The 2022 MLB draft is just over one month away. Players are separating themselves, and it’s becoming more evident who will hear their names called in the first round.
There are 39 picks between the first round, compensatory round and the first competitive balance round. Below is a list of the top 50 prospects in July’s draft class, according to my personal evaluations and discussions with scouts.
This top-50 list features some shuffling from my initial top-30 prospect list, with prep shortstop Jackson Holliday making the biggest job from No. 30 to fifth overall in this ranking. Subscribe to the Baseball Prospect Journal Patreon page to read in-depth descriptions of each player.
2022 MLB Draft Rankings
- Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan (Ga.) HS
- Elijah Green, OF, IMG (Fla.) Academy
- Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly
- Termarr Johnson, 2B, Mays (Ga.) HS
- Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater (Okla.) HS
- Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
- Jace Jung, 2B, Texas Tech
- Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
- Gavin Cross, OF, Virginia Tech
- Dylan Lesko, RHP, Buford (Ga.) HS
- Brock Porter, RHP, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Mich.) Prep
- Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola College
- Cole Young, SS, North Allegheny (Pa.) HS
- Chase DeLauter, OF, James Madison
- Brandon Barriera, LHP, American Heritage (Fla.) HS
- Gabriel Hughes, RHP, Gonzaga
- Blade Tidwell, RHP, Tennessee
- Jackson Ferris, LHP, IMG (Fla.) Academy
- Dylan Beavers, OF, California
- Zach Neto, SS, Campbell
- Jacob Berry, 1B, LSU
- Jett Williams, SS, Rockwall-Heath (Texas) HS
- Jordan Beck, OF, Tennessee
- Connor Prielipp, LHP, Alabama
- Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman (Nev.) HS
- Adam Mazur, RHP, Iowa
- Andrew Dutkanych, RHP, Brebeuf Jesuit (Ind.) HS
- Owen Murphy, RHP, Riverside-Brookfield (Ill.) HS
- Drew Gilbert, OF, Tennessee
- Sterlin Thompson, OF, Florida
- Thomas Harrington, RHP, Campbell
- Walter Ford, RHP, Pace (Fla.) HS
- Justin Campbell, RHP, Oklahoma State
- Brock Jones, OF, Stanford
- Peyton Graham, SS, Oklahoma
- Jud Fabian, OF, Florida
- Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State
- Eric Brown, SS, Coastal Carolina
- Mikey Romero, SS, Orange Lutheran (Calif.) HS
- Carson Whisenhunt, LHP, East Carolina
- Logan Tanner, C, Mississippi State
- Cade Doughty, 3B, LSU
- Kumar Rocker, RHP, Independent Baseball
- Tucker Toman, 3B, Hammond (S.C.) HS
- Landon Sims, RHP, Mississippi State
- Jacob Miller, RHP, Liberty Union (Ohio) HS
- Brady Neal, C, IMG (Fla.) Academy
- Noah Schultz, LHP, Oswego East (Ill.) HS
- Robby Snelling, LHP, McQueen (Nev.) HS
- Cayden Wallace, 3B, Arkansas
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Dan Zielinski III has covered the MLB draft for seven years. He has interviewed 356 of the top draft prospects in that period, including four No. 1 overall picks. Multiple publications, including Baseball America, USA Today, MLB.com and The Arizona Republic, have quoted his work, while he has appeared on radio stations as a “MLB draft expert.” Follow him on Twitter @DanZielinski3.
