Each and every MLB organization has an overall “draft board” that ranks every prospect, starting at the top and working its way down. This list typically extends to the top-100. However, a deeper look into a War Room will show multiple lists that provide greater insight and allow for more flexibility in stress-filled situations.

Multiple board rankings separated by year in school status (HS / College) and by position (Hitters / Pitchers) provide protection from getting locked into a pick by simply taking the next prospect on an overall Draft Board. When a scouting director looks around his War Room for his next pick he can choose from a variety of pick types; high school hitter, high school pitcher, college hitter, college pitcher. Each pick type comes with a different degree of risk, and signability. Generally, high school pitchers carry the most risk, while college hitters the least.

We updated our PBR Draft Board recently, on June 23, which you can view here. The lists below encapsulate the way pro teams organize their lists so it's easier to weigh options when the pressure is on and the clock is ticking, especially in the later rounds:

Here's our most up-to-date version of the Top-50 Prep Pitchers to know for the 2023 MLB Draft:

Rank
Name
Position
High School (State)
Commitment
1 Noble Meyer RHP Jesuit (OR) Oregon
2 Cameron Johnson LHP IMG Academy (FL) LSU
3 Charlee Soto RHP Reborn Christian Academy (FL) Central Florida
4 Thomas White LHP Phillip Andover (MA) Vanderbilt
5 Blake Wolters RHP Mahomet-Seymour (IL) Arizona
6 Ethan McElvain LHP Nolensville (TN) Vanderbilt
7 Alex Clemmey LHP Bishop Hendricken (RI) Vanderbilt
8 Josh Knoth RHP Patchogue-Medford (NY) Ole Miss
9 Travis Sykora RHP Round Rock (TX) Texas
10 James Ellwanger RHP Magnolia West (TX) Dallas Baptist
11 Jacob Gholston RHP Flower Mound (TX) Oklahoma
12 Zander Mueth RHP Belleville East (IL) Ole Miss
13 Hunter Dietz RHP Calvary Christian (FL) Arkansas
14 Cole Schoenwetter RHP San Marcos (CA) UC Santa Barbara
15 Joey Volchko RHP Redwood (CA) Stanford
16 Mikhai Grant RHP Georgia Premier Academy Mississippi State
17 Paul Wilson LHP Lakeridge (OR) Oregon State
18 Liam Peterson RHP Calvary Christian (FL) Florida
19 Kannon Kemp RHP Weatherford (TX) Oklahoma
20 Zane Adams LHP Porter (TX) Alabama
21 Cameron Tilly RHP Castle (IN) Auburn
22 Gabe Gaeckle RHP Aptos (CA) Arkansas
23 Justin Lee RHP Notre Dame (CA) UCLA
24 Bryce Eldridge RHP/1B James Madison (VA) Alabama
25 Brayden Sharp LHP The Woodlands (TX) Tennessee
26 Landen Maroudis RHP Calvary Christian (FL) NC State
27 Cole Stokes RHP Redondo Union (CA) Oregon
28 Garrett Baumann RHP Hagerty (FL) Central Florida
29 Parker Detmers RHP Glenwood (IL) Louisville
30 Bishop Letson RHP Floyd Central (IN) Purdue
31 Jason DeCaro RHP St. Anthony's (NY) North Carolina
32 Cole Miller RHP Newbury Park (CA) UCLA
33 Steven Echavarria RHP Millburn (NJ) Florida
34 Chance Mako RHP East Rowan (NC) NC State
35 Matthew Dallas LHP Briarcrest (TN) Tennessee
36 Justin Leguernic LHP Half Hollow Hills West (NY) Clemson
37 Barrett Kent RHP Pottsboro (TN) Arkansas
38 Jeffrey Heuer RHP Home School (GA) Texas Tech
39 Christian Rodriguez RHP Stoneman Douglas (FL) Florida
40 Jackson Flora RHP Foothill (CA) UC Santa Barbara
41 Tate McKee RHP Mt. Paran Christian (GA) Georgia Tech
42 Dylan Questad RHP Waterford Union (WI) Arkansas
43 Boston Flannery RHP Brunswick School (CT) North Carolina
44 Sterling Patick LHP South Hills (CA) UC Santa Barbara
45 Jake Brown LHP Sulphur (LA) LSU
46 Quinn Larson RHP Gilroy (CA) Cal
47 Aidan Keenan RHP Live Oak (CA) Stanford
48 Brandon Winokur RHP/IF Edison (CA) UCLA
49 Gavyn Jones LHP White Oak (TX) Texas Tech
50 Colton Hartman LHP Lebanon (OH) Louisville

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