Prep Baseball Report

FL Insider: Updated 2017 Rankings



By Doug Freeman
Florida Scouting Director

As the high school season heads into the regional playoffs and with the draft just over a month away, we take a look at some changes to the 2017 rankings. The biggest change is at the top, where after carrying momentum from the fall all the way through the spring , SS Chris Seise (West Orange HS, FL) takes over the No. 1 spot. Seise has shown the toolset to be a high pick, but the consistency he has shown throughout the spring has his stock on the rise. He is currently hitting .413 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs leading the way on a talented West Orange HS heading into the playoffs. Seise is the first of many of the top players in Florida who will be featured in our new Draft Spotlights that are featured here.

RANK NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT
1 Chris Seise FL West Orange 2017 SS Central Florida
2 M.J. Melendez FL Westminster Christian School 2017 C Florida International
3 Mark Vientos FL American Heritage 2017 SS Miami
4 Brady McConnell FL Merritt Island 2017 SS Florida
5 Joe Perez FL Archbishop McCarthy 2017 RHP Miami
6 Jeter Downs FL Pace 2017 SS Miami
7 Jack Leftwich FL TNXL Academy 2017 RHP Florida
8 James Marinan FL Park Vista 2017 RHP Miami
9 Jake Eder FL Calvary Christian 2017 LHP Vanderbilt
10 Garrett Hunter Ruth FL Buchholz 2017 RHP Florida