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:
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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