TPSG 2017 MLB Mock Draft

The 2017 MLB Draft is tomorrow and my 2 favorite teams (the Twins & Diamondbacks) will be selecting in the top 7, so I've been paying particular attention this year.  Here's how I predict it plays out:

1. Minnesota Twins - Brendan McKay - LHP/1B - Louisville 
2. Cincinnati Reds - Hunter Greene - RHP - Notre Dame HS (CA)  ***
3. San Diego Padres - Royce Lewis - SS - J Serra Catholic HS (CA)
4. Tampa Rays - Kyle Wright - RHP - Vanderbilt  
5. Atlanta Braves - MacKenzie Gore - LHP - Whiteville HS (NC) 
6. Oakland A's - Pavin Smith - 1B - Virginia 
7. Arizona Diamondbacks - J.B. Bukauskas - RHP - North Carolina
8. Philadelphia Phillies - Adam Haseley - OF - Virginia  *** 
9. Milwaukee Brewers - Jordon Adell - OF - Ballard HS (LA) 
10. Anaheim Angels - Shane Baz - RHP - Concordia Lutheran HS (TX) 
11. Chicago White Sox - Alex Faedo - RHP - Florida 
12. Pittsburgh Pirates - Austin Beck - OF - North Davidson HS (NC)
13. Miami Marlins - D.L. Hall - LHP - Houston County HS (GA) 
14. Kansas City Royals - Trevor Rogers - LHP - Carlsbad HS (NM)
15. Houston Astros - Nick Pratto - 1B - Mater Dei HS (CA) 
16. New York Yankees - Jake Burger - 3B - Missouri State
17. Seattle Mariners - Jeren Kendall - OF - Vanderbilt 
18. Detroit Tigers - Tanner Houck - RHP - Missouri 
19. San Francisco Giants - Evan White - 1B - Kentucky
20. New York Mets - Sam Carlson - RHP - Burnsville HS (MN)
21. Baltimore Orioles - Logan Warmoth - SS - North Carolina 
22. Toronto Blue Jays - Keston Hiura - SS - UC Irvine
23. Los Angeles Dodgers - Griffin Canning - RHP - UCLA 
24. Boston Red Sox - Alex Lange - RHP - Louisiana State
25. Washington Nationals - David Peterson - LHP - Stanford 
26. Texas Rangers - Bubba Thompson - OF - McGill Toelen HS (AL)  *** 
27. Chicago Cubs - Nick Allen - SS - Francis Parker HS (CA) 

I'm heard the Twins linked to a half dozen or so prospects and could see them going a number of different directions.  The latest buzz has the Twins selecting Brendan McKay with the top pick, so I went with him there in my mock.  He seems like a relatively safe pick.  I'm not sure that he has the upside of Hunter Greene or Kyle Wright though, so I wouldn't rule them out either.  Given that the Twins also pick 35 & 37 in the draft, I wouldn't be shocked to see them use the underslot strategy on the first pick either (in which case they could very well work out a deal with someone like Royce Lewis, MacKenzie Gore or Pavin Smith).  Personally, I'd prefer they don't play games at 1-1 and just select the best player.  I'd go with Hunter Greene, his upside is unlimited and you do have the fallback of playing him elsewhere if for some reason he falters as a pitcher (of course you could make that same case for Brendan McKay).  In other words, who knows which direction the Twins go.

I think the Diamondbacks go the college route, with J.B Bakauskas, Pavin Smith or Adam Haseley being the most likely pick, but if someone else drops them I'm guessing they wouldn't hesitate to pounce (i.e. Royce Lewis, MacKenzie Gore).

  *** = Correct Predictions