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