May 27th, 2012 
Chris Crawford 
This is it, the very last one. It’s been a beautiful ride. Went to fifty this time, you are all welcome.
Live chat after the new mock, which will be up Wednesday or Thursday.
Have at it!
| Rank | Player | Position | School | Prev |
| 01 | Byron Buxton | OF | Appling County HS (GA) | 01 |
| 02 | Lucas Giolito | RHP | Harvard Westlake HS (CA) | 02 |
| 03 | Carlos Correa | SS | PR Baseball Academy | 03 |
| 04 | Kevin Gausman | RHP | LSU | 04 |
| 05 | Mike Zunino | C | Florida | 05 |
| 06 | Mark Appel | RHP | Stanford | 06 |
| 07 | Max Fried | LHP | Harvard Westlake HS (CA) | 07 |
| 08 | Albert Almora | OF | Mater Academy (FL) | 10 |
| 09 | Kyle Zimmer | RHP | San Francisco | 08 |
| 10 | Courtney Hawkins | OF | Carroll HS (TX) | 11 |
| 11 | Richie Shaffer | 3B | Clemson | 09 |
| 12 | Zach Eflin | RHP | Hagerty HS (FL) | 13 |
| 13 | Andrew Heaney | LHP | Oklahoma State | 16 |
| 14 | Michael Wacha | RHP | Texas A&M | 12 |
| 15 | Deven Marrero | SS | Arizona State | 14 |
| 16 | Stephen Piscotty | 3B/LF | Stanford | 15 |
| 17 | Gavin Cecchini | SS | Barbe HS (MS) | 17 |
| 18 | Marcus Stroman | RHP | Duke | 20 |
| 19 | Hunter Virant | LHP | Camarillo HS (CA) | 19 |
| 20 | Addison Russell | IF | Pace HS (FL) | 18 |
| 21 | Carson Kelly | 3B | Westview HS (OR) | 23 |
| 22 | David Dahl | OF | Oak Mountain HS (AL) | 21 |
| 23 | Stryker Trahan | C | Acadania HS (LA) | 22 |
| 24 | Chris Stratton | RHP | Mississippi State | NR |
| 25 | Joey Gallo | 1B/3B | Bishop Gorman HS (NV) | 24 |
| 26 | Lance McCullers | RHP | Jesuit HS (FL) | NR |
| 27 | Matthew Smoral | LHP | Solon HS (GA) | NR |
| 28 | Walker Weickel | RHP | Olympia HS (FL) | 25 |
| 29 | Lucas Sims | RHP | Brookwood HS (GA) | NR |
| 30 | Jeff Gelalich | OF | UCLA | NR |
| 31 | Corey Seager | IF | NW Carrabus HS (SC) | NR |
| 32 | Ty Hensley | RHP | Santa Fe HS (OK) | NR |
| 33 | Clint Coulter | C | Union HS (WA) | NR |
| 34 | Tyler Naquin | OF | Texas A&M | NR |
| 35 | Brian Johnson | LHP | Florida | NR |
| 36 | Nolan Fontana | SS | Florida | NR |
| 37 | Ty Buttrey | RHP | Providence HS (NC) | NR |
| 38 | Tanner Rahier | SS | Palm Desert HS (CA) | NR |
| 39 | Nick Travieso | RHP | Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL) | NR |
| 40 | Rio Ruiz | 3B | Bishop Amat (CA) | NR |
| 41 | Kenny Diekroeger | 2B | Stanford | NR |
| 42 | Pat Light | RHP | Monmouth | NR |
| 43 | Mitch Gueller | OF | W.F. West HS (WA) | NR |
| 44 | Martin Agosta | RHP | St. Mary’s | NR |
| 45 | Barrett Barnes | OF | Texas Tech | NR |
| 46 | Lewis Brinson | OF | Coral Springs HS (FL) | NR |
| 47 | Duane Underwood | RHP | Pope HS (GA) | NR |
| 48 | Kieran Lovegrove | RHP | Mission Viejo HS (LA) | NR |
| 49 | Travis Jankowski | OF | Stony Brook | NR |
| 50 | Nolan Sanburn | RHP | Arkansas | NR |
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Great work Chris. Don’t blame you for this to be your last mock because it looks like any team can justify picking any of the first 7. You could do 20 more mocks and it wouldn’t make any difference since we just don’t know what the teams will do.
Where do you have Mitch Brown? I’ve heard that he may slip into the first round and if not the Twins will probably snatch him up at 32 unless someone falls. Another one that I noticed is missing is Ty Buttery, he’s been a fast riser too. Chances are both of those guys go before Lovegrove.
Literally 51 and 52. Still like the upside of Lovegrove more, but both guys will be drafted ahead of him.
Buttrey is at 37
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what do you know about onelki garcia’s stuff, any teams he’s been connected to, and where you think he will go?
You were the first of three straight mocks I saw to have Stroman to the Nats. Is he still the choice? I’ve read that Roy Clark loves Sims. Stroman sounds awesome, but there have been so many reports about the Nats preferring tall pitchers, it seems hard to believe they’ll take him. Thanks.
I agree with Buxton and Giolito as the first two picks but believe they probably won’t go in that order. Don’t have any special insight but there is a fairly strong sense of uncertainty about who will do what about this draft. If either of them are left on the board when the M’s pick at 1-3 I hope they take the one available but nobody has successfully hacked into Jack Z’s crystal ball so far and I don’t think they will on this call either. I’m prepared to be surprised.
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