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1. Astros: Mark Appel, rhp, Stanford

2. Twins: Byron Buxton, of, Appling County HS, Baxley, Ga.

3. Mariners: Mike Zunino, c, Florida

4. Orioles: Kevin Gausman, rhp, Louisiana State

5. Royals: Kyle Zimmer, rhp, San Francisco

6. Cubs: Carlos Correa, ss, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R.

7. Padres: Max Fried, lhp, Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif.

8. Pirates: Deven Marrero, ss, Arizona State

9. Marlins: Albert Almora, of, Mater Academy, Hialeah Gardens, Fla.

10. Rockies: Courtney Hawkins, of, Carroll HS, Corpus Christi, Texas

11. Athletics: Lance McCullers Jr., rhp, Jesuit HS, Tampa

12. Mets: Gavin Cecchini, ss, Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La.

13. White Sox: Michael Wacha, rhp, Texas A&M

14. Reds: Chris Stratton, rhp, Mississippi State

15. Indians: Andrew Heaney, lhp, Oklahoma State

16. Nationals: Marcus Stroman, rhp, Duke

17. Blue Jays: David Dahl, of, Oak Mountain HS, Birmingham

18. Dodgers: Ty Hensley, rhp, Santa Fe HS, Edmond, Okla.

19. Cardinals: Richie Shaffer, 3b, Clemson

20. Giants: Nick Travieso, rhp, Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla.

21. Braves: Tyler Naquin, of, Texas A&M

22. Blue Jays: Joey Gallo, 3b/rhp, Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas

23. Cardinals: Lucas Sims, rhp, Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.

24. Red Sox: Tanner Rahier, 3b, Palm Desert (Calif.) HS

25. Rays: D.J. Davis, of, Stone HS, Wiggins, Miss.

26. Diamondbacks: Stryker Trahan, of/c, Acadiana HS, Lafayette, La.

27. Brewers: Stephen Piscotty, of/3b, Stanford

28. Brewers: Shane Watson, rhp, Lakewood (Calif.) HS

29. Rangers: Matt Smoral, lhp, Solon (Ohio) HS

30. Yankees: Addison Russell, ss, Pace (Fla.) HS

31. Red Sox: Zach Eflin, rhp, Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla.

Lucas Giolito?

Posted by Bradley | May 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm | Shortcut

I guess this means Giolito goes undrafted.

Posted by Brandon | May 26, 2012 at 12:48 pm | Shortcut

Here’s what Callis said about Giolito in the subscriber-only version: “Righthander Lucas Giolito, Fried’s teammate at Harvard-Westlake HS in Studio City, Calif., remains the draft’s biggest wild card after spraining an elbow ligament in March. He hasn’t taken the mound since, though he threw on flat ground this week. Teams still don’t feel like they have a great read on the health or signability of a player who once figured to be a lock to go in the first three picks. As we did in our initial first-round projection two weeks ago, we’re not including Giolito because of the uncertainty surrounding him.”

Posted by Nathan Rode | May 26, 2012 at 2:40 pm | Shortcut

why would the cubs take another SS when they already have castro?

Posted by matt | May 26, 2012 at 7:42 pm | Shortcut

If a SS is the best player available (BPA), a team should pick him even if they already have a good SS. He could develop to be even better. Often, they end up moving to 2B or another position if they have a good enough bat. That gives them more flexibility if he can play SS but hit well enough to play other positions. Gives a team a lot of option of placing him on the team. Or, he could be a trading chip to get the prospect position that you really need. Lots of ways around it, and you never know, there are possible reasons why any player might not be available to you anymore, due to injury or whatnot. Fate.

Posted by obsessivegiantscompulsive | May 30, 2012 at 9:50 am | Shortcut

[...] it is time to take a closer look at another player that has been mocked the Cardinals direction. In his latest mock draft, Jim Callis of Baseball America has the Cardinals selecting Richie Shaffer – 3B – Clemson with the 19th selection. [...]

Posted by 2012 Draft: Richie Shaffer | Future Redbirds | May 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm | Shortcut