman		RHP	----	---
152	Scott Hurst		OF	----	---
153	Dalton Lehnen		LHP	----	---
154	Kyle Jacobsen		OF	----	---
155	Tyler Johnson		RHP	----	---
156	Tarik Skubal		LHP	----	---
157	Jake Holmes		SS	----	---
158	Spencer Smith		C	----	---
159	William Gaddis		RHP	----	---
160	Garrett Cave		RHP	----	---
161	Drew Strotman		RHP	----	---
162	Will Toffey		3B/2B	----	---
163	Chad Spanberger		C/3B/1B	----	---
164	Emerson Hancock		RHP	----	---
165	Taylor Walls		SS	----	---
166	Cole Freeman		2B	----	---
167	Philip Clarke		C	----	---
168	Dalton Guthrie		SS	----	---
169	Jake Mangum		OF	----	---
170	Freddy Tarnok		RHP	----	---
171	Caleb Sloan		RHP	----	---
172	Carmen Mlodzinski	RHP	----	---
173	Jack Leftwich		RHP	----	---
174	Griff McGarry		RHP	----	---
175	Michael Rivera		C	----	---
176	Asa Lacy		LHP	----	---
177	Trevor Stephan		RHP	----	---
178	Zach Pop		RHP	----	---
179	Alex Troop		LHP	----	---
180	Tyler Holton		LHP	----	---
181	Glenn Otto		RHP	----	---
182	Zach Jackson		C	----	---
183	Jackson Rutledge	RHP	----	---
184	Oliver Jaskie		LHP	----	---
185	Ryley Widell		LHP	----	---
186	Connor Seabold		RHP	----	---
187	Daniel Ritcheson	RHP	----	---
188	Quinn Brodey		OF	----	---
189	Sean Bouchard		1B/3B	----	---
190	Joe Lancellotti		RHP	----	---
[color="#A9A9A9"]191	Reynaldo Rivera		OF	0057	DET[/color]
192	Charlie Neuweiler	RHP	----	---
193	Hunter Williams		LHP	----	---
194	Bowden Francis		RHP	----	---
195	Zach Schellenger	RHP	----	---
196	Ricardo De La Torre	SS	----	---
197	Bryce Johnson		OF	----	---
198	Evan Mendoza		3B	----	---
199	Alex Toral		1B	----	---
200	Reed Hayes		RHP/DH	----	---
201	Logan Chapman		RHP	----	---
202	Nelson Velazquez	OF	----	---
203	Justin Bullock		RHP	----	---
204	Riley Otteson		RHP	----	---
205	Erik Ostberg		C	----	---
206	Alika Williams		SS	----	---
207	Marty Costes		OF	----	---
208	Jerryell Gonzalez	LHP	----	---
209	Jordan Fowler		LHP	----	---
210	Josh Fleming		LHP	----	---
211	Jayson Rose		RHP	----	---
212	Devin Ortiz		SS/RHP	----	---
213	Tyler Brown		RHP	----	---
214	Nick Storz		RHP/1B	----	---
215	Kier Meredith		OF	----	---
216	Kevin Abel		RHP	----	---
217	Griffin Roberts		RHP	----	---
218	Lucas Gilbreath		LHP	----	---
219	Kirk McCarty		OF	----	---
220	Justin Lewis		RHP	----	---
221	Jordan Anderson		OF	----	---
222	Kamron Fields		OF	----	---
223	Jonathan Rodriguez	OF	----	---
224	Andrew Papantonis	SS	----	---
225	Nick Egnatuk		3B	----	---
226	A.J. Labas		RHP	----	---
227	Ricky Tyler Thomas	LHP	----	---
228	Mitchell Stone		LHP	----	---
229	Buddy Kennedy		3B	----	---
230	Jesse Franklin		OF	----	---
231	Brad Dobzanski		RHP	----	---
232	Leugim Castillo		OF	----	---
233	Je'Von Carrier Ward	OF	----	---
234	Nick Margevicius	RHP	----	---
235	Will Reed		RHP	----	---
236	Christian Robinson	OF	----	---
