Fantasy Baseball: What the June amateur draft could feature

C.J. Abrams, Shortstop, Blessed Trinity Catholic High (Georgia)

Abrams is a freak athlete who reminds some of Dee Gordon, but with more power. Abrams has plus-plus speed and uses that on the bases as well as in the field. He also uses that in the batter’s box by constantly beating out bunts for base hits. Abrams is a left-handed hitter so he has two steps out of the box to add to his speed. With Abrams’ athleticism, that should allow him to stay at shortstop, although he could end up shifting to second base or even center in the long run. I could see him having a .280 BA, 10-12 HR and 40 SB a year career while hitting at the top of the order for whichever team takes him. He could go as early as No. 3 to the Chicago White Sox.

Andrew Vaughn, First base, University of California

Vaughn is a slugger from the Pacific-12 Conference who won the Golden Spikes Award last season as a sophomore. He wasn’t a big-time recruit out of high school in 2016, but all he did was win the conference Freshman of the Year Award and then hit .402 with 23 HR as a sophomore. He is putting up similar numbers so far this season as a junior. Vaughn is a true middle-of-the-order bat, a major power bat without much speed. The traditional drawback for Vaughn is that he’s a right-handed hitter who is limited to first base or designated hitter. That might be a reason why some teams could shy away from him. Even so, Vaughn still could go as high as No. 3 overall to the White Sox, if not shortly after that.