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2019 MLB Draft team strategy: NL West
With the MLB draft now a short three weeks away, we break through our first divisional outlook on draft needs and draft strategy for the upcoming 2019 MLB draft. Arizona Diamondbacks 2018 Record: 82-80Bonus Pool: $16,093,700Day 1 selections: 7 (16, 26, 33, 34, 56, 74, 75)Day 2 selections: 8 (93, 122, 152, 182, 212, 242, 272, 302) Draft Strategy The team with the most money in the draft by over $2 million over the 2nd-highest team and nearly $3 million over the 3rd-highest bonus pool, the Diamondbacks will be able to have a lot of paths to their 2019 draft. With a farm system that is on the rise, but…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, Version 6.1
The 2019 MLB draft will take place June 3-5. This is the sixth of the mock drafts that I will put out, looking to put out one per week all the way up to the draft. Before we get into the picks, let’s start with a quick look at the bonus pools for each team: Arizona $16.09M Baltimore $13.82M Kansas City $13.11M Miami $13.05M Chicago (A) $11.57M Atlanta $11.53M Texas $11.02M San Diego $10.76M Detroit $10.40M Tampa Bay $10.33 M Pittsburgh $9.94M Minnesota $9.91M Cincinnati $9.53M San Francisco $8.71M Toronto $8.46M New York (N) $8.22M Los Angeles (N) $8.07M Los Angeles (A) $7.61M Seattle $7.56M New York (A) $7.46M Colorado…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, Version 5.3
The 2019 MLB draft will take place on June 3-5. This is the fifth of the mock drafts that I will put out, looking to put out one per week all the way up to the draft. Before we get into the picks, let’s start with a quick look at the bonus pools for each team: Arizona $16.09M Baltimore $13.82M Kansas City $13.11M Miami $13.05M Chicago (A) $11.57M Atlanta $11.53M Texas $11.02M San Diego $10.76M Detroit $10.40M Tampa Bay $10.33 M Pittsburgh $9.94M Minnesota $9.91M Cincinnati $9.53M San Francisco $8.71M Toronto $8.46M New York (N) $8.22M Los Angeles (N) $8.07M Los Angeles (A) $7.61M Seattle $7.56M New York (A) $7.46M…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, version 4.7
The 2019 MLB draft will take place on June 3-5. This is the fourth of the mock drafts that I will put out, looking to put out one per week all the way up to the draft. Before we get into the picks, let’s start with a quick look at the bonus pools for each team: Arizona $16.09M Baltimore $13.82M Kansas City $13.11M Miami $13.05M Chicago (A) $11.57M Atlanta $11.53M Texas $11.02M San Diego $10.76M Detroit $10.40M Tampa Bay $10.33 M Pittsburgh $9.94M Minnesota $9.91M Cincinnati $9.53M San Francisco $8.71M Toronto $8.46M New York (N) $8.22M Los Angeles (N) $8.07M Los Angeles (A) $7.61M Seattle $7.56M New York (A) $7.46M…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, Version 2.0
The 2019 MLB draft will take place June 3-5. This is the second of the mock drafts that I will put out, looking to put out one per week all the way up to the draft. Before we get into the picks, let’s start with a quick look at the bonus pools for each team: Arizona $16.09M Baltimore $13.82M Kansas City $13.11M Miami $13.05M Chicago (A) $11.57M Atlanta $11.53M Texas $11.02M San Diego $10.76M Detroit $10.40M Tampa Bay $10.33 M Pittsburgh $9.94M Minnesota $9.91M Cincinnati $9.53M San Francisco $8.71M Toronto $8.46M New York (N) $8.22M Los Angeles (N) $8.07M Los Angeles (A) $7.61M Seattle $7.56M New York (A) $7.46M Colorado…
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Mock Drafts
I have been an avid follower of the Major League Baseball draft long enough to remember tuning in to MLB.com to listen to the phone conference the first time they broadcast the conference for everyone to hear, back before things were televised. I will start mock drafts usually with about 6-8 weeks left before the current year’s draft, and you can find them here! 2019 Mock Drafts Mock Draft Monday, Version 8 – Full First Day (May 27) Mock Draft Monday, Version 7 (May 20) Mock Draft Monday, Version 6 (May 13) Mock Draft Monday, Version 5 (May 6) Mock Draft Monday, Version 4 (April 29) Mock Draft Monday, Version…
