2019 MLB Draft Wrap – Evaluating Every Team

The 2019 MLB draft was completed on June 5th. I had a significant fall that week that slowed much of my writing, but this is my annual evaluation of every team and their selections. Feel free to comment below!

AL East

Baltimore Orioles

Round 1, pick 1, overall 1 – Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State
Round 2, pick 1, overall 42 – Gunnar Henderson, SS, Alabama HS
Round CBB, pick 2, overall 71 – Kyle Stowers, OF, Stanford
Round 3, pick 1, overall 79 – Zach Watson, OF, LSU
Round 4, pick 1, overall 108 – Joseph Ortiz, SS, New Mexico State
Round 5, pick 1, overall 138 – Darell Hernaiz, SS, Texas HS
Round 6, pick 1, overall 168 – Maverick Handley, C, Stanford
Round 7, pick 1, overall 198 – Johnny Rizer, OF, TCU
Round 8, pick 1, overall 228 – Griffin McLarty, RHP, College of Charleston
Round 9, pick 1, overall 258 – Connor Gillispie, RHP, VCU
Round 10, pick 1, overall 288 – Jordan Cannon, C, Sam Houston State
Round 11, pick 1, overall 318 – Andrew Daschbach, 1B, Stanford
Round 12, pick 1, overall 348 – Kade Strowd, RHP, West Virginia
Round 13, pick 1, overall 378 – Dan Hammer, RHP, Pittsburgh
Round 14, pick 1, overall 408 – Mason Janvrin, OF, Central Missouri
Round 15, pick 1, overall 438 – Kyle Martin, RHP, Fordham
Round 16, pick 1, overall 468 – Shelton Perkins, RHP, James Madison
Round 17, pick 1, overall 498 – Morgan McSweeney, RHP, Wake Forest
Round 18, pick 1, overall 528 – Malachi Emond, RHP, New Mexico
Round 19, pick 1, overall 558 – Jensen Elliott, RHP, Oklahoma State
Round 20, pick 1, overall 588 – Clayton McGinness, RHP, Wichita State
Round 21, pick 1, overall 618 – Toby Welk, 3B, Penn State-Berks
Round 22, pick 1, overall 648 – Jake Lyons, RHP, Oklahoma State
Round 23, pick 1, overall 678 – Shayne Fontana, OF, Lynn
Round 24, pick 1, overall 708 – Andrew Martinez, SS, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 25, pick 1, overall 738 – Garrett Farmer, RHP, Jacksonville State
Round 26, pick 1, overall 768 – Nick Roth, RHP, Randolph-Macon
Round 27, pick 1, overall 798 – Dillon McCollough, LHP, Eckerd
Round 28, pick 1, overall 828 – Jonathan Pendergast, RHP, Pepperdine
Round 29, pick 1, overall 858 – Houston Roth, RHP, Mississippi
Round 30, pick 1, overall 888 – Dalton Stambaugh, LHP, Morehead State
Round 31, pick 1, overall 918 – Jake Prizina, LHP, Seattle
Round 32, pick 1, overall 948 – Harris Yett, C, UNC-Charlotte
Round 33, pick 1, overall 978 – Craig Lewis, OF, Seton Hall
Round 34, pick 1, overall 1008 – Zachary Arnold, SS, California HS
Round 35, pick 1, overall 1038 – Justin Miknis, C, Pennsylvania HS
Round 36, pick 1, overall 1068 – Trevor Kehe, OF, Colorado School of Mines
Round 37, pick 1, overall 1098 – Colby Thomas, OF, Georgia HS
Round 38, pick 1, overall 1128 – Ben Pedersen, RHP, Minnesota HS
Round 39, pick 1, overall 1158 – Christian Fagnant, C, Connecticut HS
Round 40, pick 1, overall 1188 – Bobby Zmarziak, OF, Connecticut HS

The Orioles made the selection that they should have made in round 1, picking Adley Rutschman at the very top, as they should have. Rutschman is an elite defender, a polished hitter, and has the personality of a leader on and off the field that will be an excellent player to hang the franchise’s future on. One scout compared Rutschman’s impact to the Orioles organization as being akin to that of Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins, which would certainly be an excellent thing for the Orioles.

After Rutschman, the Orioles had a very strong college-led draft. Top prospect Gunnar Henderson was a “steal” at the first selection of the second round, but he and the Orioles 5th round selection were the only two high school picks between Rutschman and the 34th round. There are plenty of excellent players that were drafted, but this was definitely a draft intended to add not just talent to the Orioles farm system, but players that could get to the major leagues with haste.

Boston Red Sox

Round 2, pick 2, overall 43 – Cameron Cannon, IF, Arizona
Round 2, pick 28, overall 69 – Matthew Lugo, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 3, pick 29, overall 107 – Ryan Zeferjahn, RHP, Kansas
Round 4, pick 30, overall 137 – Noah Song, RHP, Navy
Round 5, pick 30, overall 167 – Jaxx Groshans, C, Kansas
Round 6, pick 30, overall 197 – Chris Murphy, LHP, San Diego
Round 7, pick 30, overall 227 – Brock Bell, RHP, State College of Florida Manatee JuCo
Round 8, pick 30, overall 257 – Wil Dalton, OF, Florida
Round 9, pick 30, overall 287 – Cody Scroggins, RHP, Arkansas
Round 10, pick 30, overall 317 – Stephen Scott, OF, Vanderbilt
Round 11, pick 30, overall 347 – Sebastian Keane, RHP, Massachusetts HS
Round 12, pick 30, overall 377 – Brendan Cellucci, LHP, Tulane
Round 13, pick 30, overall 407 – Blake Loubier, RHP, Florida HS
Round 14, pick 30, overall 437 – Jordan Beck, 1B, Alabama HS
Round 15, pick 30, overall 467 – Aaron Roberts, RHP, Nevada HS
Round 16, pick 30, overall 497 – Oraj Anu, OF, George Wallace JuCo
Round 17, pick 30, overall 527 – Alex Erro, IF, Northwestern
Round 18, pick 30, overall 557 – Jacob Herbert, C, Florida HS
Round 19, pick 30, overall 587 – Joe Davis, 1B, Houston
Round 20, pick 30, overall 617 – Reed Harrington, RHP, Spokane Falls JuCo
Round 21, pick 30, overall 647 – Dylan Spacke, RHP, Long Beach State
Round 22, pick 30, overall 677 – Dominic D’Alessandro, 1B, George Washington
Round 23, pick 30, overall 707 – Leon Paulino, OF, Florida HS
Round 24, pick 30, overall 737 – Dean Miller, OF, Cal-Riverside
Round 25, pick 30, overall 767 – Karson Simas, SS, California HS
Round 26, pick 30, overall 797 – Brandon Walter, LHP, Delaware
Round 27, pick 30, overall 827 – Devon Roedahl, RHP, Houston
Round 28, pick 30, overall 857 – Daniel Bakst, SS, Stanford
Round 29, pick 30, overall 887 – Luke Bandy, OF, Dallas Baptist
Round 30, pick 30, overall 917 – Nathan Martorella, 1B, California HS
Round 31, pick 30, overall 947 – Felipe Franks, RHP, Florida
Round 32, pick 30, overall 977 – Bradley Blalock, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 33, pick 30, overall 1007 – Thayer Thomas, OF, North Carolina State
Round 34, pick 30, overall 1037 – Ryan Berardino, 1B, Bentley
Round 35, pick 30, overall 1067 – Chris Mauloni, RHP, Jacksonville
Round 36, pick 30, overall 1097 – Caleb Hill, LHP, Montana
Round 37, pick 30, overall 1127 – Connor Prielipp, LHP, Wisconsin HS
Round 38, pick 30, overall 1157 – Cameron Meeks, RHP, Louisiana HS
Round 39, pick 30, overall 1187 – Sammy Faltine, RHP, Texas HS
Round 40, pick 30, overall 1217 – Garrett Irvin, LHP, Riverside JuCo

With their first selection demoted 10 places due to exceeding the luxury tax by too much, the Red Sox became the first team to be punished under the luxury tax rules that were put into place recently in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Due to this, they had a very low bonus pool, but they did very well in picking talent in the first two days, especially getting Matthew Lugo with the last pick of the second round. I’m also a big fan of Noah Song, and once he gets through Navy active duty commitment, he could immediately be an asset for the Red Sox in the bullpen or quickly move up as a starter once he gets his feet back under him on the mound.

The Red Sox did have a surprising third day of the draft, as the team selected 12 high school picks in their 30 picks, which is very high when you consider the fact that they will have very little extra money to buy those players out of their college commitments. While he’s unlikely to sign as a 39th pick, one of my favorite players outside the typical players featured in mock drafts was Sammy Faltine, who is committed to Texas to play both ways, and he could come into the 2022 draft as either a hitter or pitcher as he’s got legit talent both ways.

New York Yankees

Round 1, pick 30, overall 30 – Anthony Volpe, SS, New Jersey HS
Round CBA, pick 4, overall 38 – T.J. Sikkema, LHP, Missouri
Round 2, pick 26, overall 67 – Josh Smith, SS, LSU
Round 3, pick 27, overall 105 – Jacob Sanford, OF, Western Kentucky
Round 4, pick 28, overall 135 – Jake Agnos, LHP, East Carolina
Round 5, pick 28, overall 165 – Ken Waldichuk, LHP, St. Marys
Round 6, pick 28, overall 195 – Hayden Wesneski, RHP, Sam Houston State
Round 7, pick 28, overall 225 – Nick Paciorek, RHP, Northwestern
Round 8, pick 28, overall 255 – Zach Greene, RHP, South Alabama
Round 9, pick 28, overall 285 – Spencer Henson, 1B, Oral Roberts
Round 10, pick 28, overall 315 – Mitch Spence, RHP, USC Aiken
Round 11, pick 28, overall 345 – Oliver Dunn, 2B, Utah
Round 12, pick 28, overall 375 – Ryan Anderson, LHP, Nevada
Round 13, pick 28, overall 405 – Nelson Alvarez, RHP, South Florida
Round 14, pick 28, overall 435 – Kevin Milam, 2B, St. Mary’s
Round 15, pick 28, overall 465 – Edgar Barclay, LHP, CSU-Bakersfield
Round 16, pick 28, overall 495 – Shaine McNeely, RHP, Hope International
Round 17, pick 28, overall 525 – Pat DeMarco, OF, Vanderbilt
Round 18, pick 28, overall 555 – Evan Voliva, RHP, East Carolina
Round 19, pick 28, overall 585 – Chad Bell, 3B, Louisiana-Monroe
Round 20, pick 28, overall 615 – Jack Leiter, RHP, New Jersey HS
Round 21, pick 28, overall 645 – Zach Kohn, RHP, Central Michigan
Round 22, pick 28, overall 675 – Gerrit van Zijill, LHP, Alvin JuCo
Round 23, pick 28, overall 705 – Matt Minnick, LHP, Mercyhurst
Round 24, pick 28, overall 735 – Jake Pries, OF, UCLA
Round 25, pick 28, overall 765 – Luke Brown, OF, John A. Logan JuCo
Round 26, pick 28, overall 795 – Ryan Brown, RHP, Oregon HS
Round 27, pick 28, overall 825 – Kyle MacDonald, 1B, Arkansas State
Round 28, pick 28, overall 855 – Michael Giacone, LHP, North Greenville
Round 29, pick 28, overall 885 – Chase Illig, C, West Virginia
Round 30, pick 28, overall 915 – Zachary Maxwell, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 31, pick 28, overall 945 – Chad Knight, C, Connecticut HS
Round 32, pick 28, overall 975 – Ethan Hoopingarner, RHP, California HS
Round 33, pick 28, overall 1005 – Javier Reynoso, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 34, pick 28, overall 1035 – Joey Lancellotti, RHP, North Carolina
Round 35, pick 28, overall 1065 – Nathaniel Espelin, LHP, Massachusetts HS
Round 36, pick 28, overall 1095 – Montana Semmel, RHP, Connecticut HS
Round 37, pick 28, overall 1125 – Bryce Jarvis, RHP, Duke
Round 38, pick 28, overall 1155 – Dontae Mitchell, OF, Florida HS
Round 39, pick 28, overall 1185 – Jake Farrell, 1B, Northeastern
Round 40, pick 28, overall 1215 – Alex Garbrick, RHP, Morehead State

The Yankees ended up with two players that I frequently mocked to them, though in different spots than many figured they would. Anthony Volpe is a very instinctive player that has a feel for the game and natural skills that should translate to a positive offensive and defensive profile and allow him to stay at shortstop, but he’s not exactly a guy with any double-plus tool. He had reportedly stated that he wanted to play for a Northeast team.

His teammate Jack Leiter may be the most polished pitcher in the entire prep class, but with his father’s pro career (and successful post-baseball career in television) to support him, Leiter’s not going to settle for low money to avoid going to Vanderbilt. He reportedly had a list of teams he would sign with, and the Yankees were on that list. Drafting him in the 20th round rather than the last 10 rounds does indicate there is some legit interest from the Yankees in working with Leiter on a realistic number, but Leiter has been outspoken since the draft that he intends to attend Vandy.

The Yankees did make some excellent picks that could help them push money to the Leiter pick, as they selected college players from their selection of Volpe all the way to their selection to Leiter. They even grabbed a few guys that likely will sign for less than slot, though I am personally a huge fan of both Josh Smith of LSU, who they announced as a second baseman but could work anywhere up the middle, and Jacob Sanford of Western Kentucky, a big outfielder who is still raw to baseball and could emerge as an elite power hitter down the line.

Tampa Bay Rays

Round 1, pick 22, overall 22 – Greg Jones, SS, UNC-Wilmington
Round CBA, pick 2, overall 36 – J.J. Goss, RHP, Texas HS
Round CBA, pick 6, overall 40 – Seth Johnson, RHP, Campbell
Round 2, pick 20, overall 61 – John Doxakis, LHP, Texas A&M
Round 3, pick 21, overall 99 – Shane Sasaki, OF, Hawaii HS
Round 4, pick 21, overall 128 – Graeme Stinson, LHP, Duke
Round 5, pick 21, overall 158 – Ben Brecht, LHP, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 6, pick 21, overall 188 – Colby White, RHP, Mississippi State
Round 7, pick 21, overall 218 – Jake Guenther, 1B, TCU
Round 8, pick 21, overall 248 – Nathan Wiles, RHP, Oklahoma
Round 9, pick 21, overall 278 – Evan McKendry, RHP, Miami
Round 10, pick 21, overall 308 – Jonathan Embry, C, Liberty
Round 11, pick 21, overall 338 – Ben Troike, SS, Illinois
Round 12, pick 21, overall 368 – Nick Sogard, SS, Loyola Marymount
Round 13, pick 21, overall 398 – Zach Huffins, OF, Arizona Western JuCo
Round 14, pick 21, overall 428 – Logan Allen, OF, Arkansas-Fort Smith
Round 15, pick 21, overall 458 – Brett Wisely, 2B, Gulf Coast JuCo
Round 16, pick 21, overall 488 – Joe Gobillot, LHP, Vanderbilt
Round 17, pick 21, overall 518 – Trevor Brigden, RHP, Okanahan
Round 18, pick 21, overall 548 – Joe LaSorsa, LHP, St. John’s
Round 19, pick 21, overall 578 – Christian Johnson, OF, Mississippi HS
Round 20, pick 21, overall 608 – Cam Shepherd, SS, Georgia
Round 21, pick 21, overall 638 – Andrew Peters, RHP, John A. Logan JuCo
Round 22, pick 21, overall 668 – Ben Peoples, RHP, Tennessee HS
Round 23, pick 21, overall 698 – Jayden Murray, RHP, Dixie State
Round 24, pick 21, overall 728 – Duke Kinamon, SS, Stanford
Round 25, pick 21, overall 758 – Garrett Hiott, OF, Eckerd
Round 26, pick 21, overall 788 – Robbie Peto, RHP, Stetson
Round 27, pick 21, overall 818 – Mitchell Parker, LHP, San Jacinto North JuCo
Round 28, pick 21, overall 848 – Hill Alexander, OF, Lubbock Christian
Round 29, pick 21, overall 878 – Zach Bravo, RHP, Butler County JuCo
Round 30, pick 21, overall 908 – Michael Carpentier, C, California HS
Round 31, pick 21, overall 938 – Brannon Jordan, RHP, Cowley County JuCo
Round 32, pick 21, overall 968 – Kody Huff, C, Arizona HS
Round 33, pick 21, overall 998 – Carson Coleman, RHP, Kentucky
Round 34, pick 21, overall 1028 – Carter Bach, LHP, Wake Forest
Round 35, pick 21, overall 1058 – Mitchell Walters, RHP, Wichita State
Round 36, pick 21, overall 1088 – Shay Smiddy, RHP, Louisville
Round 37, pick 21, overall 1118 – Addison Moss, RHP, Rice
Round 38, pick 21, overall 1148 – Angelo Armenta, SS, San Diego State
Round 39, pick 21, overall 1178 – Andrew Gross, RHP, Texas-Arlington
Round 40, pick 21, overall 1208 – Luis Trevino, C, Abilene Christian

There is a reason that Tampa Bay continues to be able to compete with a small budget each season. This draft was done brilliantly, mixing in high-upside high school players sparingly (Goss and Sasaki) over the first two days, but attacking upside with college players with my vote for the best second day of the entire draft, getting three pitchers that could turn out to be impactful for the organization along with a potential big bat as well.

