Draft Day 2 (Watch, 2 ET): Overview, schedule, best available

SEATTLE — A complete of 70 gamers were selected on Day 1 of the 2023 Drafthowever issues are simply getting began. On Monday’s Day 2, eight extra rounds will unfold and a whole bunch extra will hear their names referred to as.

That features 38 of the Prime 100 prospects on this yr’s class who stay on the board and 7 of the highest 50. It’s a bunch that’s topped by a strong school bat and a number of other projectable highschool pitchers.

The Draft continues Monday with rounds 3-10. MLB.com will stream all eight rounds, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. There will probably be one minute between picks.

The Draft concludes with rounds 11-20 on Tuesday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET, with no delay between alternatives, all heard on MLB.com.

Beneath are fast scouting stories on the 11 highest-ranked players from MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 250 who’re nonetheless obtainable. In the event that they’re drafted on Day 2, particularly within the early rounds, that is normally a sign that they’re going to flip professional as a result of groups lose the bonus slot quantity from their total pool if the participant doesn’t signal.

Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech (No. 36)
A left-handed-hitting outfielder, Hurley makes a number of contact and began tapping into his uncooked energy in 2022 (14 homers) and carried it over into this season (17 residence runs). He’s athletic sufficient to be given the prospect to play middle discipline on the subsequent stage and performs with a ton of vitality.

Travis Sykora, RHP, Spherical Rock HS, Tex. (No. 40)
Bodily and athletic, Sykora is without doubt one of the hardest throwers within the class, reaching triple digits along with his fastball. He can throw his mid-80s slider and splitter for strikes, lacking bats with each. The Texas recruit has some projection in his 6-foot-6 body and is the type of high-end highschool arm who typically will get taken when issues get getting into Spherical 3.

Cam Johnson, LHP, IMG Academy, Fla. (No. 42)
Johnson may have very properly catapulted himself to the highest of the highschool lefty crop and even landed within the first spherical, however some elbow tendinitis shelved him for a while on the finish of the season. The LSU recruit did return and threw properly on the Draft Mix, exhibiting off his mid-90s fastball and a strong upper-70s slider.

Cole Schoenwetter, RHP, San Marcos HS, Calif. (No. 43)
Athletic and projectable, Schoenwetter reminds some scouts of Braves prospect, and 2022 draftee, JR Ritchie. He has the prospect to have three at the very least above-average pitches sooner or later, with a excessive spin fastball as much as 94 mph that misses bats up within the zone, a spike curve with laborious, downer depth and a fading changeup he sells properly with good arm velocity.

Roch Cholowsky, SS, Hamilton HS, Ariz. (No. 44)
The son of former Minor Leaguer and present Reds scout Dan Cholowsky is a premium athlete who may probably go on to UCLA to play each soccer (he’s a QB) and baseball. He’s developed into an excellent shortstop who can throw on the run from all angles with wonderful defensive instincts. He’s hit-over-power now with a knack for contact with the prospect so as to add extra influence as he fills out his body and learns to drive the ball extra.

Cooper Pratt, SS, Magnolia Heights HS, Miss. (No. 45)
As a giant, athletic shortstop from the south, Pratt has drawn some comparisons to the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson, although Pratt is a right-handed hitter. He has wonderful contact expertise and understanding of the strike zone, with bat velocity and projectable power that time to energy sooner or later. The Ole Miss recruit has an opportunity to stay at brief despite the fact that he’s 6-foot-4.

Maui Ahuna, SS, Tennessee (No. 48)
Scouts hoped Ahuna would observe up a giant sophomore season at Kansas by creating right into a first-round decide after transferring to Tennessee for the 2023 season, however struggles with contact damage his Draft inventory. He’s an aggressive hitter who makes use of a leg kick and has been streaky, although there’s shocking pop given his measurement. His protection didn’t endure and he has each probability to play shortstop for a very long time.

Paul Wilson, LHP, Lakeridge HS, Ore. (No. 51)
The son of former massive leaguer Trevor Wilson, Paul has the makings of an excellent three-pitch combine. His fastball velocity had climbed as much as the higher 90s final yr, and was extra round 93-94 mph this spring with good carry and life. He has an influence curve and really feel for a changeup, although the Oregon State recruit’s third providing wants extra work.

Hunter Owen, LHP, Vanderbilt (No. 56)
Had he been wholesome, Owen could have very properly been the highest school lefty within the class, however he missed the ultimate two months of the season. When wholesome, he confirmed a fastball that topped out at 97 mph, an upper-70s curveball and a mid-80s slider that could be even higher, whereas exhibiting really feel for a sinking changeup as properly.

Steven Echavarria, RHP, Milburn HS, NJ (No. 60)
Whereas he’s not the largest man on this planet, Echavarria does have a robust really feel for pitching and the potential to have a reputable four-pitch combine. It’s a sneaky fastball that was monitoring upwards, touching the upper-90s at instances this spring. The Florida recruit additionally has a low-90s two-seamer down within the zone, a definite slider and curve and really feel for a changeup.

Travis Honeyman, OF, Boston Faculty (No. 61)
Honeyman appeared like he may very well be the kind of school performer to work his approach into the primary spherical, however an uneven efficiency after which an damage that shut him down early damage his inventory. At his greatest, he’s a twitchy athlete with Hunter Pence-like wiry power. He could make a number of contact with some uncooked pop to develop into. He could be athletic sufficient to play middle discipline, although he’s seen a number of time within the corners.

The Nationals will kick off the day with the 71st total choice, the primary within the third spherical. Day 2 will conclude on the finish of the tenth spherical, marked by the ultimate number of the day from the Astros.

Underneath the Collective Bargaining Settlement, every group will get an allotted bonus pool equal to the sum of the values of that membership’s alternatives within the first 10 rounds of the Draft. The extra picks a group has, and the sooner it picks, the bigger the pool.

Any bonus better than $125,000 for a participant taken after the tenth spherical can also be utilized to the bonus pool complete. The assigned values for the 2023 Draft have risen 9.9 p.c in comparison with 2022, mirroring the expansion in trade revenues.

After profitable the primary Draft lottery for the primary total choice, the Pirates got here into the Draft with the biggest pool in ‘23 at $16,185,700, together with $9,721,000 for that first decide. They’re adopted by the Tigers ($15,747,200) and Nationals ($14,502,400). The Twins ($14,345,600) and A’s ($14,255,600) spherical out the highest 5.