Consensus MLB Draft Board (Version 1)

Not many switch hitters  early  ranked   ,,, 

We need pitching and skenes  is 6'6" and 235 lbs ...

Draft the  best of the best  ...

Thanks Jamie, I'm enjoying the Draft Board you provided. I'm really into the MLB draft too. Although I'm not  that knowledgeable about a lot of prospects. Draft prospects are all over the place depending on which website & time taken. I've seen Wyatt Langford drop to #5 which would be nice but I doubt we'd be able to pick him up because I'm sure he'll rebound will be gone before then. I've seen both top prep Max Clark & Walker Jenkins jockeying up & down the rankings & both could be available to us. Also top college arms (which IMO should be high priority) Paul Skenes & Chase Dollander could be available. Wes Johnson has helped Skenes a lot to where most likely he'd be gone. Yet Dollander has dropped from #1 to #6, he might have the most upside, he'd be my guess of our 1st round pick right now.

Early this year, our #34 pick I was hoping to pick up Kyle Teel, IMO the only decent college catcher available, which is a high priority, But his stock has been really rising, maybe his stock will rise to the point where he could be a dark horse for our 1st round pick. Actually my other #34 pick is another catcher Cole Carrigg, which has slipped in the ranking, IMO is because of his speed, pundit has listed him more utility than catcher, which is a big mistake because there are so few capable college catchers available & his athleticism is not a liability but a great asset. Although we could pick him up with our #49 pick, I wouldn't risk it & pick him as our #34. Teel bats LH & Carrigg switch, both are plus.

 

This is great - thank you for putting it together.  Skenes #4….need him to have a few bad starts down the stretch maybe for him to fall to the Twins?

First of all, just want to say thank you for putting this together! As someone who follows the draft pretty closely, I can't imagine how much work this has been!

My view of things at the moment is that Crews/Skenes are essentially locks to go in the first 3 picks. I don't think any amount of struggles in the next 2 months, or even injury, could possibly knock them down to the Twins,

I think this Twins FO would love for Langford to drop to 5, which is probably unlikely, but certainly more possible than Crews/Skenes. Personally I feel like there's a pretty big drop off after the top 5 (Jenkins/Clark being the other two), so I'm perfectly happy if any of those are the pick. They all have unique skill sets, with the potential to be all-stars at the next level.

I'm probably the outlier on here, but I have very little interest in Dollander at #5, even if he turns things around the rest of the college season. I would much rather go for a high-end every day player and take shots on college pitchers in rounds 3-20. If the Twins decide to get creative and potentially save some money at #5 to go over-slot at #34/49, the two I would have my eye on are Kyle Teel and Tommy Troy. 

Still a long ways to go, and the MLB draft is so unpredictable that things could look totally different come July,  but the only thing I'm confident of is that the Twins are in a great spot given their lottery luck and bonus pool!

The board looks about right to me or at least what I see when out on various sites.  Also stat wise hard to argue with it right now.  Like last year though I expect some high school kids to rise up in the draft but it is gonna be hard to crack the top 5. Crews looks amazing and Langford not too far off his numbers.  Skenes has been dominant.  Clark possibly a five tool player and Jenkins is right there with him except he has power. 

I guess I like Wilson better than where he is on the list but Maybe that is the Arraez effect?  Wilson might not have power but the ability to not strike out and have a good eye at the plate is very valuable as well.  Not to mention it looks like he could stick at short.

All I know is that there are going to great players at number 5 no matter how they fall on the board.

To me it's either Skenes, or the best bat available. It looks like the most likely option will be one of the high school bats, and I'm good with that. The Twins have a wave of prospects currently hitting the top of the minors, and the majors. Clark or Jenkins could take the spot at the top of the next wave. If any of Skenes, Crews, or Langford fall I'd be sprinting to the podium to take them. I don't see any of them getting skipped by 2 teams, though, unless 2 teams really fall in love with the HS kids. This feels like a draft with a bit of a drop after the first 5 so it's nice to see the Twins be in that 5 hole. By all accounts right now the Twins are going to have the chance to draft a really nice prospect with perennial all star upside. 

1 hour ago, Doctor Gast said:

Thanks Jamie, I'm enjoying the Draft Board you provided. I'm really into the MLB draft too. Although I'm not  that knowledgeable about a lot of prospects. Draft prospects are all over the place depending on which website & time taken. I've seen Wyatt Langford drop to #5 which would be nice but I doubt we'd be able to pick him up because I'm sure he'll rebound will be gone before then. I've seen both top prep Max Clark & Walker Jenkins jockeying up & down the rankings & both could be available to us. Also top college arms (which IMO should be high priority) Paul Skenes & Chase Dollander could be available. Wes Johnson has helped Skenes a lot to where most likely he'd be gone. Yet Dollander has dropped from #1 to #6, he might have the most upside, he'd be my pick right now.