They weren’t done after the second day, however. Tampa Bay scattered a number of junior college players among their day 3 picks with an interesting balance of 12 4-year college players, 6 junior college players, and 4 high school players to open day 3 before closing with a flood of 4-year college players. They may not sign all of the players they drafted, but their balance should allow them to have a good shot at doing so, which is a tremendous influx of talent into what is already one of the top 2-3 farm systems in the entire game.

Toronto Blue Jays

Round 1, pick 11, overall 11 – Alek Manoah, RHP, West Virginia
Round 2, pick 11, overall 52 – Kendall Williams, RHP, Florida HS
Round 3, pick 10, overall 88 – Dasan Brown, OF, Canada HS
Round 4, pick 10, overall 117 – Will Robertson, OF, Creighton
Round 5, pick 10, overall 147 – Tanner Morris, SS, Virginia
Round 6, pick 10, overall 177 – Cameron Eden, SS, Cal
Round 7, pick 10, overall 207 – L.J. Talley, 2B, Georgia
Round 8, pick 10, overall 237 – Angel Camacho, 3B, Jacksonville
Round 9, pick 10, overall 267 – Philip Clarke, C, Vanderbilt
Round 10, pick 10, overall 297 – Glenn Santiago, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 11, pick 10, overall 327 – Nick Neal, OF, North Carolina HS
Round 12, pick 10, overall 357 – Sam Ryan, RHP, VCU
Round 13, pick 10, overall 387 – Trevor Schwecke, SS, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Round 14, pick 10, overall 417 – Eric Rivera, OF, Florida Atlantic
Round 15, pick 10, overall 447 – Michael Dominguez, RHP, Florida HS
Round 16, pick 10, overall 477 – Jackxarel Lebron, RHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 17, pick 10, overall 507 – Jared DiCesare, RHP, George Mason
Round 18, pick 10, overall 537 – Brandon Eisert, LHP, Oregon State
Round 19, pick 10, overall 567 – Gustavo Sosa, C, New York HS
Round 20, pick 10, overall 597 – Jimmy Robbins, LHP, Rollins
Round 21, pick 10, overall 627 – Parker Caracci, RHP, Mississippi
Round 22, pick 10, overall 657 – Nick Fraze, RHP, Texas State
Round 23, pick 10, overall 687 – Anders Tolhurst, RHP, Grossmont JuCo
Round 24, pick 10, overall 717 – Spencer Horwitz, 1B, Radford
Round 25, pick 10, overall 747 – Nate LaRue, RHP, Alabama HS
Round 26, pick 10, overall 777 – Jean-Christophe Masson, OF, Canada HS
Round 27, pick 10, overall 807 – Roel Garcia, RHP, Rice
Round 28, pick 10, overall 837 – Gabriel Ponce, RHP, Arizona Western JuCo
Round 29, pick 10, overall 867 – Owen Diodati, C, Canada HS
Round 30, pick 10, overall 897 – Noah Myers, OF, Wabash Valley JuCo
Round 31, pick 10, overall 927 – Blake Sanderson, RHP, Florida Atlantic
Round 32, pick 10, overall 957 – Braden Halladay, RHP, Florida HS
Round 33, pick 10, overall 987 – Daniel Batcher, LHP, Florida HS
Round 34, pick 10, overall 1017 – Luis Quinones, RHP, San Jacinto North JuCo
Round 35, pick 10, overall 1047 – Connor Phillips, RHP, Texas HS
Round 36, pick 10, overall 1077 – Scotty Bradley, 1B, Indiana
Round 37, pick 10, overall 1107 – Andrew McInvale, RHP, Liberty
Round 38, pick 10, overall 1137 – Ryan Sloniger, C, Penn State
Round 39, pick 10, overall 1167 – Octavio Corona, RHP, California HS
Round 40, pick 10, overall 1197 – Miguel Obeso, RHP, Cowley County, JuCo

With little surprise in the first round, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbed the top pitcher available on the board, the enormous Manoah, who is going to likely need to prove he’s a starter as a professional, but his floor as a reliever is so high that drafting him in the first round is a wise spot. Following him up, the Jays made excellent choices, getting four players I had graded as 2nd/3rd round players in the next four rounds, which is very good value.

Day three for the Blue Jays was an interesting mix of 4-year college players, junior college players, and high school players with a particular focus on players from Canada. Whether they would have a better chance to sign those high school players as “local” guys rather than them going to college remains to be seen, but it is noticeable that the Jays currently have an extremely strong system in the lower levels due to their work in Latin America, and they did make two selections from Puerto Rico and multiple selections of JuCo players who were from Puerto Rico or high school players who were originally born in Latin America.

The feel-good pick, of course, was the 32nd round selection of Roy Halladay’s son Braden. Fittingly, he was selected in the 32nd round, an homage to his father, who was #32 for the Jays.

AL Central

Chicago White Sox

Round 1, pick 3, overall 3 – Andrew Vaughn, 1B, Cal
Round 2, pick 4, overall 45 – Matthew Thompson, RHP, Texas HS
Round 3, pick 3, overall 81 – Andrew Dalquist, RHP, California HS
Round 4, pick 3, overall 110 – James Beard, OF, Mississippi HS
Round 5, pick 3, overall 140 – Dan Metzdorf, LHP, Boston College
Round 6, pick 3, overall 170 – Avery Weems, LHP, Arizona
Round 7, pick 3, overall 200 – Karan Patel, RHP, Texas-San Antonio
Round 8, pick 3, overall 230 – Ivan Gonzalez, C, West Virginia
Round 9, pick 3, overall 260 – Tyson Messer, RHP, Campbell
Round 10, pick 3, overall 290 – Nate Pawelczyk, RHP, Winthrop
Round 11, pick 3, overall 320 – Victor Torres, C, Puerto Rico HS
Round 12, pick 3, overall 350 – Misael Gonzalez Acosta, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 13, pick 3, overall 380 – Cooper Bradford, RHP, Florida Southern
Round 14, pick 3, overall 410 – McKinley Moore, RHP, Arkansas-Little Rock
Round 15, pick 3, overall 440 – Caleb Freeman, RHP, Texas Tech
Round 16, pick 3, overall 470 – DJ Gladney, 3B, Illinois HS
Round 17, pick 3, overall 500 – Jeremiah Burke, RHP, Georgetown
Round 18, pick 3, overall 530 – Sammy Peralta, LHP, Tampa
Round 19, pick 3, overall 560 – Joshua Rivera, SS, Chipola JuCo
Round 20, pick 3, overall 590 – Cameron Simmons, OF, Virginia
Round 21, pick 3, overall 620 – Chase Solesky, RHP, Tulane
Round 22, pick 3, overall 650 – Logan Glass, OF, Oklahoma HS
Round 23, pick 3, overall 680 – Pauly Milto, RHP, Indiana
Round 24, pick 3, overall 710 – Jakob Goldfarb, C, Oregon
Round 25, pick 3, overall 740 – Hansen Butler, RHP, North Carolina
Round 26, pick 3, overall 770 – Justin Friedman, RHP, Hope International
Round 27, pick 3, overall 800 – Tyler Osik, 1B, Central Florida
Round 28, pick 3, overall 830 – Caeden Trenkle, OF, Texas HS
Round 29, pick 3, overall 860 – Kaleb Roper, RHP, Tulane
Round 30, pick 3, overall 890 – Daniel Millwee, C, High Point
Round 31, pick 3, overall 920 – Connor Reich, RHP, Texas State
Round 32, pick 3, overall 950 – Jonathan Allen, OF, San Francisco
Round 33, pick 3, overall 980 – Trey Jeans, LHP, Louisiana-Monroe
Round 34, pick 3, overall 1010 – Chase Krogman, OF, Missouri HS
Round 35, pick 3, overall 1040 – Logan Britt, OF, Texas HS
Round 36, pick 3, overall 1070 – Declan Cronin, RHP, Holy Cross
Round 37, pick 3, overall 1100 – Garvin Alston, LHP, USC-Aiken
Round 38, pick 3, overall 1130 – Emmet Flood, RHP, Glendale JuCo
Round 39, pick 3, overall 1160 – Tom Archer, RHP, Lynn
Round 40, pick 3, overall 1190 – Nick Silva, RHP, Maine-Orono

Many were convinced that the White Sox were going to do something completely new in their draft in 2019, then were frustrated/surprised when the team again grabbed the top college bat in the draft in Andrew Vaughn. While Pale Hose fans certainly shouldn’t complain about Vaughn’s impressive offensive credentials now being part of their system, the White Sox truly did make a significant change.

Their next three selections were all high school players, and then they opened the third day of the draft not only with two high school players, but two high school players from Puerto Rico. In all, the White Sox selected a dozen high school or junior college players in the draft, which does allow them to potentially find some gems late. One that will be interesting to see if he does end up signing is Garvin Alston, who is the son of the former Twins pitching coach by the same name. Alston started his career at Arizona State, but after making just 15 appearances in his first two years, he transferred to Division II USC-Aiken, and he was able to show his impressive raw stuff, though he has plenty of work still to do to gain control of that raw stuff. There’s potential for a quality lefty reliever from the 6’4″ Alston.

Cleveland Indians

Round 1, pick 24, overall 24 – Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 2, pick 22, overall 63 – Yordys Valdes, SS, Florida HS
Round 3, pick 23, overall 101 – Joseph Naranjo, 1B, California HS
Round 4, pick 23, overall 130 – Christian Cairo, SS, Florida HS
Round 5, pick 23, overall 160 – Hunter Gaddis, RHP, Georgia State
Round 6, pick 23, overall 190 – Jordan Brown, SS, California HS
Round 7, pick 23, overall 220 – Xzavion Curry, RHP, Georgia Tech
Round 8, pick 23, overall 250 – Will Brennan, OF, Kansas State
Round 9, pick 23, overall 280 – Will Bartlett, C, Florida HS
Round 10, pick 23, overall 310 – Zach Hart, RHP, Franklin Pierce
Round 11, pick 23, overall 340 – Nick Mikolajchak, RHP, Sam Houston State
Round 12, pick 23, overall 370 – Allan Hernandez, RHP, Florida HS
Round 13, pick 23, overall 400 – Micah Pries, OF, Point Loma Nazarene
Round 14, pick 23, overall 430 – Ike Freeman, SS, North Carolina
Round 15, pick 23, overall 460 – Trey Benton, RHP, East Carolina
Round 16, pick 23, overall 490 – Jordan Jones, RHP, Washington
Round 17, pick 23, overall 520 – Julian Escobedo, OF, San Diego State
Round 18, pick 23, overall 550 – Matt Waldron, RHP, Nebraska
Round 19, pick 23, overall 580 – Kevin Kelly, RHP, James Madison
Round 20, pick 23, overall 610 – Nic Enright, RHP, Virginia Tech
Round 21, pick 23, overall 640 – Michael Amditis, C, Miami
Round 22, pick 23, overall 670 – Austin Pinorini, C, Gonzaga
Round 23, pick 23, overall 700 – Chandler Fidel, LHP, Arkansas-Little Rock
Round 24, pick 23, overall 730 – Joab Gonzalez, SS, New Mexico JuCo
Round 25, pick 23, overall 760 – Eric Mock, RHP, Penn State
Round 26, pick 23, overall 790 – Armani Sanchez, SS, Texas HS
Round 27, pick 23, overall 820 – Landy Pena, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 28, pick 23, overall 850 – Serafino Brito, RHP, Rutgers
Round 29, pick 23, overall 880 – Nate Ocker, RHP, College of Charleston
Round 30, pick 23, overall 910 – Jonathan French, C, Georgia HS
Round 31, pick 23, overall 940 – Jared Janczak, RHP, TCU
Round 32, pick 23, overall 970 – Andrew Misiaszek, LHP, Northeastern
Round 33, pick 23, overall 1000 – Kevin Coulter, RHP, Mercer
Round 34, pick 23, overall 1030 – Alec Wisely, RHP, South Florida
Round 35, pick 23, overall 1060 – Randy Labaut, LHP, Arizona
Round 36, pick 23, overall 1090 – Ryan Ramsey, LHP, New Jersey HS
Round 37, pick 23, overall 1120 – Jacob Forrester, RHP, Central Washington
Round 38, pick 23, overall 1150 – Jake Eissler, RHP, TCU
Round 39, pick 23, overall 1180 – Jake Harrell, LHP, California HS
Round 40, pick 23, overall 1210 – Cy Nielson, LHP, Utah HS

The Indians had a low signing pool, but they still attacked the high school market hard, likely feeling that they could sign many of the players. Many of the players were very high upside players that perhaps were not among the more polished high school players, meaning they weren’t considered for the top of the draft as much. Guys like Valdes, Cairo, Naranjo, Brown, and Bartlett were all excellent talents with big upside, but they are all very raw as well.

With one of the most talented farm systems in all of baseball from low-A on down through complex levels, it makes sense for the Indians to add plenty of talent at the prep level, giving them an abundance of talent that should all arrive in 2022-2023. Based on the struggles of their big league club this year, that could end up being the next round of competitive teams for Cleveland if they choose to cash in on some of the players on the MLB roster this summer.

