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
Alaska
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: South Anchorage
Top 2018 Prospect: Jake Andresen, 3b, Dimond HS
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Draft
History:
Brian Montalbo, rhp, Dimond HS, Anchorage (2000, Braves/4th round)
2011
Draft: None
selected
2012
Draft: None
selected
2013
Draft: Johnny
Meszaros, rhp, Service HS, Anchorage (Rays/39th round)
2014 Draft: Roderick Bynum, Monroe Catholic HS, Fairbanks
2015 Draft: None selected
2016 Draft: None selected
2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW
High
School Players Drafted/Signed: None
• Johnny Homza, ss, South Anchorage (419)
California
BEST
COLLEGE TEAM: Long Beach State
BEST
JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM:
Santa Rosa
BEST
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Huntington Beach
PROSPECT
ON THE RISE: Matt Sauer, rhp, Righetti HS
WILD
CARD: Tristan Beck, rhp, Stanford
Best
Out-of-State Prospect, California Connection: Jared Oliva, of, Arizona
Top
2018 Prospect: Brice Turang, ss, Santiago HS
Top
2019 Prospect: Jared Horn, rhp, California
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Draft
History (all
1st round/1st pick):Steve
Chilcott, c, Antelope Valley HS, Lancaster (Mets, 1966); Tim Foli,
ss, Notre Dame HS, Canoga Park (Mets, 1968); Jeff Burroughs, of,
Woodrow Wilson HS, Long Beach (Senators, 1969); Darryl Strawberry,
of, Crenshaw HS, Los Angeles (Mets, 1980); Phil Nevin, 3b, Cal State
Fullerton (Astros, 1992); Adrian Gonzalez, 1b, Eastlake HS, Chula
Vista (Marlins, 2000); Delmon Young, of, Camarillo HS (Devil Rays,
2003); Matt Bush, ss/rhp, Mission Bay HS, San Diego (Padres, 2004);
Stephen Strasburg, rhp, San Diego State (Nationals, 2009);
Gerrit Cole, rhp, UCLA (Pirates, 2011); Mark Appel, rhp, Stanford (Astros, 2013); Brady Aiken, lhp, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego (Astros, 2014); Mickey Moniak, of, LaCosta Canyon HS, Encinitas (Phillies, 2016)
2012
Draft: Kyle
Zimmer, rhp, University of San Francisco (Royals/1st round, 5th pick)
2013
Draft: Mark
Appel, rhp, Stanford (Astros/1st round, 1st pick)
2014 Draft: Brady Aiken, lhp, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego (Astros/1st round, 1st pick)
2015 Draft: Dillon Tate, rhp, UC Santa Barbara (Rangers/1st round, 4th pick)
2016 Draft: Mickey Moniak, of, LaCosta Canyon HS, Encinitas (Phillies/1st round, 1st pick)
2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW
College
Players Drafted/Signed:
103/97
Junior
College Players Drafted/Signed: 13/8
High
School Players Drafted/Signed: 47/13
PROSPECTS
IN THE TOP 500:
• Hunter Greene, rhp/ss, Notre Dame (1)
• Royce Lewis, ss/of, J Serra (4)
• Keston Hiura, inf/of, UC-Irvine (16)
• Nicholas Pratto, 1b, Huntington Beach (17)
• Griffin Canning, rhp, UCLA (18)
• Matthew Sauer, rhp, Ernest Righetti (25)
• Hans Crouse, rhp, Dana Hills (29)
• Nick Allen, ss, Francis W. Parker (31)
• Calvin Mitchell, of, Rancho Bernardo (34)
• Tristan Beck, rhp, Stanford (45)
• Michael Mercado, rhp, Westview (59)
• Hagen Danner, rhp/c, Huntington Beach (63)
• Garrett Mitchell, of, Orange Lutheran (73)
• Riley Adams, c, San Diego (74)
• Spencer Howard, rhp, Cal Poly (76)
Colton Hock, rhp, Stanford (93)
• Jeremiah Estrada, rhp, Palm Desert (100)
• Griffin McGarry, rhp, Menlo (111)
• Kyle Hurt, rhp, Torrey Pines (118)
• Tyler Freeman, ss, Etiwanda (120)
• Drew Strotman, rhp, St. Mary's (121)
• Ricky Tyler Thomas, lhp, Fresno State (124)
• Blake Hunt, c, Mater Dei (146)
• Quinn Brodey, of, Stanford (172)
• Ben Ramirez, 3b, Eastlake (177)
• Daniel Ritcheson, rhp, Bishop Alemany (183)
• Zach Kirtley, 2b, St. Mary's (187)
• Jayson Gonzalez, 3b, Bishop Amat (191)
• Connor Seabold, rhp, Cal State Fullerton (195)
• Kevin Abel, rhp, James Madison HS (197)
• Jonny DeLuca, of, Augora (205)
• Sean Bouchard, 1b/3b, UCLA (207)
• Adam Kerner, c, Oaks Christian (219)
• Jevon Carrier-Ward, of, Richard Gahr (224)
• Alex Cornwell, lhp, Maranatha (225)
• Ryan Lillie, rhp, UC-Riverside (226)
• David Banuelos, c, Long Beach State (227)
• Jake Bird, rhp, UCLA (230)
• Noah Bremer, rhp, Washington (239)
• Brett Hanewich, rhp, Stanford (245)
• Clay Fisher, ss, UC-Santa Barbara (257)
• Mitch Hart, rhp, USC (261)
• Trenton Denholm, rhp, Oaks Ridge (267)
• Nathan Webb, c, Martin Luther King Jr. (270)
• Zach Hogueisson, of, Christian (283)
• Garett King, rhp, Cal Baptist (310)