Early this year, our #34 pick I was hoping to pick up Kyle Teel, IMO the only decent college catcher available, which is a high priority, But his stock has been really rising, maybe his stock will rise to the point where he could be a dark horse for our 1st round pick. Actually my other #34 pick is another catcher Cole Carrigg, which has slipped in the ranking, IMO is because of his speed, pundit has listed him more utility than catcher, which is a big mistake because there are so few capable college catchers available & his athleticism is not a liability but a great asset. Although we could pick him up with our #49 pick, I wouldn't risk it & pick him as our #34. Teel bats LH & Carrigg switch, both are plus.

 

I'll say this about Teel. I think he's got a decent chance to go top 10, now. Carrigg for sure not a catcher. I think you'll see in the June version there are some more college catchers coming into the mix. Carico is an interesting name to watch in that sub-population

13 minutes ago, jishfish said:

First of all, just want to say thank you for putting this together! As someone who follows the draft pretty closely, I can't imagine how much work this has been!

My view of things at the moment is that Crews/Skenes are essentially locks to go in the first 3 picks. I don't think any amount of struggles in the next 2 months, or even injury, could possibly knock them down to the Twins,

I think this Twins FO would love for Langford to drop to 5, which is probably unlikely, but certainly more possible than Crews/Skenes. Personally I feel like there's a pretty big drop off after the top 5 (Jenkins/Clark being the other two), so I'm perfectly happy if any of those are the pick. They all have unique skill sets, with the potential to be all-stars at the next level.

I'm probably the outlier on here, but I have very little interest in Dollander at #5, even if he turns things around the rest of the college season. I would much rather go for a high-end every day player and take shots on college pitchers in rounds 3-20. If the Twins decide to get creative and potentially save some money at #5 to go over-slot at #34/49, the two I would have my eye on are Kyle Teel and Tommy Troy. 

Still a long ways to go, and the MLB draft is so unpredictable that things could look totally different come July,  but the only thing I'm confident of is that the Twins are in a great spot given their lottery luck and bonus pool!

Thanks for the kind words. Been working on it since February lol. Agree with pretty much everything you said. I think you can include Langford as a top 3 lock. I prefer Jenkins to Clark but I like both. Wouldn't b a huge fan of a Jacob Gonzalez pick, just a little safe and vanilla for me but seen him linked a lot. Teel has a good shot at a top 10 pick. Tommy Troy is Brian Dozier 2.0 so I think those are both good shouts for under slot guys if they decide to go that route.

I can't wait for the draft!! Number 40 on your charts is from my alma mater!

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Florida Atlantic

Nolan

Schanuel

6'3

195

L/R

Go Owls!

12 minutes ago, Dman said:

The board looks about right to me or at least what I see when out on various sites.  Also stat wise hard to argue with it right now.  Like last year though I expect some high school kids to rise up in the draft but it is gonna be hard to crack the top 5. Crews looks amazing and Langford not too far off his numbers.  Skenes has been dominant.  Clark possibly a five tool player and Jenkins is right there with him except he has power. 

I guess I like Wilson better than where he is on the list but Maybe that is the Arraez effect?  Wilson might not have power but the ability to not strike out and have a good eye at the plate is very valuable as well.  Not to mention it looks like he could stick at short.

All I know is that there are going to great players at number 5 no matter how they fall on the board.

Wilson is an interesting one. Agree the hit tool is amazing. The main reason I think he's dinged is he's not going to be a shortstop long term. He might play there, but he first step is too slow imo. If he's not a SS, I wonder where his defensive home is and where ever that might be (3B?) his power-lacking offensive profile doesn't really match.

10 minutes ago, Jamie Cameron said:

 Wouldn't b a huge fan of a Jacob Gonzalez pick, just a little safe and vanilla for me but seen him linked a lot. 

I'm 100% with you on this, and would also throw Jacob Wilson and Brayden Taylor into this bucket, personally. I know Taylor has fallen in a lot of recent rankings which probably aren't reflected here since they came out in the last 24 hours or so.

I'm sure all three of those guys will end up being fine players, they just don't do it for me at the moment.

2 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

IMO the only decent college catcher available, which is a high priority

Get the best talent is the only priority. If they need to adjust their roster they should do it by trade. Never reach to fill an organizational need.

Max Clark.

2 hours ago, Jamie Cameron said:

I'll say this about Teel. I think he's got a decent chance to go top 10, now. Carrigg for sure not a catcher. I think you'll see in the June version there are some more college catchers coming into the mix. Carico is an interesting name to watch in that sub-population

I'm not saying you're wrong but just curious Jamie on why you think Carrigg is not a catcher? The only knock I get about Carrigg is that he doesn't have that raw power yet. The few scouting reports I've read states that catching is his best value in the majors. Here's M SABRE comment.