Detroit Tigers

Round 1, pick 5, overall 5 – Riley Greene, OF, Florida HS
Round 2, pick 6, overall 47 – Nick Quintana, 3B, Arizona
Round 3, pick 5, overall 83 – Andre Lipcius, 3B, Tennessee
Round 4, pick 5, overall 112 – Ryan Kreidler, SS, UCLA
Round 5, pick 5, overall 142 – Bryant Packard, OF, East Carolina
Round 6, pick 5, overall 172 – Cooper Johnson, C, Mississippi
Round 7, pick 5, overall 202 – Zack Hess, RHP, LSU
Round 8, pick 5, overall 232 – Jack Kenley, SS, Arkansas
Round 9, pick 5, overall 262 – Austin Bergner, RHP, North Carolina
Round 10, pick 5, overall 292 – Jake Holton, 1B, Creighton
Round 11, pick 5, overall 322 – John McMillon, OF, Texas Tech
Round 12, pick 5, overall 352 – Corey Joyce, SS, North Carolina Central
Round 13, pick 5, overall 382 – Matt Walker, LHP, Illinois State
Round 14, pick 5, overall 412 – Ted Stuka, RHP, Cal-San Diego
Round 15, pick 5, overall 442 – Andrew Magno, LHP, Ohio State
Round 16, pick 5, overall 472 – Kona Quiggle, OF, Grand Canyon
Round 17, pick 5, overall 502 – A.J. Block, LHP, Washington State
Round 18, pick 5, overall 532 – Jared Mang, OF, New Mexico
Round 19, pick 5, overall 562 – Kerry Carpenter, OF, Virginia Tech
Round 20, pick 5, overall 592 – Andrew Navigato, SS, Oklahoma State
Round 21, pick 5, overall 622 – Scott McKeon, SS, Coastal Carolina
Round 22, pick 5, overall 652 – Cole Zabowski, 1B, Mississippi
Round 23, pick 5, overall 682 – Griffin Dey, 1B, Yale
Round 24, pick 5, overall 712 – Michael Bienlien, RHP, North Carolina State
Round 25, pick 5, overall 742 – Josh Coburn, LHP, Kennesaw State
Round 26, pick 5, overall 772 – Brendan White, RHP, Siena
Round 27, pick 5, overall 802 – Beau Brieske, RHP, Colorado State-Pueblo
Round 28, pick 5, overall 832 – Connor Perry, OF, Pittsburgh
Round 29, pick 5, overall 862 – Elliott Cary, OF, Oklahoma City
Round 30, pick 5, overall 892 – Cordell Dunn, 3B, Grayson County JuCo
Round 31, pick 5, overall 922 – Bryce Tassin, RHP, Southeastern Louisiana
Round 32, pick 5, overall 952 – Jack Dellinger, RHP, Virginia Tech
Round 33, pick 5, overall 982 – Jimmy Kerr, 3B, Michigan
Round 34, pick 5, overall 1012 – Sam Kessler, RHP, West Virginia
Round 35, pick 5, overall 1042 – Robert Klinchock, LHP, Shenandoah
Round 36, pick 5, overall 1072 – Pavin Parks, 3B, Kent State
Round 37, pick 5, overall 1102 – Kolton Ingram, LHP, Columbus State
Round 38, pick 5, overall 1132 – Dan Pruitt, 1B, Western Oklahoma State JuCo
Round 39, pick 5, overall 1162 – Cade Doughty, SS, Louisiana HS
Round 40, pick 5, overall 1192 – Gianluca Dalatri, RHP, North Carolina

As the Tigers enter the third year of what is likely to be a 5-year rebuild (or potentially 6-7), the focus of the 2019 draft was very interesting as the team selected almost exclusively college players, and even specifically players from 4-year colleges. After #5 overall selection Riley Greene, the Tigers selected only one other high school player, and he was not selected until the 39th round. The Tigers even stayed away from the junior college market in general as well, selecting just two players from JuCo’s, each of them in the 30th round or later.

This should mean that the Tigers can sign a significant amount of their draft class, but it definitely does not mean that this class will not have its share of players emerge to contribute on the next great Tigers team. LSU closer Zach Hess, selected in the 7th round, is one pick that could move very quickly to the major leagues. Grand Canyon outfielder Kona Quiggle was selected in the 16th round, and he’s a player that seemingly kept improving his stock throughout the spring and yet has some impressive upside left for a college player.

While Greene will get the majority of the attention from this class, he’s certainly not the only piece the Tigers got here!

Kansas City Royals

Round 1, pick 2, overall 2 – Bobby Witt, Jr., SS, Texas HS
Round 2, pick 3, overall 44 – Brady McConnell, SS, Florida
Round CBB, pick 1, overall 70 – Alec Marsh, RHP, Arizona State
Round 3, pick 2, overall 80 – Grant Gambrell, RHP, Oregon State
Round 4, pick 2, overall 109 – Michael Massey, 2B, Illinois
Round 5, pick 2, overall 139 – John Rave, OF, Illinois State
Round 6, pick 2, overall 169 – Dante Biasi, LHP, Penn State
Round 7, pick 2, overall 199 – Noah Mudock, RHP, Virginia
Round 8, pick 2, overall 229 – Drew Parrish, LHP, Florida State
Round 9, pick 2, overall 259 – Clay Dungan, SS, Indiana State
Round 10, pick 2, overall 289 – Anthony Veneziano, LHP, Coastal Carolina
Round 11, pick 2, overall 319 – Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, Old Dominion
Round 12, pick 2, overall 349 – Adam Lukas, RHP, Evansville
Round 13, pick 2, overall 379 – Tyler Tolbert, SS, Alabama-Birmingham
Round 14, pick 2, overall 409 – Justin Hooper, LHP, UCLA
Round 15, pick 2, overall 439 – Sean Bretz, RHP, Houston
Round 16, pick 2, overall 469 – Erick Figueroa, RHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 17, pick 2, overall 499 – A.J. Franklin, LHP, Vanderbilt
Round 18, pick 2, overall 529 – Burle Dixon, OF, Cosumnes River JuCo
Round 19, pick 2, overall 559 – Austin Manning, LHP, USC
Round 20, pick 2, overall 589 – Cody Davenport, RHP, Central Arkansas
Round 21, pick 2, overall 619 – Matthew Stil, RHP, Rowan JuCo
Round 22, pick 2, overall 649 – Jake Means, 3B, Indiana State
Round 23, pick 2, overall 679 – Elliott Anderson, LHP, Auburn
Round 24, pick 2, overall 709 – Alex Smith, LHP, Memphis
Round 25, pick 2, overall 739 – Josh Broughton, 3B, Valdosta State
Round 26, pick 2, overall 769 – Jay Charleston, 2B, Tennessee
Round 27, pick 2, overall 799 – Zack Phillips, LHP, Mississippi
Round 28, pick 2, overall 829 – Riley Boyd, RHP, Jefferson JuCo
Round 29, pick 2, overall 859 – Jon Beymer, RHP, Wabash Valley JuCo
Round 30, pick 2, overall 889 – Jimmy Govern, 2B, Eastern Illinois
Round 31, pick 2, overall 919 – Mikey Filia, OF, Cal-Irvine
Round 32, pick 2, overall 949 – Saul Garza, C, LSU
Round 33, pick 2, overall 979 – Patrick Smith, LHP, Purdue
Round 34, pick 2, overall 1009 – Justin Fall, LHP, Brookdale JuCo
Round 35, pick 2, overall 1039 – Jonah Dipoto, RHP, UC-San Diego
Round 36, pick 2, overall 1069 – Andy Martin, OF, Florida HS
Round 37, pick 2, overall 1099 – Reggie Crawford, LHP, Pennsylvania HS
Round 38, pick 2, overall 1129 – Augue Sylk, LHP, USC
Round 39, pick 2, overall 1159 – Jorge Corona, C, Florida HS
Round 40, pick 2, overall 1189 – David Estevez, RHP, Florida HS

After using their extra picks in the 2018 draft to focus on college pitching, the Royals took hitters with four of their first six picks this year. After taking one of the most decorated high school players in history, the team once again focused on college players with most of their draft.

Just they did with Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch, and Kris Bubic in 2018, the Royals very well may have nabbed some excellent upside college arms in the draft in Marsh, Gambrell, Biasi, Mudock, and Parrish. Parrish is a personal favorite, a pitcher who was in the middle of a controversial game last year where he came back out after a lengthy rain delay and a high pitch count and ended up with a very high pitch count. He had an up-and-down season this year, but he finished strong, and he has the potential to be a very solid #4 starter from the left side.

Minnesota Twins

Round 1, pick 13, overall 13 – Keoni Cavaco, 3B, California HS
Round CBA, pick 5, overall 39 – Matt Wallner, OF, Southern Mississippi
Round 2, pick 13, overall 54 – Matt Canterino, RHP, Rice
Round 3, pick 12, overall 90 – Spencer Steer, SS, Oregon
Round 4, pick 12, overall 119 – Seth Gray, 3B, Wright State
Round 5, pick 12, overall 149 – Will Holland, IF, Auburn
Round 6, pick 12, overall 179 – Sawyer Gipson, RHP, Mercer
Round 7, pick 12, overall 209 – Anthony Prato, SS, Connecticut
Round 8, pick 12, overall 239 – Casey Legumina, RHP, Gonzaga
Round 9, pick 12, overall 269 – Brent Headrick, LHP, Illinois State
Round 10, pick 12, overall 299 – Ben Gross, RHP, Duke
Round 11, pick 12, overall 329 – Tanner Brubaker, RHP, Cal-Irvine
Round 12, pick 12, overall 359 – Sean Mooney, RHP, St. John’s
Round 13, pick 12, overall 389 – Dylan Thomas, RHP, Hawaii
Round 14, pick 12, overall 419 – Cody Laweryson, RHP, Maine-Orono
Round 15, pick 12, overall 449 – Louie Varland, RHP, Concordia
Round 16, pick 12, overall 479 – Ryan Shreve, RHP, Pacific
Round 17, pick 12, overall 509 – Antoine Jean, LHP, Canada HS
Round 18, pick 12, overall 539 – Edouard Julien, 2B, Auburn
Round 19, pick 12, overall 569 – Niall Windeler, LHP, British Columbia
Round 20, pick 12, overall 599 – Owen Griffith, RHP, Clemson
Round 21, pick 12, overall 629 – Bradley Hanner, RHP, Patrick Henry JuCo
Round 22, pick 12, overall 659 – Rogelio Reyes, RHP, Cal
Round 23, pick 12, overall 689 – Matthew Swain, RHP, Georgia Gwinnett College
Round 24, pick 12, overall 719 – Trevor Jensen, 1B, Tulane
Round 25, pick 12, overall 749 – Nate Hadley, RHP, UCLA
Round 26, pick 12, overall 779 – Blake Robertson, 3B, Oklahoma HS
Round 27, pick 12, overall 809 – Parker Phillips, 1B, Austin Peay
Round 28, pick 12, overall 839 – Travis Phelps, RHP, Texas HS
Round 29, pick 12, overall 869 – Alex Isola, C, TCU
Round 30, pick 12, overall 899 – Tyler Beck, RHP, Tampa
Round 31, pick 12, overall 929 – Max Smith, OF, UNLV
Round 32, pick 12, overall 959 – Bryson Gandy, OF, Lurleen B Wallace State JuCo
Round 33, pick 12, overall 989 – Kyle Schmidt, C, Richmond
Round 34, pick 12, overall 1019 – Antoine Harris, RHP, Louisiana HS
Round 35, pick 12, overall 1049 – Drew Gilbert, LHP, Minnesota HS
Round 36, pick 12, overall 1079 – Will Frisch, RHP, Minnesota HS
Round 37, pick 12, overall 1109 – Adrian Colon, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 38, pick 12, overall 1139 – Zack Mathis, C, San Joaquin Delta JuCo
Round 39, pick 12, overall 1169 – Jake Hirabayashi, C, UCLA
Round 40, pick 12, overall 1199 – Logan Steenstra, SS, Cowley County JuCo

The Twins had a late bead on Cavaco, who was the biggest riser this season among all prep players. They followed up with a Minnesota native in Wallner in the competitive balance round before picking one of my favorite pitchers in the entire draft in Matt Canterino out of Rice.

The Twins also found excellent value in the second day in Will Holland out of Auburn, who has tremendous tools but struggled this past season with Auburn. Another very good value pick is Gonzaga righty Legumina, who was touching upper 90s this spring before an injury ended his first attempt at a full season as a starter after he had been very solid as a reliever for the previous two seasons. After grabbing that talent, the Twins scattered high school and JuCo picks throughout the 3rd day that could bring in plenty of talent to the system.

AL West

Houston Astros

Round 1, pick 32, overall 32 – Korey Lee, C, Cal
Round 2, pick 27, overall 68 – Grae Kessinger, SS, Mississippi
Round 3, pick 28, overall 106 – Jordan Brewer, OF, Michigan
Round 4, pick 29, overall 136 – Colin Barber, OF, California HS
Round 5, pick 29, overall 166 – Hunter Brown, RHP, Wayne State
Round 6, pick 29, overall 196 – Matthew Barefoot, OF, Campbell
Round 7, pick 29, overall 226 – Blair Henley, RHP, Texas
Round 8, pick 29, overall 256 – Luis Guerrero, OF, Miami Dade Kendall JuCo
Round 9, pick 29, overall 286 – Peyton Battenfield, RHP, Oklahoma State
Round 10, pick 29, overall 316 – C.J. Stubbs, RHP, USC
Round 11, pick 29, overall 346 – Ryan Gusto, RHP, Florida Southwestern State JuCo
Round 12, pick 29, overall 376 – Garrett Gayle, RHP, Rice
Round 13, pick 29, overall 406 – Kevin Holcomb, RHP, Glendale JuCo
Round 14, pick 29, overall 436 – Derek West, RHP, Pittsburgh
Round 15, pick 29, overall 466 – Cole McDonald, RHP, Iowa
Round 16, pick 29, overall 496 – Dexter Jordan, 2B, Pearl River JuCo
Round 17, pick 29, overall 526 – Daniel Cody, RHP, Baldwin-Wallace
Round 18, pick 29, overall 556 – Justin Campbell, RHP, California HS
Round 19, pick 29, overall 586 – Tyler Krabbe, C, RHP, Montevallo
Round 20, pick 29, overall 616 – Alex Palmer, RHP, Stephen F. Austin
Round 21, pick 29, overall 646 – Davis Valner, RHP, Alabama
Round 22, pick 29, overall 676 – Shea Barry, RHP, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 23, pick 29, overall 706 – Zach Biermann, 1B, Coastal Carolina
Round 24, pick 29, overall 736 – Preston Pavlica, OF, Grand Canyon
Round 25, pick 29, overall 766 – E.P. Reese, OF, Winston-Salem State
Round 26, pick 29, overall 796 – Chandler Casey, RHP, Lubbock Christian
Round 27, pick 29, overall 826 – Kevin Dickey, LHP, Seminole State
Round 28, pick 29, overall 856 – Bryan Arias, 2B, Texas-San Antonio
Round 29, pick 29, overall 886 – Whit Drennan, LHP, Rollins
Round 30, pick 29, overall 916 – Michael Horrell, RHP, Campbell
Round 31, pick 29, overall 946 – Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Mississippi State
Round 32, pick 29, overall 976 – Oscar Carvajal, RHP, Fresno State
Round 33, pick 29, overall 1006 – Bryan Martinez, LHP, Connors State JuCo
Round 34, pick 29, overall 1036 – AJ Lee, SS, Maryland
Round 35, pick 29, overall 1066 – James Nix, OF, Central Florida JuCo
Round 36, pick 29, overall 1096 – Chandler Murphy, RHP, Arizona HS
Round 37, pick 29, overall 1126 – Maxwell Diaz, 3B, Texas HS
Round 38, pick 29, overall 1156 – J.C. Correa, SS, Lamar
Round 39, pick 29, overall 1186 – Brock Rudy, C, California HS
Round 40, pick 29, overall 1216 – Dillon Plew, 1B, Washington State

The Astros have one of the 5 smallest draft bonus pools this year, and they showed their ability to use analytics to make their dollar stretch with this year’s draft class, dominated by college players, including the surprise first-round selection of California catcher Korey Lee.

The Astros did hit up the junior college market fairly heavy in lieu of delving into the more-expensive high school market, selecting 5 junior college players (and some of the better junior college players available at that) while taking just 5 high school players, with 3 of those coming in the final 5 picks of the draft. While this may not be a “sexy” draft, there are a host of potential future major leaguers from this draft, which is really the main goal of any scouting and development team when it comes to the amateur draft.

