2017 MLB Draft: Profiles on 50 top prospects

2017 MLB Draft High School Prospects

Elliot Mast fights adversity, makes an impact

For many people baseball is just a game, but for Elliot Mast it’s much more than that. It’s a blessing, ...

Mark Vientos determined to win state championship

Living in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Mark Vientos has been a die heart University of Miami fan since he was young ...

An advanced high school pitcher: MacKenzie Gore

MacKenzie Gore is generating buzz and rising up MLB First-Year Player Draft boards, as he consistently dominates opposing hitters every ...

Tanner Burns looks to prove doubters wrong

Tanner Burns is one of the top high school right-handed pitchers in the country. An Alabama native, Burns has a ...

Future is bright for Andres Santana

Andres Santana is a skilled and underrated senior high school outfielder from Miami. Committed to Florida International University, Santana is ...

Chris Seise bursts onto the scene

Chris Seise is a rising prep shortstop from West Orange High School in Florida, who’s name is swirling in MLB ...

CJ Van Eyk bursts onto the scene

CJ Van Eyk, a senior prep right-handed pitcher from Florida, earned a selection to the USA Baseball team last fall ...

Ricardo De La Torre receives advice from pro players

Baseball is a worldwide game with players from all around the globe coming to the United States to play professional ...

Bubba Thompson focused on team’s success

A two-sport high school athlete, Bubba Thompson drew interest from universities to play football and baseball at the collegiate level. The ...

Andrew Papantonis perseveres through injuries

Andrew Papantonis has been a two-sport high school athlete since his freshman year in 2013. A member of the varsity ...

Jamal O’Guinn hopes to win another title

California prep shortstop Jamal O’Guinn was a sophomore in high school when he committed to Fresno State in 2014. He ...

A skilled high school shortstop: Nick Allen

When Nick Allen was 15 years old, he committed to the University of Southern California to continue his education and baseball ...

Leaning on his father for advice: Jeff Criswell

Prep right-handed pitcher Jeff Criswell has had the luxury of growing up with a father who was a professional baseball ...

Rising Canadian draft prospect: Landon Leach

Growing up in Canada is challenging for young pitchers aspiring to play professionally due to the climate and competition level ...

Calvin Greenfield thriving after move to Florida

A Chicago native, Calvin Greenfield moved to Florida last summer before the start of his senior year of high school ...

Quentin Holmes bursts onto the scene

Baseball players in the northeast region of the United States sometimes have trouble getting noticed by universities and professional scouts due ...

An advanced prep pitcher: Jacob Heatherly

In last year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, the state of Alabama produced the first left-handed pitcher selected when the Miami ...

Cole Brannen: ‘I’m 110 percent going pro’

Georgia senior prep outfielder Cole Brannen isn’t worried about the future because he knows exactly what he wants to do ...

Future is bright for prep star Jo Adell

At the end of his freshman year of high school in 2014, Jo Adell committed to the University of Louisville, ...

An intriguing two-way player: Joe Perez

Each year there are intriguing MLB First-Year Player Draft prospects and this year is no different. One of the more ...

Future is bright for Brad Dobzanski

Right-handed prep pitcher Brad Dobzanski isn’t a stranger to the MLB First-Year Player Draft process and dealing with professional scouts ...

Rising Canadian draft prospect: Jason Willow

Baseball is a growing sport in Canada. With the recent success of the Toronto Blue Jays and players like Joey ...

Tristen Lutz isn’t focused on draft

As a young baseball player from Texas, it has always been Tristen Lutz’s dream to suit up in the burnt ...

Future is bright for Royce Lewis

When going through the recruiting process, most elite high school athletes get caught up in the name of the university ...

Jordan Anderson bursts onto the scene

After his sophomore season of high school baseball, Jordan Anderson was a relatively unknown prospect. Although Anderson participated in well-regarded ...

Seth Corry battles back from ACL injury

As a junior at Lone Peak High School, two-sport star Seth Corry suffered a torn ACL during a state semifinal ...

Nick Egnatuk isn’t focused on draft

Nick Egnatuk comes from a baseball family. His grandpa was a hall of fame baseball player at Rutgers University, his ...

Calvin Mitchell isn’t worried about the draft

California is known as a hotbed for prep baseball talent. Earlier this year, four prep players from the state got ...

Drew Waters hopes to be a first-round pick

Many youngsters aspire to one-day play baseball professionally, but for most it’s just a fantasy. However, for Drew Waters, his ...

Brandon McCabe focused on developing third pitch

At 10 years old, Brandon McCabe wasn’t much of a sports fan, but his father decided to sign him up ...
Dan Zielinski III
Dan Zielinski IIIhttp://BaseballProspectJournal.com
Dan Zielinski III is the creator of the Baseball Prospect Journal and has covered the MLB draft since 2015. His draft work originally appeared on The3rdManIn.com, a sports website he started in December 2011. He also covered the Milwaukee Brewers as a member of the credentialed media for four years. Follow him on Twitter @DanZielinski3.

Related Articles

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Stay Connected

500FansLike
1,000FollowersFollow
1,000FollowersFollow
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Latest Articles