Speaking of tall draft picks, the top of the draft class of 2022 appears to be full of position players, with popular journalist Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline predicting that “at least eight batters will be in the first 10 picks”.
This appears to be due to both a lack of outstanding college pitching, and an above-average pool of hitters at both the college and high school levels:
high school students Druw Jones (son of former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones) and Termarr Johnson they rate particularly well under Callis, who ranks Jones and Johnson behind only Bobby Witt Jr as the top position prospects from the 2019-22 draft classes.
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Witt was chosen second overall in 2019 and has two seasons on the farms of the Kansas City Royals. Jones is 18 years old and 1.90 meters tall, while shortstop Johnson is 17 years old and 1.78 meters tall.
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