Los Angeles Angels

Round 1, pick 15, overall 21 – Will Wilson, SS, North Carolina State
Round 2, pick 14, overall 55 – Kyren Paris, SS, California HS
Round 3, pick 14, overall 92 – Jack Kochanowicz, RHP, Pennsylvania HS
Round 4, pick 14, overall 121 – Erik Rivera, LHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 5, pick 14, overall 151 – Garrett Stallings, RHP, Tennessee
Round 6, pick 14, overall 181 – Zach Peek, RHP, Winthrop
Round 7, pick 14, overall 211 – Davis Daniel, RHP, Auburn
Round 8, pick 14, overall 241 – Kyle Brnovich, RHP, Elon
Round 9, pick 14, overall 271 – Zach Linginfelter, RHP, Tennessee
Round 10, pick 14, overall 301 – Chad Sykes, RHP, UNC Greensboro
Round 11, pick 14, overall 331 – Brent Killam, LHP, Georgetown
Round 12, pick 14, overall 361 – Jack Dashwood, LHP, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 13, pick 14, overall 391 – Edwin Sanchez, RHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 14, pick 14, overall 421 – Zac Kristofak, RHP, Georgia
Round 15, pick 14, overall 451 – Greg Veliz, RHP, Miami
Round 16, pick 14, overall 481 – Dakota Donovan, RHP, Central Arizona JuCo
Round 17, pick 14, overall 511 – Brandon White, RHP, OF, West Virginia
Round 18, pick 14, overall 541 – Ryan Smith, LHP, Princeton
Round 19, pick 14, overall 571 – Garrett Lawson, LHP, Delaware State
Round 20, pick 14, overall 601 – Jared Southard, RHP, Texas HS
Round 21, pick 14, overall 631 – Andrew Blake, RHP, North Carolina State
Round 22, pick 14, overall 661 – Morgan McCullough, SS, Alabama
Round 23, pick 14, overall 691 – Matthew Corlew, OF, Florida HS
Round 24, pick 14, overall 721 – Shane Kelso, RHP, Oklahoma Baptist
Round 25, pick 14, overall 751 – Anthony Mulrine, C, Samford
Round 26, pick 14, overall 781 – Kyle Molnar, RHP, UCLA
Round 27, pick 14, overall 811 – Kenyon Yovan, RHP, Oregon
Round 28, pick 14, overall 841 – Coleman Crow, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 29, pick 14, overall 871 – Matthew Woods, OF, Rowan
Round 30, pick 14, overall 901 – Andrew Bash, RHP, California Baptist
Round 31, pick 14, overall 931 – Spencer Jones, OF, California HS
Round 32, pick 14, overall 961 – Chase Walter, RHP, Western Carolina
Round 33, pick 14, overall 991 – Justin Kunz, C, Gardner-Webb
Round 34, pick 14, overall 1021 – Ridge Chapman, RHP, South Carolina
Round 35, pick 14, overall 1051 – Vincent Bianchi, RHP, New Jersey HS
Round 36, pick 14, overall 1081 – Keaton Weisz, SS, Coastal Carolina
Round 37, pick 14, overall 1111 – Levi Usher, OF, Kirkwood JuCo
Round 38, pick 14, overall 1141 – Luke Boyd, RHP, Baylor
Round 39, pick 14, overall 1171 – Spencer Brown, SS, Northern Essex JuCo
Round 40, pick 14, overall 1201 – Tyson Heaton, RHP, California HS

The Angels were very aggressive early in the draft, grabbing one of the top players in a deep college middle infield class in Will Wilson while following up with one of the elite talents in the entire draft in Kyren Paris. However, my favorite selection of their entire draft very possibly was their 3rd round Jack Kochanowicz, a tall, lanky righty from Pennsylvania who already can really spin the ball and should add more velocity as he fills into his 6’6″ frame.

The second day for the Angels brought in some tremendous college arms, really grabbing some guys that I had graded as a 2nd/3rd round pick throughout the 2nd day, which was excellent value, though it likely meant that the team didn’t leave a lot of money to push to the third day. Because of that, I’d imagine some of the big name guys that were selected on day 3 are likely headed to college, most prominently California prep two-way star Spencer Jones, who has a strong commitment to Vanderbilt to play both ways and likely will be too expensive to sign away from Vandy. However, if the Angels do accomplish that, it’d put an incredible cherry on top of a very tasty sundae right now.

Oakland Athletics

Round 1, pick 29, overall 29 – Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson
Round 2, pick 25, overall 66 – Tyler Baum, RHP, North Carolina
Round 3, pick 26, overall 104 – Marcus Smith, OF, Missouri HS
Round 4, pick 27, overall 134 – Kyle McCann, C, Georgia Tech
Round 5, pick 27, overall 164 – Jalen Greer, SS, Illinois HS
Round 6, pick 27, overall 194 – Seth Shuman, RHP, Georgia Southern
Round 7, pick 27, overall 224 – Drew Millas, C, Missouri State
Round 8, pick 27, overall 254 – Jose Dicochea, RHP, Arizona HS
Round 9, pick 27, overall 284 – Colin Peluse, RHP, Wake Forest
Round 10, pick 27, overall 314 – Patrick McColl, 1B, Harvard
Round 11, pick 27, overall 344 – Dustin Harris, 3B, St. Petersburg JuCo
Round 12, pick 27, overall 374 – T.J. Schofield-Sam, 3B, Canada HS
Round 13, pick 27, overall 404 – Sahid Valenzuela, SS, Cal State Fullerton
Round 14, pick 27, overall 434 – Peyton Miller, RHP, Tyler JuCo
Round 15, pick 27, overall 464 – Josh Watson, OF, TCU
Round 16, pick 27, overall 494 – Brady Basso, LHP, Oklahoma State
Round 17, pick 27, overall 524 – Vince Coletti, RHP, Florida Atlantic
Round 18, pick 27, overall 554 – Jorge Romero, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 19, pick 27, overall 584 – Jared McDonald, C, Western Oregon
Round 20, pick 27, overall 614 – Jack Weisenburger, RHP, Michigan
Round 21, pick 27, overall 644 – Shane Selman, OF, McNeese State
Round 22, pick 27, overall 674 – Jack Cushing, RHP, Georgetown
Round 23, pick 27, overall 704 – Austin Wahl, RHP, Cal State-Monterey Bay
Round 24, pick 27, overall 734 – Trayson Kubo, RHP, Stephen F. Austin
Round 25, pick 27, overall 764 – Ty Duvall, C, Vanderbilt
Round 26, pick 27, overall 794 – Elvis Peralta, SS, Marshall
Round 27, pick 27, overall 824 – Gavin Jones, 3B, State Fair JuCo
Round 28, pick 27, overall 854 – Wil Jensen, RHP, Pepperdine
Round 29, pick 27, overall 884 – Michael Woodworth, 2B, Connecticut
Round 30, pick 27, overall 914 – Edward Baram, RHP, Adelphi
Round 31, pick 27, overall 944 – Matthew Koehler, OF, Western Carolina
Round 32, pick 27, overall 974 – Marty Bechina, 2B, Michigan State
Round 33, pick 27, overall 1004 – Charles Hall, RHP, Tusculum
Round 34, pick 27, overall 1034 – Kumar Nambiar, LHP, Yale
Round 35, pick 27, overall 1064 – Zach Rafuse, RHP, USC-Aiken
Round 36, pick 27, overall 1094 – Jake Walkinshaw, RHP, Southern New Hampshire
Round 37, pick 27, overall 1124 – Chase Wheatcroft, RHP, Cal State-Stanislaus
Round 38, pick 27, overall 1154 – David Leal, LHP, Louisiana Tech
Round 39, pick 27, overall 1184 – Derek Lee, OF, Richmond
Round 40, pick 27, overall 1214 – Sam Romero, RHP, Arizona State

After gambling and losing on Kyler Murray in the 2018 draft, the A’s once again went for high upside but also for college signability and experience before grabbing a few high school players in the second day. First-round pick Logan Davidson potentially has as much upside as any college infielder in the draft, and he has the background of a positive track record in the ACC, but he has struggled in wood bat leagues in the past two summers, which allowed him to fall to 29.

The second and third day were scattered with upside picks and intriguing low-cost picks both. One player I’ve had a chance to see a bit on is Gavin Jones, who has a mature 6’2″, 210-pound frame with average range, above-average hands, and a fringe-plus arm at third base. His swing is long, but he has impressive raw power in his swing, and he can keep up with velocity already, which is a good start for a long swing.

Seattle Mariners

Round 1, pick 20, overall 20 – George Kirby, RHP, Elon
Round 2, pick 18, overall 59 – Brandon Williamson, LHP, TCU
Round CBB, pick 7, overall 76 – Isaiah Campbell, RHP, Arkansas
Round 3, pick 19, overall 97 – Levi Stoudt, RHP, Lehigh
Round 4, pick 19, overall 126 – Tim Elliott, RHP, Georgia
Round 5, pick 19, overall 156 – Austin Shenton, 3B, Florida International
Round 6, pick 19, overall 186 – Michael Limoncelli, RHP, New York HS
Round 7, pick 19, overall 216 – Adam Macko, LHP, Canada HS
Round 8, pick 19, overall 246 – Ty Adcock, RHP, Elon
Round 9, pick 19, overall 276 – Mike Salvatore, SS, Florida State
Round 10, pick 19, overall 306 – Kyle Hill, RHP, Baylor
Round 11, pick 19, overall 336 – Carter Bins, C, Fresno State
Round 12, pick 19, overall 366 – Antoine Mistico, OF, Gateway JuCo
Round 13, pick 19, overall 396 – Reid Morgan, RHP, South Carolina
Round 14, pick 19, overall 426 – Patrick Frick, SS, Wake Forest
Round 15, pick 19, overall 456 – Anthony Tomczak, RHP, Florida HS
Round 16, pick 19, overall 486 – Logan Rinehart, RHP, California Baptist
Round 17, pick 19, overall 516 – Dutch Landis, RHP, Nevada HS
Round 18, pick 19, overall 546 – Tyler Driver, RHP, North Carolina HS
Round 19, pick 19, overall 576 – Travis Kuhn, RHP, San Diego
Round 20, pick 19, overall 606 – Cade Marlowe, OF, West Georgia
Round 21, pick 19, overall 636 – Reeves Martin, RHP, New Orleans
Round 22, pick 19, overall 666 – Trent Tingelstad, OF, Louisiana-Monroe
Round 23, pick 19, overall 696 – Caleb Ricca, SS, Northwestern State
Round 24, pick 19, overall 726 – Kipp Rollings, RHP, North Greenville
Round 25, pick 19, overall 756 – Fred Villarreal, RHP, Houston
Round 26, pick 19, overall 786 – Garrett Westberg, RHP, Central Florida
Round 27, pick 19, overall 816 – Brock Minich, RHP, Nova Southeastern
Round 28, pick 19, overall 846 – Anthony Lepre, C, The Masters University
Round 29, pick 19, overall 876 – Utah Jones, SS, North Greenville
Round 30, pick 19, overall 906 – Cody Grosse, SS, Southeastern Louisiana
Round 31, pick 19, overall 936 – Jacob Meador, RHP, Texas HS
Round 32, pick 19, overall 966 – Jackson Tate, OF, Lawson State JuCo
Round 33, pick 19, overall 996 – Jarod Bayless, RHP, Dallas Baptist
Round 34, pick 19, overall 1026 – Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 3B, Yavapai JuCo
Round 35, pick 19, overall 1056 – Dominic Tamez, C, Texas HS
Round 36, pick 19, overall 1086 – C.J. Mayhue, LHP, North Carolina HS
Round 37, pick 19, overall 1116 – Cole Barr, 3B, Indiana
Round 38, pick 19, overall 1146 – Jackson Lancaster, OF, Itawamba JuCo
Round 39, pick 19, overall 1176 – Jacob Hurtubise, OF, Army West Point
Round 40, pick 19, overall 1206 – Perry McMichen, 2B, Ohio HS

With many projecting the Mariners to be hot on the trail of college arms and prep infielders, they played everyone for fools and didn’t select a single prep infielder until the 40th round but instead focused heavily on college arms. The Mariners picked college pitchers with their first 5 picks and 7 of their selections in the first two days.

The opening trio of arms (Kirby, Williamson, Campbell) is a very talented and intriguing trio that could move quickly and each work as a mid-rotation to back-rotation arm. The Mariners grabbed potentially the top college catcher in the 11th round in Carter Bins, a defensive whiz who has upside offensively. While they didn’t pick any high school shortstops, the M’s did pick 5 college shortstops throughout the course of the draft.

Texas Rangers

Round 1, pick 8, overall 8 – Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech
Round CBA, pick 7, overall 41 – Davis Wendzel, 3B, Baylor
Round 2, pick 9, overall 50 – Ryan Garcia, RHP, UCLA
Round 3, pick 8, overall 86 – Justin Slaten, RHP, New Mexico
Round 4, pick 8, overall 115 – Cody Freeman, SS, California HS
Round 5, pick 8, overall 145 – Kellen Strahm, OF, San Jose State
Round 6, pick 8, overall 175 – Cody Bradford, LHP, Baylor
Round 7, pick 8, overall 205 – Brandon Sproat, RHP, Florida HS
Round 8, pick 8, overall 235 – John Matthews, RHP, Kent State
Round 9, pick 8, overall 265 – Zak Kent, RHP, Virginia Military Institute
Round 10, pick 8, overall 295 – Joe Corbett, RHP, West Texas A&M
Round 11, pick 8, overall 325 – Nicholas Lockhart, RHP, Virginia HS
Round 12, pick 8, overall 355 – Gavin Collyer, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 13, pick 8, overall 385 – Ben Anderson, RHP, SUNY-Binghamton
Round 14, pick 8, overall 415 – Adam Berghorst, RHP, Michigan HS
Round 15, pick 8, overall 445 – Randon Hostert, RHP, Idaho HS
Round 16, pick 8, overall 475 – Triston Polley, LHP, Indiana State
Round 17, pick 8, overall 505 – Connor Housley, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 18, pick 8, overall 535 – Marc Church, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 19, pick 8, overall 565 – Blaine Crim, 1B, Mississippi College
Round 20, pick 8, overall 595 – Ken Turner, RHP, Connecticut HS
Round 21, pick 8, overall 625 – Jake Hamilton, RHP, Rose State JuCo
Round 22, pick 8, overall 655 – Cameron Wagoner, RHP, Michigan HS
Round 23, pick 8, overall 685 – Ross Carver, RHP, Crowder JuCo
Round 24, pick 8, overall 715 – Luke Schiltz, RHP, Florida HS
Round 25, pick 8, overall 745 – Rafael Xavier Pelletier, C, Canada HS
Round 26, pick 8, overall 775 – Corey Stone, LHP, Walters State JuCo
Round 27, pick 8, overall 805 – Mason Cole, RHP, Texas A&M
Round 28, pick 8, overall 835 – Jake Hoover, SS, Hillsdale
Round 29, pick 8, overall 865 – Eli Saul, RHP, Canada HS
Round 30, pick 8, overall 895 – Anthony Hoopii-Tuienetoa, RHP, Pierce JuCo
Round 31, pick 8, overall 925 – Hunter Bryan, SS, California HS
Round 32, pick 8, overall 955 – Michael Brewer, RHP, Missouri HS
Round 33, pick 8, overall 985 – Spencer Mraz, RHP, Miami Ohio
Round 34, pick 8, overall 1015 – Nicholas Yoder, RHP, Rowan College Gloucester JuCo
Round 35, pick 8, overall 1045 – Leon Hunter, RHP, North Carolina A&T
Round 36, pick 8, overall 1075 – Donovan Benoit, RHP, Santa Fe JuCo
Round 37, pick 8, overall 1105 – Thomas Farr, RHP, Northwest Florida State JuCo
Round 38, pick 8, overall 1135 – Jamarcus Lang, RHP, Enterprise State JuCo
Round 39, pick 8, overall 1165 – Adrian Rodriguez, RHP, Florida HS
Round 40, pick 8, overall 1195 – Tyler Myrick, RHP, Florida International

The Rangers were rumored heavily to be looking to save money with their early picks, but then one of the best college hitters in the entire draft happened to be from a school in Texas and available at the 8th selection, and the Rangers made the pick to take him. Jung should be a guy to move quickly with a mature approach at the plate, present gap power and more power to come, and impressive improvement on the defensive side in 2019.

On the third day, the Rangers really pushed hard for upside. In 30 selections, the Rangers picked 14 high school players and 8 junior college players. There are a host of players that could turn out to be impressive players if they can get them to sign. One very intriguing player to me is 22nd round Cameron Wagoner, a tall, lanky righty from Michigan who didn’t show well this spring after not getting a ton of time to showcase due to cold weather. He was a legit two-way recruit to Eastern Michigan that could be interesting to follow if he signs.

