2024 MLB Draft: Top 50 College Pitchers
July 9, 2024
The 2024 MLB Draft is quickly approaching with Day One (the first 74 picks) scheduled to begin this Sunday from Arlington, Texas. Although the first several picks are all expected to be college position players, this year's college draft class boasts several high-end college pitching prospects starting with Chase Burns (Wake Forest) and Hagen Smith (Arkansas). Both of these hurlers should be selected within the top-10 overall picks.
Just behind Burns and Smith is Trey Yesavage (East Carolina), who fills the zone with three plus pitches, including a fastball up to 96-97 mph and an invisible slider. The right-hander will likely be selected in the middle of the first round.
A few picks behind Yesavage is likely where switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje (Mississippi State) and power arm Brody Brecht (Iowa) will be chosen. Both possess power sliders and fastballs in the mid-90s with Brecht tickling triple-digits on occasion.
Overall, the first round is likley to see five collegiate arms selected.
For a more detailed look at the top college pitching prospects, please see:
+ Top 10 Left Handed Pitchers
+ Top 10 Right Handed Pitchers
For a look at this year's MLB Draft coverage in the lead-up to Sunday, check out the links below:
- Prep Baseball Draft HQ Draft Board: Top-150
- High School: Top-100 Overall
- College: Top-150 Overall
- College: Top-50 Hitters
- College: Top-50 Pitchers
TOP-50 COLLEGE PITCHERS
| PLAYER | |||
| 1 | Chase Burns | RHP | Wake Forest |
| 2 | Hagen Smith | LHP | Arkansas |
| 3 | Trey Yesavage | RHP | East Carolina |
| 4 | Jurrangelo Cijntje* | BHP | Mississppi State |
| 5 | Brody Brecht | RHP | Iowa |
| 6 | Carson Benge | RHP | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Jonathan Santucci | LHP | Duke |
| 8 | Luke Holman | RHP | LSU |
| 9 | Jac Caglianone | LHP | Florida |
| 10 | Ryan Johnson | RHP | Dallas Baptist |
| 11 | Ryan Forcucci | RHP | UC-San Diego |
| 12 | Chris Cortez | RHP | Texas A&M |
| 13 | Gage Jump | LHP | LSU |
| 14 | Aiden May | RHP | Oregon State |
| 15 | Bryce Cunningham | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | Ben Hess | RHP | Alabama |
| 17 | Drew Beam | RHP | Tennessee |
| 18 | Payton Tolle | LHP | TCU |
| 19 | Ryan Prager | LHP | Texas A&M |
| 20 | Josh Hartle | LHP | Wake Forest |
| 21 | Carter Holton | LHP | Vanderbilt |
| 22 | Tyson Neighbors | RHP | Kansas State |
| 23 | Khal Stephen | RHP | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Connor Foley* | RHP | Indiana |
| 25 | Mack Estrada | RHP | Northwest Florida State JC |
| 26 | Nate Dohm | RHP | Mississppi State |
| 27 | Carson Dorsey | LHP | Florida State |
| 28 | Jackson Kent | LHP | Arizona |
| 29 | Thatcher Hurd | RHP | LSU |
| 30 | Brady Tygart | RHP | Arkansas |
| 31 | Gage Ziehl | RHP | Miami |
| 32 | Daniel Eagen | RHP | Presbyterian |
| 33 | Michael Massey | RHP | Wake Forest |
| 34 | L.P. Langevin | RHP | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 35 | Jacob Kmatz | RHP | Oregon State |
| 36 | Jay Woolfolk | RHP | Virginia |
| 37 | Brian Holiday | RHP | Oklahoma State |
| 38 | Matt Ager | RHP | UC Santa Barbara |
| 39 | LeBarron Johnson Jr. | RHP | Texas |
| 40 | Dalton Pence | LHP | North Carolina |
| 41 | Greg Farone | LHP | Alabama |
| 42 | Brandon Neely | RHP | Florida |
| 43 | Greysen Carter | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 44 | Ryan Lambert | RHP | Oklahoma |
| 45 | Luke Sinnard | RHP | Indiana |
| 46 | Mason Molina | LHP | Arkansas |
| 47 | Conner Ware | LHP | Pearl River JC |
| 48 | Braden Davis | LHP | Oklahoma |
| 49 | Griffin Herring* | LHP | LSU |
| 50 | Jared Spencer | LHP | Indiana State |
| *indicates draft-eligible sophomore | |||
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