Lots of surprises in here.

Pavin Smith at #2

Hunter Greene at #5

McKay at #7

Lewis at #13

I haven't seen any other mock drafts that had Greene, McKay or Lewis that low. Or Pavin that high.

Care to share your thoughts on a few of these?

Lots of surprises in here.

Pavin Smith at #2

Hunter Greene at #5

McKay at #7

Lewis at #13

 

I haven't seen any other mock drafts that had Greene, McKay or Lewis that low. Or Pavin that high.

Care to share your thoughts on a few of these?

Thanks for asking questions!

I really do not care about defensive ability when I rank prospects. If Smith was a centerfielder he would be the #1 pick, but since he plays first base people are overlooking his hitting abilities. It brings to mind Kyle Schwarber, who was ranked low by most publications because they did not think he could catch in the majors.

With Lewis we have the reverse, an extremely athletic player who some scouts think can play both shortstop and centerfield. I think that Lewis will have a hard time adjusting to a wood bat, which I will cover in my post about him.

I believe that Greene is a very good player who is having his status unfairly elevated. I had similar opinions on Jay Groome and Riley Pint last year, and there is no reason to believe he is any better than they were.

I have reservations about high floor/low ceiling players. Danny Hultzen is someone who comes to mind when people talk about Brendan McKay. I am going to publish my post on McKay today, in case you are interested.

Thanks for the feedback.

Question: Doesn't Smith have a bunch of stolen bases?

If he has speed then I would think his bat would profile well in a corner OF position.

Thoughts?

Thanks for the feedback.

Question: Doesn't Smith have a bunch of stolen bases?

If he has speed then I would think his bat would profile well in a corner OF position.

Thoughts?

Sorry that I missed this comment. Smith only has 2 stolen bases this year.