Ranking EVERY 1st Round Pick 2022 MLB Draft

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Ranking EVERY 1st Round Pick 2022 MLB Draft
These are my rankings for every pick from the 1st round of the 2022 MLB Draft! Which pick do you think was the best of the 2022 MLB Draft and which pick do you think was the worst in the 2022 MLB Draft? #mlb #mlbdraft #baseball
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[@jamesesterline]

It will be interesting to see Rocker and Leiter together again in the Rangers' system

[@1onlypatch]

I think they will compliment each other really well with how Kumar thanks Leiter a lot for teaching him some things, so i can see him having a new found confidence pairing up with his College teammate.

[@nickk2109]

For at least the next 2-3 years till Rockers arm blows up

[@tylerwehner]

@@nickk2109 ok. Lol

[@spookedagn8594]

​@@tylerwehner Unfortunately he called it, Kumar is out for the year. 😒

[@alexbarber3629]

“And that’s why the Mets had the best draft in mlb history”

[@joelthomson6003]

This will never get old

[@Seho2024]

@@joelthomson6003 It wont

[@SB-jf7fg]

🙄

[@rmwc8843]

Bro these are the worst and most annoying comments ever

[@ruBamloll]

@@rmwc8843 he ain’t wrong

[@gunnarfugett1057]

As a high school baseball player from Stillwater I can 100% confirm that Jackson Holliday deserved #1 overall. He’d hit the ball a county mile, he’d make web gems like they were no big deal, and he’d do some things that you wouldn’t even think were humanly possible like when he made an on the run glove flip to first from the third base side of shortstop. This kid is insane!

[@jeremybear573]

Edit: "country mile"...LessGo O's!!!

[@kgSoloMan5k]

Oh yeah? I say that Druw Jones should've been #1 overall. Wanna know why? Because I went to elementary school with him and saw him play tball once.

[@kevinbillingsley8256]

The O's took him because he's a left handed batter as opposed to Jones who is right. They had just moved the left field fence back to counter years of facing Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, both right-handed batters. Camden Yards is still a dream park for dead pull lefty hitters. Barring the unforeseen, Holliday will put many balls out on the right field flag court.

[@markbeckens]

I don't believe you you made it to elementary school.

[@oscarherrera779]

@@kgSoloMan5kLooks like he was right lol

[@danielj7405]

Dback fan … finally something to get excited about. That future OF is sick. Always the chance management trades away a few of them though - ugh. It better not be Druw.

[@ddonuts1305]

I know man Carroll druw and Thomas is going to be a nasty outfield for years to come I just want to see the backs be good for once in a long time

[@eastonowen6458]

yeah exciting but damn bro we need pitching so badly

[@danielj7405]

@@eastonowen6458 this is true - knowing them they will trade one of those guys for starter

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@eastonowen6458 y’all gotta call up the big unit to see if he wants to come back. He’d probably still be good lol

[@ignite2973]

@@jaimelannister1797 better than the rest of our pitching staff lmao

[@kyledannen4306]

As a dbacks fan. Holy sweet mother of god i am so excited for the future, not only do we have a projected insane outfield in corbin carroll, alek thomas AND NOW druw freaking jones, but we ALSO have jordan lawlar, ketel marte, josh rojas (very under rated 3rd baseman he absolutely mashes), and we just drafted Ivan "the hispanic titanic" melendez for 1st base? Man that gets me excited and that doesn't even take into account the fact that we got daulton varsho, a man who not only roams the outfield well but plays catcher? The future is looking SO bright in AZ. The only issue is in the pitching side, which will hopefully be answered in free agency when the time for a playoff push comes

[@Rangerfan11]

Nah man…sorry but you are a small market team. This league is built for the big boys like my Uncle Steve’s Mets!

[@kyledannen4306]

@@Rangerfan11 The dbacks are gonna be a force to be reckoned within a couple years, as long as they stick to the plan and not pull another dansby swanson... that trade still hurts... we have won 1 world series we can do it again, the current farm system is the strongest it has ever been and if everything falls into place we may see the greatest team the dbacks have ever assembled, even greater than the team back in '01

[@OhSoNasty]

​@@kyledannen4306when will he be called up??

