2014 MLB Compilation Mock Draft (Second and Final)

by: Ben Embry

Well, the draft is just 3 days away.  Content has been flying fast and furious on all of the well known websites like ESPN.com and Baseball America.  Mock Drafts have been updated quite a few times since my first mock draft, meaning it's time to do another.  And though it's possible they'll be updated again, I'll probably let this be the last one I do.  Tomorrow I'll have an article about some of New York's unsigned draft picks over the past 3 years and either tomorrow or Wednesday I'll do the final compilation ranking, which will have 250 names.

For those curious about what a "compilation" mock draft is, I take the most recent mock drafts from, what I believe, are all the big publications and I compile them. Think of it as all of these guys getting in a room and coming to a consensus. Here's how I think their mock would look:

Pick	Team	Name
1	Astros	Brady Aiken
2	Marlins	Carlos Rodon
3	White Sox	Tyler Koek
4	Cubs	Aaron Nola
5	Twins	Nick Gordon
6	Mariners	Alex Jackson
7	Phillies	Sean Newcomb
8	Rockies	Kyle Freeland
9	Blue Jays	Trea Turner
10	Mets	Michael Conforto
11	Blue Jays	Jeff Hoffman
12	Brewers	Max Pentecost
13	Padres	Touki Toussaint
14	Giants	Grant Holmes
15	Angels	Kyle Schwarber
16	Diamondbacks	Bradley Zimmer
17	Royals	Derek Fisher
18	Nationals	Erick Fedde
19	Reds	Derek Hill
20	Rays	Tyler Beede
21	Indians	Michael Chavis
22	Dodgers	Sean Reid-Foley
23	Tigers	Nick Burdi
24	Pirates	Jacob Gatewood
25	Athletics	Monte Harrison
26	Red Sox	Casey Gillaspie
27	Cardinals	Alex Blandino
28	Royals	Kodi Medeiros
29	Reds	Spencer Adams
30	Rangers	Brandon Finnegan
31	Indians	A.J. Reed
32	Braves	Ti'quan Forbes
33	Red Sox	Luis Ortiz
34	Cardinals	Forrest Wall

Of the six mocks I use, (links below), every one had high school SS Nick Gordon going to Minnesota at 5.  While that's the only unanimous agreement, there were other strong consensus players like high school pitcher Brady Aiken going to Houston at 1, high school pitcher Tyler Kolek going to the White Sox at 3, high school catcher Alex Jackson going to Seattle at 6, Evansville pitcher Kyle Freeland going to Colorado at 8, and NC State SS Trea Turner going to the Blue Jays at 9.  All of those players had 5 of 6 publications in agreement.  Vanderbilt pitcher Tyler Beede was by far the biggest wild card, going anywhere from Toronto at 11 to Colorado at 35.  TCU pitcher Brandon Finnegan, high school pitcher Luis Ortiz, and Virginia OF Derek Fisher also have high variables with a difference of 16 spots between the highest spot the could go and the lowest.

There's not a lot of Yankee rumors since they don't pick until #55.  The little bit I have seen linked them to high school pitcher Justus Sheffield, and high school catchers Chase Vallot, Jackson Reetz, and K.J. Harrison.  I'd be satisfied with any of those players, especially Sheffield and Vallot, who have been ranked highly the past year.  I wrote this over at Big League Futures as sort of narrative for New York's perspective on the draft this year.

I want to make sure I give credit where credit's due, that being the six writers/publications I use to assemble my board. Some are subscription based, some are free. I encourage everyone to check them all out. They are:

Baseball America (various writers)

ESPN (Keith Law)

MLB.com (Jim Callis, Jon Mayo)

Scouting Baseball (Kiley McDaniel)

MLB Draft Insider (Chris Crawford)

Big League Futures (Kevin Gallo, Matt Grabusky)

 

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