MLB 2019 Draft

[Ray]

So it seems the BJMB consensus is Corbin Carrol?

 

I'll end up supporting whoever they pick. They've been pretty exceptional when it comes to drafting so I'll trust their judgement over the incredibly limited information we have.

 

But I would be tickled pink if we get Carroll.

[Deadpool]

Tonight: Coverage begins with the Draft Preview Show on MLB Network and MLB.com at 6 p.m. ET.

 

But where is link?

[43211234]

So who am I irrationally, and as the future will probably prove incorrectly, hoping falls to 11?

[Ray]

Can anyone quickly post this: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/final-2019-mlb-mock-draft/

[jays4life19]

Can anyone quickly post this: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/final-2019-mlb-mock-draft/

 

Here we go! We're less than 90 minutes until the start of the 2019 MLB Draft. Below is our final projection. You can see our previous version here.

Orioles — Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State

Royals — Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS

White Sox — Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California

Marlins — JJ Bleday, OF, Vanderbilt

Tigers — Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla.

Padres — CJ Abrams, SS, Blessed Trinity HS, Roswell, Ga.

Reds — Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian

Rangers — Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech

Braves — Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto (Texas) JC

Giants — Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona State

Blue Jays — Alek Manoah, RHP, West Virginia

Mets — Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky

Twins — Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor

Phillies — Bryson Stott, SS, Nevada-Las Vegas

Angels — Keoni Cavaco, 3B, Eastlake HS, Chula Vista, Calif.

Diamondbacks — Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS, Seattle

Nationals — Matt Allan, RHP, Seminole HS, Sanford, Fla.

Pirates — George Kirby, RHP, Elon

Cardinals — Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane

Mariners — Greg Jones, SS, UNC-Wilmington

Braves — Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.

Rays — Michael Busch, OF/1B, North Carolina

Rockies — Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson

Indians — Will Wilson, SS, North Carolina State

Dodgers — Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy, Selma, Ala.

Diamondbacks — Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS, Austin

Cubs — Braden Shewmake, SS, Texas A&M

Brewers — Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier Academy, Statesboro, Ga.

Athletics — Ryan Garcia, RHP, UCLA

Yankees — Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton HS, Morristown, N.J.

Dodgers — Brennan Malone, RHP, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.

Astros — Michael Toglia, 1B/OF, UCLA

Diamondbacks — Matthew Lugo, SS, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Florida, P.R.

Diamondbacks — Blake Walston, LHP, New Hanover HS, Wilmington, N.C.

[Ray]

MLB Network link for Draft Coverage: https://www.mlb.com/video/2019-mlb-draft-day-1-c2525313683

[Deadpool]

But where is link?

 

For anyone who also had a hell of a time figuring out why MLB.com decided to not link to their own video stream in any of the news or video sections, Here's the f***ing link.

[Slade]

All the links you need for the draft.

 

[G-Snarls]

Easiest link. Live strem now active.

 

https://www.mlb.com/draft/2019

[jays4life19]

15 mins!

[Ray]

Final Fangraphs mock: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mock-draft-4-1-the-final-mock/

 

Has us taking Manoah as well.

[jays4life19]

Final JFL mock:

 

1.Baltimore: Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State

2.Kansas City: Bobby Whitt Jr, SS, Heritage HS

3.Chicago White Sox: JJ Bledlay, OF, Vaderbilt

4.Miami Marlins: Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona St

5.Detroit Tigers: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS

6.San Diego: C.J Abrams, SS, Trinity HS

7.Cincinnati: Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California

8.Texas: Brad Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS

9.Atlanta: Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian

10.San Francisco: Bryson Stott, SS, UNLV

11.Toronto: Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS

12.New York Mets: Alek Monoah, RHP, West Virginia

13.Minnesota: Shae Langeliers, C, Baylor

14.Philadelphia: Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto JC

15.LA Angels: Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky

16.Arizona: Matthew Allan, RHP, Seminole HS

17.Washington: Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech

18.Pittsburgh: George Kirby, RHP, Elon

19.St Louis: Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson

20.Seattle: Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton HS

21.Atlanta: Kameron Misner, OF, Missouri

22.Tampa Bay: Brennan Malone; RHP, IMG Academy

23.Colorado: Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy.

