Running alongside the MLB All-Star Game, the 2023 MLB Draft will be Sunday, July 9 to Tuesday, July 11, in Seattle, and there are a ton of talented up-and-coming players for teams to choose from.'
This is the first draft to be run in the new format, as decided in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that came into effect in March 2022. Under the new system, all 18 non-playoff teams from the previous season enter a lottery for the top six picks.
The first six picks of this year's draft, as decided by the lottery, are:
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Washington Nationals
- Detroit Tigers
- Texas Rangers
- Minnesota Twins
- Detroit Tigers
With hundreds of amateur players hoping to be selected, below are my rankings of the top five prospects going into the draft, along with their current scouting grades from MLB.com.