A final board means a new mock draft and here we are.
This mock comes with some intel, however Draft day has always proven unpredictable and unhinged.
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1. Cleveland Guardians
JJ Wetherholt, 2B/3B -- West Virginia
HOMETOWN: Mars, PA
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 190
BAT/THROW: L-R
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It's difficult to find a landing spot for JJ Wetherholt until pick five if he doesn't go no. 1 overall. The slot value for the fifth pick it $7.7 million. Wetherholt and The Ballengee Group could agree to a deal with the Guardians at $8 million and save Cleveland more than $2.5 million to spent on later picks. The tricky part? Who do they save that money for? Look no further than who else Ballengee Group represents. They also have PJ Morlando and Griffin Burkholder, two highly-regarded prep outfielders. So is that the skinny? Wetherholt at 1, Morlando at 36 and Burkholder at 45?
If we're having fun with it why not surmise a scenario where Travis Bazzana goes no. 1 overall? Bazzana is represented by Excel. They also represent Theodore Gillen. Could a combination of Bazzana at $9.2 million and Theodore Gillen at $4 million make sense? Something to watch for.
