College seniors will play an important role in this year’s draft, with the strong likelihood that two seniors—Florida first baseman Matt LaPorta and Vanderbilt closer Casey Weathers—will be selected in the first round. Several others will be sprinkled through the early rounds.
Here’s how we see the top 10 seniors in the draft, with the projected round they’ll be selected: |
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| Top 10 College Seniors, 2007 Draft |
|
Player, Pos., School |
Projected
Round |
| 1. |
Casey Weathers, rhp, Vanderbilt |
1st |
| 2. |
Matt LaPorta, 1b, Florida |
1st |
| 3. |
*Trystan Magnuson, rhp, Louisville |
3rd |
| 4. |
Clay Mortensen, rhp, Gonzaga |
4th |
| 5. |
*Stephen Clyne, rhp, Clemson |
4th |
| 6. |
Emeel Salem, of, Alabama |
5th |
| 7. |
Nick Hill, lhp, Army |
5th |
| 8. |
Marc Rzepcynski, lhp, UC Riverside |
5th |
| 9. |
Brad Mills, lhp, Arizona |
5th |
| 10. |
*Ryne Tacker, rhp, Rice |
6th | |
| *Fifth-year senior; eligible to sign prior to draft |
| -- Alan Simpson |
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