[@kyledannen4306]

@@OhSoNasty huh? I mean if you are asking about druw jones i have no idea, he is still a kid developing in the minors, could be next year, could be 5 years, maybe it will never happen. I think he will turn out alright but there is never a guaruntee. If i had to guess he would be called up either 2025 or 2026. He got injured almost immediately after entering our minor league system and it will take a while for his bat to fully develop, afterall he is going straight from highschool to the pros and even at the lowest level of the minors three pitching is a huge step up, and this is talking about a prospect whos bat was mostly contact oriented. His bat is highly touted not from what he is shown but from what people project of him, since he is skinny and projected to gain a lot of power when he starts lifting weights and gains muscle to fill out his frame. How long will that take? Hard to say. But until he gets here, if he gets here, we have corbin carroll to lead the charge for this new era of dbacks baseball and i am excited.

[@brettjohnson3357]

I’m sure I can speak for all of us DBacks fans when I can say we are absolutely levitating with how stacked our farm is 🤤

[@jxded4858]

Dbacks and pirates prob have the best farm rn after the draft

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Nah i still think Bmore gotchu, yall are close tho..

[@kaizenkonversations8337]

@@jxded4858 to be fair the Giants and Dodgers farm systems are deeper and more talented. Especially the Giants youngest ones in high A and AA

[@ttgamer9416]

@@jxded4858 Baltimore is probably the best farm

[@fortyebestlover9123]

I’m from Reno so I get to watch all of them develop in triple a over the next 4-5 years

[@ajrocks44]

Holiday already in AA hitting .360 with a .930 ops meanwhile Jones got moved to A and is hitting .175 with a .428 ops.

[@owennicoletti902]

You should rank every teams draft as a whole.

[@CanyonGray]

Facts. Rays would be top 5 instead of 29💀

[@jamesandrowich]

@@CanyonGray Ryan cermak gonna be a dog

[@Arden2000]

Always love more draft/prospect videos. The only reason I remember the majority of these players is hearing their names in videos over and over (which is a good thing)

[@gagereidler4116]

I’ve seen Reggie Crawford at my high school and let me tell you he’s gonna be good! I can’t wait to see him pitching and hitting next season

[@tracekage7683]

worked out at the same place as him and had to power clean with him. dude is an absolute tank.

[@brandondillman5841]

As an O's fan I know I'm excited to watch Jackson Holliday develop.....but we also drafted a 7 foot tall lefty that throws 95+ mph. If he makes it to the majors, the Orioles will have the record for the shortest and tallest players to ever play a major league game. lol

[@Me-vl6tp]

Eddie Gaedel is shortest player ever I thought

[@chino_ftwdavid4557]

7ft tall that’s crazy I’ve never seen swim thing like that😳

[@brandondillman5841]

@@Me-vl6tp yep. St. Louis Browns. They became the Orioles in the 50's.

[@brandondillman5841]

@@chino_ftwdavid4557 I just hope he makes it to the majors at some point. The pitching in their farm system is pretty thin, so he'll get a real shot.

[@Me-vl6tp]

@@brandondillman5841 ohhh gotcha

[@ahhhabee]

am I crazy, or did my man at 7:36 just throw a 149 mph fastball?

[@kalebmushock9243]

I went to Tamaqua area high school when Reggie Crawford was there and watching him take batting practice as a freshman in high school I was stunned. That man takes and throws heat

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Mikey Romero just sounds like an future name we will be saying alot.

[@evangray485]

a friend and kid i played many times against Jacob Reimer was drafted at 18 to your mets 👀 would be so sick to see him play , it’s crazy seeing people you know make it. really happy for the kid

[@wesleyearle1437]

Didn’t mention how signing Kumar under slot led to Rangers being able to sign Brock Porter in the 4th

[@brandonmays1363]

Kumar pick was genius with the money saved and snagging Brock Porter inn the 4th.

[@shrill_]

And that’s why the Mets got the biggest steal in the draft with Kevin parada

[@Branden_Carlo]

Been waiting for this draft content

[@MachoManMaury]

Love the A's pick. Oakland has some good catchers in their farm system.

[@joelang9158]

i went to North Allegheny and played a season with cole young, dude doesn’t strike out and plays an insanely good shortstop. really good team guy while also being very humble

[@fishboy4681]

Sleeper picks check out Brooks Brannon (hit over 600 in HS) and Gavin Kilen. Both drafted by the Red Sox and I was impressed that they got them so late in the draft

[@aidenroderick8675]

Kilen Probably not gonna sign and Brannon is a slim chance. That’s why they fell so low

[@WilliamWeddster]

Been waiting all week for this video bruh💪

[@MrDude1198]

Kumar played for the Indy team that's in my city, and as a Vandy fan (especially the Leiter-Kumar duo in '21) I was soooo pumped when I saw the news that he was signing with the 'Cats I saw all but one of his starts here and he was an absolute STUD! It is absolutley sick that he was picked so high and that he's reunited with Leiter, I am so so excited to watch their careers continue!

