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Peter Flaherty III

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With the 65th overall pick, the Texas Rangers selected OF Dylan Dreiling. Combines plus power with an above-average hit tool, polished swing decisions, and flat-out thunderous bat speed. LF defensively, but there's tons to like with his offensive profile.

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With the 66th overall pick, the Tampa Bay Rays selected SS Tyler Bell. Good looking athlete with advanced contact ability. Has shown he can drive the baseball. Smooth actions at SS where he'll have a chance to stick. Above average arm.

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With the 67th overall pick, the Milwaukee Brewers selected RHP Chris Levonas. Lean, projectable frame. Present arm speed. FB up to 97, can really spin his SL, power CB is a banger with ample depth. CH is effective against LHH. Really loud arsenal.

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With the 68th overall pick, the Chicago White Sox selected LHP Blake Larson. Lot to dream on with the body. Efforty delivery with a lot going on. FB up to 96 with natural ASR. SL is a high-spin offering with more sweep than depth. CH in infancy stage.

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With the 69th overall pick, the Minnesota Twins selected RHP Dasan Hill. Ultra-thin frame. FB is a 55, touched 96 this spring. High-70s/low-80s SL projects as a plus pitch down the road. CH is a respectable 3rd pitch. Could be a monster if he adds lbs.

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With the 70th overall pick, the Miami Marlins selected RHP Aiden May. Mid-80s sweeper is his bread and butter pitch. Comfortably a 60. FB up to 98, but needs to still tweak its shape. Has the makings of an interesting East-West profile. CH really flashes!

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With the 71st overall pick, the Cincinnati Reds selected RHP Luke Holman. FB up to 95 with riding life at top of the zone. Adv. feel for a plus SL. Does a nice job of varying its shape. 48% whiff. Mixes in effective and distinct bigger CB. CH okay 4th P.

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With the 72nd overall pick, the Detroit Tigers selected LHP Ethan Schiefelbein. FB up to 94, command/general feel for the pitch are advanced. Throws both a SL and a CB, CB ahead of SL. Will flash solid depth. Pitchability is there, stuff needs to develop.

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With the 73rd overall pick, the Oakland Athletics selected LHP Gage Jump. FB up to 97 with ride and run through the zone. SL and CB are distinct in shape, though he has more of a feel for the SL - which is also the better of the two. Intriguing CH.

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With the 74th overall pick, the Los Angeles Angels selected RHP Ryan Johnson. Unique, up-tempo delivery. Huge arm; FB has flirted w/triple digits, but he needs to optimize its shape. Advanced feel for plus sweeper. 51% whiff. Cutter will flash. Strikes!

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First player of the board today is Rutgers INF Joshua Kuroda-Grauer. Hit tool is the calling card here. It's a legit 60. Bat-to-ball skills and feel for the barrel are both excellent. Holds his own defensively at 2B. Runs well. Big 10 POY

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RHP Drew Beam is the first arm off the board today. Safe bet to start. Pitchability over stuff, but FB has been up to 97 with some run, bigger CB flashes above average. CH is his best offering, would say it's plus. Lots of strikes!

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C Cole Messina is off the board. Thick, physical build. Bat speed is plus. Feel for the barrel, and to hit in general, is there. Plus power especially to the pull side. Sneaky athlete behind the plate. Would like to see his defensive skillset add polish.

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OF Nick McLain is off the board. Liked him last summer when I saw him on the Cape. Career year this spring in which he hit .342 with 33 XBH. Quick hands, barrel really accelerates through the zone. More thump/better as a LHH. Solid defender, arm is AA.

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RHP Nate Dohm is headed to the Mets. Abbreviated season due to injury, but impressive numbers (1.23 ERA, 37:4 K:BB). Lively FB that has been up to 99 with run and ride thru zone, sharp SL is a borderline 60. Flashes two-plane tilt. 40% whiff. E-W profile.

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Cincinnati nabs OF Mike Sirota. Slightly down year, but tools are undeniable. Oozes twitch and athleticism, lightning quick hands in the box. Plus runner who can go and get it in the OF. Plenty of upside with Sirota. Excited to see how impact progresses.

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Baltimore earlier took OF Austin Overn. One of my favorites this summer on the Cape. Cleaned up his operation in the box a ton, which has paid dividends. Direct path to contact, big time hand speed. Comfortably a 70 runner, elite athlete. Lot of tools!

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The Yankees earlier selected RHP Thatcher Hurd. Up-and-down 2 years at LSU, but it's big league stuff. FB up to 97 with carry, high-spin (> 3,000 RPM) CB is plus, but best pitch might be his high-80s cutter. Chance for at least 3 60s. Great pick.

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Cleveland earlier selected LHP Rafe Schlesinger. Low launch FB explodes out of hand, up to 96 with run and ride through the zone. Long, sweepier SL is a plus pitch that is particularly tough on LHH. CH continues to develop. Intriguing development pairing.