2017 MLB Draft: Ranking the Top 125

2080 Baseball is excited to release its Top 125 rankings for the 2017 MLB Draft Class. These rankings were compiled with input from 2080 Baseball’s evaluators and writers at the fields throughout the past 12 months, including Nick Faleris, Burke Granger, Ryan Ozella, Will Garofalo, Spencer Hansen, Corey Turner, Jared Wyllys, and Dave DeFreitas.

 

Links to the positional preview write-ups for each player appear in the rankings below. Links to the full position preview series – containing over 150 write-ups, are included directly above the table. Don’t forget to visit the 2080 Baseball Draft Video Library, for videos of 200-plus draft-eligible prospects.

 

Bonus Content: Nick Faleris and Burke Granger wrap Day One of the MLB Draft on a bonus episode of the Defensive Indifference Podcast.

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Draft Rankings - Top 125

Rank
Rank
First Name
First
Last Name
Last
Position
Pos
School
School
Level
Lvl
Draft Day Age
Age
Notes/Video
Notes/Video
1 Kyle Wright RHP Vanderbilt 4-YR 21.08 Link
2 Hunter Greene RHP/SS Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (CA) HS 17.10 Link
3 MacKenzie Gore LHP Whiteville (NC) HS 18.03 Link
4 Royce Lewis SS/OF JSerra Catholic (CA) HS 18.00 Link
5 Brendan McKay LHP/1B Louisville 4-YR 21.05 Link
6 Shane Baz RHP Concordia Lutheran (TX) HS 18.00 Link
7 Keston Hiura 2B/OF UC Irvine 4-YR 20.10 Link
8 J.B. Bukauskas RHP North Carolina 4-YR 20.08 Link
9 Evan  White 1B/OF Kentucky 4-YR 21.01 Link
10 Adam  Haseley OF Virginia 4-YR 21.02 Link
11 Jeren  Kendall OF Vanderbilt 4-YR 21.04 Link
12 Pavin Smith 1B Virginia 4-YR 21.04 Link
13 Austin Beck OF North Davidson (NC) HS 18.06 Link
14 Nick Pratto 1B Huntington Beach (CA) HS 18.08 Link
15 Sam Carlson RHP Burnsville (MN) HS 18.06 Link
16 David Peterson LHP Oregon 4-YR 21.09 Link
17 Jordon Adell OF Ballard (KY) HS 18.02 Link
18 Alex Faedo RHP Florida 4-YR 21.06 Link
19 Nate Pearson RHP Central Florida JC 2-YR 20.09 Link
20 Logan Warmoth SS North Carolina 4-YR 21.09 Link
21 D.L. Hall LHP Valdosta (GA) HS 18.09 Link
22 Tristen Lutz OF Martin (TX) HS 18.09 Link
23 Jeter Downs SS Pace (FL) HS 18.10 Link
24 Heliot Ramos OF Leadership Christian Academy (PR) HS 17.09 Link
25 Brendon Little LHP State JC of Florida 2-YR 20.10 Link
26 Jake Burger 3B Missouri State 4-YR 21.02 Link
27 Trevor Rogers LHP Carlsbad (NM) HS 19.06 Link
28 Bubba Thompson OF McGill-Thoolen Catholic (AL) HS 19.00 Link
29 Blayne Enlow RHP St. Armant (LA) HS 18.03 Link
30 Seth Romero LHP No School N/A 21.01 Link
31 Griffin Canning RHP UCLA 4-YR 21.01 Link
32 Alex Lange RHP LSU 4-YR 21.08 Link
33 Nick Allen SS Francis Porter (CA) HS 18.08 Link
34 Tanner Houck RHP Missouri 4-YR 20.11 Link
35 Hans Crouse RHP Dana Hills (CA) HS 18.09 Link
36 Drew  Waters OF Etowah (GA) HS 18.05 Link
37 Clarke  Schmidt RHP South Carolina 4-YR 21.03 Link
38 Hagen Danner C/RHP Huntington Beach (CA) HS 18.08 Link
39 Mark Vientos SS/3B American Heritage (FL) HS 17.06 Link
40 Steven Jennings RHP DeKalb County (TN) HS 18.06 Link
41 Matt Sauer RHP Ernst Righetti (CA) HS 18.04 Link
42 Stuart Fairchild OF Wake Forest 4-YR 21.02 Link
43 Garrett Mitchell OF Orange Lutheran (CA) HS 18.09 Link
44 Brian Miller OF North Carolina 4-YR 21.09 Link
45 Quentin Holmes OF Monsignor McClancy (NY) HS 17.11 Link
46 Brady McConnell SS Merritt Island (FL) HS 19.00 Link
47 Drew Rasmussen RHP Oregon State 4-YR 21.10 Link
48 Corbin Martin RHP Texas A&M 4-YR 21.05 Link
49 Ryan Vilade 3B/2B Stillwater (OK) HS 18.04 Link
50 Brent Rooker 1B/OF Mississippi State 4-YR 22.07 Link
51 Wil Crowe RHP South Carolina 4-YR 22.09 Link
