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Draft  | State Preview | 6/1/2017

State Snapshots: Mountain

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Perfect Game 2017 MLB Draft Preview Index

South Atlantic – FL, GA, NC, SC
Southeast – AL, KY, MS, TN
South Central – AR, LA, OK, TX
Mountain – AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific – AK, CA, HI, OR, WA
Great Plains – IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD
Great Lakes – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Mid-Atlantic – DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV
New England – CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Canada and Puerto Rico


 Arizona

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Arizona
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Central Arizona
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Hamilton

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Jake Holmes, ss, Pinnacle
WILD CARD: Jared Oliva, of, Arizona

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Arizona Connection: Tarik Skubal, lhp, Seattle
Top 2018 Prospect: Nolan Gorman, ss, Sandra Day O'Connor HS
Top 2019 Prospect: Nick Quintana, ss, Arizona

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Rick Monday, of, Arizona State (1965, Athletics/1st round, 1st pick); Floyd Bannister, lhp, Arizona State (1976, Astros/1st round, 1st pick); Bob Horner, 3b, Arizona State (1978, Braves/1st round, 1st pick)
2012 Draft: Deven Marrero, ss, Arizona State (Red Sox/1st round, 24th pick)
2013 Draft: Trevor Williams, rhp, Arizona State (Marlins/2nd round)
2014 Draft: Cole Tucker, ss, Mountain Pointe HS (Pirates/1st round, 24th pick)
2015 Draft: Kevin Newman, ss, Arizona (Pirates/1st round, 19th pick)
2016 Draft: Jojo Romero, lhp, Yavapai College (Phillies/4th round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 13/12
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 7/5
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 8/3

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

  • Jacob Gonzalez, 3b/1b, Chaparral (64)
  • JJ Matijevic, 2b, Arizona (86)
  • Jake Holmes, ss, Pinnacle (128)
  • Ryley Widell, lhp, Central Arizona College (133)
  • Jared Oliva, of, Arizona (147)
  • Boyd Vander Kooi, rhp, Skyline (158)
  • Trevor Hauver, ss, Perry (273)
  • Gage Workman, ss, Basha (322)
  • Nick Brueser, 1b, Hamilton (345)
  • JC Cloney, lhp, Arizona (380)
  • Blake Paugh, of, Chaparral (382)
  • Seth Nordlin, rhp, Gateway (391)
  • Cesar Salazar, c, Arizona (430)
  • Trey Dillard, rhp, Desert Mountain (460)


 
Colorado

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Air Force
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Northeastern
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Rocky Mountain

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Matt Givin, rhp, Rock Canyon
WILD CARD: Caleb Sloan, rhp, Regis Jesuit HS

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Colorado Connection: David Peterson, lhp, Oregon
Top 2018 Prospect: Cole Winn, rhp, Silver Creek HS
Top 2019 Prospect: Riley Cornelio, rhp, Pine Creek HS

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Luke Hochevar, rhp, Fort Worth (Independent) (2006, Royals/1st round, 1st pick)
2012 Draft: Ryan Warner, rhp, Pine Creek HS (Rockies/3rd round)
2013 Draft: Sam Wilson, lhp, Lamar CC (Cubs/8th round)
2014 Draft: Brock Burke, lhp, Evergreen HS (Rays/3rd round)
2015 Draft: Nick Shumpert, ss, Highlands Ranch HS (Tigers/7th round)
2016 Draft: Griffin Jax, rhp, Air Force (Twins/3rd round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 4/3
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 0/0
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 7/2

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

  • Caleb Sloan, rhp, Regis Jesuit (154)
  • Matt Givin, rhp, Rock Canyon (227)


Idaho

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Lewis-Clark State
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Twin Falls

 Top 2018 Prospect: Jacob Pfennings, rhp, Post Falls HS
Top 2019 Prospect: Braden Guerrero, of, Eagle

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Mike Garman, rhp, Caldwell HS (1967, Red Sox/1st round, 3rd pick)
2012 Draft: Zeb Sneed, rhp, Northwest Nazarene College (Royals/11th round)
2013 Draft: Mason Smith, of, Rocky Mountain HS (Padres/4th round)
2014 Draft: Isaac Anderson, rhp, College of Southern Idaho (Reds/19th round)
2015 Draft: Max Whitt, ss, Lewis-Clark State (Marlins/17th round)
2016 Draft: Jacob Zanon, of, Lewis-Clark State (Mets/15th round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 4/4
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 0/0
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 0/0

