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I wish you would have asked him about his love for conspiracy theories, and if he would start a Twins Daily account so he could discuss it in the sports bar. That would be epic.

I knew they liked him. An executive with the Mariners told me that they really wanted him, but that they prefer going with college bats in the first round. When he was available in the second when they picked I knew they would take him.

Makeup.

Sophomore. And his brother is going to play at Stanford next spring.

Yep.

I want Mike Baumann. I saw him throw privately last week and was really impressed.

So we pretty much drafted Enlow where Leach was expected to go, and Leach where Enlow was expected to go.

I know for a fact that McKay prefers pitching.

Nope. Evan White was expected to go in the 15-20 range.

Love that 2.67 GPA. Shows he has great work ethic. LOL.

The Twins are the only people impressed with the Twins right now.

Are you running the draft?

I think it is Tanner Houck.

If they wanted to save money they should have selected Bukauskas.

http://www.the3rdmanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-MLB-Draft.png #1 Minnesota Twins – Brendan McKay – lhp – Louisville I have a suspicion that the Twins still prefer Wright, but if they take him I will be wrong with everybody else. #2 Cincinnati Reds – Hunter Greene – rhp – California High School The Reds will take McKay if he is available here. #3 San Diego Padres – MacKenzie Gore – lhp – North Carolina High School #4 Tampa Bay Rays – Royce Lewis – of – California High School #5 Atlanta Braves – Kyle Wright – rhp – Vanderbilt #6 Oakland Athletics – Austin Beck – of – North Carolina High School #7 Arizona Diamondbacks – Adam Haseley – of – Virginia #8 Philadelphia Phillies – Pavin Smith – 1b – Virginia #9 Milwaukee Brewers – Jordan Adell – of – Kentucky High School #10 Los Angeles Angels – Alex Faedo – rhp – Florida #11 Chicago White Sox – J.B. Bukauskas – rhp – North Carolina #12 Pittsburgh Pirates – Keston Hiura – 2b – UC Irvine #13 Miami Marlins – D.L. Hall – lhp – Georgia High School #14 Kansas City Royals – Trevor Rogers – lhp – New Mexico High School #15 Houston Astros – Evan White – 1b – Kentucky #16 New York Yankees – Nick Pratto – 1b – California High School #17 Seattle Mariners – Jeren Kendall – of – Vanderbilt #18 Detroit Tigers – Shane Baz – rhp – Texas High School #19 San Francisco Giants – Jake Burger – 3b – Missouri State #20 New York Mets – Tristan Lutz – of – Texas High School #21 Baltimore Orioles – Logan Warmoth – ss – North Carolina #22 Toronto Blue Jays – David Peterson – lhp – Oregon #23 Los Angeles Dodgers – Heliot Ramos – of – Puerto Rico #24 Boston Red Sox – Alex Lange – rhp – LSU #25 Washington Nationals – Seth Romero – lhp – Houston #26 Texas Rangers – Bubba Thompson – of – Alabama High School #27 Chicago Cubs – Nate Pearson – rhp – Florida JUCO #28 Toronto Blue Jays – Gavin Sheets – 1b – Wake Forest #29 Texas Rangers – Matt Sauer – rhp – California High School #30 Chicago Cubs – Nick Allen – ss – California High School #31 Tampa Bay Rays – Quentin Holmes – of – New York High School #32 Cincinnati Reds – Drew Waters – of – Georgia High School #33 Oakland Athletics – Stuart Fairchild – of – Wake Forest #34 Milwaukee Brewers – Tanner Burns – rhp – Alabama High School #35 Minnesota Twins – Sam Carlson – rhp – Minnesota High School #36 Miami Marlins – Jacob Heatherly – lhp – Alabama High School #37 Minnesota Twins – Tanner Houck – rhp – Missouri #76 Minnesota Twins – Mike Baumann – rhp – Jacksonville #106 Minnesota Twins – Matt Whatley – C – Oral Roberts #136 Minnesota Twins – Matt Shannon – rhp – Angelo State #166 Minnesota Twins – Justin Lewis – rhp – Kentucky #196 Minnesota Twins – Lucas Tancas – IF – Long Beach State #226 Minnesota Twins – Kade McClure – rhp – Louisville #256 Minnesota Twins – Brady Puckett – rhp – Lipscomb #286 Minnesota Twins – Brian Glowicki – rhp - Minnesota

It is Boras.

