Compiled By: DP Staff – June 3, 2019
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 3 on the MLB Network at 7 PM.
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 |
| *Dylan Brewer | Latta | OF | Clemson | Possible |
| *Tyler Causey | Nation Ford | INF | North Carolina | Possible |
| Nick Clayton | York | RHP | Clemson | Possible |
| Geoffrey Gilbert | Bishop England | LHP | Clemson | Possible |
| John Lanier | Blythewood | 1B | Citadel | Possible |
| Will Smith | Conway | RHP | Coastal Ca. | Possible |
Key: Definite, Probable, Possible {chances to be drafted}
*Denotes was drafted
-Others Receiving Pro Interest-
| Name | High School | Position | Signed |
| Ryan Ammons | Wren | LHP | Clemson |
| Kirby Connell | Blacksburg | LHP | Tennessee |
| RJ Dantin | Spartanburg | LHP | South Carolina |
| Ty Good | South Pointe | RHP | C of C |
| Trotter Harlan | Hillcrest | SS | C of C |
| Connor Kirkley | McBee | SS | Coastal Ca. |
| Alberto Osuna | Mauldin | 1B | Walters St. |
| Hunter Parks | York | RHP | Flo-Dar Tech |
| Brett Percival | Andrew Jackson | RHP | Clemson |
| Dylan Rogers | Dorman | OF | Kentucky |
| Dylan Williamson | Pelion | RHP | Citadel |
*Selected in 2019 MLB Draft