2023 Mock Draft 2.0: The Day Of (Just Names)

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July 9, 2023
Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

If you’d like to learn more about the players mentioned here, you’ll find rankings and scouting reports over on The Board. There is more context for these names on my first mock, which is here. I’ll be chatting live from Lumen Field tonight at 4 PT/7 ET, Woj’ing picks and providing reaction and analysis.

1. Pittsburgh Pirates
Pick: Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida

2. Washington Nationals
Pick: Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU

3. Detroit Tigers
Pick: Dylan Crews, CF, LSU

4. Texas Rangers
Pick: Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick HS (NC)

5. Minnesota Twins
Pick: Max Clark, OF, Franklin HS (IN)

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6. Oakland Athletics
Pick: Brayden Taylor, 3B, Texas Christian

7. Cincinnati Reds
Pick: Kyle Teel, C, Virginia

8. Kansas City Royals
Pick: Blake Mitchell, C, Sinton HS (TX)

9. Colorado Rockies
Pick: Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee

10. Miami Marlins
Pick: Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit HS (OR)

11. Los Angeles Angels
Pick: Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Ole Miss

12. Arizona Diamondbacks
Pick: Aidan Miller, 3B, Mitchell HS (FL)

13. Chicago Cubs
Pick: Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic

14. Boston Red Sox
Pick: Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest

15. Chicago White Sox
Pick: Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami

16. San Francisco Giants
Pick: Enrique Bradfield Jr., CF, Vanderbilt

17. Baltimore Orioles
Pick: Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS (GA)

18. Milwaukee Brewers
Pick: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida

19. Tampa Bay Rays
Pick: Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (MA)

20. Toronto Blue Jays
Pick: Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon

21. St. Louis Cardinals
Pick: Chase Davis, OF, Arizona

22. Seattle Mariners
Pick: Matt Shaw, 2B, Maryland

23. Cleveland Guardians
Pick: Colt Emerson, SS, Glenn HS (OH)

24. Atlanta Braves
Pick: Joe Whitman, LHP, Kent State

25. San Diego Padres
Pick: Walker Martin, SS, Eaton HS (CO)

26. New York Yankees
Pick: Sammy Stafura, SS, Panas HS (NY)

27. Philadelphia Phillies
Pick: George Lombard Jr., SS, Gulliver Prep HS (NY)

28. Houston Astros
Pick: Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue-Medford HS (NY)

29. Seattle Mariners
Pick: Kevin McGonigle, SS, Monsignor Bonner (PA)

30. Seattle Mariners
Pick: Jonny Farmelo, OF, Westfield HS (VA)

31. Tampa Bay Rays
Pick: Tai Peete, SS, Trinity Christian HS (GA)

32. New York Mets
Pick: Ty Floyd, RHP, LSU

33. Milwaukee Brewers
Pick: Tommy Troy, SS, Stanford

34. Minnesota Twins
Pick: Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest

35. Miami Marlins
Pick: Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crest HS (FL)

36. Los Angeles Dodgers
Pick: Steven Echavarria, RHP, Millburn HS (NJ)

37. Detroit Tigers
Pick: Dillon Head, CF, Homewood-Flossmor HS (IL)

38. Cincinnati Reds
Pick: Brandon Sproat, RHP, Florida

39. Oakland Athletics
Pick: Bryce Eldridge, 1B/RHP, Madison HS (VA)





 

Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. He spent four years working for the Phillies Triple-A affiliate, two with Baseball Info Solutions and two contributing to prospect coverage at ESPN.com. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider.

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g4Member since 2020
2 years ago

Troy at 33 is not too shabby

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