 "A solid hitter with good speed and a good arm in center or at short is not too rare, but a switch hitting catcher with a strong arm, speed and a good hit tool will really turn some heads."

They even compare him to Endy Rodriguez except Endy has developed much more power & Cole is much faster.

The interesting thing with Carico is his raw power & his upper cut swing. I maybe wrong but sorry to me that has Sano written all over it.

41 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

I'm not saying you're wrong but just curious Jamie on why you think Carrigg is not a catcher? The only knock I get about Carrigg is that he doesn't have that raw power yet. The few scouting reports I've read states that catching is his best value in the majors. Here's M SABRE comment.

 "A solid hitter with good speed and a good arm in center or at short is not too rare, but a switch hitting catcher with a strong arm, speed and a good hit tool will really turn some heads."

They even compare him to Endy Rodriguez except Endy has developed much more power & Cole is much faster.

The interesting thing with Carico is his raw power & his upper cut swing. I maybe wrong but sorry to me that has Sano written all over it.

He's listed as an outfielder by SDSU. Additionally, most national outlets position him as a SS or OF. Maybe a team drafts him with a view to him being a C but that's certainly not how the majority of evaluators seems to see him currently.

31 minutes ago, Jamie Cameron said:

He's listed as an outfielder by SDSU. Additionally, most national outlets position him as a SS or OF. Maybe a team drafts him with a view to him being a C but that's certainly not how the majority of evaluators seems to see him currently.

Thanks Jamie I see your point. He has played a lot of catcher in years past. But this year they have him playing OF. I can't find out why but I imagine it's like Wyatt Langford the need was more in OF than catcher. Most reviews I've seen premiere him at catcher but that's might be changing since he hasn't played there this year.

I could be wrong, but I've never seen a lefty throwing infielder, which you list Jacob Gonzalez as.

7 hours ago, twinstalker said:

I could be wrong, but I've never seen a lefty throwing infielder, which you list Jacob Gonzalez as.

Typo. Thanks so much for catching that. Fixed on the board.

Love this list Jamie. It's fun to read through, and the Twins will add some really good prospects to the organization this July. :)

A thought for you; I really am excited about the potential of Kyle Teel. I would rank him behind Crews/Langford/Jenkins/Clark, but not a LOT behind them. And if the Twins took Teel at 5, I would be excited for his bat and his arm coming to the Twins.

My question for you; let's say the Twins take Teel and is able to save (possibly) some draft allocated money. Who is someone that you would pursue to over-slot pay to get to 34 in that scenario?

On 5/3/2023 at 9:49 AM, Cory Engelhardt said:

Love this list Jamie. It's fun to read through, and the Twins will add some really good prospects to the organization this July. :)

A thought for you; I really am excited about the potential of Kyle Teel. I would rank him behind Crews/Langford/Jenkins/Clark, but not a LOT behind them. And if the Twins took Teel at 5, I would be excited for his bat and his arm coming to the Twins.

My question for you; let's say the Twins take Teel and is able to save (possibly) some draft allocated money. Who is someone that you would pursue to over-slot pay to get to 34 in that scenario?

Good Q and thanks for reading, Cory. Don't know that there a ton of candidates that fit the bill for a move like that so far, kinda depends on how later versions of the board shake out, maybe Eldridge, but he's getting top 12 buzz now. Tbh, a lot of the prospects I'm most interested in who fit in the top 50 are college bats. My best case scenario as currently constructed would be Clark or Jenkins, followed by two college bats or college bat and best arm you like. I don't think Teel is going to go that much under slot as he's starting to get 'third best college bat' behind Crews and Langford type of descriptors thrown around. Overall, too early to say.

53 minutes ago, Jamie Cameron said:

Good Q and thanks for reading, Cory. Don't know that there a ton of candidates that fit the bill for a move like that so far, kinda depends on how later versions of the board shake out, maybe Eldridge, but he's getting top 12 buzz now. Tbh, a lot of the prospects I'm most interested in who fit in the top 50 are college bats. My best case scenario as currently constructed would be Clark or Jenkins, followed by two college bats or college bat and best arm you like. I don't think Teel is going to go that much under slot as he's starting to get 'third best college bat' behind Crews and Langford type of descriptors thrown around. Overall, too early to say.

That sounds like a fun draft plan Jamie. Thanks for the response! And yeah, adding Clark or Jenkins, along with a couple of other college bats, will greatly improve our system.

I am of the thinking that either Jenkins or Clark would slot at or near the top of our current rankings, possibly even above Lee. Do you agree with that? I'm also curious where you would GUESS a college hitter (let's say ranked in the #25-40 range) would fit into our rankings as they pick at #34. Would that hitter, theorhetically, be in our top 10?

Last I saw was the Twins getting a new Max.

The top 5 are all standouts: what luck.