Jacob Rhinesmith and Jake Matthys are college players who played high school baseball in Minnesota. Both should be taken sometime on day three. Minnetonka's Jimmy Ramsey could be selected late on day three as well.

http://www.the3rdmanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-MLB-Draft.png #1 Kyle Wright – rhp – Vanderbilt #2 J.B. Bukauskas – rhp – North Carolina #3 MacKenzie Gore – lhp – North Carolina High School #4 Pavin Smith – 1b – Virginia #5 Austin Beck – of – North Carolina High School #6 Brendan McKay – lhp – Louisville #7 Hunter Greene – rhp – California High School #8 Sam Carlson – rhp – Minnesota High School #9 Jake Burger – 1b – Missouri State #10 Alex Faedo – rhp – Florida #11 Royce Lewis – of – California High School #12 Adam Haseley – of – Virginia #13 Evan White – 1b – Kentucky #14 Nick Pratto – 1b – California High School #15 D.L. Hall – lhp – Georgia High School #16 Jeren Kendall – of – Vanderbilt #17 Tanner Houck – rhp – Missouri #18 Jacob Heatherly – lhp – Alabama High School #19 Shane Baz – rhp – Texas High School #20 Hagen Danner – rhp – California High School #21 Brian Miller – of – North Carolina #22 Alex Lange – rhp – LSU #23 David Peterson – lhp – Oregon #24 Greg Deichmann – 3b – LSU #25 Logan Warmoth – ss – North Carolina #26 Mike Baumann – rhp – Jacksonville #27 Blayne Enlow – rhp – Louisiana High School #28 Keston Hiura – 2b – UC Irvine #29 Griffin Canning – rhp – UCLA #30 Jordan Adell – of – Kentucky High School #31 Nate Pearson – rhp – Florida JUCO #32 Seth Romero – lhp – Houston #33 Clarke Schmidt – rhp – South Carolina #34 Nick Allen – ss – California High School #35 Stuart Fairchild – of – Wake Forest #36 Gavin Sheets – 1b – Wake Forest #37 Trevor Rogers – lhp – New Mexico High School #38 K.J. Harrison – 1b – Oregon State #39 Heliot Ramos – of – Puerto Rico #40 J.J. Matijevic – 1b – Arizona #41 Connor Uselton – of – Oklahoma High School #42 Ryan Vilade – 3b – Oklahoma High School #43 Bubba Thompson – of – Alabama High School #44 Wil Crowe – rhp – South Carolina #45 Daniel Tillo – lhp – Iowa CC #46 Mark Vientos – ss – Florida High School #47 Tristan Beck – rhp – Stanford #48 Brendon Little – lhp – Florida JUCO #49 Brent Rooker – 1b – Mississippi State #50 Riley Adams – c – San Diego

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/56/2561f1eb-f62a-58b8-85b3-1afa61473e6c/58dfc4e861e5d.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 Tanner Houck - Photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics Alex Faedo – rhp – Florida Faedo entered the year as a potential #1 pick in the draft, but has fallen off considerably in his junior year. His plus slider and low nineties fastball are still good enough to get him drafted in the middle of the first round. Griffin Canning – rhp – UCLA Canning is a potential fast mover who will fit into the back of a big league rotation. He does not have overpowering stuff, but is polished enough that he will go in the back of the first round. David Peterson – lhp – Oregon Peterson is a lefty with a low nineties fastball and average slider who has pitched himself up draft boards this spring. Despite his dominant year for the Ducks, his lack of a great repertoire will cause him to become a bottom of the rotation pitcher or head to the bullpen. Tanner Houck – rhp – Missouri Houck was under consideration by the Twins as a potential #1 pick, but his stock has fallen and he is no longer in consideration to be one of the top ten picks. The big righty could end up being drafted by the Twins, albeit at the 35th pick. Seth Romero – lhp – Houston Romero has had an interesting spring. He got off to an exceptional start with Houston, but ended up getting suspended and then dropped from the team. There is uncertainty on where he will be drafted, but the Twins are unlikely to select him. Alex Lange – rhp – LSU Lange profiles as a late first round pick, where his mid-nineties fastball and plus curve will allow him to move quickly through an organization. Nate Pearson – rhp – Central Florida JC Pearson has electric stuff, but will be moved to the bullpen by the team that drafts him. Brendon Little – lhp – State JC of Florida, Manatee – Sarasota Little has a mid-nineties fastball and above average curve, but his changeup and control are below average. He will likely end up in a bullpen. Dan Tillo – lhp – Iowa Wester CC Tillo left Kentucky after one year, and is now committed to Arkansas. There is little chance he will ever pitch in the SEC again, due to being one of the top lefties available in the draft. Mike Baumann – rhp – Jacksonville Baumann played high school baseball for one of the top programs in the state of Minnesota, and was drafted by the Twins in the 34th round of the 2014 draft. I have heard comparisons to Lance Lynn, but teams are unsure if they want him to start or pitch out of the bullpen.

