2017 State Draft Report: New England

CROP RATING
	Solid, not spectacular
Rating compares this year’s group to what a state typically produces, not to other states

It’s a solid but unspectacular year in New England. The region typically has a bona fide first rounder or two; that isn’t the case in 2017. Prep righthander Matt Tabor could come off the board in the top two rounds, with James Karinchak and Donovan Casey expected to go early on day two of the draft.

New England should bounce back in 2018, with a pair of intriguing prep bats in New Hampshire and UConn packing some punch with lefthander Tim Cate, righthander Ronnie Rossomando and catcher Zac Susi.

NATIONAL TOP 500 PROSPECTS

BA 500 Scouting Reports

1. Matt Tabor, RHP, Milton (Mass.) Academy (60)
2. James Karinchak, RHP, Bryant (122)
3. Donovan Casey, RHP/OF, Boston College (141)
4. Erik Ostberg, C, Hartford (205)
5. Wills Montgomerie, RHP, Connecticut (249)
6. John Russell, RHP, Connecticut (389)

OTHER PROSPECTS OF NOTE

2017 Draft Map

7. Luis Guerrero, 3B, Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Conn.
8. Austin Filierre, SS, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
9. Tyler Wilson, LHP, Rhode Island
10. Jared Shuster, LHP, Tabor Academy, Marion, Mass.
11. Jack Hodgson, RHP, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn.
12. Beau Sulser, RHP, Dartmouth
13. Alex Almonte, OF, Lawrence (Mass.) HS
14. Jacob Stevens, RHP, Boston College
15. Nick Kuzia, RHP, UMass-Lowell
16. Ben Casparius, RHP/SS, Staples HS, Westport, Conn.
17. Michael Danielak, RHP, Dartmouth
18. Christian Taugner, RHP, Brown
19. Mickey Gasper, C, Bryant
20. Brian Rapp, RHP, Boston College
21. Cole Fabio, INF, Bryant
22. Chris Holcomb, LHP, Barnstable HS, Hyannis, Mass.
23. Jake Randolph, RHP, Cheshire (Conn.) Academy
24. Max Burt, SS, Northeastern
25. Chris Lanzilli, RHP, Dexter HS, Brookline, Mass.
26. Christopher Bec, C, Maine
27. Colby Maiola, OF, UMass-Lowell
28. Ian Miller, RHP, Harvard
29. Ryan Radue, RHP, Connecticut
30. David MacKinnon, 1B, Hartford
31. Willy Yahn, INF, Connecticut
32. Drew Fischer, RHP, Amherst
33. Nick Angelini, OF, Bryant
34. Chris Sharpe, OF, UMass-Lowell
35. Brendan King, RHP, Holy Cross
36. Justin Courtney, RHP, Maine
37. Jeff Gelinas, RHP, Maine
38. Jon Escobar, RHP, Holy Cross
39. Andrew Hinckley, RHP, Central Connecticut State
40. Mariano Ricciardi, 2B, Worcester (Mass.) Academy
41. Chris Murphy, RHP, Maine
42. Johnny Adams, SS, Boston College
43. Ben Bengston, SS, Hartford