[@derekarmstrong7078]

Love the content as always Marc!

[@ian3740]

Brandon Barriera has some huge chip on his shoulder stuff for getting taken in the final third of the first round. That combined with his raw stuff makes him super super exciting for a jays system which is getting ridiculously good at developing arms

[@matthewcorn463]

that’s what i’m saying b is a diamond in the rough and yes he has a chip on his shoulder but trust me is a super humble warm hearted kid but he has that killer in him

[@S408J]

Remind me again, who have the Jays developed, again!?

[@Gemnist98]

@@S408J Alek Manoah, the man who came 3rd in Cy Young voting this year, for starters. Not to mention revitalizing the career of Kevin Gausman, though the Giants certainly helped with that. Add in a lefty like Barriera, and that’s a dangerous starting rotation.

[@jacobholleman3911]

luv the draft content, keep it coming! Can you give us a list of top 2023 draft prospects?

[@imahuman6880]

“This is why Jett Williams will be a 10x Mvp and greatest player of all time for the Mets”

[@Showtyme_33]

As a royals fan, I’m very excited. We have very young studs, Pratto, Witt, Melendez, Cayden Wallace, Cross, Pasquantino, and some of the others that played against the blue jays. I think after we get some pitchers we could make a push for the playoffs.

[@alaskaguyd963]

And as soon as they get good they will be sold off. Royals will never win anything. Biggest joke in all of sports. They never even try to win and only exist because the other teams pay their players salaries through balance taxes.

[@Showtyme_33]

@@alaskaguyd963 Royals will never win anything 😂😂 we won a World Series within the last decade…

[@BI25VFX]

Keep up the great work

[@tylerbarragan9730]

Been waiting for this since the first round started!!

[@samssportsshop]

I was hoping that the Mets would Draft Collier and Lesko but I’m so excited with Parada and Williams

[@Elijah_rips12]

I'm a Georgia tech fan so sorry to see Kevin Parada go but I'm glad he's going to a great baseball team!

[@andrewbanks608]

Anyone else notice the 149 mph pitch at 7:38? Lmao

[@brettc660]

It is a big mistake that the Mets did not sign Rocker last year.

[@benjyvol]

Love the draft content

[@traviselder5985]

Matt Holliday is my all time favorite player. Can’t wait to see what Jackson does

[@RMR1]

As a JMU fan, I'm excited for Chase DeLauter -- sure, the CAA isn't top-of-the-line competition but this kid showed his mettle in Cape Cod play. Look forward to following his career.

[@christianarce3131]

I love the draft videos

[@SteveGee1986]

Fun take on the picks. Gavin Cross: That pre-swing motion is not weird. He is simply loading. Donny baseball did that.

[@roman14947]

Lets go been waiting for this big W marc.

[@cameronbrannen2]

Susac grew up in the same area as me. Played on the same football team, and was in the same little league as me. He’s gonna be a star

[@thebobonator5427]

Saw Kevin parada play this year and he is LEGIT. I’m even a Braves fan but I might have to get a jersey or something. He hit 2 dingers when we saw him play at tech vs fsu and it was awesome. And his walk up song (gods gonna cut u down, Johnny Cash) is 2nd to none! Congrats on the stellar draft pick mark! Im jealous lol 😂

[@simmyg1]

Eric Brown is an absolute ballplayer, watched him play at Coastal, dude can flat out play. Love that pick for Milwuakee

[@lane_42]

His swing tho 💀

[@dakodalemasrsr5891]

Was hoping you made a video after the draft

[@aubreemoize7150]

Spence! I love Spencer Jones. He’s an amazing player, not to mention super kind. I’m a huge Vanderbilt baseball fan and Spencer is one of my favorites. Can’t wait to see him in the MLB!

[@5lanediver]

wish you would have listed what pick each player was selected at, and maybe an analysis at the end about the biggest steals/bestvalue

[@miked1501]

Yes I’m a Yankees fan, but Spencer Jones, 6’7, outfielder, lefty in Yankees stadium, I think he has all-star potential. I think he should be a little bit higher but understand why you put him at 17.

