The 2024 Men’s College World Series is in the books after Tennessee’s run to its first title in program history. But many of the stars in that tournament won’t have to wait long for the next step in their baseball careers.
The 2024 MLB Draft kicks off on Sunday, July 14. More than 600 total selections will be made spanning 20 rounds from Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. For the first time in franchise history, the Cleveland Guardians hold the No. 1 overall selection. Rounding out the top five are the Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.
Last year, LSU standouts Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews were expected to go at the top of the draft. They did with Skenes going No. 1 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Crews going No. 2 to the Washington Nationals. This year there’s less of an outright consensus. Here’s what experts at USA Today, Bleacher Report, MLB.com, and CBS Sports predict will happen in the first round:
2024 MLB Draft mock draft roundup
1. Cleveland Guardians
USA Today: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Bleacher Report: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, West Virginia
MLB.com: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
CBS Sports: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, West Virginia
Bazzana, a native of Sydney, Australia, would be the second Oregon State player taken No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft following Baltimore Orioles’ Adley Rutschman in 2019. Bazzana was the top hitter on the Beavers’ Pac-12 winning squad this season, leading the team in batting average (0.407),…
