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Mock Draft 1.0-2015 MLB Draft


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Arizona Diamondbacks-#1

Dansby Swanson - Shortstop - Vanderbilt

I think the Dbacks will go with Swanson or Bregman, and Swanson is more likely to stick at short, so I’ll have them pick Swanson here.

 

Houston Astros-#2

Carson Fulmer - Right Handed Pitcher - Vanderbilt

After the Dbacks pick Swanson I’m going with another Commodore, and it is going to be Fulmer, who they like, and since he is unlikely to fall to #5 I think they take him here.

 

Colorado Rockies-#3

Andrew Benintendi - Center Field - Arkansas

I’ve heard that the Rockies will go college bat if Fulmer is gone, and Benintendi is the favorite here, I could also see them picking Bregman, but they could go with Jay or Rodgers.

 

Texas Rangers-#4

Alex Bregman - Shortsop - LSU

If Bregman falls the Rangers would be delighted, as one person said that Jon Daniels has handpicked him, but if he is gone Daz Cameron or Brendan Rodgers would be possibilities.

 

Houston Astros-#5

Kyle Tucker - Outfield - Plant HS (Florida)

The Astros will likely pick between Cameron and Tucker here, and since they have a connection with the Tucker family, I think that they will go with the best hitter in the class, but Cameron is the more athletic of the two.

 

Minnesota Twins-#6

Brendan Rodgers - Shortstop - Lake Mary HS (Florida)

The Twins love athletic high school hitters, and Rogers is the most complete player in the draft, but he could be gone by then. Other players to watch are Dillon Tate, Tucker, Bregman, Tyler Jay, and Cameron, and if they decide to go underslot James Kaprielian and Donnie Dewees will be players to watch.

 

Boston Red Sox-#7

Dillon Tate - Right Handed Pitcher - UC Santa Barbara

With Fulmer, Benintendi, and Bregman gone, the Red Sox will go BPA and take Tate, who has slowed down some, but it is his first year starting, and he should be able to get back on track quickly, but the Sox could take someone like Cameron, Jay, or Jon Harris.

 

Chicago White Sox-#8

Tyler Jay - Left Handed Pitcher - Illinois

If the draft falls out like this the White Sox will continue to do what they do and take a lefty with an electric arm, but Harris, Cameron, and Walker Buehler could be in play here.

 

Chicago Cubs-#9

Daz Cameron - Outfielder - ELC Academy (Georgia)

I think the Cubs will go BPA, and Cameron would be that in this scenario, but the Cubs might want to strengthen pitching, and if they do Buehler, Harris, and Kyle Funkhouser would be options.

 

Philadelphia Phillies-#10

Jon Harris - Right Handed Pitcher - MSU

Nobody knows what the Phillies are doing, including themselves, so I’m going BPA, but they like Buehler and Tyler Stephenson, but this is as good of a guess as any.

 

Cincinnati Reds-#11

Tyler Stephenson - Catcher -Kennesaw Mountain HS (Georgia)

The Reds would love it if anybody above fell, but if they don’t Stephenson would likely be the choice, but Ian Happ, Trenton Clark, or Buehler could be options.

 

Miami Marlins-#12

Phil Bickford - Right Handed Pitcher - Southern Nevada JC

There are rumors that Loria could dictate this pick, and some say he prefers college pitchers, and Bickford and Buehler would be the best available, but guys like Funkhouser or Brady Aiken could be options.

 

Tampa Bay Rays-#13

Walker Buehler - Right Handed Pitcher - Vanderbilt

The Rays have had their big guys in to see Buehler recently, and he seems like a logical pick here, but Happ, Kolby Allard, and Mike Nikorak, and Garrett Whitley will be considered.

 

Atlanta Braves-#14

Cornelius Randolph - Third Base - Griffen HS (Georgia)

The Braves want Stephenson, but in this scenario they decide to go with Best Georgian Available, and that would be Randolph, although I hear they like Allard a lot.

 

Milwaukee Brewers-#15

Trenton Clark - Outfielder - Richland HS (Texas)

Clark could be gone by now, but if he isn’t I think the Brewers take him, but they could go with Allard or Kaprielian.

 

New York Yankees-#16

Ashe Russell - Right Handed Pitcher - Cathedral HS (Indiana)

If it plays out to this the Yankees could go with Whitley, Kaprielian, Funkhouser, or Happ, but I think Russell has the most upside of them, so I’m having the Yankees go with Russell.

 

Cleveland Indians-#17

Garrett Whitley - Outfielder - Niskayuna HS (New York)

The Indians want someone like Buehler to fall, but if he doesn’t I think they will go with Whitley, but someone like Funkhouser or Kaprielian would be a nice pickup for the tribe.

 

San Francisco Giants-#18

Kyle Funkhouser - Right Handed Pitcher - Louisville

Last year the Giants picked Tyler Beede, and this year’s form of Beede is Funkhouser, and it wouldn’t surprise me if they go with him here, but Mike Nikorkak would also be in consideration.

 

Pittsburgh Pirates-#19

Mike Nikorak - Right Handed Pitcher - Stroudsburg HS (Pennsylvania)

People say the Pirates don’t particularly like anyone, so I think the will go with highest upside in Nikorak, or local kid Ian Happ.

 

Oakland Athletics-#20

Ian Happ - Outfielder - Cincinnati

I don’t think Happ will slide any further than this, but the A’s could go with someone like Cody Ponce.

 

Kansas City Royals-#21

James Kaprielian - Right Handed Pitcher - UCLA

The Royals like a few different college pitchers, and if Kaprielian is available they will probably pick him, but they could go after an injured pitcher.

 

Detroit Tigers-#22

Donnie Everett - Right Handed Pitcher - Clarksville HS (Tennessee)

The Tigers like Everett, and would probably take him if Funkhouser is gone, but they could go after Beau Burrows or Chris Betts.

 

St. Louis Cardinals-#23

Nathan Kirby - Left Handed Pitcher - Virginia

The Cardinals like college pitchers who fall, and that is what Kirby is, but they could go with Allard or a college hitter.

 

Los Angeles Dodgers-#24

Kolby Allard - Left Handed Pitcher - San Clemente HS (California)

The Dodgers would love Allard to fall this far, and if he does it would probably be enough for them to not pick Aiken or Michael Matuella.

 

Baltimore Orioles-#25

Kevin Newman - Shortstop - Arizona

With Happ gone, I think the Orioles will go with the best college hitter on the board, but Donnie Dewees could be in play as well, as could Brady Aiken, but the O’s like clean medical records, and Aiken wouldn’t fit the bill.

 

Los Angeles Angels-#26

Blake Trahan - Shortstop - Louisiana Lafayette

The Angels have been heavily linked to Trahan, and that seems like the pick here unless someone falls, but they could go with Richie Martin if this scenario plays out.

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diehardtwinsfan

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I have to think the Twins would jump on Tate if he fell that far.  He's got front line potential.  Not a fan of a college pitcher here, but if Tate was there, I'd think long and hard about taking him.

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