The college baseball postseason is bringing the top of next month's draft into focus, starting with a new No. 1 pick.
Jac Caglianone has dominated college baseball this season. Which MLB team lands the Florida star in our latest mock draft?
Condon is the best player in the draft in my mind and also to a majority of evaluators, but the buzz on what Cleveland thinks of him has been mixed. Is that misdirection or real? It's hard to say, but he is a corner player, maybe a corner outfielder, while the Guardians prefer up-the-middle prospects. Condon's bonus price is perceived to be the highest of the group as the consensus best player who is seemingly a lock to go in the first three picks.
Let's add this all up: Taking Wetherholt here fits the Guardians' preferred type of player, fits their prioritization of bonus pool value and leans into the smart player demographic play. If Wetherholt takes 75% of slot at 1-1, that would give Cleveland nearly $3.5 million over the slot amounts for its remaining picks, if you combine the savings with their 5% overage.
In this scenario, Burns, Caglianone and Bazzana are the options for Colorado with industry sentiment leaning toward Burns, though there are some that think Caglianone would be the pick in this scenario.
The Cardinals are in a good spot, with one of the two top pitchers likely to make it, none of the elite hitters are really in play -- making that decision beyond their control -- but they could act as a floor for Wetherholt, and they could also get their choice of any high school player in the country.Smith answers too many questions for the organization at large -- St. Louis has lacked frontline starting pitching recently -- to pass up given what's available.
Detroit is considering all player demographics here and seems to be primed to jump on any player who slips to this pick as opposed to targeting a certain type. Caminiti should go in the next few picks if he doesn't go here, and I think Griffin would also get a long look if he makes it to this pick. Kurtz, Tibbs and Yesavage also fit depending on where Detroit leans in terms of price and risk profile.
This is likely as far as Yesavage will last, and I think the Mariners are on mostly high school players other than him. This is perceived to be Caminiti's floor, as well, while Kash Mayfield, the other top prep lefty, is also in play here. This is prep infielder Theo Gillen's first real landing spot, and he's a genuine threat to be Seattle's pick.I think the Marlins are looking at taking what the board gives them at this point, which is college position players.
The Mets are believed to be targeting big tools and outstanding athletic testing types, so William Schmidt, Brecht, Mayfield and Whitney fit that on the pitching side while Honeycutt, Griff O'Ferrall, Dakota Jordan and Tyson Lewis fit on the position player side, with Whitney and Lewis possibly making it to the Mets' next pick.
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