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sounds familiar...f*** my DDL team. Long live BORED

Looks like my cuts of Dewees and Young Beedah. Posted it June 1st i think

f*** no position and slow running. I'm taking Seth Beer

Can someone text or FB messenger me with the draft start date? I'm in a weird sport where I'm in the car driving people all day for the next two weeks (no I'm not an Uber driver, I am working with the FIBA u18 transportation team). When I'm in my rental house It is showing that I'm roaming in the US as it's across the river from me and the wifi is spotty.

When in doubt go with a Dukie is so much more effective in basketball

I'm on Chrome at the city of Mississauga computer right now and working fine. As is my mobile.

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451 Last: 399 Zach Young HS RHP Notes: School: Sebastian (Fla.) River HS Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 160 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: South Alabama Scouting Report: A South Alabama commit, Young is a slight, 6-foot-1, 160-pound righthander who has been in the 90-91 mph range this spring, but touched as high as 93-94 at times in the past. Scouts who have seen him describe his slider as a fringy secondary offering, and that coupled with his size means he’s likely a better fit to go to college for three years and see how he develops physically. There are evaluators who are higher on the slider, but even then it’s a two-pitch, undersized profile. 452 Jayce Easley HS SS Notes: School: O'Connor HS, Phoenix Ht: 43230 | Wt: 150 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Oregon State Scouting Report: Easley received plenty of coverage during his senior year of high school thanks to the presence of teammate Nolan Gorman, who is a likely first-round pick. The son of former big league infielder, Damion Easley, Jayce was a spark plug for the Arizona 6A state championship team. He’s a plus runner with a strong, line drive swing despite his small, 5-foot-10, 150-pound stature. He has good balance and a solid approach at the plate. An average defender with good instincts, Easley’s above-average arm should be enough to handle shortstop at the next level. He’s committed to Oregon State with the opportunity to replace either Nick Madrigal or Cadyn Grenier at one of the Beavers’ middle infield positions if he doesn’t sign. 453 Last: 447 Robert Broom 4YR RHP Notes: School: Mercer Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A sidearm righthander out of Mercer, Broom is an unconventional pro prospect but should get drafted because of his incredible effectiveness, as well as his three-year track record in the Southern Conference. He has been the Bears’ relief ace since 2016, and in three years he has compiled 260 strikeouts and just 69 walks in 194 innings. Broom throws in the upper 80s with an immensely low arm slot and—true to his name—has a sweeping slider that is a nightmare for righthanded hitters. To his credit, Broom has also been effective against lefthanded hitters, striking out 36.9 percent of the lefties he has faced in 2018. A changeup that moves away from lefthanded hitters helps him avoid damaging platoon splits, but his slider has also been useful against both righties and lefties. Broom is more than just a one-inning reliever, as 21 of his 28 appearances this spring have lasted longer than one inning. 454 Last: 448 Brett Wright 4YR C Notes: School: Auburn Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Wright began his college career at San Jacinto (Texas) JC, where he twice helped the Gators to a runner-up finish in the NJCAA World Series. The Texas native transferred to Auburn after the 2017 season and this spring took over as the Tigers’ starting catcher. Wright initially made his mark at Auburn with his defense, but he has developed into the team’s three-hole hitter. He is a patient, disciplined hitter who has walked nearly as much as he’s struck out and provides solid power. Wright has also proven to be a dependable defender. He calls his own games, receives well and has an average arm. Wright has also been widely seen because of the attention on Auburn ace Casey Mize. With his defensive skillset and performance on a big stage, Wright has given himself a chance to come out in this year’s draft. 455 Zach Attianese JC LHP Notes: School: State JC of Florida Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A North Carolina commit out of high school, Attianese played with the Tar Heels in 2017, but saw action in just nine games and 2.2 innings. He transferred to State JC of Florida and was the top pitcher on the team this spring, with a 2.66 ERA that was the lowest of any pitcher on the staff with more than ten innings of work. The 6-foot-2 lefthander struck out 94 batters and walked just 18 in 88 innings of work, using a fastball in the 87-90 mph range, as well as a plus curveball and solid-average changeup. Attianese is committed to Florida State and could be a tough sign if he’s not taken in the top ten rounds—he has an outside shot to go there as he’s been seen for several years now and is a polished lefthander. 456 Last: 450 J.T. Schwartz HS SS/3B Notes: School: Corona Del Mar HS, Newport Beach, Calif. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Scouts flocked to Corona del Mar High to watch Preston Hartsell, but over the course of the season many began to prefer his teammate Schwartz. A lefthanded-hitting infielder with the knack of putting the barrel on the ball, Schwartz has an enticing 6-foot-4, 200-pound frame that portends more power as he fills out. Schwartz presently employs a high-contact slap approach and evaluators would like him to make an adjustment to stay behind the ball and start driving it more. That’s important for Schwartz because he will have to slide from shortstop to third base, where his smooth hands, average arm and solid glove project best in pro ball. He will still need to improve his footwork, however. Schwartz has the upside of a lefthanded-hitting third baseman with power, but he has significant approach and swing changes to make to get there. He is committed to UCLA and will be an expensive sign. 457 Last: 451 Nick Allgeyer 4YR LHP Notes: School: Iowa Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Allgeyer has been Mr. Reliable for Iowa. After being pulled after five innings in his first start of the season, he worked six or more innings in each of his last 14 starts, allowing more than three earned runs only once over that span. There’s nothing exceptional about Allgeyer’s stuff—he’s 88-92 mph with a big-breaking slider and even bigger and slower curveball. To top it off he has a potentially average changeup. What helps Allgeyer’s stuff play up is his above-average control and ability to mess with hitters’ timing by varying his speed to the plate. 458 Last: 338 Spencer Schwellenbach HS RHP/SS Notes: School: Heritage HS, Saginaw, Mich. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Nebraska Scouting Report: A Nebraska signee, Schwellenbach has plenty of arm speed (his fastball has touched 94-95 mph), but he has to improve his command and control and the quality of his secondary offerings, which is why he’s likely to make it to Nebraska. 459 Last: 452 Ryan Weiss 4YR RHP Notes: School: Wright State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Weiss, a draft-eligible redshirt sophomore, has been Wright State’s ace for two seasons. His surface-level stats this spring (9-2, 3.44) haven’t matched his 2017 season (8-1, 2.13), but he’s striking out more batters and walking fewer. Weiss competes with an aggressive, attacking approach. He mixes an average curve and slurvy slider that often blends with his curvevball. His fastball sits 91-93 mph and he can touch 95. 460 Christian Tripp 4YR RHP Notes: School: New Mexico Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 216 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Tripp served as New Mexico's primary closer in 2018, saving eight games with an impressive 2.44 ERA this spring. At 6-foot-7, 200 pounds, he has the size organizations desire, but a rough delivery and inconsistent stuff may keep Tripp out of the top 10 rounds. He steps across the mound and throws uphill, although the delivery gives his pitches interesting angle and provides deception. His fastball, which ranges from 88-94 mph, has hard cut and good life as it increases in speed. The movement on his fastball is inconsistent, however. His 83-84 mph slider runs in on lefthanded batters, while his delivery makes for tough at-bats for righthanders. 461 Last: 453 Zach Leban 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kansas Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 245 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Kansas’ closer is a massive, 6-foot-3, 245-pound righthander with the big stuff to match. He’s touched 97 mph and is consistently 92-94 mph. He blew away hitters early in the season, but his results tailed off as the Jayhawks entered the conference schedule, even as he sharpened his slurvy slider into more of a fringe-average pitch. Leban’s size and arm strength make him a potentially useful bullpen piece who could go late on day two or early on day three of the draft. 462 Rodney Hutchison 4YR RHP Notes: School: North Carolina Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: While his numbers (3-3, 4.79) don’t stand out, Hutchison has been an important, versatile piece of the North Carolina pitching staff who has started midweek, on the weekend and pitched in late relief. Listed at a thick, 6-foot-6, 239 pounds, Hutchison’s stuff has taken a jump in 2018 and he throws a heavy fastball with late arm-side run from a low three-quarters arm slot. Primarily working at 90-92 mph his first two seasons, Hutchison has lived 92-94 mph more frequently this spring and touched 96 mph in an eye-opening outing in front of several rows of scouts at the ACC Tournament. Hutchison pairs his fastball with a plus, mid-80s changeup with late fade away from lefthanded hitters and he’s improved the feel of his slider, throwing it harder and tighter. Because of his low slot and the sheer movement of his pitches, Hutchison can lose the zone at times, getting him into trouble. He’s a creative pitcher who varies the timing in his delivery and plays with his arm slot. While he needs more polish and to tighten his command, Hutchison’s velocity spike, plus changeup and improved breaking pitches give him intriguing upside. 463 Last: 454 Gus Varland 4YR RHP Notes: School: Concordia (Minn.) Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Varland has been a dominant starter for Division II Concordia (Minn.) as he’s blown away hitters with a 93-95 mph fastball that touches 97. Varland was 7-1, 1.04 with 79 strikeouts and 14 walks in 60.1 innings. Evaluators aren’t all that thrilled with Varland’s high-energy delivery, but he repeats it well and has a long track record of throwing strikes. His slider shows potential to develop into an average pitch as well, giving him a pair of potential weapons whether he sticks as a starter or moves to the bullpen. Scouts will be heading back next year as well as Gus’ younger brother Louie is an equally dominating sophomore. 464 Last: 455 Nick Schmidt HS RHP Notes: School: Holt HS, Wentzville, Mo. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Missouri State Scouting Report: A Missouri State signee, Schmidt is a still maturing righthander with a clean delivery and thick, but immature body. His slider and curveball are both more promising than his fastball, as he has demonstrated excellent feel for spin. He hasn’t fully mastered his ability to locate either breaking ball, but both of the breaking balls have plus potential. Schmidt’s fastball sits 87-91 mph and he’ll touch 93. 465 Giovanni DiGiacomo HS OF Notes: School: Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: A 70-grade runner, speed is DiGiacomo’s carrying tool, and with a Louisiana State commit it naturally makes sense to think of all the speedy center fielders the program has produced, including Mike Mahtook, Andrew Stevenson, Jake Fraley and current center fielder Zach Watson. If DiGiacomo makes it to campus, he seems like a natural fit to be one of the next players in line for that sort of role, as a potentially plus defender with a bat that needs to improve. He will likely go after the tenth round of the draft, but could turn himself into a much better pro prospect with a few years with the Tigers and an improved approach at the plate. Presently DiGiacomo has a slap-and-run approach thanks to routinely plus-plus run times from home-to-first out of the lefthanded batter’s box. DiGiacomo has below-average arm strength, but has shown the ability to run crisp routes and has impressive athleticism as well. With Canterbury High (Fort Myers, Fla.), DiGiacomo played with the likes of Sam Keating (2017 fourth round pick) and Cooper Swanson and helped lead the team to its third straight Florida 3-A state championship this spring. 466 Jacob Young HS OF Notes: School: Ponte Vedra (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 155 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: A plus-plus runner, Young is an athletic infield/outfielder committed to Florida. He’s played second base at times this spring, though scouts see him as a fringe-average defender there. He fits better in center field, where his speed will allow him to track down deep fly balls in the gaps, though his fringe-average arm strength should prevent him from playing right field. He has a muscular, tapered build but is just 6-foot, 155 pounds with a bat that is more of a project than a present strength. 467 Last: 456 Jackson Rees 4YR RHP Notes: School: Hawaii Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A transfer from Saddleback (Calif.) JC, Rees emerged as Hawaii’s top starter this spring and led the Rainbow Warriors in ERA (3.59), innings (67.2) and strikeouts (53). The lanky, 6-foot-5, 205-pound righthander succeeds more on deception than stuff. Batters don't pick the ball up well out of his three-quarters delivery, and nothing he throws is straight. His 89-92 mph fastball cuts, his two-seamer sinks and his slider flashes average. Rees’ life on his pitches makes it difficult for him to throw consistent strikes, and he has below-average control overall. Rees also has a history of injuries. He missed all of 2015 with a shoulder impingement, all of 2016 with lower back issues and missed time in 2018 with blister problems. Even with that medical history, he's performed well enough to get drafted. 468 Last: 457 Miller Hogan 4YR RHP Notes: School: Saint Louis Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '17 (32) Scouting Report: A 32nd-round pick of the Brewers last season as a draft-eligible sophomore, Hogan has been an extremely reliable starter for three years for the Billikens, including a 10-3, 2.19 record with 129 strikeouts in 101.2 innings that earned him A-10 Pitcher of the Year honors. What you see is what you get with Hogan, as he doesn’t have much projection left, but hitters don’t really get a good look at him as he mixes pitches with the aplomb of a veteran. He sits 85-92 mph, but those lower registers of his fastball velocity are to thrown with a heavy sinker that has excellent sin. He mixes that pitch will by elevating four-seam fastballs up to 92-94 mph at his best. He also has a slider, a cutter and a splitter and he’ll loop in a slow curveball as a surprise. Hogan is all about feel, messing with hitters’ timing and mixing pitches, but he has shown he knows what he’s doing. 469 Last: 458 Michael Emodi 4YR C Notes: School: Creighton Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Emodi is a strong catcher with a big, 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame that reminds everyone he was an all-state football player in high school. Like many backup catchers in pro ball, Emodi has plenty of power potential with plus raw power and he has a strong, 60-grade arm. And like many pro backup catchers, there are legitimate concerns about how much contact Emodi makes and how low his average will be. Emodi, a redshirt junior, hit .282/.376/.505 this season with nine home runs. Defensively he’s a fringe-average receiver, but he is tough and reliable. 470 Last: 459 Clark Brinkman 4YR OF Notes: School: Creighton Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Brinkman’s swing isn’t smooth or pretty, but it works and he’s a center fielder who should be able to stay at the position in pro ball thanks in part to his plus speed. The redshirt junior hit .317/.416/.471 for the Bluejays this season with 24 steals in 28 attempts. The righthanded hitter is a table-setter with well below-average power in pro ball, but he has the tools and skills to make that work. 471 Last: 462 Brady Feigl 4YR RHP Notes: School: Mississippi Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Angels '17 (35) Scouting Report: Feigl last season was drafted in the 35th round by the Angels as a redshirt sophomore but chose to return to Mississippi, where he has established himself as a key part of the Rebels’ rotation. He runs his fastball up to 96 mph and typically throws in the low 90s. His best secondary offering is a power breaking ball and he also mixes in a changeup. Feigl consistently throws all three offerings for strikes and takes advantage of his 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame to pound the bottom of the zone. Feigl’s stuff, size and control give him the look of a back-of-the-rotation starter in pro ball. 472 Last: 464 Tyler Cropley 4YR C Notes: School: Iowa Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A standout at Iowa Western JC, Cropley has been equally productive in two years as Iowa’s catcher. Cropley will be one of the better senior signs in this draft class as a catcher who can receive and has a track record of hitting as well. Cropley hit .342/.449/.578 for Iowa this season with more walks (30) than strikeouts (28). Scouts are equally enamored with his ability to receive and run a team from behind the plate. He has an above-average arm. Cropley is deserving of being drafted on talent, but the fact that he will be a money saver as well makes him an enticing day two pick. 473 Last: 465 Scott Schreiber 4YR 1B Notes: School: Nebraska Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (26) Scouting Report: A 26th-round pick of the Rays last year, Schreiber’s lengthy medical record understandably gives teams concern, but they also like his track record of being one of the more productive hitters in the Big Ten. Schreiber has hit .369/.446/.692 with 18 home runs this spring and also hit 16 home runs as a sophomore even though he missed time with an abdominal injury. He is moving better this year than he did last year when his power dissipated in games, although he still showed plus-plus raw juice. Scouts see Schreiber as largely limited to first base nowadays although he was capable of handling right field in the past. As a productive senior money saver with power potential, Schreiber will likely go at some point in the sixth to 10th round. 474 Last: 467 Damon Casetta-Stubbs HS RHP Notes: School: Kings Way Christian HS, Vancouver, Wash. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Seattle Scouting Report: A big, 6-foot-4 righthander, Cosetta-Stubbs was one of the top pitchers on the Royals team at the 2017 Area Code Games, along with Jayson Schroeder. Committed to Seattle, Casetta-Stubbs, a Seattle signee, is a hard-throwing arm with a power sinker that has been up to 93 mph, although he more regularly sits in the 91-92 mph range. 475 Last: 468 Cam Sanders 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisiana State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Padres '17 (18) Scouting Report: The son of big leaguer Scott Sanders and former softball All-American Linda Sanders, Cam was an 18th-round pick of the Padres last season out of Northwest Florida JC. He has some of the best stuff on the LSU staff, but his inconsistent control has kept him from having sustained success this year—he was 1-0, 6.59 at the end of the SEC tournament. Sanders walked 7.2 batters per nine innings this season and his performance in SEC games was even worse (11.12 ERA, 10 BB/9). Sanders did get better as the season wrapped up, as he started locating his 92-96 mph fastball and sharp spike-curve more consistently. 476 Last: 469 Cole Ayers HS RHP Notes: School: Loveland (Ohio) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 187 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Kentucky Scouting Report: Ayers will likely make it to Kentucky, but he has the building blocks to be a starting pitcher in pro ball. The righthander has a fast arm, an 89-91 mph fastball that shows some arm-side run and an 82-84 knuckle change that has the action of a hard slider. He mixes in a changeup that is less advanced and needs a lot more work and he has the ability to modestly manipulate his two-seam fastball. VIDEO 477 Sean Roby JC 3B Notes: School: Arizona Western JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Roby boosted his stock with strong performances during the Arizona JC playoffs, which might have been enough to put the righthanded slugger in draft consideration late on day two. He was leading all Arizona JC hitters with 20 home runs, 70 RBIs and a .755 slugging percentage going into the district tournament. He gets good bat speed from a strong frame. Primarily a pull hitter with a hitch in his swing, Roby gets the barrel to the inside half of the plate but struggles with breaking balls away. A below-average runner, Roby moves well enough at third base and can be an adequate defender with just a tick below-average range. He’s considered signable, despite his Texas Wesleyan commitment. 478 Last: 471 Mason Bryant HS RHP Notes: School: McCallum HS, Austin Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: Bryant is a Texas signee who was just as noted for his highlight catches as a 6-foot-5, 215-pound tight end/wide receiver who averaged over 26 yards a catch as a senior, helping Austin, Texas’ McCallum High to the state semifinals. He’s been equally impressive on the mound where he can bump 94-95 mph at his best. He’s also a solid outfielder. Bryant has an athletic body and a loose arm, but he has work to do on improving his direction to the plate and the consistency of his currently below-average control. His slider comes and goes right now. Bryant isn’t fully ready for pro ball, but he has athleticism that is hard to find in a pitcher with a low-90s fastball, so it wouldn’t surprise evaluators if he turns into an ace at Texas. 479 Last: 472 Davis Sharpe HS RHP/3B Notes: School: Mill Creek HS, Hoschton, Ga. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 205-pound righthander with a fringe-average, 88-91 mph fastball and a lights-out curveball, Sharpe has been difficult for scouts to see this spring. Pitching on Friday nights in high school is a challenge in general, and that’s especially the case in a loaded year for Georgia pitchers. Sharpe also hasn’t been fully healthy this spring. He has, however, been around the national circuit for awhile and has shown tremendous feel to spin a breaking ball since he was 15 years old. It’s a sweeping, mid-70s breaking ball that gets slurvy at times but shows occasional two-plane breaking action. Sharpe also throws a changeup in the low 80s. His arm action leaves something to be desired, with a high back elbow and violence throughout his delivery. 480 Last: 474 Christopher Weber HS LHP Notes: School: Boerne-Champion HS, Boerne, Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: Weber has already told teams to not draft him as he’s planning to go to Texas A&M. A top student, he’s planning to study aerospace engineering, but he’s also going to be a great addition to the Aggies pitching staff. Weber had a 0.61 ERA this spring with nearly two strikeouts per inning. The lefthander sits in the high 80s, but his velocity has improved to where he now can touch 91-92 mph. He has a cerebral approach on the mound and mixes in his breaking ball and changeup at any point in the count. 481 Last: 475 Josh Hiatt 4YR RHP Notes: School: North Carolina Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A 5-foot-11, 190-pound righthander with an upper-80s fastball, Hiatt didn’t make UNC’s team as a freshman in 2016, when the Tar Heels redshirted him and pushed him to improve. He returned a different pitcher the next fall, showcasing a slider he learned from former teammate Brendon Little to go along with what was already an outstanding changeup. Adopting an analytical approach that fall, UNC found that Hiatt’s offspeed pitches both registered spin rates above big league averages and complemented each other with movement in near opposite directions. Hiatt’s slider sweeps across the strike zone and he can throw it with bigger shape in the upper 70s or can feature a tighter, more cutter-like, low-80s version. His low-80s changeup is a weapon against both lefthanded and righthanded hitters with both horizontal and downward movement. Those two pitches, combined with an 88-91 mph fastball that occasionally reaches 93 mph, made Hiatt a first-team All-American closer in 2017 and he’s replicated that success as UNC’s go-to reliever once again in 2018. While not the traditional, mid-90s power closer, Hiatt has been dominant at the college level due to the excellent tunneling of all three pitches and his above-average command and confidence with each. Stretched out often for multiple-inning appearances, Hiatt has the arsenal and command to at least merit a look as a starter at the next level. But he’s also shown he has the aptitude to thrive in high-leverage, late-inning situations. 482 Last: 476 Andrew Nardi JC LHP Notes: School: Moorpark (Calif.) JC Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: The Yankees drafted Nardi in the 39th round out of Ventura (Calif.) JC as a reliever in 2017. He then transferred 26 miles east to Moorpark (Calif.) JC for his sophomore year in order to start and raise his draft stock. At Moorpark, Nardi went 6-4, 2.48 with 91 strikeouts in 80 innings. Nardi is an athletic, 6-foot-3 lefthander with some physical projection and a three-pitch mix, although his pitch quality varies wildly. He sat 88-90 mph and touched 92 in the fall but dropped to 84-88 mph in the spring, scraping the occasional 90 mph fastball. He lands his mid-70s curveball for strikes as his primary secondary offering, with some evaluators projecting it to become an average pitch in the future. His changeup is below-average. Nardi’s crossfire delivery and high leg kick adds deception, but it hampers his control and command. Nardi shows ingredients to start, but his overall inconsistency has most evaluators projecting him to the bullpen. He is committed to Arizona. 483 Last: 478 Cre Finfrock 4YR RHP Notes: School: Central Florida Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 197 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '14 (26) Scouting Report: Finfrock started for two years at Central Florida with some success before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2016 and missing the entire 2017 season. A redshirt junior, Finfrock started seven games this spring and pitched in nine appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 3.56 ERA with a 50 strikeouts and 29 walks in 48 innings of work. A strict reliever at the next level, Finfrock has a poor, short arm action and a fastball that ticks up to 94-95 out of the bullpen but sits at 90-92 as a starter. The arm action is bad enough that teams are worried that another injury is only waiting to happen, but a team might want to take a shot on his natural arm strength after the tenth round. VIDEO 484 Last: 479 Jake Miller HS RHP Notes: School: Newbury Park (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: San Diego Scouting Report: Miller teamed with Carson Lambert to give Newbury Park one of the top rotations in Southern California this spring. He went 5-3, 2.43 as the Panthers’ top starter with 62 strikeouts in 54.2 innings, including a solid showing opposite Nick Nastrini at the Boras Classic. Miller sits 88-90 mph and touches 92 out of his sturdy 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame and holds his velocity late in games. He shows feel to spin both a 77-80 mph slider and 70-72 mph curveball, and his 78-80 mph changeup generates swings and misses. Miller’s control can be scattered but is slowly improving. He’s a good athlete who played shortstop and hit .384 when he wasn’t pitching. Miller’s not-quite-ready velocity and unrefined control means he likely ends up honoring his commitment to San Diego, but a few teams are interested. 485 Last: 480 Jonny Cuevas HS 3B/RHP Notes: School: Palm Desert (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: Cuevas served as the No. 2 starter behind Jeremiah Estrada on the Palm Desert (Calif.) High team that made the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 title game in 2017. With Estrada gone after being drafted by the Cubs in the sixth round, Cuevas stepped into the spotlight and went 5-3, 2.11 on the mound and hit .452 to lead the Aztecs to their 10th straight league title. Cuevas is more experienced at third base, but on the mound is where pro teams want him. A 6-foot-1, 200-pound righthander, Cuevas brings premium arm strength with a fastball up to 93 mph and evaluators think there is more velocity to come as he gains experience and cleans up his raw mechanics. He also shows feel to spin a promising slider. Cuevas began moving up draft boards late, with most teams viewing him as a day-three selection. He is committed to Southern California. 486 Last: 397 Brady Allen HS OF/LHP Notes: School: Jenkins HS, Lakeland, Fla. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Scouting Report: A two-way player committed to South Carolina, Allen plays center field for Jenkins (Lakeland, Fla.) High and also pitches, throwing in the 88-89 mph range from the left side. As a position player, Allen is a fringy defender who has some natural athleticism, but has also thickened up and added a lot of strength over the offseason, which has caused him to stiffen up. He’s shown some real swing and miss concerns as well, in front of a huge crowd of scouts at the National High School Invitational this March. He could profile as a corner bat, but hasn’t shown the power or hit tool to match that defensive position at this point and might be better served to make it to campus and improve on both sides of the ball. He shouldn’t figure into most teams draft boards until after the first 10 rounds. 487 Last: 481 Coy Cobb HS RHP Notes: School: Katy (Texas) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: Cobb, a Texas signee, has all the building blocks to either be a useful pro starter or a stalwart for the Longhorns. He mixes an 88-92 mph fastball and a promising high-70s slider, both of which have potential to develop into above-average offerings. He also has shown the feel for dropping in an early-count slow curve. Cobb is a pretty developed pitcher, but scouts do worry a bit about the effort he uses to get to to his velocity. 488 Last: 482 Bryan Warzak 4YR LHP Notes: School: New Orleans Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Warzek has been one of the most dominating pitchers in the Southland Conference this year. His 124 strikeouts ranked first in the Southland and 11th in Division I as of May 26. Scouts generally believe that Warzek’s pro future will end up being in the bullpen. His delivery has some effort to it and he’s a 6-foot lefty who works hard to generate 91-95 mph fastballs. He has a breaking ball that flashes above-average at its best, but has too much inconsistency to be deemed a reliable pitch just yet. 489 Last: 483 Will Freeman JC RHP/OF Notes: School: Jones County (Miss.) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 213 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama Scouting Report: Freeman has been a standout for Jones County (Miss.) JC for two seasons and also impressed scouts in the Prospect League last summer. He has a useful four-pitch repertoire with a changeup he can mix in to keep lefties honest and a slider and curveball he uses to attack righthanders. Freeman’s velocity took a small step back this year, as he doesn’t touch 93-94 as often as he did in 2017, generally sitting in the 89-91 range this year. He’s signed to go to Alabama if he doesn’t sign with a pro team. 490 Last: 484 Drew Bianco HS SS/3B Notes: School: Oxford (Miss.) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: The son of Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, Drew is following in his father’s footsteps, but he’s not going to play for his dad. Instead he’s signed with Louisiana State, his father’s alma mater, as parents Mike and Camille decided long ago than if any of their sons were able to play college baseball, they’d play for someone other than Mike. Drew is a high school shortstop who will likely slide to third base in college and eventually in pro ball. His best attribute is his bat, as he has plenty of bat speed and an advanced approach that uses the whole field. 491 Last: 485 Regi Grace HS RHP Notes: School: Madison (Miss.) Central HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: After helping lead Madison (Miss.) Central High to a state title as a sophomore, Grace was shut down as a junior thanks to a back injury that required him to wear a back brace for months. He got back on the mound this year and showed no signs of rust. He sits 88-90 mph, but he can touch 92-93 right now with room for further velocity gains. His breaking ball has good spin but needs to get shorter and tighter. He’s signed with Mississippi State. 492 Last: 487 Dylan Hardy 4YR OF Notes: School: South Alabama Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Hardy has been the Jaguars’ leading hitter in each of the last two years. He is an aggressive hitter and takes advantage of his above-average speed with his approach at the plate. Listed at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, he is undersized but packs some juice in his bat. Hardy has the speed to handle center field but plays left field in deference to Travis Swaggerty. That makes for a tough profile, but a team that values his speed and hitability could see him in a mold similar to previous South Alabama standout Cole Billingsley. 493 Last: 488 Jaren Shelby JC OF Notes: School: State JC of Florida Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Shelby is the youngest son of former big leaguer John Shelby. He’ll likely become the fourth Shelby son to be drafted, joining John T. (2005 5th round, White Sox), Jeremy (2010 38th round, Orioles) and JaVon (2013 5th round, Athletics). Shelby is signed to go to Kentucky next year where his older brother John T. is now a coach. He is hitting .343/.490/.602 for State College (Fla.) JC this year with 11 home runs and 35 stolen bases. Shelby isn’t a true burner, as he’s a 55 runner, but he knows how to pick his spots to steal. Shelby’s below-average arm fits best in left field. There’s too much swing-and-miss in his game, but he does draw walks and there’s average power potential as well. VIDEO 494 Last: 489 Brendan Donovan 4YR INF/OF Notes: School: South Alabama Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Donovan has been a staple in the South Alabama lineup throughout his career and has consistently been one of the Jaguars’ top hitters. He produces a lot of hard contact and is a disciplined hitter who knows how to work walks. The lefthanded hitter has a swing more geared for line drives than driving balls over the fence and his power mostly plays as doubles pop. Donovan has played a few different positions in his career and has this spring provided solid defense at third base. He should be able to stick in the infield, either at second or third base. 495 Dallas Duarte HS C Notes: School: Kamehameha HS, Kea’au, Hawaii Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Hawaii Scouting Report: Duarte emerged this spring as Hawaii’s second-best prep prospect behind Micah Bello. A 5-foot-9, 180-pound catcher, Duarte is a good athlete who is advanced for his age behind the plate. His blocking and receiving are both good enough for him to start as a college freshman, and his solid-average arm strength plays up with a quick release and sound arm action. Duarte is an average runner, rare for a catcher, and he is a spray hitter with a compact swing at the plate. Duarte has the athleticism and hands to play second base, third base, and both corner outfield spots as needed. His body and athletic versatility invite comparisons to Rangers utilityman and fellow Hawaiian Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Duarte is committed to Hawaii, but projects to be picked on the draft’s third day. 496 Last: 491 Austin Havekost 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kent State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: -R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Havekost redshirted as a freshman in 2016 and has since emerged as a key arm out of the Kent State bullpen. Listed at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, he throws his fastball in the low 90s and touches 95 mph. He mixes in a sharp split-change and a slider. He pounds the strike zone with both offspeed offerings and pitches with above-average control. 497 Last: 492 Dylan Thomas 4YR RHP Notes: School: Hawaii Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Thomas won the Big West Conference freshman pitcher of the year award as Hawaii’s closer in 2017 and followed up this spring with a school-record 14 saves. A 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore, Thomas throws his slider almost exclusively. Opponents know his slider is coming and still can’t touch it. Thomas’ slider is a short, tight offering he commands, and it finishes with late life and a downward burst that leaves both lefties and righties swinging over top. He can both land the offering for strikes and expand the zone with it. Thomas’ fastball sits 87-88 mph and touches 90, but he rarely uses it. It’s all slider, all the time. Thomas is scheduled to pitch in the Cape Cod League this summer and has the option to return to school, but he is expected to sign if the offer is right. 498 Last: 495 Tony Bullard HS RHP/3B/SS Notes: School: North HS, Riverside, Calif. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: Bullard has long been one of Southern California’s top prep power hitters, bashing 32 doubles and 19 home runs in his career while playing elite completion in the CIF-Southern Section’s top division. Bullard is a physically intimidating presence in the batter’s box at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds. He uses his long arms and natural strength to create tremendous leverage and plus power, particularly to his pull-side. Even with his long limbs, Bullard shows the bat speed and timing to get to upper-level velocity, although his swing is rigid at times. Bullard primarily plays third base but is poor defensively with a thick lower half, slow feet and suspect coordination, making him a long-term first baseman. He also pitches with an 86-90 mph fastball and a decent curveball, but his future is as a middle-of-the-order power hitter. Bullard is committed to Arizona, where he is slated to play both ways as a corner infielder and reliever. 499 Last: 496 Joey O'Brien JC RHP Notes: School: JC of Southern Nevada Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Hawaii Scouting Report: O’Brien has a Division I commitment to Hawaii, is eligible for the MLB draft, and is also eligible for the Japanese pro baseball (NPB) draft. The son of a U.S. Marine who was stationed in Okinawa and stayed after marrying a local Japanese woman, O’Brien grew up in Japan and came to the U.S. last year in order to play baseball. His brother, Richard, was drafted in the third round of the NPB draft by Softbank last year. O’Brien plays both ways, but teams want him as a pitcher due to his premium arm strength. O’Brien stands 6-foot-2, 205 pounds and sits 93-94 mph, touching 96 with little effort. He throws strikes and has a fresh arm as someone relatively new to pitching. O’Brien is a good athlete who bats for himself and plays center field on days he doesn’t pitch, and he hit .330 with nine home runs batting in the middle of CSN’s order. His arm strength and athleticism have teams interested on the draft’s third day. 500 Simon Landry JC 1B Notes: School: Pearl River (Miss.) JC Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Every year, at least one player pops out of the Mississippi junior college circuit. Last year it was Rangers’ eighth-round pick Tyreque Reed. This year it’s likely to be Landry, who hit .392/.447/.880 with 19 home runs this spring for the Wildcats. Landry’s raw power earns 70 grades from scouts and he has a simple swing that gives him a chance to be an fringe-average hitter as well. Landry is a righthanded hitting first baseman who is a below-average runner and his below-average speed limits his ability to slide to the outfield, so there’s somewhat of a ceiling on how high he can be drafted, but his power is real, which could sneak him into the back of day two of the draft.

401 Last: 395 Saul Gonzalez HS RHP Notes: School: Montverde (Fla.) Acedmy Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama State Scouting Report: A big, 6-foot-7, 230-pound righthander, Gonzalez is an arm strength power pitcher with a fastball that has been up to 95-96 mph this spring. Scouts think that he can eventually throw in the upper 90s, but he has a long arm stroke and no breaking ball to speak of presently. During games this spring, Gonzalez pitched off of his fastball almost exclusively and would throw just one breaking ball in some looks. He’s also a below-average athlete. An Alabama State commit, Gonzalez is thought to be a tough sign, and while a team might bite on a future 70-grade fastball, it could be a tough sell without much in the way of secondary offerings. 402 Last: 396 Bryce Bush HS 3B/1B Notes: School: De La Salle Collegiate HS, Warren, Mich. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: Bush has some of the best pure bat speed in the 2018 class, with lightning quick hands through the zone that he uses to produce lots of hard contact and above-average power. His swing is extremely unorthodox however, with a very low handset and drop in his load and he gets into his launch position at seemingly the last possible second. Combined with a steep uphill bat path, scouts are worried about how Bush’s swing will play as he gets to more advanced levels, though he’s made it work against high-end velocity at times over the summer. A righthanded corner infielder, Bush has an outside shot to stick at third, but most evaluators see him as a first baseman, which makes his profile even more daunting and risky. He could do well to clean up his swing at Michigan and prove the bat speed is enough to project as an impact hitter. VIDEO 403 Last: 398 Oraj Anu JC OF Notes: School: Wallace-Dothan (Ala.) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Red Sox '17 (28) Scouting Report: A switch-hitter and excellent athlete, Anu was drafted out of high school by the Red Sox in the 28th round of the 2017 draft. He elected to go to Wallace-Dothan (Ala.) JC, where he led the team in hitting (.390) and was second in slugging (.665). A plus runner with plus power, Anu hit 11 home runs and if he’s able to use his speed to stick in center field, he could be an intriguing power-speed player who has a chance to go in the top 10 rounds. VIDEO 404 Last: 401 Luke Reynolds 4YR 3B Notes: School: Southern Mississippi Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Reynolds in 2014 began his college career at Hinds (Miss.) JC before transferring to Mississippi State for his sophomore season. He played one season for the Bulldogs before beginning a lengthy transfer process to Southern Miss, which cost him two seasons. He finally got on the field this year for the Golden Eagles and excelled, winning Conference USA player of the year honors. He is a disciplined hitter who has the power to drive the ball out to all fields. He is a solid athlete and plays third base well. Reynolds is already 23-years-old, a fact that weighs against him in evaluations and may make him more of a value pick. 405 Last: 402 Chad Luensmann 4YR RHP Notes: School: Nebraska Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 237 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Mets '15 (39) Scouting Report: Luensmann, a Pennsylvania native, was drafted in the 39th round out of high school by the Mets. He continued on to Nebraska, where he quickly emerged as the team’s closer. He built on his performance for the Cornhuskers with a solid showing in the Cape Cod League. His progress was slowed, however, when he required Tommy John surgery and missed the 2018 season. When healthy, Luensmann showed a solid combination of stuff and control. His fastball sits around 90 mph and he mixes in a slider and changeup. That mix, his solid control and his size—he’s listed at 6-foot-4, 237 pounds—give him a chance to start. 406 Last: 403 Jack DeGroat 4YR RHP Notes: School: Liberty Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: DeGroat last summer had one of the better campaigns of any player in the Cape Cod League. He did not allow a run in 12 appearances (including the playoffs), struck out 30 batters in 15 innings and held opponents to five hits and seven walks. Coming off that summer, DeGroat was expected to be Liberty’s Friday starter, which would have given him a chance to show scouts he could start. But he missed this season due to Tommy John surgery. When he’s healthy, DeGroat has power stuff. His fastball sat 92-94 mph in short stints during the summer and he paired it with a biting slider. His power arsenal fits well in the bullpen. 407 Last: 405 Gregory Veliz 4YR RHP Notes: School: Miami Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A two-way prospect out of high school in 2016 who ranked No. 304 on the 2016 BA500, scouts liked Veliz better as a pitcher who could get his fastball up to 98 mph. Veliz preferred hitting though, and attended Miami. His arm still won out in college, as Veliz managed just a .108/.233/.162 slash line in 15 games as a hitter. After throwing 61 innings during his freshman season in 2016 with a 3.38 ERA, Veliz has managed just 17 innings this spring after missing most of March and April with an arm injury. Veliz returned to the mound on May 12 and threw one inning to close out a win against Virginia Tech, retiring the side on nine pitches, but has been predominantly a starter with the Hurricanes. Veliz pitches in the low 90s with his fastball and has a slider in the low to mid-80s but has poor control. A draft-eligible sophomore, it would be surprising for Veliz to sign this season after missing so much time, but he did post a 13.5 K/9 in his 17 innings, so a team might take a gamble. 408 Last: 407 Brady Schanuel 4YR RHP Notes: School: Iowa Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Phillies '17 (20) Scouting Report: A 36th-round pick of the Athletics out of high school and a 20th-round pick of the Phillies in 2016 out of Parkland (Ill.) JC, Schanuel dominated in the early going this year, but fell apart as the season wore on. Schanuel has solid stuff, but he’s struggled to throw enough strikes for it to matter. He showed 94-95 mph velocity in the fall, but settled in at 88-93 mph this spring. He doesn’t bounce the ball to the plate or throw it to the backstop, but he has issues finding the strike zone—he allowed 43 walks in 51 innings this year, which explains his 5-7, 5.94 record. Schanuel’s secondary pitches are interesting—he has a fringe-average changeup with solid deception and a promising if inconsistent slider. At his best, Schanuel is dominating—he struck out 11 in seven one-hit scoreless innings against Indiana this year. It was one of three times he pitched five or more innings with only one hit allowed. But he also had a string of disastrous outings in April and May. 409 Last: 498 Chandler Sanburn 4YR RHP Notes: School: Wichita State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After three years in a variety of low-leverage roles, Sandburn has blossomed as Wichita State's closer as a senior in 2018. He willl flash premium velocity as he's touched 96-97 mph this year and he mixes in an average 82-84 mph slider. Sandburn still isn't consistent as his stuff and control vary pretty significantly from outing to outing. He should be a useful senior sign who can fit in a minor league bullpen. 410 Last: 408 Romy Gonzalez 4YR 2B Notes: School: Miami Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Gonzalez led Miami in runs (35), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (22) this spring, spending time in right field, at third base and at DH. Last summer in the Cape Cod League, Gonzalez played all four infield positions for the Orleans Firebirds, and hit .318/.342/.509 with 10 stolen bases. Gonzalez projects as a utility type player, though he probably profiles best at second base. He’s aggressive in the batter’s box and has poor strike zone awareness, with a career strikeout rate with Miami of 24 percent. The strikeout issues were even more apparent in the Cape, where Gonzalez whiffed 36 times and walked five times in 110 at-bats. There is some power in the tank as well—Gonzalez hit 11 home runs during his sophomore season in 2017 and four in the Cape, but managed just four this spring. Gonzalez does a number of things well and is an efficient base runner, but the bat might not be good enough to profile as an everyday player just yet. VIDEO 411 Last: 347 Shane Kelso JC RHP Notes: School: Feather RIver (Calif.) JC Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The closer for Feather River (Calif.) JC, Kelso was seen as a player who could go around the 10th round entering the spring thanks to a fastball that was up into the 96-97 mph range and a solid slider. His stock has fallen this spring as he’s battled arm injury and ineffectiveness, with a fastball that’s still plus but more in the 93-94 range and a fringe-average slider. Kelso threw just 21.2 innings and struck out 36 batters—a 14.95 K/9—but was wild, walking 28 hitters, and had a 6.65 ERA. 412 Last: 409 T.J. Reeves HS OF Notes: School: Hueytown (Ala.) HS Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama Scouting Report: Reeves is a stocky, athletic outfielder with an intriguing power-speed combination. He has a compact build at a listed 5-foot-11, 185 pounds and produces good bat speed. He has above-average raw power and speed. His speed plays in center field and he can be a solid defensive outfielder. Reeves, an Alabama commit, has some rough edges to his game, but his toolset gives him a chance to develop into a solid all-around player. 413 Last: 411 David Erickson HS RHP/3B Notes: School: Cape Henlopen HS, Lewes, Del. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Liberty Scouting Report: An undersized righthander at 6-foot, 190 pounds, Erickson has received the attention of scouts because of his impressive strike-throwing ability and a fastball that’s touched 94 mph. The Liberty commit also has an average curveball in the 78-80 mph range, which he used as a solid out-pitch during last summer’s East Cost Pro showcase. He has the makings of a solid, mid-80s changeup with fading action. There are some concerns with Erickson’s size, and he also has a long, hooking arm action in the back of his delivery, but that hasn’t seemed to hamper his control too much as of yet. 414 Last: 412 Evan Sperling 4YR RHP Notes: School: Virginia Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A 6-foot-5, 215-pound righthander, Sperling had a strong start to the season in Virginia’s starting rotation, with 40 strikeouts to 12 walks through his first five starts and 26.2 innings. That stretch was highlighted by a 12-strikeout game at Duke on March 10. Sperling missed all of April and part of May with a strained forearm and a banged up knee before returning to the mound in relief capacity on May 15. Sperling relies on funk and deception more than overpowering stuff, with below-average fastball that sits in the 85-90 mph range, but he’s been up to 92-93 at times. His changeup is ahead of his breaking ball presently, so he’ll need to improve that offering to survive in pro ball. 415 Last: 413 Tristin English 4YR 1B/RHP Notes: School: Georgia Tech Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 214 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Indians '15 (39) Scouting Report: English was named first team all-ACC and selected to the all-ACC freshman team in 2016, when he hit .315/.351/.477 while starting 58 games—including 52 at first base—for the Yellow Jackets. English has shown the ability to hit and he has some raw power at the plate, although he’s proven to be interesting on the mound as well. After missing the entire 2017 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, English has thrown 51 innings as a starter and reliever with Georgia Tech in 2018. He’s posted a 4.59 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 12 walks. He has an average fastball in the 90-92 mph range, a mid-70s, get-me-over curveball, a mid-80s breaking ball that blends between a slider and cutter and a low-80s changeup with arm-side sinking action. Nothing in his pitching repertoire is above-average or plus, but he’s shown solid strike-throwing ability with his entire arsenal. His loudest tool is his power, and he has more collegiate success with the bat than he has on the mound, but a team could expect reasonable gains on either side once he focuses exclusively on hitting or pitching in pro ball. 416 Last: 415 Logan Stoelke 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisiana-Lafayette Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Stoelke is a senior who will both help a team save money to spend elsewhere but also provide legitimate talent. He’s an excellent athlete who was the team’s Opening Day starter in center field as a junior before shifting to pitching full time this s[romg. He barely got onto the mound until this season, but this year he’s gone 4-0, 2.97 with 36 strikeouts in 33.1 innings. He works with an above-average 92-95 mph fastball and an average changeup. He also mixes in a fringy breaking ball at times. Stoelke has missed a little time this year with shoulder and groin injuries, but he has a very fresh arm because he’s thrown just 50 innings in four years of college. 417 Brian Eichhorn 4YR RHP Notes: School: Georgia Southern Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Georgia Southern’s Friday night starter, Eichhorn jumped into a regular starting role since his freshman year with the Eagles and is coming off his best season this spring. In 14 starts and 88.2 innings of work, Eichhorn posted a career-best 3.15 ERA with 106 strikeouts and 29 walks. Eichhorn pitches off of a fastball in the 90-93 mph range that plays up thanks to his exceptional command of the pitch. He’s never walked more than 3 batters per nine innings over the course of a season and also had an impressive 29.2-inning stint in the Cape Cod League last summer where he struck out 25 batters to five walks, with a 3.34 ERA. Eichhorn also throws a fringe-average changeup, but he’ll need to develop a usable breaking ball to have sustained success in the pro game. His curveball is below-average currently and gets slurvy so adding a slider or even a splitter or cutter given his fastball command might help round out his repertoire. 418 Xavier Valentin HS C Notes: School: Leadership Christian Academy, Guaynabo, P.R. Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 183 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: The son of former major leaguer Javier Valentin—who had a 10-year major league career with the Reds, Twins and Devil Rays—Xavier stood out to scouts at this spring’s Excellence Tournament in Puerto Rico. He was one of the best receivers at the event, showing soft hands and an average arm, and there are teams that like the fact that he has major league bloodlines. There are questions about whether or not Valentin truly wants to catch, as he regularly plays other positions in the infield and gets lazy at times behind the plate. At Perfect Game’s National Showcase last summer, Valentin dropped easily catchable balls and did a poor job blocking balls in the dirt. He could be a better fit at second base if he doesn’t wind up behind the plate. 419 Last: 416 Kacey Murphy 4YR LHP Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: There’s little flashy about Murphy, but he has been effective with fringe-average stuff and above-average control. Scouts like his competitiveness and his ability to get ahead of hitters. He bumps up to 90-91 mph at his best, but Murphy lives in the upper 80s with his fastball. What has made the fastball effective is its movement and his ability to locate it to both sides of the plate. The same can be said for his fringe-average changeup and curveball. Neither is particularly sharp, but he locates them well. Murphy’s margin of error is small and when he misses, he’s prone to giving up home runs, but he doesn’t make many mistakes and he went 7-4, 3.15 this season. 420 Michael Curry 4YR OF/DH Notes: School: Georgia Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 212 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Curry is a powerful, righthanded bat who’s had three straight double-digit home run seasons with Georgia and this spring hit .327/.403/.505 with 10 home runs. After starting 43 games at catcher as a freshman, Curry has transitioned into a primary DH role with the Bulldogs the last two seasons, and some teams might be out on him entirely thanks to his lack of a defensive home. He’s most likely a corner outfielder or a designated hitter, which puts significant pressure on his bat—though he has plus raw power. He’s a short, squatty hitter who gets out on his front foot at times and also swings and misses—his strikeout rate is right around 20 percent for his career—but he did show impressive plate discipline in the Cape Cod League last summer, with 23 walks and 14 strikeouts in 33 games. Curry is also lauded for his impressive makeup. 421 Last: 417 Andrew Cabezas 4YR RHP Notes: School: Miami Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Indians '15 (34) Scouting Report: A well-regarded prospect coming out of high school in 2015, Cabezas was a then-undersized righthander who had three solid offerings including a fastball, slider and changeup. His frame is exactly the same three years later at 6-foot, 180-pounds and after a terrific season in 2017 out of the bullpen—with a 2.15 ERA, 80 strikeouts and 23 walks—Cabezas moved into a starting role this spring. His strikeout rate hasn’t quite held up to the 2017 level, as Cabezas fanned 79 batters in 75 innings and his walk rate has also jumped over to more than five batters per nine innings for the first time in his collegiate career. Cabezas throws a fastball in the low 90s with exceptional late life, and uses a slider as an out-pitch. His performance in college suggest that he’d also be better in a bullpen role as a professional. 422 Last: 418 Gabe Austin JC C Notes: School: Florence-Darlington Tech (S.C.) JC Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 196 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: College of Charleston Scouting Report: A sophomore at Florence-Darlington Tech (S.C.) JC, Austin stands out for his plus arm strength and power potential. He hit .333/.409/.632 with nine home runs in 2018 and was routinely clocked with sub-2.00 second pop times behind the dish. Still, Austin wasn’t overly successful in throwing out baserunners, as he caught just two of the 15 players who stole against him this spring. A below-average runner, Austin is committed to College of Charleston. 423 Last: 419 Evan Sisk 4YR LHP Notes: School: College of Charleston Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Sisk has improved every year with College of Charleston and posted a career-best 2.96 ERA with 78 strikeouts and 24 walks through 91 innings in 2018. His walk rate has trended in the right direction each year, and his strikeout rate is up from 2017, although Sisk’s best strikeout rate came as a freshman in 2016. He throws a fastball in the 89-93 mph range and also has a solid curveball. Sisk allowed just one extra-base hit against lefthanded hitters this spring. Righthanded hitters accounted for 12 of the 13 doubles he allowed, as well as the one triple and four home runs he surrendered. With those splits, Sisk could be viewed as a lefthanded specialist out of the bullpen in the future. 424 Last: 420 Julian Smith JC LHP Notes: School: Catawba Valley (N.C.) JC Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 192 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: N.C. State Scouting Report: Smith missed the 2017 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, but the skinny 6-foot-4 lefthander has shown no ill effects from the surgery this year, as he’s sat 90-93 mph in his best outings and has touched 95. His breaking ball is a power curve that sits in the upper 70s at its best, but there are other times it gets bigger, loopier and less effective as a mid-70s slower curve. He has worked on a still immature changeup as well. 425 Last: 463 Jesse Wilkening 4YR C Notes: School: Nebraska Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: D-Backs '15 (28) Scouting Report: A 28th-round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2015 coming out of high school, Wilkening is a stout, 5-foot-10, 200-pound catcher. He has the body for the position with a thick, strong lower half. An average receiver with an above-average arm, Wilkening fits the profile of a day two pick as a college catcher with enough bat speed to have some hitting projection to go with his solid defense. His .372/.455/.588 line this year with nine home runs makes him one of the most productive catchers—statistically—in this year’s draft class. 426 Last: 421 Troy Squires 4YR C Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Squires has grinded his way to being a modest pro prospect. He was Kentucky’s bullpen catcher as a redshirting freshman, barely played in 2016, but the past two seasons he’s been an everyday regular for the Wildcats. Squires’ fourth-season stats (.267/.388/.401) don’t match his junior year (.305/.427/.391), but he’s a potential senior sign as a fringy catcher defensively who can make modest contact. 427 Last: 423 Andy Rivera 4YR RHP Notes: School: Middle Tennessee State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Rivera threw just five innings in 2018 after having an emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his bicep following his second start of the season. The top prospect from the South Florida Collegiate League in 2017, Rivera has shown immense upside when healthy. He throws a fastball in the low to mid-90s that has exceptional running life thanks to a low three-quarter arm slot. In addition to his fastball, Rivera uses a 79-82 mph slurvy breaking ball that has flashed above-average and a firm, fading changeup in the mid- to upper 80s. Rivera was touching 96 mph this spring before his injury forced him to miss the remainder of the season. It’s unclear if teams have seen enough from him to take a shot on Rivera high in the draft, but the pure stuff is certainly there. 428 Last: 424 Terrin Vavra 4YR SS Notes: School: Minnesota Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Vavra is the son of Tigers quality control coach Joe Vavra. Terrin has been Minnesota’s best hitter this year, as he’s hit a team-best .392 with a team-best nine home runs and 51 RBIs. He also hit .279/.351/.382 in the Cape Cod League last summer. He has been a selective hitter (26 walks and only 16 strikeouts in 189 at-bats) and he has some gap power. Vavra’s tools are all relatively modest, including a 45-grade arm that will be stretched at shortstop in pro ball, but should be fine at second base. He is a below-average runner with below-average power, but his skills, feel and productivity could fit somewhere on day two of the draft. 429 Last: 425 Connor Pavolony HS C Notes: School: River Ridge HS, Woodstock, Ga. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: A 6-foot, 185-pound catcher committed to Tennessee, Pavolony showed off some exciting tools over the summer, including above-average bat speed and raw power. Pavolony sets up with a slightly wide stance at the plate and generates power with a sharp leg kick and aggressive weight transfer that could create timing issues in the future. Despite those moving parts, he’s shown an impressive ability to sync everything up and backspin the baseball regularly. Behind the plate, Pavolony has plus arm strength but needs to clean up his footwork and improve his accuracy. 430 Last: 426 Josh McLain 4YR OF Notes: School: North Carolina State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 167 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Dodgers '17 (14) Scouting Report: McLain is a speedy, athletic center fielder with the tools to stick and a strong track record of hitting in the ACC. He rivals teammate Brock Deatherage with 70 to 80 grades from scouts on his speed and he puts it to good use, playing shallow in the N.C State outfield, which also helps compensate for a below-average throwing arm. A righthanded hitter with below-average power, McLain shows great barrel control and led the Wolfpack in hitting this spring at .337/.365/.447. While he often hits leadoff for the N.C. State, McLain lacks the discerning eye most pro teams look for in that role, walking just 10 times this spring. He’s an aggressive hitter who looks for a fastball early and generally puts a solid swing on it. His defensive ability and elite speed give him a high floor as a fourth or fifth outfielder, but his lack of power and patience weaken his overall profile. 431 Peyton Culbertson 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arkansas State Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Culbertson has been a three-year contributor for Arkansas State, spending most of his time in the Red Wolves rotation. He has plenty of arm strength, but the results haven't always matched his stuff. He can sit 94-96 mph as a starter and has touched 98-100 out of the bullpen. Culbertson doesn't miss all that many bats (48 strikeouts in 50 innings this year), but his cutter and changeup both show flashes of being at least average pitches. They and his slider and curve are all generally below-average, but his velocity and potential make him a modest risk with potentially a big payoff. 432 Last: 428 Hunter Wolfe JC SS Notes: School: Walters State (Tenn.) JC Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Padres '17 (12) Scouting Report: Wolfe turned down decent money from the Pirates as a 12th-round pick last year. He hit .429/.536/.679 for Walters State (Tenn.) JC this year with more walks than strikeouts and 39 steals in 43 attempts. He’s a toolsy shortstop with plus speed, a plus—if sometimes scattershot—arm and his swing works relatively well. His hands may not fit at shortstop long-term, but there’s enough tools to be a useful second or third baseman in pro ball. 433 Last: 429 Eric Coleman 4YR OF Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Cole is a switch-hitter with a power-oriented approach and swing. There’s some length to the path and he uses a big leg kick to get his timing and weight transferred, so there’s some understandable concern about how much contact he’ll make against advanced pitching. But he has hit .329/.416/.545 with 12 home runs this year. His approach does pay off in above-average power that could entice a team to draft him. He’s strictly a corner outfielder. 434 Last: 430 Yomil Maysonet HS RHP Notes: School: PJ Educational HS, Carolina, P.R. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 187 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Miami-Dade JC Scouting Report: A Miami-Dade JC commit, Maysonet is a loose, athletic righthander who has reached the low 90s with a heavy fastball that has natural sinking movement. He’s also shown solid strike-throwing ability and some feel for an upper-70s, low-80s breaking ball. 435 Last: 431 Kekai Rios 4YR C Notes: School: Hawaii Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Rios is a offense-oriented catcher with questions about whether he’ll stay behind the plate. He has a square, block body that makes him a good target, but his fringe-average arm emboldens opponents to run on him. He is a solid-average blocker and receiver. At the plate, Rios is a pest who wears pitchers down and drives the ball with a short, compact swing. He spoils pitches until he gets the one he wants and lines the ball to all fields with doubles power. Rios lacks a plus tool and is seen mostly as an organizational player, but his ability to hit and receive behind the plate has some teams considering taking him in the back of the top 10 rounds. 436 Last: 432 Isaiah Pasteur 4YR 3B Notes: School: George Washington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 182 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Pasteur sat out the 2017 season after transferring to George Washington from Indiana. In his first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, he led the league in slugging while hitting .341/.405/.600 with 10 home runs, seven triples and 13 doubles. His seven triples also led the conference. Pasteur has been an exceptional sparkplug for the Colonials with his extra-base ability as well as his aggressiveness on the base paths, where he stole 30 bases in 33 attempts—a 91 percent success rate. He could be an intriguing senior sign. 437 Last: 433 Will Tribucher 4YR LHP Notes: School: MIchigan Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Tribucher has the stuff to be a useful lefty reliever and he was impressive last summer pitching for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League. But this spring his control has been sporadic and unreliable. He mixes a 90-93 mph fastball and a curve that is especially effective against lefties. He also has a changeup that gives him a survival skill against righthanders. Tribucher’s stuff is good enough to work around some wildness, but improving his control will be key to having pro success. 438 Last: 434 Blake Workman 4YR RHP Notes: School: Cal State Fullerton Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Workman served as Cal State Fullerton’s swingman in 2018, making the occasional start and often working 3-4 inning relief stints. Nothing stands out about Workman, but he’s been effective his whole career. He pitches at 89-91 mph, commands his fastball to both sides of the plate and mixes in his slurvy breaking ball and developing changeup effectively. He pounds the strike zone and sets up hitters well enough to generate strikeouts, despite the fact that none of his pitches grade better than average. Workman has primarily relieved in his college career, so he may want to return to school as a senior and prove he can start. His pedigree as an accomplished Fullerton righthander gives him a chance to be picked above where his raw stuff would indicate. 439 Last: 435 Max Guzman JC C/1B Notes: School: Chipola (Fla.) JC Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Guzman has been one of the most productive junior college hitters in Florida the past two seasons. This year he hit .420/.554/.750 with 15 home runs and 39 walks compared to 34 strikeouts. Guzman’s swing has allowed him to generate consistent plus raw power that he’s managed to get to in games. His swing also gives him a shot to be an average hitter. What keeps Guzman from being drafted higher is his lack of a clear position. He’s a well-below-average catcher and is below-average at first base as well. He best fits with an American League team where he can bounce between first base and designated hitter. 440 Last: 436 Ben Abram HS RHP Notes: School: Georgetown District HS, Georgetown, Ont. Ht: 6-8 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Oklahoma Scouting Report: Abram is a huge, 6-foot-8, 240-pound righthander who has all of the physicality needed in the pro game and then some. Playing with Team Canada’s junior national team, Abram has developed a track record of getting professional hitters out over the past two years, though he has a below-average fastball in the 86-89 mph range. He touches 92 mph here and there, but his success comes because he can really pitch and he commands a three-offering repertoire well. He throws a solid curveball for strikes and also mixes in a changeup. He’ll flash a occasional slider, but his curveball is his go-to breaking ball at the moment. He has a simple and repeatable delivery and used his entire arsenal to throw five, no-hit innings against the Braves’ instructional team last fall. An Oklahoma commit, Abram could step onto campus and make an impact right away if a pro team doesn’t draft and sign him. 441 Last: 437 Robbie Peto JC RHP Notes: School: State JC of Florida Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Angels '16 (30) Scouting Report: Peto was a highly regarded prep arm out of high school, but got to campus in Chapel Hill after the Dodgers selected him in the 30th round of the 2016 draft. After not getting playing time at UNC, Peto transferred to State JC of Florida where he’s battled lower back issues and had less impressive stuff than previously advertised. Peto has thrown a fastball in the 90-94 range with exceptional riding life in the past, with a good breaking ball as well, but this spring he sat 90-91 with a well below-average breaking ball. He was also less than effective when he was healthy, posting a 5.23 ERA in 41.1 innings, striking out 47 batters (10.23 K/9) and walking 20 (4.35 BB/9). Peto is committed to Stetson and could take advantage of a program that has done a tremendous job developing pitchers to improve his draft stock next season. He’ll need to show he can stay healthy and get through a full season but the natural ability is still in there. 442 Last: 438 Andrew Moritz 4YR OF Notes: School: UNC Greensboro Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Moritz had only one scholarship offer coming out of high school and he’s made the most of it. He’s done nothing but hit since arriving at UNCG. He is a career .400 hitter and has led the Southern Conference in hitting all three years of his career. He has exceptional feel for the barrel and has geared his swing to take advantage of his plus speed and line balls into the gaps. He’s undersized at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds and power won’t ever be a big part of his game. Moritz is a solid defender in center field, where his speed is an asset. His hitability, track record and analytics figure to make him just the second position player drafted in the top 10 rounds out of UNCG. 443 Last: 439 Parker McFadden 4YR RHP Notes: School: Washington State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mariners '15 (20) Scouting Report: One of the hardest-throwers in college baseball, McFadden was a highly touted prospect out of high school—ranked No. 81 on the BA 500 in 2015. He will continue to draw interest because of his velocity, though he’s never quite figured out how to throw strikes. Through three seasons working mostly as a reliever with Washington State, McFadden has thrown 80.2 innings and struck out 89 batters, but he’s also walked 78. That sort of walk rate will be untenable in the professional game, but a team might want to take a shot on his arm strength that regularly produces mid-90s velocity. McFadden needs to iron out a delivery that has some violence and is very long in the back, which contributes to his below-average control. In terms of results, this spring has been McFadden’s most effective season with a 2.33 ERA through 27 innings with 41 strikeouts (13.67 K/9) and 25 walks (8.33 BB/9). 444 Last: 441 Justin Hooper 4YR LHP Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '15 (25) Scouting Report: A 25th-round pick of the Brewers out of Concord (Calif.) De La Salle High in 2015, Hooper was an all-star in the Cape Cod League last summer and projected top-five rounds pick before succumbing to Tommy John surgery in January. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Hooper flashed mid-90s velocity in past years but dropped to 88-91 mph over the summer in order to improve his below-average control. At his new velocity, he was able to throw his fastball for strikes to both sides of the plate and his changeup was still effective against both righties and lefties. His slider remains inconsistent. Hooper’s tradeoff of velocity for better control was a good one in the Cape, but it remains to be seen how he looks post-surgery. Hooper will be out until at least spring 2019. Any team drafting him will have to guide him through his rehab. VIDEO 445 Last: 442 Chase Calabuig 4YR OF Notes: School: San Diego State Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Calabuig does everything well, even if he lacks a plus tool. A 5-foot-11, 185-pound lefthanded-hitting outfielder, Calabuig is an above-average runner, above-average defender and a solid offensive player. He hit .359 with 21 doubles and a .987 OPS as a senior, leading the Aztecs to the Mountain West Conference tournament championship. Calabuig possesses excellent balance and timing in the batter’s box. He hits the ball where it’s pitched, uses the whole field and consistently turns in quality at-bats. His slight uppercut produces a lot of doubles, but he can turn on inside pitches for the occasional pull-side home run as well. Calabuig played right field in college, but he projects to play left field in pro ball because of his average arm. He can also handle center field, when needed. Calabuig is a well-spoken, energetic leader with strong makeup. His performance and well-rounded game makes him a candidate to be one of the first seniors signs drafted. VIDEO 446 Last: 443 Brandon Davis HS SS Notes: School: Curtis Christian HS, New Orleans Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: Davis will likely slip through the draft as he’s committed to Tennessee to play football and baseball, but he’s got the tools and some understanding of hitting to develop into a solid middle infielder who is an excellent athlete. Davis is a potential Southeastern Conference cornerback, so his athleticism and plus speed are easily apparent. He has solid bat-to-ball skills but needs to add strength. 447 Last: 444 Clay Owens HS C Notes: School: Norco (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: Owens took advantage of playing in the Big VIII League with Brice Turang for four years and mashed in front of evaluators, becoming a sought-after prospect in his own right. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Owens hit .415 with a 1.159 OPS this spring playing in the highest division of Southern California baseball, which followed solid showings on the summer showcase circuit. Owens’ bat is his main asset. He handles velocity, shows advanced hitting instincts and consistently impacts the ball to grade as a potential above-average hitter with average power. Owens’ lack of defensive position complicates things. He is too stiff to catch, his below-average arm doesn’t work at third base and he is a poor runner too slow to play the outfield. Owens is limited to first base at higher levels, which puts extra pressure on his bat. He is committed to Southern California but is considered signable. 448 Last: 445 Tommy Jew 4YR OF Notes: School: UC Santa Barbara Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Jew put himself on draft radars with a monster summer in 2017, when he won MVP of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He followed that up with a solid redshirt sophomore campaign at UCSB, hitting .312/.386/.454 as the Gauchos’ starting center fielder. Jew mainly attracts evaluators as an above-average runner who can stick in center field. He has a solid-average arm, good instincts and projects as a steady but unspectacular defender. Offensively, Jew has an unorthodox setup where he sticks his bat out and twirls it over the plate, and the result is an extended slap swing that stays in the zone awhile. He has some lean muscle to project a little bit of power on, but power is not his game. Jew has to stay in center field to project as a big leaguer. If he can, he has a shot to rise as an extra outfielder. 449 Last: 290 Chris Cullen 4YR C Notes: School: South Carolina Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 226 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Athletics '15 (38) Scouting Report: Cullen has shown exceptional offensive and defensive potential in the past with South Carolina, but the 6-foot-5, 225-pound backstop has battled injuries throughout his career and ineffectiveness this spring. After a strong start to his sophomore campaign in 2017—when he hit .276/.377/.467 with five home runs in 34 games—Cullen was forced to end his season after undergoing surgery to remove torn cartilage in his left knee. After rehabbing and getting into better shape prior to this spring, Cullen was poised to take advantage of his developing power and replicate his success over a full SEC season. That didn’t happen, as Cullen has struggled with a .206/.310/.318 line in 36 games. Cullen has had some success in the Cape Cod League previously, but teams might be more wary of him than they would have anticipated a year ago. 450 Ryan Bliss HS SS Notes: School: Troup County HS, LaGrange, Ga. Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Auburn Scouting Report: A small, righthanded hitting shortstop, Bliss has terrific hands and impressive footwork that gives him a chance to be an above-average up-the-middle defender, though his arm strength might be best suited for second base at the next level. He’s also an above-average runner. At the plate, Bliss has a simple and compact swing and shows good natural rhythm and timing, though his size might prevent him from having significant impact or power potential. Committed to Auburn, Bliss could follow in the path of many other small college players who improved their draft stock significantly by performing on both sides of the ball in a Power 5 conference.