24.Cleveland: Will Wilson, SS, NC State

25.LA Dodgers: Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier

26.Arizona: Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary Grove HS

27.Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch, 1B/OF, North Carolina

28.Milwaukee: Maurice Hampton, CF, Memphis University HS

29.Oakland: Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington

30.New York, Tyler Callihan, 3B, Providence HS

31.LA Dodgers: Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane

32.Houston Astros: Seth Johnson, RHP, Campbell

 

 

Don't worry fellas, I got us taking Corbin.

[Ray]

Final MLB.com mock.

 

Callis has us taking Manoah

 

Mayo has us taking Zack Thompson

[TheOutsider]

Final JFL mock:

 

1.Baltimore: Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State

2.Kansas City: Bobby Whitt Jr, SS, Heritage HS

3.Chicago White Sox: JJ Bledlay, OF, Vaderbilt

4.Miami Marlins: Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona St

5.Detroit Tigers: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS

6.San Diego: C.J Abrams, SS, Trinity HS

7.Cincinnati: Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California

8.Texas: Brad Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS

9.Atlanta: Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian

10.San Francisco: Bryson Stott, SS, UNLV

11.Toronto: Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS

12.New York Mets: Alek Monoah, RHP, West Virginia

13.Minnesota: Shae Langeliers, C, Baylor

14.Philadelphia: Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto JC

15.LA Angels: Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky

16.Arizona: Matthew Allan, RHP, Seminole HS

17.Washington: Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech

18.Pittsburgh: George Kirby, RHP, Elon

19.St Louis: Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson

20.Seattle: Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton HS

21.Atlanta: Kameron Misner, OF, Missouri

22.Tampa Bay: Brennan Malone; RHP, IMG Academy

23.Colorado: Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy.

24.Cleveland: Will Wilson, SS, NC State

25.LA Dodgers: Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier

26.Arizona: Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary Grove HS

27.Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch, 1B/OF, North Carolina

28.Milwaukee: Maurice Hampton, CF, Memphis University HS

29.Oakland: Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington

30.New York, Tyler Callihan, 3B, Providence HS

31.LA Dodgers: Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane

32.Houston Astros: Seth Johnson, RHP, Campbell

 

 

Don't worry fellas, I got us taking Corbin.

 

Do we get Spencer Jones in the 2nd round?

[jays4life19]

Do we get Spencer Jones in the 2nd round?

 

Glad you asked.

 

1-11. Corbin Carroll OF - Lakeside HS

Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-L

Commit/Drafted: UCLA

Scouting Report: Carroll wowed scouts all summer by dominating at the plate in almost every high-profile event he attended. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound outfielder plays above his size in every facet of the game. He has a polished hit tool and a terrific feel for the strike zone with a patient approach in the batter’s box. Carroll has no problem spitting on pitches just outside the zone and taking a walk, and then he can wreck havoc with his plus speed and advanced feel for running the bases. While Carroll is short, he isn’t small, with a solid frame and improved strength to the point where he could project for at least average power. Carroll’s speed plays in the outfield as well, where he is one of the best defensive center fielders in the class. Scouting directors voted Carroll as best prep defender in the class during the preseason thanks to excellent jumps and efficient route running. Some teams question his arm strength, and it was previously fringe-average, though reports on his throwing this spring have continued to improve as he’s gotten stronger. There are very few holes to speak of in Carroll’s game, although his size and some of the comparisons he’s gotten to Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak, who has struggled since being the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, might give some teams pause. Still, Carroll has shown more impact ability than Moniak did at the same age. He is also praised for his excellent makeup, high baseball IQ and impressive work ethic. Carroll’s all-around package and polish could allow him to become the highest-drafted Washington high schooler this century, passing Reese McGuire (2013) and Travis Snider (2006), who were both selected with the 14th overall pick. Carroll is committed to UCLA.

 

2-52 Spencer Jones - LHP/1B - La Costa HS

Notes:

Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 212 | B-T: L-L

Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt

Scouting Report: Jones entered the season as one of the best two-way players in the class as a 6-foot-7, 212-pound lefthander with massive upside on the mound as well as surprising athleticism and feel to hit as a first base prospect. His season was cut short after he underwent surgery to repair a small fracture in his elbow, but Jones did recover soon enough to hit for his La Costa Canyon team late in the season. While teams seriously looked at Jones as both a pitcher and hitter, his upside is highest on the mound, where he has reached the mid-90s with his fastball and sat in the 89-93 mph range last summer. He also showed a mid- to upper-70s curveball with 12-to-6 break and tremendous depth that projects as a plus offering in the future. Jones doesn’t have the quickest arm, but his delivery is surprisingly in-sync for a prep pitcher of his size who has only been pitching seriously for a year and a half—a testament to his above-average athleticism and body control. Offensively, Jones has solid feel for the barrel and decent strike-zone recognition, although he will chase pitches at times. He’s an above-average runner at the moment, and some scouts believe he could develop plus raw power in the future as his body continues to mature. Jones figures to be a tough sign out of Vanderbilt, especially with his injury this spring, and he could turn into a first round-caliber prospect in a few years if he adds the physicality that most scouts think is coming. Jones should be a legitimate two-way player with the Commodores.

 

3-88 Will Holland SS Auburn

Notes:

Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 181 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Scouting Report: Holland broke out as a sophomore in 2018, hitting .313/.406/.530 with 12 home runs while playing a flashy shortstop to garner second-team all-SEC honors. He entered 2019 among the top tier of college shortstops after a strong showing in the Cape Cod League, where he hit .341/.431/.432. Yet Holland’s prospect status has fallen throughout the spring, as he has struggled immensely with the bat during his junior season. An aggressive hitter, Holland has always been prone to high strikeout rates, but the fact that it came with high averages and extra-base power somewhat negated those concerns. Through his first 45 games this season, Holland has been one of Auburn’s worst hitters, batting just .228/.375/.364 with 46 strikeouts and 27 walks. Holland could need some mechanical tweaks at the next level, as some have questioned his wide, spread-out stance, and he also must improve his pitch selection. Defensively, Holland has the range, arm strength and athleticism for shortstop, and he has the ability to make highlight-reel plays look relatively routine from time to time. However, he still needs to refine some of the finer details of the position and improve his overall consistency in order to stick at the position long term. Holland’s spring season has clouded his draft stock, but his toolset, defensive potential and previous track record shouldn’t let him drop much further than the third round.

 

4-117 Jax Groshans C Kansas

Notes:

Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Scouting Report: The older brother of Blue Jays’ 2018 first-round pick Jordan Groshans, Jaxx Groshans had a breakout season for Kansas in 2019 as he set career highs in nearly every offensive category with a .337/.471/.605 slash line that included 12 home runs. Groshans has shown an ability to control the strike zone and feast on hitters’ pitches. His power is still more of the gap-to-gap variety rather than true plus power, but he’s shown enough pop to project as a future 12-15 home run hitter, especially in today’s overheated power environment. With average power and solid plate discipline that gives him a shot at a fringe-average hit tool, Groshans has a bright future if he can continue to improve defensively behind the plate. He frequently played third base as a sophomore, but he’s shown improvement catching more regularly in 2019. He’s a little stiff and his hands can get a little hard at times, but he shows flashes of being a potential fringe-average defender with a similar arm. He has taken well to the challenge of catching, so there’s hope for him to continue to improve. Groshans’ bat fits best if he can catch regularly, but he’ll have work to do to stay there as a pro.

 

5th. Andrew Shultz RHP Tennessee

Notes:

Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Scouting Report: Schultz is one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in college baseball. He’s also completed one of the most significant delivery makeovers in the college ranks as well. Schultz’s delivery was once extremely long in the back, as he brought his arm through a sweeping arc that brought the ball far behind his back. Thanks to an upper-90s fastball, it seemed to work as a freshman. He was wild—11 walks in 16 innings—but he managed to get out of trouble regularly and finished with a solid season (1-0, 3.31). It all fell apart as a sophomore, however. Schultz threw only eight innings in 15 appearances and 20 of the 42 batters he faced reached base. Now, Schultz has a completely reworked delivery. He cocks the ball behind his head in an extremely abbreviated takeaway that makes it look like he’s throwing a dart. Scouts don’t love his new delivery either, but it does make it tougher for hitters to pick up the ball. His new delivery also helped him improve to below-average control as a junior. He still walks too many batters—16 in 22 innings at the end of the regular season—but because of a 96-100 mph fastball that has touched 101 mph, it works. In addition to his plus-plus fastball, he shows a plus slider. Schultz is extremely athletic, which helps explain how he pulled off such a significant delivery tweak. It’s a reliever-only profile, but there is plenty of impact stuff to work with.which helps explain how he pulled off such a significant delivery tweak. It’s a reliever only profile, but there is plenty of impact stuff to work with.

