MLB Draft is the deepest it's been in years, and here's how it'll go

Here’s how the MLB Draft is going to shake out this year (probably)

Omaha, NE - JUNE 27: Catcher Adley Rutschman #35 of the Oregon State Beavers singles in the first inning against the Arkansas Razorbacks during game two of the College World Series Championship Series on June 27, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

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GREENVILLE, NC – JUNE 02: Campbell Camels Seth Johnson (26) throws a pitch during a game between the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Campbell Camels on June 2, 2109 at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

31. Los Angeles Dodgers — Seth Johnson RHP Campbell

Johnson is a tough case for a lot of teams. After transferring from Louisburg College to Campbell, Johnson started pitching full-time for the first time in his career. Some teams believe he has huge upside. Some don’t know what to make of him. The Dodgers have a long history of taking projectable pitchers and turning them into top-end players.

32. Houston Jack Leiter RHP Delbarton High (N.J.)

The son of Al Leiter, nephew of Mark Leiter Sr. and cousin of Mark Leiter Jr., Jack is the latest in a long line of baseball players in his family. He dominated the New Jersey prep ranks and has an obviously advanced knowledge of how to pitch for a prep prospect. The problem for teams trying to sign him will be getting him out of his commitment to Vanderbilt.

33. Arizona (compensatory) — Mike Toglia 1B UCLA

Here’s your prototype projectable power-hitting lefty first baseman. Toglia is 6-foot-5, 226 pounds and has a improved his slugging percentage each season of his college career. Like many big men, it may take him a couple of years to unleash all of the power in his bat, but you don’t find players like this very easily.

34. Arizona (compensatory) — Isaiah Campbell RHP Arkansas

This is the last of four picks for Diamondbacks, all of them after pick No. 16. Campbell has the body and the fastball to be a big-time starter and innings eater. He came back strong in 2018 from an elbow injury, but he is still mostly a guy with great talent and not the kind of consistent results you’d like to see.

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