NL East

Atlanta Braves

Round 1, pick 9, overall 9 – Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor
Round 1, pick 21, overall 21 – Braden Shewmake, SS, Texas A&M
Round 2, pick 19, overall 60 – Beau Philip, SS, Oregon State
Round 3, pick 20, overall 98 – Michael Harris, LHP/OF, Georgia HS
Round 4, pick 20, overall 127 – Kasey Kalich, RHP, Texas A&M
Round 5, pick 20, overall 157 – Stephen Paolini, OF, Connecticut HS
Round 6, pick 20, overall 187 – Tanner Gordon, RHP, Indiana
Round 7, pick 20, overall 217 – Darius Vines, RHP, CSU-Bakersfield
Round 8, pick 20, overall 247 – Ricky DeVito, RHP, Seton Hall
Round 9, pick 20, overall 277 – Cody Milligan, 2B, Cowley County JuCo
Round 10, pick 20, overall 307 – Brandon Parker, OF, Mississippi Gulf Coast JuCo
Round 11, pick 20, overall 337 – Vaughn Grissom, SS, Florida HS
Round 12, pick 20, overall 367 – Andy Samuelson, LHP, Wabash Valley JuCo
Round 13, pick 20, overall 397 – Tyler Owens, RHP, Florida HS
Round 14, pick 20, overall 427 – Isaiah Johnson, RHP, Mississippi HS
Round 15, pick 20, overall 457 – Connor Blair, OF, Washington
Round 16, pick 20, overall 487 – Joey Estes, RHP, California HS
Round 17, pick 20, overall 517 – Alec Barger, RHP, North Carolina State
Round 18, pick 20, overall 547 – Mahki Backstrom, 1B, California HS
Round 19, pick 20, overall 577 – Kadon Morton, OF, Texas HS
Round 20, pick 20, overall 607 – Peyton Williams, RHP, Catawba
Round 21, pick 20, overall 637 – Javier Valdes, C, Florida International
Round 22, pick 20, overall 667 – Alex Segal, LHP, Wichita State
Round 23, pick 20, overall 697 – Drew Campbell, OF, Louisville
Round 24, pick 20, overall 727 – Bryce Ball, 1B, Dallas Baptist
Round 25, pick 20, overall 757 – Chad Bryant, RHP, Pensacola State JuCo
Round 26, pick 20, overall 787 – Riley King, 3B, Georgia
Round 27, pick 20, overall 817 – Indigo Diaz, RHP, Michigan State
Round 28, pick 20, overall 847 – Ben Thompson, RHP, Chandler Gilbert JuCo
Round 29, pick 20, overall 877 – James Acuna, RHP, Azusa Pacific
Round 30, pick 20, overall 907 – Mitch Calandra, C, Eckerd
Round 31, pick 20, overall 937 – Greg Leban, RHP, Austin Peay
Round 32, pick 20, overall 967 – Cody Birdsong, 2B, Quincy
Round 33, pick 20, overall 997 – Justin Yeager, RHP, Southern Illinois-Carbondale
Round 34, pick 20, overall 1027 – Willie Carter, OF, Webber International
Round 35, pick 20, overall 1057 – Anthony Hall, 1B, California HS
Round 36, pick 20, overall 1087 – Mitchell Jackson, RHP, Illinois HS
Round 37, pick 20, overall 1117 – Davis Schwab, LHP, Missouri State
Round 38, pick 20, overall 1147 – Grant Mathews, OF, Tulane
Round 39, pick 20, overall 1177 – Joshua Rolling, SS, Nevada HS
Round 40, pick 20, overall 1207 – Cade Bunnell, 2B, Indiana

The Braves failed to sign the #8 overall selection in 2018, which brought them the #9 overall pick in 2019. In a year when the Braves will not have any ability to impact the international market due to the final year of penalties from the previous front office, the team chose to use a strategy that seems to set the team up to sign a significant amount of their overall draft. However, that does not mean that they missed out on true talent.

Before the season, Langeliers was a top-10 prospect for the draft. He then had a hamate injury, which led to power struggles early on in the season, but incredibly, he played through the injury on defense, continuing to play at an elite level behind the plate. As the season closed, Langeliers hit for nearly a 1.200 OPS in his last 2 months of the season with Baylor, so he was showing the power that was absent early in the season.

The money that was perhaps saved in the first two days definitely will go to a very heavy high school, junior college, and sophomore-eligible third day of the draft for the Braves, one that should bring in a good depth of talent into the system.

Miami Marlins

Round 1, pick 4, overall 4 – J.J. Bleday, OF, Vanderbilt
Round CBA, pick 1, overall 35 – Kameron Misner, OF, Missouri
Round 2, pick 5, overall 46 – Nasim Nunez, SS, Georgia HS
Round 3, pick 4, overall 82 – Peyton Burdick, OF, Wright State
Round 4, pick 4, overall 111 – Evan Edwards, 1B, North Carolina State
Round 5, pick 4, overall 141 – Evan Fitterer, RHP, California HS
Round 6, pick 4, overall 171 – MD Johnson, RHP, Dallas Baptist
Round 7, pick 4, overall 201 – Bryan Hoeing, RHP, Louisville
Round 8, pick 4, overall 231 – Tevin Mitchell, OF, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 9, pick 4, overall 261 – Evan Brabrand, RHP, Liberty
Round 10, pick 4, overall 291 – J.D. Orr, OF, Wright State
Round 11, pick 4, overall 321 – Anthony Maldonado, RHP, Bethune-Cookman
Round 12, pick 4, overall 351 – Chris Mokma, RHP, Michigan HS
Round 13, pick 4, overall 381 – Zach King, LHP, Vanderbilt
Round 14, pick 4, overall 411 – Easton Lucas, LHP, Pepperdine
Round 15, pick 4, overall 441 – Javeen Cody, OF, Alvin JuCo
Round 16, pick 4, overall 471 – Andrew Nardi, LHP, Arizona
Round 17, pick 4, overall 501 – Troy Johnston, OF, Gonzaga
Round 18, pick 4, overall 531 – Dustin Skelton, C, Mississippi State
Round 19, pick 4, overall 561 – Nate Rombach, C, Texas HS
Round 20, pick 4, overall 591 – Thomas Rowan, C, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 21, pick 4, overall 621 – Jhonny Felix, RHP, Western Oklahoma State JuCo
Round 22, pick 4, overall 651 – Codie Paiva, RHP, Loyola Marymount
Round 23, pick 4, overall 681 – Nic Ready, 3B, Air Force
Round 24, pick 4, overall 711 – Jeff Lindgren, RHP, Illinois State
Round 25, pick 4, overall 741 – Jack Strunc, SS, Creighton
Round 26, pick 4, overall 771 – Brandon McIlwain, OF, Cal
Round 27, pick 4, overall 801 – Casey Combs, C, East Texas Baptist
Round 28, pick 4, overall 831 – Lorenzo Hampton, OF, Florida International
Round 29, pick 4, overall 861 – John Baker, RHP, Ball State
Round 30, pick 4, overall 891 – Joey Steele, RHP, San Francisco
Round 31, pick 4, overall 921 – Parker Noland, 3B, Tennessee HS
Round 32, pick 4, overall 951 – Josh Simpson, LHP, Columbia
Round 33, pick 4, overall 981 – Zachary Owings, 1B, Eastern Michigan
Round 34, pick 4, overall 1011 – Brock Love, RHP, Alabama
Round 35, pick 4, overall 1041 – Torin Montgomery, 1B, Washington HS
Round 36, pick 4, overall 1071 – Julian Infante, 1B, Vanderbilt
Round 37, pick 4, overall 1101 – Tyler Causey, SS, South Carolina HS
Round 38, pick 4, overall 1131 – Tyresse Turner, SS, California HS
Round 39, pick 4, overall 1161 – Evan Justice, LHP, North Carolina State
Round 40, pick 4, overall 1191 – Kade Mechals, RHP, Grand Canyon

The Marlins looked to add plenty of talent throughout the draft, and they found arguably the most-balanced college hitter this season in Bleday who projects to move quickly as a corner outfielder. With their second selection, the Marlins picked arguably the highest-upside college hitter this year, Kameron Misner, who started the year strong but struggled in SEC play. He could take his time coming up the system, but there is plenty of raw talent, both on offense and defense.

The Marlins selected one of my favorite players in the entire draft in the second round in Georgia prep shortstop Nasim Nunez. Nunez is undersized, but he has tremendous skills at shortstop that should translate, and he has excellent bat to ball skills with burgeoning power to go with plus speed. The Marlins did take a host of college players with upside through the third day.

New York Mets

Round 1, pick 12, overall 12 – Brett Baty, 3B, Texas HS
Round 2, pick 12, overall 53 – Josh Wolf, RHP, Texas HS
Round 3, pick 11, overall 89 – Matthew Allan, RHP, Florida HS
Round 4, pick 11, overall 118 – Jake Mangum, OF, Mississippi State
Round 5, pick 11, overall 148 – Nathan Jones, RHP, Northwestern State
Round 6, pick 11, overall 178 – Zach Ashford, OF, Fresno State
Round 7, pick 11, overall 208 – Luke Ritter, 2B, Wichita State
Round 8, pick 11, overall 238 – Connor Wollersheim, LHP, Kent State
Round 9, pick 11, overall 268 – Joe Genord, 1B, South Florida
Round 10, pick 11, overall 298 – Scott Ota, OF, Illinois-Chicago
Round 11, pick 11, overall 328 – Jordan Martinson, LHP, Dallas Baptist
Round 12, pick 11, overall 358 – Antoine Duplantis, OF, LSU
Round 13, pick 11, overall 388 – Blaine McIntosh, OF, Tennessee HS
Round 14, pick 11, overall 418 – Kennie Taylor, OF, Duke
Round 15, pick 11, overall 448 – Mitch Ragan, RHP, Creighton
Round 16, pick 11, overall 478 – Nic Gaddis, 3B, Jacksonville State
Round 17, pick 11, overall 508 – Dan Goggin, RHP, James Madison
Round 18, pick 11, overall 538 – Tanner Murphy, OF, North Florida
Round 19, pick 11, overall 568 – Hunter Parsons, RHP, Maryland
Round 20, pick 11, overall 598 – Matt O’Neill, C, Penn
Round 21, pick 11, overall 628 – Branden Fryman, SS, Samford
Round 22, pick 11, overall 658 – Jace Beck, RHP, Oklahoma HS
Round 23, pick 11, overall 688 – Nick MacDonald, RHP, Florida International
Round 24, pick 11, overall 718 – Hunter Barco, LHP, Florida HS
Round 25, pick 11, overall 748 – Joseph Carles, RHP, Florida HS
Round 26, pick 11, overall 778 – Mitchell Senger, LHP, Stetson
Round 27, pick 11, overall 808 – Dalton Fowler, LHP, Northwest Mississippi JuCo
Round 28, pick 11, overall 838 – Jake Ortega, C, CSU-Bakersfield
Round 29, pick 11, overall 868 – LT Struble, OF, Felician College
Round 30, pick 11, overall 898 – Justin Lasko, RHP, Mass-Amherst
Round 31, pick 11, overall 928 – Andrew Edwards, LHP, New Mexico State
Round 32, pick 11, overall 958 – Cole Gordon, RHP, Mississippi State
Round 33, pick 11, overall 988 – Cole Kieszcz, OF, Azusa Pacific
Round 34, pick 11, overall 1018 – Ryan Shinn, OF, Kentucky
Round 35, pick 11, overall 1048 – Daniel Maldonado, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 36, pick 11, overall 1078 – Tucker Flint, OF, Rhode Island HS
Round 37, pick 11, overall 1108 – Dilan Lawson, RHP, Florida HS
Round 38, pick 11, overall 1138 – Casey Slattery, 1B, Glendale JuCo
Round 39, pick 11, overall 1168 – Nick Conti, 2B, Eckerd
Round 40, pick 11, overall 1198 – Camden Lovrich, RHP, Alabama HS

The Mets took a very aggressive approach early in the draft, selecting three high school players in the first three rounds before taking arguably the best college senior available in round 4. If they can sign all three early picks, this could be an excellent class just on that alone.

The third day was very scattered for the Mets, with a definite sign that they don’t intend to sign many of the players they selected, like Barco, but there is some strong intrigue in day 3, including one of my favorite JuCo arms in Dalton Fowler, who is committed to Ole Miss, but the 6’5″ lefty has plenty of filling out to do and could do that in the Mets org with an already-impressive ability on the mound.

Philadelphia Phillies

Round 1, pick 14, overall 14 – Bryson Stott, SS, UNLV
Round 3, pick 13, overall 91 – Jamari Baylor, SS, Virginia HS
Round 4, pick 13, overall 120 – Erik Miller, LHP, Stanford
Round 5, pick 13, overall 150 – Gunner Mayer, RHP, San Joaquin Delta JuCo
Round 6, pick 13, overall 180 – Andrew Schultz, RHP, Tennessee
Round 7, pick 13, overall 210 – Brett Schulze, RHP, Minnesota
Round 8, pick 13, overall 240 – Nate Fassnacht, SS, George Washington
Round 9, pick 13, overall 270 – Rudy Rott, 1B, Ohio
Round 10, pick 13, overall 300 – McCarthy Tatum, 3B, Fresno State
Round 11, pick 13, overall 330 – Marcus Lee Sang, OF, Maryland HS
Round 12, pick 13, overall 360 – Jadiel Sanchez, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 13, pick 13, overall 390 – Hunter Markwardt, OF, Oklahoma Christian
Round 14, pick 13, overall 420 – Chris Micheles, LHP, Washington
Round 15, pick 13, overall 450 – Adam Leverett, RHP, Gordon State
Round 16, pick 13, overall 480 – Chris Cornelius, SS, Missouri
Round 17, pick 13, overall 510 – Hunter Milam, LHP, Gulf Coast JuCo
Round 18, pick 13, overall 540 – Nick Lackney, LHP, Minnesota
Round 19, pick 13, overall 570 – Spencer Van Scoyoc, LHP, Central Oklahoma
Round 20, pick 13, overall 600 – Keaton Greenwalt, OF, Lubbock Christian
Round 21, pick 13, overall 630 – Hilton Dyar, RHP, Mississippi HS
Round 22, pick 13, overall 660 – Tucker Maxwell, OF, Georgia
Round 23, pick 13, overall 690 – Herbert Iser, C, Dallas Baptist
Round 24, pick 13, overall 720 – Jose Ulloa, RHP, ASA College Miami JuCo
Round 25, pick 13, overall 750 – Jamie Sara, RHP, William & Mary
Round 26, pick 13, overall 780 – Hunter Hearn, OF, Sam Houston State
Round 27, pick 13, overall 810 – Tyler Adams, LHP, Indiana-Pennsylvania
Round 28, pick 13, overall 840 – Carlos Francisco, RHP, Hillsborough JuCo
Round 29, pick 13, overall 870 – Micah Yonamine, C, Hawaii HS
Round 30, pick 13, overall 900 – Dylan Castaneda, RHP, Connecticut HS
Round 31, pick 13, overall 930 – Shane Murphy, LHP, Arizona HS
Round 32, pick 13, overall 960 – Logan Koester, RHP, New York HS
Round 33, pick 13, overall 990 – Thomas Little, LHP, Canada HS
Round 34, pick 13, overall 1020 – Jalen Battles, SS, McLennan JuCo
Round 35, pick 13, overall 1050 – Michael Prosecky, LHP, Illinois HS
Round 36, pick 13, overall 1080 – Cam Beauchamp, LHP, Indiana
Round 37, pick 13, overall 1110 – Brendan Bell, RHP, Central Florida
Round 38, pick 13, overall 1140 – Josh Hendrickson, LHP, San Diego
Round 39, pick 13, overall 1170 – Austin Crowson, LHP, Western Oregon
Round 40, pick 13, overall 1200 – Vito Friscia, C, Hofstra

In the final stages of a rebuild, the Phillies made some excellent fast-moving choices that balance well with high-upside picks as well. First-round pick Bryson Stott should stay on the left side defensively, projecting as an average to above-average shortstop or potentially a plus third baseman with the glove. Stott’s bat is what has been seemingly undersold in this draft with a perspective of having a good offensive profile “for a shortstop”, which I find to sell his abilities short, as I see a guy that could hit for good average, lots of doubles, and 20ish home runs (though the MLB ball could always add to that) along with adding in double-digit steals.

