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The 2024 MLB draft is just over a week away, so we asked three of our MLB experts to try their hand at selecting a first round consisting of this year’s top prospects.
The rules of our superteam draft are simple: Jeff Passan, Jesse Rogers and David Schoenfield snake-drafted through 10 rounds (30 total picks) to put together the best possible roster of 2024 prospects.
Each roster consists of a full lineup: two pitchers, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop and three outfielders. The drafters were allowed to choose positions in any order and their strategies show which spots are deepest — or most shallow — in this year’s class. After the selections were made — with a healthy dose of trash talk mixed in — ESPN MLB draft analyst Kiley McDaniel broke down all three teams and declared a champion.
Let the dueling mock draft begin!
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1. Charlie Condon, 3B, Georgia (Schoenfield)
2. Travis Bazzana, CF/2B, Oregon State (Passan)
3. Jac Caglianone, 1B, Florida (Rogers)
Schoenfield: Let’s not overthink this. Condon just had one of the greatest seasons in NCAA history, something out of the juiced-bat era of the 1980s. His numbers tower over what Wyatt Langford and Dylan Crews did a year ago in the SEC. In other words: I’ve already won this draft.
Passan: Congratulations, Dave. You got a guy with (checks notes) a lower on-base percentage than mine. And (checks other notes) a worse strikeout-to-walk ratio. And who (checks more notes) will end up at a position with far lower defensive value. Condon is great. Just don’t forget that Bazzana is, too. And that there are plenty of picks left for you to screw up.
Rogers: Dave, you’re patting yourself on the back for taking the Golden Spikes winner? OK. Well, I just got a 2-for-1 in Caglianone who might or might not pitch while mashing home runs — but I like the possibilities. He’s a cornerstone player.
McDaniel: I have Condon and…
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