• Tyler Hardman, 3b, Temescal Canyon (315)
• Jamal O'Guinn, ss, Buchanan (319)
• Cody Bolton, rhp, Tracy (322)
• Blake Beers, rhp, Loyola (341)
• Eli Morgan, rhp, Gonzaga (349)
• Danny Zimmermann, rhp/1b, Redono Union (355)
• Karlos Morales, lhp, South Hills (356)
• Chris Troye, c, Heritage (357)
• Scott Hurst, of, Cal State Fullerton (362)
• Alika Williams, ss, Rancho Bernardo (366)
• Jacob Amaya, ss, South Hills (367)
• Casey Schmitt, 3b , Eastlake (372)
• John Gavin, lhp, Cal State Fullerton (376)
• Chris Daniels, lhp, Granite Bay (380)
• JC Cloney, lhp, Arizona (381)
• Carlos Lomeli, rhp, St. John Bosco (386)
• Darren McCaughan, rhp, Long Beach State (395)
• Darren Baker, of, Jesuit (430)
• Ben Fariss, rhp, Valencia (446)
• Darren Nelson, rhp, Granite Bay (459)
• Cameron Bishop, lhp, UC-Irvine (463)
• Cameron Baranek, of, Hope International University (485)
Hawai'i
BEST
COLLEGE TEAM: Hawai'i
BEST
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Kauai
Best Out-of-State Prospect, Hawai'i Connection: Ryley Widell, lhp, Central Arizona
Top
2018 Prospect: Kekai Rios, c, Hawai'i
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Draft
History:
Mike Campbell, rhp, University of Hawaii (1985, Mariners/1st round,
7th pick)
2012
Draft: Branden
Kaupe, 2b, Baldwin HS (Mets/4th round)
2013
Draft:
Kean Wong, 2b, Waiakea HS, Hilo (Rays/4th round)
2014 Draft: Kodi Medeiros, lhp, Waiakea HS, Hilo (Brewers/1st round, 12th pick)
2015 Draft: Ian Kahaloa, rhp, Campbell HS, Ewa Beach (Reds/5th round)
2016 Draft: Brandon Bonilla, lhp, Hawai'i Pacific (Orioles/14th round)
2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW
College
Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1
High
School Players Drafted/Signed: 0
Oregon
BEST
COLLEGE TEAM:
Oregon State
BEST
JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Linn-Benton
BEST
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Churchill
PROSPECT
ON THE RISE: David Peterson, lhp, Oregon
WILD
CARD: Drew Rasmussen, rhp, Oregon State
Best Out-of-State Prospect, Oregon Connection: Joey Morgan, c, Washington
Top
2018 Prospect:
Nick Madrigal, ss/2b, Oregon State
Top
2019 Prospect: Adley Rutschman, c, Oregon State
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Draft
History:
Dave Roberts, 3b, Oregon (1972, Padres/1st round,
1st pick)
2012
Draft:
Carson Kelly, 3b, Westview HS, Portland (Cardinals/2nd round)
2013
Draft: Keynan
Middleton, rhp, Lane CC (Angels/3rd round)
2014 Draft: Michael Conforto, of, Oregon State (Mets/1st round, 10th pick)
2015 Draft: Andrew Moore, rhp, Oregon State (Mariners/2nd round)
2016 Draft: Logan Ice, c, Oregon State (Indians/2nd round)
2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW
College
Players Drafted/Signed:
13/13
Junior
College Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1
High
School Players Drafted/Signed:
2/0
PROSPECTS
IN THE TOP 500:
• David Peterson, lhp, Oregon (22)
• Luke Heimlich, lhp, Oregon State (49)
• Jake Thompson, rhp, Oregon State (79)
• Drew Rasmussen, rhp, Oregon State (90)
• K.J. Harrison, 1b/c, Oregon State (165)
• Brac Warren, rhp, Oregon (378)
• Mitch Hickey, rhp, Oregon State (384)
Washington
BEST
COLLEGE TEAM:
Washington
BEST
JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAM: Everett
BEST
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Puyallup
Best
Out-of-State Prospect, Washington Connection: Luke Heimlich, lhp, Oregon State
Top
2018 Prospect: Andrew Walling, 1b/lhp, R.A. Long HS
Top
2019 Prospect: Henry Gargus, 1b, Davis HS
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Draft
History: Mike
Lentz, lhp, Juanita HS, Kirkland (1975, Padres/1st round,
2nd pick)
2012
Draft: Clint
Coulter, c/1b, Union HS, Camas (Brewers/1st round, 27th pick)
2013
Draft: Reese
McGuire,
c, Kentwood HS, Covington (Pirates/1st round, 14th pick)
2014 Draft: Jeff Brigham, rhp, Washington (Dodgers/4th round)
2015 Draft: Austin Rei, c, Washington (Red Sox/3rd round)
2016 Draft: Brandon Bailey, rhp, Gonzaga (Athletics/6th round)
2016 DRAFT OVERVIEW
College
Players Drafted/Signed:
16/11
Junior
College Players Drafted/Signed: 1/0
High
School Players Drafted/Signed: 8/1
PROSPECTS
IN THE TOP 500:
• Joey Morgan, c, Washington (94)
• Noah Bremer, rhp, Washington (239)
• Isaiah Smith, of, Battle Ground (258)
• Jesse Franklin, of, Seattle Prep (263)
• Mason Martin, of, Southridge (279)
• Wyatt Mills, rhp, Gonzaga (318)
• Sammy Abbott, 1b, Curtis HS (428)
• Greg Minear, lhp, Washington (447)