2019 Draft Class

[lollipopcurve]

Catcher from Oregon State, a switch hitter, is a possible 1-1.

[WrongVerb]

MLB.com with it's "way too early" mock for 2019

4. Reds (22-41, .349): Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor
If Rutschman is the top catcher in the class, Langeliers might not be far behind. He has excellent catch-and-throw skills with outstanding pop times to second. At the plate, Langeliers is quick to the ball and can drive it to all fields, with double-digit home runs in each of his first two seasons.

[Benihana]

Seems like everyone loves Bobby Witt Jr., but there's some wide differences in opinion between the next best SS. Kiley McDaniel thinks Bryson Stott is the early favorite to go 1-1, but other publications tout Logan Davidson and CJ Abrams, not even mentioning Stott. A lot of baseball to be played between now and then, but I'll be watching all four of these guys, as I'd really like a SS at the top of the draft next year. It's long overdue for the Reds.

If no SS, Hunter Barco and Riley Greene sound interesting at this early stage. Reds can either corner the market on Hunters or Greenes.

Strange not to have any college pitchers in the conversation. Usually at this stage, they're dominating the "way too early" mocks.

[TheBigLebowski]

Fangraphs has UF's Tyler Dyson in their top 20. Guy's only been pitching for a few years. Has a rifle for an arm but his control/command was so bad this year he was removed from the rotation and is no longer trusted to pitch in anything resembling a leverage situation. Talent is there, but it's a mental issue at this point, and we all know how those things can linger when it comes to baseball players and throwing/pitching.

[JaxRed]

I wouldn’t mind one more top 5 pick to get our SS of the future. After that I don’t want to draft in the top 10 again for another decade.

I'm hoping for a third baseman.....

[klw]

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	      last30           GA
1	BAL	20	50	.286		8-22           -
2	KCR	22	49	.310		9-21           1.5

3	CHW	24	46	.343		13-17          4
4	CIN	26	45	.366		12-18          5.5  
   
5	MIA	28	44	.389		12-18          7  
6	TEX	29	44	.397		13-17          7.5

7	NYM	30	38	.441	        10-20          11

8	MIN	31	37	.456		13-17          12
9	SDP	34	40	.460		17-13          12
10	TBR	33	38	.465		14-16          12.5
11	TOR	33	38	.465	        12-18          12.5 

12	COL	34	37	.479		12-18          13.5 
13	SFG	35	37	.486		14-16          14
14	PIT	35	36	.493		11-19          14.5
15	DET	36	37	.493		16-14          14.5

[Vander]

From Kiley McDaniel's chat: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kile...-chat-6-20-18/

Vander
12:49 Is Bobby Witt Jr. the clear front runner to go 1st overall right now? If so, is there much of a gap between him and whoever would be 2nd?
Kiley McDaniel
12:50 I'll probably write something longer about this soon, but no. The 2019 prep class looks down a lot from 2018 and sounds like 2020 is also much better. Witt has the same tools but swung and missed a lot at PG National, so I'm curious to see how he performs the rest of the summer, since he hadn't had that issue before. I'd say SS Bryson Stott from UNLV is the favorite right now, but he's on Team USA and they start playing in a few days, so I'd like to see that team before we start lining guys up, since there's a lot of info coming in over the next few weeks.
12:51 Quick 2019 prep update
12:52 SS CJ Abrams (GA) and SS Bobby Witt (TX) look like the top 2 guys still, RF Riley Greene (FL) and 3B Rece Hinds (FL) are probably the next two bats.
12:53 On the pitcher side, RHP Brennan Malone (NC) is tops right now, RHP Matthew Allan (FL), LHP Hunter Barco (FL) and RHP Quinn Priester (IL) are the next three for me at this point.

