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2023 MLB Mock Draft: A new look at the top-10 ahead of the college baseball season

By Eric Treuden

LSU outfielder Dylan Crews (3) swings at the ball as the Kentucky Wildcats take on LSU Tigers during the SEC baseball tournament at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala., on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
LSU outfielder Dylan Crews (3) swings at the ball as the Kentucky Wildcats take on LSU Tigers during the SEC baseball tournament at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala., on Saturday, May 28, 2022. /
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July 3, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A view of the Minnesota Twins logo on the field against the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
July 3, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A view of the Minnesota Twins logo on the field against the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

MLB Mock Draft No. 6 – Oakland A’s select outfielder Enrique Bradfield

Bradfield does not possess the huge power that many of his other draft candidates have, but he is a highly-exciting player in his own right.

Regularly referred to as a “Juan Pierre clone,” Bradfield at least has more pop in his bat than Pierre did, but the similarities are there. He is a huge stolen base threat, as evidenced by his 93 steals in 129 games in college.

Like others before him in this piece, Bradfield has a strong eye at the plate and walked more than he struck out in college while playing well above-average defense in center field.

A center fielder by trade, Bradfield has the arm and the range to stay there long-term but would become one of the best corner outfielders in the game if he ever had to make that switch.

MLB Mock Draft No. 5 – Minnesota Twins select outfielder Walker Jenkins

One of multiple high school-level talents in this year’s draft class, Jenkins is another player that has already drawn rave reviews amongst scouts around the league.

He is only 18 years old and is already standing at 6-foot-3 and has a highly-touted left-handed swing that is said to be “quick through the zone” and “built to hit for power”.

What makes Jenkins stand out is the fact that he can hit the ball to all fields, and with power. His contact ability isn’t quite as strong as his raw power but the potential is there for him to become a true five-tool player.

Jenkins calls center field his home on defense but scouts say that a move to right field would work as well thanks to his above-average throwing arm strength. Putting him alongside Byron Buxton in the Twins outfield would be such a beautiful sight.

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