237	Brett Netzer		2B	----	---
238	Harrison Francis	RHP	----	---
239	Jack Conlon		RHP	----	---
240	Brandon Hughes		OF	----	---
241	Boyd Vander Kooi	RHP	----	---
242	Jayson Gonzalez		3B	----	---
243	Jacob Amaya		SS	----	---
244	Kade McClure		RHP	----	---
245	Josh McLain		OF	----	---
246	Tylor Fischer		RHP	----	---
247	Wilberto Rivera		RHP	----	---
248	Tim Elko		1B	----	---
249	Wills Montgomerie	RHP	----	---
250	Kyle Johnston		RHP	----	---
251	Jordan Butler		LHP	----	---
252	Zach Hogueisson		OF	----	---
253	Andrew Karp		RHP	----	---
254	Colby Fitch		C/OF/3B	----	---
255	Brett Hanewich		RHP	----	---
256	Jason Delay		C	----	---
257	Eli Morgan		RHP	----	---
258	Zach Logue		LHP	----	---
259	Ben Ramirez		SS	----	---
260	Donnie Sellers		RHP	----	---
261	Harold Cortijo		RHP	----	---
262	Zach McCambley		RHP	----	---
263	Jeff Criswell		RHP	----	---
264	Christian Santana	RHP	----	---
265	Jake Bird		RHP	----	---
266	Hayden Cantrelle	SS	----	---
267	Tanner Morris		SS	----	---
268	John Gavin		LHP	----	---
269	Ricky Vanasco		RHP	----	---
270	Randy Bednar		OF	----	---
271	Jason Willow		3B	----	---
272	Blake Rivera		RHP	----	---
273	Erich Uelman		RHP	----	---
274	Logan Salow		LHP	----	---
275	Joe Gobillot		LHP	----	---
276	Nick Kennedy		LHP	----	---
277	Clay Fisher		SS	----	---
278	Darren McCaughan	RHP	----	---
279	Chase Pinder		OF	----	---
280	Sean Watkins		OF	----	---
281	Brewer Hicklen		OF	----	---
282	Jimmy Herron		OF	----	---
283	Jake Lyons		RHP	----	---
284	Dane Myers		RHP/3B	----	---
285	Cullen Large		2B	----	---
286	Jackson Tetreault	RHP	----	---
287	Dennis Brady		RHP	----	---
288	Nick Brueser		1B	----	---
289	J.P. Sears		LHP	----	---
290	Riley Thompson		RHP	----	---
291	Matt Brill		RHP	----	---
292	Gio Arrierra		RHP	----	---
293	Zach DeLoach		OF	----	---
294	Jonah Todd		OF	----	---
295	Cade Cavalli		RHP	----	---
296	Jake Adams		1B	----	---
297	Kyle Datres		3B	----	---
298	Orlando Garcia		SS	----	---
299	Patrick Bailey		C	----	---
300	Bailey Ober		RHP	----	---
301	Josh Breaux		C	----	---
302	Tyler Ivey		RHP	----	---
303	Seth Elledge		RHP	----	---
304	Angel Lopez		C	----	---
305	Casey Opitz		C/2B	----	---
306	Bryson Hutchinson	RHP	----	---
307	Calvin Greenfield	C	----	---
308	Sal Biasi		RHP	----	---
309	Adam Stauffer		RHP	----	---
310	Cooper Swanson		SS	----	---
311	Clayton Keyes		OF	----	---
312	Mason Martin		1B	----	---
313	Oscar Serratos		SS/RHP	----	---
314	Nathan Perry		C	----	---
315	Kevin Baker		RHP	----	---
316	Matt Winaker		1B	----	---
317	Zack Kirtley		2B/SS	----	---
318	Ethan Lindow		LHP	----	---
319	Cameron Bishop		LHP/OF	----	---
320	Jonny DeLuca		OF	----	---
321	Tyler Hardman		3B	----	---
322	Travis Moniot		SS	----	---
323	Colton Burns		2B/OF	----	---
324	Cash Case		SS	----	---
325	Sam Praytor		C	----	---
