{"id":12486,"date":"2016-06-14T09:07:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T13:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=12486"},"modified":"2016-06-14T09:10:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T13:10:23","slug":"first-look-quick-overview-of-nats-top-10-draft-picks-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=12486","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Quick overview of Nats top 10 Draft picks for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carter Kieboom is the first pick of the Nats in 2016’s draft. Photo via PerfectGame<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a strange first two days of the draft, with no consensus 1-1 overall, some very last minute moves, and some pretty surprising picks. \u00a0For me, the best player in this draft (NJ prep LHP\u00a0Jason Groome<\/strong>) fell all the way to 12th and the Phillies picked a kid 1-1 overall in Mickey Moniak\u00a0<\/strong>who seems to have the ceiling of a weaker\u00a0Steve Finley<\/strong>. \u00a0We saw a consensus top-5 pick test positive for PEDs (Delvin Perez<\/strong>), and a sub-par CWS appearance cost\u00a0A.J. Puk\u00a0<\/strong>millions of dollars as he falls from everyone’s 1-1 prediction to #6 overall.<\/p>\n

The Nats seemed to really depart from the draft strategy we’ve seen the\u00a0Mike Rizzo<\/strong>-led front office follow in the past, where they normally focused on college arms with an occasional high-ceiling prep bat. \u00a0Here’s a quick look at the top 10 draft picks with some thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Round<\/th>Overall<\/th>Name\/Position<\/th>Position<\/th>Col\/HS<\/th>School<\/th>Slot Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1-S<\/td>28<\/td>Carter Kieboom<\/td>SS<\/td>HS<\/td>Clemson<\/td>2065900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-S<\/td>29<\/td>Dane Dunning<\/td>RHP<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>Florida<\/td>2034600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>58<\/td>Sheldon Neuse<\/td>3B<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>Oklahoma<\/td>1107000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>94<\/td>Jesus Nuzardo<\/td>LHP<\/td>HS<\/td>Miami<\/td>635800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>124<\/td>Nick Banks<\/td>OF (rf)<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>TAMU<\/td>473300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>154<\/td>Daniel Johnson<\/td>OF (CF)<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>New Mexico State<\/td>354300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>184<\/td>Tres Barrera<\/td>C<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>Texas<\/td>265400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>214<\/td>Jacob Noll<\/td>2B<\/td>Col Sr.<\/td>FGCU<\/td>198900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>244<\/td>A.J. Bogucki<\/td>RHP<\/td>Col Jr.<\/td>UNC<\/td>177700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>274<\/td>Joey Harris<\/td>C<\/td>Col Sr.<\/td>Gonzaga<\/td>166000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>304<\/td>Paul Panaccione<\/td>SS<\/td>Col Sr.<\/td>Grand Canyon<\/td>156600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Pick by Pick<\/strong><\/span>: if they’re ranked on the four\u00a0main rankings sites I like (Keith Law, MLBpipeline, BaseballAmerica, and BaseballDraftReport) I’ll note them as such. \u00a0Links to these three master rankings are at the bottom of the post.<\/p>\n