2007 Early Draft Preview: Projected First Round
Projected first round
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Print| 1. | David Price, lhp, Vanderbilt |
| No lefthander has gone No. 1 overall since Yankees chose Brien Taylor in 1991. | |
| 2. | Matt Wieters, c, Georgia Tech |
| Switch-hitting catcher with power also has thrown 98 mph as a closer. | |
| 3. | Andrew Brackman, rhp, North Carolina State |
| Seven-footer can touch 99 mph and has given up basketball to focus on baseball. | |
| 4. | Matt Harvey, rhp, Fitch HS (Groton, Conn.) |
| Scouts are divided on which North Carolina recruit is better, Harvey or Porcello. | |
| 5. | Rick Porcello, rhp, Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) |
| Seton Hall prep teammate Evan Danieli also could go as high as supplemental first round. | |
| 6. | Daniel Moskos, lhp, Clemson |
| Tigers use him in relief, but several pro teams believe he can succeed as a starter. | |
| 7. | Joe Savery, lhp, Rice |
| If he's healthy after minor shoulder surgery last fall, he could push himself even higher on this list. | |
| 8. | Michael Burgess, of, Hillsborough HS (Tampa) |
| Best bat speed and power to come out of Hillsborough High since Gary Sheffield. | |
| 9. | Julio Borbon, of, Tennessee |
| College version of Johnny Damon will miss 8-10 weeks after fracturing left ankle in practice. | |
| 10. | Josh Vitters, Cypress (Calif.) HS |
| Best pure hitter in high school ranks starred at Area Code Games, World Wood Bat Championships. | |
| 11. | Jake Arrieta, rhp, Texas Christian |
| First TCU player ever to make Team USA went 4-0, 0.27 for college national team last summer. | |
| 12. | Jason Heyward, of, Henry County HS (McDonough, Ga.) |
| Continues to draw Fred McGriff comparisons with his lanky frame, short stroke and big-time power. | |
| 13. | Ross Detwiler, lhp, Missouri State |
| Should break Brett Sinkbeil's one-year-old record (No. 19, Marlins) as highest-drafted Bear ever. | |
| 14. | Matt Mangini, 3b, Oklahoma State |
| Cape Cod league batting champ could have monster year after transferring to hitter-friendly Oklahoma State. | |
| 15. | Blake Beavan, rhp, Irving (Texas) HS |
| BA's Youth Player of the Year threw 11-strikeout shutout to beat Cuban junior national team in Cuba. | |
| 16. | J.P. Arencibia, c, Tennessee |
| Tied A-Rod's record for career homers at Westminster Christian School (Miami), has 25 in two years of college. | |
| 17. | Joshua Fields, rhp, Georgia |
| Slight closer can make a case for having both best fastball and best slider in college ranks. | |
| 18. | Jack McGeary, lhp/1b, Roxbury Latin HS (West Roxbury, Mass.) |
| Projectable lefty has a quality breaking ball and a lot of polish. | |
| 19. | Madison Bumgarner, lhp, South Caldwell HS (Hudson, N.C.) |
| Closing ground on McGeary as top high school southpaw available, but he's not as refined. | |
| 20. | Cole St. Clair, lhp, Rice |
| Like Moskos, St. Clair is another lefty closer who has enough stuff to start in pro ball. | |
| 21. | Nick Schmidt, lhp, Arkansas |
| Would rank higher if he didn't look so worn out last summer with Team USA. | |
| 22. | Matt Dominguez, 3b, Chatsworth (Calif.) HS |
| Comparable to Vitters, with more athleticism but not quite as much pure hitting ability or power. | |
| 23. | Michael Main, rhp/of, Deland (Fla.) HS |
| Has made more noise by hitting 97 mph with his fastball, but he's a five-tool athlete and could go as an outfielder. | |
| 24. | Justin Jackson, ss, Roberson HS (Asheville, N.C.) |
| Son of former big leaguer Chuck Jackson can go higher than this if he proves himself offensively. | |
| 25. | Neil Ramirez, rhp, Kempsville (Va.) HS |
| Ranked as top prospect in Cal Ripken Sr. summer college league last summer. | |
| 26. | Ryan Dent, ss/2b, Wilson HS (Los Angeles) |
| Speed and hitting ability make him top leadoff prospect among high school crop. | |
| 27. | Todd Frazier, ss/of, Rutgers |
| Awesome raw power but also questions as to how usable it will be against quality pitching. | |
| 28. | Kentrail Davis, of, Theodore (Ala.) HS |
| Stood out as best hitting prospect, position player at East Coast Showcase last August. | |
| 29. | Sean Doolittle, 1b/lhp, Virginia |
| Scouts are split on which they like more, his line-drive bat and slick fielding, or his polished lefty package on the mound. | |
| 30. | Eric Eiland, of, Lamar HS (Houston) |
| Best athlete to come out of Houston-area high schools since Devil Rays made Carl Crawford a second-rounder in 1999. | |
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