351 Last: 340 Trenton Toplikar 4YR RHP Notes: School: UC Riverside Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Toplikar missed the 2015 season trying to rehab an elbow injury, but ultimately had Tommy John surgery and missed the 2016 season as well. He eased back in as a reliever in 2017 and returned to starting in 2018, going 6-3, 4.07 as a redshirt sophomore. Toplikar has an appealing pitcher’s body at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds and a fluid delivery out his high three-quarters arm slot. He throws strikes and pitches deep into games, but he lacks a plus pitch. Toplikar’s fastball sits in the lows 90s and touches 94 mph. It can be too straight at times, so at midseason he added a two-seamer that dives under righties’ hands to help generate more swings and misses. He throws an 11-to-5 curveball he can land for strikes as his main secondary pitch. Toplikar has his suitors, but his injury history, lack of an out-pitch and middling performance have teams wary of his upside. 352 Last: 341 Destin Dotson HS LHP Notes: School: Scotlandville HS, Baton Rouge Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Tulane Scouting Report: Few scouts say they expect Dotson to sign this year, but few will also be surprised if he develops over the next few years at Tulane. Dotson is only 17, young for the draft class, and he’s a lanky 6-foot-6. He can touch 93-94 mph right now, but he generally sits 89-91 mph. His breaking ball is generally a well-below average spinner, but every now and then he will snap off a good one that shows he has some feel for spinning a quality breaking ball. Dotson is all about projection and potential right now, but it wouldn’t be shocking if his fastball and breaking ball are two grades better in a few years. 353 Lars Nootbaar 4YR OF Notes: School: Southern California Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Nootbaar began the year in consideration to be drafted in the top five rounds, but he has since slid after hitting .254 in a down year for the entire Southern California program. The younger brother of former Trojans pitcher and Orioles draft pick Nigel Nootbaar, Lars intrigues analytically-inclined teams as a lefthanded power hitter with as many walks as strikeouts (70) the last two seasons. Nootbaar is physical at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds and has a polished, patient approach at the plate. He hit 13 home runs in the last two years combined for USC and has the strength to hit more, but he hits the ball on the ground too often. Some see him as a launch-angle candidate. Nootbaar is a below-average defender with a poor arm in left field and will have to move to first base or become a designated hitter in pro ball. How much a team can make tweaks to unlock Nootbaar’s power will determine his ceiling. 354 Last: 343 Hunter Watson HS 3B/SS Notes: School: Pottsboro (Texas) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: An athletic quarterback/third baseman who has lefthanded power potential, Watson rushed for over 1,000 yards and threw for over 1,000 yards for Pottsboro (Texas) HS last fall. But Watson’s development on the baseball diamond seemed to stall late last summer and into his senior year as scouts are less enamored with his hit tool now than they were a year ago. The Texas A&M signee’s above-average arm fits at third, although he may end up outgrowing the position. If he does, his plus raw power could fit at first base as well. VIDEO 355 Last: 344 Jax Biggers 4YR SS Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Biggers helped lead Cisco (Texas) JC to the NJCAA College World Series as a freshman, then took over as Arkansas’ everyday shortstop as a sophomore. He’s handled that job ever since. Statistically his junior year (.276/.388/.387) isn’t coming close to matching the .338/.423/.498 he hit as a sophomore, but he still impresses with his wide array of admittedly modest tools. His below-average arm will not let him stay at shortstop everyday as a pro, but he has enough range to be an above-average defensive second baseman who can also play third. He’s a utility infielder in pro ball, but one whose track record of SEC success gives him a good chance to be climb the minor league ladder. 356 Last: 345 Emilio Rosas HS SS Notes: School: Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: Rosas is well-known to evaluators after playing in three National High School Invitationals and three Boras Classics as Mater Dei’s starting shortstop, as well as competing in the Area Code Games. Rosas’ main attraction is his defense at shortstop. He is the top defensive shortstop in the region, with smooth actions, soft hands, a quick release and an above-average arm. Not all evaluators are sold on his range and athleticism, however, and the other parts of Rosas’ game are much further behind his defense. He is a below-average runner, doesn’t hit for power and is a very raw hitter with a long swing that lacks bat speed. A team in love with Rosas’ defense could draft him, but most feel he is best served going to college to improve the rest of his game. He is committed to Southern California. 357 Last: 346 Jack Neely HS RHP Notes: School: Churchill HS, San Antonio Ht: 6-9 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: A colossal, 6-foot-9, 230-pound righthander out of San Antonio, Neely was a big-time basketball player growing up, but recently stepped away from the court to focus on baseball. The Texas commit pitched at a Prep Baseball Report event early this spring and impressed with a 90-93 mph fastball with a low spin rate and significant natural sinking action. There are rumors of Neely hitting 94-95 mph in bullpens in the fall, but scouts haven’t seen him at that level this spring, where he’s been mostly 87-91 and touched 93. His arm works well for his size, but there are some present strike throwing questions, as is to be expected from a prep pitcher with levers as long as his. Neely works hard at improving his craft, and could take massive steps forward at Texas. He also throws a curveball in the mid 70s and a mid 80s changeup. 358 Andrew Eyster JC OF Notes: School: Santa Fe (Fla.) JC Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: D-backs '17 (27) Scouting Report: A 27th round draft pick by the D-backs in 2017, Eyster instead elected to go to Santa Fe (Fla.) JC where he led the team in every major offensive category, hitting .412/.476/.745 with 13 home runs, six triples and 17 doubles in 49 games. Eyster has a great frame at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds and has present 60-grade raw power that could improve has he continues to fill out. He was previously a better runner, and is just average now after having his knee scoped, but profiles as a solid corner outfielder with athleticism. It’s fairly safe to say he should go higher than the 27th round this spring and multiple clubs should be in on him in the top 10 rounds. 359 Last: 348 Michael Brettell 4YR RHP Notes: School: Central Michigan Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: When Brettell’s stuff is at its best, it’s pretty impressive. His 92-93 mph fastball has excellent sink and he can also get some late life up in the zone. He also gets good late drop on his 81-84 mph changeup that generates average grades. But Brettell’s below-average slider is a little slurvy and he doesn’t have much confidence in it. Brettell’ stuff is very hittable when he struggles to generate sink and his margin of error is small, which is why he’ll likely last until day three of the draft. 360 Last: 349 Jakob Goldfarb 4YR OF/C Notes: School: Oregon Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: An outfielder/catcher at Oregon, Goldfarb has played more regularly in the outfield and many scouts think that’s where he’ll fit best thanks to athleticism that has allowed him to make several highlight-reel plays. Goldfarb had a solid freshman season with the Ducks before taking a step back as a sophomore and then missing the 2017 season due to a broken foot. Goldfarb has battled a few freak injuries, but when healthy he offers plus power from the left side and a plus arm that plays in right field. Goldfarb changed his approach during his sophomore season, opting for a more narrow stance with a leg kick that had a lot of moving parts. He’s stuck with the approach, smoothing it out this spring and has begun to show more feel to hit. His .311/.400/.503 line in 2018 is the best of his career and Goldfarb has also played well in wood-bat summer leagues in 2015 and 2016. Strikeouts have been an issue with Goldfarb throughout his time in college and will likely continue to hamper him because of the noise in his swing. 361 Last: 350 Kole Cottam 4YR C/1B Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Cottam arrived at Kentucky as a glove-first catcher. His bat has exceeded expectations, but his defense has regressed. He’s split time with Troy Squires behind the plate while playing first base with Squires and Cottam each playing first base half the time. Cottam is a below-average defender with a below-average arm (he threw out 25 percent of base stealers), but his plus power is legitimate. He hit .346/.435/.650 this season for the Wildcats and scouts have come around to his chances to both be an average hitter with potentially above-average power. 362 Last: 351 Ryan Holgate HS OF Notes: School: Davis (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: A bat-only outfielder, Holgate impressed offensively at last summer’s Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. He has a deep leg kick and bat wrap in his load, with a slight drop in his hands, but he has good bat speed and solid bat-to-ball skills with plus raw power. Holgate is an aggressive hitter who struggled early this spring with Davis (Calif.) High, but came on toward the middle and end of the season. He’ll need to hit, as he’s a well below-average runner and limited to a corner outfield position with fringe-average arm strength. 363 Last: 352 Jake Moberg HS SS Notes: School: Vista Murrieta (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 184 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Moberg comes from a baseball family. His oldest brother, Jeff, is an infielder in the Rockies’ system and his other brother, Jack, pitched last year at Palomar (Calif.) JC. Scouts considered Jake the best of the family and watched for him to take a step forward as a senior, but instead Moberg regressed as both a pitcher and position player. On the mound, he dropped from 88-91 mph to 84-86 and at the plate he hit .267 against suspect competition. Scouts are split whether Moberg projects better as a pitcher or position player. As a pitcher, he shows the ability to throw three offerings for strikes from a simple, repeatable delivery. In the field, he projects at third base with soft hands, a strong arm and a clean, compact swing, although his bat speed and power projection are lacking. Moberg is strongly committed to UCLA and expected to end up there after his poor senior season. 364 Last: 353 Ben Harris HS LHP/OF Notes: School: Milton (Ga.) HS Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Virginia Scouting Report: A participant in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game, Harris is an impressive two-way player with three pitches that have a chance to be average or slightly above-average and a strong lefthanded bat. A Virginia commit, Harris has a chance to follow in the shoes of Adam Haseley and impact the Cavaliers as a middle-of-the-order hitter and on the mound. When on the rubber, Harris has been up to 91-92 mph and throws from a clean, repeatable, high three-quarter slot. He sat mostly in the upper 80s and low 90s with his fastball over the summer, but this spring was frequently in the mid-80s. In addition to his fastball, Harris throws a mid-70s, 12-to-6 curveball and a low-80s changeup. He has solid feel for both pitches and gets on top of his breaking ball consistently. VIDEO 365 Last: 449 Aaron Shortridge 4YR RHP Notes: School: California Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 196 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After leading California in ERA (1.99) as a reliever during his sophomore year, Shortridge made a successful transition to the starting rotation in 2018. He posted a 3.07 ERA in 16 games (11 starts) with 69 strikeouts and 13 walks in 82 innings. Scouts see more projection in Shortridge than a typical third-year college pitcher because of his 6-foot-3, 196-pound frame and immense athleticism. He is up to 93 mph at times with his fastball and throws a fringe-average, 78-81 mph slider. He also has an average changeup to give him a solid, three-pitch repertoire. With his good strike-throwing ability and remaining upside, Shortridge has the ceiling of a back-of-the-rotation starter in the future. 366 Last: 354 Hueston Morrill HS SS Notes: School: Suwannee HS, Live Oak, Fla. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 168 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Oklahoma State Scouting Report: A two-way player at Suwannee High (Live Oaks, Fla.)—the same high school that 2017 fifth-round Tigers selection Sam McMillan attended—Morrill has more upside as a shortstop with solid tools at the position, with impressive glove work and a strong arm. He had a loud showing at Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association World Championship during the fall, pitching in the 91-93 mph range in short stints with a 2,600 spin rate breaking ball and impressive exit velocities. Morrill is committed to Oklahoma State, where he could end up and improve his draft stock as he continues to add strength and develop more power. 367 Last: 355 Lency Delgado HS SS/3B Notes: School: Doral Academy Charter HS, Miami Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: A big-bodied, 6-foot-3, 210-pound infielder, Delgado has impressive body control and hands for a player of his size, though most scouts think he’ll be a third baseman rather than a shortstop in the future. The Florida International signee has plenty of arm for the position with plus arm strength and he also has above-average raw power in the bat that should profile at the position as well. Delgado has a long swing and some chase at the plate that he’ll need to improve in the future. Defensively, Delgado has good footwork and showed impressive body control and athleticism in the field, making off-balance, accurate throws on the run that should give him a chance to be an above-average defender at the position. 368 Last: 356 Kelvin Smith Jr. HS SS Notes: School: Redan HS, College Park, Ga. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Missouri Scouting Report: A Missouri commit, Smith Jr. shows all of the actions and tools necessary to stick at shortstop, although he still needs some additional reps and added polish. He has average arm strength and solid-average footwork to go along with quick hands and the ability to make plays on the run and throw from multiple slots. He tends to play with flair at times, which showcases his natural ability but also leads to fairly routine errors. Offensively, Smith Jr. has plus bat speed and at least average raw power. He’s also an above-average runner and has the work ethic needed to make adjustments going forward. 369 Last: 357 Nick Frank 4YR RHP Notes: School: St. Mary's Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The No. 1 starter for St. Mary’s, Frank has a fringe-average fastball that sits 88-92 mph with an average slider and feel for a changeup. Above-average control has allowed Frank to succeed for three seasons in college, pitching two years at San Joaquin Delta (Calif.) JC before joining the Gaels in 2018. This spring, Frank has struck out 85 batters and walked just 16 in 83 innings. In more than 200 innings during his three-year college career, Frank has never had a walk rate above 1.87 batters per nine innings. With three solid pitches and above-average pitchability, Frank projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter at his best. 370 Last: 358 Nick Nastrini HS RHP Notes: School: Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Nastrini emerged as one of the top prep pitchers in San Diego County as a senior, starring at the Boras Classic and going 8-2, 2.42 while playing in San Diego’s top division. Nastrini has always performed well against good competition and progressively got more physical as he got older. He now boasts a promising pitcher’s body at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds. Nastrini is athletic, projectable and repeats his simple, polished delivery, but he lacks present stuff. His fastball sits 86-89 mph and will scrape an occasional 91-92. His build, delivery and clean arm action portend to more velocity, but it hasn’t yet come. Nastrini throws his changeup with confidence and he spins a solid curveball, showing the ability to land both for strikes. Nastrini’s lack of velocity has evaluators wary of sending him out to pro ball at this point, even if they like his long-term potential. He is committed to UCLA and will be an expensive sign. 371 Last: 359 Tre Todd 4YR OF Notes: School: Liberty Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Todd transferred to Liberty after a 2017 season with Harford (Md.) JC, where he hit .408/.577/.856 with 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases. The numbers haven’t been quite as gaudy against much better competition in the Big South, but still managed a .315/.479/.553 triple slash with 10 home runs and has walked 60 times—which is among the most in the entire country. Todd has always walked at an extremely high rate, though he’s also struck out 61 times this spring. Defensively, Todd is a catcher and outfielder, though scouts have seen him more in left field and he’s currently throwing with 30-grade arm strength with a torn labrum. He’s played more in left field for Liberty this spring, where he’s a below-average runner (despite what his JuCo steals totals might have suggested) and a well-below average defender there. He has plus raw power that plays to the opposite field, and would profile much better behind the plate, but it’s currently hard to tell if he’ll ever throw enough to play there. 372 Last: 362 Stephen Kolek 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas A&M Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The brother of Marlins 2015 first-round pick Tyler Kolek, Stephen’s fastball has never matched Tyler’s triple digit radar gun readings, but he’d shown the potential to have three average or better pitches and average control coming into the 2018 season. But his 91-94 mph fastball has backed up this season. There have been outings where he’s dipped to pitching in the high 80s. Kolek’s slider gives him a chance to survive even with less arm speed. The pitch has less bite at lower velocities and has been more fringe-average than above-average this year. His changeup also has taken a step back this year and he mixes in a get-me-over curveball early in counts. Kolek has shown the ability to be a No. 4 starter at his best, but scouts have only seen that in glimpses this year. His 5-6, 4.58 season isn’t making a strong draft case, but there’s still something there. 373 Last: 363 Erik Tolman HS LHP Notes: School: El Toro HS, Lake Forest, Calif. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Cal Poly Scouting Report: Tolman had helium after he helped pitch El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.) to a section title as a junior and touched 92 mph at the Area Code Games the following summer. But he didn’t maintain it, pitching at 85-88 mph with shaky control as a senior and losing most evaluators’ interest. Tolman is physical and athletic with room to grow into his 6-foot-2, 186-pound frame, so there is hope his velocity will increase with time. He shows feel to spin a hard, 75-79 mph breaking ball and has a 71-73 mph changeup he throws for strikes. He moonlighted as a power-hitting outfielder with a strong swing on days he didn’t pitch. Tolman has promise, but his lack of velocity and questionable strike-throwing ability have most teams willing to let him go to college. He signed with Cal Poly, but it was announced late in the spring he would not be attending there. He has not yet committed to another school. 374 Last: 364 Mason Pelio HS RHP/OF Notes: School: Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 212 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Boston College Scouting Report: Pelio is Rancho Bernardo High’s latest attractive draft prospect—a 6-foot-4, 220-pound righthander with a solid track record against good competition. Pelio is more of a project than his former high school teammates Calvin Mitchell and Drew Finley, who were both top-100 picks. Pelio sits 89-90 mph with his fastball and can reach 92-93, although he tends to drop to 86-88 mph by the middle innings. His curveball is extremely inconsistent and he shows a promising changeup with late fade but rarely uses it. Pelio throws strikes but doesn’t have a great handle on his command yet. He will also need to be stringent about his conditioning as a big-bodied teen. Scouts like Pelio’s long-term promise, but they largely don’t see enough present stuff to give him the big bonus he’s likely to command. He is strongly committed to Boston College. 375 Last: 365 Spencer Smith JC C Notes: School: Harford (Md.) JC Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rangers '17 (37) Scouting Report: A highly-touted backstop out of high school, Smith was ranked the No. 158 prospect on the BA 500 in 2017, but made it to campus at East Carolina in the fall before transferring to Harford (Md.) JC prior to the spring season. A torn labrum kept him from catching at all this spring, but scouts got to see him hit a team-high 19 home runs with a .319/.472/.779 line through 163 at-bats. There are real strikeout concerns with Smith—as there were when he was a high schooler—and he whiffed 70 times compared to 42 walks. There’s real power in the tank and a lot strength out of Smith’s 6-foot-1, 205-pound frame, but it’s an all-or-nothing sort of swing and there’s more pressure on his bat now than previously with less of an idea of what kind of defender he could be. Teams who draft Smith as a backstop will be doing so with much of his defensive evaluation coming from 2017 reports which saw him as a fringe-average defender with an average arm. 376 Last: 374 Reese Berberet JC 3B Notes: School: Long Beach (Calif.) JC Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Berberet finished second in the state with 18 home runs this spring and broke Long Beach (Calif.) JC’s single-season and career home run records held by Vincent Byrd II, a 14th-round pick of the Rays last year. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Berberet is a physical righthanded hitter who takes aggressive swings. When he sees a pitch he likes, Berberet attacks in full force, producing big power. His swing is powerful but stiff and gets out of control at times, leading evaluators to worry how much he’ll strike out against better pitching. Berberet is a good athlete for his size who posts average run times and shows solid range both laterally and charging in at third base, although his overall balance making plays on the move is in question. He has an average arm. Berberet is committed to Sacramento State and projects to be one of the first California JC players drafted. 377 Last: 367 Jarrett Ford HS SS/2B Notes: School: Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga. Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: A small middle infielder, Ford has a lot of strength in his 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame with wiry forearms that lead to more pop than expected. A Florida International commit, Ford is likely a second baseman because of his below-average arm, but he is twitchy in the field with impressive glove work, good balance and the ability to make accurate throws. Offensively, Ford operates with a crouched stance and sprays hard line drives from gap-to-gap. While he doesn’t have plus power, he should have enough pop to leave the yard from time to time. Ford is an above-average runner. 378 Last: 368 Clark Cota 4YR RHP Notes: School: UNC Wilmington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A shutdown reliever for UNC Wilmington, Cota throws a plus fastball that’s been up to 96 mph with plus life and an average breaking ball. After splitting time as both an outfielder and reliever early in his college career, Cota has been strictly a reliever in 2018, where he’s posted a 1.95 ERA with 44 strikeouts and 18 walks in 32.1 innings. Because of his two-pitch repertoire, Cota projects as a reliever at the next level. His fastball sits in the 90-94 mph range, but the life on the pitch should allow it to play up in short stints. Cota throws a 12-to-6 curveball and goes right after hitters with both pitches. He has sprinkled in a changeup at times, but it’s well behind his other offerings. 379 Last: 369 Alec Sanchez HS OF/INF Notes: School: Providence HS, Jacksonville Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A 5-foot-11, 195-pound infielder/outfielder, Sanchez played in the dirt throughout the summer—at second base and shortstop—but moved to center field this spring with Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.) High. With a below-average arm, Sanchez profiles better in center or at second base, but his carrying tool is his bat. Sanchez scorched line drives at seemingly every event he attended throughout the summer and has excellent feel for the barrel. His ability was most apparent at the Florida Diamond Club showcase, where Sanchez had multiple three-hit games against some of the best arms in the state. He has a large leg kick in his load, which doesn’t seem to hamper his timing in the slightest. Sanchez is an average runner and has posted multiple home-to-first times in the 4.25-second range. Teams might want to see how he develops at Florida State, as he doesn’t have a ton of power and is a tough defensive profile, although his hit tool is legit. 380 Last: 370 Isaiah Byars HS SS Notes: School: Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama Scouting Report: One of the best shortstops in Georgia, Byars is an Alabama commit with quick, above-average hands and smooth defensive actions. He has fringe-average arm strength, but it’s more than enough to make throws across the diamond thanks to his solid footwork and ability to work behind the ball. An above-average runner, Byars has a clean swing and shows good balance at the plate. He’s got an athletic, projectable body and should continue to add strength that could help him improve both his arm strength and raw power, the latter of which is currently below-average. 381 Last: 371 George Janca 4YR SS/3B Notes: School: Texas A&M Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Janca has one of the best throwing arms in college baseball. In fact, Janca’s plus-plus arm might give him a fallback option as a pitcher even though he’s never thrown a pitch in college. Janca’s arm is also a weapon defensively. He has good hands, a railgun of an arm and a quick release, but his below-average range limits him as a shortstop in pro ball. He has more than enough glove for second or third base. But to handle a slide to a lesser defensive position, Janca has to make scouts comfortable he can hit, and that’s been a problem. Janca was a star in the Cape Cod League last summer, where he hit .327/.370/.536 with a wood bat. But he’s hit .233/.282/.333 with just nine extra-base hits this spring. VIDEO 382 Last: 366 Preston Hartsell HS OF Notes: School: Corona Del Mar HS, Newport Beach, Calif. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: Hartsell hit nine home runs at Petco Park last summer to win the home run derby at the Perfect Game All-America Classic, and followed that up by winning MVP of the WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, Fla. last fall. While decorated with hardware, Hartsell is widely considered a showcase star and scouts have little interest. An older player who dwarfs his peers with a physique likened to a powerlifter, Hartsell shows plus power in batting practice, runs plus 60-yard dash times and flashes an above-average arm. In actual games, however, he struggles. He has a massive, uppercut swing where he strides towards first base, producing an alarming amount of swings and misses. He can’t get to anything on the outer half, shows little feel to hit and doesn’t make adjustments. He is a below-average defender in the outfield due to poor instincts and he is a poor baserunner as well. Most teams aren’t interested, but a few are intrigued by Hartsell’s physicality and raw tools. He is committed to Southern California. 383 Last: 375 Josiah Sightler HS LHP Notes: School: Swansea HS, Gaston, S.C. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 205-pound lefthander committed to South Carolina, Sightler throws in the mid- to upper 80s with his fastball, throwing out of a three-quarter slot with a long arm action. He also mixes in a mid-70s curveball and a low-80s changeup, and his fastball has touched 90 mph. He has some future upside thanks to a big frame that has more room to fill out, but Sightler also showed some potential with the bat at a few summer events, including USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars. At the event, he finished with the fourth-best average exit velocity (94 mph), ahead of names like Nolan Gorman, Will Banfield, Connor Scott and Matt McLain. It’s a pull-oriented approach and Sightler was inconsistent with his quality of contact, but scouts might also be interested in him as a hitter with power potential. 384 Last: 377 Denzel Clarke HS OF Notes: School: Everest Academy, Pickering, Ont. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Northridge Scouting Report: An immensely athletic outfielder, Clarke gets his natural physical ability from his mother, Donna, who was an Olympic heptathlete. Likewise, Clarke has also competed in other sports, including track and field, soccer, basketball and tennis. He is also cousins with Josh and Noah Naylor. On the baseball field, Clarke’s athleticism is apparent in the outfield, where he has the speed and body control to be a plus defender. He will likely move from center field to one of the corner outfield spots as he continues to add muscle to his 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame. Clarke has a hit-over-power profile right now, although he has some timing issues and a lack of strength that prohibits him from finishing his swing with authority. He has the hand speed to develop into a solid hitter with more reps, but he is still raw with the bat. Those who know him compare him to fellow Canadian Tristan Pompey at the same age. VIDEO 385 Last: 378 Korry Howell JC SS Notes: School: Kirkwood (Iowa) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Iowa Scouting Report: Howell, an Iowa signee, is a projectable junior college shortstop with excellent athleticism. He’s a plus-plus runner who swiped 39 bases in 48 tries this season to go with his .397/.476/.565 slash line. Physically, Howell needs to fill out and get stronger. His high average aside, there are still worries that he doesn’t have much bat speed or strength in his swing right now. His arm is also below-average, although there’s some hope that he could improve that as he matures. His range is more than enough for shortstop and his hands work well, but if he’s drafted right now, it will be by a team willing to be patient while he matures. His speed would also play well in center field if his arm doesn’t improve. 386 Last: 380 Cade Hungate HS 3B/RHP Notes: School: Abingdon (Va.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A third baseman and righthanded pitcher, Hungate has a higher ceiling as a position player with a powerful bat. He has present strength with a 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame and scouts believe he will develop above-average or plus power down the road. A Florida State commit, Hungate has average bat speed and some moving parts to his swing, including an arm bar and a long stride, with a long follow through and finish after contact. A below-average runner, there is some concern that Hungate might eventually have to move from third base to first base, in which case there becomes more pressure on his hit tool. On the mound, Hungate has been up to 92 mph, but teams seem to be more interested in him as a hitter. 387 Last: 381 Dwanya Williams-Sutton 4YR OF Notes: School: East Carolina Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Reds '15 (26) Scouting Report: Williams-Sutton has been on teams’ radars since high school, and he was drafted by the Reds in the 26th round in 2015, but he’s never quite become the player that his toolset suggests he could at East Carolina. An athletic outfielder with a powerful, 6-foot-2, 215-pound frame, Williams-Sutton stands out for his plus raw power, but that hasn’t translated into games as much as teams would like. His bat can get slow at times, and it’s an uphill bat path that has failed to produce double-digit home runs. Williams-Sutton has struggled to stay on the field with various nagging injuries, but this spring he’s posted his best statistical line since getting to Greenville, hitting .343/.493/.619 with 20 walks and 26 strikeouts. Aside from his 60-grade raw power, Williams-Sutton’s tools are average across the board. 388 Last: 382 Conor Grammes 4YR INF/RHP Notes: School: Xavier Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Grammes was recruited to Xavier as a hitter but when the Musketeers’ coaching staff saw him pitch during his senior season of high school they decided to give him a chance as a two-way player. He’s been a regular in the lineup at Xavier, while also working out of the bullpen. He remains raw on the mound but has run his fastball into the upper 90s. He has an average breaking ball, though he struggles to throw strikes with the pitch. He has an energetic delivery that he’ll have to work to smooth out to allow him to be more consistent. Grammes has had more success at the plate for the Musketeers and has some pop in his bat. But his professional future is as a reliever, thanks to his powerful arm. Grammes is a draft-eligible sophomore. 389 Last: 383 Edmond Americaan JC OF Notes: School: Chipola (Fla.) JC Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Rangers '17 (34) Scouting Report: Americaan was a 34th-round pick of the Rangers last year and a 28th-round pick of the Diamondbacks out of high school. He’ll almost assuredly go three-for-three on being drafted this year as the Curacao native is a plus runner who covers plenty of ground in center field but needs to do a better job with his reads and routes. There’s plenty of athleticism and an above-average arm. The lefthanded hitter has a line-drive approach with below-average power that profiles as a top-of-the-order table-setter or a bottom-of-the-order bat. He hit .409/.492/.558 for Chipola this season with 28 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches to help boost his on-base percentage. 390 Last: 384 Robby Martin HS OF Notes: School: Jefferson HS, Tampa Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A team who takes Martin in the top 10 rounds is buying an impressive, plus run tool and hoping he can make strides with his offensive development. Currently the Florida State commits operates with a slap-and-run approach at the plate, but he has a carrying tool and a chance to turn into a solid defender in center field. There’s some work that needs to be done defensively as well. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound lefthanded-hitting outfielder’s routes aren’t crisp, but there’s nothing that’s glaringly bad that his speed can’t help make up for. If he does have to move to a corner outfield position, his value would fall tremendously given the amount of work that needs to be done with his bat and lack of power. 391 Last: 385 Bryan Hoeing 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 228 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Diamondbacks '15 (32) Scouting Report: Scouts love Hoeing’s delivery, they love his ability to locate an average changeup and they are impressed with his ability to locate his somewhat slurvy 78-80 mph breaking ball. But Hoeing has remained in a modest relief/weekday starter role because he’s struggled to miss bats. He was 7-2, 3.15 with 55 hits, 20 walks and 45 strikeouts in 60 innings as of late-May. Hoeing was a 34th-round pick of the Diamondbacks out of high school even though he pitched his senior season just four months after he had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and then found out he needed Tommy John surgery right before the draft. After sitting out out his freshman year to recover, he’s generally 90-92 mph working out of the bullpen—he touched 94 in high school. Hoeing locates three pitches with advanced control for his age, but as a draft-eligible redshirt sophomore it may make sense for him to try to take another step forward next year at Louisville. 392 Last: 386 Owen Miller 4YR SS Notes: School: Illinois State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: College shortstops who are reliable defenders are in demand come draft day and Miller checks off those boxes, even if his below-average arm will almost assuredly force a move to second base in pro ball. Miller has good hands, above-average range and plus speed that work in the dirt and his track record of steady contact gives some comfort level that he will hit as well. Miller was hitting .387/.435/.427 as of late-May, with 20 extra-base hits and eight stolen bases. He’s yet to show productive power, but he has some strength in his hands and a physical frame. That leads evaluators to believe he may bump up his well-below-average power and run into 5-to-10 home runs a year eventually. 393 Last: 387 Caberea Weaver HS OF Notes: School: South Gwinnett HS, Snellville, Ga. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Scouting Report: A plus runner, Weaver is an athletic, wiry outfielder with impressive athleticism that should allow him to become an above-average defender in center field. There is a lot of rawness in Weaver’s current game, both offensively and defensively. At the plate, Weaver has a whippy, quick bat and present strength that should continue to improve as he fills out a thin, 6-foot-3, 180-pound frame. There are some moving parts and length to his swing, however, and the questions surrounding his hit tool have gone unanswered this spring. Additionally, Weaver is a better runner underway than he is from home to first, with more average run times to the bag than you would expect given his natural speed. A team high on his tools could try to sign him out of his Georgia commitment, but there’s a lot of polish necessary to project Weaver becoming anything more than a future fourth outfielder. 394 Last: 388 Jack Perkins HS RHP Notes: School: Kokomo (Ind.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 208 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Perkins has been a standout in baseball and football for Kokomo (Ind.) High and this fall helped the football team to the state championship game as a wingback. Perkins’ future is on the diamond and he is committed to pitch at Louisville. Listed at 6-foot-2, 208 pounds, he is solidly built and has a powerful fastball that he regularly runs into the mid-90s. He pairs it with a hard slider that flashes above-average. While Perkins has electric stuff, he hasn’t learned how to harness it yet and his control trouble figures to push him to college. 395 Last: 389 Stephen Pelli HS RHP Notes: School: St. Mary's HS, Annapolis, Md. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: North Carolina Scouting Report: A thick-bodied, 6-foot, 215-pound righthander out of Maryland, Pelli doesn’t have a ton of physical projection left and he’s not a hard thrower, but his changeup showed the making of a plus pitch throughout the summer. Pelli used his changeup, which he throws with terrific arm speed, to get swings and misses against some of the best hitters in the 2018 prep class at Perfect Game’s National Showcase, including Nander De Sedas, Triston Casas and Kendrick Calilao. Pelli has been into the low 90s with his fastball in shorter stints, but this spring he’s mostly settled into the 84-88 mph range. The lack of physical projection, velocity and the fact that Pelli doesn’t have much in the way of a breaking ball means he’ll likely get to North Carolina. He’s shown swing-and-miss stuff in the past and could raise his draft stock with improvements in Chapel Hill. 396 Last: 427 Tylor Megill 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arizona Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Like his older brother, Trevor, who is currently pitching in the Padres’ farm system, Tylor started his college career at Loyola Marymount. He stayed there for only one year and then had a one-year stint at Cypress (Calif.) JC before heading to Arizona for two seasons. Listed at 6-foot-6, 230 pounds, Megill has a power arm and is a huge presence on the mound—two attributes that will help him get drafted in 2018. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and he repeats his delivery well. His hard, 82-85 mph slider is an average pitch at its best, but it’s inconsistent and often flattens out. He could go in the back half of the top 10 rounds as an affordable senior sign. 397 Last: 390 Blake Burzell HS RHP Notes: School: Laguna Beach (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Arizona State Scouting Report: Burzell finished his decorated basketball career as Laguna Beach (Calif.) High’s all-time leading scorer, but baseball is the 6-foot-6, 210-pound athlete’s best sport. Burzell competed in both the Area Code Games and the Perfect Game All-American Classic last summer and touched 94 mph from the mound. In the spring, Burzell worked mostly 91-93 but touched 96 mph. Burzell has a power arm out of his strong, athletic frame and he gets to his velocity without much effort. His arm is fresh because he is a multi-sport athlete, but that also means he is less polished. His breaking ball is hit-or-miss and he shows questionable feel for spin. He doesn’t have much of a changeup. Burzell’s arm strength and athleticism intrigue, but teams are wary of his poor decision-making and off-the-field actions, to the point many have removed Burzell from their draft board entirely. He is committed to Arizona State. 398 Last: 391 Austin Knight HS SS Notes: School: The Bolles School, Jacksonville Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: A solid player across the board who attends The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. (the same school that Hall of Famer Chipper Jones attended), Knight is a slender, 6-foot-2, 185-pound shortstop whose best tool is his plus running ability. Committed to Tennessee, Knight figures to be a difficult sign where he’s expected to go off the board, but he has solid body control in the infield and a loose swing with life in the bat. Knight has some movement in his setup, with a hand-drop in his load with an uppercut swing but he has some elements to become a solid hitter. He showed a below-average arm throughout the summer showcase events, but is a reliable and steady player during games, with a grinder-mentality. 399 Last: 392 Brandon Howlett HS 3B/SS Notes: School: Jenkins HS, Lakeland, Fla. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A split-camp player, Howlett has performed on big stages since he was an underclassmen and brings intriguing raw power to the table with a chance to be a solid third baseman. However he’s routinely shown swing and miss issues, and wears sports goggles in-game, which raises real concern about his eyesight. He didn’t throw well from the left side of the infield over the summer, but that seemed to be more injury-related than skill, as he shut things down in the offseason and then came out this spring and showed a average arm. He has the actions to stick at third base with solid hands and raw power that profiles well there, but will he ever get to it enough during games? That’s the question teams will be left trying to figure out. VIDEO 400 Last: 393 David Hollie HS OF/1B/3B Notes: School: Cross Creek HS, Augusta, Ga. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Southern Scouting Report: Listed at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, Hollie performed well against some of the best competition in the 2018 prep class over the summer, including an East Coast Pro appearance where he barreled a pitch from Ohio righthander Austin Becker. Hollie sets up with his hands slightly below his shoulders and transfers his weight back into his load with a toe tap before driving the ball with a downhill bat path and solid bat speed. With a few changes to his setup—including a more level or uphill bat path—Hollie could unlock more power with a chance for above-average raw power because of his present physicality. There is some current stiffness to his game and he profiles best as a corner outfielder.

