Prep Baseball Report

2017 MLB Draft: FL High School Players



By Mike Maerz
Director of Florida Operations/Area Scout

With the conclusion of the 2017 MLB amateur draft, we wanted to take a look back at all the Florida players who heard their name called over the past three days.

Our scouting staff from a state and national perspective have followed many of these players, not only throughout their high school career, but during the summer and fall months as well. By continuous coverage through reports, video analysis, events, and more, we’ve been able to gather as much information on these players as possible. This included Draft Spotlights on multiple Florida high school players along with the PBR Draft 100, which provided continual updates on high school players nationwide.

2017 SS Chris Seise (West Orange HS, FL) continued the streak since 1995 of a Florida high school player being chosen in the first round when the Texas Rangers selected him 29th overall. Seise was ranked No. 1 in the Florida 2017 Class and No. 7 in the Overall 2017 Class.

Below is a full list of all the Florida high school players chosen in the 2017 MLB amateur draft:

 

Name Pos HS Team Round Overall Pick Commitment
Chris Seise SS West Orange Texas Rangers 1st 29th Central Florida
Jeter Downs SS Monsignor Pace Cincinnati Reds Comp (A) 32nd Miami
MJ Melendez C Westminster Christian Kansas City Royals 2nd 52nd Florida International
Joe Perez 3B/RHP Archbishop McCarthy Houston Astros 2nd 53rd Miami
Mark Vientos 3B American Heritage (Plantation) New York Mets 2nd 59th Miami
Freddy Tarnok RHP Riverview (Tampa) Atlanta Braves 3rd 80th Tampa
Cash Case SS/3B The First Academy Cincinnati Reds 4th 107th Notre Dame
Sam Keating RHP Canterbury (Fort Myers) San Diego Padres 4th 108th Clemson
Harrison Francis RHP Chiles Arizona Diamondbacks 4th 112th Chipola
James Marinan RHP Park Vista Community Los Angeles Dodgers 4th 130th Miami
Ryan Dease RHP TNXL Academy Texas Rangers 4th 134th Central Florida
Sam McMillan C Suwannee Detroit Tigers 5th 155th Florida
Zach Jackson C Winter Haven St. Louis Cardinals 6th 184th Florida
Tyler Esplin OF IMG Academy Boston Red Sox 7th 221st UNC-Charlotte
Max Lazar RHP Coral Springs Milwaukee Brewers 11th 324th Florida Atlantic
Matthew Turner LHP Palmetto Cleveland Indians 11th 342nd Broward CC
Justin Connell OF/IF American Heritage (Plantation) Washington Nationals 11th 343rd Florida International
Tommy Mace RHP Sunlake Cincinnati Reds 12th 347th Florida
Bryce Hutchinson RHP Deland New York Mets 12th 367th Mississippi State
Nate Peden RHP University (Orange City) New York Mets 13th 397th Daytona State JC
PK Morris 1B Steinbrenner Toronto Blue Jays 14th 429th Florida Atlantic
Christian Santana RHP American Heritage (Plantation) Milwaukee Brwers 15th 444th Florida International
Ricky Vanasco RHP Williston Texas Rangers 15th 464th Stetson
Logan Allen LHP University (Orange City) Baltimore Orioles 16th 488th Florida International
AJ Labas RHP Trinity Christian Academy New York Mets 17th 517th North Florida
CJ Van Eyk RHP Steinbrenner New York Mets 19th 577th Florida State
Nelson Galindez LHP Haines City Washington Nationals 22nd 673rd Hillsborough CC
Shane Drohan LHP Cardinal Newman Philadelphia Phillies 23rd 683rd Florida State
Cam Robinson RHP University (Orange City) Milwaukee Brewers 23rd 684th North Florida
Myles McKisic SS NLB Academy Texas Rangers 23rd 704th Pensacola State
Christian Robinson OF Viera San Diego Padres 27th 798th Stanford
Andrew Eyster OF Forest Arizona Diamondbacks 27th 802nd Santa Fe JC
Shane Roberts RHP Dwyer New York Yankees 28th 842nd South Carolina
Oraj Anu OF Home School Boston Red Sox 28th 851st Florida International
Andres Santana OF Doral Academy Charter Houston Astros 29th 871st Florida International
Liam McCall RHP First Coast New York Mets 29th 877th Seminole State JC
Hunter Ruth RHP Buchholz Chicago Cubs 32nd 975th Florida
Brady McConnell SS Merritt Island Cincinnati Reds 33rd 977th Florida
Jordan Butler LHP Alonso New York Yankees 34th 1022nd Florida
Connor Nurse RHP Ridge Community San Francisco Giants 34th 1026th Seminole State JC
Jake Eder LHP Calvary Christian (Ft Lauderdale) New York Mets 34th 1027th Vanderbilt
Robert Touron RHP Gulliver Prep Cincinnati Reds 37th 1097th Miami
Raymond Gil 3B Gulliver Prep Oakland Athletics 37th 1101st Miami
Austin Martin MIF Trinity Christian Academy Cleveland Indians 37th 1122nd Vanderbilt
Jose Garcia C Doral Academy Charter Boston Red Sox 38th 1151st Florida International
Joe Sanchez LHP Terra Environmental Research Institute Atlanta Braves 39th 1160th Florida International
Jack Leftwich RHP TNXL Academy Detroit Tigers 39th 1175th Florida
Paul Coumoulos OF Bishop McLaughlin Philadelphia Phillies 40th 1193rd College of Central Florida JC
Austin Pollock LHP Lincoln St. Louis Cardinals 40th 1204th Florida State

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