Details about this year’s MLB amateur draft are still a bit hazy. We know the date will probably be pushed to July and there will almost certainly be fewer rounds than in previous years. There are plenty of unanswered questions but the one we care about most is which prospect the Boston Red Sox will select in the first round.
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo provided a mock draft predicting all 29 selections in the first round. The Houston Astros lost their first- and second-round picks as punishment for their sign-stealing scandal, which is why there are fewer picks in the opening round than there are MLB teams.