The team selected a number of college arms that should move quickly to impact the Phillies in potential relievers like Andrew Schultz and Brett Schulze and potential starting pitchers like Erik Miller. One particularly intriguing pick to me is 19th round pick Spencer Van Scoyoc, a lefty that entered 2018 coming off a tremendous Cape Cod League the previous summer with a shot to be the ace of Arizona State but then lost his control altogether. If the Phillies can get that control together enough to be an effective reliever, Van Scoyoc could be an impressive asset from the left side, but if he can fully regain the potential he showed as a high school arm from Iowa, he could be a third-day gem.

Washington Nationals

Round 1, pick 17, overall 17 – Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto JuCo
Round 3, pick 16, overall 94 – Drew Mendoza, 3B, Florida State
Round 4, pick 16, overall 123 – Matt Cronin, LHP, Arkansas
Round 5, pick 16, overall 153 – Tyler Dyson, RHP, Florida
Round 6, pick 16, overall 183 – Jackson Cluff, SS, BYU
Round 7, pick 16, overall 213 – Todd Peterson, RHP, LSU
Round 8, pick 16, overall 243 – Jeremy Ydens, OF, UCLA
Round 9, pick 16, overall 273 – Hunter McMahon, RHP, Texas State
Round 10, pick 16, overall 303 – Andrew Pratt, C, Lubbock Christian
Round 11, pick 16, overall 333 – J.T. Arruda, SS, Fresno State
Round 12, pick 16, overall 363 – Orlando Ribalta, RHP, Miami Dade Kendall JuCo
Round 13, pick 16, overall 393 – Jake Randa, OF, Northwest Florida State JuCo
Round 14, pick 16, overall 423 – Lucas Knowles, LHP, Central Arizona JuCo
Round 15, pick 16, overall 453 – Davis Moore, RHP, Fresno State
Round 16, pick 16, overall 483 – Junior Martina, SS, Western Oklahoma State JuCo
Round 17, pick 16, overall 513 – Amos Willingham, RHP, Georgia Tech
Round 18, pick 16, overall 543 – Mason Doolittle, C, Palm Beach JuCo
Round 19, pick 16, overall 573 – Tyler Yankowsky, RHP, Millersville
Round 20, pick 16, overall 603 – Jack Dunn, SS, Northwestern
Round 21, pick 16, overall 633 – Kevin Strohschein, 1B, Tennessee Tech
Round 22, pick 16, overall 663 – Allan Berrios, C, Western Oklahoma State JuCo
Round 23, pick 16, overall 693 – Michael Cuevas, RHP, Texas HS
Round 24, pick 16, overall 723 – Jake Alu, 3B, Boston College
Round 25, pick 16, overall 753 – Parker Quinn, 1B, Hofstra
Round 26, pick 16, overall 783 – Dupree Hart, 2B, College of Charleston
Round 27, pick 16, overall 813 – Jaylen Hubbard, 3B, Texas State
Round 28, pick 16, overall 843 – Jordan Bocko, RHP, Cal-Irvine
Round 29, pick 16, overall 873 – Brandon Gonzales, SS, Texas HS
Round 30, pick 16, overall 903 – Troy Stainbrook, LHP, Biola
Round 31, pick 16, overall 933 – Brady Stover, LHP, South Dakota State
Round 32, pick 16, overall 963 – Dylan Beasley, RHP, Berry
Round 33, pick 16, overall 993 – Cutter Clawson, LHP, California HS
Round 34, pick 16, overall 1023 – Anthony Gomez, 2B, Texas Rio Grande Valley
Round 35, pick 16, overall 1053 – Bryce Osmond, RHP, Oklahoma HS
Round 36, pick 16, overall 1083 – Sam Wibbels, RHP, Nebraska HS
Round 37, pick 16, overall 1113 – Trei Cruz, SS, Rice
Round 38, pick 16, overall 1143 – Tyler LaRue, C, Texas HS
Round 39, pick 16, overall 1173 – Jake Bennett, LHP, Oklahoma HS
Round 40, pick 16, overall 1203 – Jaden Brown, SS, Canada HS

The Nationals were in an ideal spot to sit back and let the draft come to them. In that spot, they arguably got the college pitcher with the highest upside in the entire draft in Rutledge. They did not have a 2nd round pick, but they opened the second day of the draft by grabbing two college arms in the 4th and 5th rounds that could move up quickly in a bullpen role if the Nationals intend to keep them in the bullpen.

On day 3, the Nationals had a strong focus on junior college players, selecting JuCo players with 5 out of their first 8 picks on the third day. With a limited budget, the Nationals did not pick their first high school player until the 23rd round, and then made 7 of their final 12 picks from the prep ranks. A few of those JuCo picks early in the 3rd day were among my top 10 JuCo players available from the very start of the draft that were still on the board when the 3rd day began, and they could provide plenty of value, though they could take longer to develop than the average college pick.

NL Central

Chicago Cubs

Round 1, pick 27, overall 27 – Ryan Jensen, RHP, Fresno State
Round 2, pick 24, overall 65 – Chase Strumpf, 2B, UCLA
Round 3, pick 25, overall 103 – Michael McAvene, RHP, Louisville
Round 4, pick 25, overall 132 – Chris Clarke, RHP, USC
Round 5, pick 25, overall 162 – Josh Burgmann, RHP, Washington
Round 6, pick 25, overall 192 – Ethan Hearn, C, Alabama HS
Round 7, pick 25, overall 222 – Brad Deppermann, RHP, North Florida
Round 8, pick 25, overall 252 – Davidjohn Jerz, LHP, North Carolina HS
Round 9, pick 25, overall 282 – Tyler Schlaffer, RHP, Illinois HS
Round 10, pick 25, overall 312 – Wyatt Hendrie, C, Antelope Valley JuCo
Round 11, pick 25, overall 342 – Mack Chambers, SS, Seminole State JuCo
Round 12, pick 25, overall 372 – Hunter Bigge, RHP, Harvard
Round 13, pick 25, overall 402 – Porter Hodge, RHP, Utah HS
Round 14, pick 25, overall 432 – Ryan Reynolds, 3B, Texas
Round 15, pick 25, overall 462 – Zach Bryant, RHP, Jacksonville
Round 16, pick 25, overall 492 – Johzan Oquendo, RHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 17, pick 25, overall 522 – Tanner Dalton, RHP, Sacramento State
Round 18, pick 25, overall 552 – Alex Moore, RHP, Lander
Round 19, pick 25, overall 582 – Adam Laskey, LHP, Duke
Round 20, pick 25, overall 612 – Darius Hill, OF, West Virginia
Round 21, pick 25, overall 642 – Nelson Maldonado, OF, Florida
Round 22, pick 25, overall 672 – Elian Almanzar, RHP, Florence-Darlington Tech JuCo
Round 23, pick 25, overall 702 – Manny Collier, OF, Arizona HS
Round 24, pick 25, overall 732 – Grayson Byrd, IF, Clemson
Round 25, pick 25, overall 762 – Zac Taylor, OF, Illinois
Round 26, pick 25, overall 792 – Jacob Olson, IF, South Carolina
Round 27, pick 25, overall 822 – Cayne Ueckert, RHP, McNeese State
Round 28, pick 25, overall 852 – Chris Kachmar, RHP, Lipscomb
Round 29, pick 25, overall 882 – Jake Washer, C, East Carolina
Round 30, pick 25, overall 912 – Bryan King, LHP, McNeese State
Round 31, pick 25, overall 942 – Shane Combs, RHP, Notre Dame
Round 32, pick 25, overall 972 – Bryce Windham, 2B, Old Dominion
Round 33, pick 25, overall 1002 – Ryan Ritter, SS, Illinois HS
Round 34, pick 25, overall 1032 – Nolan Letzgus, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 35, pick 25, overall 1062 – Hunter Patteson, LHP, Florida HS
Round 36, pick 25, overall 1092 – Jayson Hoopes, RHP, New Jersey HS
Round 37, pick 25, overall 1122 – Jaylon McLaughlin, OF, Nevada
Round 38, pick 25, overall 1152 – Marc Davis, 3B, Florida Southwestern State JuCo
Round 39, pick 25, overall 1182 – Mason Auer, OF, Missouri HS
Round 39, pick 25, overall 1212 – Mac Bingham, OF, California HS

With a limited budget, the early moves of the Chicago Cubs make plenty of sense, as they grabbed 5 college players to open their draft, and not just 5 college players, but 5 players who were nearly all drafted ahead of where they were ranked in consensus rankings, leading many to believe that each would end up taking a deal to sign. Then quickly, the opportunity to get some cheap talent presented as the Cubs drafted 6 high school or junior college players in their next 8 selections, including arguably the top prep catching prospect in the entire draft.

Jensen very well could help the major league club this year as a reliever, which could make his surprising selection much more understandable, though he does have the frame and potential in his pitches to project as a starter. While the team seemed to swap between upside and signability on the third day, one pick that I was a big fan of was Duke lefty Adam Laskey, drafted in the 19th round. Laskey was injured much of the 2019 season and his performance his two seasons with Duke weren’t stellar, but he was the 2018 pitcher of the year in the Cape Cod League against some of the best college players in the game. When healthy, he has a very good mix of stuff from the left side and he could be an excellent choice on the third day.

Cincinnati Reds

Round 1, pick 7, overall 7 – Nick Lodolo, LHP, TCU
Round 2, pick 8, overall 49 – Rece Hinds, IF, Florida HS
Round 3, pick 7, overall 85 – Tyler Callihan, IF, Florida HS
Round 4, pick 7, overall 114 – Ivan Johnson, 2B, Chipola JuCo
Round 5, pick 7, overall 144 – Evan Kravetz, LHP, Rice
Round 6, pick 7, overall 174 – Graham Ashcraft, RHP, Alabama-Birmingham
Round 7, pick 7, overall 204 – Eric Yang, C, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 8, pick 7, overall 234 – Quin Cotton, OF, Grand Canyon
Round 9, pick 7, overall 264 – TJ Hopkins, OF, South Carolina
Round 10, pick 7, overall 294 – Jake Stevenson, RHP, Minnesota
Round 11, pick 7, overall 324 – Wendell Marrero, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 12, pick 7, overall 354 – Yan Contreras, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 13, pick 7, overall 384 – Luke Berryhill, C, South Carolina
Round 14, pick 7, overall 414 – Garrett Wolforth, C, Nova Southeastern
Round 15, pick 7, overall 444 – Matt Lloyd, OF, Indiana
Round 16, pick 7, overall 474 – Jason Parker, RHP, North Carolina State
Round 17, pick 7, overall 504 – Patrick Raby, RHP, Vanderbilt
Round 18, pick 7, overall 534 – Jason Ruffcorn, RHP, Oklahoma
Round 19, pick 7, overall 564 – Tyler Garbee, RHP, Mercyhurst
Round 20, pick 7, overall 594 – Jose Rodriguez, RHP, Cumberland County JuCo
Round 21, pick 7, overall 624 – Ashton Creal, OF, John A. Logan JuCo
Round 22, pick 7, overall 654 – Cameron Warren, 1B, Texas Tech
Round 23, pick 7, overall 684 – JC Keys, RHP, Southern Miss
Round 24, pick 7, overall 714 – Quinten Sefcik, RHP, Illinois
Round 25, pick 7, overall 744 – Yamil Nieves, C, Puerto Rico HS
Round 26, pick 7, overall 774 – Quincy McAfee, SS, Pepperdine
Round 27, pick 7, overall 804 – Matt Gill, RHP, Boston College
Round 28, pick 7, overall 834 – Michael Miles, RHP, Cumberland County JuCo
Round 29, pick 7, overall 864 – Yassel Pino, 3B, Florida HS
Round 30, pick 7, overall 894 – Ryan Leitch, C, Canada HS
Round 31, pick 7, overall 924 – Justin Gomez, C, Azusa Pacific
Round 32, pick 7, overall 954 – Danny Serreino, RHP, Rowan
Round 33, pick 7, overall 984 – Trey Clarkson, LHP, Arizona HS
Round 34, pick 7, overall 1014 – Jason Hodges, OF, Illinois HS
Round 35, pick 7, overall 1044 – Tanner Cooper, RHP, Finger Lakes JuCo
Round 36, pick 7, overall 1074 – Alexander Johnson, RHP, New York HS
Round 37, pick 7, overall 1104 – Caleb Van Blake, 2B, Cal-Davis
Round 38, pick 7, overall 1134 – Maxwell Romero, C, Florida HS
Round 39, pick 7, overall 1164 – AJ Bumpass, OF, Cincinnati
Round 40, pick 7, overall 1194 – Matt McCormick, C, Illinois HS

The word as the draft neared was that Lodolo was the clear guy for the Reds at #7, but the Reds were scouting prep infielders heavily. That played out as the team ended up selected multiple high-profile high school infielders after drafting the TCU lefty, including two in the second and third rounds that were considered first-round talents early in the season, so they got very good value in their picks.

The Reds could also have more upside than many believe in Lodolo, who was considered the top pitcher in what was a mediocre college pitching class, but Lodolo is more than just a high-floor guy as he has a body that still hasn’t filled out in his time in college, so there could potentially be a tick or two more in velocity on top of already-present pitching feel on the mound and control. One intriguing part of the Reds’ day three selections was that the team picked 7 catchers in the third day and 8 overall in the draft, though their first catcher picked was in the 7th round.

Milwaukee Brewers

Round 1, pick 28, overall 28 – Ethan Small, LHP, Mississippi State
Round 2, pick 24, overall 65 – Antoine Kelly, LHP, Wabash Valley JuCo
Round 4, pick 26, overall 133 – Nick Kahle, C, Washington
Round 5, pick 26, overall 163 – Thomas Dillard, C/OF, Mississippi
Round 6, pick 26, overall 193 – Nick Bennett, LHP, Louisville
Round 7, pick 26, overall 223 – Gabe Holt, OF, Texas Tech
Round 8, pick 26, overall 253 – David Hamilton, SS, Texas
Round 9, pick 26, overall 283 – Darrien Miller, C, California HS
Round 10, pick 26, overall 313 – Taylor Floyd, RHP, Texas Tech
Round 11, pick 26, overall 343 – Brock Begue, LHP, Cuyahoga JuCo
Round 12, pick 26, overall 373 – Arman Sabouri, LHP, Cal
Round 13, pick 26, overall 403 – Jackson Gillis, LHP, Vanderbilt
Round 14, pick 26, overall 433 – Paxton Schultz, RHP, Utah Valley
Round 15, pick 26, overall 463 – Cam Devanney, SS, Elon
Round 16, pick 26, overall 493 – Michael Wilson, OF, SUNY Stony Brook
Round 17, pick 26, overall 523 – Kelvin Bender, LHP, California HS
Round 18, pick 26, overall 553 – Ashton McGee, 2B, North Carolina
Round 19, pick 26, overall 583 – Bryce Milligan, RHP, Oklahoma City
Round 20, pick 26, overall 613 – Myles Austin, SS, Georgia HS
Round 21, pick 26, overall 643 – Eddy Tavarez, RHP, Peru State
Round 22, pick 26, overall 673 – Terence Doston, OF, Florida HS
Round 23, pick 26, overall 703 – Carter Rustad, RHP, Missouri HS
Round 24, pick 26, overall 733 – Jose Torres, SS, Maryland HS
Round 25, pick 26, overall 763 – Dan Wirchansky, LHP, Pace
Round 26, pick 26, overall 793 – Zach Humphreys, C, TCU
Round 27, pick 26, overall 823 – Zane Zurbrugg, OF, Shoreline JuCo
Round 28, pick 26, overall 853 – Andre Nnebe, OF, Santa Clara
Round 29, pick 26, overall 883 – Jackie Urbaez, 2B, St. Thomas
Round 30, pick 26, overall 913 – Peyton Long, RHP, Central Methodist
Round 31, pick 26, overall 943 – Jonathan Jones, RHP, San Jacinto North JuCo
Round 32, pick 26, overall 973 – Jefferson Figueroa, RHP, Florida HS
Round 33, pick 26, overall 1003 – Kevin Hardin, 1B, Maplewoods JuCo
Round 34, pick 26, overall 1033 – Josh Shapiro, LHP, Marshall
Round 35, pick 26, overall 1063 – Odrick Pitre, SS, Alvin JuCo
Round 36, pick 26, overall 1093 – Keegan McCarville, RHP, Santa Clara
Round 37, pick 26, overall 1123 – Abimael Gonzalez, OF, Puerto Rico HS
Round 38, pick 26, overall 1153 – Eli Nabholz, RHP, Millersville
Round 39, pick 26, overall 1183 – Harrison Beethe, RHP, North Iowa Area JuCo
Round 40, pick 26, overall 1213 – Tyler Keysor, RHP, Miami

With one of the smallest bonus pools in the 2019 draft, the Milwaukee Brewers approached the draft with a focus on college and junior college players. They could actually see their first two selections in the major leagues this season, depending on how they show in the Brewers system as both could move quickly as relievers. I do believe both Small and Kelly could be starters long-term, but they have the skills right now to impact in the bullpen.

