Prep Baseball Report

Final 2017 Overall Rankings Released



By Sean Duncan
Executive Director
 
Farewell, Class of 2017.  

It’s been a pleasure scouting you for the last four years. But now that the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft has passed, it’s time to officially close the books on this richly deep and talented class with our final Top 400 Class of 2017 Overall Rankings.

It’s important to note that our overall rankings only includes prospects within the Prep Baseball Report 34-state coverage area, and therefore differs from the PBR Draft 100. It’s also important to note that where players were selected in the draft didn’t affect the rankings order, as players slide and climb due to signability considerations, among other factors. 

With all that said, this 2017 class finished with LHP Mackenzie Gore (Whiteville HS, NC) as the No. 1 overall prospect. The highly athletic left-hander, who was selected No. 3 overall by the Padres, enjoyed a meteoric rise throughout the year thanks to an electric arsenal. 

Few players saw their stocks climb more during the spring than OF Austin Beck (North Davidson HS, NC) and SS Chris Seise (West Orange HS, FL), who both jumped into the top 10 and eventually became first-round selections.

Other big risers during the spring season included RHP Matt Tabor (Milton Academy HS, MA), OF Mason House (Whitehouse HS, TX), RHP Steven Jennings (DeKalb County HS, TN), RHP James Marinan (Park Vista HS, FL), LHP Seth Lonsway (Celina HS, OH), RHP Cade Cavalli (Bixby HS, OK) and Freddy Tarnok (Riverview HS, FL), to name a few.

Enough reading about it.

Here’s a look at the top 20:

RANK NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT
1 MacKenzie Gore NC Whiteville 2017 LHP East Carolina
2 Shane Baz TX Concordia Lutheran 2017 RHP Texas Christian
3 Blayne Enlow LA St Amant 2017 RHP Louisiana State
4 Austin Beck NC North Davidson 2017 OF North Carolina
5 Jordon Adell KY Ballard 2017 OF Louisville
6 Sam Carlson MN Burnsville 2017 RHP Florida
7 Chris Seise FL West Orange 2017 SS Central Florida
8 M.J. Melendez FL Westminster Christian 2017 C Florida International
9 Mark Vientos FL American Heritage 2017 SS Miami
10 Brady McConnell FL Merritt Island 2017 SS Florida
11 Ryan Vilade OK Stillwater 2017 SS Oklahoma State
12 Joseph Boyle KY North Oldham 2017 RHP Notre Dame
13 Quentin Holmes NY Msgr. McClancy 2017 OF Mississippi State
14 Matt Tabor MA Milton Academy 2017 RHP Elon
15 Conner Uselton OK Southmoore 2017 OF Oklahoma State
16 Jeter Downs FL Pace 2017 SS Miami
17 Steven Jennings TN DeKalb County 2017 RHP Mississippi
18 Landon Leach ON Pickering 2017 RHP Texas
19 Alex Scherff TX Colleyville Heritage 2017 RHP Texas A&M
20 Adam Oviedo TX Alvarado 2017 SS Texas Christian


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