[Art Deco]

Draft time again and obviously we were always picking at the end of the 1st round thanks to the best record in MLB and a World Series win last season. But due to several 1st round picks not signing last season, comp 1st round picks for those teams pushed our first round pick back to #35. Thanks to Noah Syndergaard turning down the qualifying offer we had our own comp pick at #38 overall. Here's what we got in the early rounds:

1. Round #1, #35 overall: 18-year old OF Stan Collier, from Canada. A Canadian high schooler you say? He's a 6'6", 200-pound monster with 70 power potential and 60 potential gap power. He's the prototypical power-hitting prospect whose ultimate success will depend on whether he makes enough contact, as he's only a 45 potential there.

2. Round #1 (comp pick), #38 overall: 22-year old LHP Billy Tacuri from the University of Arkansas. Gotta love lefties who can throw 96-98 and Tacuri's ceiling is a mid-rotation starter according to my scouts.

3. Round #2, #70 overall: 18-year old OF Pat Brown from Maine. Going with those cold-weather high-schoolers this year. I seem to remember one once from New Jersey who did pretty good, Trout somebody? Anyway neither Collier nor Brown will be another Mike Trout but Brown is potential 55 contact/60 power/55 eye who projects to be a .270 hitter.

4. Round #3, #104 overall: 18-year old 3B Joe Gerber from New York. When you get past the 100th pick you're looking for one outstanding potential tool and with Gerber it's power as he has a 75 ceiling. Contact as always with young power hitters is a potential issue but he'll definitely be one to watch.

5. Round #4, #134 overall: 22-year-old RHP George Campbell from the University of Virginia. Campbell has decent stuff, throws 94-96 and projects as either a 4th/5th starter or a really good bullpen guy.

6. Round #5, #164 overall: 22-year-old RHP Ian Morgan from the University of Florida. Go Gators! Morgan's ceiling is a 4th starter, with decent control who can bring it up to 98.