301 Last: 323 Michael Plassmeyer 4YR LHP Notes: School: Missouri Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 199 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Plassmeyer is a back-of-the-rotation starter who has earned notice as a useful draftee because of his reliability and plus control. Plassmeyer gained a tick to his fastball this year, although he still sits at a modest 86-90 mph although he’ll now bump 92 early in outings. He’s also improved his slider this year, refining it into an average offering. His changeup is a below-average pitch at this point. Plassmeyer went 5-4, 3.05 during Missouri’s regular season, with 103 strikeouts in 93 innings. 302 Last: 291 Luke Heyer 4YR OF/3B Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After an excellent stint at Central Florida JC, Heyer was a versatile reserve for Kentucky in 2017 as a junior. He stepped up into a much larger role this year as he became the Wildcats everyday third baseman and biggest power threat. Heyer hit a team-best 18 home runs and slugged a team-best .690 during the regular season. He generates power with leverage and strength, although scouts are more skeptical that he’ll be able to hit for average in pro ball, as his power comes with some swing-and-miss tendencies and a pitcher who can locate can stay a step ahead of Heyer. Defensively, he’s fringy at third base with a fringe-average arm. He’ll most likely slide back and forth between third base and left field (he’s a 40 runner) in pro ball. Heyer fits as a useful senior sign who could go in the sixth to 10th round. 303 Last: 293 David Luethje HS RHP Notes: School: Vero Beach (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Luethje is a lanky, 6-foot-5, 185-pound righthander who was seen at a massive prep tournament in Merritt Island, Fla., early this spring. At the event, Luethje was upstaged by big arms like Mason Denaburg and Carter Stewart, but the Florida commit showed come intriguing upside with an upper-80s fastball that featured natural arm-side run. He also showcased a fringe-average breaking ball in the mid- to upper 70s. His breaking ball blends in shape between a curveball and a slider, as it has standard, three-quarter shape at times, but drops into a more horizontal, 10-to-4 breaker with loose bite when his arm slot drops. Luethje has reached the low 90s in shorter stints and teams think that he might eventually throw in the low to mid-90s regularly thanks to the ease of his delivery and a tall frame that should continue to fill out. VIDEO 304 Last: 394 Franco Aleman HS RHP Notes: School: Alonso HS, Tampa Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: Originally from Cuba, Aleman is a huge, 6-foot-6, 215-pound righthander who goes to Alonso High in Tampa, Fla., the same school that produced 2017 first round draft pick Alex Faedo (after a three-year career with Florida) and Jose Fernandez—one of the best major league pitchers to be drafted from high school in recent years. Aleman isn’t at that level just yet, but has a chance to develop into a power arm. He’s been up to 94 mph this spring. He’s mostly settled into the 87-91 mph range as the spring has progressed and has a longer arm stroke with below-average athleticism and arm speed. His slider has been fringe-average at times, but is often worse than that and scouts have some concerns about him figuring out a breaking ball thanks to his long levers. He still has some projection given his size and strength, and as he develops better body control has a chance to improve his secondary offerings as well. Aleman is committed to Florida International, but a team might take him in the second half of the top 10 on his arm strength. 305 Last: 294 Jake Higginbotham 4YR LHP Notes: School: Clemson Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Mets '15 (27) Scouting Report: A blue-chip recruit for the Clemson Tigers, Higginbotham made just seven starts his freshman year before he suffered a stress fracture in his throwing elbow that required surgery and kept him off the field in 2017. The Tigers slowly built him up this season and he made 15 starts as Clemson’s Sunday starter, going 6-1, 3.27 with 62 strikeouts to 30 walks in 77 innings. Higginbotham has shown few ill effects from that elbow injury, generally working 90-93 mph with his fastball and touching 94 mph with a loose arm. An athletic, 6-foot, 170-pounder, Higginbotham creates some deception with his delivery as he turns his back to the hitter. He has good feel for spinning an average, upper-70s breaking ball and serviceable, low-80s changeup. His control is ahead of command, as Higginbotham sometimes loses his release point and gets underneath the ball, creating some Jekyll and Hyde innings. But because of his lefthandedness, his athleticism and his raw stuff, Higginbotham should be an attractive option in the draft as long as teams are confident in his medical reports. 306 Last: 295 Henry Davis HS C Notes: School: Fox Lane HS, Bedford, N.Y. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: A 6-foot-1, 205-pound catcher out of New York, Davis has one of the strongest arms in the entire 2018 draft class, with some scouts going as far as saying it currently stacks up with some of the harder-throwing backstops in the majors. The arm is Davis’ loudest tool, with 70-grade arm strength and a plus arm action on his throws as well. It’s less hyperbole than most players when saying Davis has a cannon. He’s a defensive-first backstop however, and could make it to campus at Louisville because of that, though he has added 10-15 pounds of muscle over the offseason and homered this spring against some of the top pitchers in his area. Offensively, he has fringe-average bat speed and below-average power, though that seems to be trending in the right direction, with a bat path that can get a bit long at times. VIDEO 307 Last: 297 Deacon Liput 4YR SS/2B Notes: School: Florida Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Dodgers '17 (29) Scouting Report: A three-year starter at Florida, Liput missed the first 14 games of the season after getting suspended from the team for undisclosed reasons during the fall. The suspension has raised some red flags for area scouts in Florida, but Liput has proven to be a capable defensive second baseman—he was named to the 2017 SEC All-Defensive team—and has taken his hitting to another level in a delayed junior campaign. Through 40 games, Liput hit .289/.365/.464 with six home runs and 11 doubles. Liput’s carrying tool is his speed, as a plus runner who stole double-digit bases in each of his first two seasons and stole his first seven this spring without being caught. Liput’s profile isn’t the strongest as a college second baseman without much power, a mediocre wood bat track record and issues with his suspension, but he could be elevated up boards in a down year for college hitters thanks to his performance this spring. 308 Last: 298 Mason Ronan HS LHP Notes: School: Penn Cambria HS, Cresson, Pa. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Pittsburgh Scouting Report: A 6-foot-2, 190-pound athletic lefthander, Ronan has an easy delivery and has pitched in the 88-92 mph range at times with a sharp, 1-to-7 mid 70s curveball with plus depth. He gets good plane on his fastball and has shown a changeup at times, but the pitch needs work. He has some present control issues and walked a number of batters at East Coast Pro and the Area Code Games last summer, and a stabbing action in the back of his delivery could be part of that. Ronan has intriguing elements with a potential plus breaking ball and average fastball, but his stuff has been in the mid 80s this spring rather than the 90 mph range over the summer in shorter outings. 309 Last: 300 Nate Lamb HS LHP/OF Notes: School: Chesnee (S.C.) HS Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: A 6-foot-5, projectable lefthander committed to Clemson, there’s a chance Lamb never makes it to campus this fall as he’s a southpaw with athleticism whose fastball has been trending in the right direction for about a year now. Previously a lefty who was regularly in the mid 80s, Lamb ticked that up to the mid to upper-80s, then the upper-80s and finally the 89-92 mph range. He’s touched 94 at his best and as he continues to grow into his body and get better control of his long levers, that could continue to tick up. Lamb also has an above-average breaking ball with tremendous feel to spin the pitch. He was a basketball player in high school and could take huge strides forward when he begins to exclusively focus on baseball. 310 Last: 289 Nick Sprengel 4YR LHP Notes: School: San Diego Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Nationals '15 (31) Scouting Report: Sprengel entered the year as a potential first-rounder after touching 95 mph for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer, but he developed a horrendous case of the yips this spring and posted an 11.33 ERA while being dropped from San Diego’s weekend rotation. He walked 30 in 37.1 innings, hit seven batters and threw five wild pitches. Sprengel previously excited scouts with a lively 91-93 mph fastball, feel for an above-average, low-80s slider and a reliable changeup. While his stuff remained intact, he couldn’t get his fastball over the plate at any point this season, to the point observers could see him suffering mentally on the mound. He was able to throw his breaking ball for strikes, giving evaluators hope he can reinvent himself as a slider-heavy, lefty reliever. Sprengel draws high marks for his makeup, but his confidence is completely shot at this point. Any team drafting him will have to spend considerable time building him back up. 311 Last: 292 Liam Jenkins 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-8 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Giants '17 (40) Scouting Report: If the draft had been held after fall ball, the big, 6-foot-8, 240-pound Jenkins may have been a top 10 round pick. A transfer from Wabash (Ill.) JC who was drafted by the Giants in the 40th round last year, Jenkins has a fastball that’s been clocked up to 96-97 mph with plenty of arm side run and he earned a spot in Louisville’s weekend rotation because he showed enough control to make it work. But once the season began, Jenkins control cratered and he went from weekend starter to emergency reliever. He worked way too many deep counts and racked up way too many walks. Jenkins was 1-1, 7.07 with 19 walks and 23 strikeouts in just 14 innings. He can still sit 94-96 mph in shorter stints, but well below-average control and lack of even an average secondary offering clouds his draft status, but his arm is good enough to still intrigue. 312 Last: 301 Luke Miller 4YR 3B Notes: School: Indiana Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 184 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '17 (31) Scouting Report: In 2017, Miller was a draft-eligible sophomore and was selected in the 31st round by the Twins. He elected to return to school and figures this year to go much higher. Miller is an aggressive hitter who stands out most for his above-average raw power. That comes with a lot of swing and miss, so there are questions about how consistently the righthanded hitter will tap into his power in pro ball. Miller, listed at 6-foot-3, 184 pounds, has some athleticism, but he is a work in progress at third base. He this spring was sidelined for a month due to a foot injury but got back on the field in mid-May. 313 Last: 302 Tim Brennan 4YR RHP Notes: School: St. Joseph's Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A three-year starter with St. Joseph’s, Brennan is a 6-foot-4, 185-pound righty who has posted a sub-3.00 ERA each season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. This spring, Brennan has lowered his WHIP below 1.00 for the first time in his collegiate career, and while he’s not a prolific strikeout arm, he managed a ridiculous 84-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio through 88.2 innings of work. That gave him the best walk-per-nine rate of any division one arm in the country, as well as the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio at 16.8. Where Brennan’s performance is among the best in the 2018 class, his stuff is more fringe-average across the board, with a sinking fastball that sits in the 88-91 mph range and is up to 93, as well as a slider and changeup. Brennan will have to get by at higher levels by spotting his pitches precisely and to both sides of the plate—which he’s capable of—but a 38.2 inning stretch in the Cape Cod League last summer showed what could happen against better hitters. Brennan posted a 3.96 ERA over seven starts with Yarmouth-Dennis and allowed more than a hit per inning, though he still had an impressive 31-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 314 Last: 303 Willie MacIver 4YR C/3B Notes: School: Washington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 212 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: MacIver missed the first month and a half of the season with a broken hamate bone, and he has struggled with the bat since returning to Pac-12 play, hitting .257/.339/.349 through his first 30 games. MacIver intrigues scouts as a strong, physical catcher behind the plate with with plus arm strength, but Washington has played him primarily at third base and first base. His tools profile much better behind the dish, but it’s been a challenge for area scouts to get looks at him in catcher’s gear. With just four collegiate home runs to his name, the bat doesn’t profile well at either corner infield position. VIDEO 315 Last: 304 Sean Mullen HS RHP Notes: School: Stockdale HS, Bakersfield, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Mullen was one of Southern California’s biggest risers in the spring and had scouts scampering up the I-5 from Los Angeles to Bakersfield to get a look. After sitting 89-91 mph in the fall, Mullen began working 90-94 and touching 95 mph during the high school season to elevate himself into consideration for the top 10 rounds. Mullen is one of the most athletic pitchers in the class, with a twitchy athleticism more usually seen in position players. That twitchiness is both a gift and a curse because he hasn’t yet harnessed it. Mullen’s control is inconsistent and his secondary stuff needs work. His slurvy, 78-80 mph breaking ball lacks depth or finish and he rarely uses his undefended changeup. He’ll throw scattered strikes at times, and at other times he’ll lose the zone entirely. Mullen’s upside is considerable with his arm strength and athleticism, but the shortcomings in his control and secondaries have teams wary of committing big dollars to him. Mullen is committed to UCLA and will be an expensive sign. 316 Last: 305 Bryce Collins HS RHP Notes: School: Hart HS, Santa Clarita, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: Collins attends the same high school as Trevor Bauer did and mimics his forebear, emulating Bauer’s herky-jerky delivery, using the same weighted-ball training regimen and studying the analytics of pitching as Bauer does. Collins delivered Bauer-esque results as well, going 6-2, 0.98 and throwing a 14-strikeout no-hitter as a senior. Collins is smaller framed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. He has a quick arm and a fastball that sits 89-91 mph and touches 93, but his velocity drops off after about two innings. He has two different-shaped breaking balls in the low 80s that project average to above-average. Collins’ three-pitch mix intrigues, but his control and pitchability are behind some of his draft peers. Combined with his lack of durability, most evaluators are content to let Collins go to college rather than meet his expensive bonus demands. He is committed to Arizona. 317 Last: 306 Joe DeMers 4YR RHP Notes: School: Washington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 231 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A highly touted pitching prospect coming out of College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) High, DeMers was ranked No. 126 on the BA 500 in 2015, but went undrafted and made it to campus at Washington. A decorated prep pitcher who had success with multiple Team USA clubs, including a perfect game with the 14U team in 2010 and a gold medal with the 18U team in 2013, DeMars touched 97 mph at times in high school but has never had the same electric arm in college. That’s not to say he hasn’t had success, as DeMers jumped into a starting role as a freshman, posted a 3.35 ERA as a sophomore and has lowered that to 2.34 through his first 13 starts this spring. In his second start of the season, DeMars threw a perfect game against UC Riverside, striking out nine batters on just 84 pitches. DeMars has had success by locating, mixing pitches and adding and subtracting velocity more than overpowering hitters, as his fastball hasn’t come close to the 97 mph he had in high school. Instead, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound righthander sits in the 88-91 mph range with his fastball, with a changeup and slider that he sequences effectively. His changeup is his best secondary pitch, an above-average offering with arm-side fading action. His slider has several shapes, one that is harder with tighter breaking action and a second that’s softer and looser with a more slurvry look. While none of his pitches are plus, DeMars has good feel to locate each of them and is confident throwing any of his pitches early in the count. A big-bodied pitcher since high school, DeMars hasn’t shown any progress trimming down, but scouts are impressed with his athleticism and the flexibility he shows in getting over his lower half. While he hasn’t turned into the electric arm that he once seemed capable of, DeMers nonetheless will interest teams thanks to his impressive pitchability and track record of success. 318 Last: 360 Ruben Cardenas 4YR OF Notes: School: Cal State Fullerton Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Marlins '15 (37) Scouting Report: A high school teammate of Alex McKenna and a 37th-round pick of the Marlins in 2015, Cardenas missed most of last year with a back injury and received mixed reviews in his return in 2018. Cardenas is a physical righthanded hitter who shows flashes of offensive impact but struggles to put it together consistently. He plays with a slow motor and lacks explosiveness, and in the spring he never appeared comfortable in the batter’s box, frequently changing his swing and timing mechanisms. He often sold out for power unsuccessfully and hit just three home runs while posting a .787 OPS. Cardenas fits best in right field with an above-average arm, but he'll need to hit to profile there. Those interested in Cardenas are banking on him regaining his power and explosiveness the further he moves away from his back injury. Others are more skeptical. 319 Last: 307 Jeremy Ydens 4YR OF Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 193 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cardinals '16 (40) Scouting Report: The Cardinals made Ydens the 1,216th and final pick of the 2016 draft out of St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.) High. He stands to go significantly higher now as a draft-eligible sophomore out of UCLA. Ydens hit a team-best .362 with 16 doubles as the Bruins leadoff hitter during the regular season, and he intrigues evaluators with his athleticism, looseness and feel to hit. Ydens’ swing is a little long, but he is consistently on time, drives the ball on a line and has an athletic bounce in the box. Ydens has projectable power but hasn’t fully tapped into it yet. He’s a fringe-average defender in the corner outfield—ideally left field—so his ability to get to his power will be key for the future. Ydens will be expensive to sign because he has the option of returning to school, but teams view him a talent worthy of a pick in the top 10 rounds and are considering paying him. 320 Last: 308 Jacob Pfennigs HS RHP/1B Notes: School: Post Falls HS, Post Falls, Idaho Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Oregon State Scouting Report: Pfennigs is just your everyday athletic, 6-foot-7 basketball player/pitcher from Idaho who can touch 92-93 mph. In other words, he’s nearly one of a kind. The Oregon State signee’s best baseball is far ahead of him because he’s bounced back and forth between basketball and baseball—he scored 21 points in the Idaho 5A state championship basketball game this year. Pfenning’s stuff will need another tick to succeed in pro ball, as he’s pitching with a fringe-average to sometimes average 89-92 mph fastball right now and his secondaries need refinement. If he makes it to Oregon State, he could rise up draft boards in three years after he fills out and gains more strength. 321 Last: 309 Tarik Skubal 4YR LHP Notes: School: Seattle Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 218 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '17 (21) Scouting Report: Skubal put himself on the map after an electric freshman campaign with Seattle, when the 6-foot-3, 218-pound lefthander became the team’s ace with a plus fastball. He posted a 3.24 ERA as a freshman and was off to an even better start in 2016 before he went down with an injury and needed Tommy John surgery. Skubal returned to throw bullpens before the 2017 draft and was drafted by the Brewers in the 21st round, but he instead decided to return to Seattle for his redshirt junior year in 2018. Since recovering from Tommy John surgery, Skubal has struggled to throw strikes, with a walk rate that’s nearly doubled compared to his first year and a half at Seattle. In 73 innings, Skubal has walked 55 batters and hit another six. He’s still striking out batters—close to 12 per nine innings—and his fastball has been up to 95 mph, but the wildness is a real concern. He will flash a solid curveball and an average changeup, but both of those pitches are inconsistent. 322 Last: 310 Lyle Lin 4YR C Notes: School: Arizona State Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mariners '16 (16) Scouting Report: A native of Taiwan, Lin played scholastically at JSerra High in Southern California with 2017 No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis. He was drafted in the 16th round by the Seattle Mariners in 2016, but instead chose to head to Arizona State. He’s a draft-eligible sophomore who could go in the top 10 rounds this time around, although observers are mixed about whether Lin has the skills and athletic actions to stay behind the plate. He’s a below-average defensive catcher, but he throws well and has an average, accurate arm. At the plate, Lin has good hands and is a contact hitter with a line-drive approach. Because of his approach—and his lack of balance at the plate—Lin has below-average power. The lack of pop means that he is going to have to improve defensively since he won’t have enough bat for a move to first base. Lin may return to campus for another year if teams remain lukewarm on him in this year’s draft. 323 Last: 311 Eric Cerantola HS RHP Notes: School: Holy Trinity Catholic SS, Oakville, Ont. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: A projectable Canadian righthander who stands 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, Cerantola might be a more polished hockey player than baseball player, and he was selected in the eighth round of the Ontario Hockey League draft in 2016. The OHL is one of the three major junior hockey leagues in Canada and a training ground for future NHL players. Cerantola has his sights set on baseball, however, and the Mississippi State commit has tremendous potential on the mound thanks to fantastic feel for a massive, 12-to-6 breaking ball that is a plus pitch or better at times. He touches 92-93 mph with his fastball, though he sits a few ticks below that and struggles to throw strikes and locate his breaking ball regularly. Because of his athleticism and relative inexperience on the mound—he’s only been pitching for a few years—he has significant upside remaining, especially as he continues to fill out a frame that can easily add 20 more pounds of strength. 324 Last: 296 Ethan Paul 4YR INF Notes: School: Vanderbilt Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Paul, a Washington native, has been a regular in Vanderbilt’s lineup since arriving on campus. The lefthanded hitter has a compact swing and produces more power than his 5-foot-10, 185-pound frame suggests. But his profile is almost entirely tied up in his hitability and this spring he’s scuffled offensively. There’s a lot of swing and miss in his game and he doesn’t offer above-average speed or power. Paul is limited to second base, where he is a solid defender. He’s a heady player with good instincts that help his tools play up, but he’ll have to close some of the holes in his game to be an everyday player at the next level. VIDEO 325 Last: 312 John Malcom HS 1B Notes: School: Detroit Country Day HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: There have been just two Michigan high school position players taken in the top five rounds of the draft this century and Nick Plummer, a first-rounder in 2015, is stuck in low Class A in his fourth pro season. So Malcolm, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound lefthanded-hitting first baseman with plus raw power, is having to buck a lot of draft history. But the Vanderbilt signee has done what he can to impress. He’s done a good job of reducing his load and shortening his stride to improve his ability to make contact while still maintaining his power. The late winter weather hasn’t helped anyone in the upper Midwest, and even though Malcolm has six home runs in a relatively fast start to his senior season, he’s likely to make it to Vanderbilt. 326 Last: 313 Zac Susi 4YR C Notes: School: Connecticut Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 207 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A big, physical catcher with some defensive skill, Susi has hit well this spring in his third year with Connecticut, with a career-best .330/.401/.401 triple slash. Currently with below-average power, Susi profiles as a backup catcher and has an above-average arm and terrific work ethic behind the dish. He’s gotten thicker this spring, and somes scouts have said his defensive ability has backed up because of that, so he’ll need to monitor his weight moving forward. Offensively, Susi has some bat-to-ball skills and a good idea of the strike zone—he’s walked 10.6 percent of the time in three years with Connecticut compared to a 13.4 percent strikeout rate—but a slow bat. Last summer Susi had a decent showing in the Cape Cod League, with a .267/.360/.427 triple slash and 11 walks to 18 strikeouts in 23 games. VIDEO 327 Last: 315 Aaron Eden HS RHP Notes: School: Norco (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: San Diego State Scouting Report: Eden transferred from Westchester High in Los Angeles to Norco as a junior and took advantage of playing in the same league as top draft prospects Brice Turang and Trevor Cadd, becoming one of Southern California’s biggest risers. Eden is a projectable, 6-foot-2 righthander with long arms and room to get stronger. His fastball sits 88-89 mph and touches 93, with scouts projecting it to become a power sinker in the future because of its downward action. Eden has good feel for a changeup and his slider tightened up, increasing its velocity and taking a jump forward. He also has a usable curveball. Eden remains raw and has strides to make in his fitness, velocity and secondary consistency. He would be a long-term upside play for any team that drafts him. Eden is very signable, which may elevate him into the back of the top 10 rounds. He is committed to San Diego State. 328 Last: 316 Beau Brundage 4YR OF Notes: School: Portland Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Portland Scouting Report: A plus-plus runner, Brundage has shown tremendous feel for hitting with Portland in 2018, batting .380/.457/.500 and collecting 25 multi-hit games. After going 0-for-3 in the first game of the season, Brundage ran off an 18-game hitting streak and led the Pilots in batting average, runs, doubles, triples and on-base percentage. While the redshirt sophomore has good speed, he still has a lot of work to do in regards to stealing bases. He stole only four bases this spring and was caught eight times, and his career success rate in two seasons is just 44 percent (11-for-25). A 38th-round pick of the Phillies in 2015, Brundage has grown up around the game. His father, Dave Brundage, played 10 seasons in the minor leagues with the Phillies and Mariners and is currently the manager of the Giants’ Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. 329 Last: 440 Daniel Amaral 4YR OF Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Amaral’s father, Rich, played 10 seasons in the majors as a utilityman and his brother, Beau, is an outfielder in the Mariners’ system. All three went to UCLA and Daniel continued the family legacy by posting an .857 OPS with 12 steals as the Bruins’ starting center fielder this spring. Amaral is an instinctive player who isn’t flashy but is effective. He is a patient hitter who drew as many walks as strikeouts this season, and he wears pitchers down until he gets the pitch he wants or draws a walk. His swing isn’t pretty, but he picks out the pitch he can drive and keeps the barrel in the zone long enough to make line-drive contact. Amaral is a plus runner and plus defender in center field and projects to stay there. He lacks the power to project as more than an extra outfielder, but he has the instincts and work ethic to get the most out of his ability. 330 Last: 299 Hunter Feduccia 4YR C Notes: School: Louisiana State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 183 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Scouts in Louisiana haven’t gotten a chance to see everything Feduccia can do this spring, even though he’s been a fixture in the middle of Louisiana State’s lineup and behind the plate. Feduccia broke his left hand right before the season began and then broke his right hand in mid-April. He barely missed time with either injury, but the pair of fractures have affected his hitting as he was hitting .248/.386/.401 at the end of the regular season. Feduccia has a solid batting eye and gap-to-gap power when he’s healthy. Defensively, Feduccia has an average arm and the tools to be an average receiver. He’s got a chance to be a well-rounded catching prospect, but while the injuries this season have proven his toughness, they haven’t given scouts a chance to fully evaluate his tools. 331 Last: 317 Patrick Winkel HS C/3B Notes: School: Amity Regional Senior HS, Woodbridge, Conn. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Connecticut Scouting Report: Winkel is an advanced defender for a high school catcher, with impressive catch and throw skills and a history of handling top-tier arms without much of a problem. He has solid-average arm strength, but makes accurate throws consistently, with a solid transfer and good footwork. A lefthanded hitter, Winkel has also shown some feel to hit, but adjusted his swing path this spring and scouts have been a bit disappointed with the results. He transitioned to an uphill bat path with a pull-oriented approach that he hasn’t quite figured out. Given his physicality and present strength scouts believe there is power to come in the future, but he’ll either need another swing adjustment or more time refining his new approach. A Connecticut commit, Winkel is expected to be a tough sign. 332 Last: 318 Lawrence Butler HS OF Notes: School: Westlake HS, Atlanta Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 192 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: West Virginia Scouting Report: Butler is a powerful, 6-foot-4 outfielder who is young for the class and fairly raw at the plate. He brings plus raw power to the table, however, and has loose wrists with a solid feel to get the bat on the baseball. His pitch selection and timing at the plate is raw, and while Buter is playing center field now, he’s like a corner outfielder in the future. He’s an above-average runner with an athletic body that should allow him to continue adding more strength and power. A West Virginia commit, Butler is considered singable and many teams have had scouting directors and national cross-checkers in to see him this spring. 333 Last: 319 Zack Gelof HS SS/RHP Notes: School: Cape Henlopen HS, Lewes, Del. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Virginia Scouting Report: A toolsy infielder committed to Virginia, Gelof has a number of interesting tools including above-average running ability, defensive potential, above-average future power and a solid swing. He struggled in a major way at East Coast Pro over the summer, which gave a number of high-end decision-makers a poor look, but he’s a projectable infielder—most likely a third baseman—with a strong, 6-foot-3, 195-pound frame who has performed well in front of area scouts this spring. Gelof is a pitcher as well. He threw in the mid 80s over the summer with major crossfire and a low 70s breaking ball, but overthrew regularly and has more ceiling as a hitter. 334 Last: 321 Jonathan Engelmann 4YR OF Notes: School: Michigan Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '15 (28) Scouting Report: A 28th-round pick of the Twins out of high school in 2015, Engelmann should go earlier in this year’s draft on the heels of an extremely productive junior season that has seen him hit .359/.442/.530 with 21 steals in 29 attempts at the end of the regular season. Engelmann is a plus runner who covers plenty of ground in center field and is adept at going back on balls. He also has an above-average arm that would fit in right field as well. Despite his productive season, there are scouts who are concerned that good velocity can beat him. But his tools package and breakout junior season should sway a team to buy in on his development. 335 Last: 322 Keegan McCarville JC RHP Notes: School: South Mountain (Ariz.) JC Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: McCarville, who played high school ball in the Phoenix area with likely first-round pick Nolan Gorman, raised his profile with a statistically outstanding second season at South Mountain CC. In 2018, McCarville led all Arizona JC hurlers with 112 strikeouts while walking only 18 in 96 innings. His short delivery can be stiff and there’s not a lot of projection in his 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame, but he’s an effective strike-thrower who gets swings and misses from a low-80s curveball. McCarville’s fastball sits 88-91 mph with life, but it doesn’t project to add much more velocity. The Santa Clara commit will get drafted by an organization that values his performance and pitchability. 336 Last: 324 Reese Olson HS RHP Notes: School: North Hall HS, Gainesville, Ga. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 155 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Tech Scouting Report: A 6-foot-1, 155-pound righthander, Olson pitches above his size, sitting in the 90-94 mph range this spring thanks to an extremely fast arm. He also gets good life on the pitch. Because of his frame and the fact that he’s a prep righthander, many teams will be out on Olson entirely, but he’s a solid athlete, throws strikes and also has shown an above-average curveball and changeup—though both pitches are inconsistent. A Georgia Tech commit, Olson is considered signable and might not make it to campus with several teams very much in on him. 337 Last: 325 Jason Rackers JC RHP Notes: School: Jefferson (Mo.) JC Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A 6-foot-7 basketball/baseball star in high school, Rackers got off to a slow start this spring, although his reduced velocity (87-90) could in part be blamed away by the brutal weather he and his teammates faced. As the sun came back out and the temperature warmed, Rackers’ fastball heated up as well. He’s helped lead Jefferson County (Missouri) to the NJCAA World Series with a 10-1, 2.68 season and racked up 95 strikeouts while walking 22 in 74 innings. Rackers is able to throw his 90-93 mph fastball and his below-average slider for strikes. He needs to improve the depth and bite of his slider and he has work to do on sequencing and pitch location—he’s in the zone, but doesn’t hit his spots. 338 Last: 326 Trevor Cadd HS OF Notes: School: King HS, Riverside, Calif. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Fullerton Scouting Report: Long one of the most dangerous hitters in Southern California, Cadd posted the second-highest exit velocity at the WWBA Championships last fall and was primed for a big senior year, but he broke his tibia before the season and never quite got his timing back. He hit .261 with 28 strikeouts in 28 games. When right, Cadd is a physical, athletic hitter who brings the barrel to the ball with authority. He has the bat speed to turn around elite velocity and shows above-average power potential, but his amount of swings and misses this year concerned evaluators. Cadd is an average runner who plays a solid center field but projects to move to a corner, where he has the power to profile. He is a mature, mentally strong individual who played through the death of his brother in a car accident last year. Even with his down senior season, Cadd’s athleticism and power potential have teams interested in the back of the top 10 rounds. He is committed to Cal State Fullerton. 339 Last: 410 Clay Fisher 4YR SS Notes: School: UC Santa Barbara Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Reds '17 (27) Scouting Report: Fisher had Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm last March and opted to return to UCSB for his senior year rather than sign with the Reds as a 27th-round pick. Fisher spent most of the season as the designated hitter before taking the field again in mid-April, initially at second base before returning to shortstop. Fisher’s value is tied to his defense. He is an above-average to plus defensive shortstop with silky-smooth actions, excellent range and superb instincts. He makes difficult plays look easy and projects to stay at shortstop long-term. His arm, however, did not look back to full strength when he returned, earning 30 grades on the 20-to-80 scouting scale from evaluators. Offensively, Fisher has improved but still has a long swing and lacks strength, projecting as a bottom-of-the-order hitter, at best. Whether his arm comes all the way back and allows him to stay at shortstop will determine his future. 340 Last: 327 Tim Borden HS SS Notes: School: Our Lady of Providence HS, Clarksville, Ind. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Borden has been a standout for Providence High in Clarksville, Ind., across the Ohio River from Louisville, where he’s been committed since he was a freshman. Borden has quick hands and, at his best, drives the ball well. The righthanded hitter hasn’t made as much contact this spring as scouts would like to see, however. Listed at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, Borden has a projectable frame and should hit for more power as he physically matures and cuts down on his swings and misses. Borden stands out for his athleticism and will get the chance to stay at shortstop. Borden’s spring means he’s likely to get to Louisville, where he’ll be able to refine his tools. 341 Last: 329 Carter Raffield HS RHP Notes: School: Bleckley County HS, Cochran, Ga. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander who’s shown electric stuff in the past, Raffield dealt with an injury this spring, which might clear a path to Clemson, where he is committed. When healthy, Raffield has been up to 94 mph with excellent feel to spin a downer, 12-to-6 curveball. Scouts like his feel for a changeup as well and think it could be a plus pitch for him in the future. There are some things to clean up in Raffield’s delivery, including significant head whack and recoil in his finish, but he has a terrific frame, strength and the athleticism to dream on. 342 Last: 330 Basiel Williams HS OF Notes: School: Ponchatoula HS, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 180 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: It’s all future projection with Williams, who is a tooled-up, switch-hitting outfielder with plus speed and developing power. He’s been hurt this spring, however, and he hasn’t been great on the field, leaving a lot of guesswork for teams as to what he’ll become in the future. Williams showed some flashes over the summer showcase circuit, including a game during the East Coast Pro showcase when he tripled from the left side off a 91 mph fastball from Lineras Torres Jr. Unfortunately, scouts also had poor looks at Williams over the summer, including early at Perfect Game’s National Showcase, where Williams looked out of sync defensively with poor reads in the outfield and was outmatched at the plate. He has arm strength, but he needs to iron out his mechanics and footwork to get the most out of it. Williams feels like a player who could benefit from going to Mississippi State, getting more reps and adding strength before going to pro ball. 343 Last: 331 Matt Rudis HS RHP Notes: School: Madisonville (Texas) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: Rudis caught a lot of attention late last summer as he pitched with one of the more impressive fastballs in the prep class. Rudis could run his fastball up to 94-96 mph at its best, but it was the outstanding late tailing action on the heater that most impressed evaluators. His lower arm slot helped generate that movement and he also showed an ability to locate his usable breaking ball. But Rudis’ stuff backed up some this spring, making it more likely he makes it to Texas Christian. 344 Last: 332 Ben Madison 4YR RHP Notes: School: Central Baptist (Ark.) Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Madison was a compelling combination of athleticism and potential when he was coming out of Bauxite (Ark.) HS in 2015. Three years later, that scouting report still applies, but now he has some dominant performances in NAIA ball on his resume. As of early May, Madison was leading all NAIA pitchers with 16 strikeouts per nine innings and he has reached double-digit strikeouts in nine of his first 14 starts in 2018. Madison’s above-average, 91-93 mph fastball can touch 95-96 mph at its best. It sets up an above-average slider that has left hitters helpless and he mixes in the sporadic curveball. Madison will need to continue to develop his secondary offerings, but as a twitchy athlete who could continue to develop, Madison is a high-upside righthander who could be drafted late on day two or early on day three of this year’s draft. 345 Last: 333 Grant Holman HS RHP Notes: School: Eastlake HS, Chula Vista, Calif. Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: California Scouting Report: Holman was the star of the 2013 Little League World Series as a 6-foot-4 13-year-old. He pitched a no-hitter in his team’s opener in Williamsport, Pa., then hit a grand slam the next day and followed with the game-winning, three-run homer in extra innings to lift the West to the U.S. title game, which it won. Holman continued to star in high school, going 29-1 on the mound in his career and winning San Diego County’s player of the year award as a junior. Now 6-foot-6, 215 pounds, Holman is a bit of a project despite his maxed-out frame. He usually sits 89-91 mph and touches 94 at his best, but at other times he sits 86-87 and barely touches 90 mph. His 78-80 mph changeup flashes above-average but isn’t consistent and his mid-70s curveball needs a lot of work. A few teams like Holman better as a hitter, seeing plus raw power and excellent timing, although his bat speed is average and he is limited to first base. Scouts fear Holman doesn’t have much projection left, but his long run of success has them interested. He is strongly committed to California and will require a sizable bonus to sign. VIDEO 346 Last: 334 Niko Hulsizer 4YR OF Notes: School: Morehead State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Hamate injuries normally sap hitters’ power for months after they return to action. Hulsizer, the 2017 Division I home run champ with 27 home runs, has enough power that he could drive the ball out even with less than his full hand strength. Scouts throw 70 grades on his exceptional raw power and the 6-foot-2, 225 pound junior has shown a consistent ability to get that power to play in games. He was hitting .302/.440/.595 with nine home runs in 32 games heading into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Hulsizer is an above-average runner who can play fringe-average defense in a corner outfield spot with an average arm. Hulsizer’s below-average hit tool is what will likely push him into day three of the draft. He has reduced his strikeout rate to 20 percent this season (down from 25 percent as a sophomore), but scouts continue to be concerned about his ability to make semi-consistent contact. 347 Last: 335 Sean Guilbe HS SS/3B Notes: School: Berks Catholic HS, Reading, Pa. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: A split-camp player, some teams could be in on Guilbe as high as the fourth to sixth round range thanks to his exceptional power potential, while other teams are out because he’s a right-right power-over-hit bat with real hit-tool concerns. There’s no doubt that Guilbe has power now, and could have plus power as he continues to develop and fill out a 6-foot-2, 190-pound frame. He’ll put on shows in batting practice and he has some bat speed, but there are real timing issues and it’s a pull-oriented, strength based swing which could create problems as he faces better pitching and higher velocity arms. Guilbe can throw enough to handle third base—he has an average arm—but he’s a below average runner and will be limited to a corner position. He’s committed to Tennessee, but teams expect him to be signable. 348 Last: 336 Aldrich DeJongh JC OF Notes: School: Hillsborough (Fla.) JC Ht: 5-7 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: DeJongh is a plus-plus runner who has worked hard on his defense and has done a good job of turning himself into an average defender in center field. He hit .376/.425/.593 for Hillsborough this season with 33 steals in 40 attempts. At the plate, DeJongh has a small strike zone (he’s 5-foot-7, 175 pounds) but that same small stature limits his power potential. He has shown gap power and the lefthanded hitter has improved his pitch selection. 349 Last: 339 Miko Rodriguez HS OF/INF Notes: School: Forest Hills Central HS, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: The late winter made it hard for scouts to get a good look at Rodriguez, but there’s a lot to like. Rodriguez has a swing scouts can love with plus raw power. Rodriguez is mainly a right fielder with a plus arm that plays out there, but there are some evaluators who wouldn’t mind trying him out at third base. He’s an average runner and a Texas A&M signee. Michigan high school hitters often make it to school and they sometimes take a little time to get adjusted to college ball, but Rodriguez has the tools to be a name to watch in three years, if he doesn’t get snapped up this year. 350 Nick Iverson JC RHP Notes: School: Central Arizona JC Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Iverson jumped on scouts' radars early in 2018, when the sophomore touched 96 mph in the first weekend of the season. For most of the year the Ontario, Canada native's fastball velocity has sat in the low 90s, however, touching 93 mph. Because of his smaller, 6-foot-1, 170-pound stature, Iverson doesn’t project to add more zip to his average fastball. He has good feel for all four of his pitches, with his curveball, slider and changeup projecting to be average pitches. Scouts noted that Iverson’s stuff backed up as the season progressed, likely due to his lack of size. He competes well and has feel for the game. He could get drafted late on day two, although a team that saw the potential in his early season performances could jump on him before then. Iverson is committed to Gonzaga, but he is considered signable.

276 Adam Scott 4YR LHP Notes: School: Wofford Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Scott figures to be a solid top-10 round senior sign thanks to a very loud spring with Wofford during his fourth year in the Southern Conference. After striking out 108 batters in 2017 with a 10.4 K/9, Scott has gone to another level this spring with 137 strikeouts in 103 innings of work—good for an 11.9 K/9. A big, 6-foot-4, 220-pound lefthander, Scott throws a fastball that averages around 90 mph, in the 88-92 mph range. His secondaries are solid though none of the pitches project as above-average. His loudest game of the season came on April 27 vs. UNC-Greensboro when Scott went nine innings and struck out 17 batters on 124 pitches. 277 Last: 268 Cesar Salazar 4YR C Notes: School: Arizona Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 188 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Salazar first came to the United States from his home in Hermosillo, Mexico for high school alongside Javier Medina, who was the third-round pick of the Rockies in 2015. While eligibility issues limited playing time for both Salazar and Medina in high school, Salazar has spent most of the last three years serving as Arizona’s starting catcher. He has made big strides at the plate this year by adding strength, but he is still regarded as a defense-first catcher. He blocks and receives well and knows how to manage a pitching staff. His fringe-average arm plays up because his quick hands and feet allow him to get rid of the ball quickly. Salazar improved offensively in 2018 with solid bat-to-ball skills, but he is still more of a singles hitter who doesn’t impact the baseball consistently. He has a short, compact swing, however, and could grow into more power. Most importantly, Salazar’s intangibles allow all of his tools to play up. He’ll be drafted in the top 10 rounds, primarily because of his leadership and skills behind the plate. 278 Last: 269 Daniel Bies 4YR RHP Notes: School: Gonzaga Ht: 6-8 | Wt: 245 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: One of the biggest pitchers in the 2018 draft class, Bies is a 6-foot-8, 245-pound righhander who has a fastball up to 94 mph and an above-average breaking ball. Bies had Tommy John surgery in high school and redshirted during his first year with Gonzaga, but he has improved each season since 2016. Bies has turned into an above-average strike thrower after walking more than one batter per inning in a short 2016 season and then over five batters per nine innings in 2017. This spring, Bies has gone right after hitters with a solid-average fastball that plays up thanks to his size and the plane he’s able to get on the ball. He has struck out 104 hitters and walked just 21 through his first 97 innings. Bies was on teams’ radars last season, and although he didn’t get drafted, he has done enough to become a potential top-10 round selection in June. 279 Last: 270 C.J. Alexander JC 3B Notes: School: State JC of Florida Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The older brother of Blaze Alexander, C.J. is a solid prospect in his own right, although he’s an entirely different player than his defensive-oriented younger brother. Alexander transferred from Ball State after playing sparingly in two seasons, and he has improved his draft stock tremendously thanks to a strong spring with State JC of Florida as well as an impressive summer when he ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League. This spring, he hit .405/.488/.785, leading the Manatees in slugging percentage and home runs (15). Power is Alexander’s carrying tool and he has 70-grade raw power with a fluid lefthanded swing. The Central Florida commit did a nice job of cutting down his strikeouts this spring and has shown enough ability at third base to have a chance to stick at the hot corner in pro ball. His plus arm strength would easily play at the position, although some evaluators worry that his size—6-foot-5, 215 pounds—will push him to first base or a corner outfield spot. A fringe-average runner currently, his speed could continue to diminish in the future. 280 Last: 271 Chance Huff HS RHP Notes: School: Niceville (Fla.) Senior HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: A big, strong righthander out of Niceville (Fla.) Senior High—the same high school that produced Brewers righthander Jimmy Nelson—Huff has drawn comparisons to Phil Bickford thanks to his 6-foot-4, 205-pound frame. Huff’s stuff isn’t as loud as Bickford’s was out of high school, and he certainly won’t be a first round selection, but Huff has a fastball in the 88-93 mph range and an easy arm action. He’s athletic for his size and has life on his fastball, as well as an above-average breaking ball. A Vanderbilt commit, Huff could be a tough sign. 281 Last: 197 Mitchell Parker HS LHP Notes: School: Manzano HS, Albuquerque Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: Despite an inconsistent spring in 2018, scouts agree that Parker’s size and lefthandedness will have the New Mexico prep product going off the board somewhere in the top 10 rounds. Parker certainly intrigued scouts during last fall’s WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, Fla., when he struck out 15 batters in five innings. Parker gets swings and misses on an 86-92 mph fastball and he should be able to add velocity as he matures, although his command of the pitch has been inconsistent. His 12-to-6 curveball has good shape and spin to it, but the 73-74 mph pitch could be more effective at a higher velocity. Both his breaking ball and changeup were graded as below-average pitches this spring. Parker uses a rough but deceptive delivery with a stab in the back and an inconsistent release point. Parker will be a project for whichever team drafts him and won't be a fast mover. He is committed to Tennessee. 282 Last: 272 Keegan McGovern 4YR OF/1B Notes: School: Georgia Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A four-year starter with Georgia, McGovern had a breakout season this spring and hit .324/.442/.627 with 14 home runs and 12 doubles. He was named a first-team all-SEC player for his performance. That effort comes on the heels of a solid, yet unspectacular junior campaign when McGovern had 14 multi-hit games but just a pair of home runs. With McGovern’s above-average raw power beginning to show in games, teams could think of him as a quality senior sign. He has little track record with a wood bat, however, and he will be limited to a corner outfield position in pro ball. During McGovern’s one summer in the Cape Cod League in 2016, he hit just .156/.301/.312, though he is a completely different hitter nearly two years later. McGovern has battled back injuries throughout his time with Georgia, including a brief spell this spring, but he’s played at least 48 games in each of his four seasons at Georgia. 283 Last: 273 Mateo Gil HS SS Notes: School: Timber Creek HS, Fort Worth Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: Gil draws some comparisons to Luke Wakamatsu, a 20th-round pick of the Indians in 2015 who received a day two signing bonus. Like Wakamatsu, Gil has big league bloodlines—he’s the son of long-time big leaguer Benji Gil. And as the son of a big leaguer, Gil shows advanced feel and understanding of the game. He’s a smooth, polished defender at shortstop with an accurate, average arm and solid athleticism. Gil is a divisive prospect. A majority of teams do not see him as having enough tools to be worthy buying him out of his Texas Christian commitment. But there are a few teams who see Gil’s strong hands and wrists and see him developing more power as he matures to go with an advanced approach at the plate. 284 Last: 274 Tyler O'Clair HS RHP/1B Notes: School: Calera (Ala.) HS Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama-Birmingham Scouting Report: Something of a spring popup player, O’Clair didn’t attend many big summer showcase events last summer aside from the East Coast Pro showcase, but has impressed scouts this spring out of Calera (Ala.) High. Standing at 6-foot-5, 185-pounds, O’Clair is an athletic player with three potential plus offerings, including a fastball that’s presently 89-92 and touching 93, a curveball that shows above-average spin and a changeup that he flashes occasionally. O’Clair is an Alabama-Birmingham commit. 285 Last: 275 Blair Henley 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '16 (22) Scouting Report: Henley was a 22nd-round pick of the Yankees out of Arlington Heights (Texas) HS, where he threw back-to-back-to-back no-hitters during his senior season. After serving as a mid-week starter/reliever as a freshman he’s developed into a reliable weekend starter for Texas as a draft-eligible sophomore. Henley’s 90-94 mph fastball plays a little better than the radar gun would indicate because of an excellent spin rate. His 81-83 mph slider also is a high RPM pitch, giving him a pair of potentially above-average offerings. 286 Last: 276 Jake Bird 4YR RHP Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A shoulder injury sank Bird’s draft hopes last year, but he returned to UCLA as a senior and became the Bruins’ top starter. He went 7-4, 1.99 in a team-high 15 starts during the regular season, carrying the load as expected top starters Kyle Molnar, Justin Hooper and Jon Olsen all went down with elbow injuries. Bird is physically well put together at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, but he doesn’t have blow-away stuff. He pitches to contact with a sinking, 89-93 mph fastball and an above-average, mid-80s slider, inducing a lot of ground balls and letting his defense work. His max-effort, high three-quarters delivery creates some deception but also limits his command. Bird projects as a two-pitch reliever at the next level, with a groundball specialist becoming his most likely outcome. His talent is that of a seventh- to 10th-round pick and he is expected to go in that range as a senior sign. 287 Last: 277 Aidan Maldonado HS RHP Notes: School: Rosemount (Minn.) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Illinois Scouting Report: Maldonado popped up onto the national scouting scene with an impressive performance at the World Wood Bat Championships in Jupiter last October. In that short stint, Maldonado showed a 91-95 mph fastball and a two-plane power curve breaking ball that flashed above-average. Both pitches came from a fast, live arm. The arm strength has been there this spring as well, but he’s been more hittable than scouts would like and evaluators aren’t enamored with his delivery. The Illinois signee could still end up getting some money in the draft, but it’s more likely to come from a team drafting him on day three. VIDEO 288 Last: 422 Rylan Thomas 4YR 1B Notes: School: Central Florida Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 235 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mets '16 (26) Scouting Report: A BA Freshman All-American after an impressive first year with Central Florida in which he hit .303/.359/.530 with 14 home runs, Thomas has improved across the board during his draft-eligible sophomore season this spring. He hit .348/.447/.594 through 54 games with 13 home runs, cut his strikeout rate from 33 percent to 23 percent, more than doubled his walk rate—from 5.79 BB% in 2017 compared to 13.73 BB% in 2018—and has consistently put up big exit velocity numbers. Thomas has easy 60-grade raw power, but is more of a power-over-hit bat with very little defensive value. A right-right first baseman, Thomas is a below-average defender at the position and will likely see a lot of time in a DH role in pro ball. As a draft-eligible sophomore with big numbers and a tool teams covet, Thomas is expected to be a tough sign but there should be teams intrigued enough with his power and progress to take the bait. 289 Last: 278 Chase Costello HS RHP Notes: School: Pompano Beach (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 193 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Costello popped up on the national scene in the summer of 2017 thanks to an intriguing combination of size, stuff and pitchability. A 6-foot-4 Louisiana State commit, Costello filled up the strike zone with low-90s fastballs at Perfect Game’s National Showcase last June and again impressed area scouts and high-level decision makers at the East Coast Pro showcase later during the summer. In addition to a fastball that he spots regularly, Costello throws a sharp, 78-82 mph slider that he is comfortable throwing low and way to righthanders and to his arm side against lefties. The pitch is at least an average offering and scouts project it to be a plus breaking ball. He also throws an occasional changeup that scouts project as above-average or plus as well. Costello’s stuff has taken a step back this spring, however, as his fastball has been closer to 87-91 mph than sitting in the low 90s and touching 94-95 mph like it was last summer. Because of that, Costello could easily wind up at Louisiana State, where he’ll have a chance to further tap into his natural raw talent. 290 Erick Rivera HS OF Notes: School: Escuela Manuela Toro Morice, Caguas, P.R. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Broward (Fla.) JC Scouting Report: Rivera was one of the few Puerto Rican players who stood out to scouts at this spring’s Excellence Tournament, showcasing an impressive bat which projects for above-average power down the line. A lefthanded hitting outfielder who has shown a good ability to hit, with a whippy, uppercut bat path. Rivera profiles as a corner outfielder with some present strength, but room in his 6-foot, 180-pound frame to add more. In the outfield, he’s an average runner who has a fringe-average arm with a big crow hop and a high effort release on throws. He’s also shown some instincts on the base paths. 291 Last: 280 Justin Montgomery 4YR RHP Notes: School: California Baptist Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Montgomery is the latest righthander out of Division II pitching factory California Baptist. He earned all-star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer and had the helium to go in the top five rounds this spring before poor fastball command hampered him in a middling junior season. Montgomery has an appealing pitcher’s body at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds and his best offering is a Lance McCullers-esque power curveball that reaches 87 mph. It’s an easy plus pitch with two-plane life, depth and the ability to draw swings and misses from even the best hitters. Montgomery can’t always showcase his curveball as often as he would like because he has trouble getting ahead in the count with his 90-93 mph fastball, giving him a high walk rate and running up his pitch counts. Montgomery projects as a reliever with his two-pitch mix and lack of control. His power curveball is a weapon that will carry him. 292 Last: 281 Cody Morris 4YR RHP Notes: School: South Carolina Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Orioles '15 (32) Scouting Report: Drafted in the 32nd round by the Orioles out of high school in 2015, Morris is now a draft-eligible sophomore at South Carolina. Morris is a big-bodied righthander listed at 6-foot-5, 222 pounds who possesses a starter’s frame but fringy command. Morris can scrape the mid- to upper 90s with his fastball, generally working 92-95 mph, but due to his long arm action he has difficulty repeating his release point and has issues locating his power breaking ball. That slider grades below-average, but he does feature an above-average changeup. When he’s on, Morris has ace-like stuff and he’s shown improvement over the course of the season—actually pitching better for the Gamecocks during SEC play (4-2, 3.71, 51 IP, 15 BB, 57 K). That performance could be enough for Morris to enter pro ball after South Carolina’s postseason run, as he’s projected to land in the seventh or eighth round. But he does have leverage if he decides to return to South Carolina for his junior season. 293 Last: 283 Davis Daniel 4YR RHP Notes: School: Auburn Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cubs '16 (34) Scouting Report: Daniel was well-regarded in 2016 coming out of the Alabama prep ranks and was drafted in the 34th round by the Cubs. He continued on to Auburn, where he has been a mainstay on staff the last two years. Daniel throws his fastball in the low 90s and regularly runs it up to 96 mph. He also throws a big curveball and a changeup, but both offerings are inconsistent. Two issues have hounded Daniel throughout his college career: his fastball doesn’t have much life, making it easier to square up, and his control has been below-average. Daniel, a draft-eligible sophomore, pitched well down the stretch as he began working off his fastball more. 294 Last: 284 Chase Shugart 4YR RHP/INF Notes: School: Texas Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After a solid summer in the Cape Cod League, Shugart was poised to prove to scouts that he could start, as he was slated to move into the Longhorns rotation after two years in the bullpen. The move to the rotation hasn’t gone as smoothly as Shugart hoped. He’d touched 96-97 in shorter stints, but it’s dropped to 89-93 mph as a starter. His fastball and his 81-84 mph slider and 73-75 mph curve have proven more hittable than expected in longer outings. As a reliever both played up a little more, but starting has allowed him to use a playable changeup as well. He struggles at times to get his fastball down in the zone, and without much plane on the pitch, it’s hittable up in the zone even when it has solid velocity. Shugart already faced draft headwinds because he’s a 5-foot-10 righthander, and he’s yet to prove he can stick in the rotation in pro ball. 295 Last: 285 Ryan Jeffers 4YR C Notes: School: UNC Wilmington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Jeffers has put up remarkably consistent numbers in his three years at UNC-Wilmington, and is a career .325/.452/.623 hitter with the Seahawks through the first 54 games this spring, with none of his individual season lines far off from that mark. Since becoming an everyday player as a sophomore, Jeffers has tapped into double-digit home run power, though there are scouts who are skeptical of that sort of home run production continuing to show up as a professional. A team not convicted in his power might be out on Jeffers, as he’s a below-average runner with an average arm behind the dish, and questions about whether he can stick there. If a team buys into the bat being real—and there’s also wood bat track record to suggest it’s not—he could be an interesting offensive option in the middle of the top ten rounds. 296 Last: 286 Brock Deatherage 4YR OF Notes: School: North Carolina State Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 186 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Pirates '17 (27) Scouting Report: Deatherage is an off-the-charts athlete with dynamic tools who slipped to the 27th round (Pirates) last June due to a junior season in which he had more strikeouts (57) than hits (41). Determined to rebound, Deatherage returned for his senior season and has had a polar opposite year, slashing .305/.395/.554 with a career-high 14 home runs and 16 stolen bases in 23 attempts. Like several N.C. State hitters, Deatherage has far too much swing and miss in his game, leading the Wolfpack with 72 strikeouts to 27 walks in 213 at-bats. While he has legitimate above-average power in his lefthanded bat, the length of his swing and propensity to chase breaking balls below the zone limit his chances of hitting for a high average at the next level. His other tools could carry him, though, as Deatherage has elite speed that earns 80 grades on the 20-80 scale as well as a plus throwing arm. Deatherage plays right field for N.C. State because of the slightly more gifted Josh McClain in center field, but he profiles as a center fielder at the next level. Whether he’s a backup or a starter will depend on his ability to smooth out his swing mechanics and make consistent contact. 297 Last: 287 Zane Collins 4YR LHP Notes: School: Wright State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Collins emerged as a key member of Wright State’s rotation as a sophomore and he carried that momentum into a solid summer in the Cape Cod League, where he was named an all-star. His fastball typically sits around 90 mph and he throws it with plenty of sinking action. The movement he gets on the pitch, combined with his 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame, help him produce a lot of groundball outs. He also mixes in a curveball and changeup. Collins stood out on the Cape for his pitchability and control, but he’s this spring struggled in that area and is averaging nearly six walks per nine innings. As a somewhat-raw lefthander who performed well on the Cape, Collins still has an attractive skillset even after a subpar spring. 298 Last: 314 Codi Heuer 4YR RHP Notes: School: Wichita State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: No one bit on drafting Heuer as a draft-eligible sophomore last year, but that should change this year after he posted a solid season as the Shockers' Friday night starter. Hitters get a good look at the ball as Heuer has a long arm action, but he carries his 92-93 mph velocity easily through starts and generally has 94-96 mph available whenever he needs it. Both his slider and changeup are below-average pitches right now, so a team drafting Heuer will either need to help him improve his secondaries or move him to the bullpen, where all of his stuff would likely play up. 299 Caleb Kilian 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Tech Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Kilian is a draft-eligible sophomore who moved into the Red Raiders rotation midway through the season and proved to be a revelation. He was 8-1, 2.30 with 22 walks and 53 strikeouts in 58.2 innings. Kilian’s stuff is as good as anyone on the Texas Tech’s roster. His fastball sits in the low-90s and has touched 95. His changeup and curveball are both potentially average offerings. He commands the curveball very well, but it’s not a true swing-and-miss pitch, which is the knock on Kilian. He doesn’t have a plus pitch that scouts project as a weapon in pro ball, so he’ll have to either add some life to his fastball or refine his breaking ball. 300 Last: 320 Tyler Gray 4YR RHP Notes: School: Central Arkansas Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '17 (20) Scouting Report: Gray has the makings of an excellent senior sign as a productive college starting pitcher with a long track record of success. A 20th-round pick of the Twins last season, Gray has been even better as a senior. Scouts in to see Missouri State shortstop Jeremy Eierman in February watched Gray shut out the Bears for seven innings, striking out nine. He struck out 10 or more in three of his first nine starts this season. Gray mixes an 89-91 mph fastball, an average curveball and a fringe-average changeup, but he locates all three of his pitches well and is competitive on the mound.