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

  • JJ Robinson, 3b, Lewis-Clark State (387)


Montana

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: N/A
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: N/A

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Les Rohr, lhp, West HS, Billings (1965, Mets/1st round, 2nd pick)
2012 Draft: Justin Black, of, Billings West HS (Braves/4th round)
2013 Draft: Riley King, of, Carroll University (Royals/24th round)
2014 Draft: Gage Hinsz, rhp, Billings West HS (Pirates/11th round)
2015 Draft: No selection
2016 Draft: No selection

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: None
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: None
High School Players Drafted/Signed: None


Nevada

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Nevada Reno
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Southern Nevada
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Basic

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Nevada Connection: Eric Uelman, rhp, Cal Poly
Top 2018 Prospect: Austin Wells, c, Bishop Gorman HS
Top 2019 Prospect: Otis Statum, of, Nevada

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Bryce Harper, c, Southern Nevada (2010, Nationals/1st round, 1st pick)
2012 Draft: Joey Gallo, 3b, Bishop Gorman HS (Rangers/1st round, 39th pick)
2013 Draft: Braden Shipley, rhp, Nevada (Diamondbacks/1st round, 15th pick)
2014 Draft: Erick Fedde, rhp, UNLV (Nationals/1st round, 18th pick)
2015 Draft: Phil Bickford, rhp, Southern Nevada (Giants/1st round, 18th pick)
2016 Draft: D.J. Peters, of, Western Nevada College (Dodgers/4th round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 7/7
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 6/5
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 3/1


New Mexico

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: New Mexico
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: New Mexico Junior College
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: LaCueva

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Luis Gonzalez, of, New Mexico
WILDCARD: Trevor Rogers, lhp, Carlsbad HS

Top 2018 Prospect: Mitchell Parker, lhp, Marzano HS

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Duane Ward, rhp, Farmington HS (1982, Braves/1st round, 9th pick)
2012 Draft: Shilo McCall, of, Piedra Vista HS, Farmington (Giants/9th round)
2013 Draft: D.J. Peterson, 3b, University of New Mexico (Mariners/1st round, 12th pick)
2014 Draft: Chase Harris, of, University of New Mexico (Phillies/14th round)
2015 Draft: Jacy Cave, of, New Mexico JC (Diamondbacks/19th round)
2016 Draft: Daniel Johnson, of, New Mexico State (Nationals/5th round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 5/4
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1
High School Players Drafted/Signed: None

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

  • Trevor Rogers, lhp, Carlsbad (12)
  • Luis Gonzalez, of, New Mexico (68)
  • Jonathan Stroman, rhp, La Cueva (411)
  • Carl Stajduhar, 3b, New Mexico (433)
  • Jack Zoellner, 1b, New Mexico (465)


Utah

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Utah
BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Salt Lake 
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Lone Peak

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Seth Corry, lhp, Lone Peak 
WILDCARD: Riley Otteson, rhp, Utah

Top 2018 Prospect: DaShawn Keirsey Jr., of, Utah
Top 2019 Prospect: Jacob Shaver, ss, Jordan HS

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Cory Snyder, 3b, BYU (1984, Indians/1st round, 4th pick)
2012 Draft: Tyler Wagner, rhp, University of Utah (Brewers/4th round)
2013 Draft: Jacob Hannemann, of, BYU (Cubs/3rd round)
2014 Draft: Mitch Watrous, rhp, University of Utah (Padres/8th round)
2015 Draft: Bret Helton, rhp, University of Utah (Pirates/9th round)
2016 Draft: Payton Henry, c, Pleasant Grove HS (Brewers/6th round)

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 4/3
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

  • Seth Corry, lhp, Lone Peak (61)
  • Riley Otteson, rhp, Utah (81)
  • Jayson Rose, rhp, Utah (255)
  • Andre Jackson, rhp, Utah (402)


Wyoming

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Brandon Nimmo, of, East HS, Cheyenne (2011, Mets/1st round, 13th pick)
2012 Draft: No selection
2013 Draft: No selection
2014 Draft: No selection
2015 Draft: No selection
2016 Draft: No selection

2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW

High School Players Drafted/Signed: None
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