It's MLB draft week! Here's how this year's best players stack up.
Charlie Condon is one of the top sluggers in this draft class -- where does he rank on our list? week and that means it is time to expand my ranking of the top prospects in this year's draft class to 250 players.
Here's how they stack up to the top prospects from the 2023 draft class: While the top of last year's draft is seen as a historic top five picks andhave already graduated from prospect status, I have both Condon and Bazzana directly in front of No. 2 overall pick Dylan Crews on a current MLB top 100 list. Walker Jenkins has moved up a bit while Crews and Max Clark have largely held serve since draft day. Condon, Bazzana, Crews and Clark all rank between No. 15 and No.
Some of the qualities that caused Jack Leiter to underperform in pro ball after going No. 2 overall in 2021 are present in Burns: power fastball/breaker with good but not great locations, sparingly used third and fourth pitches. I think Burns' command is better than Leiter's was at the same stage -- don't let his sometimes wild leg kick at the end of his delivery distract you.
I think Griffin has 30-plus homer upside, but some scouts think his swing path is too long, despite his numbers being strong in the summer against top pitching. He's aware of this and told me,"I'll adapt to the hitting system I'm in. I've been working on staying tight and keeping my bat path through center field. Especially since the high school season is over, I'm able to tune things up in the cage.
Kurtz is not a great conventional athlete or runner, but is a standout defender at first base. He has had issues with both shoulders in college , so teams are hesitant that a player with no give in his positional/athletic profile could also have soft tissue concerns. He's polished enough to move quickly through the minors.Tibbs for some scouts is the most polished college hitter not named Bazzana and is thus a coinflip with Kurtz for many teams at this juncture of their board.
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