Mock Draft 6.0: New Predictions For The First 39 Picks

Happy draft weekend to all who celebrate! 

It’s been a long time coming, but in just a few days we’ll finally see who the Guardians tab as the organization’s first ever No. 1 overall pick. Carlos Collazo feels no more certainty about who that player will be today than he did in each of the past two iterations of the MLB mock draft, and many teams picking behind them have frustratingly admitted the same.

Most of the buzz throughout the first round this week has been about college hitters. As teams picking in the middle and back of the first round finalize their draft boards, many have begun to wonder if their top college hitting targets will make it to their picks. There’s plenty of concern about all the other demographics if not. 

His assumption for a long time has been that the first round will be extremely college hitter-heavy. As such, this latest mock draft has 17 college hitters among the first 30 picks. He’s also anticipating plenty of underslot deals in the first round, but as one scout pointed out: “Who are we going to use the savings on?”

Let’s get into it below. 

Baseball America’s Home For 2024 MLB Draft Coverage

Looking for all of our mock drafts, rankings & analysis on this year’s draft class in one place? Our 2024 MLB Draft Tracker has all of our latest, plus curated picks from throughout the year, our MLB Draft Prospect Profiles series, and video of some of the top prospects in the class.

Check out the link below and keep it handy — we’ll continue to update throughout the weekend and once the draft gets rolling.

LATEST DRAFT COVERAGE

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Baseball America’s Latest Futures Game, Prospect Pad Coverage

The 25th MLB Futures Game starts tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET in Arlington. It’s annually one of the Baseball America staff’s most anticipated events of the year — a chance to see the brightest prospects together in one place for a (now) seven-inning game.

Today, we’re previewing every player in the game. You can also see an early look at the Futures Game program exclusively for Baseball America subscribers.

We also annually host the Baseball America Prospect Pad, presented by Louisville Slugger. It’s an exclusive event for Futures Game stars and kicks off this afternoon. Here’s the best way to follow along.

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• Give our friends at Foul Territory TV a follow. They’re stopping by this afternoon as well!

You can check out interviews from last year’s Prospect Pad here.

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