I think that there is a fair chance that Baumann still goes in the second round.

http://www.the3rdmanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-MLB-Draft.png #1 Minnesota Twins – Kyle Wright – rhp – Vanderbilt At this point the Twins have narrowed down their potential picks to a few players, with Wright being the favorite. The dark horse who could unseat him? J.B. Bukauskas. #2 Cincinnati Reds – Brendan McKay – lhp – Louisville McKay plays college ball close to Cincinnati, so their executives and scouts have had plenty of opportunities to see him. Hunter Greene could also be picked here. #3 San Diego Padres – Hunter Greene – rhp – California High School If Greene is available at #3 he will not fall past the Padres. #4 Tampa Bay Rays – J.B. Bukauskas – rhp – North Carolina The Rays have been watching the prep hitters closely this year, but I think that this is the year they pick a pitcher, and Bukauskas is the best available in the draft. #5 Atlanta Braves – MacKenzie Gore – lhp – North Carolina High School The Braves have been scouting Gore extensively this spring, and they like to draft high school pitchers. #6 Oakland Athletics – Pavin Smith – 1b – Virginia The A’s want Bukauskas, but Smith would be a good consolation prize for them. #7 Arizona Diamondbacks – Royce Lewis – ss – California High School Many people think that Lewis will go higher than this, but if the Rays pass he will probably fall into the hands of the Diamondbacks. #8 Philadelphia Phillies – Adam Haseley – of – Virginia Jeren Kendall or Alex Faedo could be picked here as well. #9 Milwaukee Brewers – Austin Beck – of – North Carolina High School My first change from last week’s mock is the #9 pick. The Brewers could very well pick Wisconsin native Jeren Kendall, but they also really like Austin Beck. #10 Los Angeles Angels – Jeren Kendall – of – Vanderbilt The Angels will probably pick a college player, but if they do not they will draft Jo Adell. #11 Chicago White Sox – Alex Faedo – rhp – Florida The White Sox almost always select college players, and Faedo would be the best available if this scenario plays out. #12 Pittsburgh Pirates – Keston Hiura – 2b – UC Irvine The Pirates have been secretive this year, but there are rumors that Hiura is their favorite. #13 Miami Marlins – D.L. Hall – lhp – Georgia High School Hall has been the Marlins pick in every mock I have done, and that is not changing. #14 Kansas City Royals – Trevor Rogers – lhp – New Mexico High School The Royals have been focused on prep players this spring, and many believe they will take Rogers. #15 Houston Astros – Shane Baz – rhp – Texas High School #16 New York Yankees – Jordan Adell – of – Kentucky High School #17 Seattle Mariners – Evan White – 1b – Kentucky #18 Detroit Tigers – Clarke Schmidt – rhp – South Carolina #19 San Francisco Giants – Nick Pratto – 1b – California #20 New York Mets – Jake Burger – 3b – Missouri State #21 Baltimore Orioles – Logan Warmoth – ss – North Carolina #22 Toronto Blue Jays – David Peterson – lhp – Oregon #23 Los Angeles Dodgers – Bubba Thompson – of – Alabama High School #24 Boston Red Sox – Seth Romero – lhp – No School #25 Washington Nationals – Alex Lange – rhp – LSU #26 Texas Rangers – Matt Sauer – rhp – California High School #27 Chicago Cubs – Griffin Canning – rhp – UCLA #28 Toronto Blue Jays – Nate Pearson – rhp – Florida JUCO #29 Texas Rangers – Tristan Lutz – of – Texas High School #30 Chicago Cubs – Nick Allen – ss – California High School #31 Tampa Bay Rays – Heliot Ramos – of – Puerto Rico #32 Cincinnati Reds – Quentin Holmes – of – New York High School #33 Oakland Athletics – Brian Miller – of – North Carolina #34 Milwaukee Brewers – Drew Waters – of – Georgia High School #35 Minnesota Twins – Tanner Houck – rhp – Missouri #36 Miami Marlins – Brendon Little – lhp – Florida JUCO #37 Minnesota Twins – Sam Carlson – rhp – Minnesota High School

