MLB draft projections

MLB draft projections

Utah players who might be picked in this week's MLB draft. The draft will last three days. Rounds 1-3 are today. Rounds 4-30 are Wednesday, and rounds 31-50 are on Thursday.

Steve Parker, 3B, BYU/Am. Fork HS. Hit .361 with 13 doubles; should be the first Utahn selected. Prediction: 2nd day.

Jeremy Toole, P, BYU. Powerful pitcher was 5-5 with 5.77 ERA. Projection: 2nd day.

Kent Walton, OF, BYU. Hit .377 following shoulder surgery in the fall. Projection: 2nd day.

Jordan Whatcott, OF, Utah. Utes' ace could get picked on his birthday — Wednesday. Projection: 2nd day.

Nick Freitas, OF, Southern Utah. Miami transfer hit .347 with 14 home runs, 60 RBIs. Projection: 2nd day.

Keenyn Walker, OF, Judge Memorial HS. Has tremendous athleticism, could skip school to play. Projection: 2nd day.

Jace Brinkerhoff, 3B, UVU/Spanish Fork HS. Former state MVP hit .433 with 19 doubles. Projection: 2nd day.

Justin Smith, P, UVU/Pl. Grove HS. UVU's ace went 8-4 with 4.73 ERA. Projection: 2nd day.

Egan Smith, P, S.Nevada/Pl. Grove HS. Former Viking threw 63 innings, had a 2.98 ERA. Projection: 3rd day.

Mike Dedrick, P, Canyon View HS. Velocity was down during his senior season. Projection: 3rd day.

Brock Duke, P/INF, Spanish Fork HS. 5A MVP is great leader, signed with Utah. Projection: 3rd day.

Greg Krause, P, Utah. Showed improvement in 2009, had four saves with 4.93 ERA Projection: 3rd day.

Blake Torgerson, P, BYU. Big righty throws hard, but had a 5.66 ERA. Projection: 3rd day.

Sean McNaughton, OF, BYU. Numbers were down after the Cubs drafted him last summer. Projection: 3rd day.

Corey Shimada, 2B, Utah/Murray HS. Versatile player hit .342, walked more than struck out. Projection: 3rd day.

Brock Sargent, P, UVU/Snow Canyon HS. Former catcher could be a pro reliever. Projection: 3rd day.

Brian Budrow, P, Utah. Senior righty had 5-5 record, 5.75 ERA. Projection: 3rd day.

Josh Mooney, P/OF, American Fork HS. Has tools, but stock took huge dip after off-field incident. Projection: 3rd day.

Keli'i Zablan, SS, Southern Utah. Played shortstop and was the T-Birds' closer. Projection: 3rd day.

Andrew Law, 2B, BYU/Provo HS. Hit .259 with 14 doubles. Projection: 3rd day.