2016 MLB Draft Board 1.0
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Below is my personal top 25 draft board along with a very brief synopsis of each player:
#1 - Kyle Lewis - Mercer University - OF - 6'4", 195 lb.
The best hitter in the class, but will likely move from center field to right as his career moves along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDHjMtL91tU
#2 - Delvin Perez - IBA (Puerto Rico) - SS - 6'3", 165 lb.
A Gold Glove caliber shortstop who's hitting is improving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtaJ6PNt3Bo
#3 - Jason Groome - Barnegat (New Jersey) - LHP - 6'6", 220 lb.
Being ineligible to play on his high school baseball team will not hurt his stock. He reminds me of a healthy Brady Aiken, who was his former teammate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ2jz0OuTro
#4 - Nick Senzel - University of Tennessee - 3B - 6'1", 205 lb.
Senzel is a very polished hitter who has raised some questions about where his defensive home will be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj6s5UkiuB8
#5 - Riley Pint - St. Thomas Aquinas (Kansas) - RHP - 6'4", 195 lb.
The flame thrower from Kansas has the highest ceiling of any pitcher from this class, but there are concerns about his delivery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coxD18F9M0w
#6 - Corey Ray - Louisville - OF - 5'11", 185 lb.
Ray is a smooth hitting center fielder who was not talked about very much coming out of an Illinois high school, but has broke at Louisville.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MWG-5mV9k
#7 - Blake Rutherford - Chaminade College Prep (California) - OF - 6'2", 190 lb.
The top high school hitter from the United States has enough tools to be an all-star at the big league level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zr8UaFx4ng
#8 - AJ Puk - University of Florida - LHP - 6'7", 230 lb.
The big lefty has not pitched as well as people hoped he would, but he still has a high enough ceiling to be in the top ten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPIfADmcHU
#9 - Josh Lowe - Pope (Georgia) - 3B/RHP - 6'4", 190 lb.
The Georgian has enough potential to be a top ten pick as either a pitcher or an infielder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjbS9R2AVEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsAes1cnLIM
#10 - Connor Jones - University of Virginia - RHP - 6'2", 200 lb.
Jones is a power pitcher who does not get a whole lot of strikeouts, but has still pitched well this spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RuepXaBGRY
#11 - Logan Shore - University of Florida - RHP - 6'1", 210 lb.
The Minnesota boy has the best pitchability in the draft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XsAbBow7w
#12 - Ian Anderson - Shenendehowa (New York) - RHP - 6'3", 170 lb.
Anderson has shot up draft boards this spring, but he could be a tough sign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0CF1acgJnA
#13 - Will Benson - The Westminster Schools (Georgia) - OF - 6'6", 220 lb.
Another athletic Georgian who could pay big dividends to the team that drafts him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4QE8b93Fow
#14 - Daulton Jefferies - University of California - RHP - 6'0", 180 lb.
Jefferies has the same kind of size and stuff that Logan Shore has.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2yWUM4rK7M
#15 - Mickey Moniak - La Costa Canyon (California) - OF - 6'2", 190 lb.
The center fielder from southern California is a solid hitter whose athleticism will be a plus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx_mP-ZZuP0
#16 - Kevin Gowdy - Santa Barbara (California) - RHP - 6'4", 170 lb.
Gowdy is a slender righty from the baseball hotbed of southern California who has good pitchability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvQkQv5KoUI
#17 - Nolan Jones - Holy Ghost (Pennsylvania) - SS - 6'4", 185 lb.
Jones probably will not stick at shortstop, but could instead become a great hitter who could play all over the diamond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sszk0W9QGUE
#18 - Alex Speas - McEachern (Georgia) - RHP - 6'4", 190 lb.
The righty from Georgia has filthy stuff that could one day put him at the top of a rotation, but he has a relatively low floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_FvLphEuk
#19 - Chris Okey - Clemson - C - 5'11", 195 lb.
Okey is the best catcher in the class and has hit well this spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_FOH8w_TwI
#20 - Braxton Garrett - Florence (Alabama) - LHP - 6'3", 190 lb.
Garrett has a terrific curve that he pairs with a solid fastball, which gives him some big upside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpL3zmwWYw
#21 - Eric Lauer - Kent State - LHP - 6'3", 205 lb.
The crafty lefty has pitched to the tune of microscopic ERA of 0.90 and 11.04 strikeouts per nine this spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvLFkqzuUqE
#22 - Alec Hansen - Oklahoma University - RHP - 6'7", 235 lb.
Hansen has been terrible this spring, but he still has a ton of upside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEukxrhB-0
#23 - Dakota Hudson - Mississipi State - RHP - 6'5", 205 lb.
The righty from Tennessee has thrown so well this spring that he is beginning to shoot up draft boards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uO3eLZWCPA
#24 - Bryan Reynolds - Vanderbilt - OF - 6'2", 210
The best player from the baseball factory of Vanderbilt is an on base machine that should stick in centerfield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HjuhIkDv2A
#25 - Jordan Sheffield - Vanderbilt - RHP - 6'0", 185 lb.
Sheffield comes from a baseball family that includes Gary and Justus Sheffield, but Jordan is making a name for himself at Vanderbilt where he has struck out 11.45 batters per nine.
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