251 Last: 230 Jon Olsen 4YR RHP Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Olsen pitched well when he was on the mound this year, but staying on the mound was a problem. After showing well for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer, Olsen had an emergency appendectomy in January, took a horrific line drive off his face in March that required orbital bone surgery, and in May had season-ending elbow surgery. In between it all, Olsen pitched to a 2.20 ERA in six starts, earning wide admiration for his toughness. The 6-foot-3 Olson relies on pitchability and craftiness to succeed. His fastball sits 88-89 mph and touches 91, but it plays up with command and running life. Olsen particularly excels at pitching inside with his fastball and elevating it. Olsen’s best secondaries are his potential above-average slider and average curveball, and he also has a firm changeup that is fringe-average but usable. Olsen lacks big stuff, but he pitches off guts and command and hasn’t failed yet. His latest elbow injury may cause him to return to school for his senior year. 252 Last: 245 Nelson Maldonado 4YR OF Notes: School: Florida Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Maldonado was the leading hitter on the Gators’ 2017 national championship team and he’s put together another solid season in 2018. Maldonado has excellent plate discipline, understanding of the strike zone and barrel control. Those attributes have helped him walk more than he’s struck out during his career and made him a consistent presence in the Gators’ lineup. The righthanded hitter has average power and shows it most when he can turn on the ball. Maldonado has mostly served as Florida’s designated hitter and profiles best in left field in pro ball. Without premium tools, there’s a lot of pressure on Maldonado’s hitability to carry him, but an analytically inclined team figures to value his skillset enough to call his name in the top 10 rounds. 253 Last: 246 Chris Machamer 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Machamer stepped in as the setup man to 2017 sixth-round pick Logan Salow as a true freshman. After Salow left, Machamer went from solid setup man to dominating closer. He showed an ability to work multiple innings although he's rarely worked on back-to-back days because of that. Machamer's velo ticked up from the low 90s to touch more 94s and 95s as the season wore on. He throws plenty of strikes with an average fastball, setting up an above-average slider that has good late break and an average changeup. As a draft-eligible sophomore, Machamer has leverage if he opts to return to Kentucky, but his stuff is good enough for a team to consider spending to land him. VIDEO 254 Last: 261 Eric De La Rosa JC OF Notes: School: Grossmont (Calif.) JC Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: De La Rosa is a late-blooming outfielder who transferred from San Jose State and laid waste to the California JC circuit this spring, batting .434 with 14 home runs, 60 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. De La Rosa has a long, lean, athletic physique at 6-foot-4, 175 pounds and shows hints of all five tools. He is an above-average runner with long strides who glides to balls in center field, where he should stick in pro ball. He shows plus raw power, runs the bases well and has an average arm. The concern about De La Rosa is he feasted on poor pitching and he showed a propensity to expand the strike zone when faced with better velocity. Scouts who like De La Rosa see a player whose tools keep getting better and think he could grow into an everyday regular with 20 homers and 20 stolen bases. Others are skeptical of his age and competition level and think he’ll run into trouble hitting in the low minors. 255 Last: 247 Adam Hackenberg HS C Notes: School: Miller School, Charlottesville, Va. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: A big, 6-foot-2, 225-pound backstop with a mature body, Hackenburg stands out for his plus raw power and tremendous arm strength—drawing 70 grades from many scouts who have seen him throw from behind the plate. Hackenburg had a very loud tournament at last fall’s World Wood Bat Association World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., catching for the Canes’ National Team and splitting time behind the dish with Anthony Seigler. Offensively, he doesn't have great feel for the strike zone currently, but his swing is solid enough to allow his power to play in-games. There is some work to do in cleaning up his actions behind the plate, as Hackenburg’s receiving and blocking are both below-average and he has some stiffness, but he is athletic enough to make the necessary adjustments and could develop into an above-average defender. A Clemson commit, Hackenburg is one of the smartest kids in his high school class. 256 Last: 211 Brett Conine 4YR RHP Notes: School: Cal State Fullerton Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Conine saved 25 games the last two seasons as Cal State Fullerton’s closer, including the clinching victories in the Stanford Regional and Long Beach Super Regional in 2017. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Conine is dependent on his velocity for success because his fastball is straight and lacks life. He gets swings and misses when he’s at his best, regularly reaching 95 mph. At other times, his velocity drops to 90-91 mph and he gets hit around. He gave up more than one hit per inning as a junior because he spent more time at his lower velocity. Conine’s best secondary offering is an above-average, power curveball in the 79-80 mph range and he can throw his changeup for a strike as well. Conine has a chance to move fairly quickly as a reliever in pro ball, but only if he can find a way to maintain the upper end of his velocity range. He projects to be picked toward the back of the top 10 rounds. 257 Last: 249 Christopher Williams HS OF/LHP Notes: School: River Ridge HS, Woodstock, Ga. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: Williams is an interesting two-way player who most teams prefer as a hitter because of his extremely loose hands and average raw power at the plate, as well as his plus arm in the outfield. A Florida International commit, Williams is still raw at the plate, but his bat speed and the looseness of his swing have scouts and crosscheckers alike excited for his future potential. Most of his power is of the doubles variety presently, although he has hit several home runs to right-center, which helps when projecting his power in the future. An average runner, Williams profiles best as a corner outfielder, where his arm is strong enough to play in right field. Evaluators are mixed on his potential on the mound, with some scouts giving him a fringe-average fastball grade with a promising slider that cuts in on lefthanded hitters. Others say Williams’ fastball is poor with a fringe-average delivery and strike-throwing ability. 258 Last: 250 Braydon Fisher HS RHP Notes: School: Clear Falls HS, League City, Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Lamar Scouting Report: Fisher is another Texas prep arm who has done a lot to help himself this spring. A well-built 6-foot-4, 180-pound righthander, Fisher has seen his velocity tick up during his senior season. After topping out at 91-92 mph in showcases last summer, he’s touched 96 this spring. The Lamar signee now sits 92-96 mph at his best with a slurvy breaking ball and a developing changeup. 259 Last: 251 Mattheu Nelson HS C Notes: School: Calvary Christian HS, Clearwater, Fla. Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida State Scouting Report: A solid, all-around catcher committed to Florida State, Nelson impressed scouts over the summer with solid-average arm strength that has a chance to be plus in the future thanks to an above-average release. Scouts believe he will be a solid or above-average defensive catcher, with the ability to throw with both strength and accuracy from his knees. Offensively, Nelson has a compact, level swing with average bat speed that’s more suited for spraying doubles to all fields than hitting home runs. He has present strength in his compact, 5-foot-11, 195-pound frame, but it’s hard to project him with much more than average power in the future. 260 Last: 213 Brandon Dieter HS SS/RHP Notes: School: South Hills HS, West Covina, Calif. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Stanford Scouting Report: Dieter might be one of the best high school baseball players in the class, but the Stanford commit has no carrying tool and because of that he is somewhat of a polarizing figure. There are teams who don’t have him on their board and want to see him go to Stanford, where he would be able to prove he can succeed against Pac-12 competition. Other teams are already intrigued by his hitting ability, defensive actions and the overall polish surrounding his game. A two-way player for South Hills (West Covina, Calif.) High and a utility player on Team USA’s 18U club, Dieter has advanced strike-throwing ability but is without a plus pitch on the mound. At shortstop, he is solid defensively but doesn’t have great range and is a below-average runner. As a pitcher, Dieter throws a fastball that’s usually in the 87-90 mph range and has been up to 92 mph at times, though not regularly. He also has good feel to spin and locate a mid-70s curveball, although his most useful swing-and-miss offering is a low-80s changeup with excellent fading life. It’s hard to project much more to come on the mound, however, as Dieter is just 6-foot, 175 pounds and without more than average arm speed. Most teams see his professional future as a hitter. He’s shown excellent hands and glovework at shortstop and has enough arm for the position, but many scouts believe he’ll have to move to second or third because of his lack of quickness. That puts more pressure on Dieter’s bat. He’s shown great feel for the barrel throughout the summer and spring, but it might not be enough for a team to buy him out of his Stanford commitment. He’s a player who could shoot up draft boards after proving he can hit in college. Dieter is also an extremely smart player with off-the-charts makeup and work ethic. 261 Last: 252 Steven Kwan 4YR OF Notes: School: Oregon State Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Kwan leads things off in Oregon State’s potent lineup and has proven to be an on-base machine. He is a nightmare for opposing pitchers and is one of the toughest players to strike out in Division I baseball. After striking out around seven percent of the time through his first two seasons with the Beavers, Kwan has cut that rate to 4.8 percent in 2018, striking out just 12 times through his first 199 at-bats. His walk rate has done the exact opposite, shooting from under three percent during his freshman season to over 17 percent through his first 49 games this spring—even more impressive when considering Kwan’s poor power. A rangy center fielder, Kwan has a slap-hitting approach, spraying the ball to all fields and getting on base with above-average speed. While there are questions regarding how his approach will pan out in pro ball, Kwan has hit well over .300 in each of his last two seasons at Oregon State and has a strong track record of hitting in wood-bat leagues. He hit .304/.381/.342 in 26 games in the Cape Cod League last summer. Because of his ability to play above-average defense in center field and his speed, Kwan projects as a fourth outfielder whose bat might be too light to ever make him a regular. 262 Last: 241 Ethan Reed HS RHP Notes: School: Aliso Niguel HS, Aliso Viejo, Calif. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: Reed is a projectable righthander who had a loud Area Code Games performance in 2017 and left scouts excited about what he would do in the spring. At the summer showcase event, Reed sat 90-93 mph with his fastball and occasionally reached the mid-90s with present physicality and a quick arm. Scouts came away slightly disappointed this spring, however, as Reed never took the step forward many evaluators expected to see. He pitched mostly in the 87-89 mph range and touched 91-92 on only a few occasions. A basketball player in the winter, scouts felt like Reed never really got his legs under him for baseball season. And while he did show improved feel to spin an average curveball, the pitch remains inconsistent and is below-average at times. With a 6-foot-4 frame and impressive arm speed, there’s still a lot to like with Reed, but teams might have to project more than they expected at this point. He is committed to Southern California. 263 Last: 254 Michael Byrne 4YR RHP Notes: School: Florida Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Byrne in 2017 was thrust into the closer’s role for Florida and thrived. He had an All-American season as he led the nation with 19 saves and helped the Gators win the national championship. Byrne does not fit the typical closer’s profile, however. His fastball sits 90-92 mph, but he does an exceptional job of spotting it and keep it down in the zone. His slider is his primary secondary pitch and he also has a changeup, but he rarely shows it in short stints. Byrne has excellent pitchability and a feel for his craft. Without plus stuff he has to be fine to succeed and he doesn’t fit today’s profile for a reliever, but after excelling over the last two years in the Southeastern Conference and in the Cape Cod League, he’ll be given a chance to prove himself in pro ball. 264 Last: 242 Trevor Casanova 4YR C Notes: School: Cal State Northridge Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Mariners '17 (14) Scouting Report: A 14th-round pick of the Mariners out of El Camino (Calif.) JC last year, Casanova transferred to Cal State Northridge and tied for the Big West Conference batting title with a .345 average as the Matadors’ starting catcher. Casanova rarely jumps out to observers, but they often look up and see Casanova had the best game of anyone on the field. A 6-foot, 205-pound lefthanded hitter, Casanova takes good swings that produce a lot of contact and average power. His bat path is sound, but his bat speed is below-average, which concerns evaluators when he faces better velocity. Defensively, Casanova is a decent athlete who is a potential average receiver with fringe-average arm strength. Scouts have reservations because Casanova lacks a plus tool and he put up his big numbers against second-tier competition, but he still projects to go in the top 10 rounds as an athletic, lefthanded-hitting catcher with a loud track record. 265 Last: 255 Brandon Schrepf HS OF/RHP Notes: School: Gulf Breeze (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: South Florida Scouting Report: A 6-foot-3 outfielder with some athleticism and strength, Schrepf had a loud fall with the bat, homering at multiple events including the Florida Diamond Club showcase and Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association World Championships. A South Florida commit, Schrepf has loose and quick hands that give him above-average bat speed, but he’ll need to clean up some of the moving parts in his load to hit better pitching at the next level. Schrepft starts his swing with a significant leg kick and also has a lot of bat waggle and hand movement up until contact, which leads to poor impact at times. When he does square the ball up, Schrepf shows above-average power, and he has a frame that should be able to add more strength as he continues to develop. An average runner, Schrepf is quicker underway than out of the box. He has solid-average arm strength and is likely a corner outfielder in the future. 266 Last: 256 Jonathan Heasley 4YR RHP Notes: School: Oklahoma State Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 216 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A draft-eligible sophomore, Heasley’s results haven’t matched his stuff. He can touch 94-95 mph with his fastball, his power slider can earn above-average grades and he mixes in a below-average curve and change as well. But he’s proven very hittable this spring as he’s moved from a relief role to a spot in Oklahoma State’s rotation. Heasley’s below-average control needs to improve. He was 3-6, 6.72 at the end of the regular season with 86 hits allowed in 71 innings, 36 walks and 72 strikeouts. 267 Last: 248 Vinny Tosti HS OF Notes: School: Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Oregon Scouting Report: Tosti had high hopes after playing in the Perfect Game All-America Classic and Area Code Games last summer, but nothing went right for him on or off the field during his senior year. His home burned down in the Northern California wildfires in the fall, so he transferred from Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.) High to Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Calif. A strained hamstring caused him to miss the start of the season, and upon his return he pulled his other hamstring, keeping him out more than half the year. At his best, Tosti is a physical outfielder who flashes plus speed and extra-base power. But this year he struggled badly with breaking balls and had a lot of swing and miss to his game, while his speed played down because he was slow to accelerate. That lack of hitability and speed caused many evaluators to drop him down their board, even taking into account his injuries and off-the-field circumstances. Tosti’s past success in Northern California is what drives his draft stock and could still get him picked in the top 10 rounds. He is committed to Oregon. 268 Last: 258 Brandon Birdsell HS RHP Notes: School: Conroe (Texas) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: Birdsell, a Texas signee, has one of the best arms in Texas, as he’s shown he’s fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery he had in 2016. The righthander can sit 91-93 mph and touch 95. His feel for pitching and his secondary offerings have work to do to catch up to his fastball, but his frame, athleticism and fast arm could entice teams that he’s worth being patient. 269 Last: 259 Fabian Pena 4YR C Notes: School: Manhattan Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A stocky, 5-foot-11, 205-pound catcher, Pena is a strong catch-and-throw backstop who profiles well defensively. He also showed some feel to hit during his first two years with Manhattan in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, but that ability didn’t show up in the same way this spring. Pena hit just .255/.365/.411 with six home runs in 2018 after hitting .330 or better in each of his first two seasons. Pena has plus raw power and homered nine times as a freshman. He has hit with pop in wood-bat leagues as well, most notably when he recorded a .282/.342/.485 slash line with four home runs and nine doubles in 30 games in the Valley League in 2016. He held his own in the Cape Cod League in 2017 but didn’t have the same power, hitting .275/.344/.388 with two home runs in 24 games. With a pull-oriented approach and a down spring, scouts see Pena as having a backup profile. He does, however, have the soft hands, reliable receiving ability and arm strength to project as a plus defender. 270 Last: 260 Bryce Tucker 4YR LHP Notes: School: Central Florida Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A deceptive lefthanded reliever with some funk in his delivery, Tucker has had success as Central Florida’s closer in each of the last two seasons. He had a phenomenal sophomore campaign in 2017, when he posted a 1.66 ERA in 38 innings with 55 strikeouts and 12 walks. His performance hasn’t been as polished this spring, as Tucker’s walk rate has jumped significantly, although his ERA is still solid and he is striking out batters at an encouraging clip. Tucker throws a fastball in the 88-92 mph range and the pitch plays up thanks to a delivery that has the lefthander crouched and his upper half tilted toward first base through his release. Tucker also throws a curveball in the mid- to upper 70s. His control issues date back to his time with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer, when he walked six batters in 10 innings—though he still struck out 18. He fields his position well and also has a quick pickoff move to first base. 271 Last: 262 Michael Grove 4YR RHP Notes: School: West Virginia Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Grove was shaping up to be a priority follow this year as he showed a mid-rotation caliber arm for West Virginia last season before he blew out his elbow in his ninth start of the season. He hasn’t pitched in a game this year as he recovers, but pre-injury he was blowing away hitters with a 93-96 mph fastball and a plus breaking ball with above-average control. Grove’s injury status makes him a true wild card for the draft, but a team willing to take a chance could end up landing a second/third round talent in a later round. 272 Last: 263 Jared Poland HS 2B/3B/RHP Notes: School: Cathedral HS, Indianapolis Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Louisville went heavy on Indiana prep players in its 2018 recruiting class and Poland is one of the best of the bunch. The righthanded hitter has a compact swing and consistently barrels up balls thanks to his feel for hitting and quick hands. He has some pop in his bat, but his approach lends itself more to hard line drives than home runs right now. Poland, an above-average runner, can play second or third base, but he doesn’t truly profile at either position. If he gets to Louisville, as expected, he’ll get a chance to be a two-way player thanks to his fastball-curveball combination on the mound. 273 Last: 264 Joey Murray 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kent State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Murray is a favorite of scouts and coaches because of his ability to generate swings and misses with very modest velocity. He’s had one of the best seasons in college baseball, posting a 8-1, 1.63 line during the regular season with only 44 hits allowed and 132 strikeouts in 88.1 innings. Murray’s fastball sits 87-90 mph, but he blows away hitters like he’s throwing 97 mph. Murray draws comparisons to former MAC pitcher of the year Josh Collmenter, who has had a nine-year big league career after sliding to the 15th round because of his modest fastball. Murray has exceptional deception, but it’s hard to give the 6-foot-2 righthander anything more than an average grade on his fastball because of its lack of velocity. His curveball and slider are both fringe-average pitches, but his swings and misses mainly come from the fastball. He doesn’t really mix in much of a changeup yet. Murray’s lack of velocity limits how highly he will be picked, but unlike Collmenter, he could jump into day two. 274 Last: 265 Cody Roberts 4YR C/OF Notes: School: North Carolina Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 202 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Marlins '17 (38) Scouting Report: A three-year starter for North Carolina behind the plate and a 38th-round draftee of the Marlins as a sophomore, Roberts is as defensively advanced as they come at the college level. An excellent receiver who routinely catches mid-90s velocity at UNC, Roberts’ throwing arm earns 70 grades on the 20-80 scale, and he has above-average athleticism and versatility for a catcher. He’s made several starts in right field for the Tar Heels this spring. Roberts’ bat is his big question mark. At one point batting leadoff for UNC to start the season, Roberts cooled to a .277/.374/.391 line by season’s end. The righthanded hitter doesn’t project to hit for much power at the next level, but he makes decent contact, and with his defensive prowess, he just needs to hit enough to not be a liability. Roberts is a safe pick with a high floor as a backup catcher at the pro level. His bat will determine how much staying power he has. 275 Last: 266 Cristian Sanchez HS RHP Notes: School: Centreville (Va.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Virginia Scouting Report: A rail-thin, wiry righthander committed to Virginia, Sanchez has a ton of projection thanks to his quick arm and projectable frame. He was up to 92-93 mph with his fastball during the fall, and he has great life on the pitch currently, but more often than not he’s in the upper 80s. His offspeed offerings are intriguing as well, as Sanchez has feel to spin a curveball that could turn into a plus pitch down the line. He’s inconsistent presently, losing command here and there at times and most of his big time stuff has come in shorter stints. With more weight added to a 6-foot-3, 170-pound frame that can take a lot more, scouts think he will throw with an above-average fastball down the line with a curveball that can be a real outpitch. A Virginia commit, Sanchez is expected to be a tough sign if he’s taken near where his ranking suggests.

226 Last: 225 Kendall Logan Simmons HS 3B/SS Notes: School: Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, Ga. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Tech Scouting Report: Something of a split-camp player, Simmons has a few plus tools including 60-grade raw power and a plus arm, but teams are mixed on his ability to stick at shortstop, as well as his feel to hit. He had a poor summer with a lot of swing and miss, but when Simmons does connect with balls they go a long ways and he’s driven homers with authority in front of the right people at times. The power comes more from natural strength than twitchiness, which doesn’t ease the concerns that he’ll always swing and miss too much to get the most of his juice in-game. Defensively, Simmons has solid hands and defensive actions but again, he’s not super twitchy and he’s just an average runner, leading many teams to look at him as a third baseman. His spring was inconsistent and he’d occasionally start to barrel balls all over the field, but scouts would also leave fields wondering if he would ever hit, in part because the competition he’s facing is not great. There’s a good chance Simmons gets drafted higher than his ranking as some teams think he’s a shortstop with a plus arm, plus power and a chance to hit while an equal amount see a third baseman with raw power but no way to get to it consistently. 227 Last: 201 Noah Davis 4YR RHP Notes: School: UC Santa Barbara Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Davis established himself as one of the top pitching prospects in the draft class with a stellar stint in the Cape Cod League last summer, but injuries limited him to just two starts this spring and he had Tommy John surgery in March. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Davis was in second-round consideration prior to surgery. He’s an athletic righthander who sits 92-95 mph, reaches 97 and commands his fastball to both sides of the plate. Davis backs up his heater with a plus slider in the low 80s that has the sharpness and depth to be a swing-and-miss pitch in pro ball, and his changeup is a projectable third pitch that flashes average. While Davis’ injury hurts his draft stock, he still projects to be picked in the top 10 rounds, with some teams interested in the top five. He won’t be ready to pitch again until summer 2019, but his upside as a mid-rotation starter has teams believing he’s worth the wait. 228 Last: 208 Zack Kone 4YR SS Notes: School: Duke Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 202 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Though he didn’t draw quite as much buzz as Duke teammates Griffin Conine and Jimmy Herron, Kone was a Cape Cod League all-star in the summer of 2017 and has been a three-year starter for the Blue Devils with a track record of hitting. Kone has inconsistent—and sometimes violent—righthanded swing mechanics, but he has excellent feel for barreling the baseball and could hit more consistently with some polish. A thick-bodied shortstop at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Kone throws with a plus arm that could also play at third base if he outgrows the position. Kone shows average raw power in batting practice but hasn’t yet been able to unlock it in games. He’s an intriguing prospect whose value would increase if he can smooth over his rough edges in the batter’s box. VIDEO 229 Last: 226 Cooper Stinson HS RHP Notes: School: Norcross (Ga.) HS Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Duke Scouting Report: The younger brother of Graeme, a flamethrowing sophomore reliever for Duke, Stinson is a big, 6-foot-6, 240 pound righty out of Georgia who’s made big strides in the last year. Previously a soft bodied pitcher in the 88-90 mph range with mediocre spin, Stinson popped a bit at Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association World Championship, where he was in the 90-93 mph range and showed feel for an average slider. This spring he’s touched 94 mph and he routinely shows a power slider that in the mid 80s that looks like a future plus pitch. On top of that, Stinson also has a split-change that he breaks out occasionally and also has the look of a 60-grade offering. With a clean arm action and above-average body control, Stinson is an appealing and projectable arm who should be throwing in the mid 90s with more regularity in the future thanks to a strong arm and big frame. A team might like that overall package now, but he could easily get to Duke, where he will work on improving his command and poise on the mound, and attempt to gain consistency that he currently lacks. 230 Last: 227 Jonathan Bowlan 4YR RHP Notes: School: Memphis Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 237 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Bowlan is a massive, 6-foot-6, 260-pound righthander who went from being a part-time starter/reliever as a sophomore to a weekend starter as a junior. He’s pitched better than his 2-9, 3.71 record would indicate. He’s allowed 93 hits in 85 innings, but he’s only walked 18 while striking out 104. His stuff has stayed firm as a starter and he sits 91-94 and touches 95 with a three-pitch mix while carrying that velocity deep into games. His changeup and slider are both below-average pitches right now, but they flash potential to be at least average offerings eventually. Bowlan has the frame to be a durable back-end starter and unlike a lot of big-boned pitchers, he already has solid body control and above-average control for his age. 231 Last: 199 Kevin Vargas HS SS Notes: School: International Baseball Academy, Salinas, P.R. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 173 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: Perhaps the most well-known Puerto Rican player in the 2018 draft class because of his participation in high profile showcases like the Under Armour All-America Game and Perfect Game All-American Classic in 2017, Vargas is a 6-foot-2, 173-pound shortstop who has shown exciting defensive potential but has a light bat. Scouts who saw him this spring at Puerto Rico’s Excellence Tournament—one of the biggest events of the spring for P.R. draft-eligible players—thought he had backed up across the board, however. After showing solid defensive actions and above-average raw arm strength throughout the summer, Vargas didn’t stand out defensively at the event, and also struggled with the bat. If his defensive ability has gone backwards, it’s a much tougher profile for Vargas since teams were already projecting heavily on his bat improving. Vargas is committed to Florida International. 232 Last: 221 Kyle Molnar 4YR RHP Notes: School: UCLA Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cardinals '15 (25) Scouting Report: Molnar was a potential second-round pick out of high school who dropped because of his strong commitment to UCLA, and he delivered on the hype by leading all Bruins starters in wins and ERA as a freshman. But Molnar has thrown only one inning in the two years since, halting his expected rise to the top of his class. He had Tommy John surgery after his freshman year and missed all of 2017, and a setback with his elbow delayed his return to mid-April of this year, 22 months after surgery. Molnar pitched one inning in his return, left the game and didn’t pitch the rest of the season. Despite his alarming health record, Molnar’s promise as a physical righthander who can hold mid-90s velocity has teams interested in the top 10 rounds. How comfortable team doctors feel with Molnar’s medicals will have as much impact on his draft placement as anything. He has the option to return to school as a redshirt junior. 233 Andrew Perez 4YR LHP Notes: School: South Florida Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 217 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: South Florida’s closer, Perez has posted a 2.65 ERA in 34 innings this season and been seen regularly thanks to the presence of highly-touted lefthander Shane McClanahan. Perez is a talented southpaw in his own right, though he’s definitely a relief arm whereas McClanahan only might be. The 6-foot-1, 217-pound lefty throws a fastball that has been up to 95 regularly towards the end of the season, sitting in the 93-94 mph range in one inning starts and dropping down to 91-92 if he throws multiple innings. Perez’ breaking ball has also improved this spring, though it’s still just an average, 75-81 mph hard slurve, though Perez dubs it a slider. Perez could go in the latter half of the top 10 rounds thanks to a strikeout rate that’s been higher than 10 batters per nine innings each year in the American Athletic Conference and a significantly improved walk rate this spring. 234 Last: 473 Austin Hansen 4YR RHP Notes: School: Oklahoma Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Hansen has been a reliable late-inning option for the Sooners this season as he attacks hitters with a little more varied assortment than most power relievers. He mixes a 93-95 mph fastball and a solid-average curveball and changeup. At his best Hansen will touch a 96, but that velocity usually tails off, especially when he’s working back-to-back days, which feeds scouts concerns about his 6-foot frame. 235 Last: 228 Ryan Cusick HS RHP Notes: School: Avon (Conn.) Old Farms HS. Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Wake Forest Scouting Report: Listed at 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, Cusick is a strong, physical righthander who received positive reviews for remaking his body over the winter. Cusick’s fastball has touched 97 mph in the past, although he more regularly sits in the 92-94 mph range. He shows feel for a slider, although the pitch remains inconsistent. Cusick’s control is currently below-average and his overall feel to pitch is lacking. He has a starter’s build, but scouts see him more as a reliever right now. He is committed to Wake Forest, where developing his offspeed offerings and improving his command should be his primary focuses. 236 Last: 229 Justin Lewis 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (11) Scouting Report: Lewis was all set to sign with the Rays as an 11th-round pick last summer, but when the Rays didn’t sign supplemental first-round pick Drew Rasmussen, it meant that they didn’t have the money to sign Lewis. So Lewis returned for his redshirt junior year at Kentucky and once again proved to be a very reliable Sunday starter. Lewis’ plus split-changeup is a weapon with excellent deception and late tumble. His fastball is also above-average, as he’ll touch 93-94 mph at his best, and he has a fringe-average slider. Lewis is long, lean and athletic, but he could use some additional strength. His velocity tailed off badly in 2017 and he was trying to survive with a high-80s fastball by the end of the year. VIDEO 237 Jacen Roberson HS OF Notes: School: Garces Memorial HS, Bakersfield, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 176 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Bakersfield Scouting Report: Roberson is a throwback as the rare modern three-sport athlete. He was a wide receiver on his high school football team, a guard on the basketball team and the star center fielder of the baseball team. Roberson skipped the showcase circuit because of his other sports commitments, but evaluators found him and were immediately drawn to his lefthanded bat and supreme athleticism. Roberson is a twitchy, 6-foot-1, 170 pounds with some of the best hand speed in the region. That hand speed leads to exceptional bat speed and he makes consistent contact with superb hand-eye coordination. Some scouts project him as an average hitter with average power, but others see a raw bat path that takes his swing in and out of the zone quickly and worry he’ll struggle against higher-level pitching. Roberson is an above-average to plus runner who has a chance to be a plus defender in center field and he has a plus arm. Those who believe in Roberson’s bat are interested as high as the third round, but others don’t believe he’ll hit enough to project as more than a backup outfielder. He is committed to Cal State Bakersfield. 238 Last: 267 Victor Vodnik HS RHP Notes: School: Rialto (Calif.) HS Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Northridge Scouting Report: No pitcher has been drafted out of Rialto (Calif.) High since Ricky Nolasco in 2001. Vodnik is about to change that. The quick-armed, 5-foot-11 righthander popped up at the WWBA World Championships last fall throwing 95 mph and scouts stayed on him all year. Vodnik is raw and undersized, but his arm strength is undeniable. He sits at 92-93 mph and holds it well, and he touched 96 mph in the spring. His slider is self-taught and a little crude, but he flashes some above-average offerings at 84-87 mph. Vodnik received little development or coaching in Rialto, a poverty-stricken area with little baseball infrastructure, so he doesn’t repeat his arm slot or release point and he needs a lot of coaching to smooth out his delivery. Vodnik is committed to Cal State Northridge but expected to sign. He projects as a two-pitch power reliever and is expected to be drafted in the middle of the top 10 rounds. 239 Last: 232 Ty Madden HS RHP Notes: School: Cypress (Texas) Ranch HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: A year ago, Madden, a Texas signee, was a 6-foot-4 flagpole. He’s gained nearly 40 pounds since then as his frame has caught up to his growth spurt. He already can touch 96 mph and will sit 90-94 with a plus fastball and he throws a slider that is easily plus at its best. But right now he can’t maintain either pitch or his control consistently over the length of an outing. That inconsistency may ensure he gets to Texas, but if he continues to add strength, he could climb a number of spots on this list in a few years. 240 Last: 233 J.J. Montgomery 4YR RHP Notes: School: Central Florida Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Montgomery’s older brother Christian was selected in the 11th round out of high school by the Mets in 2011, but J.J. has a chance to go higher after a strong season with Central Florida. Splitting time evenly between starting and reliever, Montgomery posted a 2.49 ERA through 16 games and 61 innings, with 72 strikeouts and 18 walks. He profiles better as a reliever at the next level, with a fastball that’s better out of the bullpen, touching 95-96 mph. He has a fringe-average slider in the 79-83 mph range, and as a starter he also used a cutter and a 81-82 mph changeup at times, but had a tendency to slow his arm down with these pitches. 241 Last: 209 Kyle Luckham HS RHP Notes: School: El Dorado HS, Placentia, Calif. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Fullerton Scouting Report: Luckham’s coming-out party came in his junior year, when he pitched a complete game in the section quarterfinals to beat a Huntington Beach (Calif.) team led by Nick Pratto and Hagen Danner. He followed that performance with a strong senior season, putting himself in consideration for the top 10 rounds. Luckham is a strong, quick-armed righthander who pitches at 90-91 mph and touches 93-94. His fastball sinks with hard action in on righthanders, and as such he likes to pitch inside. Luckham’s best secondary offering is a firm changeup with late fade that projects as a plus pitch. Luckham’s arm action and high-effort delivery aren’t conducive to spinning the ball, so his curveball is below-average and evaluators have a tough time projecting it for more. He’s also physically maxed out in his 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame. Luckham projects as a reliever with his delivery and lack of a breaking ball, but his arm strength will get him drafted. He is committed to Cal State Fullerton and comes from an academic background, so he could be a tough sign. 242 Last: 235 R.J. Freure 4YR RHP Notes: School: Pittsburgh Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A hard-throwing righthanded reliever at Pittsburgh, Freure throws a plus fastball in the 92-95 mph range and can spin a powerful, downer curveball that’s also a plus pitch—giving him the raw stuff necessary to be a shutdown reliever. He struck out a ludicrous 95 batters in 58.2 innings (14.57 K/9) this spring, with all but one appearance coming out of the bullpen. The question mark with Freure surrounds his ability to throw enough strikes to have success at the next level. Scouts label him with 30-grade command and his walk rate backs that up, with 35 free passes issued through 58.2 innings (5.37 BB/9) this season. A native of Burlington, Ont., Freure was a member of Team Canada’s 18U junior national team in high school. 243 Last: 236 Tyrus Greene 4YR C Notes: School: California Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A lefthanded-hitting catcher, Greene has hit at every level he’s ever played, including a .336/.423/.415 career slash line at California through 48 games this spring. He has good bat-to-ball skills with an unorthodox swing, and he’s athletic enough to make it work—as evidenced by his statistical performance. He has also hit well in wood-bat leagues, with a .307/.385/.353 line in the Northwoods League in 2017 and a .295/.439/.386 line in the Alaskan Summer League in 2016. Greene is just 5-foot-11, 185-pounds with well below-average power, but he has a chance to be an average defender with an average throwing arm. 244 Last: 135 Mason Montgomery HS LHP Notes: School: Leander (Texas) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas Tech Scouting Report: Montgomery was one of the Texas prep pitchers who took a step forward as a senior. After sitting at in the low-90s previously, he jumped up to 94-96 mph at his best early in his senior year, leading to teams circling back to take a closer look. But the Texas Tech signee was unable to maintain that velocity jump consistently, as he settled back into the low-90s. His control and his breaking ball are also less consistent than scouts would like. He could be a high-risk, high-reward pick this year, but scouts would get a much better idea of what Montgomery is going to develop into if he heads to Texas Tech. 245 Last: 237 Devlin Granberg 4YR OF Notes: School: Dallas Baptist Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 224 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Granberg has been one of the most productive hitters in the country this year. As of mid-May he was hitting .408/.520/.612 and showing the ability to drive the ball while making plenty of contact. Granberg is a plus hitter who handles velocity with no issues. His swing also allows him to generate some loft that could develop into average power. Granberg has sneaky above-average speed as well–he had swiped 19 bags in 20 attempts. That speed hasn’t helped him yet in the outfield where he’s fringe-average defender in left field at best. His below-average arm is overtaxed in right field. He can also play an adequate first base. Granberg is a productive senior sign who has legitimate potential as well as a nice price. 246 Last: 238 Tyler Holton 4YR LHP Notes: School: Florida State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Marlins '17 (35) Scouting Report: If Holton were righthanded, there’s a chance he isn’t on this list at all. Holton throws a well below-average fastball that sits in the mid-80s and tops out at 89 mph, and he has thrown just 4.2 innings this spring after tearing his UCL in February. Because he’s left-handed, however, teams will more easily overlook his lack of pure stuff. If healthy, he would have ranked among the top 200 prospects in the draft class because of an impressive resume in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Holton was named first team all-ACC in 2017 and was a second team All-American after posting a 2.34 ERA in 119 innings with 144 strikeouts and 33 walks. Holton was also the best starter for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2017, when he posted a 0.69 ERA over in 13 innings with 14 strikeouts and just two walks. Without an average fastball, Holton excels because of his ability to effectively spot pitches in and out of the zone. He also has a plus changeup and a curveball that was showing improvement over the summer. His changeup is his only plus offering, but each of his pitches will play down at the next level because no professional hitter will be challenged by his fastball. There is a professional precedent in Brewers lefthander Brent Suter–who averages 86 mph with his fastball—and Holton has been compared to him at times. Suter is three inches taller, however, and there are more medical questions with Holton as well. 247 Last: 239 Joseph Menefee HS LHP Notes: School: George Ranch HS, Richmond, Texas Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: Menefee could have pitched his way into early Day Two consideration thanks to a low 90s fastball and a potentially plus slider. Some scouts thought his approach and delivery would eventually lead to a move to the bullpen, but he’ll almost assuredly make it to Texas A&M now as he injured his elbow and had Tommy John surgery in March. Menefee played with the 18U National team last summer, where he threw five shutout relief innings, with six strikeouts and four walks. 248 Last: 240 A.J. Graffanino 4YR SS Notes: School: Washington Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Indians '15 (26) Scouting Report: One of the most talented defenders in college baseball, Graffanino wasn’t able to showcase the leather as much this spring, as he missed almost the entirety of March and April with hamstring issues. When healthy, Graffanino is a quick-twitch infielder with range and average arm strength. There could easily be above-average arm strength in Graffanino’s tank, but scouts have rarely seen the 6-foot-2 shortstop completely air it out on throws. Some scouts believe Graffanino will need more polish defensively as a pro, as he tends to speed up the game and plays on a turf field at Husky Ballpark, where it’s easy to pick up bad defensive habits. Still, he projects as an above-average defender in the future. Offensively, his bat is light and although he’s hit better this spring in a shortened season, scouts have too frequently watched him try to slap the ball and get on base with above-average speed out of the lefthanded batter’s box. Graffanino came into Washington as a switch-hitter, but now hits exclusively from the left side. 249 Last: 243 Dexter Jordan HS OF/3B Notes: School: Hattiesburg (Miss.) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana-Lafayette Scouting Report: Jordan teamed with fellow draft prospect Joe Gray to lead Hattiesburg to the Mississippi 5A state championship this season with Jordan allowing one run in five innings to get the win while also providing three hits and three RBIs in the championship game. Jordan’s pro future will be as a position player, although what position that will be is much less clear. Jordan can play second or third base and left or right field. His best positional fit is probably third base where he has an average arm and average range. Scouts love Jordan’s mature makeup and intense on-field approach. Overall, there are a lot of average tools on Jordan’s scouting report. He is an average runner with an average arm, average defense and potentially average power. Like it is for many high school hitters, the big question is whether his hit tool will also get to average. Some scouts think it will, which is why he could hear his name called on day two of the draft. VIDEO 250 Last: 244 Nick Pogue HS RHP Notes: School: Eau Gallie HS, Melbourne, Fla. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Perhaps the best No. 2 pitcher in the high school ranks, Pogue has been the 1b to Carter Stewart for Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.) High this spring and bears a striking resemblance to the likely first-round pick with a 6-foot-5, 215-pound frame. Pogue’s current stuff isn’t quite as loud as Stewart’s, although Pogue consistently throws in the 91-93 mph range with a heavy, sinking fastball that has good angle. He also has the makings of an above-average, 77-81 mph curveball with 12-to-6 shape that shows late-breaking action and depth at times, but the pitch remains inconsistent. He’s flashed a low-80s changeup with solid armspeed, giving him three viable offerings down the line. He might be best served enrolling at Florida, where he can sharpen his secondary pitches as well as his command. He has the traits of a starting pitcher at the next level and scouts have seen him frequently this spring.

201 Last: 193 Steve Hajjar HS LHP Notes: School: Central Catholic, Lawrence, Mass. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Michigan Scouting Report: Hajjar has seen his stock rise this spring, even if it’s still more likely that he honors his commitment to Michigan. The projectable, 6-foot-5, 210-pound lefthander can reach 93-94 mph with his fastball, although it more consistently comes across in the 89-92 mph range. Despite a jerky delivery and extended arm action, Hajjar shows decent feel for a 78-80 mph slider. The offering is inconsistent, sometimes lacking the tight spin it needs, but when he’s able to snap it off the pitch shows late bite and above-average potential. His changeup is well behind his fastball and slider and will need additional development to become an average third pitch. A good athlete, Hajjar typically pounds the strike zone with above-average control. He has more room on his frame to add weight and will likely throw harder in the future. VIDEO 202 Last: 194 Ford Proctor 4YR SS Notes: School: Rice Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Royals '15 (40) Scouting Report: Proctor has been Rice’s shortstop since the second game of his freshman season. He immediately moved now-Rays infielder Tristan Gray to second base and has been Rice’s starter at shortstop ever since. He’s blossomed at the plate as a junior, hitting .346/.434/.514 with seven home runs as of mid-May. The question for Proctor is whether he can play shortstop in pro ball. His range is fringe-average at best, although his hands work fine and his above-average arm is plenty for the position. Proctor has enough bat to be a viable second base option if shortstop doesn’t work. 203 Last: 196 Garrett McDaniels HS LHP Notes: School: Pee Dee Academy, Mullins, S.C. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 160 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Coastal Carolina Scouting Report: A pitchability lefthander who’s been up to 93 mph, McDaniels is a projectable Coastal Carolina commit who has shown three potential plus pitches. In addition to his sinking fastball, McDaniels has shown excellent feel to spin a 72-76 mph curveball with three-quarter breaking action, as well as a low-80s changeup that could be a third above-average offering in the future. McDaniels sat more in the upper 80s with his fastball throughout the summer, but he has a projectable, 6-foot-3, 160-pound frame that should be able to add more velocity in the future. 204 Last: 146 Josh Watson 4YR OF Notes: School: Texas Christian Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Watson had one of the better freshman seasons in the country, as he hit .280/.398/.506 for the Horned Frogs and was equally impressive that summer at the Cape Cod League. He then suffered through a significant sophomore slump as he seemed to lose confidence at the plate. He’s bounced back as a junior, showing more fluid hands and a looser swing. Watson was hitting .320/.453/.534 in mid-May. He has a chance to be an above-average hitter, but he doesn’t show the at-least average power scouts are looking for in a left fielder. 205 Last: 198 Kaleb Hill HS LHP Notes: School: Watson Chapel HS, Pine Bluff, Ark. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi Scouting Report: Hill, an Ole Miss signee, is a projectable lefthander who combines athleticism with solid present stuff. He will touch 90-92 mph, although he generally sits in the upper 80s right now. He’s shown he can control and locate his mid-70s curveball that has solid 12-to-6 shape. Hill helped lead Watson Chapel to the Arkansas 5A state championship game, where he carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but ended up losing 1-0. 206 Last: 202 Austin Wells HS C Notes: School: Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: Wells is a physical, lefthanded-hitting catcher with arm strength and obvious catch-and-throw talent. The only problem is that he hasn’t thrown much dating back to last summer. An Under Armour All-American, Wells was slated to catch at least part of the game, but couldn’t after dealing with an elbow injury. The issue has persisted into the spring and scouts haven’t been able to see him throw much at all. He’s tried to rest the arm and he also had a platelet rich plasma injection to try and sort out the issue. When healthy, Wells has previously shown above-average arm strength with accuracy to second base in the 2.00-second range—major league average for a pop time. He has a lot of strength in his 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame with above-average power and a chance for even more. Scouts praise his baseball IQ and intelligence, and coaches who have been around him admire his professional approach to the game and confidence in all areas. He would have been significantly higher up the board if healthy, and teams might prefer to let him get campus at Arizona, where his father, Greg, also played college baseball. If he’s fully healthy and able to start throwing again, then he has all the tools you want to see out of a prep catcher. VIDEO 207 Last: 203 Ryley Gilliam 4YR RHP Notes: School: Clemson Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Gilliam had a breakout sophomore season for Clemson in 2017, seizing the closer’s role early in the year and then going on to pitch for both USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team and in the Cape Cod League during the summer. Gilliam has been even better in 2018, finishing the regular season with a stingy 0.79 ERA, 11 saves and 50 strikeouts to 19 walks in 34.1 innings. Despite his smallish, 5-foot-10, 175-pound frame, Gilliam generates mid-90s velocity thanks to his lightning-quick arm speed. He works comfortably at 91-94 mph and can reach back for 95-96 when needed out of his upper three-quarters slot. A hard, high-spin power curveball is Gilliam’s out-pitch of choice—a plus, upper-70s hammer that Gilliam can spot on the corners or bury below the zone. With his electric fastball-curveball combo and a strong track record of closing games in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Gilliam could make a quick ascension through pro ball as a high-floor power reliever. 208 Last: 204 Kody Clemens 4YR INF Notes: School: Texas Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Astros '15 (35) Scouting Report: A 35th-round pick of the Astros out of high school, the youngest of the Clemens sons has blossomed as a junior. He struggled at the plate as a sophomore as he was limited to designated hitter because he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. Given a chance to get back into the field as a junior, Clemens’ bat awoke. He was hitting .345/.439/.680 in mid-May and he’s proven he can play a fringe-average second base. There are evaluators who are still skeptical as they note he’s already 22, which makes him as old as many of the senior signs. 209 Last: 205 Sean Burke HS RHP Notes: School: St. John's HS, Shrewsbury, Mass. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Maryland Scouting Report: A Maryland commit, Burke has a projectable, 6-foot-5, 205-pound frame. He’s been up to 93 mph with his fastball, but he routinely pounds the strike zone with above-average command and a heater that sits in the 88-92 mph range. Burke’s low-70s curveball remains inconsistent, but scouts have seen enough flashes to project it as an at least average pitch in the future. Burke will also flash a changeup, although it remains a distant third pitch well behind his fastball and curveball. 210 Last: 206 Ethan Smith HS RHP Notes: School: Mount Juliet (Tenn.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Smith is a relatively polished high school righthander with enough fastball (90-93 mph), an average slider and advanced control for his age. He likes to mess with hitters’ timing by varying the pace of his delivery and he’s shown plenty of feel for setting up and staying ahead of hitters. However, the Vanderbilt signee doesn’t have much projection left and at 19-years-old, he’s old for the draft class. Scouts might prefer to wait two years and see how he fares at Vanderbilt before cutting him a big check. 211 Last: 207 Connor Kaiser 4YR SS Notes: School: Vanderbilt Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: There’s nothing flashy about Kaiser, but he’s a reliable shortstop who has average range and an above-average arm with a long track record of modest success while playing in the Southeastern Conference, which makes him a useful day two pick. Kaiser has a good frame with solid strength. He has the swing of a power hitter with a large load and a big leg kick to shift his weight. But the balls leaving the bat are more frequently ground balls and line drives than big flies. He had three home runs at the end of the regular season to go with a .284/.388/.402 stat line. He was also productive in the Cape Cod League last summer (.300/.403/.470). 212 – Last: 212 Austin Cox 4YR LHP Notes: School: Mercer Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A 6-foot-3, 205-pound lefthander with a pair of above-average breaking balls, Cox has posted big strikeout rates for Mercer in the Southern Conference. However, he’s been hit regularly and has a poor statistical record outside of the strikeout numbers. A firm slider is his most consistent breaking pitch and it’s a current above-average offering, although at times he can get around the side of the ball. Cox also has curveball with more 1-to-7 shape that he gets on top of more regularly and with his arm slot, might be the best pitch for him in the future. Cox has been up to 94 mph this spring with his fastball, but that’s more of an average pitch that ticks lower as he gets deeper into games. Cox also has feel for a solid changeup. The stuff is all there for an interesting back-end starter, but Cox has some work to do in his delivery. He gets rotational at times and also cuts himself in his landing. He’s athletic enough to make the adjustments, but teams might also be leery of a small-school pitcher without much track record of success—elite strikeout rate or not. 213 Last: 231 Chris Williams 4YR C Notes: School: Clemson Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (31) Scouting Report: A 31st-round pick of the Rays in 2017, Williams would have been drafted in the first five rounds had he not injured his shoulder on a pickoff attempt late in the season—an injury that required surgery in the offseason. Williams opened this season still less than 100 percent, and for precautionary reasons, Clemson has had him playing primarily first base. When healthy, Williams showed solid-average arm strength behind the plate, throwing out 50 percent of basestealers; his defensive game needs polish, but he profiles as an offensively geared catcher. His draft stock this year will depend on how teams view the medical reports on his right shoulder and whether they believe he’ll be able to stick at catcher long-term. At the plate, Williams has been one of the best power hitters in the Atlantic Coast Conference since transferring from Golden West (Calif.) JC prior to his sophomore year. The righthanded hitter possesses plus pull power and has hit 14 home runs in back-to-back seasons, but his pull-heavy approach leads to swing-and-miss issues and makes him a below-average hitter. Williams’ power will get him drafted, but he’ll be a much more attractive option if teams believe he can catch. 214 – Last: 214 Jackson Lueck 4YR OF Notes: School: Florida State Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: An athletic, switch-hitting outfielder from Orlando, Lueck was part of a deep freshman class at Florida State that included catcher Cal Raleigh and pitchers Cole Sands and Tyler Holton. Lueck made an immediate impact at the plate for the Seminoles, leading the team with a .379/.494/.576 slash line his freshman year and following it up with a similarly strong sophomore campaign. Lueck has at least a 50 grade on his bat using the 20-to-80 scouting scale, although some holes in his swing have been exposed in his junior year as he’s swung and missed at a high frequency. He finished the regular season batting .245/.364/.490 with a career-high 14 home runs, which could explain his increased strikeout numbers as bigger swings tend to lead to more empty swings. At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Lueck has some projection in his frame and could grow into more power. A below-average defender, Lueck profiles as a corner outfielder at the next level and will go as high as his bat can take him. 215 – Last: 215 Justin Wrobleski HS LHP Notes: School: Sequoyah HS, Canton, Ga. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: An athletic lefthander, Wrobleski has solid strike-throwing ability with a fastball that’s mostly in the 88-92 mph range and a sharp slider. His fastball has been up to 94 mph at its peak, but it’s currently more of a fringe-average offering. His slider is his out-pitch—a low-80s breaking ball with late-biting action that was responsible for most of his strikeouts during the summer showcase circuit and is a 55-grade offering. At 6-foot-2, Wrobleski has a slightly lanky frame that can add more weight. He throws from an easy, three-quarter to low three-quarter arm slot, occasionally falling off to the third base side in his landing. Without a plus pitch, Wrobleski could end up at Clemson, where he’ll have a chance to dramatically improve his stock thanks to his tough, competitive mentality on the mound and his remaining projection. 216 Last: 166 Sam Bordner 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Bordner capably served as Louisville’s closer, but in mid-April he was shut down with an elbow inflammation. Before his injury, Bordner’s track record of success bode well for him–he was a spectacular 2-0, 0.41 as a sophomore with 16 hits allowed in 43.2 innings. But even when healthy, his 90-92 mph heavy fastball (it’s touched 94-95) was more an above-average pitch than the plus fastball usually expected out of dominating reliever. Bordner’s breaking ball needs to get sharper as it earns 40-45 grades from scouts right now. Louisville hoped to see Bordner return for the NCAA tournament, but his injury status clouds his draft status. 217 – Last: 217 Michael Helman 4YR OF/2B Notes: School: Texas A&M Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Helman made an immediate impact for the Aggies, as he stepped in as the team’s second baseman and quickly became the Texas A&M leadoff hitter. He was leading the team in mid-May with a .365/.456/.521 slash line. Helman’s best attributes as a hitter are his ability to grind out at-bats, as he works counts and has above-average hand-eye coordination. Helman is a plus runner who understands leads well enough to be a basestealing threat in pro ball (he’s 11-for-13 on steals through mid-May). Defensively, he’s a fringe-average second baseman who is just adequate there with modest range and hands and a fringe-average arm. But he makes the routine plays at second, has played third base when he was at Hutchinson (Kan.) JC and probably best fits in pro ball as a rangy center fielder. Helman’s athleticism and his solid production makes him a useful day two pick who has some offensive potential and defensive versatility. 218 Last: 200 Zach Haake 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After pitching sporadically at Arkansas State as a freshman, Haake transferred to John A. Logan (Ill.) JC for his sophomore season, showed power stuff and became one of the key signees in Kentucky's 2017 recruiting class. Haake began his Wildcats career in the bullpen as a power setup man, but moved to the weekend rotation after Zack Thompson went down with an elbow injury. In short stints, he's been electric, including two perfect innings when matched up against Florida's Brady Singer. But Haake has not shown the ability to succeed a second time through the order, which explains why is overall stats are ugly. There are scouts who see him as a starter, as Haake will flash three above-average pitches. His 93-97 mph fastball earns 70 grades from some scouts, while his 82-85 mph slider is a plus pitch and he’ll flash an above-average 86-88 mph changeup at his best. Haake lands onto a stiff front side and he gets off-line, which impacts his control at times, but his arm action is clean. Haake’s stuff will likely push him into the third or fourth round, despite an ugly stat line. He’s most likely a power reliever in pro ball, but with three pitches, there’s still plenty of reasons to dream. VIDEO 219 Last: 216 Riley Thompson 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 206 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '17 (25) Scouting Report: A 37th-round pick of the Reds out of high school and a 27th round pick of the Yankees last year as a redshirt freshman, Thompson’s stuff is every bit as good as anyone who will be taken in the first round. He has a mid-90s fastball that will tickle triple digits and a power curve that can be a devastating weapon when he’s locked in. Despite two pitches that can earn 70 grades from scouts and an average changeup, Thompson has had little on-field success. He missed the 2016 season recovering from Tommy John surgery. He posted a 4.02 ERA as a redshirt freshman, but had to be shut down at the end of the season with a sore arm. He began this season in Louisville’s rotation but slid to the bullpen and has struggled to be effective in either role. Thompson had a 7.26 ERA in mid-May and was allowing more than a hit per inning. Thompson’s problem has always been his well below average control. When he runs into trouble, innings quickly get away from him and he’s yet to show the ability to diagnose and fix delivery flaws in the middle of an inning. 220 Last: 218 Bryce Reagan HS SS Notes: School: IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: S-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: A switch-hitting infielder committed to Texas, Reagan would have been one of the best prospects out of New Hampshire this spring but transferred to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) to play alongside Blaze Alexander. The move allowed Reagan to face much better competition, but also meant he had to split time at shortstop with Alexander, who is the superior defender. Reagan has a solid arm that would likely be enough for the position with good footwork as well, but scouts think he’ll be a better fit at third base or second base in the future. He is a below-average runner. His swing from the left side is more advanced than his righthanded swing. From the left side he is more fluid and natural, compared to a stiffer swing from the right side. He showed real talent with the bat during the summer, including a loud East Coast Pro showcase performance. He has a strong work ethic and passion for the game. From a professional perspective, scouts saw less out of his bat than they wanted and he looked more like just another solid player in Florida compared to a big fish in a smaller pond back in New Hampshire. A team that believes in his bat could still buy him out of a strong Texas commit. 221 Last: 220 Seth Halvorsen HS RHP/OF Notes: School: Heritage Christian Academy, Maple Grove, Minn. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Missouri Scouting Report: There’s a lot to like about Halvorsen’s arm, but while the Missouri signee can flash some 95-97s early in outings, he doesn’t maintain that velocity and soon settles into an 88-92 mph range that’s still solid for a teenage righthander. His curveball is inconsistent. Evaluators say they believe Halvorsen prefers to play shortstop where his arm is easily plus. He has some quick twitch attributes and is an above-average runner. He has the athleticism to play both ways at Missouri, but scouts don’t really see him as a pro prospect as a hitter just yet. 222 Last: 219 Devin Mann 4YR 2B Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A career .286/.404/.454 righthanded hitter with 14 home runs in 538 at-bats for Louisville, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound Mann has shown flashes of greatness but has never quite put it all together. He’s a disciplined hitter who works deep counts, controls the strike zone well and spoils pitcher’s pitches until he gets something he likes. In 2018, he’s walked more (53) than struck out (43) and has at least solid-average hitting ability with a quick, level swing that currently produces more doubles than over-the-fence pop. He nearly raised his season average to .300 in one week with a sizzling-hot ACC Tournament in late May in which he homered twice, but in that same tournament he committed three costly errors at second base—two in the championship game against Florida State that led to big offensive innings. Mann is a fringy defensive second baseman at best, with an average arm and range but at times clunky hands and awkward reactions. At one point a plus runner, Mann has slowed to fringier speeds, limiting his defensive versatility. Mann will get drafted for his track record of hitting at Louisville and if teams believe there’s more power potential to unlock, but he’ll need to ride that bat in pro ball due to his lack of defensive tools. He could eventually move to left field at the next level. 223 Last: 222 Josh Winder 4YR RHP Notes: School: Virginia Military Institute Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: In 2017, Winder set the Virginia Military Institute single-season record for both strikeouts (112) and innings pitched (107.2) while posting a 3.59 ERA. He excited scouts with a plus fastball in the mid-90s that he located well to both sides of the plate. In 2018, the stuff hasn’t been quite as good, as the 6-foot-5 righthander has been more in the 91-92 mph range and fallen into the upper 80s as he’s gotten into the third or fourth inning and beyond. His slider has backed up as well and it’s more of a fringe-average pitch after being a solid out-pitch last year. While he still managed a respectable walk rate with 19 free passes in 85 innings (2.01 BB/9), his strike-throwing has backed up this spring. He’s fanned 91 batters through 85 innings and posted a 5.40 ERA in 14 starts. Winder could still get taken in the fifth or sixth round by a team that’s confident he’ll get back to his 2017 version, but his stock has slipped a bit this spring. 224 Last: 223 Kyle Hess HS OF Notes: School: Donegal HS, Mount Joy, Pa. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Pittsburgh Scouting Report: Solid across the board, Hess is a speedy outfielder with a chance to stick in center field who has shown some feel to hit and has average raw power. Hess isn’t overflowing with tools—his best is his running ability, which is plus at times but likely closer to above-average. He has fringe-average arm strength and lacks overall twitchiness, but scouts like the simplicity of his lefthanded swing. A Pittsburgh commit, Hess is seen as singable and a team who likes his odds to stick in center field could draft him among the top five rounds. 225 Last: 224 Cole Henry HS RHP Notes: School: Florence (Ala.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Henry, listed at 6-foot-4, 205 pounds, is a big, physical righthander with a power arm to match. His fastball typically sits in the low 90s and he’s run it up to 97 mph—velocity that he figures to reach more consistently as he continues to develop. He throws both a power breaking ball and a changeup. He repeats his delivery well and has shown the ability to pound the strike zone. Henry is committed to Louisiana State and will be a draft-eligible sophomore in two years if he makes it to Baton Rouge.

