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Doing a mock draft is so much fun but, reader beware, no one, and I mean no one, gets a good amount of the picks correct. Certain teams stay incredibly quiet, some teams have higher-ups that butt-in and take “their guy” (I’m looking at you, Rockies, when the scouting director wanted Evan Longoria but he was overruled in favor of Greg Reynolds) and bonus demands have not fully been leaked. Either way, they are still fun to do and to read, no matter who does them. With that said, here is my attempt at my first Mock Draft of the year:
| Pick | Team | Player |
| 1 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (RHP – UCLA) |
| 2 | Mariners | Anthony Rendon (3B – Rice) |
| 3 | Diamondbacks | Trevor Bauer (RHP – UCLA) |
| 4 | Orioles | Dylan Bundy (RHP – HS, OK) |
| 5 | Roylas | Danny Hultzen (LHP – Virginia) |
| 6 | Nationals | Bubba Starling (OF – HS, KS) |
| 7 | Diamondbacks | Sonny Gray (RHP – Vanderbilt) |
| 8 | Indians | Alex Meyer (RHP - Kentucky) |
| 9 | Cubs | Matt Barnes (RHP – UConn) |
| 10 | Padres | Francisco Lindor (SS – HS, FL) |
| 11 | Astros | Taylor Jungmann (RHP – Texas) |
| 12 | Brewers | Jed Bradley (LHP – Georgia Tech) |
| 13 | Mets | Cory Spangenberg 3B – (Indian River St. Col.) |
| 14 | Marlins | Jose Fernandez (RHP - HS, FL) |
| 15 | Brewers | C.J. Cron (1B – Utah) |
| 16 | Dodgers | Robert Stephenson (RHP – HS, CA) |
| 17 | Angels | George Springer (OF – UConn) |
| 18 | A’s | Mikie Mahtook (OF - LSU) |
| 19 | Red Sox | Archie Bradley (RHP – HS, OK) |
| 20 | Rockies | Kolten Wong (2B – Hawaii) |
| 21 | Blue Jays | Taylor Guerrieri (RHP – HS, SC) |
| 22 | Cardinals | Javier Baez (SS/3B – HS, FL) |
| 23 | Nationals | Brian Goodwin (OF – Miami Dade JC) |
| 24 | Rays | Levi Michael (SS – North Carolina) |
| 25 | Padres | Daniel Norris (LHP - HS, TN) |
| 26 | Red Sox | Tyler Beede (RHP - HS, MA) |
| 27 | Reds | Grayson Garvin (LHP – Vanderbilt) |
| 28 | Braves | Joe Ross (RHP – HS, CA) |
| 29 | Giants | Dillon Howard (RHP – HS, AK) |
| 30 | Twins | Tyler Anderson (LHP - Oregon) |
| 31 | Rays | Andrew Susac (C - Oregon State) |
| 32 | Rays | Brandon Nimmo (OF - HS, WY) |
| 33 | Rangers | Blake Swihart (C - HS, NM) |
| 34 | Nationals | Anthony Meo (RHP – Coastal Carolina) |
| 35 | Blue Jays | Josh Bell (OF – HS, TX) |
| 36 | Red Sox | Austin Hedges (C - HS, CA) |
| 37 | Rangers | Trevor Story (SS - HS, TX) |
| 38 | Rays | Travis Harrison (3B/OF – HS, CA) |
| 39 | Phillies | Henry Owens (LHP – HS, CA) |
| 40 | Red Sox | Matt Purke (RHP – TCU) |
| 41 | Rays | Granden Goeztman (OF - HS, FL) |
| 42 | Rays | Jackie Bradley Jr (OF - South Carolina) |
| 43 | Diamondbacks | Dwight Smith (OF - HS, GA) |
| 44 | Mets | Johnny Eierman (SS - HS, MO) |
| 45 | Rockies | Jorge Lopez (RHP - HS, PR) |
| 46 | Blue Jays | Andrew Chafin, LHP, Kent State) |
| 47 | White Sox | Charles Tilson (OF – HS, IL) |
| 48 | Padres | Erik Johnson (RHP – California) |
| 49 | Giants | Jason Esposito (SS – Vanderbilt) |
| 50 | Twins | Josh Osich (LHP – Oregon) |
| 51 | Yankees | Williams Jerez (OF - HS, NY) |
| 52 | Rays | Hudson Boyd (RHP – HS, FL) |
| 53 | Blue Jays | Derek Fisher (OF – HS, PA) |
| 54 | Padres | Larry Greene (OF – HS, GA) |
| 55 | Twins | Sean Gilmartin (LHP – Florida State) |
| 56 | Rays | Aaron Westlake (1B - Vanderbilt) |
| 57 | Blue Jays | Nick Maronde (RHP – Florida) |
| 58 | Padres | Shawon Dunston Jr. (OF – HS, CA) |
| 59 | Rays | Pratt Maynard (C – N.C. State) |
| 60 | Rays | Michael Kelly (RHP – HS, FL) |
-Jonathan C. Mitchell can be found writing about the Tampa Bay Rays at DRaysBay and you can follow him on twitter at @FigureFilbert
Filed under: Draft Coverage, On the Farm - Prospects Tagged: | MLB Draft, Mock Draft
I like your mock draft. If you are right, my Indians look to get a pretty good pitcher in the first round. Thanks for all you do.
My pleasure! Thanks for reading! The Indians will get a solid player in that slot for sure.