MLB Draft Report: Mock Draft 4.0 and the Draft Prospect Dashboard

1:00 PM CDT on June 4, 2018

Starting at 6 pm CT tonight will be the Major League Baseball's draft. Sox Machine will be streaming the first hour covering the Chicago White Sox selection at pick four, and see how the Top 10 picks shake out.

While you are following along with the draft there are a couple of resources you can use. First, is our Top 50 prospects that is tabulated from taking the draft rankings of Baseball America, MLBPipeline, ESPN, Fangraphs, and 2080 Baseball and averaging them out for each player.

Here are the top 50 by average rankings:

Rank	Player	School	Position
1	Casey Mize	Auburn	RHP
2	Matthew Liberatore	Mountain Ridge HS	LHP
3	Carter Stewart	Eau Gallie HS	RHP
4	Alec Bohm	Wichita State	3B
5	Nick Madrigal	Oregon State	2B
6	Travis Swaggerty	South Alabama	OF
7	Jarred Kelenic	Waukesha West HS	OF
8	Joey Bart	Georgia Tech	C
9	Brady Singer	Florida	RHP
10	Jonathan India	Florida	3B
11	Cole Winn	Orange Luthern HS	RHP
12	Shane McClanahan	South Florida	LHP
13	Ryan Weathers	Loretto HS	LHP
14	Nolan Gorman	Sandra Day O'Connor HS	3B
15	Logan Gilbert	Stetson	RHP
16	Jackson Kowar	Florida	RHP
17	Connor Scott	Plant HS	OF
18	Kumar Rocker	North Oconee HS	RHP
19	Ryan Rolison	Ole Miss	LHP
20	Brice Turang	Santiago HS	SS
21	Ethan Hankins	Forsyth Central HS	RHP
22	Cole Wilcox	Heritage HS	RHP
23	Grayson Rodriquez	Central Heights HS	RHP
24	Trevor Larnach	Oregon State	OF
25	Mason Denaburg	Merritt Island HS	RHP
26	Triston Casas	American Heritage HS	1B
27	Xavier Edwards	N. Broward HS	SS
28	Anthony Seigler	Cartersville HS	C
29	Jake McCarthy	Virginia	OF
30	Jordan Groshans	Magnolia HS	3B
31	Alek Thomas	Mount Carmel HS	OF
32	Jordyn Adams	Green Hope HS	OF
33	Steele Walker	Oklahoma	OF
34	Mike Siani	William Penn HS	OF
35	J.T. Ginn	Brandon HS	RHP
36	Noah Naylor	Joan of Arc HS	C
37	Jeremy Eierman	Missouri State	SS
38	Will Banfield	Brookwood HS	C
39	Lineras Torres Jr.	Beacon HS	RHP
40	Griffin Conine	Duke	OF
41	Kris Bubic	Stanford	LHP
42	Nico Hoerner	Stanford	SS
43	Adam Kloffenstein	Magnolia HS	RHP
44	Greyson Jenista	Wichita State	OF
45	Nick Schnell	Roncalli HS	OF
46	Parker Meadows	Grayson HS	OF
47	Jameson Hannah	Dallas Baptist	OF
48	Sean Hjelle	Kentucky	RHP
49	Blaine Knight	Arkansas	RHP
50	Seth Beer	Clemson	1B

To see all 158 ranked prospects, and how each publication ranked them, click on this link to access the database.

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As Jim will compile later today there is a new round of mock drafts being released. You can make your draft predictions by participating in the Sox Machine Draft Challenge for a chance to win (2) tickets to the White Sox vs. Red Sox game on September 2nd.

I've made guesses on the first 50 picks which covers the White Sox first and second round selections. I'd be happy if ten of them are correct as I'm expecting the unexpected after the Pittsburgh Pirates pick. If I were creating a draft board for the White Sox pick at four it would like this:

Casey Mize
Joey Bart
Nick Madrigal
Brady Singer
Jonathan India
Alec Bohm
Jarred Kelenic

Here are my thoughts on the first five picks on who I think the pick will be:

1) Detroit Tigers

Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn

Reasoning: Casey Mize is the best player in this class combining an impressive pitch arsenal and advanced command. Adding Mize with Franklin Perez, Matt Manning, Alex Faedo, and Beau Burrows will help build a future starting rotation.

2) San Francisco Giants

Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech

Reasoning: I have Joey Bart as the best position player in this draft class because he has plus-plus defensive ability. He already calls his own games, does his own scouting, possess athleticism behind the plate to be a good blocker, demonstrated a strong throwing arm this season, and has improved his framing. Offensively, I think Bart can be a 20+ HR bat in the majors with a high amount of strikeouts. That power and defense combination though at a position where it's typically either/or (if at all) makes Bart really unique in this class. When he's ready to join the Giants, it'll be time to move Buster Posey to first base. What they will do with Brandon Belt, well, that's a debate for 2021.

