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Groome, Pint, Lewis headline All Draft Prospects team
- Updated: June 1, 2016
Every Draft class has talent spread around the field, with future big leaguers — and even All-Stars — at nearly every position. The Class of 2016, even with the uncertainty at the top, is no different. Look around the amateur landscape and it’s not hard to find talent all over the diamond.
Just who are the best Draft prospects at each position?
Using the Top 100 Draft Prospects list as a guide, here is a team made up of the top 2016 Draft prospect at each position. Some liberties were taken in terms of position, though no one on this squad is at a position he’s never played before. Each player has his current Top 100 rank in parentheses.
• 2016 MLB Draft: June 9-11 on MLB Network, MLB.com
C: Zack Collins, Miami (Rank: No. 20) The jury is still out on whether Collins can stick behind the plate, but he’ll be given every opportunity to do so once he begins his pro career. Few question Collins’ bat, and an advanced approach should allow him to hit for average and power. That’s why Collins’ name is popping up in the top half of the first round.
1B: Alex Kirilloff, Plum (Pa.) HS (Rank: No. 18) Kirilloff has a very good chance to be an outfielder long term, most likely in right, with the power profile to fit there. But he has played a good deal of first base, including at showcase events last summer, and if he gets much bigger as he matures, he could move to the corner infield spot. Again, Kirilloff could have the left-handed run-producing ability to be just fine there as well.
2B: Bryson Brigman, University of San Diego (Rank: No. 67) Brigman plays shortstop for the Toreros, but the Draft-eligible sophomore has seen plenty of time at second, most notably for the U.S. National Collegiate Team last summer. Even if he’s sent out as a shortstop, …
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