176 Last: 167 Jawuan Harris 4YR OF Notes: School: Rutgers Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Like Kyler Murray of Oklahoma, Harris has pulled the double-duty of playing both college football and college baseball during the last few years. On the football field in 2017, Harris played in 11 games and made five starts at safety for the Scarlet Knights, totaling 41 tackles and tying for the team lead with three interceptions. Harris is a better prospect as a baseball player, however, and was selected to the Big Ten all-freshman team in 2016, when he hit .278/.365/.398 with three home runs and 37 stolen bases. Harris’ production has backed up in 2018, as he hit .250/.381/.383 with one home run and 20 stolen bases through 128 at-bats. At 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Harris is a top-of-the-scale runner who does an excellent job tracking down balls in center field and has an average arm. Harris doesn’t project to hit for much power. He hit eight home runs in 186 at-bats as a sophomore, but has hit just four home runs in the 290 at-bats during his freshman and junior seasons. He has good bat speed, but his lack of success in the Big 10—never hitting above .280 and striking out nearly twice as much as he’s walked—is concerning. There is a hope among scouts that Harris’ hit tool will markedly improve once he enters pro ball and focuses strictly on baseball instead of splitting his time between two sports. There are some off-the-field questions with Harris, who was suspended for a violation of team rules and did not travel with Rutgers during its 10-day spring break trip to Florida. The feedback teams receive on Harris’ makeup and how they project his hit tool will ultimately determine where he gets drafted, as the other parts of his game appear steady. 177 Last: 195 Carlos Cortes 4YR OF Notes: School: South Carolina Ht: 5-8 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-B | Commit/Drafted: Mets '16 (20) Scouting Report: An undersized, 5-foot-8, 185-pound draft-eligible sophomore without a true defensive home, Cortes has befuddled scouts dating back to his high school days when he was taken in the 20th round by the Mets. He hasn't been any easier to evaluate at South Carolina, where he's spent the first two seasons of his college career languishing through early season slumps at the plate before breaking out in the second half. After straddling the Mendoza line for the early part of this spring, Cortes has raised his slash line to .253/.380/.526 through 194 at-bats. Known for a short, compact, line drive-producing lefthanded swing, Cortes has swung with a more uphill bat path this season, reducing his contact but resulting in 15 home runs. When he’s at his best, Cortes controls the strike zone and shows a knack for finding the barrel, but his strong prep hitting track record has been shakier at the college level. How high Cortes goes in the 2018 draft will largely depend on how much belief teams have in his bat, as Cortes has an unusual defensive profile. Fully ambidextrous, Cortes throws lefthanded when he plays in the outfield, but his arm strength from both arms is fringy and he's a below-average runner. He'll always need to hit to move up the ranks in pro ball. 178 Last: 171 Addison Barger HS SS/C Notes: School: King HS, Tampa Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: One of the best all-around players in the Tampa area, Barger has solid tools across the board but didn’t have a single plus tool until his arm strength improved this spring. It’s a 60-grade arm currently, but Barger gets the most out of the rest of his toolset as a sure-fielding shortstop with plus bat speed and feel to hit that gives him average raw power. Barger makes all the routine plays at shortstop and should do enough to stick at the position until someone with more tools comes along and pushes him to second base. He’s a smart player who understands the game and makes adjustments at a level that encourages scouts about his on-field makeup. There’s not a ton of upside with Barger because of his lack of any plus tool, but scouts have compared him to the Logan Warmoths of the world—someone who could end up at college and drastically improve his prospect status. A Florida commit, Barger has no real holes in his game and a hit tool that drives mid-90s velocity with regularity. VIDEO 179 Brett Finnel HS RHP Notes: School: Woodcrest Christian, Riverside, Calif. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UC Santa Barbara Scouting Report: Finnel grew into his body later than most others in the draft class, but by the end of the high school season he had half of the MLB teams running into see him at the last minute. After sitting 86-89 mph at the Area Code tryouts last summer and showing just average athleticism, the lanky, 6-foot-4 righthander added strength and coordination and began pitching at 90-94 mph in the spring with one of the fastest arms on the West Coast. He complements his fastball with an above-average curveball and has the arm action conducive to learning a changeup. Not every team is on Finnel because he popped up so late, but those interested see him as a third- to fourth-round talent. He is committed to UC Santa Barbara but seems open to signing. 180 Last: 172 Kyle Datres 4YR 3B Notes: School: North Carolina Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 192 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Datres came to North Carolina as a blue-chip recruit who also pitched, played quarterback and played basketball in high school. Mostly a starter since he stepped on campus, Datres has shown steady improvement at the plate and is enjoying his best season as a Tar Heel in 2018, finishing the regular season as the team’s leading hitter at .344/.435/.493 after hitting .259 the last two seasons and struggling in the Cape Cod League. In particular, Datres has shown better plate discipline this spring, striking out less and showing better restraint on breaking balls outside of the zone. Datres crowds the plate with a slightly open stance but has the righthanded bat speed to get to fastballs inside. An above-average hitter with average power, Datres doesn't have one key carrying tool. Scouts are divided on whether or not the 6-foot, 192-pound infielder has the hands or feet to stay at third. He has enough arm strength for the position and has the athleticism to make the occasional highlight-reel play, but the game can speed up for him at times and he might need to find another long-term defensive home. VIDEO 181 Last: 174 Niko Decolati 4YR 3B/OF Notes: School: Loyola Marymount Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Decolati is a physical, tooled-up player scouts have long been excited about, but he never conquered his swing-and-miss issues and often left evaluators frustrated. Decolati had decent success in the Cape Cod League last summer but also a 27 percent strikeout rate. He then regressed in the spring with a .271 average and 29 percent strikeout rate while playing second-tier competition in the West Coast Conference. Decolati is a physical athlete as a 6-foot-1, 215-pounder who played shortstop in college. He shows plus raw power, projects as an above-average third baseman with an above-average arm and is an above-average runner capable of double-digit steals. He drives the ball with authority when he makes contact, but he has major holes in his swing and can’t get to fastballs on the outer half because he stands too far off the plate. Decolati’s swing-and-miss problems dropped him out of the top five rounds for most evaluators, but his tools are worth a shot in rounds five to nine. VIDEO 182 Last: 175 Johnny Aiello 4YR 3B Notes: School: Wake Forest Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After a huge sophomore season (.328, 20 HR) for Wake Forest and a strong summer for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team and in the Cape Cod League, Aiello hit a wall this spring. As one of the last remaining big bats in Wake Forest's once-loaded lineup, Aiello pressed at the plate early in the season. His timing suffered, his swing got a little long, and his swing-and-miss issues were exposed. Aiello finished the regular season batting .237/.355/.401 with just nine homers and 75 strikeouts in 207 at-bats. Aiello possesses above-average power, but he had trouble consistently getting to it in 2018, and his high strikeout rate could prohibit him from hitting for contact at the next level. A solid third baseman with a plus arm, Aiello fits the prototypical third baseman profile. Junior season aside, Aiello's ACC track record and summer performance still give him a chance to go in the first five rounds. 183 Last: 176 Will Ripoll HS RHP Notes: School: Curtis Christian HS, River Ridge, La. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: A Louisiana State signee who is expected to make it to school, Ripoll will likely be a name to watch in three years from now, although his present stuff is pretty solid as well. He led Curtis Christian to its second consecutive Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I title by throwing a 13-strikeout complete game in the championship-clinching victory. Ripoll sat 89-91 mph this spring, showing advanced control and command for his age. He spots both his fastball and his 77-80 mph curveball, which is an average offering. 184 Last: 177 Nick Lee 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisiana-Lafayette Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Lee began the season as the Ragin’ Cajuns’ Saturday starter, but he struggled and was eventually slid back into the bullpen. He embraced the role, which is more likely the one he will fill in pro ball as well. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound righthander has an above-average 92-96 mph fastball, an above-average changeup and a below-average slider. His rock-and-fire delivery involves some effort, as he yanks his head through his delivery, but his arm is fast and he throws just enough strikes with his fringe-average control to make it all work. 185 Last: 178 William English HS RHP Notes: School: Western International HS, Detroit Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: English is one of the youngest players in this year’s draft class and he’s a legit 6-foot-4, so there’s a lot of reasons to believe that his best pitching is ahead of him. He has a 90-93 mph fastball that has touched 95 and every now and then he will break off a quality breaking ball, but everything is seen in flashes right now. He’s far from a finished product and would likely need multiple years in the complex leagues if he signed out of high school. A Tennessee signee, English also has potential as an outfielder. He’s a plus runner with power potential. VIDEO 186 Last: 179 Nick Meyer 4YR C Notes: School: Cal Poly Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Meyer served as the backup catcher for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer and emerged as one of the top defensive catchers in the draft class this spring. The 6-foot, 175-pound Meyer calls his own game behind the plate and is an advanced receiver. He excels at stealing strikes at the bottom of the zone in particular, and guides his pitchers expertly through jams. His arm strength is consistently above-average and flashes plus, and he excels at back-picking runners off first base. Meyer offers little offensively, although he doesn’t strike out. He makes respectable contact, but projects as no more than a bottom-of-the-order hitter. Meyer’s upside is that of an A.J. Ellis-type, who makes a long career out of his defense and intangibles. VIDEO 187 Last: 180 Drew Rom HS LHP Notes: School: Highlands HS, Fort Thomas, Ky. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 177 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Michigan Scouting Report: A Michigan signee who is an outstanding student, Rom has added some good weight and has seen it pay off this spring. He works to both sides of the plate with an 89-91 mph fastball and his potentially above-average slider has sharpened up and gotten harder, jumping from 77-79 mph last summer to 80-82 this spring. If he continues to get stronger and fill out, the still-skinny, 6-foot-2, 180-pound lefty has plenty of potential. Rom is far from a polished product. His slider wavers in quality and his release point can wander. If he gets to Michigan, he could make a pretty immediate impact. 188 Last: 181 Tyler Ras HS RHP/OF Notes: School: Middletown (N.J.) North HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 195-pound righthander, Ras has a low-90s fastball that can touch 95 mph. His high-70s, low-80s changeup, which features late, arm-side fade, is his best offspeed offering. Ras struggles to spin both his slider and curveball, which seems to be a direct result of his elongated, unusually stiff arm action that coincides with an over-the-top release point. Regardless of the delivery, Ras has at least average control and does a good job of filling up the strike zone with both his fastball and changeup. Because of his arm action and struggle to consistently land one of his two breaking balls, there are some scouts who believe he would be better suited in a relief role. Ras is a solid athlete and if he ends up on campus at Alabama he has a chance to be a solid two-way player for the Crimson Tide. He is a switch-hitting outfielder and could do both at the collegiate level, even if his future as a pro is likely on the mound. 189 Last: 183 Robert Neustrom 4YR OF Notes: School: Iowa Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 208 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Neustrom puts on quite a show in batting practice, when he displays plus-plus raw power. But in games, he’s just as comfortable poking a ball to right field with a contact-oriented approach. That combination of contact ability and power potential makes him an interesting mid-day two pick. As of mid-May, he was hitting .323/.390/.566 with nearly as many walks (22) as strikeouts (30). Neustrom has to hit, as he is a fringe-average defensive left fielder. Neustrom runs well once under way, showing average speed going from first to third, but he’s slower out of the batter’s box. VIDEO 190 Last: 184 Patrick Raby 4YR RHP Notes: School: Vanderbilt Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 235 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Despite three successful years of starting in the Southeastern Conference—including one full spring as Vanderbilt's Friday starter—Raby is not the caliber of prospect as past Vandy aces such as Tyler Beede or Carson Fulmer. Raby's best attributes are his sturdy, 6-foot-3, 230-pound starter's frame, his above-average command and his pitcher's IQ. He does a lot of little things well on the mound, but in terms of pure stuff, the righthander is lacking. While never a flamethrower, Raby's fastball velocity has dipped this year from 88-92 mph to sitting primarily in the upper 80s, and neither his low-80s changeup nor mid-70s curveball project to be better than average. With fringy stuff across the board, Raby doesn't have a high ceiling, but he's a safe college righthander with a workhorse frame and a strike-throwing ability that gives him the chance to stick as a fifth starter or bullpen swing man. VIDEO 191 Last: 460 Nick Fortes 4YR C/1B Notes: School: Mississippi Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Fortes in 2015 was a well-regarded recruit coming out of high school but initially had some trouble carving out a role in the Mississippi lineup, splitting his time between catching and playing first base. He has largely taken over behind the plate and has continued to produce offensively. Fortes has excellent plate discipline and good barrel control, which has this season helped him walk nearly twice as often as he’s struck out. The righthanded hitter has solid power and gets to it well in games. Fortes is a sound defender, especially in terms of blocking and receiving, and has fringy arm strength. Fortes is an average runner and has above-average athleticism for a catcher. 192 Last: 185 Jackson Goddard 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kansas Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 229 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Goddard missed a month and a half of the season with a strained oblique muscle, but he got back on the mound in mid-May, when he reminded everyone why he’s an intriguing starting pitching prospect as he struck out the first seven batters he faced against Oklahoma State. When he’s locked in, Goddard can show three above-average pitches. He has a history of pitching his best against his toughest opponents. He struck out 13 while walking no one in a dominating outing as a sophomore against Oklahoma State, and was similarly effective against Oklahoma and TCU that year, but he ended the season with a 4.29 ERA because he struggled against West Virginia, Samford and Oral Roberts. Goddard's 92-94 mph fastball plays as an above-average pitch and he pretty consistently has a plus changeup. His slider is less consistent but will also show signs of being an above-average pitch at its best. He struggles to stay in the strike zone consistently, but when he’s locked in, he can be great. Too often, however, he is working hard just to get through five innings. 193 Last: 257 Michael Flynn 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arizona Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Flynn has had more draft helium in the last month than nearly any other Four Corners prospect, showing enough improvement on the mound that he may go off the board early on day two. After pitching primarily out of the bullpen with the occasional midweek start during his first two years at Arizona, Flynn moved into the Saturday slot this spring and has impressed scouts with an improving array of pitches. He missed the fall season due to elbow soreness, limiting looks at him until the spring and possibly causing a few minor concerns on draft day, but there is no mistaking the results thus far. He was especially dominating in an early May start against UCLA, when he struck out 12 hitters in 6.2 innings. His 89-95 mph fastball has good life and he locates it well to both sides of the plate. Flynn added a changeup last year and the pitch, which has late movement, was his best offering earlier this season. But the real difference maker lately has been adding more separation between his curveball and slider, giving him another weapon to make it through lineups a third time. The recent improvements give Flynn a better chance to stick in a starting rotation as a pro. He shows advanced feel and throws all of his pitches for strikes. His delivery is a little rough as he strides short and throws downhill, but he’s able to repeat it. 194 Last: 186 Brandon Lockridge 4YR OF Notes: School: Troy Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Lockridge has been a consistent presence in Troy’s lineup since he arrived on campus but flew under the radar until this year. He has moved from second base to center field, where his top-of-the-scale speed plays better. Lockridge also knows how to get the most out of his speed offensively. The righthanded hitter has good hittability and this spring has doubled his walk rate, giving him the on-base skills to profile as a top-of-the-order hitter. His power has mostly played as doubles pop so far, but he’s listed at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds and many scouts believe he will start to turn his raw power into more home runs in time. Though Lockridge doesn’t have much experience as an outfielder, he has taken well to his new position and his speed and athleticism give him a chance to become an above-average defender in time. 195 Last: 187 C.J. Willis HS C Notes: School: Ruston (La.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Evaluators have only gotten a partial look at Willis’ tools this spring as he’s been limited by a shoulder injury. But that hasn’t kept them from watching the Louisiana State signee show plus power with a swing that gives him a chance to be a well-rounded hitter. It’s a power-over-hit profile, but his hit tool could be fringe-average. Willis’ eventual defensive home is more up in the air. He’s a below-average runner whose best fit should be catcher. When healthy, he’s shown a plus arm. His receiving is less impressive than his arm, but he’s a solid athlete (he was also his high school’s quarterback) who has shown a willingness to work at it. Third base is also an option thanks to his arm and he has the power to even handle a move to a corner outfield spot. VIDEO 196 Last: 188 Adrian Del Castillo HS C Notes: School: Gulliver Schools, Pinecrest, Fla. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Miami Scouting Report: An offensive-oriented catcher, Del Castillo is a pure, lefthanded hitter who has long shown a knack for finding the barrel and has had a loud spring season. He’s a strong hitter with above-average power out of a 6-foot, 195-pound frame. Defensively, there are real questions, as Del Castillo’s bat has always been ahead of his glove. He has some elements to turn into a solid-average defender behind the plate with a plus arm, but his pop times are better in practice than games because of a slow exchange. He needs to iron out his blocking and receiving as well. He has enough bat to profile in a corner outfield spot, and he runs well for a catcher, so that could be a future defensive home as well. 197 Last: 189 Ryan Feltner 4YR RHP Notes: School: Ohio State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Blue Jays '15 (25) Scouting Report: Feltner was well regarded as a prep at Cleveland-area powerhouse Walsh Jesuit High and he was drafted in the 25th round by the Blue Jays. He opted to instead enroll at Ohio State, where he had mixed results his first two seasons. He in 2017 had a breakout summer in the Cape Cod League, where he held opponents to only one unearned run in 13 appearances and was named reliever of the year. He carried that momentum into his junior year in Columbus and has found success in Ohio State’s rotation. Feltner generates easy velocity and throws his fastball 93-97 mph. His fastball is fairly straight, however, and he gets squared up more often than would be expected. He mixes in a split-changeup, which he throws to both righties and lefties, and a fringy slider. He has done a better job in the last year of commanding his fastball, but he is still averaging four walks per nine innings—a rate that will need to continue to improve. Feltner, who is listed at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, has the size, stuff and arm action to start. But after finding success at the back of the bullpen, he may be better suited for short stints. 198 Last: 190 J.J. Schwarz 4YR 1B/C Notes: School: Florida Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (38) Scouting Report: Schwarz has been a prominent player dating back to his high school days, when he played on USA Baseball’s gold-medal winning 18U national team in 2013. He was an All-American as a freshman at Florida in 2015, when he hit .332/.398/.629 with 18 home runs. He didn’t reach those statistical heights again until this spring, but he’s been a constant presence in the heart of Florida’s lineup for the last four seasons. Schwarz, a righthanded hitter, has above-average power. That comes with a fair amount of swing and miss and there are questions about just how much he’ll hit in pro ball. Schwarz has a lot of experience handling elite pitching at Florida and he’s improved defensively in the last year. But his lack of athleticism behind the plate makes him a fringy defender and many scouts believe he’s better suited for first base, where he largely played last year. Regardless of where he ends up defensively, most of Schwarz’s value is tied to his bat. VIDEO 199 Last: 191 Carter Lohman HS LHP Notes: School: Hamilton Southeastern HS, Fishers, Ind. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Lohman has continued to make strides on the mound over the last year and emerged this spring as the top prep pitcher in Indiana. He can run his fastball up to 92 mph and consistently works in the upper 80s. He has a good feel for his big, sweeping breaking ball and he mixes in a solid changeup that has sinking life. He locates his fastball well and fills up the strike zone. Lohman is listed at 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, giving him a projectable look. He is committed to Louisville. 200 Last: 192 Jonah Davis 4YR OF Notes: School: California Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 206 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Davis established himself as a regular in California’s lineup during his sophomore season, when he hit .275/.370/.403 in 45 games for the Bears, with most of his playing time coming in center field. As a junior, Davis has played left field, which is where he’ll likely profile in pro ball, and he’s had his best offensive season thanks to a career-best 13 home runs through 45 games. The power surge comes after the 5-foot-10 outfielder hit just two home runs in 164 at-bats as a freshman and sophomore. The breakthrough isn’t totally unprecedented, however, as Davis also hit nine home runs with a wood bat in the Northwoods League in 2016 before struggling in a brief stint in the Cape Cod League last summer. Davis doesn’t have an idyllic swing. There is a lot of movement in his hands during his load, which creates some timing issues, and his balance could improve. He has managed to find the barrel frequently enough for his plus raw power to translate into games, though his approach comes with a high strikeout rate that tracks back to every season and league he’s played in since getting to college. Most of Davis’ value is tied up in his bat as a corner outfielder, but he hit well early in the season in front of the right people, so a team might take a chance on his power potential and try to clean up the operation a bit in player development.

151 Last: 150 Adam Wolf 4YR LHP Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Wolf lacks a plus pitch, but that has not kept him from being a very effective Friday starter for the Cardinals this season (6-2, 2.42) after two excellent seasons in Louisville’s bullpen. The 6-foot-6 lefty sits at 88-91 mph, bumping up to 92-93 when he needs a little extra. His cutter is an average pitch, but its his best offering and he mixes in a fringy slider as well. Wolf doesn’t rely on as many changeups as many lower-velo lefties, but it’s still an effective fringe-average pitch and he’ll occasionally surprise a hitter with a slow, early-count curveball. Wolf is a back-of-the-rotation starter in pro ball. While he doesn’t have dominating stuff, he’s demonstrated that he’s crafty and knows how to set up hitters. 152 Last: 151 Reid Schaller 4YR RHP Notes: School: Vanderbilt Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Schaller missed last season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, returning healthy this spring as a redshirt freshman. He came out firing, running his fastball up to 99 mph. Schaller has a fast arm and produces big velocity, consistently sitting 94-97 out of the bullpen. His slider is his main secondary offering and flashes above-average potential but hasn’t been consistent. He also has a seldom-used changeup. He throws his fastball for strikes and works it to both sides of the plate. Schaller, listed at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, is the rare draft-eligible freshman. His high-effort delivery and arm action mean he will likely stay in the bullpen in pro ball. 153 Last: 152 Nick Dunn 4YR 2B Notes: School: Maryland Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Dunn has started every game of his Maryland career and has compiled a long track record of hitting. He was the Terrapins’ leading hitter as a freshman and is again leading the team this spring. He had two productive summers in the Cape Cod League, where he was an all-star in 2016 and the co-playoff MVP in 2017. Dunn stands out most for his pure hitting ability. The lefthanded hitter has fast hands and a mature approach at the plate, enabling him to spray line drives to all fields. He has above-average command of the strike zone and has walked more than he has struck out during his college career. Listed at 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, he can flash power and this year he has nearly doubled his career home run total, but power is unlikely to ever be a big part of his game. Dunn has improved defensively, but his range is still fringy for a second baseman. His bat is critical to his profile and if he continues to hit, he’ll find a home defensively. 154 Last: 153 Bryce Montes de Oca 4YR RHP Notes: School: Missouri Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 261 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Nationals '17 (15) Scouting Report: Montes de Oca had to wait quite a while to get going at Missouri. After barely pitching as a freshman, he redshirted the following year to have ulnar nerve transposition surgery, which could be considered a follow-up to the Tommy John surgery he had in high school. Since then, Montes de Oca has proved that his massive fastball is back, and he’s done a good job of improving his control. He was drafted by the Nationals in the 15th round last year, which was one round later than when the White Sox took him in the 14th round out of high school in 2014. Instead of signing with the Nationals, Montes de Oca opted to return to Missouri and began his redshirt junior season by striking out 12, throwing the first seven innings of a no-hitter against Maryland Baltimore County. He also held Auburn to one hit in six scoreless innings, but after being scratched from a start against Florida because of a stiff neck, he bounced back-and-forth between the Tigers’ bullpen and weekend rotation. Montes de Oca’s lengthy medical history turns off some teams and the massive, 6-foot-7, 245-pound righthander doesn’t always maintain his delivery, which explains his five walks per nine innings. Even with those control issues, he’s 6-4, 3.21 and has held opposing hitters to a .174 average this season while striking out 10.6 batters per nine innings. As a starter, he sits 94-97 mph and touches 98-99 pretty much every time out. He’s ticked 100 mph at times. In addition to his plus-plus fastball, his slurvy, 85-86 mph slider is a plus pitch thanks to its power, even if its shape is less than ideal. Montes de Oca’s control troubles may lead to an eventual move to the bullpen if a pro team isn’t extremely patient, but as a reliever, he could be a fast mover thanks to two plus pitches. 155 Last: 279 Jacob Campbell HS C Notes: School: Craig HS, Janesville, Wis. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Illinois Scouting Report: Campbell is one of several solid prospects who was hurt by the cold weather that delayed the start of baseball seasons in the upper Midwest. It’s a pity because scouts have long been impressed with his combination of a physical frame, solid receiving skills and an average arm. Campbell, an Illinois signee, is a good athlete and an average runner. At the plate, he has a line-drive approach that is more geared to singles and doubles than home runs, but his swing works and he stays balanced. Even with less time to evaluate him than many other prospects, Campbell could still be an early day two pick for a team that likes his well-rounded toolset. 157 Last: 182 Brandon Neeck HS LHP Notes: School: Horace Greeley HS, Chappaqua, N.Y. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Virginia Scouting Report: A Virginia commit, Neeck is an athletic lefthander with a fluid delivery that features some deception. He missed some time earlier in the spring due to a minor back injury, but has since returned to the mound and pitched well. Neeck’s fastball sits comfortably in the 88-91 mph range, touching 92, and features some arm-side run. Neeck shows good feel for a solid-average slider, especially when he throws it in the low 80s and it features more sharp break than slurvy shape. He consistently finds the strike zone with both his fastball and slider, but a lack of a third pitch—which he doesn’t really need against New York prep competition—is at least a mild cause for concern when considering his chance to be a starting pitcher at the next level. A team selecting Neeck in the top three rounds is not out of the question. 157 Frank German 4YR RHP Notes: School: North Florida Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: German has risen up draft boards this year by dominating. The Atlantic Sun has produced pitcher after pitcher, but few have posted a 1.36 ERA like German has this year. He has an easily plus fastball that sits 92-94 mph and touches 96 mph. His development as a pro will depend on improving the consistency of his slurvy breaking ball. It’s at least an average pitch, but with a little more consistency, it could end up being above-average if he can tighten the shape of it. The curveball generally is more slurve than curve, but every now and then he tightens it up to a harder, 11-to-5 offering that flashes above-average. German has a strong frame and solid delivery with athleticism and good strikethrowing that could propel him into the fourth or fifth rounds. 158 Last: 173 Grant Little 4YR OF Notes: School: Texas Tech Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Little is a left fielder who most scouts grade as having below-average power. That would seem to be the kind of player teams would pass on, but, as a draft-eligible sophomore, Little is an athletic, versatile player with an outstanding ability to put the barrel on the ball. Even though he plays left field for the Red Raiders, there’s enough athleticism that scouts believe he can play second or third base, as well as some center field, in pro ball. He makes good reads and takes solid routes to make the most of his average speed and he has even played some shortstop in fall ball. His fringe-average arm keeps him from projecting there, but he could play shortstop in an emergency. Little’s swing is compact and generates plenty of contact. Scouts are particularly impressed with his pitch recognition and his ability to do damage when he gets into hitters’ counts. He has hit 10 home runs this season as part of his .380/.478/.678 slash line, but scouts don’t see average power during batting practice and several of his home runs are of the wind-blown variety. 159 Last: 234 Ryan Olenek 4YR OF/2B Notes: School: Mississippi Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Olenek is a Swiss Army knife of a player whose value is in part based around versatility more than defensive excellence at any one position. He’s athletic and he’s an above-average runner who can play all three outfield spots, second or third base, and even shortstop in a pinch. He played all six of the aforementioned positions at Ole Miss. If Olenek was just versatile, it wouldn’t really matter, but he also has an above-average hit tool thanks to excellent hand-eye coordination. As of mid-May, Olenek led the Southeastern Conference with a .396 batting average. Olenek is officially 6-foot-5, 180 pounds, but scouts say they believe he’s closer to 200 pounds right now and won’t be surprised to see him add another 15-20 pounds as a pro. That frame leads them to believe his currently below-average power can improve as well. 160 Last: 170 Brett Kinneman 4YR OF Notes: School: North Carolina State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 197 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A three-year starter and middle-of-the-order bat for North Carolina State, Kinneman surged up draft boards earlier this spring, when he hit 12 home runs in his first 106 at-bats—at that point an NCAA-leading total—and slashed .340/.413/.774. The York, Penn., native has since cooled, adding only one homer in his 80 at-bats since then and seeing his average nosedive to .285, which is more in line with career norms. Kinneman has a quick lefthanded bat and thunderous raw power that can lead to majestic shots when he connects. However, like many power hitters, he’s hamstrung by swing-and-miss issues and can be pitched to, striking out 49 times to 31 walks through 46 games this spring. Pushed to left field due to the presence of the more dynamic Josh McClain and Brock Deathrage, Kinneman runs well enough and has enough arm strength to handle center field if needed, but he has more of a corner outfield profile long term. Kinneman’s torrid start had him looking like a potential third-round pick, but he could fall a round or two further due to his second-half slide. He’s a college performer who has fared well against premium arms in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but questions with his overall hit tool and swing-and-miss tendencies drag him down. 161 Last: 155 Cole Roederer HS OF Notes: School: Hart HS, Santa Clarita, Calif. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Roederer is a small, athletic, lefthanded-hitting center fielder who began showing big power this year, drawing comparisons to Andrew Benintendi. He catapulted into third-round consideration before he separated his right (non-throwing) shoulder horsing around with teammates after practice and missed the final month of the season. Roederer is a toolsy player with bat speed who got stronger and reworked his swing to add power this season. He began launching long home runs on par with anyone in the region, enough for optimistic scouts to project him as a 20-25 home run hitter. The power rounded out Roederer’s well-rounded toolset. He is an above-average runner whose speed plays up in center field due to his advanced instincts and reads, and his arm is suitably average. With hints of all five tools and growing power, Roederer has the upside of an above-average everyday center fielder, but other scouts are skeptical of his size and injury history, which also includes a pulled hamstring this year. He is strongly committed to UCLA and will be an expensive sign. 162 – Last: 162 Owen Sharts HS RHP Notes: School: Simi Valley (Calif.) HS Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Nevada Scouting Report: Sharts had evaluators’ interest at the beginning of the year and boosted his stock with a star turn in front of scouting directors at the Boras Classic, pitching a one-hit shutout in Simi Valley’s opener. Sharts stands out as one of the most polished prep pitchers in the class with three pitches, control and durability. Sharts pitches at 89-91 mph and touches 93-94. Unlike most high schoolers, who hit their top velocity early before fading, he holds his stuff and still reaches 90 mph in the late innings. His 81-83 mph changeup is ahead of his 74-76 mph curveball, but both project to average. Sharts throws all his pitches for strikes and has room to add velocity as he fills out his 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame. He draws strong reviews for his makeup and mental toughness, embracing jokes about his last name. Sharts also has baseball bloodlines. His uncle, Scott Sharts, holds Cal State Northridge’s single-season home run record and played three seasons in the minors. Sharts’ complete package and pedigree has him in third- to fifth-round consideration. He comes from an affluent area and will be an expensive sign. He is committed to Nevada. 163 Last: 154 Grant Witherspoon 4YR OF Notes: School: Tulane Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 203 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Witherspoon will likely have to wait until 100 or more players are drafted before his name is called. But he has a better shot of being a big leaguer than many of those who will be taken before him. As a productive lefthanded-hitting center fielder who can play all three outfield spots, he projects as a likely fourth outfielder who provides defensive value. In center field, Witherspoon is an above-average defender thanks to good reads and routes to go with average speed. Offensively, he’s a streaky hitter, but when locked in, he can mash. His 10 home runs lead Tulane as of mid-May, when he was hitting .337/.449/.589. Both his power and hitting ability are fringe-average to average. If he gets everything out of his bat as a pro he could be a second-division regular, but with his average arm he has an excellent fallback option as a versatile reserve. 164 Last: 210 Paul Richan 4YR RHP Notes: School: San Diego Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never drafted Scouting Report: Richan supplanted Nick Sprengel as San Diego’s top starter and most-desired draft prospect this spring, launched in part by a dominant outing against Michigan at the Tony Gwynn Classic. Richan is a polished righthander with a four-pitch mix, headlined by a plus slider. At his best, Richan’s fastball sits 91-92 mph and touches 94, and he can mix in an average changeup as well. He uses his fastball and changeup to get ahead and then finishes batters with his slider. Richan tired as the season went on and sat more 88-91 mph toward the end, cooling some of the early interest. His fastball command also slipped at the end of the season and resulted in a lot of contact, although he still threw strikes. A poor finish made his season numbers look pedestrian, but Richan showed evaluators enough early in the year that they still consider him a talent worthy of a pick in the top five rounds. 165 Last: 156 Jimmy Herron 4YR OF Notes: School: Duke Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '17 (31) Scouting Report: Draft-eligible last June as a sophomore, Herron was drafted by the Yankees in the 31st round but elected to play in the Cape Cod League instead, where he impressed scouts by ranking third in the league in batting average (.338). Herron has put up similar numbers in his career at Duke, slashing .316/.414/.446 in two and a half seasons. An immediate contributor for the Blue Devils, Herron has served as a spark plug at the top of the order, using a compact righthanded swing that is geared for line drives and employing his plus speed on the basepaths. Herron hasn’t been as consistent at the plate this season, with a bat path that has been more uphill than scouts are used to seeing. But when he stays within himself, Herron is among the best pure hitters at the college level. As far as his other tools, Herron’s below-average arm strength limits his versatility in the outfield. He has the speed and range to handle center field, but his arm has relegated him to left field for Duke and could cap his ceiling as a fourth outfielder at the next level. A righthanded, contact-oriented left fielder is typically not a highly sought-after profile, but Herron’s hitting ability, makeup and baseball IQ elevate his stock. VIDEO 166 Last: 157 Zach Linginfelter 4YR RHP Notes: School: Tennessee Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '16 (16) Scouting Report: Linginfelter has bounced back and forth between the bullpen and rotation for Tennessee, but when he’s repeating his somewhat energetic delivery, he can dominate. He did just that in a late-season start against Missouri, when he struck out 14 in seven innings. Linginfelter’s 92-97 mph fastball is explosive enough to overpower hitters. It has good late life and some arm-side run. He’ll also mix in an average breaking ball at times. But at other times the velocity tails off, largely because of delivery issues, the fastball straightens out and he struggles to find the strike zone. Linginfelter’s below-average control did improve as the season wore on and his final numbers (3-4, 3.93 with 71 strikeouts and 38 walks in 55 innings) could entice a team to pay the draft-eligible sophomore. It’s more likely than not he’ll make it back to Tennessee for one more year. With some more refinement, he could go much higher in next year’s draft. VIDEO 167 Last: 158 Levi Kelly HS RHP Notes: School: IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Kelly transferred to IMG Academy this spring to play with Blaze Alexander and several other talented 2018 prep prospects. This spring, Kelly’s velocity has returned to the range that scouts have seen in the past, as the 6-foot-4 Louisiana State commit was in the upper 80s and low 90s over the summer but has regularly touched 95-96 mph this spring. He consistently pitches in the 91-92 mph range, though his fastball is fairly flat without natural movement. He has a fringe-average slider to go along with his fastball, though scouts note that both of those offerings would play up in the bullpen. With some effort in his delivery and a slight head whack, a reliever profile is what many scouts write down for Kelly, but his natural arm strength is exciting wherever he lands. 168 Last: 159 Brandon Williamson JC LHP Notes: School: North Iowa Area JC Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: An athletic, 6-foot-5 lefty, Williamson got off to a terrible start to his sophomore season at NIACC. A month into the season he had a 5.89 ERA and was allowing two baserunners per inning. But since late March, he posted a 2.08 ERA with 1.2 baserunners per inning and 15.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Williamson boasts a varied repertoire as he’ll mix a 90-95 mph fastball, a pair of average breaking balls and a less-developed, but potentially average, changeup. His slider shows signs of developing into an above-average pitch down the road. Williamson’s below-average control will have to improve, but there’s nothing in his delivery that would indicate continued control issues. His delivery is fluid and his arm path is relatively clean. Williamson is a Texas Christian signee, but he could be taken early enough on day two to convince him to forgo another year of college ball. 169 Last: 160 Blake Rivera JC RHP Notes: School: Wallace State (Ala.) JC Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Giants '17 (32) Scouting Report: An Auburn signee, Rivera was a 32nd-round pick of the Giants last year, but he opted to return to Wallace State (Ala.) JC. Craig Kimbrel did the same thing in 2007, opting to return to Wallace State after being drafted in the 33rd round. Kimbrel moved up the to third round in the 2008 draft. A decade later, Rivera should also move up in the draft, although it likely won’t be to the third round. Rivera has a pair of above-average pitches with a 93-96 mph fastball and a power curveball that is inconsistent but has late-count strikeout potential when he lands it. Rivera went 10-0, 1.75 with 98 strikeouts, 35 walks and 28 hits allowed in 65 innings. Rivera projects as a power reliever in pro ball. 170 Last: 282 Jarren Duran 4YR 2B Notes: School: Long Beach State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Duran does two things. He gets on base, and he flies. A three-year starter at Long Beach State, Duran stole 49 bases in his career and drove opponents crazy beating out routine ground balls for infield singles. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound lefthanded hitter explodes out of the batter’s box, posting 70-grade run times on the 20-to-80 scouting scale, and turns singles into doubles and doubles into triples. He lacks over-the-fence power and swings and misses a little much for his profile, but his patient approach gets him on base enough to utilize his speed. Duran never played shortstop at Long Beach State and is an average second baseman with a fringy arm. Some evaluators think he is a candidate to move to center field, but he’s very raw there due to lack of experience. Duran’s speed gives him a survivable skill he can ride to the big leagues and evaluators see enough bat for him to be a bottom-of-the-order hitter. He projects to go early on the draft’s second day. 171 Last: 161 PJ Hilson HS OF/RHP Notes: School: Nettleton HS, Jonesboro, Ark. Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Alabama Scouting Report: Hilson is one of the speedier center fielders in the high school draft class, as he earns consistent 70 grades on his speed. That speed is apparent as he ranges around center field. But unlike a lot of speedsters, Hilson has some potential to drive the ball, with strong hands and at-least average bat speed. He could develop into an above-average hitter with the potential for 10-15 home runs a year. The Alabama signee has also touched 93 mph off the mound this year. If he gets to school, he has a chance to develop into a two-way player for the Crimson Tide. 172 Last: 253 Kingston Liniak HS OF Notes: School: Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, Calif. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: San Diego Scouting Report: Liniak is the nephew of former Cubs infielder Cole Liniak and the son of 1993 Rockies draft pick Justin Liniak. After a hand injury hampered him on the showcase circuit, Liniak returned fully healthy in the spring and elevated himself into consideration in the top five rounds with a big season. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Liniak has a well-rounded package of tools to complement his bloodlines. He’s an above-average runner and defender in the outfield with an above-average arm. Offensively, he has cleaned up his swing to take a more balanced, direct approach to the ball, which has allowed him to use the whole field and stay back on the ball. He’s a tough, fierce competitor who evaluators are confident will get the most out of his abilities. Whether Liniak has enough to power to project as an everyday outfielder is up for debate, but his upside and projection are among the best in Southern California. He is committed to San Diego. 173 Last: 163 Drew Rasmussen 4YR RHP Notes: School: Oregon State Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (1) Scouting Report: Rasmussen's career at Oregon State has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. An overweight, upper-80s prep righthander before he got to Corvallis, Rasmussen transformed his body with the help of Driveline Baseball and quickly established himself as the staff ace, throwing the only perfect game in Oregon State history as a freshman. Rasmussen then tore his UCL his sophomore year and was sidelined with Tommy John rehab until midway through the 2017 season. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound righthander used his rehab as an opportunity to get stronger, and he came back late last April working 94-97 mph and touching 98 mph with an explosive fastball, showing enough for the Rays to take him with the 31st overall pick. But the Rays didn't sign him after a post-draft physical revealed issues with his first Tommy John surgery. Rasmussen returned to Corvallis and had a second, mostly corrective, surgery with Dodgers team doctor Neal ElAttrache late in 2017. The surgery was successful and by all reports Rasmussen has progressed well in his rehab—even losing some weight—but he has yet to throw a baseball and likely won't start throwing until closer to the draft. When healthy, Rasmussen works in the mid- to upper 90s, with a devastating split-like changeup as his main out-pitch and an average breaking ball as his third pitch. He's a first-rounder in terms of talent, but scouts haven't seen him fully healthy since 2016 and won't be able to see him on a mound before draft day. After two Tommy John surgeries, Rasmussen's landing spot will hinge on how teams view his medical report. VIDEO 174 Last: 164 Bren Spillane 4YR 1B/OF Notes: School: Illinois Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Pirates '15 (34) Scouting Report: Spillane has had as good a season, statistically, as anyone in the country thanks to some hot streaks where he seemed impossible to retire. Spillane had five separate multi-home run games, including a three-home run, four-hit game against Southern Illinois. His .426/.524/.973 slash line ranks first in the nation in slugging percentage and top 10 in both on-base percentage and batting average. His 20 home runs is also among the best in the country. And while it’s easy to project 25-plus home run power for Spillane, scouts are much more worried about his hitting ability. Even with his .426 batting average this year, scouts are hesitant to call Spillane a future average hitter. His swing has some length to it and there is a lot of swing and miss to his game, as he’s striking out in 25 percent of his plate appearances. Still, Spillane has plus-plus raw power with the strength to hit the ball out to all fields. With a metal bat, even mishits by Spillane carry. He plays first base at Illinois because the Illini have a very good set of outfielders, but he projects better in the outfield than he does at first, where his footwork needs work and he’s below-average defensively. He’s an above-average runner with enough speed to handle a corner outfield spot and he has a plus arm. Spillane doesn’t have much of a track record—he barely played as a freshman and missed time as a sophomore because of injuries—but his outstanding junior season cannot be ignored. Iowa’s Jake Adams posted similar numbers in the Big 10 last year and lasted to the Astros in the sixth round because of his lack of athleticism. Spillane should go higher because he can run, and his prodigious power could push him into the third or fourth round. 175 Last: 165 Jason Bilous 4YR RHP Notes: School: Coastal Carolina Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Dodgers '15 (29) Scouting Report: Drafted by the Dodgers in the 29th round out of high school despite not pitching his senior season due to Tommy John surgery, Bilous has long tantalized scouts with his potential. As a freshman at Coastal Carolina in 2016, he flashed electric stuff in Omaha, helping the Chanticleers win their first-ever national championship. Since then, he's been up-and-down as a weekend starter, going 3-2, 4.61 last season, and notching a 7-2, 3.00 record through 13 starts this spring. Bilous can look unhittable at times, featuring a 92-96 mph fastball with arm-side run, a hard, biting slider at 81-85 mph and an 84-87 mph changeup that he throws almost exclusively to lefties. The problem for the 6-foot-2, 190-pound righthander is that he struggles to repeat his release point and walks often pile up on him. In 169.1 college innings, Bilous has walked 135 batters—7.18 per nine innings. He's walked 58 (to 90 strikeouts) through 72 innings this spring—7.25 per nine. Because of his sheer lack of control, Bilous projects more as a reliever. He has the stuff to be dominant out of the bullpen, but he'll need to tighten up the location woes that have plagued him throughout his amateur career.

