It’s time for our last draft prospect list update!

There are less than two days before the event starts Week time 2009 MLB Draft, we’ve expanded the MLB pipeline draft board to the top 86. We’ve also made some changes to the order based on performance and the latest information we’ve gotten from the scouting industry.

This starts at the very top of the list. We’re moving LSU right-hander Paul Skenes to the top spot, ahead of teammate outfielder Dylan Crews. To be honest, the gap between the two Tigers is not that big, we could probably have them tie for first and jump to third. But in the final update, we decided that Skenesse’s dominance, and the fact that he continues to be compared to having the best college pitching prospect of all time, deserves recognition.

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has one Things haven’t changed, and that’s the names in the top 5. The five-man lineup of Cruise, Skeenes, Florida State outfielder Wyatt Langford and high school outfielders Walker Jenkins and Marks Clark remains the same. Back in late May, when we launched our Top 86, we released the results of an Executive Poll asking the top five national scouts, scouting directors and general managers, the industry as listed above Voting was conducted sequentially, with Cruise narrowly winning ahead of Skenes.

first 5: 1. Dylan Crews, OF, LSU
2. Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU
3. Wyatt Langford, FL

This is not the only question we have, the first is about the aforementioned LSU Trump’s inquiry.
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Paul Skenes is the best pitching prospect since…
Stephen Strasberg:
Gerrit Cole: 9
Mark Pryor: 3
Others who received votes: Ben McDonald, Casey Mize, Aaron Nola, Kumar Rocker and Carlos Rodong
That’s a very select company, right? Strasburg and Kerr are the No. 1 picks in the draft and 2011, while Strasburg is generally considered the best draft pitching prospect ever. Scouts are picky, so there are cautionary tales, with one interviewee saying, “As far as draft hype goes, it might be Strasburg. But I’m not entirely convinced he’s going to turn into an ace,” one interviewee said. Another replied, “Not sure, but it’s later than you think.”
The rest of the survey focuses on players outside of the top 5, a field that many evaluators equated with the Wild West. Here are the results of a survey conducted at the conclusion of the College Conference Tournament.

After the top five, who do you think is Most Promising 2009 draft class?
Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit High School (Oregon): 6 Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon: 6
Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee: 4
Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crown High (Florida ): 4
Kyle Teel, center, Virginia: 4
Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest: 2 Thomas White, LHP, Phillips College (MA): 2
• One does wonder if Lord will get more support if this question will be raised again after his good playoff run . One respondent did add in voting for Meyer, “This class is so good that high school righties might slip a bit.”
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  The best high school arm in this class is…
  • Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit High School (Oregon): 14
    Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (Massachusetts): 7

  • This is not a shocking result, Meyer’s name has been ranked a lot higher We talked while we were doing a mock draft, but the prep southpaw from New England Got quite a bit of support.