[@kiltedwolf2]

If you follow the history of the Spankees, they have a habit of shuttling their top draft picks out and replacing them with "name" stars from other teams. I was totally surprised to see Matt Carpenter in pinstripes. When Judge starts to slip just a little, he'll be out of there. I guess I'm just old school and like to see players rise through the ranks and make the parent clubs for at least a decent stop. If Spencer Jones makes it to the Yanks, he'll be wise not to buy that condo in Manhattan.

[@jbryant5253]

The day we get to see Jones and Holliday play eachother in the MLB will be fun to see

[@kyleravensbergen385]

Any idea when you might upload draft grades

[@jtony4765]

I remember watching Jackson play when he played for the stl crush 5-6 years ago knew this kid was gonna be special hard take on druw jones imo time will tell who will be better tho

[@Kepy]

I’ve been obsessively awaiting this video.

[@blankname6629]

Schultz has been up to 98 mph recently. Rocker’s velocity has been sporadic one start he is throwing high 90s next start it’s low 90s. That’s why quite a few people thought he was falling in this draft

[@aprilligtenberg2941]

Rocker and Leiter will be fun to watch when they come to the mlb

[@PinkUnicorns224]

As a Reds fan I’m definitely excited for the future infield and pitching

[@samuelbosque6423]

Number 30 hit a line drive single his next at bat against Brandon Barreara and then was scored by a in side the park home run off the wall by 32 pick Sal Stewart

[@jackbeck4962]

I covered Coastal Carolina baseball this season for the schools radio station, Eric Brown is a beast. raw power + speed, and like you said, baseball IQ. made some throwing errors this year but has great arm strength

[@jackbeck4962]

like you also said, no bad players in the first round

[@dylan-is8uh]

Don’t forget with the Rocker pick at under slot value at only 4 million it allowed the Rangers to take Brock Porter in the 4th… I think that has to be included in the ranking for Rocker

[@jefferylord3068]

The orioles did it!!!! Great draft!

[@charlieR72]

Been waiting

[@jeffreymcbob5172]

One thing that’s interesting about the Mikey Romero pick is that he actually played with the Red Sox first round pick from last year, Marcelo Mayer. If they move Mikey to 2nd base, they will have a great connection. The reason I know this is because I’m on their travel ball team.

[@dominicteneriello9977]

Yeah and cutter Coffey in the second round I think is a good pick. I’m a yankees fan and they love tall college outfielders, and the Red Sox love skinny California high school shortstops. I honestly think Romero was my favorite sleeper in the draft.

[@Hanneszzzzz]

That pitch at 8:18 is insane... looks like the ball is coming straight at him

[@coachscorn5889]

playing highschool baseball with romero, he deserves top 10, our highschool field is 400ft and he easily hits it out and his glove is amazing

[@TopTally5]

dude brock porter is the obvious number 1 value pick maybe ever in any MLB draft in history

[@ericborsvold2515]

do you have prospect fantasy baseball ranks?

[@EvanPalfenier]

Watched Noah Schultz pitch. I go to his high school. He got some nasty stuff. Like he said. Floor of Garrett Crochet but ceiling of Randy Johnson. Don’t be suprised if he makes the opening day roster in 2024.

[@previnsnaidu1]

Stoked to see Susac, Soderstrom and Shea dominate in an Oakland A's all catcher lineup in 4 years lmao

[@BlueLotusGhost]

Good analysis. Over the past 10 years, which draft do you think was the most talented? 2015 seemed like a good class for hitters, not so much pitching

[@SomeSportsFan37]

post power rankings going into 2nd half

[@zacharywickham3224]

You should do a mlb the show team build where you choose the best player drafted in each round on your squad

[@CaseyBieker]

Hitting LH myself, the prospect of facing a pitcher who is LH 6’9” sidearm is terrifying.

[@jbryant5253]

There were a lot of former players kids in this draft

[@warrenwise8798]

Kumar was the best pick in the draft when you factor in the Ranger getting Porter in the 4th. They could not have signed him if they didn’t draft Kumar. The Rangers got the two best pitching prospects in the draft with 1st and 4th round picks

[@bao6759]

As a Giants fan, really excited to see Reggie Crawford's development

[@benjaminavery6650]

Can you do a tier list on baseball movies?

[@Brandon-uq1gr]

Eric Brown, Drew Gilbert, and Cooper Hjerpe are all top 10 picks bases on where they were selected. Kumar Rocker and Jacob Berry are way to high

[@Elijah_rips12]

As a Rockies fan I'm very happy with Hughes I'm excited to see him develop.