326	Hugh Fisher		LHP	----	---
327	Trey Dillard		RHP	----	---
328	Matt Golda		SS	----	---
329	Gabe Rivera		OF	----	---
330	Zach Willeman		RHP	----	---
331	Garrett Whitlock	RHP	----	---
332	Adrian Tovalin		3B	----	---
333	Andrew Quezada		RHP	----	---
334	Joe Ryan		RHP	----	---
335	Casey Schmitt		3B	----	---
336	Dillon Persinger	2B	----	---
337	Carlos Lomeli		RHP	----	---
338	Packy Naughton		LHP	----	---
339	Nick Gallagher		RHP	----	---
340	Keith Rogalla		RHP	----	---
341	Luis Alvarado		SS/OF	----	---
342	Chandler Newman		RHP	----	---
343	Ricky Karcher		RHP	----	---
344	Nick Jodway		RHP/3B	----	---
345	Brian Howard		RHP	----	---
346	Brigham Hill		RHP	----	---
347	Cason Sherrod		RHP	----	---
348	Scott Schreiber		1B/OF	----	---
349	Will Kincanon		RHP	----	---
350	Sam Weatherly		LHP	----	---
351	Jackson Stoeckinger	LHP	----	---
352	Isaiah Henry		RHP	----	---
353	Tyler Buffet		RHP	----	---
354	Noah Bremer		RHP	----	---
355	Austin Wade		OF	----	---
356	Carl Stajduhar		1B	----	---
357	Brandon Venter		3B	----	---
358	Connor Heady		SS	----	---
359	Kramer Robertson	2B	----	---
360	Jared Poche		LHP	----	---
361	Jake Latz		LHP	----	---
362	Brad Bass		RHP	----	---
363	Sean Guenther		LHP	----	---
364	Patrick DeMarco		OF	----	---
365	Logan Taylor		OF	----	---
366	Canaan Smith		C	----	---
367	Santis Sanchez		C	----	---
368	Cooper Davis		OF	----	---
369	Josh Roberson		RHP	----	---
370	Blake Weiman		LHP	----	---
371	Marshall Kasowski	RHP	----	---
372	Bobby Miller		RHP	----	---
373	Billy Cooke		OF	----	---
374	J.J. Schwarz		C	----	---
375	Bryan Sammons		LHP	----	---
376	Colton Laws		RHP	----	---
377	Seth Nordlin		RHP	----	---
378	Drew Lugbauer		C/3B	----	---
379	Jason Bahr		RHP	----	---
380	Sam Glick		LHP	----	---
381	Ryan Dease		RHP	----	---
382	Alex Eubanks		RHP	----	---
383	Shameko Smith		RHP	----	---
384	Blake Paugh		OF/1B	----	---
385	Eric Wagaman		1B	----	---
386	Jonathan Teaney		RHP	----	---
387	Kyle Goodbrand		RHP	----	---
388	Adam Kerner		C	----	---
389	John Russell		RHP	----	---
390	Calvin Faucher		RHP	----	---
391	Brock Lundquist		OF	----	---
392	Brandon Bielak		RHP	----	---
393	Jared Solomon		RHP	----	---
394	Wyatt Marks		RHP	----	---
395	Janson Junk		RHP	----	---
396	Jordan Rodgers		3B	----	---
397	Joey Cavallaro		RHP	----	---
398	John Swanda		RHP	----	---
399	Trevor Hauver		SS	----	---
400	Matt Givin		RHP/SS	----	---
401	Ben Jordan		RHP	----	---
402	Reese Albert		OF	----	---
403	Ryan Karstetter		3B	----	---
404	Trenton Denholm		RHP	----	---
405	Riley Cabral		RHP	----	---
406	Austin Pollock		LHP	----	---
407	Gabriel Rodriguez	OF	----	---
408	Cody Roberts		C	----	---
409	Hunter Martin		RHP	----	---
410	Jan Mercado		C	----	---
411	Andres Santana		OF	----	---
412	Stephen Emanuels	RHP	----	---
413	Drew Swift		SS	----	---
