The 2019 MLB Draft is set to kick off on Monday, June 3rd. Many young men will have life changing experiences as they hear their names called.
The MLB Draft is vastly different from the likes of the NFL and NBA drafts. In those sports, high school athletes cannot be drafted and the majority of them gain national exposure at the collegiate level. Some baseball draft prospects experience the same, but there are still a lot of standout-high-school prospects that casual fan may not know about.
Without further ado, here here are the draft profile of some of the elite prospects for the draft:
Top 30 Prospects
- Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State University
- Bobby Witt, Jr., SS, High School
- Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California
- CJ Abrams, SS, High School
- JJ Bleday, OF, Vanderbilt University
- Riley Greene, OF, High School
- Hunter Bishop, CF, Arizona State University
- Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian University
- Bryson Stott, SS, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor University
- Alek Manoah, RHP, West Virginia University
- Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto Junior College
- Matthew Allan, RHP, High School
- Zack Thompson, LHP, University of Kentucky
- Corbin Carroll, OF, High School
- Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech University
- Brett Baty, 3B, High School
- George Kirby, RHP, Elon University
- Quinn Priester, RHP, High School
- Brennan Malone, RHP, High School
- Will Wilson, SS, NC State
- Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson University
- Daniel Espino, RHP, High School
- JJ Goss, RHP, High School
- Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane University
- Michael Busch, 1B/OF, University of North Carolina
- Gunnar Henderson, SS, High School
- Keoni Cavaco, 3B, High School
- Maurice Hampton, OF, High School
- Kameron Misner, OF, University of Missouri
Other Notable Prospects
- Jack Leiter, RHP, High School
- Chase Strumpf, 2B, University of California-Los Angeles
- Rece Hinds, 3B, High School
- Logan Wyatt, 1B, University of Louisville
- Erik Miller, LHP, Stanford University
- Graeme Stinson, LHP, Duke University
- Spencer Jones, 1B/LHP, High School
- Greg Jones, INF, UNC Wilmington