[klw]

Rk	Tm	         W	L	W-L%      GA   last30
1	BAL		25	66	.275	  -     6-24
2	KCR		25	65	.278	  .5	4-26

3	CHW		30	60	.333	  5.5   10-20

4	MIA		38	55	.409	  12	15-15
5	NYM		36	52	.409	  13	9-21
6	SDP		39	54	.419	  13	11-19
7	DET		40	53	.430	  14	11-19
8	TEX		40	52	.435	  14.5	15-15
9      Atlanta comp pick for being cheap cheating scoundrels
10	CIN		40	51	.440	  15	19-11
11	MIN		40	48	.455	  16.5  14-16
12	TOR		41	48	.461	  17    15-15
13	PIT		42	48	.467	  17.5	12-18

14	WSN		45	45	.500	  20.5	10-20
15	LAA		46	45	.505	  21	13-17
16	COL		46	44	.511	  21.5  15-15
17	TBR		46	44	.511	  21.5  18-12
18	SFG		48	45	.516	  22	16-14
19	STL		46	43	.517    22      14-16
20	LAD		49	41	.544	24.5    19-11

Reds hold tiebreaker over all but CWS, Philadelphia, Detroit, and the Giants

[klw]

Reds currently sitting in the 7 spot:

Rk	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	W-L%   Strk		last10	last20	last30   Games ahead
1	BAL	AL	127	37	90	.291	L 4		2-8	5-15	9-21          -
2	KCR	AL	128	38	90	.297	L 5		2-8	4-16	8-22         .5

3	CHW	AL	127	48	79	.378	L 1		6-4	11-9	14-16        11
4	SDP	NL	130	50	80	.385	L 2		2-8	8-12	10-20        11.5
5	MIA	NL	129	51	78	.395	L 1		3-7	5-15	9-21         12

6	DET	AL	128	53	75	.414	W 1		4-6	7-13	12-18        15.5
   
7	CIN	NL	128	56	72	.438	L 2		4-6	8-12	13-17        18.5
8	NYM	NL	127	56	71	.441	L 1		6-4	12-8	16-14        19
9      Atlanta comp pick for being cheap cheating scoundrels
10	TEX	AL	129	57	72	.442	W 1		5-5	11-9	16-14        19 

11	TOR	AL	127	58	69	.457	W 3	        5-5	10-10	13-17        21   
         
12	MIN	AL	127	61	66	.480	W 1		7-3	12-8	17-13        24
13	SFG	NL	129	63	66	.488	W 1		4-6	8-12	12-18        25
14	PIT	NL	128	63	65	.492	L 3		2-8	7-13	14-16        25.5
15	LAA	AL	128	63	65	.492    L 3             4-6	9-11	14-16        25.5

Pick between 6 and 11 looks most likely.
Reds hold tiebreaker over all but CWS, Philadelphia, Detroit, and the Giants

[Gallen5862]

It was great seeing Greg Jones the SS from my alma Mater UNC Wilmington was listed at number 8 in the Fansgraphic draft info for the 2019 draft. I could see the Reds being interested in a SS.

[powersackers]

Is there a decent chance Rece Hinds is still there for us at 8?

[WrongVerb]

Is there a decent chance Rece Hinds is still there for us at 8?

I would say it's too early to make any real prognostications. This time a year ago, Nander de Sedas was getting top 5 consideration.

[LoganBuck]

I would say it's too early to make any real prognostications. This time a year ago, Nander de Sedas was getting top 5 consideration.

Yep way to early, people spent all offseason talking about Bryce Turang as well. We are 6 months from any meaningful data for the masses.

[WrongVerb]

MLB Pipeline is out with a first look at next year's top draft prospects...

These are the top 50 prospects for the '19 Draft:

The crop of talent for the 2019 Draft appears to be one of the most imbalanced in recent memory. Quality position prospects abound all over the diamond, while question marks surround the best pitchers available.

The consensus among clubs is that the top tier of 2019 prospects includes as few as one and no more than three position players: Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, Colleyville (Texas) Heritage High shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and California first baseman Andrew Vaughn. They're also the three most highly decorated prospects in the '19 class.

[RED VAN HOT]

BA has posted an early list of top 100 draft prospects for 2019.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rank...aft-prospects/

Seems a little thin on pitching.