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Draft | State Preview | 5/24/2018

State Snapshots: Mountain

Patrick Ebert

Perfect Game Staff

Photo: Nolan Gorman (Perfect Game)

Perfect Game 2018 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: South Mountain
Best High School Team: Sandra Day O'Connor

Prospect on the Rise: Cody Deason, rhp, Arizona
Wild Card: Brennan Davis, of, Basha HS

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Arizona Connection: Kyle Bradish, rhp, New Mexico State
Top 2019 Prospect: Nick Quintana, ss, Arizona
Top 2020 Prospect: Spencer Torkelson, 3b, Arizona State

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)
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)
2017 Draft: Jacob Gonzalez, 3b, Chaparral HS (Giants/2nd round)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 8/7
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 5/4
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 11/3

Prospects in the Top 500:

• Matthew Liberatore, lhp, Mountain Ridge HS (3)
• Nolan Gorman, 3b, Sandra Day O’Connor HS (14)
• Jake Wong, rhp, Grand Canyon (59)
• Cody Deason, rhp, Arizona (74)
• Gage Canning, of, Arizona State (122)
• Jonathan Ornelas, SS, Raymond S. Kellis HS (152)
• Brennen Davis, of, Basha HS (162)
• Alfonso Rivas III, 1b/of, Arizona (168)
• Michael Flynn, rhp, Arizona (182)
• Keegan McCarville, rhp, South Mountain JC (287)
• Cesar Salazar, c, Arizona (288)
• RJ Dabovich, rhp, Central Arizona (307)
• Ian Evans, 2b, Grand Canyon (357)
• Nick Iverson, rhp, Central Arizona (333)
• Ryan Haug, c, Arizona (431)
• Jayce Easley, ss, Sandra Day O’Connor HS (453)
• Cal Stevenson, of, Arizona (454)
• Lyle Lin, c/1b, Arizona State (483)
• Tylor Megill, rhp, Arizona (490)

Colorado

Best College Team: Air Force
Best Junior College Team: Trinidad State
Best High School Team: Mountain Vista

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Colorado Connection: Cole Winn, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS (Calif.)
Top 2018 Prospect: Tanner O'Tremba, of, Cherry Creek HS
Top 2019 Prospect: Riley Cornelio, rhp, Pine Creek HS
Top 2020 Prospect: Case Williams, rhp, Douglas County HS

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Luke Hochevar, rhp, Fort Worth (Independent) (2006, Royals/1st round, 1st pick)
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)
2017 Draft: Bligh Madris, of, Colorado Mesa (Pirates/9th round)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 4/4
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: None
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 6/0

Idaho

Best College Team: Lewis-Clark State
Best Junior College Team: Southern Idaho
Best High School Team: South Fremont

Top 2019 Prospect: Cobe Lehman, c, Vallivue HS
Top 2020 Prospect: Mason Leavitt, 2b, Eagle HS

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Mike Garman, rhp, Caldwell HS (1967, Red Sox/1st round, 3rd pick)
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)
2017 Draft: Connor Brogdon, rhp, Lewis-Clark State (Phillies/10th round)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 9/9
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: None
High School Players Drafted/Signed: None

Prospects in the Top 500:

• Jacob Pfennigs, rhp, Post Falls HS (362)

Montana

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Les Rohr, lhp, West HS, Billings (1965, Mets/1st round, 2nd pick)
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
2017 Draft: No selection

2017 Draft Overview

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

Nevada

Best College Team: UNLV
Best Junior College Team: Southern Nevada
Best High School Team: Palo Verde

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Nevada Connection: Cadyn Grenier, ss, Oregon State
Top 2019 Prospect: DJ Jefferson, rhp, Desert Oasis HS
Top 2020 Prospect: Jake Jackson, rhp, Nevada

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Bryce Harper, c, Southern Nevada (2010, Nationals/1st round, 1st 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)
2017 Draft: Justin Bridgman, ss, Nevada (Rays/28th round)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 5/5
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 2/0

Prospects in the Top 500:

• Kyle Isbel, of, UNLV (67)
• Austin Wells, c, Bishop Gorman HS (199)
• Joey O’Brien, rhp, Southern Nevada JC (249)
• Alan Strong, rhp, UNLV (458)

New Mexico

Best College Team: New Mexico State
Best Junior College Team: New Mexico Junior College
Best High School Team: La Cueva

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Duane Ward, rhp, Farmington HS (1982, Braves/1st round, 9th pick)
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)
2017 Draft: Trevor Rogers, lhp, Carlsbad HS (Marlins/1st round, 13th pick)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 5/5
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: None
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 2/1

Prospects in the Top 500:

• Kyle Bradish, rhp, New Mexico State (76)
• Mitchell Parker, lhp, Manzano HS (332)
• Christian Tripp, rhp, New Mexico (476)

Utah

Best College Team: BYU
Best Junior College Team: Salt Lake CC
Best High School Team: Snow Canyon

Top 2019 Prospect: Jacob Shaver, ss, Jordan HS
Top 2020 Prospect: Ross Dunn, lhp, Cottonwood HS

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Cory Snyder, 3b, BYU (1984, Indians/1st round, 4th pick)
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)
2017 Draft: Seth Corry, lhp, Lone Peak HS (Giants/3rd round)

2017 Draft Overview

College Players Drafted/Signed: 7/7
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: None
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 1/1

Prospects in the Top 500:

• DaShawn Keirsey Jr., of, Utah (63)
• Kyler Bush, lhp, Fremont HS (340)

Wyoming

Highest Draft Picks

Draft History: Brandon Nimmo, of, East HS, Cheyenne (2011, Mets/1st round, 13th pick)
2013 Draft: No selection
2014 Draft: No selection
2015 Draft: No selection
2016 Draft: No selection
2017 Draft: No selection

2017 Draft Overview

High School Players Drafted/Signed: None

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