Hunter Greene is a right-handed pitcher who plays baseball for Notre Dame High School in California. Greene is listed at 6’3” and 195 pounds, with a raw, athletic body. Greene is committed to UCLA, but it is unlikely that he will attend college. He has received more hype than any other prospect in this year’s draft, although that is mostly due to marketing purposes. At the beginning of the year, he was considered the top prospect in the draft, but he has lost helium as the draft has gotten closer. Greene has three usable pitches in his repertoire: fastball, slider, and changeup. His fastball sits in the mid-nineties, usually topping out at 97 mph, but has gone higher. His slider will need a lot of work since it has little depth or bite, yet he throws it hard enough that it should be around average when he reaches the majors. His changeup is his worst pitch, but scouts believe that it will develop into an average offering since his fastball can be used to set it up. The heat that he throws is impressive, but his arsenal will need more fine tuning than the other top high school pitchers in the country. There are some concerns that his velocity will not play against higher competition since he tends to show the ball early and leave it up in the zone. Even his high school competition in California seems to have figured this out, as he has trouble fooling hitters into chasing pitches outside the strike zone. These issues should be correctable through a long development process, and once he learns to open his upper half later in his delivery, the strikeout numbers could climb. Greene’s control should not be a major problem, although it will never be above average. He is more of a thrower now than a pitcher, but his natural athletic talent should serve him well once he transitions full time to the mound. The Minnesota Twins are unlikely to make him the first right-handed high school pitcher to be taken number one overall, but there is still a possibility that they could draft him. The Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres have both been watching him closely as well, and he is unlikely to fall past the third pick. Overall, Greene may be the most recognizable player in the draft class, but one scout I talked to said that he is already at maximum velocity and that he will likely lose some by the time he reaches the majors, so when people see him on their television screens it may not be what was advertised by Sports Illustrated. Greene is one of the best prospects in the draft, but there is an unfair amount of pressure on him, and it could be many years before we see him in the big leagues, yet when he receives the call it will no doubt be exciting to watch.

http://www.the3rdmanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-MLB-Draft.png I have already profiled Pavin Smith, Jeren Kendall, and Brendan McKay this year, but now it is time to take a brief look at the other top college hitters available in the 2017 MLB Draft. Jake Burger – Third Base – Missouri State Burger is one of the top hitters in the class, and he has put up monster numbers in the Missouri Valley Conference. He currently plays third, but will end up being a first base/designated hitter type as a professional. Keston Hiura – Second Base – UC Irvine Hiura has had his stock hurt by an elbow injury that could cause him to have Tommy John surgery, but his bat should not be underestimated because of this. Adam Haseley – Outfield – Virginia Haseley does not have any standout tool, but is well rounded enough to become an average big league leftfielder. Evan White – First Base – Kentucky White is the best pure hitter in college baseball’s best conference, and although he does not have the power associated with first base he is athletic enough to play the outfield. Logan Warmoth – Shortstop – North Carolina Warmoth is like Haseley and does not have one area of his game that wows you, but he should be a solid role player. He could reach the big leagues quickly, but some teams might have reservations because of some similarities to Levi Michael, who also starred as North Carolina’s shortstop, yet has not reached the majors in his six-year professional career. Brian Miller – Outfield – North Carolina Miller is another player from North Carolina who has drawn attention this spring, yet he has a higher ceiling than Warmoth. Miller will stick in centerfield as a professional, and his bat is good enough to get him to the big leagues. He has further to go than most of the other hitters on this list, but he could be very rewarding to the team that drafts him. Greg Deichmann – Third Base – LSU Deichmann was draft eligible last year, but fell to the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round because he planned to return to LSU for his junior year. His hitting has gotten even better this spring, and he is under strong consideration to be selected by the Twins with either the 35th or 37th overall pick. K.J. Harrison – First Base – Oregon State After Harrison’s fantastic start to his college career, evaluators considered him a potential number one pick, bit his bat has cooled and he is now viewed as a first baseman rather than a catcher. Brent Rooker – First Base – Mississippi State Rooker has been on fire this spring, with a .421 batting average and 21 home runs. He is not a great defensive player, and obviously, his numbers will be deflated when he reaches the professional level, but he profiles as an early second round pick.

And a better one than Greene.

Loved the Justin Gominsky shout-out! I don't think teams will have to worry about makeup issues with Carlson. Greene gets a ton of credit for being a good, helpful person, but having interacted with Sam over a period of time and talking with people he has played with has given me some insight into what kind of person he is, and I think that he deserves every bit of credit for it.