414	Cody Bolton		RHP	----	---
415	Cordell Dunn		C	----	---
416	Kevin Watson		OF	----	---
417	Austin Bates		C	----	---
418	Ian Jenkins		OF	----	---
419	Andrew Shaps		OF	----	---
420	Bryce Dyrda		RHP	----	---
421	Adisyn Coffey		SS	----	---
422	Reid Detmers		LHP	----	---
423	Jacob Brown		3B/RHP	----	---
424	Danny Zimmerman		1B	----	---
425	Michael Kirian		LHP	----	---
426	Kyle Nelson		LHP	----	---
427	Trevor Casanova		C	----	---
428	Isaiah Paige		RHP	----	---
429	Matt McLaughlin		SS	----	---
430	Jared Brasher		RHP	----	---
431	Avery Weems		LHP	----	---
432	Mark Kolozsvary		C	----	---
433	Brady Puckett		RHP	----	---
434	Stephen Keller		RHP	----	---
435	Chase Farrell		RHP	----	---
436	Spencer Torkelson	OF	----	---
437	Mason Hickman		RHP	----	---
438	Aaron Perry		RHP	----	---
439	Cody Greenhill		RHP	----	---
440	Connor Allen		1B	----	---
441	Brock Deatherage	OF	----	---
442	Cole Percival		RHP	----	---
443	Michael Ludowig		OF	----	---
444	Mathew Ruppenthal	RHP	----	---
445	Kaden Polcovich		SS/2B	----	---
446	Corey Dempster		OF	----	---
447	David Duarte		C	----	---
448	D.J. Poteet		SS	----	---
449	Tyler Dearden		OF	----	---
450	Mark Washington		RHP	----	---
451	Edouard Julien		2B	----	---
452	Trey Cobb		RHP	----	---
453	Parker Mushinski	LHP	----	---
454	Steve Mann		OF	----	---
455	Russell Smith		LHP	----	---
456	Jamal O'Guinn		SS	----	---
457	Jake Meyers		OF	----	---
458	Alan Trejo		2B/RHP	----	---
459	Michael Hendrickson	LHP	----	---
460	Justin Yurchak		3B	----	---
461	Dalton Wingo		OF	----	---
462	Isaiah Smith		OF	----	---
463	Davis Schneider		3B	----	---
464	Jeff Bain		RHP	----	---
465	Jason Pineda		3B	----	---
466	Josh Anthony		3B	----	---
467	Joe Gillette		3B/SS	----	---
468	D'Mond LaFond		RHP	----	---
469	Karlos Morales		LHP	----	---
470	Chad Bryant		RHP	----	---
471	Tyreque Reed		1B	----	---
472	Oraj Anu		OF	----	---
473	Ivan Johnson		SS	----	---
474	Owen Lovell		OF	----	---
475	Graham Hoffman		RHP	----	---
476	Luke Bonfield		OF	----	---
477	Nick Choruby		OF	----	---
478	Tyler Adkison		OF	----	---
479	Dalton Higgins		RHP	----	---
480	Rylan Bannon		3B	----	---
481	Max Gamboa		RHP	----	---
482	Tor Sehnert		OF	----	---
483	Marcel Renteria		RHP	----	---
484	Brody Rodning		LHP	----	---
485	Ryan Garcia		1B	----	---
486	Austin Marozas		RHP	----	---
487	Zach Daniels		OF	----	---
488	Brandon McCabe		RHP	----	---
489	Ben Fariss		RHP/OF	----	---
490	Connor O'Neil		RHP	----	---
491	Travis Jones		OF/1B	----	---
492	Mitchell Traver		RHP	----	---
493	Braydon Weyer		RHP	----	---
494	Ramsey Romano		3B	----	---
495	Cameron Baranek		OF	----	---
496	Liam Jenkins		RHP	----	---
497	Tommy DeJuneas		RHP	----	---
498	Alex Cornwell		LHP	----	---
499	Hunter Milligan		LHP	----	---
500	Corey Julks		OF	----	---[/b][/color][/center]

