It’s version 1.0 of The Sports Bank’s 2016 MLB Mock Draft. TSB is the only independently owned, mom and pop on the internet with a mock draft for the top four American professional sports leagues. Be sure to check out our 2017 NFL mock draft, 2016 NBA mock draft, 2016 MLB mock draft and 2016 NHL mock draft.
The 2016 Major League Baseball Draft is June 9th-11th. Let’s get started with the 2016 MLB mock draft.
1 Philadelphia Phillies, A.J. Puk, LHP, Florida
2 Cincinnati Reds, Jason Groome, LHP, High School
3 Atlanta Braves, Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer
4 Colorado Rockies, Delvin Perez, SS, High School
5 Milwaukee Brewers, Corey Ray, OF Louisville
6 Oakland Athletics, Nick Senzel, 3B, Tennessee
7 Miami Marlins, Mickey Moniak, OF, High School
8 San Diego Padres, Riley Pint, RHP, High School
9 Detroit Tigers, Blake Rutherford, OF, High School
10. Chicago White Sox, Dakota Hudson, RHP, Mississippi
11. Seattle Mariners, Ian Anderson, RHP, High School
12. Boston Red Sox, Braxton Garrett, LHP, High School
13. Tampa Bay Rays, Matt Manning, RHP, High School
14. Cleveland Indians, Buddy Reed, OF, Florida
15. Minnesota Twins, Jordan Sheffield, RHP, Vanderbilt
16. Los Angeles Angels, Joey Wentz, LHP, High School
17. Houston Astros, Kevin Gowdy, LHP, High School
18. New York Yankees, Forest Whitley, RHP, High School
19. New York Mets, TJ Zeuch, RHP, Pittsburgh
20. Los Angeles Dodgers, Cal Quantrill, RHP, Stanford
21. Toronto Blue Jays, Nick Banks, OF, Texas A&M
22. Pittsburgh Pirates, Josh Lowe, 3B/RHP, High School
23. St. Louis Cardinals, Connor Jones, RHP, Virginia
24. San Diego Padres (Compensation for Justin Upton, who signed with the Tigers. Detroit forfeited its third-round pick.), Cory Sedlock, RHP, Illinois
25. San Diego Padres (Compensation for Ian Kennedy, who signed with the Royals. Kansas City forfeited its first-round pick.), Bryan Reynolds, LF, Vanderbilt
26. Chicago White Sox (Compensation for Jeff Samardzija, who signed with the Giants. San Francisco forfeited its first-round pick.), Alec Hansen, RHP, Oklahoma
27. Baltimore Orioles (Compensation for Wei-Yin Chen, who signed with the Marlins. Miami forfeited its second-round pick.), Zack Collins, C, Miami
28. Washington Nationals (Compensation for Jordan Zimmermann, who signed with the Tigers. Detroit forfeited its second-round pick.), Drew Mendoza, 3B, High School
29. Washington Nationals (Compensation for Ian Desmond, who signed with the Rangers. Texas forfeited its first-round pick.), Jared Horn, P, Vintage HS
30. Texas Rangers (Compensation for Yovani Gallardo, who signed with the Orioles. Baltimore forfeited its first-round pick.), Kyle Muller, P, Jesuit Prep College High School
31. New York Mets (Compensation for Daniel Murphy, who signed with the Nationals. Washington forfeited its first-round pick.), Will Craig, 3B, Wake Forest
32. Los Angeles Dodgers (Compensation for Zack Greinke, who signed with the D-backs. Arizona forfeited its first-round pick.), Ryan Boldt, CF, Nebraska
33. St. Louis Cardinals (Compensation for John Lackey, who signed with the Cubs. Chicago forfeited its first-round pick.), Taylor Trammell, CF, High School
34. St. Louis Cardinals (Compensation for Jason Heyward, who signed with the Cubs. Chicago forfeited its second pick.), Alex Kiriloff, RF, La Plum High School
This 2016 MLB Mock Draft is listed on the following databases: MLB Top Prospects, DC Pro Sports Report, and Fueled By Sports.
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