Throughout the rest of their draft, the Brewers did select plenty of junior college players, and they took some risks on high school players as well. One guy that caught my attention is Eddy Tavarez from Peru State College in Nebraska. Tavarez was originally from the Dominican and stands a robust 6’6″ and weighs in at 245 pounds. He has impressive raw stuff that could end up turning into either a top-end reliever or a #3/#4 starter.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Round 1, pick 18, overall 18 – Quinn Priester, RHP, Illinois, HS
Round CBA, pick 3, overall 37 – Sammy Siani, OF, Pennsylvania HS
Round 2, pick 16, overall 57 – Matt Gorski, OF, Indiana
Round CBB, pick 3, overall 72 – Jared Triolo, 3B, Houston
Round 3, pick 17, overall 95 – Matt Fraizer, OF, Arizona
Round 4, pick 17, overall 124 – J.C. Flowers, RHP, Florida State
Round 5, pick 17, overall 154 – Grant Ford, RHP, Nevada
Round 6, pick 17, overall 184 – Will Matthiesen, RHP, Stanford
Round 7, pick 17, overall 214 – Blake Sabol, C, USC
Round 8, pick 17, overall 244 – Austin Roberts, RHP, Sacramento State
Round 9, pick 17, overall 274 – Ethan Paul, SS, Vanderbilt
Round 10, pick 17, overall 304 – Cameron Junker, RHP, Notre Dame
Round 11, pick 17, overall 334 – Jase Bowen, OF, Ohio HS
Round 12, pick 17, overall 364 – Kyle Wilkie, C, Clemson
Round 13, pick 17, overall 394 – Chase Murray, OF, Georgia Tech
Round 14, pick 17, overall 424 – Aaron Shackleford, SS, The Masters University
Round 15, pick 17, overall 454 – Garrett Leonard, RHP, Rollins
Round 16, pick 17, overall 484 – Eli Wilson, C, Minnesota
Round 17, pick 17, overall 514 – Ryan Harbin, RHP, Florida HS
Round 18, pick 17, overall 544 – Will Simpson, 1B, Washington HS
Round 19, pick 17, overall 574 – Cory Wood, 2B, Coastal Carolina
Round 20, pick 17, overall 604 – Jake Snider, OF, Louisville
Round 21, pick 17, overall 634 – Alex Roth, RHP, Western Oregon
Round 22, pick 17, overall 664 – Andres Alvarez, SS, Washington State
Round 23, pick 17, overall 694 – Jasiah Dixon, OF, California HS
Round 24, pick 17, overall 724 – Trey McGough, LHP, Mount St. Mary’s
Round 25, pick 17, overall 754 – Ethan Goforth, C, Carson-Newman
Round 26, pick 17, overall 784 – Ryan Troutman, RHP, Lander
Round 27, pick 17, overall 814 – Samson Abernathy, RHP, Pacific
Round 28, pick 17, overall 844 – Bear Bellomy, RHP, Wright State
Round 29, pick 17, overall 874 – Marshall Gilbert, C, Mississippi State
Round 30, pick 17, overall 904 – Dawson McCarville, RHP, Glendale JuCo
Round 31, pick 17, overall 934 – Josh Bissonette, 2B, Baylor
Round 32, pick 17, overall 964 – Jake Wright, OF, Coastal Carolina
Round 33, pick 17, overall 994 – Emny Ordonez, 3B, central Arizona JuCo
Round 34, pick 17, overall 1024 – Dylan Shockley, C, Rio Grande
Round 35, pick 17, overall 1054 – Deion Walker, OF, Georgia HS
Round 36, pick 17, overall 1084 – Jake Sweeney, RHP, Pensacola State JuCo
Round 37, pick 17, overall 1114 – CJ Dandeneau, RHP, Connecticut
Round 38, pick 17, overall 1144 – Christian Gordon, OF, Virginia HS
Round 39, pick 17, overall 1174 – Daniel Ross, RHP, Millersville
Round 40, pick 17, overall 1204 – Elijah Dunham, OF, Indiana

The Pirates had the opportunity to spend well with four first-day selections, and they flexed that financial muscle to grab one of the most intriguing prep arms in the entire draft in Priester, who has taught himself much of his pitching through YouTube and could be an elite arm with pro instruction. The followed with in-state prep outfielder Siani, whose brother is showing very well this season. Little brother is not as toolsy as his brother, but he does have more mature skills and could end up in the majors sooner than his brother, who was drafted into the Reds system last year.

The Pirates took risks on a number of small school players on day 3, but the one position that they stuck with big school players at was catcher, where they drafted 5 catchers, 3 of them from power conference colleges. I’m personally a big fan of Eli Wilson, and not just due to our mutual alma mater, but also because of his experience around the game as the son of former Mariners catcher Dan Wilson and also due to the depth of pitching styles that he’s handled with the Gopher pitching staffs the last two seasons.

St. Louis Cardinals

Round 1, pick 19, overall 19 – Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky
Round 2, pick 17, overall 58 – Trejyn Fletcher, OF, Maine HS
Round 3, pick 18, overall 96 – Tony Locey, RHP, Georgia
Round 4, pick 18, overall 125 – Andre Pallante, RHP, UC-Irvine
Round 5, pick 18, overall 155 – Connor Thomas, LHP, Georgia Tech
Round 6, pick 18, overall 185 – Pedro Pages, C, Florida Atlantic
Round 7, pick 18, overall 215 – Jack Ralston, LHP, UCLA
Round 8, pick 18, overall 245 – Logan Gragg, RHP, Oklahoma State
Round 9, pick 18, overall 275 – Todd Lott, OF, Louisiana-Lafayette
Round 9, pick 18, overall 305 – Jake Sommers, LHP, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Round 11, pick 18, overall 335 – Connor Lunn, RHP, USC
Round 12, pick 18, overall 365 – Patrick Romeri, OF, Florida HS
Round 13, pick 18, overall 395 – Tommy Jew, OF, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 14, pick 18, overall 425 – Tyler Statler, RHP, Illinois HS
Round 15, pick 18, overall 455 – David Vinsky, OF, Northwood
Round 16, pick 18, overall 485 – Thomas Hart, RHP, Texas HS
Round 17, pick 18, overall 515 – Michael YaSenka, RHP, Eastern Illinois
Round 18, pick 18, overall 545 – Aaron Antonini, C, Middle Tennessee State
Round 19, pick 18, overall 575 – Zarion Sharpe, LHP, UNC-Wilmington
Round 20, pick 18, overall 605 – Adrian Mardueno, RHP, San Diego State
Round 21, pick 18, overall 635 – Jack Owen, LHP, Auburn
Round 22, pick 18, overall 665 – Zade Richardson, C, Wabash Valley JuCo
Round 23, pick 18, overall 695 – Brylie Ware, 3B, Oklahoma
Round 24, pick 18, overall 725 – Will Guay, RHP, Concord
Round 25, pick 18, overall 755 – Alexander McFarlane, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 26, pick 18, overall 785 – Jeremy Randolph, RHP, Alabama
Round 27, pick 18, overall 815 – Eric Lex, RHP, Santa Clara
Round 28, pick 18, overall 845 – Tyler Peck, RHP, Chapman
Round 29, pick 18, overall 875 – Scott Politz, RHP, Yale
Round 30, pick 18, overall 905 – Cameron Dulle, RHP, Missouri
Round 31, pick 18, overall 935 – Dylan Pearce, RHP, Oregon State
Round 32, pick 18, overall 965 – Chandler Redmond, 2B, Gardner-Webb
Round 33, pick 18, overall 995 – Anthony Green, RHP, Jefferson JuCo
Round 34, pick 18, overall 1025 – Ben Baird, SS, Washington
Round 35, pick 18, overall 1055 – Logan Hofmann, RHP, Colby JuCo
Round 36, pick 18, overall 1085 – Kyle Skeels, C, Coastal Carolina
Round 37, pick 18, overall 1115 – Chris Newell, OF, Pennsylvania HS
Round 38, pick 18, overall 1145 – Kurtis Byrne, C, Missouri HS
Round 39, pick 18, overall 1175 – T.J. McKenzie, SS, Florida HS
Round 40, pick 18, overall 1205 – Cash Rugely, SS, Navarro JuCo

The Cardinals did what the Cardinals often do, grabbing players that have fallen right into their lap in both the first and second round. Thompson was arguably the most talented college arm in the draft, but injury issues had some teams off Thompson, allowing him to tall all the way to the Cardinals at #19. Fletcher was moved into the 2019 class late, but in what is estimated to be a more high-end 2020 prep class, Fletcher was among the top 10 names for the 2020 draft before he was pushed into the 2019 class. Lack of time to scout him allowed him to fall into the Cardinals lap.

From there, the Cardinals did what they often do, grabbing a number of guys who are seen as either gambles or “overdraft” picks on day 2 and day 3. Of course, the Cardinals will likely find one or two gems from that grouping. From my views, it would not surprise at all if they found a catching gem among 6th rounder Pages, 18th rounder Antonini, or 22nd rounder Richardson, all backstops I liked in pre-draft views.

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks

Round 1, pick 16, overall 16 – Corbin Carroll, OF, Washington HS
Round 1, pick 26, overall 26 – Blake Walston, LHP, North Carolina HS
Round 1C, pick 1, overall 33 – Brennan Malone, RHP, Florida HS
Round 1C, pick 2, overall 34 – Drey Jameson, RHP, Ball State
Round 2, pick 15, overall 56 – Ryne Nelson, RHP, Oregon
Round CBB, pick 5, overall 74 – Tommy Henry, LHP, Michigan
Round CBB, pick 6, overall 75 – Dominic Fletcher, OF, Arkansas
Round 3, pick 15, overall 93 – Tristin English, 1B, Georgia Tech
Round 4, pick 15, overall 122 – Glanallen Hill, Jr., SS, California HS
Round 5, pick 15, overall 152 – Conor Grammes, RHP, Xavier
Round 6, pick 15, overall 182 – Andrew Saalfrank, LHP, Indiana
Round 7, pick 15, overall 212 – Spencer Brickhouse, 1B, East Carolina
Round 8, pick 15, overall 242 – Dominic Canzone, OF, Ohio State
Round 9, pick 15, overall 272 – Bobby Ay, RHP, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Round 10, pick 15, overall 302 – Oscar Santos, C, Puerto Rico HS
Round 11, pick 15, overall 332 – Nick Snyder, LHP, West Virginia
Round 12, pick 15, overall 362 – Avery Short, LHP, Indiana HS
Round 13, pick 15, overall 392 – Cam Coursey, 2B, Georgia Gwinnett
Round 14, pick 15, overall 422 – Lyle Lin, C, Arizona State
Round 15, pick 15, overall 452 – Austin Pope, RHP, Fairfield
Round 16, pick 15, overall 482 – Brock Jones, LHP, Washington HS
Round 17, pick 15, overall 512 – Nick Grande, SS, SUNY Stony Brook
Round 18, pick 15, overall 542 – Ricky Martinez, SS, Tennessee
Round 19, pick 15, overall 572 – Noah Soles, OF, North Carolina HS
Round 20, pick 15, overall 602 – Jared Liebelt, RHP, Mississippi State
Round 21, pick 15, overall 632 – Dustin Lacaze, RHP, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Round 22, pick 15, overall 662 – Jonathan Stroman, RHP, Central Arizona JuCo
Round 23, pick 15, overall 692 – Dane Acker, RHP, San Jacinto North JuCo
Round 24, pick 15, overall 722 – Dylan Eskew, RHP, Florida HS
Round 25, pick 15, overall 752 – Carson Maxwell, 3B, McNeese State
Round 26, pick 15, overall 782 – Seth Tomczak, RHP, California HS
Round 27, pick 15, overall 812 – Josh McMinn, RHP, Oral Roberts
Round 28, pick 15, overall 842 – Denson Hull, LHP, Creighton
Round 29, pick 15, overall 872 – Tyler Poulin, RHP, Quinnipiac
Round 30, pick 15, overall 902 – Will Childers, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 31, pick 15, overall 932 – Jerrion Ealy, OF, Mississippi HS
Round 32, pick 15, overall 962 – Luke Waddell, 3B, Georgia Tech
Round 33, pick 15, overall 992 – Phillip Sikes, OF, Pima JuCo
Round 34, pick 15, overall 1022 – Luke Bell, RHP, Arizona HS
Round 35, pick 15, overall 1052 – Ramsey David, RHP, Georgia HS
Round 36, pick 15, overall 1082 – Kyle Smith, C, North Carolina HS
Round 37, pick 15, overall 1112 – Mason Greer, 2B, Texas HS
Round 38, pick 15, overall 1142 – Ryan Vanderhei, RHP, Arizona HS
Round 39, pick 15, overall 1172 – Evan Vanek, RHP, Texas HS
Round 40, pick 15, overall 1202 – Derek Diamond, RHP, California HS

With 45 picks in the draft, the Diamondbacks had the most draft picks of any team this year, including 7 in the first day alone. With that balance of selections, the Diamondbacks chose to attack with extra high school players. The Diamondbacks selected 19 high school players, the most of any team in the 2019 draft. While many were selected in the final 15 rounds, the Diamondbacks will likely be able to sign a few of their third-day high school players as well.

Of course, Arizona did not just draft high school players. After selecting 3 high school players to open day 1, the Diamondbacks closed out their 7 picks with 4 college players, including 3 arms that all have excellent floors as relievers but could also work as starters as well. The guy to watch in their third-day selections, in my opinion, is Indiana prep lefty Avery Short. Short has a mature 4-pitch mix already, but I personally believe that he could add a couple more ticks of velocity to his fastball, which would give him the chance be a #2 starter.

