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 |
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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 |