By Sean Duncan
Executive Director

Over the three-plus months since the last overall Class of 2018 rankings update, much has changed. Many new names have emerged as high-level prospects and scores of players have taken significant leaps forward - or back, in some cases - all of which is to be expected at this time of year.

Through the jam-packed fall season, which has become increasingly more relevant in recruiting and evaluating prospects, our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff has seen a dizzying amount of baseball since the last update.

While there have been seismic changes in the updated overall Top 400 Class of 2018 rankings, the top two prospects remain intact: Jarred Kelenic (Waukesha West HS, WI) and Michael Siani (William Penn Charter HS, PA). Both Kelenic and Siani are left-handed hitting outfielders with high-end tools across the board who helped the USA 18U National Team win a gold medal.

It is important to note that the PBR overall rankings only include the states that we intimately know from our scouting staff. The updated Top 400 Class of 2018 rankings is comprised of our current 33-state coverage area, which now includes recently added Texas and Oklahoma. As expected, Texas prospects made a big splash in the overall rankings.

After Kelenic and Siani, the top 10 is completely reshuffled. C/RHP Mason Denaburg (Merritt Island HS, FL) jumps to No. 3, as the 6-foot-3 Florida recruit has proven to be a high-end right-handed arm and an offensive force behind the plate. Florida’s 2018 class is especially strong, with OF Elijah Cabell (Winter Park HS, FL), RHP Slade Cecconi (Trinity Prep HS, FL) and 3B Brandon Howlett (George W. Jenkins HS, FL) all in the top 10, and SS Nander De Sedas (Montverde Academy HS, FL), LHP Jonathan Gates (Nature Coast Technical HS, FL), RHP Kristofer Armstrong (The Benjamin School HS, FL) and RHP Lyon Richardson (Jensen Beach HS, FL) trailing closely behind.

Four new players catapulted into the top 10, led by RHP Owen White (Jesse C. Carson HS), who jumps eight spots to No. 4. The athletic 6-foot-3, 185-pound White, who has been up to 94 with a sharp breaking ball, is the only uncommitted prospect in the top 10. RHP Cole Winn (Silver Creek HS, CO) is one of the fastest rising prospects in the country after enjoying a big fall campaign, and RHP Austin Becker (Big Walnut HS, OH), an athletic 6-foot-6 Vanderbilt recruit, has showed improved command to go along with premium velocity. RHP/1B Grayson Rodriguez (Nacogdoches Central HS, TX), a 6-foot-5, 210-pound Texas A&M recruit, rounds out the top 10.

There were many big risers outside the top 10. Some of the most significant risers include: RHP Carter Stewart (Eau Gallie HS, FL), RHP/SS Colby Gomes (Millard West HS, NE), 3B/OF Alex Binelas (Oak Creek HS, WI), RHP Chance Huff (Niceville HS, FL), 3B Bryce Reagan (Souhegan HS, MA), RHP Cole Ayers (Loveland HS, OH), RHP Wade Beasley (Forman HS, AR), INF/OF Gavin Dugas (Houma Christian HS, LA), and Ian Bedell (Davenport Central HS, IA), to name a few.

A look at the Top 20:

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Jarred Kelenic	WI	Waukesha West	2018	OF	Louisville
2	Mike Siani	PA	William Penn Charter	2018	OF	Virginia
3	Mason Denaburg	FL	Merritt Island	2018	C	Florida
4	Owen White	NC	Jesse C Carson	2018	RHP
5	Slade Cecconi	FL	Trinity Prep	2018	RHP	Miami
6	Elijah Cabell	FL	Winter Park	2018	OF	Louisiana State
7	Austin Becker	OH	Big Walnut High School	2018	RHP	Vanderbilt
8	Cole Winn	CO	Silver Creek	2018	RHP	Notre Dame
9	Grayson Rodriguez	TX	Central Heights	2018	RHP	Texas A&M
10	Brandon Howlett	FL	George W. Jenkins	2018	3B	Florida State
11	Nander De Sedas	FL	Montverde Academy	2018	SS	Florida State
12	Noah Naylor	ON	St.Joan of Arc	2018	C	Texas A&M
13	Jonathan Gates	FL	Nature Coast Technical	2018	LHP	Miami
14	Mason Englert	TX	Forney	2018	RHP	Texas A&M
15	Kristofer Armstrong	FL	The Benjamin School	2018	RHP	Florida
16	Lyon Richardson	FL	Jensen Beach	2018	RHP	Florida
17	Jack Perkins	IN	Kokomo	2018	RHP	Louisville
18	Landon Marceaux	LA	Destrehan	2018	RHP	Louisiana State
19	Alek Thomas	IL	Mount Carmel	2018	OF
20	Spencer Schwellenbach	MI	Saginaw Heritage	2018	SS	Nebraska

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