Available | Drafted | Blue Jay

 

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Edited June 13, 2017 by TwistedLogic

[TheHurl]

Well put together TL. I have meetings all week so I'm going to depend on BJMB for quick check-ins.

[jays4life19]

This is perfect! Thanks!

[John_Havok]

Still can't believe some of these teams are in the competitive balance pick pool.

 

Also, interesting fact - Minnesota will be drafting 1st overall while also being in first place of their division at the time of the draft. Hasn't happened since 2001 when ... Minnesota did it.

[P2F]

This is amazing, TL!

 

[burlingtonbandit]

This year and last year I haven't been able to follow the names as much to the point where I'm not even sure I know 10 guys who would go in the first round. Remember 2011-2014 I followed the draft leading up to it way more to where I seemed to know all the players going in the first 50 picks

[burlingtonbandit]

Also reminds you how fast time flies when you can remember Tanner Houck getting drafted by the Blue Jays.

[Jonn]

Awesome job on the thread. It's so weird not seeing King involved but pretty excited for the draft as always. Glad we have an off day so I can just focus on it.

[jays4life19]

Some interesting tibits.

 

____

 

As the draft approaches, the number of draft rumors multiply.

 

Be it rumors of deals being cut high in the draft, players falling due to medical concerns or positive drug tests, all kinds of rumors have been floated. Deciphering what’s smoke and what’s more legitimate isn’t an exact process, but here we’ll break down some of the rumors that appear to have legs and identify emerging storylines to follow during tomorrow’s draft.

 

One strength of this year’s class is the deep group of athletic high school outfielders. While Jordon Adell (No. 7 in the BA 500) and Austin Beck (No. 9) have long been thought of as fits in the top 10, Bubba Thompson (No. 25) Heliot Ramos (No. 30) and Tristen Lutz could all go in the top 20. Drew Waters (No. 23) is said to be in play from the mid-teens on.

 

ADVERTISING

 

The Padres and Rays are wildcards at the top of the draft. Both teams covet prep lefthander MacKenzie Gore, but are rumored to be looking for a player at the right price to allow them more flexibility later in the draft. Ramos has been rumored to be in the mix for the Padres throughout the spring, though that was previously thought to be with one of their later picks. The Rays are still mulling options and have been linked to Thompson.

 

If neither of those outfielders go in the top five, they aren’t expected to last long. The Brewers, Angels and Pirates are connected to prep bats in the first round.

 

There’s a handful of late movers and shakers with late traction as the draft draws near.

 

The majority of teams have removed Oregon State lefthander Luke Heimlich from their draft boards since the revelation that he is a convicted sex offender. Heimlich was the No. 43 prospect in the BA 500 before being removed from the rankings.

Central Florida JC righthander Nate Pearson has drawn some interest as high as the top 10. Peason’s fastball hit triple digits in a recent bullpen, and he was trending up throughout the spring.

Southeastern Louisiana’s Mac Sceroler (No. 138) isn’t a consensus top three rounds prospect, but it appears likely that he’ll go that high in the draft. A few teams have scouted Sceroler aggressively. His ceiling is the second round.

There are a few teams interested in Wisconsin-Milwaukee catcher Daulton Varsho (No. 100) on the first day of the draft. Some teams believe Varsho can stick behind the plate and are enthusiastic about his offensive upside, while others see him moving to left field and are hesitant to bite given his small sample of performance against quality pitching.

Florida prep shortstops Chris Seise, Jeter Downs and Mark Vientos are all expected to go in the first two rounds. Depending on how the board plays out, any of them could go in the first round, starting as high as the mid-teens.

UC Irvine’s Keston Hiura (No. 14) has generated interest inside the top 10. He worked out for the A’s this weekend, and appears likely to go somewhere from five to 15.

The hierarchy of prep arms varies greatly between teams, with some clubs being particularly high on Michael Mercado (No. 48), Caden Lemons (No. 57) and Tommy Mace (No. 88). All three could be drafted higher than where they are ranked.

Stanford righthander Tristan Beck (No. 41) is expected to be selected on the first day of the draft, despite missing the entire spring with a back injury.

Many big leaguers are drafted after the first day of the draft, making the beginning of day two just as exciting as day one. Some names to monitor late on day one and early on day two include:

 

North Carolina high school shortstop Greg Jones (No. 75) and Texas prep outfielder Mason House (No. 84) could both sneak into the back of the first day, and neither will last long into day two if they’re available.

