Compiled By: DP Staff – June 4, 2018
The workouts have concluded, the notes have been made, scouting miles have been logged and final organizational meetings have been had… and now it’s finally draft time! The First Round begins Monday, June 4 on the MLB Network.
As we mosey around South Carolina throughout the calendar, we are often asked to make predictions on the upcoming draft, who will be taken, which round will they go in, who is most signable, etc. We’ve asked a few questions of our own to some ‘bigwigs’ and threw in our two cents as well.
But in the past few years it’s been a different animal altogether…Check out the drastically new draft rules from yesteryear: 2014 Draft / Slotted Signing Bonus
The entire process has always been a crapshoot, even for those making the final decisions so we aren’t going to take a stab at which round, but below is what we did come up with regards to who has a chance to be drafted this week. Admittedly, every single scout that we spoke with said we would learn alot from this draft to be a little more bold with our prognostication in future years.
Our crystal ball comes with far less confidence than most years, with no sure thing, but here it is:
-Palmetto State Players Receiving Pro Interest this Spring-
| Name | High School | Position | Signed | DP’s $.02 |
| Nate Lamb | Chesnee | LHP | Clemson | Possible |
| Jackson Lindley | TL Hanna | RHP | Clemson | Possible |
| Daniel Lloyd | Summerville | RHP | South Carolina | Possible |
| *Garrett McDaniels | Pee Dee Academy | LHP | Coastal Carolina | Probable |
| James Parker | TL Hanna | SS | Clemson | Possible |
| *Josiah Sightler | Swansea | OF | South Carolina | Definite |
| *Payton Smith | Strom Thurmond | OF/RHP | Flo-Dar Tech | Probable |
| Wesley Sweatt | Northwestern | RHP | South Carolina | Possible |
Key: Definite, Probable, Possible {chances to be drafted}
-Others Receiving Pro Interest-
| Name | High School | Position | Signed |
| Will Bethea | AC Flora | RHP | C of C |
| Dallas Callahan | Byrnes | C | Coastal Carolina |
| Chad Fairey | Ninety-Six | UTL | Clemson |
| Jordan Flanders | North Augusta | OF/RHP | Citadel |
| Dylan Harley | Cane Bay | LHP | South Carolina |
| Rob Hughes | Northwestern | RHP | Furman |
| Matthew Lumsden | JL Mann | OF/1B | Clemson |
| RJ Petit | Rock Hill | RHP | Charleston So. |
| Michael Poulos | West Ashley | RHP/C | C of C |
| Bradwin Salmond | Lugoff-Egin | OF/RHP | Sptg Methodist |
*Selected in 2018 MLB Draft