 

6th. Edouard Julien OF Auburn

Notes:

Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R

Commit/Drafted: Phillies '17 (37)

Scouting Report: Ranked No. 451 on the BA 500 coming out of secondary school in Canada in 2017, Julien impressed scouts with the Canadian Junior National Team with a loose, lefthanded swing, quick hands and above-average speed. Now, after just two years with Auburn in the SEC, Julien is a draft-eligible sophomore thanks to one of his secondary school years counting the same as one year of junior college. Because of that, Julien is one of the younger four-year players in the class, and he will turn 20 just a month before the draft. He’s a bit of a split-camp player for teams, however, as he has plus raw power—some of the best on Auburn’s club—but there are questions about his hit tool. After posting a .275/.398/.556 slash line with 17 home runs as a freshman, Julien has hit just .232/.367/.429 with eight home runs and a 27 percent strikeout rate through 54 games this spring. The whiffs are concerning, and Julien similarly struggled in the Cape Cod League last summer, hitting .205/.289/.372 with a 33 percent strikeout rate. The good news is that he has always walked at a solid clip—roughly 15 percent of the time over his two years with the Tigers. Given

[Spanky99]

[G-Snarls]

Orioles do in fact take Rutschman first overall

[Abomination]

I really f***ing don't want us taking a pitcher.

 

Corbin Carrol or Spencer Jones please and thank you

 

I wouldn't mind if we reached a bit and took Espino. Make him a reliever immediately and fast track him, and he's probably with the club right when we start needing an elite, back of the pen option. He also might allow us to save some cash and take a tougher sign who slides. Otherwise, I agree. Buy pitchers, develop bats.

[P2F]

I wouldn't mind if we reached a bit and took Espino. Make him a reliever immediately and fast track him, and he's probably with the club right when we start needing an elite, back of the pen option. He also might allow us to save some cash and take a tougher sign who slides. Otherwise, I agree. Buy pitchers, develop bats.

 

I was with you until the reliever part.

[Todd]

I told you that the jays would go with pitching. Very weak position for the jays.

[Todd]

Like i have been saying for a couple of years now Anthony Alford is a bust. And

in the 2019 draft the jays will be going Pitching heavy. But everybody disagreed

with me. Well so far 2 for 2. Man I have played baseball and coach baseball i

know talent.

[DigitalRock]

I told you that the jays would go with pitching. Very weak position for the jays.

 

LOL, it's like patting yourself on the back for saying the sky is blue...

[Pendleton]

Like i have been saying for a couple of years now Anthony Alford is a bust. And

in the 2019 draft the jays will be going Pitching heavy. But everybody disagreed

with me. Well so far 2 for 2. Man I have played baseball and coach baseball i

know talent.

 

You will always be wrong on Anthony Alford. He's on the 40 man, has had a cup of coffee at the MLB level and still holds a small chance of major league career. Having such a player ranked outside of your organizational top 100 will forever be an egregious omission.

 

Blindly stating that the Jays should use their top 5 picks on pitching is pretty dumb. They should and are using their draft pool and available talent to draft who they feel are the best prospects available at each spot. Obviously they are not completely disregarding bats as no one does that and they were reported to be attached to several.

 

It's all circumstantial, they surely had bats ranked ahead of Manoah who didn't happen to fall.

 

Either way, two very intriguing arms added to the farm.

[Krylian]

They're going reverse Stroman with their picks. Tall white guys.

[Caper]

Has there been any talk about Jake Sanford kid from Nova Scotia? He's ranked 107 in the mlb list. Seems intriguing as he must have some real raw talent coming from Nova Scotia.

[Pendleton]

Has there been any talk about Jake Sanford kid from Nova Scotia? He's ranked 107 in the mlb list. Seems intriguing as he must have some real raw talent coming from Nova Scotia.

 

https://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/8860-MLB-2019-Draft/page25

[Krylian]

If the season ended today the Jays would be picking 3rd overall in 2020.

[Jonn]

If the season ended today the Jays would be picking 3rd overall in 2020.

 

We will be going full tank soon.

[G-Snarls]

We will be going full tank soon.

 

Kinda feels like we already started doesn't it?

[TheOutsider]

We will be going full tank soon.

 

Time to let ourselves be swept a few times by the Orioles. Bring up the Reid-Foley!