Tomahawk Take 2015 Mock MLB Draft
By Fred Owens
The consensus is that there is no consensus
The entrance of Hart and his merry men have the projection industry in what can only be called mass confusion. That’s probably not on purpose but also something that Hart no doubt enjoys because it does give him an edge. I doubt that GMs try to strategically out think each other in this area but it’s sure fun to watch the experts going around in circles. In his post linked earlier , Manuel concludes with over a paragraph explaining why no one can predict what the Braves will do.
". . .the team sparking the most chatter in the industry is the Braves, who have acquired competitive balance picks and have six of the first 89 selections, with more than $10 million in their bonus pool . . .Hart promoted Brian Bridges . . .to scouting director, brought back former director Roy Clark. . .. and has helped Clark re-assemble many of the scouts who helped build the Braves into a scouting juggernaut. . ."
That indecision is reflected in the fact that of the 12 mock drafts I researched there were 12 different names listed for our first round pick and nine new names listed for pick 28.
Mocks | Round 1 | Comp Picks |
Minor League Ball | Tyler Stephenson | Cornelius Randolph |
Baseball America | Donnie Everett | Kolby Allard |
Scouting Baseball | Kolby Allard | Drew Finley |
Fueled by Sports | Dakota Chalmers | Greg Pickett |
MY MLB Draft | Nick Plummer | Cody Ponce |
Baseball Essential | Mike Nikorak | Beau Burrows |
Through the Fence | Cornelius Randolph | James Kaprielian |
MLB Draft Countdown | Carson Fulmer | Mac Marshall |
Minor League Madhouse | Daz Cameron | Chris Shaw |
Cove Chatter | Nathan Kirby | Chris Betts |
Draft to the Show | Kyle Tucker | Riley Farrell |
MLB Top Prospects | Ashe Russell | Kyle Tucker |
Internally the Take crew added three to the each list. I guess you could say we’re as split as the rest of the world.
Round 1 | Comp Balance |
Garrett Whitley | Michael Matuella |
Ian Happ | Tyler Jay |
DJ Stewart | Jacob Nix |
So what’s the choice?