52 Luis Campusano C Cross Creek (GA) HS 18.08 Link
53 Chris Seise SS West Orange (FL) HS 18.05 Link
54 Blaine Knight RHP Arkansas 4-YR 20.11 Link
55 Tristan Beck RHP Stanford 4-YR 20.11 Link
56 Conner Uselton OF Southmoore (OK) HS 19.01 Link
57 Alex Scherff RHP Colleyville Heritage (TX) HS 19.04 Link
58 Cole Brannen OF The Westfield School (GA) HS 18.10 Link
59 Jacob Heatherly LHP Cullman HS (AL) HS 19.01 Link
60 Michael Mercado RHP Westview (CA) HS 18.01 Link
61 Greg Deichmann 3B/OF LSU 4-YR 22.00 Link
62 Riley Adams C San Diego 4-YR 20.11 Link
63 Tanner Burns RHP Decatur (AL) HS 18.05 Link
64 Caden Lemons  RHP Westavia Hills (AL) HS 18.06 Link
65 M.J. Melendez C Westminster Christian School (FL) HS 18.06 Link
66 Kevin Merrell SS South Florida 4-YR 21.05 Link
67 Gavin Sheets 1B Wake Forest 4-YR 21.01 Link
68 Matt Tabor RHP Milton Academy (MA) HS 18.10 Link
69 Mason House OF Whitehouse (TX) HS 18.09 Link
70 Calvin Mitchell OF Rancho Bernardo HS (CA) HS 18.03 Link
71 Joe Dunand 3B/SS NC State 4-YR 21.08 Link
72 J.J. Matijevic 1B Arizona 4-YR 21.07 Link
73 Jake Thompson RHP Oregon State 4-YR 22.08 Link
74 Drew Ellis 3B/1B Louisville 4-YR 21.06 Link
75 James Marinan RHP Park Vista Community HS (FL) HS 18.08 Link
76 Daulton Varsho C UW-Milwaukee 4-YR 21.02 Link
77 Jacob Pearson OF/1B West Monroe (LA) HS 19.00 Link
78 Landon Leach RHP Pickering (ON) HS 17.11 Link
79 Kyle Hurt RHP Torrey Pines (CA) HS 19.00 Link
80 Michael Gigliotti CF Lipscomb 4-YR 21.03 Link
81 Luis Gonzalez OF New Mexico 4-YR 21.09 Link
82 Kevin  Smith SS Maryland 4-YR 20.11 Link
83 K.J. Harrison 1B Oregon State 4-YR 20.10 Link
84 Shane Drohan LHP Cardinal Newman (FL) HS 18.05 Link
85 Evan Skoug C TCU 4-YR 21.07 Link
86 Tyler Johnson RHP South Carolina 4-YR 21.09 Link
87 Zac Lowther LHP Xavier 4-YR 21.01 Link
88 Garrett Cave RHP Tampa 4-YR 20.11 Link
89 Daniel Cabrera OF Parkview Baptist (LA) HS 18.09 Link
90 Riley Mahan 2B/OF Kentucky 4-YR 21.05 Link
91 Connor Wong C Houston 4-YR 21.01 Link
92 Jake Holmes SS Pinnacle (AZ) HS 18.11 Link
93 Joey Morgan C Washington 4-YR 20.07 Link
94 Jake Eder LHP Calvary Christian Academy (FL) HS 18.08 Link
95 Bryce Montes De Oca RHP Missouri 4-YR 21.01 Link
96 Taylor Walls SS Florida State 4-YR 20.11 Link
97 Joe Perez RHP Archbiship McCarthy (FL) HS 17.06 Link
98 Jake Mangum OF Mississippi State 4-YR 21.03 Link
99 Glenn Otto RHP Rice 4-YR 21.03 Link
100 Morgan Cooper RHP Texas 4-YR 22.08 Link
101 Bryce Bonnin RHP Barbers Hill (TX) HS 18.08 Link
102 Spencer Howard RHP Cal Poly 4-YR 20.10 Link
103 Blake Hunt C Mater Dei (CA) HS 18.07 Link
104 Zach Rutherford SS Old Dominion 4-YR 21.02 Link
105 Peter Solomon RHP Notre Dame 4-YR 20.09 Link
106 Chris McMahon RHP West Chester (PA) HS 18.04 Link
107 Jacob Gonzalez 3B/1B Chaparral (AZ) HS 18.11 Link
108 Tyler Freeman SS/2B Etiwanda (CA) HS 18.00 Link
109 Andrew Bechtold 3B Chipola JC 2-YR 21.01 Link
110 Daniel Tillo LHP Iowa Western CC 2-YR 20.11 Link
111 Tony Dibrell RHP Kennesaw State 4-YR 21.07 Link
112 Matt Whatley C Oral Roberts 4-YR 21.05 Link
113 Adam Hall SS Lucas (ON) HS 18.00 Link
114 Seth Lonsway LHP Celina (OH) HS 18.08 Link
115 Colton Hock RHP Stanford 4-YR 21.03 Link
116 Brendan Murphy LHP Mundelein (IL) HS 18.05 Link
117 Zach Jackson C Winter Haven (FL) HS 19.00 Link
118 Asa Lacy LHP Tivy (TX) HS 18.00 Link
119 Greg Jones SS Cary (NC) HS 19.03 Link
120 Will Toffey 3B Vanderbilt 4-YR 22.05 Link
121 Sam McMillan C Suwanee (FL) HS 18.06 Link
122 Devin Hairston SS/2B Louisville 4-YR 21.02 Link
123 Adam  Oviedo SS Alvardo (TX) HS 18.05 Link
124 Lincoln  Henzman RHP Louisville 4-YR 21.11 Link
125 Hugh Fisher LHP Briarcrest Christian (TN) HS 18.04 Link