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The best names in the 2018 MLB Draft

By Michael Clair

Names are a powerful thing. Some believe they shape your future. Others believe knowing a demon's name gives you power over them. And still others like to change them to things like iPhone 7. 
This is not that. These are the best, funniest and strangest names that you may hear called during the 2018 MLB Draft.
Here are nine of the best from MLB Pipeline's Top 200 prospects, so you should look forward to hearing their name (or buying their jersey if they've already been popped): 
1. Travis Swaggerty
2. Seth Beer
3. Kumar Rocker
4. Steele Walker
5. Blaze Alexander
6. Greyson Jenista
7. Ford Proctor 
8. Terrin Vavra
9. Osiris Johnson
But with almost 1,500 players about to be picked this year, there are many, many more names out there. Here those are, helpfully sorted into a variety of categories for easy browsing. 
The most patriotic man in America
Edmond Americaan
Based on the movie
Zach Argo
No shirt, no shoes
Matt Barefoot
He's very good
Tyler Best
Logan Bravo

A little crooked
Keyshawn Askew
Take to the seas
Dennis Boatman
Two-sport star
Hunter Bowling
Food
Kyle Bradish
Derrick Cherry
RJ Coffee
Micah Coffey
Casey Legumina
Scott Kapers
Coco Montes
Always a bridegroom, never a 
Jonah Bride
A fond farewell
Garrett Bye
Daniel Bies
Another word for a hip check
AJ Bumpass
Soap opera character
Jacob Cantleberry
Braxton Cottongame
Gage Canning
Metal Band
Brock Deatherage

Not a person, but a new coffee bar & eatery
Cooper Coldiron
Lars Nootbaar
Best dude at ultimate
Matt Frisbee
Definitely not four kids in a trenchcoat
Wyatt Olds
Get jacked
Jax Biggers
One specific team should definitely draft them
Boston Mabeaus
Angel Tiburico
Off-brand arcade games
Tarik Skubal
A Game of Thrones Character
Conor Joffrion
Alex Royalty

A Star Wars Character
Oraj Anu
Keylan Killgore
Yusniel Padrom-Artilles
Should be a magician
Antoine Mistico
When you love Mike Trout, but you're also thirsty
Michael Trautwein
Gunnar Troutwine
Music to my ears
Jordan Lala
Elijah Birdsong
Matt Kroon
Justin Lutes
D.J. Artis
Bubba Sangster
Just the best name
Tyler O'Clair
How much Burt?
Max Burt
Worst Tinder response
JK Love
Taylor Motter's real name
Rian Haire
Great '90s movie
Derek Craft
When you have a killer six-pack
Abdiel Layer
Human projection system
Nathanial Pecota

Seemingly born to play baseball
Coy Cobb
Rook Ellington
James Outman
Cole Winn
Action hero
O'Neal Lochridge
Dazon Cole
Blaine Knight
Is there a doctor in the house?
MD Johnson
John Irving's A Prayer for
Owen Meaney
Awesome alliteration
Brendon Bickleman
Ronnie Rossomando
Olajide Oloruntimelehin
Just fun to say
Cre Finfrock
Daniel Sprinkle
Rayne Supple
Eli Lingos
Kam'ron Mays-Hunt
Zach Goberville
Kameron Guangorena
Elijah Pleasants

What a judge does
Holden Laws
The extra 't' is for extra smarts
Chase Smartt
Social media superstar
Sam Tweedt
Darius Vines

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