, so I’m not going to just assume Mike Rizzo and company will take a college player here, but I also think Skenes’s ridiculous arm strength and size will be very hard for the Nats to pass up. Should the Pirates do something creative at No. 1, Crews goes here. I can’t imagine a scenario, barring injury, where Crews doesn’t go in the top two.
might be turning the corner at the plate. Taking Langford would offer the easiest “win” of that type.I’ve heard since March that the Rangers love Jenkins, although I also think they love Clark, and I’m not at all sure which player they prefer. I think of the top five teams, they’re the most likely to take a high schooler.There’s no bad scenario for the Twins in this draft: They pick fifth in a year when there are five legitimate top-of-the-draft prospects.
I know the A’s like Teel, and his teammate Jake Gelof as well, and a mock that just goes chalk, more or less, puts Teel here. Teel isn’t quite in the top tier of this draft, but he’s better than everyone else, he’s produced and he plays a premium position. I’m sure the A’s, who got the short end of the draft lottery stick, are hoping someone above them reaches, pushing one of the top five down.
I’m not just assuming they’re taking a pitcher, but I know they’ve been sniffing around Dollander, who just had one of his most impressive starts of the year last week to close out the regular season, punching out 13 of 20 batters he faced against South Carolina. Some team might get the steal of the draft if they think they can fix whatever’s been ailing the Vols right-hander, who came into the year in the 1-1 mix and would still be there if he had the command or the slider he showed in 2022.
with their first pick last year. I could see them going for Stanford shortstop Tommy Troy or Vandy centerfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr., as well.I think this is pretty open, with any of the guys I have just ahead of Boston’s pick also possibilities, as well as Shaw.