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2017 MLB Draft: Profiles on 50 top prospects

2017 MLB Draft College Prospects

Austin Jones thriving, moving up draft boards

Austin Jones dominated opposing high school hitters as a senior right-handed pitcher for Wauwatosa West (Wis.) in 2013, posting a ...

Kade McClure leans on father for advice

Kade McClure has had the luxury to grow up with a father who played a professional sport. McClure’s father, Brian, was an ...

Brigham Hill motivated to prove critics wrong

As a draft-eligible sophomore in 2016, Texas A&M right-handed pitcher Brigham Hill had a chance to start his professional career when ...

Talented left-handed pitcher: Ricky Tyler Thomas

Fresno State left-handed pitcher Ricky Tyler Thomas isn’t an imposing figure on the mound, listed at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds ...

Riley Adams focused on team’s success

In recent years, the University of San Diego has produced numerous early-round picks in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, with ...

Deon Stafford bursts onto the scene

Deon Stafford took college baseball by storm, hitting .395 with a program-record 18 home runs and 49 RBIs to earn ...

A skilled first baseman: Evan White

Evan White has been passionate about the game of baseball ever since he was young. His father played college baseball ...

A draft-eligible sophomore: Jake Mangum

Mississippi State outfielder Jake Mangum took college baseball by storm as a freshman in 2016, hitting .408 to win the ...

Joe Dunand receives advice from Alex Rodriguez

When North Carolina State shortstop/third baseman Joe Dunand delivers a base hit or fields a ground ball, his mannerisms slightly ...

David Peterson focused on team’s success

As a senior in high school, David Peterson was one of the top prep left-handed pitching prospects in the 2014 ...

Notre Dame’s Peter Solomon eyes success

Coming out of high school, right-handed pitcher Peter Solomon was the top prep pitching prospect in the state of Maryland ...

Griffin Canning focused on team’s success

In John Savage's 12 years as the head coach, UCLA has a history of developing elite college starting pitching, including first-round picks ...
Daulton Varsho

Future is bright for UWM catcher Daulton Varsho

Daulton Varsho has been surrounded by the sport of baseball his entire life. His father, Gary, played eight seasons in ...

Brendon Little finds success after early struggles

Coming out of the Pennsylvania high school ranks, left-handed pitcher Brendon Little was a well-regarded MLB First-Year Player Draft prospect ...
Keston Hiura

Keston Hiura battles through elbow injury

University of California-Irvine’s Keston Hiura is one of the top position players in this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft class, ...

Michael Gigliotti bursts onto the scene

A regular in Lipscomb’s lineup since his freshman season in 2015, Michael Gigliotti was an under-the-radar MLB First-Year Player Draft ...

An intriguing two-way player: Brendan McKay

Each year there are intriguing two-way players in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. But unlike recently history, Brendan McKay is ...

Corbin Martin hopes for productive season

Growing up, Corbin Martin was a devoted Texas Longhorns fan. But, when Martin was searching for a university to continue ...

Alex Lange: Goal is to win College World Series

On June 9, 2012, No. 1-seeded LSU faced No. 16-seeded Stony Brook in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional ...

Matt Crohan hopes to return in April after injury

As a freshman at Winthrop in 2014, left-handed pitcher Matt Crohan dealt with a flap tear in his left shoulder ...
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.

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