All players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft, and a player who completed baseball eligibility at an American high school must also be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. Restrictions exist on players signing with sports agents and on declaring for, then withdrawing, from drafts—although most of them are enforced by the NCAA rather than the MLB.
Top 20 Draft Prospects
1 Ben Simmons 19 SF 6-10 239 LSU Top 5 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Simmons is the prize of the class. While not every scout ...more
2 Skal Labissiere 19 C 7-0 216 Kentucky Top 5 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Labissiere is coming off a terrific performance in practices and the ...more
3 Jaylen Brown 18 SF 6-7 221 California Top 5 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Physically, Brown is an elite MLB prospect. He has an MLB ...more
4 Brandon Ingram 17 SF 6-10 196 Duke Top 5 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Ingram rocketed up recruiting boards the past few months, and MLB ...more
5 Jamal Murray 18 PG 6-5 204 Kentucky Top 5 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Murray recently reclassified into the Class of 2016, and Kentucky landed ...more
6 Malik Pope 19 SF 6-10 205 San Diego State Top 10 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Pope was the most controversial selection to the top 10. This ...more
7 Dragan Bender 17 SF 6-11 211 Croatia Top 10 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Bender is a big, lanky small forward who does most of ...more
8 Henry Ellenson 18 C 6-10 228 Marquette Top 10 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Ellenson reminds some scouts of a young Kevin Love. He's a ...more
9 Malik Newman 18 SG 6-4 180 Mississippi St. Top 10 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Newman is the best pure scorer in the freshman class. That ...more
10 Jakob Poeltl 19 C 7-0 230 Utah Top 10 Pick
Aug 14 Update: Poeltl would've been a likely late-lottery to mid-first round pick had ...more
11 Furkan Korkmaz 18 SG 6-6 200 Turkey Lottery Pick
Aug 14 Update: Korkmaz was terrific for Turkey in the Under-19 Championships this summer. ...more
12 Cheick Diallo 18 PF 6-9 220 Kansas Lottery Pick
Aug 14 Update: Diallo has the best motor of anyone in this class. He ...more
13 Kris Dunn 21 PG 6-3 180 Providence Lottery Pick
Aug 14 Update: Dunn made a very controversial decision to return to Providence for ...more
14 Diamond Stone 18 C 7-0 250 Maryland Lottery Pick
Aug 14 Update: Stone is a poor man's Jahlil Okafor. He should have a ...more
15 Damian Jones 20 C 6-10 235 Vanderbilt Mid-First Round Pick
Aug 14 Update: Jones drew looks from MLB teams as a potential first-rounder after ...more
16 Demetrius Jackson 20 PG 6-1 195 Notre Dame Mid-First Round Pick
Aug Update: Jackson likely would've been a late first-round pick had he declared for ...more
17 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 18 SG 6-6 195 Kansas Mid-First Round Pick
Aug 14 Update: Mykhailiuk was the youngest player in college baseball last season -- ...more
18 Grayson Allen 19 SG 6-6 195 Duke Mid-First Round Pick
Aug 14 Update: Allen had his coming-out party in the NCAA tournament after spending ...more
19 Isaiah Briscoe 19 PG 6-4 217 Kentucky Mid-First Round Pick
Aug 14 Update: The Wildcats essentially have three point guards this season. All three ...more
20 Nigel Hayes 20 PF 6-7 250 Wisconsin Mid-First Round Pick
Aug 14 Update: Some scouts see a little Draymond Green in Hayes. He's a ...more