TOP 50
2024 MLB DRAFT PROSPECTS (NCAA ONLY)

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Our top 50 College Players for the 2024 MLB Draft:

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         Player               Position/School     (What we like)

1.     Charlie Condon 3B/OF/GA (6'6" .433 Avg [best in D1] and 37 HRs [also best in D1]                                                             in the toughest conference in college baseball, 1.009                                                                 SLG%)

2.     Chase Burns      SP/Wake (6'3", 100 mph FB, 2.70 ERA, 17.19 K/9, 191 K's in 100 IP [D1                                                   leader in K's])

3.     Jac Caglianone  1B/FL  (6'5", .419 Avg/SEC [3rd best in D1], 35 HRs [2nd best in D1]) 

4.     Travis Bazzana   2B/OSU  (.407 Avg [8th best D1], 28 HRs [7th best D1], Aussie Aussie                                                     Aussie..Oi, Oi, Oi, oh, and a .911 SLG%)

5.     Hagen Smith      P/Ark  (6'3", 17.25 K/9, 4.39 hits allowed/game, 84 IP, 161 K's [2nd in                                                  D1], 2.04 ERA, 4th best D1, 94.5 Mph FB, +slider)

6.     Christian Moore  2B/OF/TN  (34 HRs, 3rd best in D1, .797 SLG%]

7.     Trey Yesavage    SP/East Car  (13.98 K/9, 4.72 hits allowed/game, 93.1 IP, 145 K's [5th                                                            most in D1], 2.02 ERA [3rd best D1])

8.     Vance Honeycutt OF/UNC   (28 HRs, .714 SLG%, 28/32 SBs)

9.     James Tibbs III   OF/FSU  (.363 Avg, 28 HRs, .777 SLG%, 95 RBIs)

10.   Jakob Christian   OF/USD (6'5", 26 HRs, .828 SLG%, 1.288 OPS)

11.   Braden Montgomery  OF/FSU  (6'2", .322 Avg, 27 HRs, .733 SLG%)

12.   Brody Brecht       SP/IOWA   (70 grade FB, 3.33 ERA, 78.1 IP, 128 K's)

13.   Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS/2B/OF/Rutgers  (.428 Avg, 1.082 OPS, 24/27 SBs)

14.   Ryan Waldschmidt OF/KY (.333, 14 HRs, 25/32 SBs, 1.079 OPS)

15.   Jared Jones        1B/LSU   (.301 Avg, 28 HRs, .747 SLG%, 1.201 OPS)

16.   Dylan Dreiling     OF/TN  (.342 Avg, 23 HRs, 4/5 SBs, 1.174 OPS)

17.   Cam Smith         3B/FSU  (.387 Avg, 16 HRs, 1.142 OPS) 

18.   Kyle Debarge    SS/3B/LA Lafayette (.356 Avg, 21 HRs, 10/14 SBs, 1.117 OPS)

19.   Tommy White    3B/LSU  (.330 Avg, 24 HRs, 1.039 OPS)

20.   Blake Burke     1B/OF /TN   (.379 Avg, 20 HRs, 11/13 SBS, 1.151 OPS)

21.   JJ Wetherholt  2B/WVU (.331, 8 HRs, 6/6 SBs, 1.061 OPS)

22.   Chris Cortez    RP/Texas A&M  (2.78 ERA, 64.2 IP, 102 K's, yes, a relief pitcher but one                                                              that throws 100)

23.   Jared Thomas  1B/OF  Texas (.349 Avg, 16 HRs, 18/18 SBs, 1.069 OPS)

24.   Jurrangelo Cijntje SP/Mississippi State (the "both" hand pitcher! 95 mph Avg RHP)

25.   Nick Kurtz  1B/Wake (.306 Avg, 22 HRs, 1.294 OPS)

26.   Jalin Flores  SS/TEX  (.340 Avg, 18 HRs, 1.064 OPS)

27.   Billy Amick   3B/1B/RF/TN (.306 Avg, 23 HRs, 65 RBIs, 1.026 OPS)

28.   Walker Janek  C/Sam Houston (.364 Avg, 17 HRs, 13/17 SBs, 1.185 OPS)

29.  Carson Benge  OF/OK State  (.335 Avg, 18 HRs, 10/14 SBs, 1.109 OPS)

30.  Seaver King   SS/Wake   (.308 Avg, 16 HRs, 11/12 SBs, .954 OPS)

31.  Kaelen Culpepper 3B/SS K-State (.328 Avg, 11 HRs, 17/21 SBs, .993 OPS)

32.  Gage Miller 3B/2B ALA  (.381 Avg, 18 HRs, 1.176 OPS)

33.   Dakota Jordan OF/MSU (.354 Avg, 20 HRs, 1.129 OPS)

34.  Caleb Lomavita C/Cal  (.322 Avg, 15 HRs, 12/16 SBs, .981 OPS)

35.  John Spikerman OF/OK  (.368 Avg, 3 HRs, 11/17 SBs, .971 OPS)
 

We could stop at 35 (which takes us through Round 1 of the MLB draft plus the prospect promotion incentives for AZ and Balt and into the competitive balance round), since this is also where we go off the rails a bit [or a lot]. But where's the fun in that?  

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36.   Kai Roberts   CF/UT   (.356 Avg, 7 HRs, 33/39 SBs, 6'5") [D1BB pre-season #36....in the                                            Pac-12]

37.   Alec Makarewicz  3B/OF/NC State (.378 Avg, .753 SLG%, 1.191 OPS, 24 HRs)

38.   Jackson Strong   OF/Canisius  (.350 Avg, 11 HRs, 42/46 SBs, 1.104 OPS) [But may have                                                          just committed to transfer to KY]

39.   Lyle Miller Green OF/Austin Peay (6'6" adopted from Russian as a baby, 30 HRs [5th                                                                   best D1], .393 Avg, .900 SLG% [And not in MLB's top                                                               250])

40.   Ben Watson  OF/VT  (.419 Avg, 1.060 OPS) [Way off the radar guy]

41.   JT Marr    C/PSU  (.416 Avg) [Joining Ben Watson as a way out there pick]

42.   Roman Kuntz   OF/Morehead St (33 HRs, .860 SLG%, More HRs, but a little old at 23)

43.   Kole Meyers  OF/Troy (.323 Avg, 12 HRs, 34/36 SBs, but like Roman, older at 23)

44.   Payton Tolle   P/TCU  (6'7", 13.83 K/9, 81.1 IP, 125 K's [10th most in D1])

45.   Ryan Johnson  SP/DBU (2.21 ERA, 151 K's in 106 IP -- 4th most K's in D1)

46.   Tyson Neighbors  RHP/K-State (95 mph avg FB, tops at 99 but 3.96 ERA)

47.  Clark Candiotti SP/AZ  (3.39 ERA, 2 CGs, 98.2 IP [Who? the Candiotti man]

48.  Jesse Barker  SP/UCA  (3.40 ERA, 4 CGs, 108.2 IP, 119K's) ["Come on down" Jesse                                                     Barker, the 2023 National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist and                                                   maybe the next Gavin Stone?)

49.   Evan Aschenbeck P/TEX A&M  (1.78 ERA [#1 in D1], 75.2 IP, 32 Apps) [But there's talk                                              of the closer of the year returning to College Station]

50.  Derek Clark SP/WVU (3.23 ERA, 4 CGs, 97.2 IP, 91 K's) [the K's are meh but the 4                                                      complete games were top shelf]

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