SCOUTING: 2017 MLB Draft preview

Photo: Vanderbilt RHP Kyle Wright

by Rob Gordon and Jeremy Deloney

With the 2017 MLB draft set to take place June 12-14, BaseballHQ.com kicks off its annual draft coverage by taking a look at the overall depth of talent in this year’s draft class. As in the past, we will follow-up with complete first round coverage in the days following the draft with a detailed scouting report. This year the Minnesota Twins have the first pick in the draft and most pundits have them taking either Vanderbilt RHP Kyle Wright or Louisville LHP/1B Brendan McKay. As if often the case, high school and collegiate pitchers are expected be well represented at the top of draft, which some mock drafts projecting seven of the first 10 players off the board to be...

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