This year’s class of catching is down. Georgia prep Luis Campusano (No. 42) should be the first high school catcher drafted, though M.J. Melendez (No. 52) has day one interest as well. Sam McMillan (No. 117) and Blake Hunt (No. 123) could be in play in the second or third rounds. Hunt isn’t expected to come cheap, but some teams are high enough on him that he could be signed.

There aren’t many college relievers that fit at the very top of the draft, but some teams view the fourth to fifth round as a fruitful window to grab relievers who could shoot to the majors quickly and save clubs money on the free agent market. Some to watch here would be Dallas Baptist’s Seth Elledge, Notre Dame’s Peter Solomon and UC Riverside’s Ryan Lillie, who some teams see as a starter, but he could be impactful and move faster as a reliever.

Arkansas’s Chad Spanberger rose up draft boards late, as did Cal State Fullerton outfielder Scott Hurst and Loyola Marymount righthander Cory Abbott.

[metafour]

Also reminds you how fast time flies when you can remember Tanner Houck getting drafted by the Blue Jays.

 

I saw Bryce Brentz's name pop-up in a AAA boxscore and seemed to remember him being drafted a couple years ago.....he was drafted in 2010.

[Slade]

I'm willing to bet they take Heimlich off of the best player available board in tomorrows broadcast.

[Pendleton]

I'm willing to bet they take Heimlich off of the best player available board in tomorrows broadcast.

 

Definitely should manoeuvre him off of the list and pretend he doesn't exist on the broadcast.

[metafour]

The Heimlich situation is unfortunate because I believe that experts in that field are very optimistic about "recovery" rates for people in his exact situation, that is that he'll be blackballed because of the optics involved despite there being a very high probability that he never commits a crime of that nature again. A kid like Seth Romero on the other hand likely still goes in the first round despite some obvious demons that stem well past simple "immaturity".

[Slade]

The Heimlich situation is unfortunate because I believe that experts in that field are very optimistic about "recovery" rates for people in his exact situation, that is that he'll be blackballed because of the optics involved despite there being a very high probability that he never commits a crime of that nature again. A kid like Seth Romero on the other hand likely still goes in the first round despite some obvious demons that stem well past simple "immaturity".

 

I'm sure some team will sign him as an undrafted FA but he's a hard sell. I'm not sure how it came out though, those things are supposed to be sealed to avoid situations like this.

 

Romero is an easier sell because he's caught in what people would consider immature behaviour with fighting, drugs and conditioning. He seems like a douche to me but being a dick is not a crime.

[TwistedLogic]

This was posted in the other thread but I'm responding here since this thread will be more active going into the draft.

 

Keith Law's latest mock projects the Jays to take Florida junior college RHP Nate Pearson at 22, speculating they may have a deal in place.

 

Has refused to work out with any teams past 22 causing speculation that the Jays have a deal with him if he lasts to them. I like the pick. FB and Change up Combo, breaking pitches don't matter.

 

MLB.com has him with a 45 change-up. Pearson smells a lot like Kolek to me. I hated Kolek going into his draft and I thought the Marlins picking him at #2 was an abomination. It might be more defensible to target a guy like that down at #22, but I don't think I'd have Pearson at the top of my list either way. I don't like guys with s***** control and it doesn't help that his secondaries suck as well.

[metafour]

MLB.com's grades are all months old and to be honest I'm not sure how relevant they really are at all (you can often find players with similar grades across the board ranked absurdly far apart). Its fun to look at since its more than just a numerical ranking, but its not something I'd take too seriously, especially with players who's stock has seen clear upward trajectory.

 

Also, how s***** is Pearson's control really? He walked 23 batters in 81 innings this season. All recent reports state obvious growth in pitchability.

[P2F]

Nate Pearson

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=nate-pearson

[metafour]

Nate Pearson

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=nate-pearson

 

Those are last season's stats.

[P2F]

Those are last season's stats.

Oops.

