I’ve been meaning to update our mock draft for awhile and here is the newest version. I follow the draft for fun, but realistically, I have no ”inside knowledge” on who teams will actually pick. There are some great draft sources available online, especially Baseball America. But also, MLB Bonus Baby is a great site covering the draft and Keith Law/Jason Churchill’s draft blog on ESPN is awesome too. Also, I’d recommend Mack Ade’s website. Mack’s site covers the Mets, and in addition, he does a terrific job following the draft.
I was hoping to write profiles for the players, but unfortunately, work has been pretty busy. However, I was able to find video for all the players so you can watch some of the potential 2011 first-rounders. Also, there were some awesome reports available online (especially from Baseball Beginnings), and for people who want to learn more about a particular player, I linked a scouting report (or in some cases, whatever I could locate). Really deep class this year! As I do more research, I’ll update the mock draft again and also update the draftees’ prospect rankings.
Updated: April 25, 2011
1. Pittsburgh Pirates Anthony Rendon, 3B Rice Univ. video | scouting report
2. Seattle Mariners Gerrit Cole, P UCLA video | scouting report
3. Arizona Diamondbacks Sonny Gray, P Vanderbilt video | scouting report
4. Baltimore Orioles Taylor Jungmann, P Texas video | scouting report
5. Kansas City Royals Danny Hultzen, P Virginia video | scouting report
6. Washington Nationals Bubba Starling, OF HS (Kan) video | scouting report
7. Arizona Diamondbacks* Dylan Bundy, P HS (Ok.) video | scouting report
8. Cleveland Indians Francisco Lindor, SS HS (Fla) video | scouting report
9. Chicago Cubs Jed Bradley, P Georgia Tech video | scouting report
10. San Diego Padres* Daniel Norris, P HS (Tenn.) video | scouting report
11. Houston Astros Trevor Bauer, P UCLA video | scouting report
12. Milwaukee Brewers George Springer, OF (Conn.) video | scouting report
13. New York Mets Matt Barnes, P Conn. video | scouting report
14. Florida Marlins Archie Bradley, P HS (Ok.) video | scouting report
15. Milwaukee Brewers* Mikie Mahtook, OF LSU video | scouting report
16. Los Angeles Dodgers Blake Swihart, C HS (NM) video | scouting report
17. Los Angeles Angels Taylor Guerrieri, P HS (S.C.) video | scouting report
18. Oakland Athletics Jackie Bradley, OF S. Carolina video | scouting report
19. Boston Red Sox* Alex Meyer, P Kentucky video | scouting report
20. Colorado Rockies John Stilson, P Texas A&M video | scouting report
21. Toronto Blue Jays Matthew Purke, P TCU video | scouting report
22. St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Bell, OF HS (Tex.) video | scouting report
23. Washington Nationals* Jose Fernandez, P HS (Fla.) video | scouting report
24. Tampa Bay Rays* Derek Fisher, OF HS (Penn.) video | scouting report
25. San Diego Padres Henry Owens, P HS (Cal.) video | scouting report
26. Boston Red Sox* Jason Esposito, 3B Vanderbilt video | scouting report
27. Cincinnati Reds Tyler Anderson, P Oregon video | scouting report
28. Atlanta Braves Brian Goodwin, OF Mia-Dade JC video | scouting report
29. San Francisco Giants Levi Michael, INF UNC video | scouting report
30. Minnesota Twins Brandon Nimmo, OF HS (Wyo.) video | scouting report
31. Tampa Bay Rays* Javier Baez, SS HS (Fla.) video | scouting report
32. Tampa Bay Rays Andrew Susac, C Oregon St. video | scouting report
33. Texas Rangers Travis Harrison, OF HS (Cal.) video | scouting report
Supplemental Round (all compensation)
34. Washington Nationals Anthony Meo, P Coastal Carolina video | scouting report
35. Toronto Blue Rays Josh Osich, P Oregon State video | scouting report
36. Texas Rangers Peter O’Brien, C Bethune-Cookman video | scouting report
37. Tampa Bay Rays Preston Tucker, 1B Florida video | scouting report
38. Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Winkler, P TCU video | scouting report
39. Tampa Bay Rays Kolten Wong, 2B Hawaii video | scouting report
40. Boston Red Sox Nick Delmonico, INF HS (Tenn.) video | scouting report
41. Tampa Bay Rays Dillon Maples, P HS (N.C.) video | scouting report
42. Tampa Bay Rays Alex Dickerson, OF Indiana video | scouting report
43. Arizona Diamondbacks CJ Cron, C Utah video | scouting report
44. New York Mets Austin Wood, P USC video | scouting report
45. Colorado Rockies Matt Skole, 3B Georgia Tech video | scouting report
46. Toronto Blue Jays Josh Tobias, 2B HS (N.C.) video | scouting report
47. Chicago White Sox Austin Hedges, C HS (Cal.) video | scouting report
48. San Diego Padres Hudson Boyd, P HS (Fla.) video | scouting report
49. San Francisco Giants Jason Coats, OF TCU video | scouting report
50. Minnesota Twins Tyler Beede, P HS (Mass.) video | scouting report
51. New York Yankees Philip Pfeiffer, P HS (Tenn.) video | scouting report
52. Tampa Bay Rays Andrew Chafin, P Kent State video | scouting report
53. Toronto Blue Jays Phil Evans, SS HS (Cal.) video | scouting report
54. San Diego Padres Grayson Garvin, P Vanderbilt video | scouting report
55. Minnesota Twins Harold Martinez, 3B Miami video | scouting report
56. Tampa Bay Rays Michael Kelly, P HS (Fla.) video | scouting report
57. Toronto Blue Jays Robert Stephenson, P HS (Cal.) video | scouting report
58. San Diego Padres James McCann, C Arkansas video | scouting report
59. Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Carpenter, P Gonzaga video | scouting report
60. Tampa Bay Rays Zach Cone, OF Georgia video | scouting report