Mock draft: College standouts up top
Jonathan Mayo unveils the latest mock for the full first round, and there are a bevy of college players slated to go early, including the No. 1 pick.
A look at the latest list of the Top 10 Draft Prospects ahead of the upcoming 2024 Draft
Bridger Holmes, a right-handed pitcher from Oregon State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Zach Swanson, a right-handed pitcher from Toutle Lake High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Nate Dohm, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Luke Sinnard, a right-handed pitcher from Indiana University, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
We unveiled our new Draft Top 200 Wednesday, Jonathan Mayo followed up with a first-round projection yesterday, two dozen potential first-rounders are playing in NCAA regional tournaments today. And the Draft is still six weeks away, so we'll have plenty more coverage. Let's tackle some Draft questions in the latest...
Just a few years ago, the scouting industry and, as a result, those of us who cover the Draft, would just about be in “Go” mode. The recently completed conference tournaments used to be the last looks decision-makers would get at the college crop in a class. Perhaps area scouts...
If you haven’t caught Draft fever yet, just wait until after this weekend. The NCAA regionals kick off on Friday and start a string of nonstop college baseball for the better part of the next month. The 2024 Draft projects to be a college-heavy group, meaning plenty of prospects on...
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State head coach Mitch Canham knew he had someone special on his hands when he first met Travis Bazzana. The second baseman from Sydney, Australia, walked into the players lounge at Goss Stadium on a recruitment visit and immediately zeroed in on the board displaying program...
With just over six weeks before the Cleveland Guardians make the first selection of the 2024 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a newly expanded, and re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list to digest. A lot can happen between now and then in terms of figuring out who goes where, and there...
When Texas A&M played at Ole Miss in mid-May, it was a homecoming of sorts for Braden Montgomery. This was his first time playing collegiately in his home state of Mississippi after two strong years at Stanford. But the All-American outfielder wasn’t the only one looking forward to his return...
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Major League Baseball on Tuesday officially announced details for the 2024 MLB Draft Combine, which will take place from June 18-23. The Draft Combine will be hosted at Chase Field in Phoenix, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, for a second consecutive year. The inaugural Draft Combine in 2021 was held...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – When Chase Burns has a baseball in his right hand and hurls it toward home plate at 100 mph to strike out hitters with exceptional frequency, the righty's persona matches the heat of his pitches: fiery, self-assured, swaggering. When the 21-year-old is off the mound and pondering...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Near the end of Wake Forest's batting practice session on a sunny spring off day at David F. Crouch Ballpark, Nick Kurtz strode into the cage to take his first hacks. To this point, BP had been pretty routine: the ping of line drives, balls sailing over...
Josh Caron, a catcher from the University of Nebraska, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Aiden Harris, a third baseman from PDG Academy, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Erik Parker, a shortstop from North Gwinnett High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB draft
Casey Cook, an outfielder from the University of North Carolina, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Derek Bender, a first baseman and catcher from Coastal Carolina, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Hunter Dorraugh entered Sunday's Mountain West Tournament Championship Game without a multihomer game across five seasons in college baseball. The redshirt junior changed that in a hurry as he flexed his power in San Jose State's biggest game of the season with a school-record four home runs -- even as...
Chase Burns didn’t hit pause on his emphatic celebrations for conference tournament play. In fact, MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 Draft prospect took them to new heights in the ACC Tournament. Burns -- Wake Forest’s single-season strikeout record holder -- ran into a jam with two runners on base in the...
We'll have plenty of fresh Draft content for you next week, including updating and expanding our current Top 150 to a Top 200 and Jonathan Mayo creating a new first-round projection. To whet your appetite further, let's answer some of your Draft questions.
College baseball conference tournaments are upon us, and the MLB Draft is just under two months away. While we still have plenty of baseball to watch between now and July 14, it’s never too early to hypothesize, or perhaps even fantasize, about who the Cleveland Guardians will select No. 1...
The 2019 Draft wasn’t one filled with a ton of suspense. It was widely accepted that the Orioles would take Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman – one of the Draft’s best-ever backstops – first overall, and that’s precisely what Mike Elias & Co. did on June 3. Bobby Witt Jr....
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With the 2024 college baseball regular season coming to a close, the list of the players who will vie for the annual Golden Spikes Award has come into focus. USA Baseball on Monday announced the 25 semifinalists for college baseball's highest award, which recognizes the top amateur player in the...
One of the top-ranked amateur shortstops in the country, Kaelen Culpepper has built himself a legend at Kansas State and risen to the status of potential first-round pick. Here's what you need to know about MLB Pipeline's No. 31 Draft prospect. FAST FACTS Position: SS Ht/Wt: 6-foot-0, 185 lbs. B/T:...
He's the top high school Draft prospect in the country, and for good reason. With the physical frame of a Major League slugger, the speed of a player who could steal 30 bases at the big league level and an arm that brings 96 mph from the mound, there's no...
JJ Wetherholt is one of the best pure hitters to come through the college ranks in recent history. The West Virginia University infielder is coming off a Big 12 Player of the Year award and first-team All-American honors in 2023, vaulting himself into the conversation for a top-five selection in...
Griffin Herring, a left-handed pitcher from Louisiana State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Kyle Robinson, a right-handed pitcher from Texas Tech, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Drew Rerick, a right-handed pitcher from Davies High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Emilien Pitre, a second baseman from the University of Kentucky, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Khal Stephen, RHP, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Luke Jewett, a right-handed pitcher from UCLA, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Dub Gleed, a third baseman from UC Irvine, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Ryan Waldschmidt, an outfielder from the University of Kentucky, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Corey Collins, a first baseman from Georgia, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Payton Green, a shortstop from Georgia Tech, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft