2024 MLB mock draft: Latest projections for every Round 1 pick
Major League Baseball's 2024 amateur draft begins Sunday, with Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana the favorite to be taken first overall by the Cleveland Guardians.
A month after a thrilling College World Series, collegiate sluggers Charlie Condon (Georgia) and Jac Caglianone (Florida) are likely be taken early, and West Virginia shortstop JJ Wetherholt is another possibility for Cleveland with the No. 1 pick. Some of the top pitchers on the board are Wake Forest's Chase Burns, Arkansas lefty Hagen Smith and prep southpaw Cam Caminiti
The Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox round out the top five, the second year of MLB's draft lottery. The Texas Rangers have the 30th and final pick as the World Series winners.
Here's our predictions (educated guesses!) for the first round of the 2024 MLB draft:
1. Cleveland Guardians: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
2. Cincinnati Reds: Charlie Condon, OF/3B, Georgia
3. Colorado Rockies: Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
4. Oakland Athletics: Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
5. Chicago White Sox: JJ Wetherholt, SS, West Virginia
6. Kansas City Royals: Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
7. St. Louis Cardinals: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
8. Los Angeles Angels: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
9. Pittsburgh Pirates: Konnor Griffin, OF/INF, Jackson Prep (Miss.)
10. Washington Nationals: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
11. Detroit Tigers: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro HS (Ariz.)
12. Boston Red Sox: Christian Moore, INF, Tennessee
13. San Francisco Giants: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
14. Chicago Cubs: Trey Yesavage, LHP, East Carolina
15. Seattle Mariners: Jurrangelo Cijntje, P, Mississippi State
16. Miami Marlins: James Tibbs III, OF, Florida State
17. Milwaukee Brewers: Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
18. Tampa Bay Rays: Tommy White, 3B, LSU
19. New York Mets: Carson Benge, OF, Oklahoma State
20. Toronto Blue Jays: Seaver King, SS/OF, Wake Forest
21. Minnesota Twins: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Kentucky
22. Baltimore Orioles: Brody Brecht, RHP, Iowa
23. Los Angeles Dodgers: Kash Mayfield, LHP, Elk City HS (Okla.)
24. Atlanta Braves: Billy Amick, INF, Tennessee
25. San Diego Padres: Dakota Jordan, OF, Mississippi State
26. New York Yankees: Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Kansas State
27. Philadelphia Phillies: Theo Gillen, INF, Westfield HS (Texas)
28. Houston Astros: Walker Janek, C, Sam Houston State
29. Arizona Diamondbacks: Slade Caldwell, OF, Valley View HS (Ark.)
30. Texas Rangers: Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
MLB draft betting odds
Odds via BetMGM for the first overall pick in the 2024 draft:
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- Travis Bazzana: -150
- JJ Wetherholt: +150
- Charlie Condon: +1000
- Jac Caglianone: +2200
- Chase Burns: +2500
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