Brayden Taylor will attend MLB draft Sunday, recent buzz suggest he may go 6th to A’s

[FBallFan123]

These are the prospects who will be at the Draft​

Brayden Taylor, 3B, Texas Christian (No. 15):
Taylor set TCU’s single-season and career home run records, setting the stage for him to become the program’s first first-round position-player pick. He’s one of the best college bats available, and is younger and more projectable than most college hitters.

These are the prospects who will be at the Draft

Seven of the highly touted prospects in this year's class will be on site when the 2023 MLB Draft presented by Nike gets underway at 7 p.m. ET Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle. The three-day, 20-round Draft is part of the All-Star Week festivities, with Sunday’s opening night featuring

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Fangraphs:

2023 Mock Draft 1.0​

6. Oakland Athletics
Pick: Brayden Taylor, 3B, Texas Christian

If Minnesota doesn’t take one of the high school outfielders, I suppose it’s possible either could go here, though most industry rumors have the A’s on college bats like Taylor (strong buzz on that at the Combine) and Virginia catcher Kyle Teel, with Wake Forest righty Rhett Lowder also in the mix. If a high school outfielder is still on the board here, it might take an over-slot bonus to get a deal done, and if the number is high enough that it paints Oakland into a corner with their next two picks, it’s possible they blink and let Clark or Jenkins go by because they badly need depth in their system. A college guy here and two abnormally good high schoolers at 39 and 41 (thanks to the depth of the draft) feels better than an over-slot deal with Clark and at least one college guy later.

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MLB.com:

Mock draft: More movement near the top​

6. Athletics: Brayden Taylor, 3B, Texas Christian (No. 15)

College hitters are getting most of the attention here, and the A’s could be discussing bats like Taylor, Teel, Wilson and Gonzalez, while they’ll still consider Lowder and Dollander. If the Twins go the college hitter route, the A’s could easily shift gears and nab whichever of the top five gets to them.



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[bc puckett]

Goes 19 to Tampa Bay

 

[SoonerFrogs]

Congrats to that guy. Great org to play for

 

[ShreveFrog]

Congrats to Brayden! Hopefully won’t have to play in that [ Finebaum ]can of a stadium too long. The Trop is supposed to be replaced by a new domed stadium in ‘28.

 

[Frog45]

Slot for that spot last year was about $3.5 million. Congratulations Brayden!

 

[Eight]

Goes 19 to Tampa Bay

good place for him, tampa does a great job identifying and developing talent

 

[hometown frog]

They announced him as a SS. So I’m guessing they will start him up the middle and let him play his way out of that position if he doesn’t project. Rays have a track record of developing these types of guys into big league players.

 

[Paint It Purple]

 

[Paint It Purple]

Talk is Rays got a top 10 pick at 19. Start him at Hi A, year 2 AA, year 3 ???

My take is, BT has a bigger up side than some of the bigger names and picks. His mental maturity and physical development potential make him a brilliant pick at 19.