126 Last: 123 Mason Englert HS RHP/SS Notes: School: Forney (Texas) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: Every year the draft has a number of projectable young pitchers whose “arrows are pointing up” according to scouts. Englert is one of those, as he has the look and developing stuff of a future mid-rotation starter, even if it requires some projection right now. He can touch 94-95 with his fastball at times, but he has generally pitched at 88-90 mph. He’s a skinny 6-foot-5 with the frame to fill out over the next few years. Englert throws a promising slider and curveball that both need refinement and currently grade as fringy, but they flash enough to project into future above-average offerings. If Englert gets to Texas A&M it’s easy to see him developing into a potential first rounder in a few years, but an aggressive team could try to pay him enough now to skip the three-year wait. 127 Last: 124 Grant Lavigne HS 1B/3B Notes: School: Bedford (N.H.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 230 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Wake Forest Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 230-pound lefthanded hitter, Lavigne has some of the best power among prep bats in the draft class, with 70-grade raw power. Lavigne has been complimented for cleaning up his body leading up to the draft and is considered a decent athlete for his size, although he projects as a first baseman in most evaluators’ eyes. If that’s the case, Lavigne’s draft stock largely depends on his hit tool. Lavigne has displayed good feel to hit this spring in New Hampshire—where the competition is questionable—and he will need to continue to hit in order to tap into his power—his one carrying tool. If a team believes in his bat, then Lavigne could easily go in the top three rounds. Worst case, Lavigne could head to Wake Forest, where he could build up a track record of hitting against ACC competition and maybe even prove he can handle third base or left field, which would significantly help his profile. 128 Last: 125 Grant Koch 4YR C Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Koch established himself as a potential first-day pick as a sophomore, when he hit 13 home runs for Arkansas and followed that up by hitting .372 with 10 walks and 11 strikeouts in 43 at-bats for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer. He’s failed to match that production as a junior, though, as he was hitting .273/.386/.448 with seven home runs as of mid-May. Koch has struggled as pitchers worked him away constantly in the SEC this year, but he still has a good understanding of the strike zone and could produce solid on-base percentages with the power to run into 15 home runs with everyday at-bats. Defensively, he’s shown steady improvement. His average arm plays up because he’s accurate with his throws and his footwork and transfer have gotten better at Arkansas. His lateral movement is his biggest challenge defensively and he’ll have to continue to work on improving his agility. VIDEO 129 Last: 126 Kyle Bradish 4YR RHP Notes: School: New Mexico State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Part of a huge 35-man recruiting class New Mexico State coach Brian Green brought to Las Cruses in 2016, Bradish quickly separated himself from the rest of the pack, solidifying a weekend rotation role that he's maintained all three seasons. Bradish opened eyes in the Cape Cod League last summer, starting on a temporary contract and earning an all-star nod. Bradish earned mixed reports earlier this spring with lower velocity than he showed in the Cape, but he's picked it back up since then, working 91-93 mph and touching 96 mph. He creates great angle with his over-the-top arm slot, especially with his 12-to-6 curveball, which has excellent depth and has taken a jump forward this season. It's a swing-and-miss pitch with plus potential. Bradish still needs to work on a third pitch, and he needs to limit his walks—he has 104 strikeouts to 47 walks through 74.2 innings this season. But his combination of present stuff and his projectable 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame give him starter's upside. Bradish should be off the board by the third or fourth round. 130 Last: 127 Austin Bergner 4YR RHP Notes: School: North Carolina Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Red Sox '16 (38) Scouting Report: Drafted in the 38th round by the Red Sox out of Florida in 2016, Bergner opted to honor his commitment to North Carolina. The lanky 6-foot-4, 195-pound righthander ranked No. 165 in the BA 500 and was one of UNC's blue-chip pitching recruits that year, along with fellow Floridian righthander Tyler Baum. Bergner pitched primarily out of the bullpen his freshman year but has started on Saturdays this season. He's been inconsistent as a starter, posting a 5-2, 4.70 record through 10 starts, but he has the stuff to dominate in any given outing. Bergner sits comfortably in the mid-90s, averaging 94 mph with his fastball, and holds that velocity deep into games. His fastball command has improved over the course of the season, but he still has spurts where it gets away from him. He complements his fastball with a plus, low-80s changeup with sharp downward action and a fringy upper-70s breaking ball that sometimes shows better. While his arsenal gives him the chance to start, Bergner's effortful, unconventional arm action scares off some scouts and could ultimately push him to the bullpen at the next level. Just a sophomore, Bergner has leverage if teams don't meet his number in the draft, as he could return for another season in UNC's weekend rotation and attempt to build his stock further. 131 Last: 128 Dylan Coleman 4YR RHP Notes: School: Missouri State Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: An athletic, 6-foot-6 righthander with a track record of success and an ability to generate easy velocity, Coleman is a high-upside arm out of Missouri State. He struck out 11.7 batters per nine innings and reached double digits in strikeouts in four of his first 14 outings this season. His 91-95 mph fastball will touch 97-98 almost every outing and has plenty of downhill plane. Early in the game when he’s letting it loose, Coleman shows the ability to generate moderate arm side run. His 80-82 mph slider flashes plus as well, as he can get some late tilt on it. He struggles to maintain his velocity deeper into games, as both his velocity and control back up as he wears down. In later innings, he’ll often sit 90-91 mph. Some scouts project him moving to the bullpen because of that, while other evaluators believe he has the stuff to remain in the rotation. If he does move to the bullpen, scouts see him as someone who could one day throw 100 mph. VIDEO 132 Last: 169 Andrew Quezada 4YR RHP Notes: School: Cal State Fullerton Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '17 (20) Scouting Report: The Rays drafted Quezada in the 20th round out of Cypress (Calif.) JC a year ago, but he opted to attend Fullerton and became the Titans’ Sunday starter. After an up-and-down start, Quezada finished the year strong, throwing two complete-game shutouts in his final four starts. Quezada has more arm strength but less control than the stereotypical Fullerton righthander. He pitches at 92-93 mph, but can reach back for 95-96 and holds his velocity deep into outings. His slider and changeup flash average but aren’t consistent. Quezada struggles with his control and his fastball gets squared up more than evaluators would like. He doesn’t generate much downhill plane from his 6-foot-1 frame, so when his stuff flattens out, it gets hit. Even so, Quezada has a long track record of success. A solid year at the Division I level, combined with his arm strength, has Quezada in consideration in the first five rounds. 133 Last: 113 J.P. Gates HS LHP/1B Notes: School: Nature Coast Tech HS, Spring Hill, Fla. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Miami Scouting Report: Gates in one of the rare high-floor high school prospects, as an advanced lefthander without a lot of future projection because of a physically mature body and lack of quick-twitch athleticism. A Miami commit, Gates would be a two-way player with the Hurricanes and has some power in his bat, but most major league teams see him as a pitcher in pro ball. He’s regularly in the 88-92 mph range with his fastball and throws strikes frequently thanks to a delivery that he repeats well and leads to future plus command grades. His best offering is a wipeout slider in the upper 70s and low 80s that has late-breaking action and has been a consistent weapon throughout the summer, fall and spring. In addition to his slider, Gates will throw a 50-grade, low-80s changeup that he keeps down in the zone. VIDEO 134 Last: 129 Jake Mangum 4YR OF Notes: School: Mississippi State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: B-L | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '17 (30) Scouting Report: Mangum burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2016, when he hit .408 and helped Mississippi State to a Southeastern Conference title. Mangum, the son of former Chicago Bears and Alabama defensive back John Mangum, played through a broken left hand—his throwing hand—as a sophomore. He missed just two games all season and hit .324. A draft-eligible sophomore, he was a difficult sign and chose to return to school after being taken in the 30th round by the Yankees. After a solid summer in the Cape Cod League, Mangum is back to full health and has returned to his freshman form. His game is based around his contact ability and well above-average speed. The switch-hitter has exceptional bat-to-ball skills and takes full advantage of his speed at the plate, though to the detriment of hitting for power. He is an aggressive hitter and rarely walks as a result. Mangum’s speed also plays well in center field, where he is an above-average defender with a solid arm. His game is something of a throwback, but his feel for hitting, speed and defensive ability give him some sought-after tools. 135 Last: 132 Noah Song 4YR RHP Notes: School: Navy Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Much like Air Force righthander Griffin Jax in 2016—a Twins third-round pick—there’s an air of mystery surrounding Song heading into the draft. Song has a commitment to the Naval Academy that he’d need to work out in order to pitch in pro ball right away. A three-year starter for the Midshipmen, Song has been one of the Patriot League’s most dominating arms, going 21-10, 2.61 across 227.1 career innings and going 6-3, 1.42 with 106 strikeouts to 33 walks through 76 innings this spring. Song’s best attributes are his durable, 6-foot-4, 200-pound frame and his sheer arm strength. He has touched as high as 98 mph this spring, but generally sits in the low to mid-90s with average control. While both his body and arm are attractive to scouts, Song throws a below-average breaking ball and lacks a third pitch, making him a long-term project and capping his ceiling. Song’s fastball alone is usually enough to put away hitters in the Patriot League. That kind of arm strength normally would be enough for a team to take a flier, but Song’s Navy commitment makes him a riskier draft-day investment than most. 136 Last: 133 Brennen Davis HS OF Notes: School: Basha HS, Chandler, Ariz. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Miami Scouting Report: Davis has been a tough one to scout this spring, as he has struggled with a hamstring problem for much of his senior year. He was already more of a projection, having come to baseball late after spending more time playing basketball early in his high school career. Davis was a key contributor when Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) captured the Arizona 6A state championship in his junior year before he started focusing strictly on a baseball career. An above-average or better runner when healthy, the 6-foot-4, 175-pound Davis uses easy, graceful strides in the outfield and on the bases, an his above-average arm gets good carry. The big question with Davis is the development of his bat, as he is still very raw at the plate. He has good, quick hands, but doesn’t yet understand how to adjust them to the pitch or leverage his body, resulting in current below-average power. He showed improvement last fall at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., and scouts more recently have noticed more fluidity in his swing. Davis is your typical high-risk, high-reward prospect who would likely require two years of Rookie ball before advancing to a higher minor league level if he signs. He could go as high as the third round, but Davis is an outstanding student who could choose to honor his commitment to Miami if he drops too far in the draft. 137 Last: 134 Kendrick Calilao HS OF Notes: School: The First Academy, Orlando Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: One of the best pure hitters in the class, Calilao doesn’t come loaded with supplemental tools, but he has an extremely simple, short and repeatable swing that leads to hard, consistent contact. For some area scouts, Calilao is one of the premier bats in Florida. Committed to the in-state Gators, Calilao currently has a line drive approach and sprays the ball all over the field. He doesn’t have much raw power currently, but with his 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame and ability to barrel the baseball in any part of the strike zone, scouts believe he will develop above-average power in the future. A below-average runner, Calilao has been working with a running coach to improve, but he projects to stick in a corner outfield spot. He has a plus arm, giving him the tools to stick in right field. He’s also shown impressive athleticism and route-running ability that could allow him to be a solid defender at the position, despite a lack of foot speed. 138 Last: 136 Max Marusak HS OF Notes: School: Amarillo (Texas) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Tech Scouting Report: Called the “Amarillo Flash,” by scouts, Marusak—who attends Amarillo (Texas) High—has an 80-grade nickname to go with his 80-grade speed. Arguably the fastest player in the entire class, Marusak floats around the bases and outfield with ease, giving himself plus-plus range in center field to go along with plus arm strength. He had a loud showing at the Area Code Games last summer, where he displayed tremendous bat speed and barreled one ball deep into the left-center field gap with an aggressive swing. That last part is where scouts have to do some projecting, as Marusak has struggled with the bat this spring against north Texas competition that is not great. He has swing-and-miss issues that come from both bat-to-ball questions and questions regarding how well he sees spin. His swing path and mechanics itself are not bad, but a team will have to be very patient with him in professional ball. He has the physical tools to improve in this area, and his speed will always give him more room for error than other players, but as scouts have said—you can’t steal first base. The upside is tremendous with Marusak because of his off-the-chart speed, and a loud performance at a big-time national event should give him a chance at being drafted in the first few rounds. VIDEO 139 Last: 137 Antoine Duplantis 4YR OF Notes: School: Louisiana State Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 174 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Duplantis wears No. 8, which means something at LSU. The number is awarded to a team leader and has been worn in the past by Mikie Mahtook and Alex Bregman, among others. Duplantis is the Tigers’ leading hitter this year thanks to some of the best hand-eye coordination in the college class, although scouts aren’t thrilled with how his hands work in his swing. He can spray line drives but has below-average power potential. Duplantis has slowed down a little during his three years at LSU, but he’s still an above-average runner who knows how to pick his spots to steal (14 of 18 on stolen base attempts). Duplantis is an above-average defender who covers plenty of ground in a corner outfield spot, but his arm is well below-average, which doesn’t really play in right field. 140 Last: 138 Jake Irvin 4YR RHP Notes: School: Oklahoma Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '15 (37) Scouting Report: A 37th-round pick of the Twins out of high school in Minnesota, Irvin is a three-year starter for the Sooners who has been one of the best pitchers in the Big 12 this season. Irvin has steadily improved in his three years at Oklahoma, culminating with his 6-1, 3.16 season this year with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings as of mid-May. A big, 6-foot-6, 225-pound righthander, Irvin attacks hitters with a 90-94 mph fastball and a low-80s slider that has good late finish. Irvin throws strikes with average control and has shown the ability to locate and manipulate his slider. He barely uses his changeup, so scouts question how good it can be, but he’ll flash a fringe-average change in bullpen sessions. VIDEO 141 Last: 139 Garrett Wade HS LHP Notes: School: Hartselle (Ala.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Auburn Scouting Report: A 6-foot-2 southpaw with tremendous feel to spin a breaking ball, Wade doesn’t have the otherworldly spin rate that Carter Stewart possesses, but he might come closer than any other prep pitcher in the class. He’s always had a feel for snapping off a powerful curveball, but during Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association World Championship last fall, Wade’s slider looked better than it had in the past and his feel for spinning the ball leads to plus projections on both offerings. The curveball is a mid-70s offering that is looser in shape than a hard, low- to mid-80s slider. Which pitch is ahead depends on which scout you ask, but no one in the industry doubts either of the offerings. His fastball is more pedestrian, as Wade sits in the 88-92 mph range. At the Perfect Game event, TrackMan had him up to 94 mph, but scouts dispute those numbers and say he was in the upper 80s. Wade doesn’t have premium athleticism, but he has more than his delivery indicates and as a lefthander with immense feel for spin, he should be an attractive commodity. Wade is committed to Auburn. 142 Last: 140 Richie Palacios 4YR SS Notes: School: Towson Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The first Towson player ever named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Rookie of the Year, Palacios is an intriguing infielder with professional bloodlines. His father, Richard, played in the Tigers organization, his uncle, Rey, played parts of three seasons with the Royals and his brother, Josh, played for San Jacinto (Texas) JC and Auburn before being selected by the Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. Richie has shown a knack for hitting throughout his time with Towson, following up his record-setting freshman campaign (.329/.415/.480) with an even better sophomore season in 2017, when he hit .338/.417/.502 with five home runs. Palacios was the only member of Towson’s club to start all 54 games in 2017 and he led the Tigers in hits (72), runs (43) and stolen bases (19). This spring, he’s continued to do more of the same at the plate, hitting .316/.463/.542 with a career-high eight home runs through 49 games. Palacios, who currently has average raw power, has added more pop in each of his seasons at Towson, culminating this spring with an OPS over 1.000 and an isolated slugging over .200—both of which are career highs. With that power has also come a dramatically improved strikeout-to-walk ratio, as Palacios had a walk rate around 19 percent compared to a strikeout rate below seven percent after 49 games. Both of those are career bests, though Palacios has walked more than he’s struck out in each of his three seasons at Towson. Defensively, Palacios has the twitchy athleticism and speed—he ran a plus-plus 60-yard dash at Towson’s scout day—to give himself a chance to stick at shortstop. His arm is fringe-average, however, so he might be better suited to move to second base or take on a utility role. His run times to first base are not as regularly impressive as his 60-yard dash time would indicate, but he has stolen 74 bases at an 86 percent success rate through parts of three seasons. If a team thinks Palacios can handle shortstop, he may be drafted as high as the third or fourth round. 143 Last: 168 Jonathan Ornelas HS SS Notes: School: Kellis HS, Glendale, Ariz. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 160 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tennessee Scouting Report: Ornelas made big strides in the offseason, when the righthanded-hitting shortstop added strength and started showcasing the ability to turn on pitches with hard contact. The looming question—which has received varying answers from scouts—is whether Ornelas will be able to stay at shortstop in the future. His plus hands and above-average to plus arm are enough for the position, but his limited range and tick below-average speed may push Ornelas to second or third base. Regardless of where he winds up defensively, Ornelas projects to have enough bat for any infield position. He has an aggressive but short swing with surprising power for his size, and shows the ability to use the whole field. Ornelas has also been clocked in the low 90s from the mound, but it’s not likely any team will take him as a pitcher. He is committed to Tennessee, but if he’s singable, Ornelas will likely not get past the fourth or fifth round. 144 Last: 141 John Rooney 4YR LHP Notes: School: Hofstra Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A 6-foot-5, 225-pound lefthander, Rooney has had an incredible season for Hofstra in 2018. Through his first 12 starts, Rooney compiled a 8-1, 1.01 record, striking out 99 batters and walking 22 in 89 innings. He also pitched in the Cape Cod League last summer, and while his overall numbers (1-2, 4.38 with 29 strikeouts and 15 walks in 37 innings) weren’t great, he was better in the second half of the summer. Rooney’s fastball can reach 93 mph and he also throws an above-average slider that comes across in the low to mid-80s. He does well throwing both pitches for strikes and shows at least average control. He’s remade his body since his summer in the Cape and has lost some weight, but he still isn’t overly athletic. He also has a longer arm action and has yet to find consistency with his third-pitch changeup. For those reasons, there is some reliever risk with Rooney, who could be an effective two-pitch lefty out of the bullpen. But it’s hard to argue with Rooney’s results as a junior, so if a team believes in his ability to find an average third pitch he could go off the board higher than his ranking suggests. 145 Last: 142 Joey Gerber 4YR RHP Notes: School: Illinois Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Illinois’ closer has effectively shut the door on hitters around the Big Ten, as his 93-96 mph fastball is enough to blow away hitters and he mixes in an above-average slider as well. He’s even flashed an average changeup, although he barely ever throws it. Gerber is a pure relief prospect with a reliever’s delivery, which limits how high he will be drafted, but he has present stuff to handle a setup role and a track record of success (0-1, 2.74, 13 saves with 38 strikeouts and nine walks in 23 innings). 146 Last: 143 Taj Bradley HS RHP Notes: School: Redan HS, Stone Mountain, Ga. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Scouting Report: A Georgia pop-up player, Bradley is tremendously young for the 2018 class. Born in March 2001, Bradley oozes upside in part because of his youth, as well as his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame, physicality and athleticism. One of the more raw pitchers in the class, Bradley has played a lot of outfield but is newer to the mound, where he has a higher upside in pro ball. He throws in the low 90s and gets up to 93 mph at times, but his curveball is presently below-average and certainly a work in progress. A South Carolina commit, Bradley has been crosschecked regularly this spring and also pitched in a prominent late spring showcase with several Georgia players, including Ethan Hankins. A team will have to dream on his secondaries and overall polish, but Bradley is young enough to get more leeway and has exciting potential that could prevent him from getting to the Gamecocks. 147 Last: 144 Cory Acton HS 3B/2B/OF Notes: School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Fla. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 165 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Acton is an advanced high school hitter who has been on the national scene for years, hitting in the middle of an American Heritage lineup that has included Mark Vientos—a second-round selection in 2017—and Triston Casas, who is a likely first-rounder in 2018. Acton isn’t simply a prospect who’s gotten attention because of the players around him, however, as his hitting ability and plate discipline stacks up with the top prep hitters in the class. Acton has good bat speed and natural timing at the plate, with the rhythm and barrel awareness that allows him to lace hard line drives all over the field. His hands are quiet and he’s explosive to the ball with a compact swing that allows him to consistently be on time against both premium velocity and offspeed offerings. Where Acton fits defensively is the biggest question, as he’s played third base, shortstop, second and outfield in high school. Most pro teams envision him as either a third baseman—where his above-average arm strength will play—or as an offensive-oriented second baseman with below-average speed. VIDEO 148 Last: 145 Hogan Harris 4YR LHP Notes: School: Louisiana-Lafayette Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Seen at his best, Harris looks like a second or third-round pick with a whippy fast arm and excellent flexibility, but he’s struggled to stay healthy and maintain that stuff. The lefty sits 92-95 mph on those great days. He had that kind of stuff when he shut down Louisiana State, allowing one unearned run in four innings. But he’s missed some time with an oblique injury and has had other starts where he pitches with 4-5 mph less on his fastball. When he has good arm speed, his slider and changeup also flash above-average. He’s able to manipulate and locate his slider, which helps it play up. Harris has had plenty of success—he’s 4-1, 2.33 this year on the heels of posting a 2.66 ERA that was fifth-best in the Sun Belt Conference last season. His ability to battle with less than his best stuff bodes well for his chance to work in pro ball as a back-of-the-rotation starter. 149 Last: 147 D.J. Artis 4YR OF Notes: School: Liberty Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 165 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Red Sox '15 (40) Scouting Report: A third-team BA All-American in 2017, Artis has been a steady three-year starter for Liberty with a strong college track record of hitting. A 40th-round draftee of the Red Sox out of high school, Artis is a no-doubt center fielder with plus speed, albeit fringy lefthanded arm strength. Scouts are more divided on Artis' offensive approach. The small-framed, 5-foot-11, 195-pound lefthanded hitter crouches unusually low at the plate, shrinking his strike zone. He pairs the stance with a noticeably passive approach, which has been effective at the college level. He led the country with a program-record 62 walks last season and placed second nationally with a .532 on-base percentage. This spring, he's slashed .305/.464/.489 through 190 at-bats. Despite his statistical track record, some evaluators are skeptical his approach will play at the next level. Artis has several moving parts in his swing, and his hit tool ranks over his mostly gap power. He has bat speed, but he could require some tweaking to fully unlock his offensive potential. However, with his speed and defensive ability, as well as his advanced plate discipline, Artis profiles as a speedy leadoff type with a fourth-outfielder floor. VIDEO 150 Last: 149 Nick Sandlin 4YR RHP Notes: School: Southern Mississippi Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After two excellent seasons as Southern Miss’ closer, Sandlin this spring moved to the front of the rotation with great success. His impressive season sent him shooting up draft boards despite his unusual profile. Listed at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, Sandlin is undersized and typically throws from a sidearm slot, though he’ll also raise it to more of a three-quarters look. He has shown the ability to hold his stuff deep in games and he can get both righthanders and lefthanders out. His fastball sits in the low 90s with plenty of run and sink. His slider is a wipeout pitch and he has also developed a solid changeup that gives him a weapon against lefthanded hitters. Sandlin has above-average command and stands out for his athleticism. He has tremendous feel for pitching and his performance this spring makes a case that he can be a starter, although his profile would suggest a return to the bullpen is a strong possibility. If he returns to relieving, Sandlin could shoot through the minor leagues and either work as a bullpen ace or in high-leverage situations.

101 Last: 96 Josiah Gray 4YR RHP Notes: School: Le Moyne (N.Y.) Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Division II Le Moyne (N.Y.) was the only school that offered Gray a scholarship. Coach Scott Cassidy liked Gray’s athleticism and his quick arm and believed he had the potential to develop. Gray has rewarded Cassidey’s faith by developing into the one of the best pitchers in Division II. After playing sporadically as a freshman shortstop, Gray touched 94 mph pitching in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League that summer. He split time between shortstop and closing as a sophomore, but switched to focus solely on pitching in the Cape Cod League the summer before his junior year. Gray’s full-time move to the mound has paid off handsomely. He’s gained 35 pounds since he arrived on campus and is now a solid 6-foot-4, 205 pounds. He dominated in his first year as a starter, going 10-0, 1.28 to rank among national leaders in ERA. He’s still developing as a pitcher, but he’s sitting 90-95 mph with his fastball. He has a very fast arm and fills the strike zone with above-average control for his age, even if his command still needs refinement. Gray throws his slider and changeup for strikes, but both have been more fringe-average to average pitches this spring. His slider flashed above-average in the Cape Cod League last summer in shorter stints. Gray could end up eventually moving to the bullpen, but he’s athletic and has very few innings on his arm, so scouts can dream that there’s even more to come. VIDEO 102 Last: 109 Jeremy Pena 4YR SS Notes: School: Maine Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Braves '15 (39) Scouting Report: The son of seven-year major league second baseman Geronimo Pena, Jeremy is a premium defensive shortstop with Maine who is one of the top defensive players in the 2018 draft class. Pena has started every game for the Black Bears throughout his college career and was named to the America East All-Rookie Team in 2016, when he led the team in runs and hit .283/.336/.356 with 11 stolen bases. His hitting has improved since then, and Pena hit .308/.390/.478 with four home runs, five triples and nine doubles through the first 46 games of his junior campaign. However, talk about Pena should start with his defensive ability, as he possesses fantastic defensive actions, loose athleticism and an above-average arm. His above-average running ability helps his range in the infield and also on the bases, where he’s been an efficient base stealer through parts of three seasons. Including his complete freshman and sophomore seasons and 46 games this spring, Pena stole bases with an 85 percent success rate. Offensively, there is work to do, as evidenced by Pena’s .228/.315/.323 slash line in 36 games last summer in the Cape Cod League, where he struck out 30 times to 14 walks with just three extra-base hits. He did make the Cape All-Star team in spite of that line, which speaks to Pena’s defensive ability, which will also get him drafted in spite of a light bat with below-average power. VIDEO 103 Last: 97 Steven Gingery 4YR LHP Notes: School: Texas Tech Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: One start into his junior season, Gingery blew out his elbow and had to have Tommy John surgery. That put a halt to his run as one of the most productive pitchers in college baseball. Gingery stepped right into the Red Raiders rotation as a freshman and led the Big 12 conference with a 1.85 ERA in conference games (and a 3.18 ERA overall). He was even better as a sophomore, posting a conference-best 1.58 ERA in 2016, fifth best in the country. Gingery also had a 1.12 ERA in 16 innings with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. Pre-injury, Gingery had what many scouts considered the best changeup in college baseball, as it has excellent deception and late fade as it dives below bats. It’s an easily plus pitch that earns some 70 grades. His changeup and his above-average control are vital to his success, as he does a good job of spotting his fringe-average 88-91 mph fastball and an average curveball he can throw for strikes. Gingery’s easy delivery, above-average control and long track record of success made him one of the safest bets in the draft class before his injury. If Gingery makes a full recovery, he projects as a solid back-of-the-rotation starter. VIDEO 104 Last: 98 Dominic Pipkin HS RHP Notes: School: Pinole (Calif.) Valley HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: California Scouting Report: A 6-foot-4, 170-pound righthander out of Pinole Valley, Calif., Pipkin is a projection arm who’s been up to 96 mph and was one of the hardest throwers at the Area Code Games last summer. With a frame that can add significantly more weight, there is a lot of upside to be had and he might be able to increase his sitting fastball velocity—which tends to be in the low 90s—in the future. He’s shown flashes of an above-average breaking ball and changeup, though those pitches still need some work. His curveball is in the mid-70s with some impressive depth but tends to break early at times, while Pipkin’s changeup comes across in the low 80s. Pipkin operates with a slow delivery and a slight pause in his leg lift and throws from a three-quarter arm slot. 105 Last: 100 Alex McKenna 4YR OF Notes: School: Cal Poly Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '2015 (38) Scouting Report: McKenna has been one of the leading hitters in the Big West Conference in each of the last two years. He also put together a strong summer in the Cape Cod League, establishing himself as one of the premier college hitters on the West Coast. He has a short, quick swing and makes consistent contact. An unconventional setup at the plate with his hands close to his chest helps his contact-based approach and swing path, but may limit his power. Listed at 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, the righthanded hitter has above-average power to unlock, but more typically hits doubles to the gap. McKenna has played center field throughout his college career and is a solid runner with an average arm. Though he covers ground well in the outfield and has solid speed, he is unlikely to stick in center field in pro ball. He offers value as someone who can play all three outfield positions thanks to his strong arm and outfield instincts. He earns praise for his approach to the game. VIDEO 106 Last: 101 Aaron Ashby JC LHP Notes: School: Crowder (Mo.) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Rangers '17 (25) Scouting Report: Ashby, the nephew of ex-big league pitcher and fellow Crowder (Mo.) alumnus Andy Ashby, has posted some of the most absurd statistics in baseball this year. Ashby arrived at Crowder as an 83-86 mph lefty with a decent breaking ball without the strength to always repeat his delivery. He walked eight and allowed six runs in 0.2 innings in his collegiate debut, but by the end of the season he threw a complete game to beat Seminole State (Okla.) JC to get Crowder to the NJCAA World Series. This year, Ashby’s stuff has gotten better and better. The Tennessee signee was 88-91 with a plus curveball early in the season, but as the weather warmed up, he consistently sat 90-94 mph with his above-average fastball. It’s his plus curveball that hitters can’t touch. He can throw it back-to-back-to-back, baffling hitters even when they are looking for it. At one point, Ashby allowed one hit in a 19-inning stretch, as he recorded strikeouts for 45 of those 57 outs. Ashby’s control does waver—he’s walking 5.2 per nine innings—but he also generates loads of swings and misses. He leads all Division I junior college pitchers with 156 strikeouts (and 19 strikeouts per nine innings) to go with an 11-2, 2.29 record. Ashby has gotten stronger, but he still has a skinny frame that could fill out further. He works a lot of deep counts because of his control, which explains why he has worked into the eighth inning only once all season as of mid-May. His best pitching is likely still ahead of him, but his present breaking ball and plenty of fastball should be enough to get him drafted in the third or fourth round. 107 Last: 103 Jonathan Childress HS LHP Notes: School: Forney (Texas) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: Figuring out what to do with Childress is going to be one of the tougher calls in draft rooms around the country. The big, 6-foot-4 lefthander has one of the best curveballs in the draft class, earning plenty of plus grades and 70s at its best. Childress has showed velocity too, as he’s touched 93-94 mph in shorter stints. But this spring Childress has generally sat at 87-89 mph more often, scraping 90-91 at his best. An aggressive team could draft Childress in the second or third round and count on his frame and projection, expecting to see him grow into someone who throws in the low 90s at least, while also breaking off outstanding curveballs. But most teams are likely to prefer letting him get to Texas A&M, where they will be able to watch him for the next three years to see if his velocity spikes. If it does, he’ll be paid very well down the road. 108 Last: 104 Hugh Smith 4YR RHP Notes: School: Whitworth (Wash.) Ht: 6-10 | Wt: 214 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Smith's driver license reads 5-foot-11, 145 pounds, which was an accurate description of his height and weight when he was 16. Five years later, however, he’s 6-foot-10, 215 pounds and has a chance to become one of the highest drafted Division III players in recent years. As a high school senior, Smith had grown to be a 6-foot-3 righthander who sat 81-84 mph but had good control and a solid feel for spotting his slider and changeup. His steady growth spurt continued after he arrived at Whitworth (Wash.) College and his fastball kept growing with it. Smith now sits 92-95 mph, touching 96, and he carries that velocity deep into games. His plus fastball has downward plane and plenty of late life, and he loves to run it in on the hands of righthanded hitters. He also has good feel for a slider that has above-average potential and an average changeup. He locates the changeup well and when he does miss, he almost always misses low and out of the zone, where it can’t come back to hurt him. He’s toyed with a cutter as well. Smith dominated his competition with a 6-1, 1.58 record and could hear his name called as early as the third or fourth round. His athleticism, rare body control for his size and present stuff makes him one of the highest upside pitchers in the Northwest. 109 Last: 105 Landon Marceaux HS RHP Notes: School: Destrehan (La.) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Marceaux is a short righthander and has some of the best command in the 2018 prep class, with some scouts going as far as saying he could have 70-grade command in the future—an incredibly rare attribute for a prep pitcher. Marceaux is regularly in the low 90s with his fastball, though this spring he was a tick below that in the early parts of the season as he dealt with a minor groin injury. In addition to a four-seam fastball that has been up to 94 mph, the Louisiana State commit throws a two-seam fastball with sinking and running action that he uses to set up at-bats. He’ll then go to his four-seam fastball up in the zone, effectively climbing the latter against hitters with pinpoint control. He also has a hard-biting, 12-to-6 curveball that sits in the mid-70s and is an above-average offering, as well as a low-80s changeup that projects as a plus pitch. Fairly complete as a pitcher, the main knock on Marceaux is his size, as a 6-foot, 180-pound righthander. He’s also considered a tough sign. 110 Last: 106 Nick Decker HS OF Notes: School: Seneca HS, Tabernacle, N.J. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Maryland Scouting Report: Decker is a left-left outfielder committed to Maryland with a polished approach at the plate. He’s developed a reputation as a talented hitter by repeatedly working quality at-bats throughout the summer and this spring. He has a very disciplined approach and an advanced understanding of the strike zone. This spring, he’s loosened up his hands and improved a swing path that was already solid. The team that drafts Decker will be all-in on the bat, as he profiles as a corner outfielder thanks to his average running ability and below-average arm. At 5-foot-11, 205 pounds, Decker is hard to project too much on currently, but his power is likely close to average because of solid bat speed and a feel to backspin the baseball. 111 Last: 131 Daniel Lynch 4YR LHP Notes: School: Virginia Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Lynch’s stock soared after a standout summer for Orleans in the Cape Cod League that earned him an all-star appearance. But as a three-year starter for Virginia, Lynch has been decidedly average in terms of college performance, posting a 12-12, 4.72 record through 200 college innings. Lynch’s greatest assets are his 6-foot-4, 195-pound frame, lefthandedness and his above-average control of a four-pitch mix—all qualities that suggest he could be a starter at the next level. Lynch’s stuff is average across the board, with his low-80s changeup flashing above-average at times. He generally works 89-92 mph with his fastball, touching 93, and he throws both a slider and a curveball. Those breaking balls occasionally morph together, but when he’s at his best his slider is the more effective pitch at missing bats. Lynch doesn't have one standout tool, but the sum of his parts gives him a chance to be a back-of-the-rotation innings eater. 112 Last: 107 Luke Bartnicki HS LHP Notes: School: Walton HS, Marietta, Ga. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Tech Scouting Report: Bartnicki has an interesting background as an athlete who developed a reputation as an impressive swimmer before he began to progress on the baseball field. A 6-foot-3, 210-pound lefthander, Bartnicki brings physicality to the mound and a broad frame unusual for a swimmer of his caliber, but one that is perfect for a durable arm on the mound. The Georgia Tech commit has reached the mid-90s in shorter stints, but mostly sits in the 89-92 mph range, with natural arm-side run and sink on his fastball from a lower three-quarter arm slot. He has a slider that’s been inconsistent this spring, looking like an above-average pitch with late-breaking action at times but also backing up and showing well below-average with poor spin and bite. He’s shown solid feel for a low- to mid-80s changeup as well that should become an average offering. Bartnicki has a slightly unorthodox delivery that can get out of sync at times but also leads to above-average deception and helps his fastball play up. The southpaw has a lot of exciting ingredients, such as his size, strength and athleticism. He could take huge steps forward as he gains consistency with his secondaries and refines his delivery. VIDEO 113 Last: 110 Cody Deason 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arizona Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Deason has thrived as the Wildcats’ Friday night starter after spending his first two years in Tucson as a reliever and spot starter, with the highlight being a complete game shutout of UCLA in early May. His 2018 season follows an outstanding Cape Cod League performance in 2017, when he posted a 1.19 ERA while pitching out of the bullpen for Orleans. Despite his success as a starter this year, Deason is viewed by most talent evaluators as a likely reliever in pro ball. His delivery has effort, and while he has a four-pitch mix, he is most effective when using his fastball/curveball combo. Deason’s average fastball sits in the low 90s, touching 94-95 mph. His best out-pitch and most consistent offering is a 12-to-6 curveball that he can really spin, but it could be even more effective if it was a bit firmer than its current 72-75 mph velocity. Deason is expected to go off the board early on day two of the draft. 114 Last: 111 Kameron Guangorena HS C Notes: School: St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Fullerton Scouting Report: Formerly known as Kameron Ojeda, Guangorena took the name of his stepfather, David, who helped raise him during his senior year. Guangorena is a shortstop-turned-catcher who has some exciting tools behind the plate with plus arm strength, athleticism and strong hands. He has a lot of rawness to iron out of his defensive game to actualize his potential, however, as he gets stiff and is inconsistent receiving higher-end velocity. He often sets up too deep on his heels, which can lock him up and prevent him from adjusting to poorly-spotted pitches. He has enough arm strength for the position, but needs to clean up his throwing mechanics and get a shorter release to play against better competition, as nearly no one runs on him presently. If a team is patient with him, he has above-average potential defensively. As a hitter Guangorena has feel for the barrel and has changed his swing from last summer. Previously, he would drift on his front side and spray balls around the field without much power. This spring, he’s shortened his stride and is sitting back in his load, with a longer path and a flyball approach that’s allowed him to tap into more power. That’s come with more swing and miss, but scouts still like his bat path and think he has enough ability to become an everyday hitter. The tools are there for a team to buy him out of a strong Cal State Fullerton commitment. It’s just a matter of developing polish on both sides of the ball and finding more consistency. 115 Kerry Wright HS RHP Notes: School: Montverde (Fla.) Academy Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 235 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Wright is a physical Florida righthander who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs in around 230 pounds. Working with Montverde (Fla.) Academy’s nutrition and training staff, Wright has shed some of the poor weight he carried previously, going from an offensive line-type build to a cleaned up machine. That body improvement has allowed his stuff to improve this spring, as he went from 87-91 mph with his fastball to now regularly being in the 90-96 mph range with consistent 92 mph offerings. In addition to his solid-average fastball, Wright throws a 78-82 mph slider that breaks late with tight spin—a future plus breaking ball. In addition to his physical attributes and pure stuff, Wright is extremely young for his high school class. 116 Last: 114 Isaiah Carranza 4YR RHP Notes: School: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rangers '15 (35) Scouting Report: A 35th-round pick of the Rangers out of Damien (La Verne, Calif.) High in 2015, Carranza spent two years at Oregon before transferring closer to home to Division II Azusa Pacific. He emerged as the top Division II prospect on the West Coast, touching 97 mph and going 9-1, 3.89. Carranza has a prototypical pitcher’s build at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds and a strong right arm. He sits 93-94 mph, touches 97 and has room to grow into more velocity. His secondaries are much further behind. His slider is below-average, and his curveball and changeup are get-me-over pitches. He also has trouble keeping the ball down in the zone. Carranza starts now but projects as a reliever long-term due to his lack of secondaries and poor fastball command. His arm strength has teams interested around the fourth round. 117 Last: 115 Korey Holland HS OF Notes: School: Langham Creek HS, Houston Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 173 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: A Texas signee, Holland has steadily improved himself as a player. As he’s matured, he’s gone from being an average runner to a plus runner and he shows solid feel for hitting thanks to quick hands and a fluid swing. He’s shown very little power so far, but there are scouts who say they believe he will eventually grow into someone who can hit 10-15 home runs a year. His pro profile is still subject to much debate. His routes and reads need significant improvement if he’s going to stay in center field. If he can’t, his below-average arm limits him to left field, where his average hitting ability and present below-average power would limit him. 118 Last: 116 Charles Mack HS SS/3B/C Notes: School: Williamsville (N.Y.) East HS Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: Committed to Clemson, Mack has above-average bat speed and routinely puts on a good show in batting practice with above-average raw power from his 5-foot-11, 185-pound frame. He’s cleaned up his hands and load over the last couple of years and scouts think he has a chance to be an above-average hitter. Mack is an infielder who plays mostly shortstop in high school, but there are questions about his defensive home in the future. If he stays on the infield, Mack’s range and defensive actions would seem to fit best at second base, although there are scouts that think he could be an above-average defensive catcher down the line. He doesn’t regularly catch for Williamsville (N.Y.) East, however, which makes projecting his future defensive value even tougher. A team that is firm in its belief of Mack’s defensive position and value will likely draft him somewhere between the second and fourth rounds, trusting that his ability to hit for both average and power will prove worthy. 119 Last: 117 Davis Martin 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Tech Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 220 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: When Steven Gingery was lost to Tommy John surgery at the start of the season, Martin ascended to the Friday night starter role for the Red Raiders. As he always does, he battled and rarely buckled, but his margin of error is pretty fine, as he just doesn’t have a true swing-and-miss pitch. His 90-91 mph fastball has some arm-side run and he’ll touch 93 mph, but it’s not firm enough to be successful unless he’s spotting it precisely and his command right now is not good enough to do that. He has potentially average control but below-average command, which means he often catches a little too much of the strike zone. Martin’s slider and changeup both are fringe-average to average pitches as well, and his slider in particular has backed up as the season wore on. Martin’s stuff is that of a back-of-the-rotation starter. With his track record of success, he’s likely to hear his name called on day two, but he lacks the ceiling of some of the pitchers who will be picked around him. 120 Last: 118 Justin Jarvis HS RHP Notes: School: Lake Norman HS, Mooresville, N.C. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 160 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UNC Wilmington Scouting Report: A UNC Wilmington commit, Jarvis in an enticing combination of projection and present stuff. The 6-foot-2, 160-pound righthander has touched as high as 95 mph this spring, often working in the 91-94 mph range with occasional sink. His 11-to-5 curveball flashes plus with good depth but sometimes lacks bite and can earn varying grades depending on what day a scout sees him. Jarvis shows at least some feel for a changeup as well, giving him starting pitcher upside. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a stab in the back of his delivery that could use some cleaning. He has shown pitching feel and projects to develop above-average to plus command. With room to add good weight to his frame, Jarvis offers the kind of projectability teams look for in high school pitchers. He is not a lock to get to campus in Wilmington. 121 Last: 119 Micah Bello HS OF Notes: School: Hilo (Hawaii) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: St. Mary's Scouting Report: Hawaii’s top draft prospect by a wide margin, Bello held his own during the Area Code Games and stood out at the MLB Prospect Development Pipeline showcase with an opposite-field, standup triple. The 6-foot, righthanded-hitting Bello has average or better tools across the board and a long track record of hitting. He takes aggressive swings with a small leg kick, above-average bat speed and a level bat path that produces frequent hard line drives. He’s aggressive but takes good at-bats and shows average power potential. Bello is playable in center field, but his average speed and above-average arm profile best in right field. He is one of the youngest players in the class, so his tools are still growing. Bello spent the offseason working out with Kolton and Kean Wong to prepare for pro ball. He is committed to St. Mary’s but expected to sign. 122 Last: 120 Trey Dillard JC RHP Notes: School: San Jacinto (Texas) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Very few junior college relievers get drafted and even fewer will get popped early on day two of the draft, but Dillard is the exception thanks to his pair of plus pitches. Dillard’s 92-97 mph fastball is excellent with some arm-side run and modest plane, but it’s actually less impressive than his low-80s hammer of a 12-to-6 curveball. The curveball earns easy plus grades. He has plenty of arm speed and a strong frame. Dillard didn’t work all that much this year at San Jacinto, throwing only 15.2 innings in 16 appearances as of mid-May. He was dominant, however, going 1-0, 1.72 with 7 saves and 15.5 K/9. His control will need to improve. He’s generally around the zone, but he did walk 6.3 batters per nine innings this year. 123 Last: 121 Alfonso Rivas 4YR OF/1B Notes: School: Arizona Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 184 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Observers have no doubt that Rivas will hit, with most evaluators putting a plus future grade on the hit tool. He followed a strong 2017 season—when he was a first team all-Pac 12 player and second team All-American—by getting himself into better shape and this year has been the anchor in the Wildcats lineup. Rivas is a lefthanded hitter with outstanding makeup. He has excellent knowledge of the strike zone and a short swing, giving him the ability to handle offspeed pitches and regularly hit the ball to the opposite field. The biggest question is whether Rivas will develop enough power to profile at either first base, which is his best defensive position, or a corner outfield spot. He doesn’t project to add much more strength to his frame, but he currently has average raw power. In games, he shows more doubles power than over-the-fence pop. Rivas played right field during his sophomore year in deference to J.J. Matijevic before moving to first base this spring. He’s an above-average defender at first base with above-average hands. While he feels comfortable in the outfield and flashes an above-average arm, Rivas is a below-average runner and doesn’t profile well, defensively, as an outfielder. His pure bat-to-ball skills should get Rivas drafted early on day two. 124 Last: 148 Josh Stowers 4YR OF Notes: School: Louisville Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 208 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Buried on a star-studded Louisville roster his first two years, Stowers flashed hints of greatness batting in the bottom of the Cardinals order his sophomore season, hitting .364 in the College World Series en route to a more prominent role this spring. Louisville's best remaining position player, Stowers has batted in the top of the order and started in center field all season, slashing .311/.451/.483 with five home runs and 31 stolen bases in 37 attempts. The 6-foot, 205-pound righthanded hitter marries a plus hit tool with above-average speed and at least average power. Early in the season, Stowers struggled with a more pull-heavy, uppercut swing, but his numbers rebounded as he switched back to a more up-the-middle approach. While an everyday center fielder for Louisville, Stowers profiles as more of a left fielder in pro ball with a below-average arm. He doesn't have one key carrying tool, but the sum of his parts gives him upside. 125 Last: 122 Jonathan Stiever 4YR RHP Notes: School: Indiana Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 188 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A control-oriented righthander who has been a two-year Friday night starter for Indiana, Stiever is having his best season for the Hoosiers, with his strikeout rate ticking up significantly this spring. After striking out just 57 batters in 77 innings (6.63 K/9) during his first season as the Friday night starter in 2016, Stiever fanned 87 batters in 84.2 innings (9.25 K/9) through his first 13 games this spring. His stuff hasn’t taken a noticeable jump, but he has a great feel for a three-pitch mix that includes a fastball in the low 90s, a hard, spike-grip breaking ball in the low 80s and developing feel for an average changeup. His fastball can reach up to 95 mph at its best and it has slight arm side movement and occasional sink. Stiever is a solid athlete and repeats his release point consistently, which has allowed him to walk fewer than two batters per nine innings through parts of three seasons with Indiana. Because Stiever is so frequently in the zone, some scouts wonder if he’s too hittable. None of his pitches are plus offerings, although his breaking ball comes the closest as it occasionally shows 55 grades, and he’s allowed close to nine hits per nine innings in the Big 10. Last summer in the Cape Cod League, Stiever posted a 4.45 ERA in 28.1 innings, working mostly as a reliever, with 25 strikeouts and just two walks.

76 Last: 75 Simeon Woods-Richardson HS RHP/3B Notes: School: Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: One of the youngest players in the 2018 draft class, Woods-Richardson is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound righthander out of Texas who impressed scouts at multiple summer showcase events last year. At both the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif., and Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association world championships in Jupiter, Fla., during the fall, Woods-Richardson pitched with a low-90s fastball that touched 93 mph at times. He features both a four-seam and two-seam fastball, as well as two breaking balls—one a sweeping slider in the upper 70s and the other a mid-70s curveball with an 11-to-5 shape. He showed the makings of a plus breaking ball at the Area Code Games and even flashed a potential plus changeup during the Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. After all the flashes of upside over the summer, Woods-Richardson has continued to trend up this spring, with his fastball velocity ticking up. Scouts have noted, however, that he doesn’t always hold his velocity into starts as long as they would like to see. As a younger, athletic righthander out of Texas who has trended in the right direction this spring, Woods-Richardson has checked enough boxes on his scouting report to get him drafted quickly in June. If he did make it to campus at Texas, he would be a two-way talent with some impressive raw power with the bat as well. VIDEO 77 Last: 91 Kyler Murray 4YR OF Notes: School: Oklahoma Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Coming out of high school in 2015, Murray was considered one of the best two-sport stars coming out of Texas in years. He has a familial history with both football and baseball. Murray’s father, Kevin, was a star quarterback at Texas A&M in the early 1980s, while his uncle, Calvin, was a big league outfielder with multiple teams. Kyler would have been a potential late first-round pick out of high school if teams had thought he was signable, but as a two-sport star he told teams not to draft him because he was headed to Texas A&M. Murray has covered a lot of ground since then. He was supposed to be Johnny Manziel’s replacement for the Aggies, but he transferred to Oklahoma after starting three games and playing in eight as a freshman. That made Murray eligible to play his redshirt freshman season with the Sooners baseball team in 2017, but his rust was apparent. He hit .122 with no extra-base hits while struggling defensively in left field. Murray went to the Cape Cod League briefly last summer and, after serving as NFL No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield’s backup last season (he threw 21 passes), he showed significant strides in his second season with the Sooners baseball team. Murray looked much more comfortable in center field this year than he did in the corners last year, as the easier reads of center allowed him to take more decisive routes and let his plus speed play. There’s still a ton of projection involved with Murray because scouts know they aren’t seeing him at his best. He has spent much of the spring splitting time between baseball and spring football practice, where he was battling for the Sooners’ starting quarterback job. Scouts have generally seen more above-average than plus run times from him, but many believe that’s because he’s worn out. Similarly, he shows a 30 arm right now, but he doesn’t get to work on his throwing arm for baseball because he is muscled up for football. At the plate, Murray’s development this season has impressed evaluators. He is showing much more advanced pitch recognition and plate coverage, impressing with his ability to battle to deep counts. He has 20-25 home run potential down the road, with the bat speed that gives him a chance to develop into at least an average hitter as well. Murray’s signability is going to be a tricky puzzle for teams. He has the leverage to demand a significant signing bonus to give up football or he could also look to sign a contract that allows him to continue to play football, something Anthony Alford, Kyle Parker and Russell Wilson have done in the past. But he could also opt to not sign and push any such decisions back a year—he’ll still be a redshirt junior next June. As such, he’s a tricky player for scouts to evaluate. On pure talent, he’s a second- to third-round pick. 78 Last: 108 Cal Raleigh 4YR C Notes: School: Florida State Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A Clemson commit who shifted to Florida State when former Tigers head coach Jack Leggett departed, Raleigh made a loud first impression with the Seminoles in 2016. The thick-bodied switch-hitter slugged 10 homers and was a BA Freshman All-American that season, but he slipped considerably his sophomore year, batting just .227 and struggling at times defensively. Now in his third season, Raleigh has seemingly rebounded at the plate, with nine homers and a .313/.446/.534 slash line through 176 at-bats. Raleigh has above-average raw power, but his struggles as a sophomore and his lack of track record with a wood bat leave some scouts skeptical he'll be able to consistently tap into it. Raleigh is an average receiver with an average throwing arm. He projects to stick behind the plate at the next level, but his value is primarily tied to his power potential. While his stock isn't as high as it was in 2016, Raleigh's strong junior season has restored at least some of the confidence in his offensive skill set. VIDEO 79 Last: 76 Slade Cecconi HS RHP Notes: School: Trinity Prep, Winter Park, Fla. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 193 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Miami Scouting Report: The 6-foot-4 Miami commit has proven to be one of the biggest enigmas in the 2018 draft class for major league teams this spring. After several loud performances last summer at Perfect Game’s National Showcase and in USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars, Cecconi was thought by many scouts to be in the top tier of elite prep pitchers. He was up to 97 mph with a fastball that had power and natural heavy sinking action, a mid-80s slider with tight sweeping action that could be projected as a plus offering, a curveball with 11-to-5 shape in the 76-80 mph range and feel to mix in a changeup as well. With a fast, albeit slightly long, arm action, a frame that could add even more weight, an advanced mix of pitches and feel to spin the baseball, Cecconi showed all of the ingredients necessary to become a future top-of-the-rotation arm. Cecconi hasn’t been seen much this spring, however, as he dealt with a minor injury for much of the early weeks and was rumored to make his first start at USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational—though he didn’t pitch at that event, either. He’s thrown some bullpens for scouts later in the season, but teams have less off-the-field information on him than they would like after dealing with obstacles when trying to reach him in the offseason. Considering his odd spring and offseason, he might be ticketed to Coral Gables, where he could wind up being one of the best pitchers in college baseball and turn himself into a high-end first-round pick as a draft-eligible sophomore in 2020. 80 Last: 77 Trey Riley JC RHP Notes: School: John A. Logan (Ill.) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: John A. Logan (Ill.) JC has become a pipeline for power pitchers. Matthias Dietz was a second-round pick of the Orioles in 2016 and Zach Haake impressed scouts last year before moving on to Kentucky, where he’s expected to be Day Two pick this season. But Riley has the best combination of stuff and athleticism of the trio. Riley made one rough appearance with Oklahoma State in 2017 before transferring to Logan. He shows signs of being a future middle-of-the-rotation starter as he mixes a 93-95 mph plus fastball that touches 97 mph. His 85-89 mph slider is consistently above-average and is a plus-plus pitch at its best. Riley’s changeup is well below-average and he doesn’t need it much right now, but he’s toyed with a curveball that quickly developed into a pitch that will flash average potential. Riley’s athleticism, easy velocity and improving delivery make him on of the better pop-up prospects in the Midwest. 81 Last: 78 Adam Hill 4YR RHP Notes: School: South Carolina Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Padres '15 (39) Scouting Report: A 39th-round selection by the Padres in 2015 out of high school, Hill bypassed the draft to attend South Carolina, where he’s been a three-year starter for the Gamecocks. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound righthander has the kind of durable frame scouts look for in starting pitchers and he’s been a workhouse at South Carolina, leading the rotation when the likes of Clarke Schmidt and Will Crowe went down with Tommy John surgery. Hill had the look of a first-round selection earlier this spring when he posted back-to-back starts with 14 strikeouts, including an electric outing against in-state rival Clemson in front of 10-15 scouts. He’s since backed up, with a 5-5, 4.58 record though 11 starts and 79 strikeouts to 35 walks in 57 innings. When he’s at his best, Hill sits 90-93 mph with a heavy fastball, touching 95-96 and getting a plethora of swings and misses due to the pitch’s late life. Hill had starts his first two seasons where his fastball would be the only pitch he needed to record outs, but he’s made a conscious effort to incorporate both his breaking ball and changeup into his arsenal this season. His slider is the better of the two pitches, a hard, low- to mid-80s pitch with bite and some depth, but he’s shown flashes with his changeup as well, particularly to lefthanded hitters. What holds Hill back is the lack of consistency with his secondary stuff and his, at times, erratic location. Hill has the stuff to be a mid-rotation starter at the next level, but he’ll need to smooth these rough edges in order to get there. 82 Last: 86 DaShawn Keirsey 4YR OF Notes: School: Utah Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Keirsey’s career-best campaign this spring is impressive enough in its own right, as the junior center fielder hit .392/.440/.636 through his first 36 games—a slugging percentage nearly .200 points better than his previous high. His performance looks even more impressive when remembering the gruesome injury he suffered last May, when Keirsey dislocated and fractured his left hip after colliding into the center field wall while tracking a deep home run. While the injury prevented Keirsey from playing in the Cape Cod League last summer, it’s seemingly done nothing to slow him down this spring. Scouts have been impressed with his athleticism, plus raw power, a strong throwing arm and running ability. The power is the obvious improvement in Keirsey’s game, although most of that is driven by all of the doubles he’s collected (18) rather than the home runs (3) he has hit through May 10. While scouts grade Keirsey as an above-average or plus runner, teams will worry that his hip injury will cause that grade to depreciate quicker than usual, and a related, recurring injury is also a concern. Outside of durability questions, Keirsey has a solid package of tools and a bat that can project as average—both of which could override worries about the medical. 83 Last: 80 Raynel Delgado HS 3B/SS Notes: School: Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida International Scouting Report: A switch-hitting shortstop committed to Florida International, Delgado intrigues scouts thanks to his impressive bat, power from both sides and more feel to hit from either side than many young switch-hitters show at the same age. He’s already pretty physical, which allows him to hit for power in-game, and he’s shown that pop at big events like USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational in March. Defensively, he has smooth actions and impressive footwork that should give him a chance to stick at shortstop, but there are many scouts who believe his below-average speed will move him to another position, with third or second base being the most likely. He has the arm strength to handle third and his hands and footwork should be enough for second base as well. A team drafting him will be taking the bat though, with future plus power from both sides. VIDEO 84 Last: 92 Gunnar Hoglund HS RHP Notes: School: Fivay HS, Hudson, Fla. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi Scouting Report: Hoglund had one of the most impressive spring seasons in a loaded state of Florida, impressing scouts and scouting directors alike with some of the best control of any high school player in the country. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Mississippi commit struck out 105 batters and walked just two through 10 starts, with both of his walks coming in his final game. Hoglund was known as an elite strike-thrower going back to his travel-ball days, but an uptick in his fastball velocity this spring rose him up draft boards significantly. He touched 96 mph multiple times and pitched throughout the spring in the 90-95 mph range, navigating the lower end of that range with extreme ease to his delivery. Scouts call Hoglund’s delivery one of the cleanest in the draft class, and he would be among the elite high school arms if his breaking ball were a bit sharper. The secondary offering tends to get long, but it has improved this spring and he can obviously land the pitch for strikes. Still, it’s currently hard to project the breaking ball as a plus pitch in the future. If Hoglund were to get to campus he could be an impact two-way player, as he has an impressive bat as well. But ultimately he should go in the first few rounds of the draft thanks to 60-grade future command—an extremely rare trait for a prep pitcher. VIDEO 85 Last: 102 Blaze Alexander HS SS Notes: School: IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 160 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Scouting Report: His name is fitting, as Blaze Alexander is the hardest-throwing infielder in the 2018 class. He clocked a now-legendary 99 mph throw from shortstop to first base last summer during the Perfect Game National Showcase. Alexander, whose father, Chuck, played in the Indians organization from 1988-91, is a flashy shortstop who is capable of playing all over the infield thanks to his advanced internal clock, athleticism, body control, quick hands and obvious plus-plus arm strength. Most scouts say Alexander has a good chance to play shortstop at the next level, and he has the elite confidence to make it happen on top of all the physical tools. Offensively, Alexander has above-average or plus bat speed that leads to real pull power despite a smaller, 6-foot, 160-pound frame. He has twitchiness in the box and takes aggressive swings to get the most out of his power—leading to some swing and miss during the summer—but he made good adjustments in simplifying both his handset and his load this spring. Scouts are impressed with his ability to make adjustments in the box, but there are still some questions about the impact he’ll make down the line with the bat. He’s an average runner who is committed to South Carolina, and if he makes it to campus and develops a track record hitting in the SEC then he could become a first-round pick thanks to his elite defensive ability. VIDEO 86 Last: 81 Jaden Hill HS RHP Notes: School: Ashdown (Ark.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: An athletic righthander, Hill was also seen as a solid quarterback prospect in high school, although he broke his right collarbone while on the football field during his senior season. Prior to the fall, Hill had put himself on teams’ radars with several impressive performances, including an outing at the East Coast Pro showcase where he sat in the low 90s with life to his fastball. He also showed one of the better changeups at the event, a pitch in the 78-82 mph range that he threw with fastball arm speed and got multiple swings and misses. With a 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame, Hill offers some projection thanks to his athleticism and two-sport background, and he also showed impressive feel to pitch. His breaking ball has also looked better this spring than last summer. Teams will be more concerned with his arm following the collarbone injury, as some scouts have noted that it impacted his armspeed, but the Louisiana State commit has still been up to 94-95 mph at times this spring. VIDEO 87 Last: 82 Zack Hess 4YR RHP Notes: School: Louisiana State Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '16 (35) Scouting Report: The son of Karl Hess, a long-time NCAA basketball referee, Zack Hess was considered a premium draft prospect coming out of high school, ranked No. 167 on the 2016 BA 500. He slid to the Yankees in the 35th round, however, because everyone knew he was headed to Louisiana State. Hess moved from being a mid-week starter to a dominating closer for LSU as a freshman and was outstanding in the College World Series, striking out 11 batters in seven innings over five appearances. Hess moved back to the rotation this season. The big, 6-foot-6 righthander has toned down his delivery since high school and it’s now slower and more controlled. He’s eliminated the head whack he used to have, which has helped improve his fastball command. But despite improved fringe-average control, a number of evaluators see Hess moving back to the bullpen in pro ball in part because of his fastball-slider combo is so effective in shorter stints. As a starter, he sits 92-94 and touches 97 mph. Thanks to angle and life, Hess gets swings and misses with his plus fastball and his slider is above-average as well, although it plays as more of a plus pitch out of the bullpen. He flashes an average changeup, but he doesn’t use it much against college hitters. Hess is athletic and extremely competitive. He’s a draft-eligible sophomore, so he’s likely to have a high asking price, but he’s a second to third-round talent, so some team might be willing to pay. VIDEO 88 Last: 84 Josh Breaux JC RHP/C Notes: School: McLennan (Texas) JC Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Arkansas Scouting Report: Breaux has one of the best arms in this draft class, as he sits 95-98 mph and has touched 100 mph on some radar guns when working as a one-inning reliever. But teams have rarely seen him pitch as he’s also McLennan’s catcher and best power hitter, and Breaux wants to be a position player. Breaux threw 13 innings as a freshman and, as a sophomore, he’d thrown only four innings as of early May. As a catcher, Breaux is below-average defensively, but he’s shown significant improvement over the past two years. His plus-plus arm serves him well, but he’s a little stiff and has to work on improving his flexibility and receiving. Breaux is a solid athlete and runs well for a catcher (6.8 seconds in the 60-yard dash), giving him an option of playing in the outfield as well. Breaux’s calling card as a hitter is his plus-plus raw power. He has 25-plus home run potential, although scouts wonder if his significant swing-and-miss will keep him from being better than a below-average hitter. He does have a track record of hitting with wood last summer in the Cape Cod League (.271/.310/.474) and he has produced this spring (.398/.524/.801) with more walks (40) than strikeouts (34). Breaux has signed with Arkansas, where he could be a two-way star, but his power potential could get him drafted as a position player, and he always has a fall-back option of moving to the mound if hitting doesn’t work out. 89 Last: 85 Sean Wymer 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Christian Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After serving as Texas Christian’s moment of truth reliever as a sophomore, Wymer moved into the Horned Frogs weekend rotation as a junior. Unfortunately for Wymer, he showed in his new role that he’s probably better suited as a reliever. Eventually, TCU moved the 6-foot-1 Wymer back into a multi-inning relief role as April turned to May. Pitching as a starter, his fastball tailed off from 93-95 mph he showed out of the bullpen and settled closer to 90-92 mph. Wymer’s high-70s, 12-to-6 curveball was still an above-average pitch as a starter, but it’s even sharper out of the bullpen. He started using his below-average changeup more in longer stints, but at his best, it’s his above-average control of his big breaking ball and an above-average fastball that could make him a useful reliever in pro ball. 90 Last: 79 Gage Canning 4YR OF Notes: School: Arizona State Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 178 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After leading Arizona State in most offensive categories as a sophomore, Canning has taken steps forward across the board during his junior season with career-highs in doubles, triples, home runs and walks while hitting .387/.436/.672 through the first 43 games of the season. At 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, Canning will likely never be a huge power threat, but he does bring some strength to the table with a line drive approach that should net him plenty of extra-base hits. Canning does have some swing and miss concerns, as he struck out 30 percent of the time as a freshman before cutting that rate almost in half during his sophomore campaign. That rate was back up to the 21 percent range after 43 games, but he has walked more frequently as a junior. Canning played right field as a freshman and sophomore but has made a strong transition to center field this spring, running down balls in the gaps and continuing to improve his jumps and route-running ability. There aren’t too many holes in Canning’s game, aside from his proclivity for strikeouts and lack of a wood bat track record, and his spring season is among the best of the 2018 college draft class. 91 Last: 112 Lyon Richardson HS RHP Notes: School: Jensen Beach (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: An athletic two-way player who is committed to Florida, Richardson has shown explosive stuff on the mound this spring, getting his fastball into the 97-98 mph range. That sort of velocity has been inconsistent, however, as some scouts have also seen him in the 89-93 mph range, touching 94, with a breaking ball that’s fringy and in between the shape of a curveball and slider. On other days, he’ll pop those elite fastball velocities and also throw a plus, power curveball that lands in the low 80s. Because of his athleticism and pure stuff, he’ll get a look from some teams in the second round, but he doesn’t have the same track record or physical projection—he stands 6-foot-2, 185 pounds—as some of the other high-end high school arms in the class. He’s been hitting with a wood bat this spring and could be a dynamic two-way player for the Gators as a switch-hitting outfielder and pitcher if he gets to Gainesville, although pro teams appear to prefer his upside on the mound. VIDEO 92 Last: 87 Chandler Champlain HS RHP Notes: School: Santa Margarita Catholic HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Southern California Scouting Report: A strong, 6-foot-5 righthander out of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Champlain is the top prep pitcher in Southern California outside of Cole Winn. The Southern California commit pitches off of a heavy, sinking, low-90s fastball that’s been up to 94 mph this spring and he has feel to spin a top-to-bottom curveball that has sharp biting action at times. The shape of the pitch is currently inconsistent for scouts, but he lands the pitch regularly and it comes out of his hand well. There are some concerns with a pronounced head whack in Champlain’s delivery and evaluators are mixed on Champlain’s athleticism and frame, which he’ll need to maintain as he develops, but has trended in the right direction this spring. He hasn’t shown a changeup often, but with his fastball and breaking ball he has a chance for a pair of plus pitches in the future. 93 Last: 99 Kyle Isbel 4YR OF Notes: School: Nevada-Las Vegas Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Isbel has been a key member of UNLV’s lineup since arriving on campus and has started all but three games during his career. He has managed to take a step forward this spring, as he has increased both his power and walk rate. Isbel had a .093 ISO last summer in the Cape Cod League, but this spring he’s hit double-digit home runs for the first time in his career and added about 200 points to his ISO. Scouts must determine how much of that power increase is driven by the hitter-friendly environments of the Mountain West Conference, but he does pack more of a punch into his lefthanded swing than his frame (5-foot-11, 190 pounds) suggests. He is an above-average runner and uses his speed well on the base paths. Isbel is a solid outfielder and handles center field well, but some evaluators believe he would profile better at second base, where he played early in his career. Isbel has a hard-nosed approach to the game and that helps his mostly average tools play up. VIDEO 94 Last: 88 Durbin Feltman 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Christian Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Feltman has served as Texas Christian’s closer for three years. He set the TCU single-season saves record in 2017 with 17 saves and tied Riley Ferrell’s school career record with 32 saves by the end of April. The 6-foot righthander is a fast worker who attacks hitters with two plus pitches. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and has touched 98-99 mph at times. His hard, 84-85 mph slider has plenty of depth and late break, with more of a curveball’s downward break than late, lateral tilt. Both are swing-and-miss offerings—in his first 16 appearances in 2018, Feltman was striking out nearly 16 batters per nine innings. Feltman’s size and energetic delivery—which ends with him flying off the mound toward first base—make him best suited to continue in his relief role in pro ball. College relievers have stopped hearing their name called in the first round, but as one of the best closers in the country, Feltman should be a very solid pick in the second or third round. 95 Last: 130 Osiris Johnson HS SS/OF Notes: School: Encinal HS, Alameda, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cal State Fullerton Scouting Report: The second cousin of Jimmy Rollins, Johnson is a twitchy, athletic prospect who has played shortstop and center field but is committed to sticking in the dirt. Last summer, many scouts would have said that Johnson was destined to move to the outfield, where his athleticism would play well, but he’s made impressive strides on his defense throughout the fall and spring. He has immensely quick hands that allow him to react to late hops and he has enough arm strength for the position as well. He’s done enough to allow some teams to believe he can stick at shortstop, while others still believe he’s destined for the outfield. His quick hands translate to the batter’s box, where Johnson has plus bat speed and power, with scouts projecting plus power as he continues to fill out a 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame. The quality of his swings vary wildly, as does his pitch recognition. There are swing-and-miss concerns, but like his defensive work, Johnson has made improvements throughout the spring. In addition to Rollins—who has worked with Johnson on every part of his game, especially at shortstop where the former major leaguer recommended he raise his arm slot—Johnson’s father, Marcel, played three seasons in the minors with the Mets and Braves organizations. Johnson, a Cal State Fullerton commit, is one of the youngest players in the class. 96 Last: 89 Jake Wong 4YR RHP Notes: School: Grand Canyon Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Wong has excelled over the last two years as Grand Canyon’s ace. This spring, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound righthander took advantage of pitching in the Phoenix area during spring training, when many high-ranking executives were easily able to see him pitch. Wong has a heavy fastball that last summer reached 97 mph when he was used out of the bullpen in the Cape Cod League, but typically sits in the low 90s when he starts. His sharp slider is his primary offspeed pitch and the further development of his changeup will be key to his success as a starter. Wong has a repeatable delivery and pounded the zone with his fastball. He hasn’t piled up as many strikeouts as some would like to see, but his combination of stuff, size and track record is enough to make him the highest drafted player out of Grand Canyon in 25 years. 97 Last: 93 Aaron Hernandez 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Hernandez has some of most consistent velocity in Texas, as he regularly sat 92-95 mph touching 97-98 this season. Hernandez pitches across his body as well, which helps hide the ball early in his delivery. But scouts say that Hernandez’s fastball doesn’t play to the radar gun readings, as it’s very true with minimal late life. Hernandez relies a lot on his above-average 80-83 mph slurvy breaking ball. It has some power, although its shape is more side-to-side than a true, downer curveball and it has a bigger break than a harder slider. Hernandez has some effort to his delivery and some evaluators believe his stuff will eventually player better out of the bullpen. 98 Last: 94 Ryder Green HS OF Notes: School: Knoxville Christian Academy Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: The top Tennessee prospect after lefthander Ryan Weathers, Green is a strong, toolsy outfielder committed to Vanderbilt who has a chance to go among the first few rounds because of his exceptional power potential. He hit several long home runs at big events including the East Coast Pro showcase last summer and hit with a wood bat throughout the spring with double-digit home runs as well. He also brings a strong throwing arm to the table. A solid runner, some scouts give him a plus grade on his speed, while others think solid-average is more accurate. Green will likely move to a corner outfield spot in the future but has played shortstop and third base in the past, as well as center field. His reads and route running need work, but he has the athleticism and arm to become a solid defender. The biggest question with Green will be the swing-and-miss tendencies he showed last summer, using an all-or-nothing swing at times. There’s some rawness to iron out of Green’s game, but he is among the best righthanded-hitting power hitters in the high school class. 99 Last: 95 Mitchell Kilkenny 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas A&M Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Kilkenny has stood out as a junior because of his consistency. In his first 12 starts, he worked six or more innings nine times and made it out of fifth in all but one start. His 2.20 ERA was best in the Southeastern Conference (ahead of Casey Mize) as of early May. With three average pitches, Kilkenny has kept SEC hitters off balance all year by mixing a 91-93 mph fastball that can bump 95 mph when he reaches back, an improved, average slider that he can work to both righthanded and lefthanded hitters and an average changeup that he can locate with precision. Nothing about Kilkenny’s stuff is truly exceptional, but he has a clean delivery, holds runners well and has such a well-rounded repertoire that he projects as a solid back-of-the-rotation starter thanks to his above-average control. 100 Last: 90 Nolan Kingham 4YR RHP Notes: School: Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '15 (39) Scouting Report: The younger brother of Pirates righthander Nick Kingham, Nolan has been a fixture in the Texas rotation for two seasons, although his junior year has failed to match the dominance he showed at times as a sophomore. He was pushed to the bullpen one weekend for academic reasons, something that also happened in 2017, and he’s been erratic otherwise. Kingham has plenty of arm speed, as he can touch 96-97 mph with his four-seam fastball and gets plenty of sink with his 90-92 mph two-seamer, but early on this season his two-seamer straightened out and he left it up in the zone too often. He also has an above-average 80-81 mph curveball that has earned a few plus grades and he has flashed a potentially average changeup at times. Kingham was a 39th-round pick of the Brewers out of high school. His brother was a late-bloomer, and Kingham has a little more stuff and athleticism than Nick had at the same age. At his best, he’ll flash first-round stuff, but his best stuff this year has most often come in short relief stints. A team that liked him as a sophomore may be willing to bet on his stuff, but his poor junior season (6-2, 4.50 with 85 hits in 64 innings) makes it tougher to feel confident that he can put it all together.

