MLB draft at a glance
June 8, 2017 at 2:05AM
When: The first two rounds start at 6 p.m. Monday. Rounds 3-10 are Tuesday and rounds 11-40 are Wednesday.
Viewing: MLB Network and MLB.com
Eligibility rules: Players have to be a resident of, or attend high school or college in, the U.S., Canada or a U.S. territory. Players from other countries are not eligible. High school players are eligible after graduation if they have not attended college. Players at four-year colleges are eligible after three years or after their 21st birthday (whichever comes first).
Top prospects (rated by Baseball America): 1. Hunter Green, RHP/SS, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) HS; 2. Brendan McKay, LHP/1B, Louisville; 3. Kyle Wright, RHP, Vanderbilt; 4. MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Whiteville (N.C.) HS; 5. Royce Lewis, SS/OF, JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) HS; 6. J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina; 7. Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia; 8. Jordon Adell, OF, Ballard (Louisville, Ky.) HS; 9. Austin Beck, OF, North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.) HS; 10. Alex Faedo, RHP, Florida.
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