Updated BA Top 50 Draft Prospects



As part of our work with MLB Network's broadcast of the draft tonight, we updated the top of our draft prospect list. Below is the revised Top 50. The complete BA 500 can be found here.

1. Byron Buxton, of, Appling County HS, Baxley, Ga.

2. Carlos Correa, ss, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R.

3. Mark Appel, rhp, Stanford

4. Mike Zunino, c, Florida

5. Kevin Gausman, rhp, Louisiana State

6. Kyle Zimmer, rhp, San Francisco

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

8. Albert Almora, of, Mater Academy, Hialeah Gardens, Fla.

9. Lucas Giolito, rhp, Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif.

10. Andrew Heaney, lhp, Oklahoma State

11. Michael Wacha, rhp, Texas A&M

12. Marcus Stroman, rhp, Duke

13. Lance McCullers Jr., rhp, Jesuit HS, Tampa

14. Chris Stratton, rhp, Mississippi State

15. Deven Marrero, ss, Arizona State

16. Courtney Hawkins, of, Carroll HS, Corpus Christi, Texas

17. David Dahl, of, Oak Mountain HS, Birmingham

18. Gavin Cecchini, ss, Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La.

19. Cory Seager, 3b, Northwest Cabarrus HS, Concord, N.C.

20. D.J. Davis, of, Stone HS, Wiggins, Miss.

21. Ty Hensley, rhp, Santa Fe HS, Edmond, Okla.

22. Richie Shaffer, 3b, Clemson

23. Joey Gallo, 3b/rhp, Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas

24. Victor Roache, of, Georgia Southern

25. Matt Smoral, lhp, Solon (Ohio) HS

26. Tyler Naquin, of, Texas A&M

27. Stephen Piscotty, of/3b, Stanford

28. Stryker Trahan, of/c, Acadiana HS, Lafayette, La.

29. Addison Russell, ss, Pace (Fla.) HS

30. Nick Travieso, rhp, Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla.

31. Lucas Sims, rhp, Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.

32. Shane Watson, rhp, Lakewood (Calif.) HS

33. Zach Eflin, rhp, Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla.

34. Pierce Johnson, rhp, Missouri State

35. Tanner Rahier, ss, Palm Desert (Calif.) HS

36. Daniel Robertson, 3b, Upland (Calif.) HS

37. Anthony Alford, of, Petal (Miss.) HS

38. Walker Weickel, rhp, Olympia HS, Orlando

39. Ty Buttrey, rhp, Providence HS, Charlotte

40. Brian Johnson, lhp, Florida

41. Mitch Haniger, of, Cal Poly

42. Barrett Barnes, of, Texas Tech

43. Carson Kelly, 3b/rhp, Westview HS, Portland, Ore.

44. Mitch Brown, rhp, Century HS, Rochester, Minn.

45. Tyler Gonzales, rhp, James Madison HS, San Antonio

46. Clint Coulter, c, Union HS, Camas, Wash.

47. Wyatt Mathisen, c, Calallen HS, Corpus Christi, Texas

48. J.O. Berrios, rhp, Papa Juan XIII HS, Bayamon, P.R.

49. Walker Buehler, rhp, Henry Clay HS, Lexington, Ky.

50. James Ramsey, of, Florida State



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