Way-Too-Early 2023 Mock Draft
July 20, 2022
Shooter Hunt
Vice President, Scouting
There is no rest for the scouting community, and while the book may be closed on the 2022 MLB Draft, the next one has been opened, and the summer circuit is quickly approaching its apex. The buzz that last summer created when the high school class of 2023 was anointed as the most talented amateur group has only risen, and combined with a strong crop of collegiate prospects, MLB scouting departments are already eyeing the value that next summer’s draft will bring.
Excitement fills each venue that these future draftees enter, and while the dust is still settling from the aftermath of the 2022 MLB Draft, PBR Draft HQ presents a way-too-early look at a first round mock draft for next summer. Yes, things will change. Players will improve their stock and prospects will elevate their abilities. Through all that, and over the course of the next year, you can count on PBR being there every step of the way, and providing the most credible and up-to-date information on all that amateur baseball has to offer.
Note: The MLB standings at the All-Star break is the order utilized below. In addition to likely movement the rest of the year, a draft lottery will be in place starting in 2023, giving non-playoff teams a chance at selecting first overall. Teams that do make the playoffs will select select in reverse order of their postseason finish.
Pick |
Team |
Selection |
POS |
School |
1 |
Nationals |
Dylan Crews |
OF |
LSU |
2 |
Athletics |
Max Clark |
CF |
Franklin HS (IN) |
3 |
Reds |
Chase Dollander |
RHP |
Tennessee |
4 |
Cubs |
Walker Jenkins |
OF |
South Brunswick HS (NC) |
5 |
Royals |
Jacob Wilson |
IF |
Grand Canyon |
6 |
Tigers |
Jacob Gonzalez |
SS |
Mississippi |
7 |
Angels |
Enrique Bradfield |
OF |
Vanderbilt |
8 |
Pirates |
Kevin McGonigle |
SS |
Monsignor Bonner HS (PA) |
9 |
Diamondbacks |
Thomas White |
LHP |
Phillips Andover Academy (MA) |
10 |
Rangers |
Travis Sykora |
RHP |
Round Rock HS (TX) |
11 |
Rockies |
Brayden Taylor |
SS |
TCU |
12 |
Marlins |
Maui Ahuna |
SS |
Tennessee |
13 |
Orioles |
Wyatt Langford |
OF/C |
Florida |
14 |
White Sox |
Adam Hachman |
LHP |
Timberland HS (MO) |
15 |
Guardians |
Rhett Lowder |
RHP |
Wake Forest |
16 |
Red Sox |
Ross Dunn |
LHP |
Arizona State |
17 |
Giants |
Wil Sanders |
RHP |
South Carolina |
18 |
Cardinals |
Tanner Witt |
RHP |
Texas |
19 |
Phillies |
Noble Meyer |
RHP |
Jesuit HS (OR) |
20 |
Blue Jays |
Aidan Miller |
3B |
JW Mitchell HS (FL) |
21 |
Mariners |
Jack Hurley |
OF |
Virginia Tech |
22 |
Padres |
Blake Mitchell |
C/RHP |
Sinton HS (TX) |
23 |
Twins |
Brock Wilken |
3B |
Wake Forest |
24 |
Brewers |
Paul Skenes |
RHP |
Air Force |
25 |
Rays |
Hunter Dietz |
LHP |
Calvary Christian HS (FL) |
26 |
Braves |
Wyatt Crowell |
LHP |
Florida State |
27 |
Mets |
Gavin Grahovac |
C |
Villa Park HS (CA) |
28 |
Astros |
Joseph Gonzalez |
RHP |
Auburn |
29 |
Dodgers |
Jaxon Wiggins |
RHP |
Arkansas |
30 |
Yankees |
Kyle Teel |
C |
Virginia |
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