 

http://cfpatriots.net/sports/bsb/2016-17/bios/pearson_nate_ao7q

[TwistedLogic]

MLB.com's grades are all months old

 

That sucks if true. Does anyone have updated grades? BA or FanGraphs maybe?

[P2F]

That sucks if true. Does anyone have updated grades? BA or FanGraphs maybe?

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx?draft=2017mlb&type=1&pos=all

 

#28 on that board.

 

From Longenhagen:

 

"Though very likely to end up in the bullpen, Pearson has a two pitch mix that might play at the back of it with a mid-90s fastball that has crested 100mph during bullpen sessions and a potential plus slider scouts think will improve once he scraps his fringe, interloping curveball."

[P2F]

Also, that board will most likely be updated for the final time at some point on Monday.

[TwistedLogic]

http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx?draft=2017mlb&type=1&pos=all

 

#28 on that board.

 

From Longenhagen:

 

"Though very likely to end up in the bullpen, Pearson has a two pitch mix that might play at the back of it with a mid-90s fastball that has crested 100mph during bullpen sessions and a potential plus slider scouts think will improve once he scraps his fringe, interloping curveball."

 

They still give Pearson 40s for change-up and command. So yeah, that's just not the kind of prospect that intrigues me at all.

 

I think right now my #1 target is Sam Carlson. I don't think there's any way he's on the board for the Jays, but for some reason BA has him going #29 to the Rangers. I really don't want to see the Jays pass up on this kid if he's available.

 

 

Advanced feel for the strike zone with good secondaries and hitting 97 with life as a prep pitcher. It's like porn to me.

 

Edit: Callis mocked Carlson to the Jays at #28. Full chub.

[Bobthe4th]

Awesome job on the thread. It's so weird not seeing King involved but pretty excited for the draft as always. Glad we have an off day so I can just focus on it.

 

Since King's absence he's also stopped updating the board's Twitter feed. TL - since you're a social media user with Reddit maybe you could ask the mods to let you manage the account?

[TwistedLogic]

Since King's absence he's also stopped updating the board's Twitter feed. TL - since you're a social media user with Reddit maybe you could ask the mods to let you manage the account?

 

Twitter's not really my thing. On reddit, you just have to be around troglodytes. Twitter, you actually have to engage and interact with them.

 

I know Hurl does some stuff for the forum on facebook. Maybe he could manage the twitter in King's absence.

[Boxcar]

Twitter's not really my thing. On reddit, you just have to be around troglodytes. Twitter, you actually have to engage and interact with them.

 

I know Hurl does some stuff for the forum on facebook. Maybe he could manage the twitter in King's absence.

 

That is a very bad idea

[Krylian]

This year and last year I haven't been able to follow the names as much to the point where I'm not even sure I know 10 guys who would go in the first round. Remember 2011-2014 I followed the draft leading up to it way more to where I seemed to know all the players going in the first 50 picks

 

Exactly how I feel...and the same years I was heavy into it too.

[GreekFatAss]

They still give Pearson 40s for change-up and command. So yeah, that's just not the kind of prospect that intrigues me at all.

 

I think right now my #1 target is Sam Carlson. I don't think there's any way he's on the board for the Jays, but for some reason BA has him going #29 to the Rangers. I really don't want to see the Jays pass up on this kid if he's available.

 

 

Advanced feel for the strike zone with good secondaries and hitting 97 with life as a prep pitcher. It's like porn to me.

 

Edit: Callis mocked Carlson to the Jays at #28. Full chub.

 

I'll trust our scouting staff over a collection of not good enough for an MLB team scouts.

[TwistedLogic]

I'll trust our scouting staff over a collection of not good enough for an MLB team scouts.

 

You're right, let's lock it up. No need to discuss the draft. Let's regroup after Day 1 to check out the results.

 

Exactly how I feel...and the same years I was heavy into it too.

 

This is a super weird draft. There seems to be more two-way players than I've ever seen before. There also seems to be an ass ton of first basemen for some reason.

 

I don't remember a draft where there were so many guys projected to go in the top 15 who I really didn't like. So much of the top-end talent has such obvious flaws.

 

I'd pick Carlson over half the guys projected to go top 15.