MLB draft information
June 4, 2018 at 4:10AM
When: First and second rounds Monday (7 p.m.); rounds 3-10 Tuesday (1 p.m.); rounds 11-40 Wednesday (noon).
Top prospects:
(from mlb.com)
Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn; Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech; Nick Madrigal, IF, Oregon State; Brady Singer, RHP, Florida; Jonathan India, IF, Florida; Alec Bohm, 3B, Wichita State; Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, Ariz.); Nolan O'Gorman, IF, O'Connor HS (Phoenix); Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama; Cole Winn, RHP, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS.
First-round order:
(Teams can't trade picks, slot value listed in parentheses)
1. Detroit ($8,096,300)
2. San Fran.($7,494,600)
3. Philadelphia($6,947,500)
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Cincinnati
6. New York Mets
7. San Diego
8. Atlanta
9. Oakland
10. Pittsburgh
11. Baltimore
12. Toronto
13. Miami
14. Seattle
15. Texas
16. Tampa Bay
17. Los Angeles Angels
18. Kansas City
19. St. Louis
20. Twins ($3,231,700)
21. Milwaukee
22. Colorado
23. New York Yankees
24. Chicago Cubs
25. Arizona
26. Boston
27. Washington
28. Houston
29. Cleveland
30. Los Angeles Dodgers
Possible Twins picks, according to mock drafts:
• Ryan Rolison, LHP
Ole Miss (Baseball America and ESPN)
• Logan Gilbert, RHP
Stetson (MLB.com)
• Ryan Weathers, LHP
Loretto (Tenn.) HS (Bleacher Report)
NOTABLE PICKS AT NO. 20
2002
Denard Span, OF, Twins
A solid outfielder throughout his career, he led the NL with 184 hits in 2014.
1998
C.C. Sabathia, LHP, Indians
Is 239-147 in his career, and tormented the Twins during his days with Cleveland.
1993
Torii Hunter, OF, Twins
Twins have had success drafting center fielders, and he was one of their best.
1990
Mike Mussina, RHP, Orioles
Twins scouted the probable Hall of Famer at Stanford ... then drafted Todd Ritchie.
1977
Bob Welch, RHP, Dodgers
Won 211 games in his career. Went 27-6 in 1990 while with the Athletics.
Twins' past five picks
2017
(1st overall)
Royce Lewis, SS, Class A Cedar Rapids
Batting .307 for the Kernels while playing solid shortstop. One of the better prospects in the game, he turns 19 on Tuesday.
2016
(15th overall)
Alex Kirilloff, OF, Class A Cedar Rapids
Missed all of 2017 after Tommy John surgery, but is lighting up the Midwest League, hitting .332 with 10 home runs.
2015
(6th overall)
Tyler Jay, LHP, Class AA Chattanooga
Plagued by injuries. Attempts to make him a starter failed. Has a 1.96 ERA this year but needs to cut down on walks.
2014
(5th overall)
Nick Gordon, SS, Class AAA Rochester
Can hit and has ignored persistent rumblings that he's a better fit at second base. Batting .327 in 14 games after promotion.
2013
(4th overall)
Kohl Stewart, RHP, Class AA Chattanooga
Twins have been patient with Stewart, whose strikeout rate is up. But he has a 6.60 ERA in 10 games with the Lookouts.
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