TOP 50
2024 MLB DRAFT PROSPECTS (NCAA ONLY) 2.0
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Our top 50 College Players for the 2024 MLB Draft:
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Player Position/School (What we like)
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1. Charlie Condon 3B/OF/GA (6'6" .433 Avg [best in D1] and 37 HRs [also best in D1] in the toughest conference in college baseball, 1.009 SLG%)
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2. Chase Burns SP/Wake (6'3", 100 mph FB, 2.70 ERA, 17.19 K/9, 191 K's in 100 IP [D1 leader in K's])
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3. Travis Bazzana 2B/OSU (.407 Avg [8th best D1], 28 HRs [7th best D1], Aussie Aussie Aussie..Oi, Oi, Oi, oh, and a .911 SLG%)
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4. JJ Wetherholt 2B/SS/WVU (.331, 8 HRs, 6/6 SBs, 1.061 OPS. There is a lot of chatter about JJ going #1. We're not on board with that, but the potential is certainly there and secures JJ in our top 5 (despite our earlier colder look)
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5. Jac Caglianone 1B/FL (6'5", .419 Avg/SEC [3rd best in D1], 35 HRs [2nd best in D1])
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6. Hagen Smith P/Ark (6'3", 17.25 K/9, 4.39 hits allowed/game, 84 IP, 161 K's [2nd in D1], 2.04 ERA, 4th best D1, 94.5 Mph FB, +slider)
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7. Christian Moore 2B/OF/TN (34 HRs, 3rd best in D1, .797 SLG%]
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8. Trey Yesavage SP/East Car (13.98 K/9, 4.72 hits allowed/game, 93.1 IP, 145 K's [5th most in D1], 2.02 ERA [3rd best D1])
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9. Vance Honeycutt OF/UNC (28 HRs, .714 SLG%, 28/32 SBs -- the SPOW combo we love)
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10. James Tibbs III OF/FSU (.363 Avg, 28 HRs, .777 SLG%, 95 RBIs)
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11. Jakob Christian OF/USD (6'5", 26 HRs, .828 SLG%, 1.288 OPS)
12. Braden Montgomery OF/FSU (6'2", .322 Avg, 27 HRs, .733 SLG%)
13. Brody Brecht SP/IOWA (70 grade FB, 3.33 ERA, 78.1 IP, 128 K's)
14. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS/2B/OF/Rutgers (.428 Avg, 1.082 OPS, 24/27 SBs)
15. Ryan Waldschmidt OF/KY (.333, 14 HRs, 25/32 SBs, 1.079 OPS)
16. Jared Jones 1B/LSU (.301 Avg, 28 HRs, .747 SLG%, 1.201 OPS)
17. Dylan Dreiling OF/TN (.342 Avg, 23 HRs, 4/5 SBs, 1.174 OPS)
18. Jurrangelo Cijntje SP/Mississippi State (the "both" hand pitcher! 95 mph Avg RHP)
19. Cam Smith 3B/FSU (.387 Avg, 16 HRs, 1.142 OPS)
20. Kyle Debarge SS/3B/LA Lafayette (.356 Avg, 21 HRs, 10/14 SBs, 1.117 OPS)
21. Tommy White 3B/LSU (.330 Avg, 24 HRs, 1.039 OPS)
22. Blake Burke 1B/OF /TN (.379 Avg, 20 HRs, 11/13 SBS, 1.151 OPS)
23. Chris Cortez RP/Texas A&M (2.78 ERA, 64.2 IP, 102 K's, yes, a relief pitcher but one that throws 100, and there are success stories in MLB about converting pitchers like Cortez into starters in the pros)
24. Jared Thomas 1B/OF Texas (.349 Avg, 16 HRs, 18/18 SBs, 1.069 OPS)
25. Nick Kurtz 1B/Wake (.306 Avg, 22 HRs, 1.294 OPS)
26. Jalin Flores SS/TEX (.340 Avg, 18 HRs, 1.064 OPS)
27. Billy Amick 3B/1B/RF/TN (.306 Avg, 23 HRs, 65 RBIs, 1.026 OPS)
28. Walker Janek C/Sam Houston (.364 Avg, 17 HRs, 13/17 SBs, 1.185 OPS)
29. Carson Benge OF/OK State (.335 Avg, 18 HRs, 10/14 SBs, 1.109 OPS)
30. Seaver King SS/Wake (.308 Avg, 16 HRs, 11/12 SBs, .954 OPS)
31. Kaelen Culpepper 3B/SS K-State (.328 Avg, 11 HRs, 17/21 SBs, .993 OPS)
32. Gage Miller 3B/2B ALA (.381 Avg, 18 HRs, 1.176 OPS)
33. Dakota Jordan OF/MSU (.354 Avg, 20 HRs, 1.129 OPS)
34. Caleb Lomavita C/Cal (.322 Avg, 15 HRs, 12/16 SBs, .981 OPS)
35. John Spikerman OF/OK (.368 Avg, 3 HRs, 11/17 SBs, .971 OPS)
We could stop at 35 (which takes us through Round 1 of the MLB draft plus the prospect promotion incentives for AZ and Balt and into the competitive balance round), since this is also where we go off the rails a bit [or a lot]. But where's the fun in that?
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36. Kai Roberts CF/UT (.356 Avg, 7 HRs, 33/39 SBs, 6'5") [D1BB pre-season #36....in the Pac-12]
37. Alec Makarewicz 3B/OF/NC State (.378 Avg, .753 SLG%, 1.191 OPS, 24 HRs)
38. Jackson Strong OF/Canisius (.350 Avg, 11 HRs, 42/46 SBs, 1.104 OPS) [But may have just committed to transfer to KY]
39. Lyle Miller Green OF/Austin Peay (6'6" adopted from Russia as a baby, 30 HRs [5th best D1], .393 Avg, .900 SLG% [And not in MLB's top 250])
40. Ben Watson OF/VT (.419 Avg, 1.060 OPS) [Way off the radar guy]
41. JT Marr C/PSU (.416 Avg) [Joining Ben Watson as a way out there pick]
42. Roman Kuntz OF/Morehead St (33 HRs, .860 SLG%, More HRs, but a little old at 23)
43. Kole Meyers OF/Troy (.323 Avg, 12 HRs, 34/36 SBs, but like Roman, older at 23)
44. Payton Tolle P/TCU (6'7", 13.83 K/9, 81.1 IP, 125 K's [10th most in D1])
45. Ryan Johnson SP/DBU (2.21 ERA, 151 K's in 106 IP -- 4th most K's in D1)
46. Tyson Neighbors RHP/K-State (95 mph avg FB, tops at 99 but 3.96 ERA)
47. Clark Candiotti SP/AZ (3.39 ERA, 2 CGs, 98.2 IP [Who? the Candiotti man]
48. Jesse Barker SP/UCA (3.40 ERA, 4 CGs, 108.2 IP, 119K's) ["Come on down" Jesse Barker, the 2023 National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist and maybe the next Gavin Stone?)
49. Evan Aschenbeck P/TEX A&M (1.78 ERA [#1 in D1], 75.2 IP, 32 Apps) [But there's talk of the closer of the year returning to College Station]
50. Derek Clark SP/WVU (3.23 ERA, 4 CGs, 97.2 IP, 91 K's) [the K's are meh but the 4 complete games were top shelf]
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