Colorado Rockies

Round 1, pick 23, overall 23 – Michael Toglia, 1B, UCLA
Round 2, pick 21, overall 62 – Aaron Schunk, 3B, Georgia
Round CBB, pick 8, overall 77 – Karl Kauffmann, RHP, Michigan
Round 3, pick 22, overall 100 – Jacob Wallace, RHP, Connecticut
Round 4, pick 22, overall 129 – Brenton Doyle, OF, Shepherd
Round 5, pick 22, overall 159 – Will Ethridge, RHP, Mississippi
Round 6, pick 22, overall 189 – Gavin Hollowell, RHP, St. John’s
Round 7, pick 22, overall 219 – Jared Horn, RHP, Cal
Round 8, pick 22, overall 249 – Jacob Kostyshock, RHP, Arkansas
Round 9, pick 22, overall 279 – Isaac Collins, 2B, Creighton
Round 10, pick 22, overall 309 – Jack Yalowitz, OF, Illinois
Round 11, pick 22, overall 339 – Mike Ruff, RHP, Florida Atlantic
Round 12, pick 22, overall 369 – Christian Koss, SS, Cal-Irvine
Round 13, pick 22, overall 399 – Daniel Cope, C, Cal State-Fullerton
Round 14, pick 22, overall 429 – Joe Aeilts, OF, Illinois State
Round 15, pick 22, overall 459 – Alex Haynes, RHP, Walters State JuCo
Round 16, pick 22, overall 489 – Trysten Barlow, LHP, Mississippi State
Round 17, pick 22, overall 519 – Zak Baayoun, LHP, Long Beach State
Round 18, pick 22, overall 549 – Trevor Boone, OF, Oklahoma State
Round 19, pick 22, overall 579 – Turner Brown, SS, East Carolina
Round 20, pick 22, overall 609 – Yorvis Torrealba, OF, Tampa
Round 21, pick 22, overall 639 – Stephen Jones, RHP, Samford
Round 22, pick 22, overall 669 – Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, RHP, San Jose State
Round 23, pick 22, overall 699 – Blair Calvo, RHP, Flagler
Round 24, pick 22, overall 729 – Jordan Spicer, RHP, Central Florida
Round 25, pick 22, overall 759 – Keegan James, RHP, Mississippi State
Round 26, pick 22, overall 789 – Luke Chevalier, RHP, Northern State
Round 27, pick 22, overall 819 – Cameron Enck, RHP, Rollins
Round 28, pick 22, overall 849 – Keven Pimentel, RHP, Tampa
Round 29, pick 22, overall 879 – Colin Simpson, C, Oklahoma State
Round 30, pick 22, overall 909 – Alex Achtermann, OF, Pittsburg State
Round 31, pick 22, overall 939 – Michael Curialle, 3B, California HS
Round 32, pick 22, overall 969 – Tyler Nesbitt, RHP, Florida HS
Round 33, pick 22, overall 999 – Hunter Fitz-Gerald, 3B, Florida HS
Round 34, pick 22, overall 1029 – Tanner Allen, 1B, Mississippi State
Round 35, pick 22, overall 1059 – Cade Hunter, C, New Jersey HS
Round 36, pick 22, overall 1089 – Silas Ardoin, C, Louisiana HS
Round 37, pick 22, overall 1119 – Hayden Dunhurst, C, Mississippi HS
Round 38, pick 22, overall 1149 – Darius Perry, C, California HS
Round 39, pick 22, overall 1179 – Brady Hill, OF, Washington HS
Round 40, pick 22, overall 1209 – Kendal Ewell, OF, Illinois HS

The Rockies approached the 2019 draft with a focus up top on college players, drafting college or junior college players for the first 30 rounds of the draft. They were able to get two very strong college bats at the top of the draft along with a pair of projectable arms in Kauffman and Ethridge that I like quite a bit. Wallace could be a very quick-moving reliever as well that could help a Rockies team ready to compete right now.

That focus early on college players could leave the Rockies with a decent amount of money to utilize on the high school players that they did draft, though, interestingly, they chose to select four high school catchers among the 9 high school players they drafted, so they likely expect not to sign 2-3 of them.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Round 1, pick 25, overall 25 – Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane
Round 1, pick 31, overall 31 – Michael Busch, 2B, North Carolina
Round 2c, pick 1, overall 78 – Jimmy Lewis, RHP, Texas HS
Round 3, pick 24, overall 102 – Ryan Pepiot, RHP, Butler
Round 4, pick 24, overall 131 – Brandon Lewis, 3B, UC-Irvine
Round 5, pick 24, overall 161 – Jack Little, RHP, Stanford
Round 6, pick 24, overall 191 – Aaron Ochsenbein, RHP, Eastern Kentucky
Round 7, pick 24, overall 221 – Nick Robertson, RHP, James Madison
Round 8, pick 24, overall 251 – Ryan Ward, OF, Bryant
Round 9, pick 24, overall 281 – Alec Gamboa, LHP, Fresno JuCo
Round 10, pick 24, overall 311 – Zac Ching, SS, VCU
Round 11, pick 24, overall 341 – Logan Boyer, RHP, San Diego State
Round 12, pick 24, overall 371 – Mitchell Tyranski, LHP, Michigan State
Round 13, pick 24, overall 401 – Jacob Cantleberry, LHP, Missouri
Round 14, pick 24, overall 431 – Sean Mellen, LHP, Northeastern
Round 15, pick 24, overall 461 – Joe Vranesh, OF, St. Marys
Round 16, pick 24, overall 491 – Andrew Baker, RHP, Chipola JuCo
Round 17, pick 24, overall 521 – Brandon Wulff, OF, Stanford
Round 18, pick 24, overall 551 – Jeff Beige, LHP, St. John’s
Round 19, pick 24, overall 581 – Braidyn Fink, RHP, Oklahoma
Round 20, pick 24, overall 611 – Zack Plunkett, RHP, Arkansas
Round 21, pick 24, overall 641 – Trey LaFleur, OF, Florida HS
Round 22, pick 24, overall 671 – Jimmy Titus, SS, Bryant
Round 23, pick 24, overall 701 – Cyrillo Watson, RHP, Illinois
Round 24, pick 24, overall 731 – Chet Allison, OF, Fresno JuCo
Round 25, pick 24, overall 761 – Jonny Deluca, OF, Oregon
Round 26, pick 24, overall 791 – Mark Mixon, RHP, Miami
Round 27, pick 24, overall 821 – Parker Brahms, RHP, Sacramento State
Round 28, pick 24, overall 851 – Brennan Milone, IF, Georgia HS
Round 29, pick 24, overall 881 – Breyln Jones, SS, New Jersey HS
Round 30, pick 24, overall 911 – Josh Ibarra, RHP, Golden West JuCo
Round 31, pick 24, overall 941 – Kayle Yates, SS, Utah HS
Round 32, pick 24, overall 971 – Danny Sinatro, OF, Washington State
Round 33, pick 24, overall 1001 – Julio Carrion, 3B, Chipola JuCo
Round 34, pick 24, overall 1031 – Francisco Martinez, LHP, Puerto Rico HS
Round 35, pick 24, overall 1061 – Justin Washington, OF, Savannah State
Round 36, pick 24, overall 1091 – Matthew Kanfer, OF, Pepperdine
Round 37, pick 24, overall 1121 – Tres Gonzalez, OF, Georgia HS
Round 38, pick 24, overall 1151 – Tyler Ryan, C, Pacific
Round 39, pick 24, overall 1181 – Caden MacDonald, LHP, Texas HS
Round 40, pick 24, overall 1211 – Ty Haselman, C, UCLA

With a compensatory pick due to not signing JT Ginn last season, the Dodgers were able to line up two of the best college hitters available in the entire draft class with their two first-round picks. From there, they were excellent in mixing risk with present tools and younger players that will likely need development time with those who should be able to move quickly to the upper minors.

Second-round pick Jimmy Lewis has a great frame for Dodgers minor league pitching coaches to work with at 6’6″ and the ability to feel pitches already. While some of them could end up in college, the Dodgers’ selections from roughly pick 24 on through the end of the draft were very intriguing with plenty of high school and JuCo picks that flashed a world of upside. One who doesn’t fit either of those categories but is someone to keep an eye on is 35th rounder Justin Washington of Savannah State. Washington is all of his listed 6’4″ frame and barely his 190 pound listed weight, but he has the shoulders and hips that he could add on some muscle in a hurry and has the raw quick twitch to potentially be someone that surprises from deep in the draft.

San Diego Padres

Round 1, pick 6, overall 6 – C.J. Abrams, SS, Georgia HS
Round 2, pick 7, overall 48 – Joshua Mears, OF, Washington HS
Round CBB, pick 4, overall 73 – Logan Driscoll, C, George Mason
Round 3, pick 6, overall 84 – Hudson Head, OF, Texas HS
Round 4, pick 6, overall 113 – Matt Brash, RHP, Niagara
Round 5, pick 6, overall 143 – Chris Lincoln, RHP, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 6, pick 6, overall 173 – Drake Fellows, RHP, Vanderbilt
Round 7, pick 6, overall 203 – Connor Lehmann, RHP, St. Louis.
Round 8, pick 6, overall 233 – Andrew Mitchel, LHP, San Jose State
Round 9, pick 6, overall 263 – Jason Blanchard, LHP, Lamar
Round 10, pick 6, overall 293 – Ethan Elliott, LHP, Lincoln Memorial
Round 11, pick 6, overall 323 – Mason Feole, LHP, Connecticut
Round 12, pick 6, overall 353 – Matthew Acosta, OF, USC
Round 13, pick 6, overall 383 – Brandon Komar, RHP, Madison JuCo
Round 14, pick 6, overall 413 – Bodi Rascon, LHP, Texas HS
Round 15, pick 6, overall 443 – Andre Tarver, OF, Georgia HS
Round 16, pick 6, overall 473 – Robert Briley, RHP, Seminole State JuCo
Round 17, pick 6, overall 503 – Jared Alvarez-Lopez, C, Texas HS
Round 18, pick 6, overall 533 – Andrew Dean, LHP, Illinois-Springfield
Round 19, pick 6, overall 563 – Chris Givin, SS, Xavier
Round 20, pick 6, overall 593 – Deacon Medders, RHP, Alabama
Round 21, pick 6, overall 623 – Josh Stronach, RHP, 3B, UCLA
Round 22, pick 6, overall 653 – Joshua Rivera, 3B, Florida HS
Round 23, pick 6, overall 683 – Maurice Hampton, OF, Tennessee HS
Round 24, pick 6, overall 713 – Taylor Lomack, OF, Tallahassee JuCo
Round 25, pick 6, overall 743 – Blake Baker, RHP, Miami Dade Kendal JuCo
Round 26, pick 6, overall 773 – Pierce Jones, OF, Illinois HS
Round 27, pick 6, overall 803 – Tyler Malone, C, Oregon State
Round 28, pick 6, overall 833 – Sam Ballard, LHP, Parkland JuCo
Round 29, pick 6, overall 863 – Anthony Nunez, SS, Florida HS
Round 30, pick 6, overall 893 – Ripken Reyes, 2B, San Diego
Round 31, pick 6, overall 923 – Jason Nelson, RHP, Central Arizona JuCo
Round 32, pick 6, overall 953 – Jason Reynolds, RHP, Lehigh
Round 33, pick 6, overall 983 – Keegan Pulford-Thorpe, LHP, Canada HS
Round 34, pick 6, overall 1013 – Bryant Salgado, RHP, San Jacinto North JuCo
Round 35, pick 6, overall 1043 – Keegan Collett, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast
Round 36, pick 6, overall 1073 – Isaiah Bennett, RHP, North Carolina HS
Round 37, pick 6, overall 1103 – Owen Cobb, SS, Washington HS
Round 38, pick 6, overall 1133 – Cole Roberts, SS, California HS
Round 39, pick 6, overall 1163 – Dylan Hoffman, LHP, Waldorf
Round 40, pick 6, overall 1193 – Koty Fallon, RHP, Western Oregon

When you have the best system in baseball, you can take risks that other teams cannot. The Padres showed exactly that in the third day of the draft. Of course, the first two days set that up. While Abrams was highly regarded, he likely had a 4-5 spot hole from the Padres pick to the next spot he’d have been a likely pick, so they could save $1M or potentially more simply by using that in their negotiations with him while also getting one of the fastest players in the entire draft.

In all, the Padres selected 21 high school and junior college players and 20 players from 4-year colleges. This will mean that more players will go unsigned for the Padres than the typical draft class, but the Padres can focus their money on the players they desire most.

One very intriguing thing to watch is whether the Padres even make a real effort to sign 23rd round selection Maurice Hampton. Hampton is arguably the best athlete from this draft, but he’s also signed to play SEC football and baseball both, so he could be a tough sign. However, if they could bring him along with Abrams both, that’d be an incredible draft class for sure!

San Francisco Giants

Round 1, pick 10, overall 10 – Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona State
Round 2, pick 10, overall 41 – Logan Wyatt, 1B, Louisville
Round 3, pick 9, overall 87 – Grant McCray, OF, Florida HS
Round 4, pick 9, overall 116 – Tyler Fitzgerald, SS, Louisville
Round 5, pick 9, overall 146 – Garrett Frechette, 1B, California HS
Round 6, pick 9, overall 176 – Dilan Rosario, SS, Puerto Rico HS
Round 7, pick 9, overall 206 – Armani Smith, OF, UC-Santa Barbara
Round 8, pick 9, overall 236 – Caleb Kilian, RHP, Texas Tech
Round 9, pick 9, overall 266 – Simon Whiteman, SS, Yale
Round 10, pick 9, overall 296 – Jeff Houghtby, SS, San Diego
Round 11, pick 9, overall 326 – Trevor McDonald, RHP, Mississippi HS
Round 12, pick 9, overall 356 – Chris Wright, LHP, Bryant
Round 13, pick 9, overall 386 – Harrison Freed, OF, Butler
Round 14, pick 9, overall 416 – Nick Morreale, RHP, Georgetown
Round 15, pick 9, overall 446 – Carter Aldrete, 2B, Arizona State
Round 16, pick 9, overall 476 – Brandon Martorano, C, North Carolina
Round 17, pick 9, overall 506 – Connor Cannon, 1B, Cal-Riverside
Round 18, pick 9, overall 536 – Cole Waites, RHP, West Alabama
Round 19, pick 9, overall 566 – Kanoa Pagan, RHP, Mission JuCo
Round 20, pick 9, overall 596 – Najee Gaskins, OF, St. Cloud State
Round 21, pick 9, overall 626 – Bryce Fehmel, RHP, Oregon State
Round 22, pick 9, overall 656 – Javeyan Williams, OF, Southern A&M
Round 23, pick 9, overall 686 – Taylor Rashi, RHP, Cal-Irvine
Round 24, pick 9, overall 716 – Evan Lumbert, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast
Round 25, pick 9, overall 746 – Richard D. Rodriguez, 2B, Puerto Rico HS
Round 26, pick 9, overall 776 – Nick Avila, RHP, Long Beach State
Round 27, pick 9, overall 806 – Connor Beichler, SS, Oklahoma HS
Round 28, pick 9, overall 836 – Reese Sharp, RHP, Indiana HS
Round 29, pick 9, overall 866 – Brooks Crawford, RHP, Clemson
Round 30, pick 9, overall 896 – Justin Crump, RHP, UNC-Wilmington
Round 31, pick 9, overall 926 – Tyler Wyatt, RHP, Grand Canyon
Round 32, pick 9, overall 956 – Dylan Brewer, OF, South Carolina HS
Round 33, pick 9, overall 986 – Nolan Dempsey, 2B, Fresno State
Round 34, pick 9, overall 1016 – Morgan Colopy, OF, Ohio HS
Round 35, pick 9, overall 1046 – Brooks Lee, SS, California HS
Round 36, pick 9, overall 1076 – Cameron Repetti, 3B, California HS
Round 37, pick 9, overall 1106 – Cole Weiss, 3B, UNC-Wilmington
Round 38, pick 9, overall 1136 – Will Rigney, RHP, Texas HS
Round 39, pick 9, overall 1166 – Chris Lanzilli, OF, Wake Forest
Round 40, pick 9, overall 1196 – Jeff Heinrich, 3B, McHenry County JuCo

While they did have a top-10 selection, the Giants did not have any additional picks, meaning that they were not able to compete financially with many around the teams around them. This led to a heavy college focus early, though they did grab some excellent collegiate hitters as part of their college focus.

The Giants did grab some excellent high school talent that should be affordable and join an organization that is bereft of prospect depth. One of my personal favorites that I had a chance to evaluate was Puerto Rican infielder Dilan Rosario, who has exceptional talent. Giants fans should watch the selections from 32-40, as probably only Dempsey is a sure sign. Any other player they sign from that grouping is going to be a much better player in talent than the draft position that they held and should be tracked closely!

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