1. Orioles Adley Rutschman C Oregon St.
2. Royals Bobby Witt Jr. SS Colleyville Heritage HS
3. White Sox Andrew Vaughn 1B Cal
4. Marlins CJ Abrams SS Blessed Trinity HS
5. Tigers Riley Greene OF Hagerty HS
6. Padres Daniel Espino RHP Georgia Premier Academy
7. Reds Josh Jung 3B Texas Tech
8. Rangers Corbin Carroll OF Lakeside HS
9. Braves Will Wilson SS NC State
10. Giants Graeme Stinson LHP Duke
9. Braves — Will Wilson, SS, North Carolina State
Let’s get a bit weird. With Brian Bridges no longer calling the shots as scouting director for Atlanta, maybe this will be the first year since 2014 that they don’t take a pitcher in the first round. Nine of the Braves' last 10 first-round pick have been pitchers, with Braxton Davidson in 2014 being the only exception. In this scenario, the Braves are going back to North Carolina, but to the college side with one of the best pure hitters in the college class in Wolfpack shortstop Will Wilson. Wilson has started the year strong through four games with a .333/.444/.867 slash line, a pair of home runs, a pair of doubles and two walks to two strikeouts. He also has a tremendous track record of hitting in college, and while teams don’t and shouldn’t draft for organizational need, he happens to fill that as a middle infielder, whether that’s at shortstop or second. A rising college bat makes sense in this 6-10 range, and so far in this young college season Wilson fits that profile better than many.
