In case you missed our first mock draft, you can check it out here.

A lot has changed since March 8th. Alex Cobb signed with Baltimore and pushed the Royals back from 31-33 and 39-40. Casey Mize’s stock has risen to the point that he’s essentially a lock to go number 1 overall. Nander de Sedas has struggled a bit and his stock has taken a hit.

Keep in mind, that these mocks will also differ because we switched the formula this time. This time, I drafted for the West division teams, Patrick for the Central, and Drake the east. We do our mock draft based on our personal preference more than we go based on who we think teams will actually select (though that certainly plays a part in the decision). Without further ado, here is our 2nd mock draft:

1. DET – RHP Casey Mize, Auburn
2. SF – LHP Shane McClanahan, Southern Florida
3. PHI – MIF Nick Madrigal, Oregon State
4. CHW – OF Travis Swaggerty, South Alabama
5. CIN – OF Jered Kelenic, Waukesha West HS
6. NYM – C Joey Bart, Georgia Tech
7. SD – 3B Alec Bohm, Wichita State
8. ATL – LHP Matthew Liberatore, Mountain Ridge HS
9. OAK – RHP Carter Stewart, Eau Gallie HS
10. PIT – 3B Johnathan India, Florida
11. BAL – RHP Brady Singer, Florida
12. TOR – RHP Kumar Rocker, North Oconee HS
13. MIA – 1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS
14. SEA – 3B Nolan Gorman, Sandra Day O’Connor HS
15. TEX – RHP Cole Winn, Orange Lutheran HS
16. TB – RHP Ethan Hankins, Forsyth Central HS
17. LAA – RHP Jackson Kowar, Florida
18. KC – RHP Cole Wilcox, Heritage HS
19. STL – OF Trevor Larnach, Oregon State
20. MIN – LHP Ryan Weathers, Loretto HS
21. MIL – C Noah Naylor, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary
22. COL – OF Greyson Jenista, Wichita State
23. NYY – SS Jeremy Eierman, Missouri State
24. CHC – RHP Mike Vasil, Boston College HS
25. AZ – RHP Mason Denaburg, Merritt Island HS
26. BOS – OF Connor Scott, Plant HS
27. WSH – LHP Ryan Rolison, Ole Miss
28. HOU – 1B Seth Beer, Clemson
29. CLE – RHP Sean Hjelle, Kentucky
30. LAD – 1B Luken Baker, TCU
31. TB – SS Brice Turang, Santiago HS
32. TB – OF Jordyn Adams, Green Hope HS
33. KC – 3B Jordan Groshans, Magnolia HS
34. KC — RHP Tristan Beck, Stanford
35. CLE – OF Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
36. PIT – RHP Blaine Knight, Arkansas
37. BAL – RHP Logan Gilbert, Stetson
38. SD – OF Alex McKenna, Cal Poly
39. AZ – LHP Tim Cate, UCONN
40. KC – OF Tristan Pompey, Kentucky

Insta-Reactions:

1. It shouldn’t be understated how important it is that the Rays pick right in front of KC’s picks in the first round. The Rays, having a similar draft pool as KC, will have the first dibs at some of those over-slot guys that will be lingering around at 32 and 33 (I’ll have an article out about what that means before the draft). Guys like Ethan Hankins that could fall in the draft will have to get through Tampa Bay before KC can grab them.
2. What a rise for Casey Mize, huh? The kid entered the spring as a top 10 prospect on most draft boards but has now all but solidify him as the first or second pick in this draft. It’s crazy how much some of these things can change.
3. Kumar Rocker, my favorite player in this entire draft, went to Toronto at #12 again. Some publications have him falling even past the Royals at #18, but if it was up to us, he’s not even going to be around at #18 for the Royals to make the choice.