[@YBGGRUB]

I think you should have ranked this based on value not how good they are

[@cjsyblik3296]

Cooper Hjerpe is already an all time baseball name

[@georged2745]

As a O's fan I wanted Drew Jones bad but if we weren't gonna pick him I would had loved Holiday. I think there's a couple reasons why the O's picked Holiday #1 instead of Jones. 1st they are so loaded with OF prospects in their organization. They literally just picked a CF just 2 drafts ago maybe 3 at #5 n 2nd they felt by picking Jones they would have to spend more $ on him then on Holiday n by spending a little less have us the option to draft a guy later n give them Xtra $ so they could sign lk Beavers from Cal who's a giant! N 3rd u never know if any of the other SS u picked in the past will pan out or continue to play the position. We got Gunner Henderson who can play both SS/2B n Jordan Westberg. I think Gunner can be our SS until Jackson Holiday is ready in about 3-4 years. Our #3 prospect is Colton Cowser who's just about ready to be up n plus we got Mullins who's a All-Star CF who's still young. N we just brought up Kyle Stowers now that we got rid of Mancini who we all loved. I think the O's are in great shape for next year. Our rotation will be Grayson Rodriguez, DL Hall, John Means, Watkins pitched great yesterday or Tyler Wells who was was probably our best pitcher so far especially lately n then Kyle Bradish. Our bullpen is great yes we traded out All-Star Closer but to me Felix Baitista was next in line n is NASTY! We got Perez who's leading our bullpen in Era n a few other guys lk Akin who can give u 2 innings, Dillon Tate n other guys who's era's are in the low 3s n under. Our lineup now could be Mullins, Adley, Santander, Hays, Mountcastle, Gunner, Mateo(maybe), Urias,, Vavra n Cowser/Stowers.

[@Band0numba8]

Been waiting on this. go braves

[@Yellowfver783]

Elijah Green will be interesting. He had the potential to be the best first rounder and worst. Gonna be interesting to follow his career

[@YakyuCosmopolitan]

It’ll be pretty sick to potentially see a future Pirates infield consisting of Hayes, Cruz, and Johnson.

[@jxded4858]

Don’t forget about Nick and Peguero

[@bonhamazurin2182]

3:42 mikey romero is on the away team playing my dads highschool, servite. I was just at a baseball camp there.

[@user-fu2kf5sp1r]

My dad went there too. But im going to Orange Lutheran where Mikey Went 😂

[@vishgoel6697]

diamondbacks future outfield is insane: jones, thomas, and carroll

[@tauris61]

Ìf a manger gets ejected and the team wins on who record does it go on the acting manager or the ejected manager please answer in a timely manner

[@flame-sky7148]

Cooper Hjerpe throws like Carl Hubbell, funny!

[@sageemma]

I'm curious why you think the Rockies made a bad pick with Gabriel Hughes. You seem to say it isn't a good fit because he's a pitcher, but who are the Rockies supposed to take? They have to pay a premium to get pitching--if they are not completely blackballed by free agents--so apparently they have to load on pitchers in the draft, no?

[@Floridaman1780_]

#30 must have learned that stance watching old Julio Franco clips.

[@mikelliteras397]

How do you judge a draft in the same year of that draft? Especially baseball. Come back in 5-10 years and see if the order is anywhere near the same

[@ctay7216]

Tell me why the batting stance more than even the last name let me know that Justin Crawford was Carls son😂😂😂. Super iconic for me at least

[@jacksweeney8240]

i don’t disagree with Rocker in the 10-15 range, but getting him under slot and being able to get Brock Porter signed because of that makes the pick an A+ to me

[@Nolina316]

Nice video

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

What do you think about the Mets trading for Trey Mancini..

[@ryanchmiel1368]

I’m excited for sleeper picks. Better see one of the Notre Dame players that were drafted.

[@Kaden4429]

Thoughts on Roman Anthony?

[@user-nv2mr6nn7c]

Dbacks already know our pitching won’t be good so might as well get an All Star outfield to help.

[@andrewhawley5366]

Detroit Tigers got a BIG steal in Jace Jung at 12 overall

[@alaskaguyd963]

The Red Sox are a couple of years ahead of the curve. The last 3 drafts have focused a lot on the hit tool. With the shift going away next year now is the time to invest in these guys.

[@jaimelannister1797]

Lol

[@alaskaguyd963]

@@jaimelannister1797 You got nothing. Got it.

[@mattewyatt9090]

Diamondbacks fan but I rly love the mariners pick. Super hyped we got Jones

[@thomaszacharski1109]

Jace Jung also has that dawg in him!