51 Last: 33 Tristan Pompey 4YR OF Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 200 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '15 (31) Scouting Report: Pompey is the younger brother of Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey. His older brother is a speedy center fielder, but the younger Pompey is a much bigger, slower corner outfielder whose value is tied much more to his bat than his glove. But like Dalton, Tristan Pompey understands the value of understanding the strike zone. He spits on pitches out of the zone, although he will swing and miss at strikes as he looks to do damage. Pompey shows plus or better raw power in batting practice, but in games he hits plenty of stinging line drives instead of majestic long flies. Pompey led all SEC hitters with a .410 average in conference games in 2017. His track record of hitting in the SEC helps scouts look past a poor performance in the Cape Cod League last summer, when he hit .230/.284/.345. Pompey turns in fringe-average run times out of the box, but he runs better once underway and he can pick his spots to steal. Defensively, he's below-average in any outfield spot because of poor routes, reads and some over-aggressiveness that can turn a single into extra bases. His below-average arm is best left in left field. Pompey is a divisive prospect as some scouts see him as a second or third-round talent, while others see a track record of SEC performance and a strong, physical body that projects as a late first-round pick. 52 Last: 50 Joe Gray HS OF Notes: School: Hattiesburg (Miss.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi Scouting Report: So, scout, do you feel lucky? If it all clicks for Gray, he could be one of the better high school sluggers in this draft class, as he’s got a plus arm, currently turns in plus run times and can be an above-average defender in center field. And that’s before you even start to talk about Gray’s power. He has the size, frame and strength to be a future 25-30 home run hitter. Gray will likely trade some of that speed for size as he matures, which is why long term he’ll likely end up in right field. But with his arm, the former shortstop should remain a defensive asset as he gets good jumps and reads. What leaves many evaluators skittish about Gray is his struggles to make consistent contact. He swung and missed as much as any prominent high school prospect on the showcase circuit last summer. He kept tweaking his stance to improve and he did show better contact skills late last year at Jupiter’s World Wood Bat showcase. If Gray is a well below-average hitter, which some scouts see as his future, the rest of the tools won’t play nearly as much, but you can find evaluators who see him as a future average hitter with plenty of additional plus tools to dream on. VIDEO 53 Last: 52 Mike Siani HS OF Notes: School: Penn Charter School, Philadelphia Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Virginia Scouting Report: Pennsylvania’s top draft prospect, Siani is a potential five-tool outfielder who is among the best defensive center fielders in the class with the tools and instincts that could eventually turn him into a 70-grade defender. He has a plus-plus arm and is a plus runner, which plays in the outfield and on the bases, where he is a disruptive runner. The Virginia commit also has a solid track record hitting against better pitching and some scouts think he might have an above-average or better hit tool down the line. He was a two-year member of USA Baseball’s 18U National Team, where he hit .333/.409/.487 with seven stolen bases in eight attempts from the leadoff spot and played a terrific center field for the gold medal-winning team last summer. Power is a question mark with Siani, as he has a tendency to slap the ball around and roll over on pitches and there’s not much physical projection left to give him. Evaluators like Siani’s makeup and admire his grinder, no-holds-barred style of play. VIDEO 54 Last: 53 Tim Cate 4YR LHP Notes: School: Connecticut Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 167 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: A diminutive lefthander, Cate has put up two and a half impressive seasons as a starter with Connecticut. He posted a 2.73 ERA in 13 starts during his freshman season, followed by a 3.33 mark in 12 starts as a sophomore and recorded a 3.70 ERA through seven starts this spring before being sidelined with an elbow-related injury. Listed at just 6-foot, 167 pounds, Cate has a stronger lower half than might be expected, but with thin shoulders and hips. He has a three-pitch mix that features an average fastball, a curveball that is plus or better and a changeup that’s thrown infrequently but has been solid. His fastball was in the 92-93 mph range early in the season and up to 94 before dropping into the 89-91 mph range as the spring progressed. The curveball is what gets teams excited, as the pitch is a hammer in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Cate has exceptional feel to land his breaking ball in the zone and bury it for swings and misses. His size is a concern and some teams look at Cate as pitcher who might have to move to the bullpen eventually. His injury this spring does him no favors—and he already has a Tommy John surgery on his resume from his high school days—but he is expected to return to the mound in early May, when scouts will try and get a few last-minute looks before the draft. VIDEO 55 Last: 54 Lineras Torres Jr. HS RHP Notes: School: Beacon (N.Y.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: St. John's Scouting Report: One of the younger players in the draft class—he’ll turn 18 in October—Torres offers tremendous upside with his quick arm and highly projectable frame. Torres burst onto the radar last summer with a strong showcase circuit and an invitation to compete in USA Baseball’s 18U National Team trials in Minnesota. Growing up playing mostly shortstop, Torres has shifted his focus to pitching over the last four years, working with pitching coach Angel Lugo to refine his mechanics, add strength and incorporate his lower body into his delivery. Torres has touched 98 mph and consistently lived 94-96 mph this spring, pitching from a full wind-up after mostly throwing from the stretch in past years. He pairs the pitch with a low-80s slider that he can sometimes get under, but flashes above-average with room for growth; he’s made adjustments to the pitch in recent weeks that have helped with consistency. A work-in-progress changeup serves as a third pitch, but Torres doesn’t often need to use it against the high school hitters in his area. Still somewhat raw and relatively new to pitching, Torres’ control grades above his command, and scouts are split on whether he’ll be a starter or a reliever long term. While there’s some risk to Torres from that standpoint, his youth, projectability and sheer arm strength should be enough for a team to call his name in the first three rounds. VIDEO 56 Last: 55 Parker Meadows HS OF Notes: School: Grayson (Ga.) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Clemson Scouting Report: The younger brother of current Pirates prospect Austin Meadows, Parker doesn’t have the same hype coming out of Georgia that his older brother did as a high schooler in 2013, but as a 6-foot-4 outfielder with a bevy of tools he still has a lot of teams interested. Meadows is a plus runner out of the box and better underway in center field, with plus raw power and a plus arm. As a long-armed lefthanded hitter with a hitch in his swing, his contact and hit tool have been questioned in the past, although he has hit against solid Georgia competition this spring. Regardless, Meadows will likely need to iron out some timing issues that coincide with his long swing once he reaches the professional ranks. If a team believes in Meadows’ ability to hit, then they are dreaming on a potential All-Star with tools across the board and the ability to stick in center field. VIDEO 57 Last: 56 Alek Thomas HS OF Notes: School: Mount Carmel HS, Chicago Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 175 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: Thomas, the son of White Sox strength coach Allen Thomas, is a three-sport star who is committed to Texas Christian to play both baseball and football. He is an elite all-around athlete, but his professional future is on the diamond and he was the leading hitter for USA Baseball’s gold-medal winning 18U National Team at last fall’s World Cup. Listed at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, Thomas is well built and a well above-average runner. He produces above-average bat speed and has surprising power for a player his size, but his game is built more around his speed and ability to hit. He has the potential to be a plus hitter and makes good in-game adjustments, with a history of barreling up big-time velocity during the summer showcase circuit. Thomas’ speed plays well in the outfield and he covers ground well in center field, but his arm is below-average and could be his worst tool. One of the best athletes in the class with a chance to hit and play a solid center field, Thomas could be among the first prep outfielders selected in June. There are teams and evaluators who question his future impact, however, and some aren’t sure how much better they can project him. VIDEO 58 – Last: 58 Braxton Ashcraft HS RHP Notes: School: Robinson (Texas) HS Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Baylor Scouting Report: An immensely athletic pitcher, Ashcraft also plays football at Robinson (Texas) High as a wide receiver and had a record-setting junior campaign, where he caught 204 passes for 2,090 yards and 37 touchdowns—including a seven-touchdown game in Robinson’s season opener. His athleticism translates to the mound as well, where Ashcraft throws from a three-quarter slot with a loose arm, feel to spin a breaking ball and physical upside. Ashcraft didn’t have eye-opening velocity during the showcase circuit, and scouts have said his velocity has been up and down this spring, but he has shown the ability to spot the pitch to both sides with cutting and running action. Widely seen as a pro pitching prospect, some scouts have wondered what Ashcraft would look like with a bat in his hands, as he’s shown impressive power and can glide around the baseball field as a runner. Still, the upside he has on the mound is too much to ignore, and if he takes a jump with his stuff at some point—and he has the arm speed, athleticism and frame to do so—he could be a steal in the draft. He is expected to be a tough sign as a Baylor commit. VIDEO 59 – Last: 59 Owen White HS RHP Notes: School: Carson HS, China Grove, N.C. Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Scouting Report: White has been on scouts’ radars for some time now, as he emerged on the national scene a few years ago with impressive stuff and a projectable, athletic frame. Prior to last fall, the 6-foot-3 righthander had fallen off a bit with his velocity and evaluators wondered if he would ever return to the form that had allowed him to stand out in previous years. White removed all doubt, however, when he re-found his electric stuff and preformed well at the Wilson Premier Class, where he threw a complete game, one-hit shutout with a fastball in the low 90s, a sharp curveball and feel for a changeup. A few weeks later, at Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., White threw another seven-inning shutout with 13 strikeouts and no walks, holding his fastball velocity into the final innings. White re-established himself as one of the more exciting prep arms in the 2018 class with his fall outings last year, and has been equally electric this spring at Carson High in China Grove, N.C. He’s been up to 95 with his fastball, sitting more in the 91-93 mph range with an above-average curveball and a changeup that scouts are dreaming on thanks to White’s athleticism. In addition to a curveball, White has also experimented with a slider that has a chance to be an above-average breaking pitch down the line. Committed to South Carolina, White is expected to be a tough sign, but could go as high as the supplemental first round or early in the second. VIDEO 60 – Last: 60 Konnor Pilkington 4YR LHP Notes: School: Mississippi State Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Pilkington has established himself as a reliable starter throughout his college career at Mississippi State, in the Cape Cod League and with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. He shows an advanced understanding of pitching and what he needs to do to get outs. Pilkington is not overpowering and he typically pitches at 89-92 mph, but his fastball can reach 94 mph. His curveball has above-average potential and he has worked to improve his changeup to give him a third offering that is at least average. At his best, Pilkington can both land his curveball for strikes and make it a chase pitch out of the zone. He repeats his delivery well and can locate his fastball to both sides of the zone effectively. Pilkington is one of the youngest college players in the draft class and won’t turn 21 until September. Given his feel for pitching, size (listed at 6-foot-3, 228 pounds) and track record, he has the look of a solid starter at the pro level. 61 – Last: 61 Matt McLain HS SS/2B Notes: School: Beckman HS, Irvine, Calif. Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 175 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: McLain has taken advantage of a down year in Southern California this spring, hitting in seemingly every game he’s played. His performance was so strong, in fact, that area scouts began putting his name in the same conversation as fellow California shortstop Brice Turang—which would have seemed absurd just a year ago. A 5-foot-10, righthanded hitter without a ton of power, McLain doesn’t seem to profile as a top-50 pick, but he’s given himself a chance to be selected that high because he simply does everything well. He makes all the plays at shortstop as a soft-gloved infielder with agility, body control, impressive footwork and a solid arm, and he’s regularly given scouts plus running times down the line. While McLain is a shorter prospect, he’s not built slightly. He’s put on as much strength as he can for now, to the point where he’s showing some surprising power in games, although he’ll never project as a plus power hitter. He regularly hits the ball hard and with authority, frequently going to right-center with impact. McLain has shown enough bat-to-ball skills that scouts are putting a 50 or even 60 grade on his future hit tool. While some evaluators believe he might move off shortstop at the next level—he’s not a Nick Allen sort of defender—he’s hit enough this spring to rise up draft boards. Seemingly all of his tools have improved this spring, and with good makeup to top things off, it’s unlikely he ever sets foot on campus at UCLA, where he is committed. VIDEO 62 – Last: 62 Tanner Dodson 4YR RHP/OF Notes: School: California Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Mets '15 (31) Scouting Report: Scouts prefer Dodson on the mound, where his 92-94 mph fastball touches 98 mph with heavy sinking action. He also throws two breaking balls - a hard slider and a sharp curveball - and a changeup that has some depth. He has served as Cal’s closer this spring and has found success in the bullpen. If he stays a reliever, he could be a quick mover in the minor leagues. Dodson is an exceptional athlete and gets the most out of his tools as a hitter. The switch-hitter has good bat-to-ball skills and consistently barrels up balls. He is a disciplined hitter who doesn’t give at bats away. He has an unconventional setup at the plate, which limits his power. He is an above-average runner and uses his speed well on the bases. Dodson’s biggest impact figures to come as a pitcher, and he projects as a top-two rounds pick, but his strong performance at the plate over the last two years has convinced some that he can also make it as a hitter. That success means whichever team drafts him will have options. VIDEO 63 – Last: 63 Cadyn Grenier 4YR SS Notes: School: Oregon State Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Cardinals '15 (21) Scouting Report: Perhaps the best defensive shortstop in the class, Grenier took sole ownership of the position in 2017 with Oregon State after switching back and forth between shortstop and second base with Nick Madrigal. Grenier has no plus tools to speak of and is around average across the board, but he does more than enough to stick at shortstop with fantastic instincts, an above-average arm, solid-average range and some of the surest hands in college baseball. There are players who are flashier than Grenier, but no one makes the routine play with his consistency, as Grenier has a way of slowing the game down. Grenier could be a second- or third-round pick on his defensive strengths alone, but he has shown improvements in his offensive game this spring as well. After hitting sub-.300 during his first two seasons with the Beavers, Grenier hit .325/.418/.470 through his first 42 games this spring. While his strikeout and walk rates haven’t changed much, Northwest-area scouts have noticed an increase in quality at-bats and have seen him work the counts more effectively and consistently. Grenier will never have the natural hitting ability of his double-play partner Madrigal, and he has more of a manufactured swing that will likely need to be regularly adjusted and tweaked as he progresses through pro baseball. There’s no real wood bat track record with Grenier either, as he hit .190/.312/.276 in the Cape Cod League in 2016 and .158/.333/.283 with USA Baseball’s College National Team last summer. VIDEO 64 Last: 66 Matt Mercer 4YR RHP Notes: School: Oregon Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mercer has been a mainstay in the Oregon weekend rotation the last two seasons, compiling a 12-14, 3.55 career record with 155 strikeouts and 72 walks through 200.1 career innings while also impressing in the Cape Cod League last summer. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound righthander has built up velocity through his work with the Driveline Baseball training program. Scouts have had his fastball as high as 98 mph this spring, though he sits more comfortably in the low to mid-90s. Mercer generates that velocity through a violent, high-effort delivery that he sometimes struggles to repeat, which leads some evaluators to believe he’ll end up as a reliever long term. He pairs that fastball with a low-80s breaking ball that has flashed plus when he’s consistent with his release point. Mercer exhibits confidence in his mid-80s, split-like changeup, which he uses liberally to both lefthanded and righthanded hitters—at times burying it down and in against righties as an out-pitch. That three-pitch mix gives Mercer an appealing starter’s arsenal, but he’ll need to prove he can repeat his effortful delivery—and stay healthy—to stay out of the bullpen at the next level. VIDEO 65 Last: 67 Austin Becker HS RHP Notes: School: Big Walnut HS, Sunbury, Ohio Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Becker is a high-upside Ohio righthander committed to Vanderbilt who has been on scouts’ radars for some time thanks to his travel ball accomplishments and an exciting three-pitch mix. Listed at 6-foot-6, Becker has reached 96 mph with his fastball, although he more regularly pitches in the upper 80s and low 90s throughout his starts. He also has a curveball and changeup that have both shown the looks of plus offerings, but aren’t as consistent as scouts would like to see. He throws a mid-70s breaking ball that shows occasional two-plane break at the higher velocity ranges, but he regularly gets on the side of the pitch. His changeup is a firm, mid-80s offering without significant separation from his fastball, but it remains effective thanks to Becker’s arm speed and the pitch’s tumble in the bottom of the zone. With long arms and legs, Becker has had some strike-throwing questions at times, but for the most part he does a nice job of keeping the moving parts in his delivery in sync. He also has a quick pickoff move and makes more plays in front of the mound than many prep arms. With his projectable build and plus arm speed there’s a lot to dream on with Becker, and if he does make it to Vanderbilt it would be easy to envision him developing into a first-round talent. VIDEO 66 Last: 68 Zach Watson 4YR OF Notes: School: Louisiana State Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 166 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: LSU has a history of producing speedy center fielders who turn into useful pro players. There was Mike Mahtook, Jacoby Jones (although he mainly played in the infield at LSU) and, most recently, Andrew Stevenson. Jake Fraley, the Rays’ 2016 supplemental second rounder, is also trying to join that group. Watson is the next in the lineage, as he’s a catalyst for the Tigers offense and an above-average defender in center field. Watson is a 70 runner on the 20-to-80 scouting scale, as he turns in 4.1 second times to first base as a righthanded hitter. He’s not just a slap hitter, as he has the bat speed and strong hands to drive the ball. He’ll post impressive 105-plus mph exit velocities when he connects, but his line drive stroke isn’t presently geared to lift the ball for home runs. As a hitter, Watson has a significant arm bar in his swing. He has to show he can better adjust to breaking balls. Long-term, he's projected as having a fringe-average hit tool, but with the chance to have above-average power as he matures. Watson’s profile as a righthanded-hitting outfielder is a little limiting if he can't be an everyday big leaguer, but he does enough things well enough to be a solid second to third-round pick. He’s a draft-eligible sophomore with plenty of leverage, so a team picking him will know they will likely need to pay handsomely to convince him to turn pro. 67 Last: 69 Tyler Frank 4YR SS/2B Notes: School: Florida Atlantic Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Frank was prep teammates with Jonathan India and Lucius Fox, forming one of the best high school infields ever. Frank has gone on to find success at Florida Atlantic, where he has been an indispensable player since arriving on campus. He moved behind the plate as a freshman to fill a hole when FAU’s starting catcher was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and as a sophomore moved back to his natural shortstop. After a strong season, he became the first Owl since 2005 to be invited to USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team and became a regular for the team, playing third base and left field. Frank is a steady hitter with a mature approach at the plate. He makes consistent contact and has solid raw power that presently plays as doubles pop and should turn into more homers in time. He is a fringy runner. Frank’s versatility helps his profile and he can play nearly anywhere on the diamond. He fits best as an offensive second baseman, but could also end up as a super-utility player. VIDEO 68 Last: 70 Luken Baker 4YR 1B/DH Notes: School: Texas Christian Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Astros '15 (37) Scouting Report: A two-way star in high school who ranked No. 58 on the BA 500 in 2016, Baker has lived up to lofty expectations at TCU, when healthy. His career has been marred by a number of freak injuries, however. Baker’s sophomore season ended early when he injured his arm and elbow in a collision at first base and he need surgery to repair his elbow. As a junior, he missed a couple of games after he took a bad hop off his eye, then saw his season end prematurely when he broke his left fibula sliding into second base. Baker began his TCU career as a two-way star with a low-to-mid-90s fastball, but he gave up pitching as a sophomore. His best position is designated hitter, but he can play a below-average first base as well. The 6-foot-4, 265 pounder doesn’t move well enough to be an outfielder. And that makes it tough to project him as a pro. He’s best suited for an American League team because of his defensive limitations. Baker has been productive, but his 11 home runs as a freshman remain his season high and because of his injuries he has no real track record of hitting with wood bats. Righthanded-hitting first baseman have to put up massive stats in college to go high in the draft. A team looking for power could take him in the second or third round, but some scouts wouldn’t be surprised if Baker returned to TCU to try to get healthy and put up bigger numbers. VIDEO 69 Last: 71 Nick Northcut HS 3B/RHP Notes: School: Mason (Ohio) HS Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Northcut would be an impressive two-way player if he gets to Vanderbilt, but he could easily go in the top three rounds this June thanks to his impressive power and feel for hitting. A third baseman with a high-maintenance body that will need to be kept in check as he develops, Northcut is old for the high school class, but possesses plus power with some evaluators giving him future 70-grade power. Northcut has more than enough arm to handle third base—he reaches the low 90s on the mound—and also has quick reactions and soft hands despite lacking more than short-area quickness. With a chance to stick at third base and provide solid defense at the position, Northcut’s bat looks even more intriguing as one of the more powerful prep hitters who didn’t show much swing and miss during the showcase circuit. VIDEO 70 Last: 72 Elijah Cabell HS OF Notes: School: TNXL Academy, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: A Louisiana State commit playing for TNXL Academy in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Cabell is one of the many high-upside prep outfielders in the 2018 class, with some loud tools but also questions about his plate discipline and feel to hit. With plus raw power, plus speed and a plus arm, Cabell has three tools that garner immediate attention. But depending on when evaluators saw him over the summer and in the spring, they could walk away with vastly different opinions on what sort of player he will wind up being. Cabell’s batting practices are always solid, and he has impressive bat speed, loose wrists and strength that allows him to hit with authority to all fields, but he’ll swing and miss regularly in games. Some evaluators question not only his pitch selection but also his vision, which is a big concern. In the outfield, Cabell has the tools that might allow him to stick in center, but he will likely move to a corner as he continues to physically develop, where his arm—one of the strongest and most accurate in the high school class—should allow him to thrive. Where Cabell is drafted will ultimately depend on the quality of looks a specific team has with him, as he barreled high-end prep pitchers this spring and over the summer, but also looked overwhelmed at times against pitchers who scouts would label as non-prospects. During the Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C., Cabell had the second-highest average exit velocity of the event at 98.2 mph. He cuts himself off at times in his swing and gets uphill and steep, so if he’s able to get more direct to the ball in the future, his hit tool concerns might begin to subside and allow him to take advantage of his power more frequently. VIDEO 71 Brett Hansen HS LHP Notes: School: Foothill HS, Pleasanton, Calif. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Listed at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, Hansen is a projectable lefthander with a fastball that gets up to 94 mph at its best, with a plus arm action that’s loose and easy. He more consistently sits in the 89-92 mph range with two average offspeed offerings in a changeup and curveball. He occasionally flashes a harder breaking ball with a slider look, but his big, sharp curveball is his main secondary offering. Neither of his secondary offerings are out-pitches just yet, but with his athleticism and an impressive arm action, scouts project both of those pitches as above-average down the line, with a fastball that’s a future plus pitch. This season, Hansen has pitched on Wednesdays and hasn’t missed a start, so teams have had scouting heat in to see him from his first start of the year through the end of the season. Potentially a top two round arm, signability will be a question mark with Hansen, who is seen as a hard sign out of his Vanderbilt commitment. Enough high-end decision makers have been in to see him this spring that scouts believe some team will like him enough to meet his big asking price. He has all the elements that teams like to see out of a prep lefthander. 72 Last: 83 Jayson Schroeder HS RHP Notes: School: Juanita HS, Kirkland, Wash. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Washington Scouting Report: The top high school prospect out of the Northwest this year, Schroeder is an immensely athletic, 6-foot-2 righthander with arm strength and a three-pitch mix that will have teams interested in him among the top 100 picks. A three-sport athlete, Schroeder was the best pitcher on the Royals team at last summer’s Area Code Games, where he threw strikes with all of his pitches and showed a potential wipeout curveball. This spring, Schroeder has picked up right where he left off, regularly sitting 92-93 mph with a fastball that includes both power and sink. He has also shown a second breaking ball this spring in a slider, and while both of his secondary offerings are currently fringe-average, many scouts think both could turn into plus pitches down the line thanks to his arm speed and feel for spin. Given his arm slot and strength, a power slider seems to be the pitch most evaluators are banking on as his future go-to offering. While he doesn’t have a ton of projection left to offer, his physicality and plus arm speed have teams believing he’ll throw even harder in the future. 73 Last: 64 Isaiah Campbell 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Campbell has a near perfect pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-4, 225 pounds and his stuff lives up to expectations. He can sit 92-94 mph with a deceptive 82-84 mph above-average changeup and an 78-84 mph fringe-average curveball that he can locate for strikes. His curveball doesn’t currently have the sharpness it’s shown in the past, however, and Campbell’s results have rarely matched his stuff this season. He was pushed from Saturday to the Sunday starter role as he struggled, and he was 3-5, 4.76 with more than a hit allowed per inning as of early May. Campbell’s delivery leaves him pitching uphill, with his arm working to catch up to his lower half. That makes it a little tougher for him to locate down in the zone and his control does waver at times. But Campbell’s biggest problem this year has been maintaining his stuff. He has made it out of the sixth inning only once in his first 11 starts and he failed to make it through the fifth in six of those 11 starts. Campbell is a deliberate worker. He is a redshirt sophomore who missed the 2017 season with elbow soreness and missed a start against Ole Miss this season with elbow inflammation. Campbell’s lengthy medical will play a factor in where he is drafted, but he has shown promise when he is at his best. 74 Last: 73 Cole Sands 4YR RHP Notes: School: Florida State Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Astros '15 (22) Scouting Report: Sands was drafted in the 22nd round by the Astros out of high school but unlike his older brother, Carson Sands, a Cubs minor leaguer, he opted not to sign and instead went on to play for his hometown Seminoles. Sands has spent his college career in Florida State’s rotation and this season moved to the front of the rotation after ace Tyler Holton was injured on Opening Day. Sands has compiled a solid college track record, including a strong performance in the Cape Cod League. Sands throws his fastball in the low 90s, reaching 95 mph with sinking action. He throws his sharp slider for strikes and he has improved his changeup into a viable third offering. Sands comes right after hitters and locates his fastball well. Listed at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, Sands has good size and has been a reliable starter throughout his career. He missed two starts in April due to bicep tendonitis but returned to the mound in the season’s final month. VIDEO 75 Last: 74 Colton Eastman 4YR RHP Notes: School: Cal State Fullerton Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '15 (20) Scouting Report: A 20th-round pick of the Twins out of high school, Eastman pitched three years in Fullerton’s rotation and followed Thomas Eshelman and Connor Seabold in the line of Titans’ control-oriented aces. A 6-foot-3, 200-pound righthander, Eastman pitches with a fringe-average fastball but excels with his secondaries and above-average control. Eastman sits 88-91 mph and touches 93 with his fastball, which is mostly just a setup for his offspeed pitches. His curveball is an above-average to plus pitch with a spin rate well above the major league average at 2,800-3,000 rpms. His changeup is his best pitch, a plus offering with cut and fade. Eastman throws all his pitches for strikes and pitches with a competitive edge. That edge spills off the field sometimes, resulting in makeup concerns for some evaluators. Eastman’s three-pitch mix and pedigree has him projected to go in the second or third round, like Eshelman and Seabold before him.

