The 2024 MLB draft is two weeks away. At Baseball Prospect Journal, Dan Zielinski and Logan Quinton have actively covered the draft prospects in this year’s class.
The two Baseball Prospect Journal writers have conducted a staff draft for the second time this draft cycle. As you read the staff draft, you will notice it is college-heavy early in the first round. That mostly has to do with the track record of these prospects, the strengths in this year’s class and our draft preference.
A staff draft is different than a traditional mock draft. The results tend to be a personal preference over what actually might happen. We are making the picks based on our evaluations of each prospect and what we would do if we were selecting for that specific team.
Here is a look at our second staff draft for the 2024 MLB draft cycle:
| Pick | Team | Writer | Player | Position | School |
| 1. | Guardians | DZ | JJ Wetherholt | SS/2B | West Virginia |
| 2. | Reds | LQ | Travis Bazzana | 2B | Oregon State |
| 3. | Rockies | DZ | Charlie Condon | 3B/OF | Georgia |
| 4. | Athletics | LQ | Jac Caglianone | 1B/LHP | Florida |
| 5. | White Sox | DZ | Braden Montgomery | OF | Texas A&M |
| 6. | Royals | LQ | Nick Kurtz | 1B | Wake Forest |
| 7. | Cardinals | DZ | Chase Burns | RHP | Wake Forest |
| 8. | Angels | LQ | Hagen Smith | LHP | Arkansas |
| 9. | Pirates | DZ | Konnor Griffin | SS/OF | Jackson Prep (Miss.) |
| 10. | Nationals | LQ | Bryce Rainer | SS/RHP | Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) HS |
| 11. | Tigers | DZ | Christian Moore | 2B | Tennessee |
| 12. | Red Sox | LQ | James Tibbs | OF | Florida State |
| 13. | Giants | DZ | Cam Smith | 3B | Florida State |
| 14. | Cubs | LQ | Trey Yesavage | RHP | ECU |
| 15. | Mariners | DZ | Cam Caminiti | LHP | Saguaro HS (Ariz.) |
| 16. | Marlins | LQ | Vance Honeycutt | OF | UNC |
| 17. | Brewers | DZ | Seaver King | SS/OF | Wake Forest |
| 18. | Rays | LQ | Theodore Gillen | SS | Westlake (TX) HS |
| 19. | Mets | DZ | Slade Cladwell | OF | Valley View (Ark.) HS |
| 20. | Blue Jays | LQ | Malcolm Moore | C | Stanford |
| 21. | Twins | DZ | Ryan Waldschmidt | OF | Kentucky |
| 22. | Orioles | LQ | Carson Benge | OF | Oklahoma State |
| 23. | Dodgers | DZ | William Schmidt | RHP | Catholic (La.) HS |
| 24. | Braves | LQ | Jurrangelo Cijntje | RHP | Mississippi State |
| 25. | Padres | DZ | Ryan Sloan | RHP | York (Ill.) HS |
| 26. | Yankees | LQ | Kash Mayfield | LHP | Elk City (Okla.) HS |
| 27. | Phillies | DZ | Brody Brecht | RHP | Iowa |
| 28. | Astros | LQ | Tommy White | 3B | LSU |
| 29. | D-backs | DZ | Walker Janek | C | Sam Houston |
| 30. | Rangers | LQ | PJ Morlando | OF | Summerville (SC) HS |
Read more in-depth stories on top 2024 MLB draft prospects at Baseball Prospect Journal.
Dan Zielinski III has covered the MLB draft for nine years. He has interviewed 518 of the top draft prospects in that period, including four No. 1 overall picks. Multiple publications, including Baseball America, USA Today, MLB.com, The Arizona Republic and The Dallas Morning News, have quoted his work, while he has appeared on radio stations as a “MLB draft expert.” Follow him on Twitter @DanZielinski3.
