MLB Draft Preview: 2016

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Compiled By: DP Staff – June 7, 2016

HolmesG-signingday1The 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 on Thursday, June 9 on the MLB Network.

OwingsChris-gb14As 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 this year is a different animal altogether… Check out the drastically new draft rules from year’s past: 2014 Draft / Slotted Signing Bonus

2016 Draft Tracker

lylesjordan-astros11.jpgThe 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 past 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
 Brandon Banks
 Rock Hill  C  Limestone  Possible
 Grant Bodison
 Mauldin  SS  South Carolina  Possible
 Sawyer Bridges
 Summerville  RHP  South Carolina  Possible
 Josh Gregory
 Gaffney  LHP/OF  South Carolina  Possible
 Owen Griffith
 South Aiken  RHP  Clemson  Possible
 Josh Hernandez
 AC Flora  C/RHP  UNC-Wilmington  Possible
 Blake Holliday
 Belton-Honea Path  RHP  Clemson  Possible
 Ryne Huggins
 Newberry  LHP  Clemson  Possible
 Colby Lee
 Latta  RHP  South Carolina  Probable
 *Thomas Jones
 Laurens  OF  Vanderbilt  Definite
 *Malcolm Van Buren  Hanahan  RHP  NC State  Possible

Key: Definite, Probable, Possible {chances to be drafted}

-Others Receiving Pro Interest-

 Name  High School  Position  Signed
 Will Abbott
 Camden  RHP  Citadel
 Gabe Austin
 Ashley Ridge  C/RHP  C of C
 Rashad Byrd
 North Augusta  OF  Geogia Southern (FB)
 Drake Durham
 Nation Ford  LHP  Wichita St.
 *Ryan Gold
 Carolina Forest  C  Coastal Carolina
 Jared Firmstone
 Greenville  C/OF  Citadel
 Ian Foggo
 Hilton Head  RHP  Citadel
 Jakob Frishmuth
 Carolina Forest  RHP  C of C
 Jacob Hennessey
 Dorman  LHP  Clemson
 Kris Kuhn
 Pinewood Prep  RHP  C of C
 Ryan McDonald
 West Ashley  RHP  West Virginia
 Eric Miles
 Buford  RHP  Presbyterian
 Dax Roper
 BHP  C  Coastal Carolina
 TJ Shook
 Dutch Fork  RHP  South Carolina
 Brandon Tillmon
 River Bluff  OF  Liberty

*Selected in 2016 Draft