26 Last: 25 Jeremy Eierman 4YR SS Notes: School: Missouri State Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 205 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The son of former Red Sox minor league outfielder John Eierman and the younger brother of former Rays minor league outfielder Johnny Eierman, Jeremy Eierman has one of the longest track records of success of any college player in this year's draft class. He hit .296/.336/.504 as Missouri State’s everyday shortstop as a freshman, and was even better as a sophomore, when he hit .313/.431/.675 with 23 home runs, which was fifth best in Division I. Eierman's solid but less spectacular junior year has paled in comparison, as he's not hitting for the same power. Scouts also have to factor in the fact he hasn't hit with wood. He hit .125/.182/.225 with strikeouts in 25 percent of his at-bats for USA Baseball last summer and .185/.258/.277 in two summers in the Cape Cod League. But Eierman is still the best college shortstop in the class with plus speed, a plus arm (some scouts throw a 70 on it) and plus power potential. Eierman has excellent bat speed, but he generates that with a significant load that requires him to get started in his swing a little earlier. He modified his stance this year with a deeper squat, but it's made him more vulnerable to being pitched inside. On the basepaths, Eierman uses his speed well—as of late April he had been successful on 18 of 20 stolen base attempts. Defensively, Eierman has the tools to stick at shortstop thanks to his arm and his ability to throw from multiple angles. His range is average, but his hands work well. He also could be a plus defender at second or third base with the bat to handle a position switch. VIDEO 27 Last: 26 Trevor Larnach 4YR OF Notes: School: Oregon State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Padres '15 (40) Scouting Report: A big, 6-foot-4, 210-pound outfielder, Larnach has shot up draft boards this season after finally tapping into the big power that he has long possessed. Through 34 games in a Pac-12 environment that tends to temper the long ball, Larnach has hit 11 home runs and 11 doubles with a .336/.452/.680 slash line. He ranks in the top 20 nationally in home runs, home runs per game, RBIs per game and slugging percentage. All that comes after hitting just three home runs through 88 games during his first two seasons with Oregon State. Larnach has made a mechanical change this year, quieting his load and better utilizing the strength in his lower half and letting the ball travel. He’s using his natural strength more effectively this spring and avoiding his previous tendency of reaching out and getting jumpy on his front side. That has allowed him to hit with power to the pull side and to the left-center field gap. With what he’s shown this spring, some area scouts believe he could tap into 25-plus home runs as a pro. Defensively, he’s likely a corner outfielder with below-average speed but enough athleticism to make the routine plays. He has an average arm that is starting to get stronger after elbow surgery a few years back. VIDEO 28 Last: 27 Nander De Sedas HS SS Notes: School: Montverde (Fla.) Academy Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Stata Scouting Report: De Sedas has become one of the most polarizing players in the 2018 class due to a spring season that has been much worse than scouts were hoping to see. A switch-hitting shortstop who naturally swings from the right side, De Sedas showed all of the tools that gave him a chance to go in the top of the first round over the summer, with power from both sides, advanced defensive actions and plus arm strength. The hit tool was always the biggest question with De Sedas, who attends the same Montverde (Fla.) Academy that his idol, Francisco Lindor, attended. The reports of his swing this spring have not been encouraging, as the physical Florida State commit has length to his swing from both sides and tends to get loopy at times, with poor timing and fewer adjustments than evaluators want to see. There is some hope that he figures it out, as he has mainly been hitting from the left side this spring and has been doing that for only about two years. De Sedas showed more than enough for teams to buy into him as a legit switch-hitter with plus power from either side last summer. There’s also the concern that De Sedas will outgrow shortstop, as his body is already filled out and he’s a below-average runner. The footwork, throwing ability and glove actions are all there to give him a chance to be an above-average defender at the position, but he’ll have to maintain his body to do so. There’s real risk with De Sedas given his spring play, but there are also few infielders with higher upside than him given his raw power from both sides and the chance to stick at shortstop. VIDEO 29 Last: 28 Greyson Jenista 4YR OF/1B Notes: School: Wichita State Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 240 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Jenista led Wichita State in hitting during his first two years in college, but significantly raised his draft stock last summer after being named the MVP of the Cape Cod League with a .310/.391/.401 slash line and three home runs. He has big-time raw power—with some scouts describing it as plus-plus raw power—but he has struggled to get to it during games with a level bat path and a contact-oriented approach that’s seen him record just 11 extra-base hits through his first 35 games. He has a solid approach and has walked more than he’s struck out each year in the Atlantic Sun. Previously a first baseman for the Shockers, Jenista played center field during the Cape Cod League and then played the position for Wichita State for much of his junior season before returning to back to first base in April. At 6-foot-4, 220-pounds most scouts believe that Jenista will be a corner player at the next level, with a high-maintenance body. He currently runs well for his size and will show occasional above-average run times, but evaluators believe that will back up as he develops into a 40 or 45-grade runner. Jenista’s track record with Wichita State and in the Cape Cod League is a strong one, and teams who believe he has untapped power potential might see him as a back of the first round caliber player, but his defensive future is a question and all of his value is tied up in the bat. VIDEO 30 Last: 29 Sean Hjelle 4YR RHP Notes: School: Kentucky Ht: 6-11 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: One of the tallest pitchers in any draft class, the 6-foot-11 Hjelle was the Wildcats closer as a freshman and became the team's Friday starter as a sophomore. He earned SEC pitcher of the year honors in 2017 and has been equally effective as a junior. What Hjelle lacks is a true out pitch. Hitters rarely square him up and his fastball has good plane, but he generally sits 90-92 mph, touching 94-95 at his best. It's an above-average pitch because he can locate it and it will sometimes flash arm-side run, but it doesn't generate many swings and misses. At its best, Hjelle's 81-83 mph curveball has plenty of power and 12-to-6 movement when he's staying on top. His 84-85 mph changeup ranges from average to above-average from outing to outing. Some scouts see Hjelle's long and still lanky frame and see further projection. Hjelle has added 20 pounds of good weight in his time at Kentucky and he has touched 97 mph in shorter fall ball outings when well rested. But more realistically, Hjelle projects as a reliable No. 4 starter thanks to his above-average control, three average or better pitches and a track record of durability. 31 Last: 30 Tristan Beck 4YR RHP Notes: School: Stanford Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Yankees '17 (29) Scouting Report: Beck is back this year, but how’s the back? That’ll be a question many teams will look to address before the draft, as Stanford’s Friday night starter missed the entire 2017 season—in which he was draft-eligible—with a stress fracture in his back. That injury came after a terrific freshman campaign in which Beck started 14 games and posted a 2.48 ERA with 76 strikeouts and 26 walks in 83 innings. At his best, Beck has a four-pitch mix of pitches that are all above-average or better and he’s comfortable getting hitters out with any of them, whether that be fastball, curveball, slider or changeup. After being sidelined for 630 days, the early returns on Beck in 2018 were positive and it seemed like he had returned to his freshman year form. Through his first three starts, Beck fanned 20 batters in 18 innings, compared to only four walks, and allowed just three earned runs. However, scouts say Beck’s stuff has backed up as the season has progressed and his fastball has been closer to average than plus. His breaking ball has lacked sharpness, as well, and Beck has struggled to pitch deep into games at times. He’ll be an arm that teams pay close attention to late in the season, just to see if there is any sort of jump in his stuff. When healthy, Beck has an impressive history of performing—both as a freshman at Stanford and as a high schooler in Southern California—and a true four-pitch mix. 32 Last: 31 Steele Walker 4YR OF Notes: School: Oklahoma Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 190 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Walker is one of the better pure hitters in the draft class and is in the midst of a career-best season with Oklahoma this spring, hitting .373/.469/.634 through 41 games with 11 home runs and a 13 percent walk rate. Each of those numbers are career-highs for Walker and speak to his impressive hand-eye coordination and pitch recognition from the left side. The bat will get Walker drafted because he lacks a true standout plus tool—unless a club puts a 60 on his bat, which is tough to do but might make some sense in Walker’s case—as a corner outfielder without blazing speed or a big arm. At just 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, it is difficult to project much more than average power for Walker, though he has already hit double-digit home runs this spring and hit seven in 53 games with a wood bat in the Northwoods League during the summer of 2016. Speaking of his wood bat track record, Walker has that as well, hitting .406/.479/.557 in the aforementioned Northwoods League, .280/.330.400 in a brief eight-game stint in the Cape Cod League last summer and an even more impressive .333/.417/.514 with two home runs and a team-best five doubles in 20 games with Team USA. Walker might not have an immensely high ceiling thanks to his lack of tools and corner profile, but college hitters who perform well seemingly always go high and Walker is among the safer bets in the class to have some sort of major league impact. VIDEO 33 Last: 32 Jake McCarthy 4YR OF Notes: School: Virginia Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Pirates '15 (23) Scouting Report: The Virginia center fielder hasn’t been able to showcase his ability for most of the spring season, playing just 13 games because of a left wrist injury sustained in early March. As of April 26, McCarthy had yet to return to action, but he did hit .314/.446/.412 in his brief 13-game stint before the injury. Scouts and evaluators aren’t dinging him too much for the injury, as it’s not a chronic issue and his overall package and track record is impressive. With a strong return—whenever that may be—McCarthy could push himself into the first round as a college outfielder with a chance to play center field with above-average to plus speed. Missing this many games during a draft season is easier to tolerate with McCarthy because his history in the ACC and with a wood bat is so impressive. In 2017, McCarthy hit .338/.425/.506 with five home runs, 11 doubles and was seventh in the nation with seven triples. During the summer, McCarthy played 20 games with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team and also hit .387/.441/.613 in a nine-game stint in the Cape Cod League. He draws some comparisons to former Virginia outfielder Adam Haseley, with opinions on his defensive ability ranging from a no-doubt center fielder with some scouts to other evaluators thinking he merely has a chance to stick there. Where McCarthy winds up will depend on what he does once healthy, but there’s no denying he has an impressive body of work. VIDEO 34 Last: 35 Nick Schnell HS OF Notes: School: Roncalli HS, Indianapolis Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Schnell has done more than perhaps any prep hitter to improve his draft stock since last summer, going from a player with a real shot to enroll at Louisville to now being one of the most interesting bats in the class. All he has done since the fall is hit, hit and then hit some more. After a few solid but unspectacular summer events, Schnell began to hit for extra bases with regularity to all fields, using extremely loose hands and a fantastic feel to barrel the baseball. He has continued to hit this spring and was one of the best players at Prep Baseball Report’s Midwest Select event where many crosscheckers and higher-level decision-makers were in attendance. Schnell might not be a true plus runner, but he comes close once he’s underway and also has above-average arm strength from the outfield. He has the chance to play center field at least initially, but scouts think he’s likely to move to a corner position in the future. VIDEO 35 Last: 36 Adam Kloffenstein HS RHP Notes: School: Magnolia (Texas) HS Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: Kloffenstein is a strong, 6-foot-5 projectable righthander out of Magnolia (Texas) High, who showed an interesting package of starter traits over the summer and impressed scouts and scouting directors early this spring. He has a high, three-quarter slot and a quick arm, with a fastball in the low 90s. His breaking ball had a curveball shape over the summer and came across in the low 80s, but now looks more like a slider thanks to a mechanical tweak made by the Texas commit. This past year, Kloffenstien has shown a lot of progression, as he was always a big, physical presence but has now taken steps mentally and physically. He has cleaned up his body and holds his velocity deeper into starts, while also flashing a changeup in the mid-80s that induced several swings and misses over the summer. VIDEO 36 Last: 37 Blaine Knight 4YR RHP Notes: School: Arkansas Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rangers '17 (29) Scouting Report: Ranked No. 84 on the 2017 BA 500 as a talented, but skinny, righthander with a lot of projection, Knight was drafted by the Rangers in the 29th round as a draft-eligible sophomore. Instead of signing, he chose to come back for his junior season at Arkansas, where he has been one of the best starters in the SEC. Through the first 10 starts of his junior season, Knight is 6-0, 2.24, including a matchup against Casey Mize in which the Auburn ace was handed his first loss of the season. Knight has added a few pounds between his sophomore and junior seasons, but still has plenty of room to add more strength to a thin frame. Listed at 6-foot-3, 165 pounds, Knight’s electric arm allows him to get into the mid-90s with his fastball and snap off one of the highest spin-rate breaking balls in the country. Knight’s track record in the SEC alone would get him drafted, with his highest ERA over a full season checking in at 3.28. Add in the fact that Knight is one of the more projectable juniors in the class who has shown the ability to throw strikes and there’s a lot more teams can dream on down the line, especially considering his quick arm, growing frame and high-end feel for spin. 37 Last: 39 Cole Wilcox HS RHP Notes: School: Heritage HS, Ringgold, Ga. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 220 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Georgia Scouting Report: One of the many talented prep righthanders out of Georgia this year, Wilcox is a projectable, 6-foot-5 Georgia commit who has a solid low to mid-90s fastball with natural running action and a slider that could develop into a plus offering. He also possess a low to mid-80s changeup that could be an above-average pitch in the future. Wilcox has impressive makeup and throws a ton of strikes, leading some scouts to believe that he could turn into a middle-of-the-rotation starter someday with three above-average pitches. The concern with Wilcox is in regards to his delivery. He throws from a low, three-quarter arm slot with some funk and recoil in his finish and a deep arm action in the back, which raises his chances of eventually having to slide to the bullpen. The stuff has been good though, and Wilcox’s slider has even been a tick sharper this spring. He has a lot of projection left to offer as well, with an ideal pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds. He should be an attractive arm for a team who believes they can clean up the delivery and continue to develop him as a starter. VIDEO 38 Last: 40 Jordan Groshans HS 3B/SS Notes: School: Magnolia (Texas) HS Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Kansas Scouting Report: Groshans might never wind up at Kansas with his older brother, Jaxx, thanks to his performance throughout last summer and this spring at Magnolia High in Texas. A 6-foot-4, 190-pound shortstop, Groshans has quick bat speed and plus raw power and he showed the ability to square up elite pitching on the summer showcase circuit in 2017. He hit 90-plus mph velocity hard all over the field in multiple events, including a home run against a 95-mph fastball from New York righthander Lineras Torres Jr. in the Perfect Game All-American Classic. Over the summer, Groshans used a big leg kick to start his load and when he was on time it didn’t hinder him, instead helping him generate more power. But there were instances where Groshans would get out on his front side and fly open early, leaving some scouts to question whether the big leg kick would create more timing issues as he advanced against better pitching. This spring, Groshans has quieted the leg kick and improved his balance and hand path to the ball, attempting to lift the ball less frequently and has been hitting lasers the entire season. He’s also added around 10 pounds of muscle while maintaining his lean body. Groshans has an above-average arm and he’s shown good defensive actions at a number of infield positions, though most scouts believe he will eventually move to third base with a chance to be an above-average defender as he continues to fill out his frame. VIDEO 39 Last: 46 J.T. Ginn HS RHP Notes: School: Brandon (Miss.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 199 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: Ginn has one of the best arms in this year’s draft class, having lit up radar guns with a 93-99 mph fastball with well above-average life. The Mississippi State signee has done a good job this year of cleaning up his delivery, as he’s more flowing and fluid after being stiffer in the past. He also hides the ball well in his delivery, which makes it even harder to hit his excellent fastball. He throws both a slider and curveball but the two blend together. One or the other should end up as a plus pitch, but right now it’s his power curve that is the better of the two as it presently flashes plus. When he throws his changeup between innings in warm-ups, it looks to be potentially average, but he’s yet to need to throw it against Louisiana high school hitters. Ginn’s biggest hurdles are his body and the fact that scouts have rarely seen him work longer than four or five innings. He was even used as a reliever early in the season at Brandon (Miss.) High, as his coach wanted to give him a chance to break the state saves record. He’s listed at 6-foot-2, but is probably closer to 6-foot and he’s already physically mature. He could move quickly through the minors, although there’s a lot of debate whether it will ultimately mean he pitches the first through fifth innings or in the eighth or ninth. VIDEO 40 Last: 41 Kris Bubic 4YR LHP Notes: School: Stanford Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Since joining Stanford in 2016, Bubic has been one of the most effective pitchers in the Pac-12. Bubic has improved from his freshman year, when he posted a 3.26 ERA in 21 games (including six starts), to his junior year, when he’s been the Cardinal’s best weekend starter. Through 10 starts this spring, Bubic has a 2.44 ERA, which ranks fifth in the Pac-12, and the best strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.42) of his career. A talented high school prospect out of Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) High, Bubic has long shown a feel for spin and throws from a delivery in which he tries to emulate Dodgers ace lefthander Clayton Kershaw. However, that’s where the comparison with Kershaw stops, as Bubic doesn’t possess a single plus-plus pitch and is seen as more of a future back-end starter at the next level. Bubic regularly throws in the low 90s and can ratchet his fastball up to the 94-95 mph range at times, but his velocity this spring has been inconsistent and there have been times where he’s finishing games in the upper 80s. With a fastball ranging anywhere from a 45- to 55-grade pitch, Bubic’s changeup—which he locates well and throws with good arm speed—is easily his best offering, with some scouts considering it a plus pitch. Bubic has a solid curveball that’s average and occasionally shows better, but he’s frequently gone to the changeup as his out pitch. During the summer, Bubic pitched in the Cape Cod League, where he posted a 1.65 ERA with 41 strikeouts and 7 walks in 32.2 innings. Bubic pitched so well, in fact, that some scouts went a step further with his changeup, calling the pitch a plus-plus offering at the time. Pitchability and performance will get Bubic drafted more than his pure stuff, but there’s still a lot to like as a high-floor college lefthander with impressive track record and a chance to start in the majors. 41 Last: 42 Anthony Seigler HS C Notes: School: Cartersville (Ga.) HS Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 200 | B-T: B-B | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Seigler is one of the more interesting players in the class as a switch-hitting catcher who can also get on the mound and throw in the upper 80s with either his right or left arm. Seigler throws a changeup from the left side and changes his arm slot, while he can reach 92 mph from the right side to go along with a slider. While he could wind up being one of the most impactful college players in the country at Florida as a catcher, righthander and lefthander, Seigler’s pro future is behind the plate. He is an impressive receiver and has a strong throwing arm, with pop times that hover around 2.00 seconds in-game. Some scouts see him as a better defensive catcher than Will Banfield thanks to his receiving, and Seigler did start most of USA Baseball’s 18U Team games over Banfield in the U-18 World Cup. While he doesn’t have plus power from either side of the plate, Seigler has hit well at every level and has more than enough juice and feel to hit to rack up plenty of doubles. There might not be any one plus tool with Seigler, but he does everything well and scouts rave about his makeup and personality, as he is consistently referred to as one of the toughest players in the prep class. VIDEO 42 Last: 65 Nico Hoerner 4YR SS/2B Notes: School: Stanford Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Named to the All-Pac-12 team and All-Pac-12 defensive team after his sophomore season in 2017, Hoerner has a solid, all-around skillset and an impressive track record at Stanford and in the Cape Cod League last summer. While Hoerner has no true standout carrying tool, he’s played a respectable shortstop with the Cardinal the past two years after playing mostly at second base as a freshman. He also has an impressive history with the bat. In two summers in wood bat leagues, Hoerner has hit over .300 and teams are intrigued by the increase in power that the 5-foot-11 infielder showed after hitting six home runs in 40 games last summer on the Cape. Teams that like Hoerner will see a player with a shot to stick at shortstop with strong hands in the box, a good strikeout-to-walk ratio and impressive exit velocities. Teams who are on the opposite side will see a player who’s likely a second baseman without the power profile they are looking for. Either way, college infielders who perform tend to get drafted high and Hoerner has performed in both the spring and summer with no gaping holes in his game. VIDEO 43 – Last: 43 Xavier Edwards HS SS Notes: School: North Broward Prep, Coconut Creek, Fla. Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 155 | B-T: B-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Pound for pound, Edwards might be the most skilled player in the class. The problem is that he’s just 5-foot-10 and 155 pounds. A twitchy, switch-hitting infielder, Edwards possesses some of the quickest hands and footwork in the class, turning the double play from shortstop and second base with aplomb. A true, top of the scale runner, Edwards has more than enough range to handle shortstop, but scouts are mixed on whether he has the arm strength to stick at the position, with grades ranging from fringe-average to average. He makes the most of what he has, taking good angles on balls, cutting down ground and using his advanced footwork to put him in ideal throwing positions. He has the athleticism and instincts to make throws from multiple angles and a quick exchange. His speed also plays well on the bases, where he is an aggressive runner. He’s been clocked regularly in the 3.9-second range from the lefthanded batter’s box to first base—good enough for an 80-grade time—and his hand-eye coordination and quick, simple swing gives him great barrel control. He has good feel to hit from both sides of the plate and should hit for a high average when factoring in his speed, although his power is well below-average with little reason to project more. Power and size won’t ever be in Edwards’ favor, but he is a player who can impact the game on offense and defense because of his speed and the chance to be an above-average defender at a premium position. 44 – Last: 44 Jeremiah Jackson HS SS Notes: School: St. Luke's Episcopal School, Mobile, Ala. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: The top prep prospect in Alabama, Jackson brings an impact bat to the table and wasted no time putting it on display this spring, when he hit a home run—rumored to be over 400 feet—in his first at-bat with St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Ala. Jackson is an offensive-oriented infielder with natural strength and power that should continue to improve as his fills out his rangy, athletic frame. He used a deep leg lift during the summer and fall that created issues with his timing when he would get out in front and lunge at balls. But when his timing is down, Jackson has some of the better bat speed and raw power of any middle infielder in the class. With an above-average to plus arm, Jackson will have a chance to stick at shortstop, though many envision a move to second or third as he doesn’t have the quick-twitch actions and overall speed that is required for the position. His arm action tends to get long as well, which hurts his exchange and quickness on throws to first base. Regardless, Jackson should have enough glove skill to handle a position on the dirt to go alongside his dangerous bat. VIDEO 45 – Last: 45 Jordyn Adams HS OF Notes: School: Green Hope HS, Cary, N.C. Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: North Carolina Scouting Report: One of the most athletic players in the class, Adams is at least a 70-grade runner and many scouts have called him a legit, top-of-the-scale 80 runner. Committed to North Carolina to play both baseball and football, Adams is a four-star wide receiver whose father, Deke, is the defensive line coach for the Tar Heels football team. Adams has long been seen as a talented football player whose reputation among baseball circles was a raw, athletic player with tools who had real questions about his ability in the batter’s box. That perspective changed at USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational in late March, when Adams was arguably the tournament’s best hitter in a field that included many of the top prep bats in the draft class. At the NHSI, Adams had the fifth-highest average exit velocity thanks to a number of well-struck line drives. Teams immediately started watching Adams’ games with Green Hope High (Cary, N.C.) with more interest, as he put himself in the conversation to be a potential day one pick. Adams is an 80-grade athlete with impressive makeup, a chance to become an impact defender in center field and possesses a better hit tool than most scouts believed a year ago. Late in Green Hope’s season Adams has also shown enough power in games that might allow evaluators to project future plus power considering his bat speed and wiry frame, although there are scouts who have already put 60-grade power on Adams now. Between his collection of tools and his performance in front of the league’s top decision-makers, Adams has positioned himself to go on day one to a team that has the money to invest in a high-risk, high-reward player who could take large steps forward if he ever focuses exclusively on baseball. As a highly rated receiver with a potential in professional football, the price tag will likely be a high one. VIDEO 46 Last: 57 Seth Beer 4YR 1B/OF Notes: School: Clemson Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Over the last three seasons, Beer has been one of college baseball’s brightest stars—and not just because of his infinitely punnable last name. Beer made a huge splash in 2016, enrolling early at Clemson and playing his freshman season when he could have been a senior in high school. He won BA’s Freshman of the Year Award that season by hitting .369/.535/.700 with 18 home runs—several in clutch, game-deciding moments. Since that season, though, Beer has hit for less contact, batting .277/.421/.561 with 14 home runs through 173 at-bats this spring. While there’s little doubt in Beer’s power—earning some 70 grades on the 20-80 scouting scale—his other tools are points of concern for scouts. Beer boasts exceptional pitch recognition and plate discipline, but some evaluators are more bullish on his hit tool than others due to his lack of a wood-bat track record. An accomplished swimmer who at one point was on track to compete in the Olympics, Beer’s swimmer’s body hasn’t translated into defensive ability on the field. He’s a poor runner, and his inefficient routes give him little chance of sticking in the outfield at the next level. He’s been an inconsistent first baseman as well, and doesn’t have a clear position heading into the draft. The team that drafts Beer will do so because of its belief in his power, plate discipline and overall hit tool. He has game-changing pop, but he’ll need to continue to hit and find a defensive home in order to move up the professional ranks. VIDEO 47 – Last: 47 Griffin Roberts 4YR RHP Notes: School: Wake Forest Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Twins '17 (29) Scouting Report: After being used out of the bullpen during his first two seasons with Wake Forest, Roberts has made a phenomenal transition to a starting role this spring. Through his first nine starts, Roberts has pitched to 2.67 ERA with 90 strikeouts and 22 walks in 64 innings. His impressive numbers are a byproduct of a plus fastball in the low to mid-90s with natural running life and one of the best breaking balls in the country in a 70-grade slider that has exceptional movement and depth. The pitch regularly locks up both righthanded and lefthanded batters and creates swings and misses inside and outside of the strike zone. There will always be reliever risk with Roberts, as he has a lot of effort in his delivery and throws from a very low, three-quarter slot that can occasionally border on sidearm. He also has a history of control issues, although those concerns have been lessened this spring and in the Cape Cod League last summer, when he managed just 1.69 walks per nine innings. VIDEO 48 – Last: 48 Jameson Hannah 4YR OF Notes: School: Dallas Baptist Ht: 5-9 | Wt: 184 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Hannah went undrafted out of Flower Mound (Texas) High in 2015, but was part of a Texas 5-A state championship team as a junior in 2014 and has hit at a high level in each of his three seasons at Dallas Baptist. Accounting for his first 41 games this spring, Hannah is a career .340/.420/.502 hitter with 16 home runs, 41 doubles and 28 stolen bases—caught stealing just twice in three seasons. A solid athlete who has gained strength since getting to college, Hannah profiles as a center fielder at the next level thanks to his 60-grade or better speed and a hit tool that grades out at 50 or better as well. Hannah is not overflowing with tools, but as a premium position defender with speed and a smooth swing, he has put himself in position to go on day one of the draft. He has also improved his plate discipline each year. After striking out 39 times (17.6 K%) and walking 20 times (9 BB%) in 2016, Hannah is now walking almost as much as he is striking out, with 25 walks (12.1 BB%) and 28 strikeouts (13.6 K%) as a junior. Hannah operates with a doubles-oriented approach but has the strength that could allow him to reach double-digit homers as a pro if a major league team wants to change his mentality in the batter’s box. Scouts also believe that Hannah could rack up more stolen bases with a more aggressive approach, as he has the speed and efficiency to do damage there as well. The knock on Hannah could be his performance in the Cape Cod League last summer, when he hit just .265/.331/.356 with the highest strikeout rate of his collegiate career, but his wood bat track record in the Coastal Plain League in 2016 was solid. 49 – Last: 49 Will Banfield HS C Notes: School: Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: The top high school catcher in the class, Banfield has some of the best defensive potential of any prep catcher of the last few years. The Vanderbilt commit was unanimously voted as the top defensive catcher in the class by major league scouting directors in BA’s Preseason High School All-America poll and also took home the honors for having the best arm among high school catchers. Banfield has at least a plus arm—some scouts have gone higher and called it plus-plus—with loose hips and impressive flexibility behind the plate that allow him to frame low pitches effectively and also help his quick lateral movement on balls in the dirt. With strong forearms and above-average hands, Banfield has all the tools necessary to become a plus defensive catcher, and he’s been working with elite prep arms like Ethan Hankins and Kumar Rocker since he was around 14 years old. Banfield’s bat is what could push him from a backup catcher profile to a potential star, as he has above-average bat speed and plus raw power to the pull side, though there are real swing and miss concerns that followed Banfield throughout the summer. There were reports that his swing was a bit more direct to the ball in the spring, but he’ll need time to figure out hitting at the pro level while also trying to work with a entire pitching staff. Banfield should be able to manage a staff well, however, with impressive maturity, makeup and leadership skills. VIDEO 50 Last: 51 Griffin Conine 4YR OF Notes: School: Duke Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Marlins '15 (31) Scouting Report: The son of two-time All-Star and 17-year major league veteran Jeff Conine, Griffin entered the spring as one of the best college power hitters in the 2018 class. He hit 13 home runs during his sophomore season with Duke and had a loud summer in the Cape Cod League, where he hit .329/.406/.537 with nine home runs in 42 games. His junior campaign has been disappointing, however, as Conine hit just .211/.344/.436 through his first 38 games with significant strikeout concerns. In that same span of games, Conine has struck out 45 times (27.6 percent) and has struggled to make contact with offspeed offerings of varying quality, frequently expanding his zone and swinging over the top of pitches below the strike zone. When he does hit the ball, he usually hits it hard. The plus raw power that he possesses hasn’t disappeared, as evidenced by a laser beam home run that he hit in March against Virginia—which left the bat at 111 mph with an 18-degree launch angle. Conine’s impressive summer on the Cape and bloodlines will keep him in consideration as a day one selection, but his swing-and-miss concerns have only grown as he’s striking out at the worst rate in his career. As an outfielder limited to a corner, much of his value will come from his bat. Some scouts even wonder if Conine might eventually have to move to first base, although he does possess an above-average to plus arm. (CC; edited)

Updated on: 5/29/2018 1 – Last: 1 Casey Mize 4YR RHP Notes: School: Auburn Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 208 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Mize has established himself as the top player in the 2018 draft class thanks to a deep and talented repertoire that is made mostly of 60-grade or better offerings and exceptional control that allowed him to lead all college pitchers with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio as a sophomore in 2017. Through 10 starts this spring, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthander had improved his K/BB to a ridiculous 15.67 mark with a 2.25 ERA in 68 innings. Mize pitches off of a fastball that gets up to 97 mph but sits in the 93-95 range and a 70-grade splitter that’s among the best offspeed offerings in the country. Typically a difficult pitch to control, even for professional pitchers, Mize locates the 86-89 mph splitter remarkably well, with powerful downward action. He also has a slider that is in the mid- to upper 80s that he’s thrown with a different grip this spring than he had on previous occasions. He has two variations of the slider—one that is more firm and used as an out pitch and another that’s softer with more of a curveball shape and used as a get-me-over strike. He has also added a cutter to his repertoire this spring that’s in the 88-91 mph range and scouts have already graded it as a plus offering. On top of all of that, Mize also throws a slower changeup from a different grip than his power splitter, which falls in the low 80s with fade and sink. While technically he has a four-pitch mix, the variations to the splitter and slider give him six different offerings to attack hitters, each of which grade out as plus offerings for most scouts, headlined by the plus-plus splitter. The stuff, pitchability and performance give Mize the ceiling of a future ace, with his medical history being the only knock on his resume. Mize was shutdown with forearm issues during the spring and summer of 2017 and has had trouble staying healthy dating back to his time as a high school prospect in Springville, Ala. He’s avoided injury issues the spring of his junior year, however, and if he continues to make his starts and nothing crazy shows up in his medical this June, he should be the first player off the board. VIDEO 2 – Last: 2 Matthew Liberatore HS LHP Notes: School: Mountain Ridge HS, Glendale, Ariz. Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: During the summer of 2017, Liberatore was an uber-projectable lefthander with great feel for three pitches that scouts could project to become plus down the line. At that time, Liberatore was sitting mostly in the upper 80s and low 90s with his fastball and had a low-70s, 12-to-6 curveball, as well as a changeup in the low to mid-80s. He performed well on the showcase circuit and with USA Baseball’s 18U National team, pitching in the USA’s 8-0 win over Korea in the gold medal game. During his first outing this spring, however, he was up to 96 mph with his fastball, a sharper curveball and a plus changeup. The 100-plus scouts could confidently leave that game and project three plus pitches on the prep lefthander who stood 6-foot-5. While the stuff hasn’t been quite as loud for Liberatore since then—his fastball in particular hasn’t held that velocity—he still has the frame and pitchability that teams can dream on, with a fairly clean and quick arm as well as makeup that scouts rave about. The Arizona commit pitches with a bulldog-like mentality on the mound but also brings a cerebral approach to what he’s trying to do, with an advanced understanding of how to attack hitters and how to manipulate his pitches. During the spring, Liberatore added a low-80s slider that he showcased to a large group of evaluators at USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational. The pitch is currently behind his curveball and changeup—both of which project as plus offerings—but showed some promise and he seemed confident with the offering given that he added it to his now-four-pitch mix about a week prior. While Liberatore’s stuff and control isn’t currently as loud as MacKenzie Gore’s (the top lefthander in the 2017 draft class) was at this same point last year, the combination of his size, projection, makeup and pitchability should have him off the board early in the first round. VIDEO 3 – Last: 3 Nick Madrigal 4YR SS/2B Notes: School: Oregon State Ht: 5-8 | Wt: 165 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Indians '15 (17) Scouting Report: Most 5-foot-7 second basemen wouldn’t figure to be top-of-the first round talents if healthy, let alone if they had missed almost two months of their junior season. But Madrigal is far from the ordinary, undersized middle infielder, as he possesses arguably the best hit tool in the 2018 draft class. Northwest area scouts saw just six games of Madrigal (in which he hit over .500 with two home runs) before he went down with a broken left wrist after sliding into home plate during a February game against Ohio State. Fortunately, Madrigal’s track record is a lengthy one, as he played for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team during the summer of 2017 and also hit .303/.342/.376 as an 18-year-old in the West Coast Collegiate League in 2015, with more walks than strikeouts. Many area scouts and scouting directors alike are convinced that Madrigal would be a top-10 selection even if he never came back to the field, given the non-chronic nature of his injury combined with his prolific feel for the barrel. While Madrigal will never be confused for a slugger and likely doesn’t have much more fringe-average power, he makes the most of all the juice he has, with elite bat-to-ball skills that allows him to drive the gaps and use his speed to collect extra-base hits in the form of doubles and triples. He’s not just a hitter, however, as Madrigal possesses plus-plus running ability and matches that skill with savvy baserunning prowess. A potential top-of-the-order hitter, Madrigal also projects as a plus defensive second baseman at the next level. The hands that allow him to hit with such apparent ease also translate to the field, where he is sure-handed and quick around the bag with enough arm strength for the keystone. Arm strength is the one knock on Madrigal—aside from his size—and scouts are split on whether he can be a major league shortstop, as Oregon State teammate Cadyn Grenier’s defense was enough to push Madrigal to second base in 2016. Regardless of which side of the bag teams see him playing in the future, Madrigal seems like a lock to be taken inside of the first ten picks this June and could be a fast-moving college bat at the professional level, thanks to both his baseball skills and professional makeup and work ethic. VIDEO 4 – Last: 4 Brady Singer 4YR RHP Notes: School: Florida Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 180 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Blue Jays '15 (2) Scouting Report: The latest in a developing tradition of talented Florida starting pitchers is righthander Brady Singer, who was one of the earliest players to establish himself at the top of the 2018 draft class with one of the most spotless track records in the country. Singer has a long history of success in the SEC and has improved—at least statistically—every season. After getting just one start as a freshman in 2016, Singer moved into a prominent role in Florida’s rotation in 2017 alongside Alex Faedo (who was taken No. 18 by the Tigers in the 2017 draft). As a sophomore, Singer led the Gators with 126 innings, posted a 3.21 ERA over 19 starts and struck out 21 batters in two starts during the 2017 College World Series, which Florida won. Even before Singer’s time in Gainesville, he was a prominent draft prospect, ranking as the No. 54 prospect on the 2015 BA 500. He was selected by the Blue Jays with the 56th pick of the MLB Draft but didn’t sign. Now, he’ll have a chance to go much higher as a starting pitcher with a strong track record and two plus pitches. Singer’s fastball sits in the low to mid-90s with impressive natural movement and he also has a sharp slider that has been a weapon for him in the past. Singer’s slider can be inconsistent at times, however, because of his low arm slot, which is a point of concern for some evaluators. While Singer doesn’t throw many changeups currently, scouts think he has the ability to develop at least an average changeup in pro ball, when he would be able to throw it more frequently. Teams more skeptical of Singer will see a two-pitch starter with a concerning arm slot that might lead to the bullpen, while less critical scouting departments might see a potential middle-of-the-rotation arm who has impressive strike-throwing ability and more high-level track record than any pitcher in a deep 2018 class. VIDEO 5 Last: 7 Joey Bart 4YR C Notes: School: Georgia Tech Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Rays '15 (27) Scouting Report: Bart became the first player ever drafted out of Buford (Ga.) High when the Rays selected him in the 27th round of the 2015 draft, but Bart chose to instead attend Georgia Tech, following in the footsteps of major league backstops like Jason Varitek and Matt Wieters. Since then, Bart has established himself as the top catcher in the 2018 class by a wide margin and there are more than a few people wondering if he’s the best catcher to come through the program—high praise considering the talent and major league success of Varitek and Wieters. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, Bart has all the tools necessary to become an above-average defensive catcher at the pro level. He has a strong arm that’s at least above-average and likely plus, as well as strong and quiet hands, footwork that’s online to his target during throws and exceptional game-calling abilities for an amateur. Prior to this spring, scouts questioned Bart’s effort behind the dish, but the recent feedback has been exceptional. When he’s locked in and focused, he looks the part. Offensively, Bart has plus raw power to all fields and has a solid track record in the ACC, hitting 13 home runs during his sophomore season and hitting 11 home runs through his first 37 games this spring. Bart also has a solid wood bat track record, hitting .309/.389/.433 with two home runs in the Cape Cod League in 2016, which should help ease the worries of teams who might knock him for a poor summer in 2017, when he was dealing with a groin injury while playing for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. Bart does have a history of striking out a bit too much, and most evaluators put the hit tool at fringe-average at best, but the combination of his defensive tools and his ability to get to his power in-game at a position that is incredibly scarce should have him flying off the board early. VIDEO 6 Last: 15 Jonathan India 4YR 3B Notes: School: Florida Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Brewers '15 (26) Scouting Report: Scouts have admired the way India plays the game and his overall package of tools since he was a standout shortstop at American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Fla. India was ranked as the No. 82 player in the 2015 class, but after the Brewers drafted him in the 26th round he made his way to Gainesville. India was solid, but unspectacular, in his first two season with the Gators, missing some time with injury during his sophomore campaign in which he hit 274/.354/.429 with 23 strikeouts and 42 walks. He’s improved his draft stock substantially this spring, hitting .420/.551/.840 with 13 home runs and more walks (34) than strikeouts (30) through his first 40 games. He is among the nation’s top-10 hitters in each triple-slash category and scouts have been extremely happy to see his raw power translate more into games this year. His ultimate role will depend on his defensive position. He played a decent amount of innings at shortstop early this year, but most of his time with Florida has been at third base, where he has solid hands and an average arm. He’s likely a third baseman or a second baseman at the next level, with the flexibility to move to shortstop in a pinch or for a team that doesn’t prioritize shortstop defense. If third base is the destination, he has more than enough bat to profile there, especially if this year’s power display is here to stay. VIDEO 7 Last: 6 Alec Bohm 4YR 3B Notes: School: Wichita State Ht: 6-5 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Bohm has been one of the most impressive college hitters in the 2018 draft class and has positioned himself to go early in the first round after several big performances in front of large groups of evaluators this spring. With a large, 6-foot-5, 240-pound frame, Bohm brings a vast amount of strength to the batter’s box, which helps provide some of the best raw power in the country. Bohm has gotten to that power frequently this spring, hitting .353/.464/.596 through his first 36 games with eight home runs and nine doubles. Perhaps more impressive than Bohm’s power output—he also hit 11 homers as a sophomore and six as a freshman—is his improved plate discipline this season. He’s cut his strikeout rate and significantly improved his walk rate, taking the free pass more frequently than striking out for the first time in his collegiate career. He has an exceptional understanding of the strike zone and always seem to have a plan when he steps in the batter’s box, with the ability to make adjustments within an at-bat. His loud spring comes on the heels of a summer in the Cape Cod League, where Bohm was selected to the all-star game and finished second in the league with a .351 average. Bohm has done as much as anyone in the 2018 class to prove himself with the bat, but where the questions will surface for him are on the defensive side. Some scouts think Bohm will eventually have to move to first base, while others believe his strong arm will be enough for him to stay at the hot corner. VIDEO 8 Last: 5 Shane McClanahan 4YR LHP Notes: School: South Florida Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 188 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Mets '15 (26) Scouting Report: The top college lefthander in the 2018 draft class, McClanahan possesses some of the best raw stuff of any draft-eligible player in the country led by a fastball that can reach 100 mph. That number would have seemed absurd after seeing McClanahan prior to his senior season at Cape Coral (Fla.) High, when he was throwing a mid-80s fastball. But McClanahan went through a massive growth spurt around that time, going from 5-foot-6 to the 6-foot-2 he’s currently listed at and touched 94 mph at times during the spring of 2015. Three years later, and through his first 10 starts of the 2018 season with South Florida, McClanahan is regularly in the mid- to upper 90s with his fastball and has used that pitch to help him lead the country in strikeouts per nine innings (15.02), with 94 strikeouts in 56.1 innings. At just 188 pounds with a lean frame that could still add more weight, McClanahan doesn’t get that sort of velocity with a huge, muscular build but instead with a lightning quick arm out of a low, three-quarter slot in a delivery that some scouts describe as high-effort. In addition to his fastball, McClanahan has a mid-80s changeup and a slider, both of which project as plus pitches down the line although the changeup is currently more consistent than the breaking ball. McClanahan isn’t without warts, however, as he already had Tommy John surgery, which sidelined him during the 2016 season, and is regularly erratic to the plate. McClanahan has a history of being more of a thrower than a pitcher at this point, with more than five walks per nine innings through his first 10 starts in 2018. Durability will be a question mark with McClanahan as well, as many college pitchers around him on draft boards have a much longer track record of performance and summer history. Still, the pure stuff he offers from the left side is a rare commodity and one that teams at the top of the first round will likely pounce at given the opportunity this June. McClanahan offers the potential of a top-of-the-rotation southpaw if everything breaks right and he improves his control and command. Assuming good health, a worst-case scenario for McClanahan would likely be taking on the role of a shutdown reliever. VIDEO 9 Last: 8 Carter Stewart HS RHP Notes: School: Eau Gallie HS, Melbourne, Fla. Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Mississippi State Scouting Report: Over the summer, Stewart was known almost exclusively for his otherworldly curveball, which was a 70-grade offering at the time and routinely registered spin rates above 3,000 revolutions per minute. Stewart’s curveball was so impressive, in fact, that TrackMan honored the righthander at the Perfect Game All-America Classic in San Diego and said his breaking ball was among the most impressive pitches the company has ever tracked, at any level. At 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds, that performance alone was impressive. But this spring Stewart took a step forward, improving a fastball that once sat in the upper 80s to low 90s and has now reached 97-98 mph multiple times this spring, giving Stewart a chance at potentially two 70-grade pitches. On top of the stuff, Stewart brings impressive athleticism to the table and a good feel for the strike zone. Scouts have been impressed with how consistently Stewart is able to land his sweeping, low-80s breaker for a strike, especially considering the massive depth the pitch possesses. Stewart has also shown the ability to manipulate the offering depending on the situation. That sort of feel leaves some scouts projecting a changeup that could be at least average down the line. Stewart has thrown a changeup at times, but given his other offerings, he hasn’t needed to use a third pitch enough to give scouts much of a feel for it. An impressive golfer as well, Stewart could have a collegiate future on the links, but his skill on the mound should prevent him from ever reaching Mississippi State’s campus in the first place. VIDEO 10 – Last: 10 Cole Winn HS RHP Notes: School: Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian Scouting Report: In a down year in Southern California from a draft perspective, Winn made the decision to transfer from Colorado to Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High and play in the Trinity League—one of the nation’s best high school baseball conferences. The move has paid off, as Winn has separated himself from other Southern California arms and been one of the most consistent prep righthanders in the country, while also giving himself the opportunity to play at densely scouted events like the National High School Invitational and the Boras Classic South. Winn was on scouting directors’ radars long before his time with Orange Lutheran, however, after impressing at numerous events on the summer showcase circuit with three pitches, including a fastball reaching the 93-94 mph range and one of the more consistent curveballs in the class. This spring, Winn has been up to 96 mph with his fastball, which he can spot effectively to both sides of the plate. His best breaking ball is a plus, 12-to-6 curveball in the mid-70s that has powerful downward action, which he can spot in the zone or use to expand and create swings and misses. Winn also added a low-80s slider, seemingly out of nowhere, and while it’s behind the curveball, it has the makings of another average pitch. Winn is competing with a deep high school class, but he’s one of the few prep arms who has gotten better each time out and has had very few looks that raised questions. VIDEO 11 Last: 9 Travis Swaggerty 4YR OF Notes: School: South Alabama Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: After going undrafted out of high school with little to no hype in the scouting community, Swaggerty has become a top-of-the-first-round talent because of his performance at South Alabama and an impressive summer with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team in 2017. With Team USA, Swaggerty started in center field and hit near the top of the order, hitting .328/.449/.406. That came after a spring in the Sun Belt Conference where his on-base plus slugging percentage was over 1.000 with 10 home runs. On the national radar after his impressive 2017 campaign, Swaggerty had one of the loudest starts to the 2018 season of any college player, hitting .390/.609/.707 through his first 13 games with three home runs. A five-tool talent, Swaggerty projects as an at least average hitter who has 60-grade running ability, 60-grade defense in center field and an above-average to plus arm. He profiles fairly safely in center field at the next level, and while some scouts have questioned his power potential in the past, he seems to have ticked up in that category early this spring and should have fringe-average to average power. Swaggerty seems to get the most out of his power potential, with 10 home runs during his sophomore season at South Alabama. He has also cut his strikeout rate and improved his walk rate during each of his seasons at South Alabama and in 2018 he is among the nation’s leaders in walks and walks per game. While Swaggerty has cooled off a bit as the season progressed, he seems to be a safe bet as a lefthanded hitting center fielder with a college track record and no real holes in his game. VIDEO 12 Last: 11 Jarred Kelenic HS OF Notes: School: Waukesha (Wis.) West HS Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 196 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Louisville Scouting Report: Kelenic was the only outfielder in the high school class to unanimously make the first team in Baseball America’s Preseason All-America vote, as decided on by major scouting directors. Kelenic achieved that honor as one of the best hitters in the class with a balanced and powerful swing, a track record in the middle of USA Baseball’s 18U National Team lineup and a strong arm, as well as athleticism, above-average speed and impressive route running. One of the most intense players in the class, Kelenic has a fiery demeanor on the field that gives pause for some evaluators, while others who know him have no issues and see his passionate personality as a positive indicator. He lives and breathes baseball and is regularly in his dad’s training facilities in Waukesha, Wis., and also worked out in the same facility as Houston Texans’ defensive end J.J. Watt. One of the more polished hitters in the class, Kelenic has the frame and strength to continue to add more power as he gets into player development and could wind up with plus raw power down the road. As he ages, scouts are mixed on whether he stays in center field or moves to a corner, with his backers pointing to exceptional reads and defensive instincts, and detractors saying that his speed will back up as he gets stronger. He has more than enough arm for the outfield, regularly registering 96 mph readings from the grass and regarded as one of the most accurate arms in the class. The challenge with Kelenic is that he’s been difficult for teams to scout this spring in Wisconsin. He’s playing with a travel team rather than his high school and he’s also been seen indoors more frequently than outdoors. The track record for Wisconsin hitters is also poor, but Kelenic’s own track record with Team USA and on the showcase circuit, combined with his natural tools and makeup, could allow him to become the exception. He should be one of the first prep bats to get drafted this June. VIDEO 13 Last: 12 Kumar Rocker HS RHP Notes: School: North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 240 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Rocker is one of the most well-known prep names in the 2018 high school class thanks to exceptional stuff—headlined by a fastball that routinely reaches 98 mph—and a physically imposing 6-foot-4, 240-pound frame. Despite his big build, Rocker is athletic for his size and has the bloodlines to back it up, as his father, Tracy, played football at Auburn before a brief NFL career with the Washington Redskins. When it comes to pure stuff, there’s perhaps no pitcher in the high school class who can match Rocker pitch for pitch. His fastball is regularly in the low to mid-90s and reaches the upper levels when he needs it. The pitch is delivered with such ease that is sometimes looks like he’s just playing catch. After that, Rocker has a pair of secondary offerings that have both looked plus, with a power breaking ball—some scouts call it a curve and some dub it a slider—that’s hard and tight in the low to mid-80s with late-breaking action. Rocker’s changeup is firm and has been up to 91 mph this spring, with fading action that allows the pitch to fall off the table at its best. Just grading out the tools, Rocker should be the top high school player in the class, but he got hit around more than his stuff would indicate last summer, especially when his fastball flattened out and stayed up in the zone. Some evaluators wonder if he just lacks deception and whether adding a two-seam fastball with more movement would help him down the road. The reports from his spring season with North Oconee High in Bogart, Ga., have all been exceptional and while he did deal with a minor hamstring injury that pushed back one of his starts, Rocker has done everything evaluators wanted him to do. Moving forward, the Vanderbilt commit needs to be on top of managing his weight as a bigger-bodied pitcher and he’ll need to take steps forward with the command of his entire repertoire once he gets to levels where his stuff alone isn’t overwhelming. Overall, Rocker has the elements to be a future front-of-the-rotation arm and should be a first-round pick. 14 Last: 13 Brice Turang HS SS Notes: School: Santiago HS, Corona, Calif. Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 165 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State Scouting Report: Turang is one of the most famous prep players in the 2018 class and entered the draft cycle as the top high school player in the nation. A four-year varsity starter at Santiago (Corona, Calif.) High, Turang also played for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team in 2016 and 2017, more than holding his own playing on the 2016 club that featured 2017 No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks Royce Lewis and Hunter Greene, respectively. In fact, you wouldn’t have to search far to find a scout who said Turang was the best player on the team, despite the fact that Turang never played in the international tournament in Mexico after getting hit in the face by a pitch. Because of his exposure and history as a talented player at such a young age, teams have been somewhat disappointed with Turang since last summer. He’s never struggled, but he’s also never wowed scouts in the same way that he did as an underclassman. Even with that said, Turang was still voted a first-team Preseason All-American, the best pure hitter in the class, the best defensive infielder in the class with the second-best arm, and the No. 3 athlete in Baseball America’s preseason survey to major league scouting directors. Turang is among the more polished prep players with an advanced left-handed hit tool and rarely swings and misses with a patient approach that allows him to hit the ball where it’s pitched. Turang’s loudest tool is his speed, which is at least plus and likely plus-plus, allowing him to wreak havoc on the bases and also cover a large swath of ground defensively. He can make throws from multiple angles, on the run, up the middle and in the hole, and also has the sure hands and footwork that should allow him to stay at the position at the next level. At just 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, the biggest knock on Turang is his size. Some teams are worried about the impact he’ll make at the next level and don’t anticipate him having much more than fringe-average raw power. While Turang might not be filling up a scout card with 6- and 7-grade tools, he does everything well, has a long track record of succeeding against elite competition and plays a premium position as a lefthanded hitter. VIDEO 15 Last: 14 Nolan Gorman HS 3B Notes: School: O'Connor HS, Phoenix Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Arizona Scouting Report: Gorman has some of the best raw power in the 2018 draft class—college or high school—and raised his stock significantly over the summer. Gorman won multiple home run derbies and showed that his power played against some of the top pitching prospects in the game at a few of the bigger showcases, displaying easy plus power against mid-90s velocity. He was the talk of the scouting community after putting on an offensive show during USA Baseball’s 18U National Team trials in late August against multiple college teams in Minnesota. Gorman was unanimously voted to BA’s Preseason High School All-America team at third base by major league scouting directors and had positioned himself to be one of the first hitters taken in the draft. However, his stock fell a bit this spring, when scouts noted that Gorman looked stiffer defensively, creating more reason to believe that he would eventually need to move to first base. Additionally, Gorman has added to the questions surrounding his hit tool rather than answer them, particularly at USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational, where he swung and missed often against offspeed pitches and also expanded his strike zone. He was one of just four batters at the event to swing and miss at least 10 times. While Gorman has had little trouble squaring up big-time velocity, he now has some significant questions about his ability to handle breaking pitches, as he also struggled in that domain during the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s U-18 World Cup in Thunder Bay, Canada, where he hit .222/.241/.294 with 10 strikeouts and four walks. Still, when Gorman hits the ball he hits it harder than almost anyone in the class. He had the highest average exit velocity at the NHSI at 102.1 mph, with an exit velocity a tick harder against breaking balls, specifically. Defensively, teams are likely split on his eventual destination. He has an above-average arm that’s likely plus and he showed impressive glove work at the hot corner with Team USA, making plays on the run and while off-balance. However, the increased stiffness he showed this spring won’t help encourage those who already believed he would eventually move to first. While his hit tool is more difficult to project now than teams would have liked, his power is 70-grade or better and that should still get him taken somewhere in the middle of the first round. VIDEO 16 Last: 19 Ryan Weathers HS LHP Notes: School: Loretto (Tenn.) HS Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: The son of 19-year major league veteran David Weathers, Ryan is an advanced lefthanded pitcher out of Tennessee who offers a high floor for a prep arm. Weathers has three pitches that are at least average with a fastball, curveball and changeup. Scouts had to wait for a chance to see him this spring as Weathers is also a high-level basketball player and helped lead Lorretto High to its first ever state championship this season. When he did take the mound, Weathers pitched with a low-90s fastball that got up to 95 mph at its best with a curveball that appeared to be a tick better than it was last summer. Some scouts have put a 60-grade on the mid-70s breaking ball this spring after it was more 50-55 during the showcase circuit and with USA Baseball’s 18U team. He can also turn to an average changeup when he needs it as well. Weathers spots all of his pitches effectively—some evaluators believe he can develop future plus command—and his fastball plays up with heavy sinking action as well. With major league bloodlines and a well-rounded arsenal, Weathers figures to be a middle of the first-round pick, though he’ll need to maintain his body as he develops. VIDEO 17 – Last: 17 Jackson Kowar 4YR RHP Notes: School: Florida Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 170 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Tigers '15 (40) Scouting Report: Kowar would be the Friday night starter at almost any other school in the country, but instead serves as Florida’s “1b” starter behind righthander Brady Singer. Kowar was a top high school prospect coming out of North Carolina in 2015, ranking No. 99 on the BA 500, but was seen as a tough sign and made it to Gainesville after the Tigers selected him in the 40th round. A 6-foot-6, 185-pound righthander, Kowar has improved every year with Florida and has an ideal frame with plenty of room to add more weight. Kowar has a clean arm action that he uses to throw a low to mid-90s fastball and a changeup that is currently a 60-grade offering. He is comfortable using his changeup against both righties and lefties, as the pitch has terrific fading action with fastball arm speed and routinely comes across in the low 80s. Kowar’s breaking ball is behind his fastball and changeup. He tinkered with a slider in the fall prior to the 2018 season, but scrapped the pitch and reverted to a curveball that ranges from the mid- to upper 70s with three-quarter breaking action that occasionally has good depth and shows signs of a third average pitch. The curveball has been too inconsistent for area scouts to throw an average grade on it currently, as it tends to blend into a sluvry offering when he gets on the side of the pitch. But teams who have seen it at its best might believe he can eventually figure it out and add a third average pitch to his repertoire. Kowar has a few medical concerns in his past, as he’s dealt with multiple collapsed lungs, one of which caused him to miss the second half of his freshman season. Given his current stuff and the projection he still has with a lanky and athletic body, in addition to his developing SEC track record, he should give Florida a second first-round pitcher selected and there are teams who prefer Kowar to his rotation mate. VIDEO 18 Last: 16 Ethan Hankins HS RHP Notes: School: Forsyth Central HS, Cumming, Ga. Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 215 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Perhaps the most perplexing player in the 2018 draft class, Hankins entered the year with a real shot to become the first prep righthander ever selected with the No. 1 overall pick. The lanky and athletic 6-foot-6 Vanderbilt commit wowed scouts over the summer, when he regularly used a 70-grade fastball in the low to mid-90s that got up to 97-98 mph at its best with elite life and advanced command for his age. Before Hankins began his senior season with Forsyth Central High (Cumming, Ga.), many evaluators expected Hankins to throw into the triple digits. A shoulder injury interrupted his season, however, and while he made his way back to the mound the stuff was not the same. During the showcase circuit with USA Baseball’s 18U National Team, Hankins struck out 27 international batters and walked three in 12 innings. In general, Hankins’ velocity has been down this spring, although he has still reached 96 mph and scouts have still seen some of the plus fastball life that made the pitch such a weapon in the past. Prior to the season, scouting directors voted Hankins as having the best fastball and best fastball movement in BA’s Preseason All-America poll, where he also was named a unanimous first-team pitcher. Hankins has exceptional athleticism and body control, allowing him to spot his fastball and secondary offerings more effectively than a typical prep pitcher at his height and with his velocity. His mid-70s curveball has been inconsistent, likely a fringe offering at its best, though he occasionally snapped off a few plus offerings, with a low-80s changeup that’s in the same boat. Hankins has tinkered with a slider in the past and multiple evaluators believe that will be the breaking ball he ends up developing in the future thanks to his arm slot. But for now, teams are still evaluating and projecting his curveball as well. Hankins’ medical will be crucial in determining his eventual landing spot in the draft, though when he first went down in February, some decision-makers thought he would still go in the top of the first round even if he never came back to throw another pitch. He has returned to the mound, however, and while the stuff hasn’t come all the way back, he’s at least showing teams he can throw regularly. When healthy, Hankins has the potential to be a true frontline starter and would rank as the top high school pitcher in the 2018 class, but his spring has created more questions than answers. VIDEO 19 Last: 23 Logan Gilbert 4YR RHP Notes: School: Stetson Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Gilbert made a name for himself with an impressive showing in the Cape Cod League last summer, with a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts to just four walks. He was also the Atlantic Sun pitcher of the year after a sophomore season at Stetson in which he went 10-0, 2.02 with 107 strikeouts and 26 walks. Looking to follow in the footsteps of fellow Stetson alumni Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber, Gilbert has the size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds to potentially become a future workhorse in a major league rotation. His stuff hasn’t been quite as good for scouts this spring as it was during the summer, when he was regularly in the mid-90s with a heavy, power fastball. The pitch still has good life and downward action, but it’s been regularly in the low 90s throughout his outings and his breaking balls—Gilbert throws a spike-grip curveball and a slider—haven’t been sharp enough for scouts to grade out as above-average or plus. While the stuff hasn’t been quite as loud, the results for Gilbert are still there, as he strikes out batters in spades (he had 101 strikeouts in 70 innings through his first 10 starts) and has improved his strike throwing as well. Even with the velocity sitting in the low 90s, Gilbert’s fastball plays up thanks to its action and the elite extension tGilbert gets in his delivery, which is likely above the current major league average. A team that takes Gilbert will have to hope he can improve his secondaries if they envision a frontline starter down the line. He’s shown flashes of above-average breaking balls in the past, but a 60-grade fastball that could be a plus-plus offering with returned velocity is the main selling point for the big righthander. VIDEO 20 Last: 34 Noah Naylor HS C/3B Notes: School: St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS, Mississauga, Ont. Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: The younger brother of current Padres prospect Josh Naylor, Noah is an impressive draft prospect in his own right, albeit a different sort of hitter than his brother. Whereas Josh showed immense power as an amateur, the younger Naylor is more hit over power, handling the offensive game from foul pole to foul pole but with the same long track record of success that Josh was afforded as a member of the Canadian Junior National Team. There are some scouts who would say Naylor has the best hit tool among all prep hitters in the 2018 class, led by a pure swing and the ability to adjust pitch-to-pitch, while also manipulating the barrel in each part of the strike zone. While he doesn’t have the elite power his older brother possesses, he does have present pop—it just doesn’t always show up in games. Many scouts think the power will continue to develop and improve, however. How high a team has Naylor on their board will depend on where they see him defensively. He’s a good enough athlete to catch and has a strong arm, but he can get lazy at times behind the dish and needs a lot of refinement. Some teams think he can turn into a solid third baseman, where he’s played frequently with Canada and over the showcase circuit while making all the routine plays. If neither of those work out, Naylor’s bat should still be good enough to play in a corner outfield position. VIDEO 21 Last: 18 Ryan Rolison 4YR LHP Notes: School: Mississippi Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-L | Commit/Drafted: Padres '16 (37) Scouting Report: A talented high school lefthander out of Tennessee, Rolison ranked in the top half of the BA 500 in 2016, but was drafted in the 37th round by the Padres and chose to attend Mississippi. As a freshman, Rolison pitched in 19 games, posted a 3.06 ERA and was named to the SEC’s all-freshman team by the conference’s coaches. Rolison allowed just 23 runs in 61.2 innings in 2016, which was the third-best mark in the SEC and helped him earn a spot in the starting rotation toward the end of the season. Rolison carried that success to the Cape Cod League that summer, where he used a fastball in the 91-94 mph range and a wipeout curveball to pitch to a 1.93 ERA and strike out 35 batters in 28 innings. Rolison has impressed during his draft-eligible sophomore season with Ole Miss as well, increasing his strikeout rate and using a three-pitch mix, headlined by a fastball with plus life in the low 90s. Rolison is not afraid to throw his fastball, which has been up to 96 mph, inside to righthanded batters, while his breaking ball regularly gets swings and misses and is at least an above-average pitch with the potential to be a plus offering down the line. Rolison’s changeup should become a solid third pitch as well. What has worried scouts this spring is the direction the 6-foot-2 southpaw takes to the plate. Many evaluators have commented that Rolison has been coming across his body too much in his delivery, which has impacted his strike-throwing ability and caused his walk rate to tick up. That should be a relatively easy fix in player development and most scouts believe in his control, which has been solid in the Cape and at Ole Miss in the past. While his stuff isn’t as loud as some of the other pitchers in the class, Rolison still has the talent to become a No. 3 starter down the road. As one of the few lefthanded arms at the top of the class, Rolison figures to come off the board in the first round and become the first Ole Miss player to do so since Drew Pomeranz, who was taken fifth overall in the 2010 draft. 22 Last: 20 Mason Denaburg HS RHP/C Notes: School: Merritt Island (Fla.) HS Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Perhaps the most athletic pitcher in the class, Denaburg was one of the harder-throwing high school arms during the summer showcase season in 2017, touching 97 mph in short stints and serving as a reliever for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team. A former two-way player, Denaburg would be a legitimate pro prospect as a catcher with a strong throwing arm and raw power with the bat. However, his stuff on the mound is too intriguing for pro teams to keep him in gear and Denaburg scrapped catching this spring with Merritt Island (Fla.) High to focus on improving as a pitcher. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound righthander made a big jump after his first start of the season, when he matched up with Eau Gallie High (Melbourne, Fla.) righthander Carter Stewart in a highly-attended Prep Baseball Report tournament. In that game, Denaburg touched 97 mph in the first inning and settled into the low 90s, regularly touching 94 mph while also showing a much-improved curveball in the upper 70s that looked like a plus pitch. Over the summer, Denaburg was extremely fastball-heavy and scouts couldn’t get a good feel for his secondary offerings. The breaking ball that he showed in February gave scouts a reason to get excited. He threw a hard slider with a spike grip during the summer, but discovered a different grip when throwing bullpens and flat ground sessions during the offseason. Denaburg also throws an occasional low-80s changeup that shows promise. After the PBR event, Denaburg was more inconsistent and eventually shut things down altogether with biceps tendinitis that has caused him to miss approximately one month. The status of that injury will further complicate things as teams try to decide whether he is best served as a starter or a reliever long term, although his arm strength, athleticism and feel for spin give him a ceiling as a middle-of-the-rotation arm. VIDEO 23 Last: 21 Connor Scott HS OF/LHP Notes: School: Plant HS, Tampa Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 180 | B-T: L-L | Commit/Drafted: Florida Scouting Report: Scott draws some comparisons to current top Astros outfield prospect Kyle Tucker, who attended the same Plant HS in Tampa that Scott currently attends. Scott and Tucker have comparable swing paths and similar 6-foot-4, 180-pound frames, as well as the speed and athleticism that allow them both the be strong defensive outfielders. Scott wasn’t seen as much as scouts would have like on the summer showcase circuit, however, as he had his appendix removed and was forced to watch a few of the bigger showcases rather than take part. He got back on the field in the fall and started getting into a rhythm before impressing scouts during the spring, as he grew into more power and performed in front of a front office personnel in Florida who didn’t need to travel far from spring training facilities to see him. A toolsy player, Scott is at least a plus runner, with many evaluators throwing a double-plus grade on his speed to go along with a plus arm. There are questions whether he’ll be able to stay in center field or need to move to a corner as he continues to add weight, but he has enough arm strength for any outfield position. In fact, some scouts prefer Scott on the mound, where he’s in the low 90s as a lefthanded pitcher who fills up the strike zone and also has feel to spin a curveball and throw a changeup. Most teams appear to prefer the upside he offers as a potential impact hitter, however, with his speed and developing power leading to an intriguing all-around package. But having a fallback option as a pitcher should only help Scott’s draft stock. Some teams look at Scott as a no-doubt first rounder, while others see him going in the supplemental first round or later, and his lack of summer track record likely plays into that division. VIDEO 24 Last: 22 Grayson Rodriguez HS RHP Notes: School: Central Heights HS, Nacogdoches, Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 230 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas A&M Scouting Report: The biggest pop-up player of the 2018 draft class, Grayson Rodriguez is a huge, 6-foot-5, 230-pound righthander who was primarily in the lower 90s over the summer with some bad weight on his body. Over the winter he got into the gym, worked with a trainer and overhauled his body, cleaning it up and looking like a completely different pitcher this spring. The results were astounding, as Rodriguez has regularly been up to 97-98 mph with his fastball and sits in the mid-90s throughout his starts with remarkable ease in his delivery. In addition to the velocity that he’s shown he can sustain, Rodriguez has heavy life to his fastball and spots it fairly well in the strike zone, giving the pitch the makings of a 70-grade offering—If it’s not already there. In addition to the fastball, Rodriguez has a low-80s slider and a curveball that is a step ahead at 72-74 mph and occasionally slows up. He doesn’t throw it often, but he mixes in an occasional changeup to show it’s in the repertoire as well. Rodriguez has a very poised approach on the mound and rarely shows any emotion as he cuts through opposing lineups in front of deep crowds of scouts and high-level decision makers. Reportedly many teams in the back end of the first round have been bearing down on Rodriguez and he’s done enough this spring to establish himself among the top tier of high school arms. 25 Last: 24 Triston Casas HS 1B/3B Notes: School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Fla. Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 238 | B-T: L-R | Commit/Drafted: Miami Scouting Report: One of the top power-hitting players in the class, Casas has established an impressive track record as a corner infielder who was originally supposed to be in the 2019 draft class before reclassifying to become eligible this June. A two-time member of USA Baseball’s 18U National Team, Casas was named the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s player of the year in 2017, after leading the U-18 World Cup field with three home runs and 13 RBI, pushing Team USA to a gold-medal victory over Korea. He was also named the MVP of the tournament. Casas has 70-grade raw power out of a 6-foot-4, 240-pound frame that he has maintained well over the offseason, and he might be a bit lighter now after trimming up prior to his final season with American Heritage High in Plantation, Fla. His power plays to all fields, and Casas has enough to drive balls out of the park even when he doesn’t make solid contact. The Miami commit has a patient, selective approach at the plate and was among the more difficult player to pitch to on the summer showcase circuit according to a number of pitchers, although he has shown some of the swing-and-miss tendencies that can coincide with long arms. A surprisingly good athlete for his size, Casas has plus arm strength, which gives him an outside shot to play third base, where he plays for American Heritage. Most scouts believe he’ll inevitably slide to first base, however, which is a tough position to draft out of high school. But it is also challenging to find a hitter in the draft class with a better combination of hitting ability, plate discipline, power and track record against quality arms than Casas provides.

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