Top 5 outfielders in 2015 MLB Draft

by Brandon Wile Jun 6, 6:36 AM

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will open the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft with the first overall pick June 8th.
Here's a list of the top five outfielders:

Kyle Tucker - H.B. Plant HS (Fla.)

Height/Weight: 6-4/175 lbs.
Kyle Tucker, a left-handed hitter, possesses one of the best bats among high school players in the draft. Scouts rave about his ability to make consistent, hard contact and he projects to feature plus hitting for average and power. He's expected to play a corner outfield position at the professional level.

Daz Cameron - Eagle's Landing HS (Ga.)

Height/Weight: 6-1/190 lbs.
The son of three-time Gold Glove winner Mike Cameron, Daz profiles to be a center fielder with solid tools in all categories. He projects to have average big-league power and is capable of stealing some bases. Cameron's ability to spray the ball around the field and his baseball instincts make him one of the most sought-after high school players available.

Andrew Benintendi - Arkansas

Height/Weight: 5-10/179 lbs.
One of four finalists for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, presented to the nation's top amateur baseball player, Andrew Benintendi is projected to be the top college outfielder selected in the draft. Featuring plus speed that should keep him in center field and allow him to be a legitimate base-stealing threat, the left-handed hitter has shown an increase in power in his sophomore season in Arkansas, hitting 18 home runs in 213 at-bats.

Trenton Clark - Richland HS (Texas)

Height/Weight: 6-0/200 lbs.
Trenton Clark enters the draft possessing considerable strength and average power with solid speed and above-average instincts. The left-hander is projected to be a left fielder, though there is a chance he could stay in center field due to his above-average arm.

Garrett Whitley - Niskayuna HS (N.Y.)

Height/Weight: 6-1/195 lbs.
A phenomenal athlete, Garrett Whitley is expected to stick in center field thanks to his exceptional speed and solid arm. His strength could allow him to be an above-average power threat from the right side of the plate. Whitley is one of the more well-rounded players in the draft.

The Digest

Complete guide for the 2015 MLB Draft

by Darren Kritzer 11h ago

The 2015 MLB Draft will get underway Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. ET, and theScore will be your home for complete coverage of all the picks from Day 1, along with an MLB Draft Tracker with picks through Round 2.

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One player I don't currently have going in the first round is Daz Cameron, which is not in any way a statement on his ability or the interest level in him. I believe there's concern about what it would cost to sign him, and that some teams that would otherwise love to take him - I doubt he'd get out of the top 10 - are vacillating. That probably won't be the case by Monday morning, but I'm not going to just stick him with a team for the sake of putting him somewhere on the mock. Stay tuned for Monday's update.

Michael Baumann of Grantland looked at 12 players you need to know:

The 2015 MLB draft, which begins on Monday, isn’t going to be one of those legendary classes that produces four Hall of Famers and 25 All-Stars. This is shaping up to be a weird draft for a couple of reasons: First, there’s not an obvious, Bryce Harperesque top prospect. Second, and perhaps because of the first point, there’s still a tremendous amount of uncertainty about what the Diamondbacks will do with the no. 1 overall pick. The draft process is nearly impossible to predict in the best of times, but when there’s uncertainty at the top of the board, the confusion multiplies the further down the chain you go.

Jon Heyman of CBS looked at the great bloodlines in this year's draft:

There's no shortage of players with great bloodlines: Mike Cameron's son Daz; Kirk Gibson's son Cam; Charlie Hayes' son Ke'Bryan; Tom Gordon's godson Juan Hillman; Jonathan Lucroy's brother David; Mike Matheny's son Tate; Jamie Moyer's son Hutton; Dodgers VP David Finley's son Drew; Preston Tucker's brother Kyle; Don Wakamatsu's son Lucas; Phil Nevin's son Tyler; Jose Vizcaino Jr.; Mariano Rivera Jr.

Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com previewed the high school pitchers in the draft:

They are the ultimate in the high-risk, high-reward game of the Draft. So many don't pan out. But if a team hits, the payoff can be huge. "They" are high school pitchers, and for every Clayton Kershaw, there is a Matt Hobgood to serve as a counterpoint. The 2015 class doesn't appear to have any prep arms like those - guys who both were top-10 picks - but depth in high school pitching is a bit of a strength this year. Left-hander Kolby Allard might have been the exception, but the stress reaction in his back made him more wild card than top 10. So even if there aren't any high school hurlers taken at the top of the Draft, fans of their upside should be ready to see them come off the board later in the first round and throughout the first several rounds, when some real value could be found.