Mock Draft 1.0: Early look at 2017’s Top 10 picks

Six months in advance of the 2017 Draft, we’re taking a stab at guessing how the first 10 selections will play out. It’s too early to know anything for certain, but we’ll give it our best shot. Last year, Jonathan even nailed the Rockies taking Riley Pint at No. 4.

Here’s how we see the beginning of the Draft unfolding in June:

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1. Twins Callis: Alex Faedo, RHP, Florida. Hunter Greene is the consensus top prospect right now, but I can’t see Minnesota’s new regime becoming the first to take a high school right-hander at 1-1. The Twins are more apt to take whomever they deem as the best of a deep college pitching crop.Mayo: Hunter Greene, RHP, Notre Dame HS (Sherman Oaks, Calif.). It’s true that a high school right-hander never has gone No. 1 overall, but Greene is the kind of dynamic athlete and performer who could finally break that streak.

2. Reds Callis: Jeren Kendall, OF, Vanderbilt. For the second straight year, Cincinnati takes a college bat at No. 2. Kendall is the best of a weak college position player class, with nifty all-around tools mitigated somewhat by swing-and-miss concerns.Mayo: Kendall. In three of the past four years, the Reds have drafted at least one college bat in the first round. Kendall is the clear-cut best college position player in the Draft, so Cincy may not want to let him go by.

3. Padres Callis: Greene. Just like in 2016, the first prep arm will come off the board at No. 3. Greene is too talented — he’d be a first-rounder as a shortstop, too — to last any longer than this.Mayo: Faedo. A strong spring as the Gators’ Friday night starter could mean he goes off the board in the top two, but the idea of Faedo pitching at Petco Park pretty quickly should have San Diego fans excited.

4. Rays Callis: Kyle Wright, RHP, …

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