3) Philadelphia Phillies

Nick Madrigal, 2B, Oregon State

Reasoning: Changed my mind with who the Phillies will take as they don't have a second or third round pick and should take whomever is the best player on the board. For me, that's Nick Madrigal, who will be ready to replace Cesar Hernandez after the 2021 season.

4) Chicago White Sox

Brady Singer, RHP, Florida

Reasoning: With the Phillies taking Nick Madrigal, that leaves the White Sox with Brady Singer. With an expected return to the Super Regionals (unless FAU wins two games today), it does set up for another Singer vs. Mize showdown next weekend. If this is how the draft ends up, maybe this rivalry will continue to the majors starting in 2021.

5) Cincinnati Reds

Jonathan India, 3B, Florida

Reasoning: Nick Madrigal is the dream for Cincinnati as he could be a long-term replacement for Scooter Gennett. Instead I think they will settle on Jonathan India who can move around the infield and fit at second or third base long-term. Just depends on where the Reds can make Nick Senzel fit, too, but I think selecting India will give the Reds another impact player in their pipeline.

My picks from #6 to #50

Pick	Team	Player	School	Position
6	New York Mets	Alec Bohm	Wichita State	3B
7	San Diego Padres	Matthew Liberatore	Mountain Ridge HS	LHP
8	Atlanta Braves	Nolan Gorman	Sandra Day O'Connor HS	3B
9	Oakland Athletics	Travis Swaggerty	South Alabama	OF
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	Carter Stewart	Eau Gallie HS	RHP
11	Baltimore Orioles	Cole Winn	Orange Luthern HS	RHP
12	Toronto Blue Jays	Jarred Kelenic	Waukesha West HS	OF
13	Miami Marlins	Connor Scott	Plant HS	OF
14	Seattle Mariners	Trevor Larnach	Oregon State	OF
15	Texas Rangers	Ryan Weathers	Loretto HS	LHP
16	Tampa Bay Rays	Shane McClanahan	South Florida	LHP
17	Los Angeles Angels	Logan Gilbert	Stetson	RHP
18	Kansas City Royals	Jordyn Adams	Green Hope HS	OF
19	St. Louis Cardinals	Jackson Kowar	Florida	RHP
20	Minnesota Twins	Ryan Rolison	Ole Miss	LHP
21	Milwaukee Brewers	Kumar Rocker	North Oconee HS	RHP
22	Colorado Rockies	Grayson Rodriquez	Central Heights HS	RHP
23	New York Yankees	Brice Turang	Santiago HS	SS
24	Chicago Cubs	Anthony Seigler	Cartersville HS	C
25	Arizona Diamondbacks	Matt McClain	Beckman HS	SS
26	Boston Red Sox	Seth Beer	Clemson	1B
27	Washington Nationals	Jake McCarthy	Virginia	OF
28	Houston Astros	Ethan Hankins	Forsyth Central HS	RHP
29	Cleveland Indians	Alek Thomas	Mount Carmel HS	OF
30	Los Angeles Dodgers	Steele Walker	Oklahoma	OF
31	Tampa Bay Rays	Triston Casas	American Heritage HS	1B
32	Tampa Bay Rays	Xavier Edwards	N. Broward HS	SS
33	Kansas City Royals	Jordan Groshans	Magnolia HS	3B
34	Kansas City Royals	Noah Naylor	Joan of Arc HS	C
35	Cleveland Indians	Will Banfield	Brookwood HS	C
36	Pittsburgh Pirates	Cole Wilcox	Heritage HS	RHP
37	Baltimore Orioles	J.T. Ginn	Brandon HS	RHP
38	San Diego Padres	Mike Siani	William Penn HS	OF
39	Arizona Diamondbacks	Mason Denaburg	Merritt Island HS	RHP
40	Kansas City Royals	Jeremy Eierman	Missouri State	SS
41	Cleveland Indians	Kris Bubic	Stanford	LHP
42	Colorado Rockies	Griffin Conine	Duke	OF
43	St. Louis Cardinals	Nico Hoerner	Stanford	SS
44	Detroit Tigers	Jeremiah Jackson	St Luke's HS	SS
45	San Francisco Giants	Jameson Hannah	Dallas Baptist	OF
46	Chicago White Sox	Nick Schnell	Roncalli HS	OF
47	Cincinnati Reds	Lineras Torres Jr.	Beacon HS	RHP
48	New York Mets	Adam Kloffenstein	Magnolia HS	RHP
49	Atlanta Braves	Parker Meadows	Grayson HS	OF
50	Oakland Athletics	Tristan Beck	Stanford	RHP

With the White Sox pick 46, I'm guessing they may have a deal with prep OF Nick Schnell. If the Tampa Bay Rays or Kansas City Royals take him with their two picks a piece in the 30's, then it's really up in the air on who the Sox could select in the second round.

Josh Nelson @soxmachine_josh

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