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If you are a prospect junkie, hopeful fan of a rebuilding team, or just generally love baseball, I’ve got some great news for you: the MLB Draft is less than a month away.
This year is sure to be a spicy one. We’ve got all the elements of a good draft: hard throwing JuCo arms, compensation picks for last year’s draft drama and a shocking amount of teams who couldn’t close the deal with their picks, and potentially Kyler Murray 2.0.
Using the predictions of Johnathan Mayo of MLB.com and Keith Law of ESPN, we created the first edition of our composite mock draft. Look out for second and third versions as June 3rd draws closer.
1. Orioles: Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State (MLB 1, ESPN 1)
2. Royals: Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS (MLB 2, ESPN 2)
3. White Sox: Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California (MLB 3, ESPN 3)
4. Marlins: JJ Bleday, OF, Vanderbilt (MLB 4, ESPN 4)
5. Tigers: CJ Abrams, SS, Blessed Trinity Catholic HS (Roswell, Ga.) (MLB 5, ESPN 6)
6. Padres: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS (Oviedo, Fla.) (MLB 6, ESPN 5)
7. Reds: Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian (MLB 7, ESPN 7)
8. Rangers: Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona State (MLB 8, ESPN 9)
9. Braves: Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS (Seattle) (MLB 13, ESPN 8)
(Compensation for failure to sign 2018 first-rounder Carter Stewart)
10. Giants: Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky (MLB 12, ESPN 14)
11. Blue Jays: Alek Manoah, RHP, West Virginia (MLB 11, ESPN 11)
12. Mets: Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor (MLB 14, ESPN 17)
13. Twins: Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto (Texas) JC (MLB 9, ESPN 13)
14. Phillies: Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech (MLB 15, ESPN 12)
15. Angels: Bryson Stott, SS, Nevada-Las Vegas (MLB 10, ESPN 20)
16. D-backs: Matthew Allan, RHP, Seminole HS (Sanford, Fla.) (MLB 16, ESPN 10)
17. Nationals: Kameron Misner, OF, Missouri (MLB 20, ESPN 23)
18. Pirates: Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy (Selma, Ala.) (MLB 18, ESPN 19)
19. Cardinals: George Kirby, RHP, Elon (MLB 17, ESPN 30)
20. Mariners: Brennan Malone, RHP, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) (MLB 22, ESPN 21)
21. Braves: Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas) (MLB 19, ESPN 25)
22. Rays: Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary-Grove HS (Cary, Ill.) (MLB 21, ESPN 26)
23. Rockies: Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier Academy (Statesboro, Ga.) (MLB 24, ESPN 15)
24. Indians: Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson (MLB 25, ESPN 22)
25. Dodgers: Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane (MLB 23, ESPN 29)
26. D-backs: Matthew Lugo, SS, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (Florida, P.R.) (MLB 34, ESPN 16)
(Compensation for failure to sign 2018 first-rounder Matt McLain)
27. Cubs: Will Wilson, SS, North Carolina State (MLB 29, ESPN 18)
28. Brewers: J.J. Goss, RHP, Cypress (Texas) Ranch HS (MLB 28, ESPN 28)
29. Athletics: Tyler Callihan, 3B, Providence HS (Jacksonville, Fla.) (MLB 31, ESPN 32)
30. Yankees: Jack Leiter, RHP, Delbarton Prep (Morristown, N.J.) (MLB 30)
31. Dodgers: Michael Busch, 1B/OF, North Carolina (MLB 32, ESPN 27)
(Compensation for failure to sign 2018 first-rounder J.T. Ginn)
32. Astros: Braden Shewmake, SS, Texas A&M (MLB 27)
33. D-backs: Seth Johnson, RHP, Campbell (MLB 33)
(Compensation for loss of free agent Patrick Corbin)
34. D-backs: Keoni Cavaco, 3B, Eastlake HS (Chula Vista, Calif.) (MLB 26)