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2017 MLB Draft

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Assuming they cut a deal with Lewis.

Lewis has an unreal ceiling, but Hunter Green is crazy good for a high schooler.
 
No offense, but you might have a sports addiction problem when you follow the baseball draft this closely, lol.
 
No offense, but you might have a sports addiction problem when you follow the baseball draft this closely, lol.

Is it any different than the NBA or NFL draft though?

It's a larger pool of players but it's still fun projecting what guys may or may not do....
 
About 10 picks away

Anyone notable left boobie?
 
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Quentin Holmes, Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS OF R/R HS
6'1" 175lbs DOB: 07/07/99

As is often the case with Northeast area high school players, Holmes had to play a little catchup to his warm-weather contemporaries on the summer showcase circuit. He did make the 18-and-under U.S. National Team and was able to show off his tools at a number of events along the way. Scouts had to wait for the weather to warm up in New York before getting the chance to re-evaluate the outfielder in his regular season. Holmes has been able to show off his best tool, his true 80 speed, as he is likely the fastest player in this Draft class. Over the summer, he consistently clocked in with some of the best 60-yard-dash times, and also showed he knows how to use that speed on both sides of the ball. He's a major basestealing threat and he can cover a lot of ground in center field. While he still has much to learn, the New Yorker's hit tool isn't bad and he finds the barrel a bit more consistently than fellow Northeasterner Garrett Whitley, a former first-round pick, did. There is strength to be added to his 6-foot-1 frame, an athletic body some feel is also the best in this class, so there might be some power to come. Teams interested in the Mississippi State commit will definitely be taking a gamble on that hit tool. If it comes enough, Holmes could be the kind of dynamic leadoff hitter teams covet, but rarely find.

Ranked 33
 
The entire swing needs refined, second year in a row they've bet on the other tools and their ability to fix mechanics within the swing.

Immediately becomes one of the best athletes in the system.
 
Tyler Freeman, SS 6'0" 165lbs DOB: 05/21/99
Etiwanda High School has had seven players drafted in its history, none earlier than the sixth round and none since 2008. None of them made it to the big leagues, either, and while Freeman might have the skills to be the first, word on the street was he'd have to go quite a bit higher than the sixth to walk away from his Texas Christian commitment. A shortstop in high school, Freeman does have some range and a decent arm, but he tends to play too fast at the position, with many evaluators foreseeing a move to second at the next level. He has the chance to play there every day if his bat continues to develop. Early this spring, Freeman got away from his usual approach, adding a leg kick and trying to show he could hit for more power. When he's at his best, he's a high contact, line-drive hitter, one who should grow into some power naturally in the future. While he's not a burner, he is an above-average runner, especially once underway. If he can continue to swing the bat like he's capable, he could develop into a Michael Young type. At worst, he becomes a Mark DeRosa type of utilityman, though a team that wants to find out might have to take him in the top three rounds, or wait three years after his TCU career.
 
Surprised to see them go 2 HS guys...love the Holmes pick though. Fastest guy in the draft, and placed into a farm that lacks RH hitting OF prospects...and back to back years their 1st pick has been a guy with a trait you can't teach (Benson's size, Holmes' speed) while hoping to improve the things that can be taught.

Won't be surprised to see a lot of college guys who can be underslotted tomorrow, but still quite a few good college and Juco guys out there for the pickings, especially pitchers and catchers.

Tristan Beck, Evan Skoug, Jake Thompson, Riley Adams, KJ Harrison, Daniel Tillo, Will Gaddis to name a few still available.
 
Is it any different than the NBA or NFL draft though?

It's a larger pool of players but it's still fun projecting what guys may or may not do....

I'd say it's different since most of the guys drafted are at least 3 years away from playing in an MLB game
 
Is it any different than the NBA or NFL draft though?

It's a larger pool of players but it's still fun projecting what guys may or may not do....

To me it is because of how long draft is, the amount of available players, the slim likely hood a player works out, the amount of time the spend in the minors developing, etc.

Baseball to be a super fan takes something like 4 times the effort over football or basketball in my opinion.

And besides we all know most of here should be in a 12 step program for our sports addictions.
 
Ernie Clement 2B Virginia

Hailing from upstate New York, Clement was an outstanding hockey player for four years of high school while also playing baseball. He focused his efforts on the diamond by heading to the University of Virginia and took full advantage of scouts pouring in to see first-round teammates Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley. Clement has been an effective hitter at the top of the Cavaliers lineup over the last two years, claiming the leadoff spot for much of the last season and a half. He has tremendous contact skills, and while he doesn't walk much, he has proven to be one of the toughest college hitters to strike out in the country throughout his career at Virginia. An above-average-to-plus runner, Clement does have some basestealing ability. As a freshman and sophomore, he split time between second and center field. He's played shortstop this season, and while he doesn't profile as an everyday player there, his average arm and solid range would play there well enough in a pinch. A bit undersized, Clement doesn't have the frame to really impact the baseball, and that might limit his ceiling to being a super-utlity type of player who mostly sees time at second and in center. Even so, his track record of performance at a top-flight program, with a lot of people watching this year, could help him land in the top three or four rounds.
 

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