These are the best and funniest names you may hear called during the 2019 MLB Draft
When the MLB Amateur Draft starts on Monday, you will get to hear names. Dozens of names. Hundreds of names. There will be a full alphabet soup of names called. And while you can get your analysis of the quality of the players with those names elsewhere, today we want to focus solely on the best names eligible to be called for this year's Draft. And what do we mean by that? We mean the most unique, the ones that roll off our tongues like a beautiful melody or those that remind us of our favorite 1990s sitcom. You know -- best.
Here are my 10 favorite names from MLB Pipeline's Top 200 players, meaning you can expect them to be called any time in the early rounds of the Draft:
1. Braden Shewmake
2. Brett Baty
3. Shea Langeliers
4. Cameron Cannon
5. Kyren Paris
6. John Doxaxis
7. Noah Song
8. Rece Hinds
9. John Rave
10. Jaxx Groshans
But what about the rest of the Draft-eligible players? What are the best names on that list? Well, we helpfully categorized them for easy reading:
Should be a pitcher
William Armbruester
Cameron Junker
Decent Jobs
Farmer Abendroth
Cade Cabbiness
Cam Opp
Needs shoes
Matthew Barefoot
World Class Chef
James Beard
Al Pesto
With weather closing in, Chandler Best finishes an 8-6 McGill win pic.twitter.com/a5vRsd3GFu
— Ben Thomas (@BenThomasPreps) May 18, 2019
How Big?
Austin Biggar
Hunter Bigge
Ethan Small
Like a ...
Spencer Brickhouse
Fun to say
Serafino Brito Tedesco
Couper Cornblum
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith
Kiambu Fentress
Yianni Skeriotis
The 77th edition of Vanderbilt vs. Belmont coming your way. 🏙#VandyBoys | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/eFrk5ZB5PS
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) March 19, 2019
Best dang action hero ever
Jax Cash
Steele Chambers
Cutter Clawson
Dan Hammer
Maverick Handley
Bruce Steel
Evan Justice
NC State 6-4 freshman lefty Evan Justice has a funky pause in his delivery and surprising giddyup on his FB. Up to 93. He's been impressive. pic.twitter.com/jbkVUw6CPf
— Michael Lananna (@mlananna) April 18, 2018
Marvel villains
Dax Dathe
Xzavion Curry
Blake Deatherage
Antoine Mistico
Always the Same
Ricky Constant
Old Steel Magnates
Reginald Crawford
Wacy Crenshaw
Chesdin Harrington
Royal-themed Cinnabon competitor
Duke Kinamon
No. 2️⃣ for Duke Kinamon and No. 5️⃣ for @StanfordBSB.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) May 11, 2019
This homer is the @OpusBank #12Best moment.#Pac12BSB pic.twitter.com/43fBzBc48K
A character that was surely in “The Great Gatsby”
Hudson Head
The Famous ...
Jett Jackson
Is there a doctor in the house?
MD Johnson
One specific team should definitely draft him
Conor Angel
Casey Kmet
I’ll order one
Michael Limoncelli
RHP Michael Limoncelli (2019 NY) sitting 86-91 w good back leg drive. Arm works well w straight CH & 12-6 CB #Pitt commit. #PGTourney pic.twitter.com/wECxYv82Ey
— Gregory Gerard (@GGerardPG) June 30, 2017
This could get confusing
Payton Miller
Peyton Miller
Saved by the Bell
Zack Morris
Needs an alarm
Ryan Sleeper
Swipe right
Trevor Tinder
Boyfriends on “Gossip Girl”
Trey Van Der Weide
Brandham Ponce
Parker Brahms
'19 RHP/INF Brandham Ponce (@FWHSbaseball) comes out sharp in the first inning @bjp_19
— PBR Washington (@PBR_Washington) May 18, 2019
FB sitting 84-87 and mixing in sharp breaker at 74. Started off with this K and then put up a zero in the top half for Federal Way pic.twitter.com/EuSr3XnqtZ
Still sad that Vine is gone
Darius Vines
When you can’t remember the name of the main character in “Rookie of the Year”
Ethan Hoopingarner
It’s like saying “fishmouth” with some fish in your mouth
Jakob Frishmuth
Off brand khakis
Kyle Dockus
Higher-ranked than Buster
Major Posey
What you call the ice rink where you got married
Skyler Loverink
Michael Clair writes for MLB.com. He spends a lot of time thinking about walk-up music and believes stirrup socks are an integral part of every formal outfit.
