Get to know 15 top MLB Draft prospects

Less than a month remains before the 2023 MLB Draft, but you still have plenty of time to get to know some of the most talented young players expected to hear their names called in Seattle from July 9-11. Here’s a look at 15 of the top Draft prospects, and where you can go for even more information on each of them.

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Dylan Crews, OF, Louisiana State
While nothing is for certain, Crews is the overwhelming favorite to be first off the board in this year’s Draft. A five-tool player with an incredible bat -- his hit tool has been graded a 70 by MLB Pipeline, and he comes with plus power -- scouts also believe he has the athleticism to stick in center field. If he does go No. 1, he would be the second-ever in LSU history, after Ben McDonald in 1989. More >

Paul Skenes, RHP, Louisiana State
Considered by some to be the best college pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg, Skenes was, until recently, a two-way player. Despite his power (he is, after all, 6’6”), his arm overwhelmed his bat -- in his junior season, his fastball sat upper-90s, topping out at 102 mph, and he made drastic improvements to his slider and changeup. Crews and Skenes stand a chance of becoming the first teammates ever to go first and second overall in the same Draft, although it’s a real possibility Skenes could go first. More >

Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida
Langford’s skill set leads with power -- he currently holds Florida’s single-season home run record with the 26 he hit as a sophomore -- but he’s more well-rounded than that would suggest, having made a smooth transition into left field after spending his high school years at third base and behind the plate, with the potential to be a five-tool player as a professional. More >

Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick (N.C.) High School
South Brunswick H.S. produced Josh Hamilton, the No. 1 pick of the 1999 Draft, and has another immensely talented young outfielder in Jenkins. The 18-year-old already has legit lefty power, sporting a cumulative 1.150 slugging percentage in his high school career. More >

Max Clark, OF, Franklin (Ind.) High School
Despite the talent ranked above him, Clark has an outside shot at being taken at No. 1 by the Pirates. The 18-year-old is a line drive hitter with a gap-to-gap approach and enough bat speed to have scouts projecting eventual 20-HR power. On the other side of the ball, Clark is also a true center fielder with plenty of speed and a well above-average arm (while he isn’t considered a two-way prospect, his four-seam fastball has touched 97 mph). More >

Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee
An athletic right-hander, Dollander is a four-pitch pitcher but leans primarily on a high-90s fastball that generates a ton of swings and misses and a tight slider that touches 91 mph. Should he be taken with one of the top five picks in this year’s Draft, he would be Tennessee’s highest-drafted pitcher in program history. More >

Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon
More in the vein of an old-school shortstop, Wilson is a true contact hitter -- he struck out just five times in his junior season at GCU -- who’s starting to grow into some power. Wilson’s father, Jack, also a shortstop, spent 12 years in the Majors with the Pirates, Mariners and Braves. More >

Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Mississippi
Considered by some scouts to be the best shortstop in the class, Gonzalez’s great eye has consistently impressed, as he’s tallied more walks than strikeouts in every season of his college career. More >

Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Just the second two-time winner of the ACC Pitcher of the Year Award (Danny Hultzen, 2010-11), Lowder is poised to become Wake Forest’s third pitcher to be selected in the first round of the Draft in the past four seasons, following Jared Shuster (2020) and Ryan Cusick (2021). More >

Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF, Vanderbilt
Deemed the fastest prospect in the 2020 Draft class, Bradfield chose instead to go to Vanderbilt, where he quickly set a new program record for career stolen bases (130). His speed and outstanding outfield defense have drawn comparisons to Kenny Lofton -- can’t get much better than that. More >

Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
Teel, the highest ranked catcher by MLB Pipeline, is extremely athletic and has shown a mature approach at the plate, even flashing some power, despite it being the weakest of his five tools. More >

Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit (Ore.) High School
Meyer, whose fastball has touched 100 mph in his senior season, is coming out of the same school that produced Mick Abel, who was the first high school pitcher off the board in 2020 (1st Round, 15th overall by the Phillies). More >

Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (Mass.)
It’s been almost 12 years since a high school pitcher from Massachusetts was drafted in the first round (Tyler Beede, 2011), but White, who has worked a high-90s fastball up in the zone with increased authority and better command in his senior season, has a real shot to buck that trend. More >

Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami
Morales, an aggressive hitter with plenty of power (he hit 20 home runs in 61 games as a junior) and a great arm, projects well at third base and should be a safe bet to stay there as a professional. More >

Nolan Schanuel, 1B/OF, Florida Atlantic
One of the top collegiate hitters in 2023, Schanuel has a chance to become FAU’s highest pick in program history -- even, potentially, its first ever first-rounder. More >