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Jonathan Mayo is MLB.com's Draft and prospect expert. He has been a reporter for MLB.com since 1999.
 | The amateur summer scene is already upon us -- the elite wood-bat, college-level Cape Cod League opens on Wednesday -- as scouts ramp up for a busy few months of summer leagues, showcases and All-America games.
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 | The First-Year Player Draft ended Saturday, but for many of those selected over the three-day event, the journey to The Show is only beginning.
More»MLB.com wraps up day two of the 2013 Draft |
 | Over the course of rounds 11-40, there are, invariably, prospects who were rated highly heading into the Draft who get taken. A reason for this is signability, since teams don't want to take a chance on some of these players early in the Draft.
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 | Ten rounds are in the books. As baseball breaks to prepare for rounds 11-40 of the First-Year Player Draft -- beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. ET -- information is starting to come in about why Day 1 went down the way it did, why some teams made the decisions they did on top, what caused certain players to slide and what the scouting industry has to say how the Draft has progressed thus far.
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 | The time has come for all of Major League Baseball to turn from the present and look toward the future as the First-Year Player Draft begins tonight.
More»MLB Network previews 2013 Draft's top prospects |
 | The time has come. The First-Year Player Draft is upon us, and the one thing making it difficult to project the first round is that there doesn't appear to be certainty regarding the top picks.
More» Jonathan Gray, College Pitcher |
 | The Houston Astros entered the month of May with six, possibly seven, candidates for the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft. Now, with just 24 hours until the Draft kicks off on Thursday night, there hasn't been too much change in the situation, with a group of five prospects still being discussed in Houston's Draft room. At least the Astros can't say they didn't warn everyone.
More»Luhnow, Elias on Astros' approach with top Draft pick |
 | Every year, scouts are asked to assess the talent level in the First-Year Player Draft. Invariably, even if they are down on the group of eligible players, they'll say, "But there will be All-Stars in this Draft class; we just have to find them." Turns out, every Draft, from its inception in 1965 through 2010, has produced at least two All-Stars.
More»The Draft takes place June 6-8 on MLB.com |
 | Reports that University of Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray, the potential No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's First-Year Player Draft, tested positive for the drug Adderall, were confirmed to MLB.com by a Major League team source.
More» Jonathan Gray, College Pitcher |
 | With the First-Year Player Draft just days away, teams are in full-on prep mode, putting the finishing touches in lining up their boards for the main event.
More»The Draft takes place June 6-8 on MLB.com |
 | Jonathan Gray is no stranger to the Draft. In fact, this will be his third time going through the process, but it's a whole different ballgame now.
More» Jonathan Gray, College Pitcher |
 | Teams have narrowed their focus a bit, but as they head into meetings and set up their boards for the June 6-8 First-Year Player Draft, there are still so many permutations of how things could unfold.
More»Mayo on the top college pitchers in the 2013 Draft |
 | After enduring an onslaught of attention, much of it negative, having gone through the "top Draft prospect" experience last year, Stanford right-hander Mark Appel is pretty sure he's ready for lies ahead in next month's First-Year Player Draft.
More» Mark Appel, College Pitcher |
 | With less than two weeks remaining before the start of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, there isn't much time left for scouts to see the players they've been evaluating all spring.
More» Mark Appel, College Pitcher |
 | In what is considered a poor Draft year for middle infielders, high school shortstop J.P. Crawford and community college star Tim Anderson are the most likely candidates to go in the first round.
More»Mayo on top middle infielders in the 2013 Draft |
 | This year, catching is a relative strength among those eligible for next month's First-Year Player Draft. If a team wants a catcher in the first round, it more than likely will be looking at a high school backstop. With it, though, comes risk.
More»Mayo on the top catchers in the 2013 Draft |
 | The search for the prototypical corner infielder in the First-Year Player Draft can be an elusive quest. This year's group of such players is no exception, as most believe the demand will outpace who's available.
More»Mayo on the top corner infielders in the 2013 Draft |
 | Colin Moran is the third baseman for North Carolina, one of the higher-ranked teams in college baseball. He's also B.J. Surhoff's nephew, and he's following nearly the same path as his uncle.
More» Colin Moran, College Third Baseman |
 | Among the high school pitchers -- the highest risk-reward part of any Draft -- right-hander Kohl Stewart from Texas and lefty Trey Ball from Indiana have broken away from the pack and left the others behind. There are some other potential first-rounders, enough to allow this year's first round to at least match that of last year, when five high school pitchers were selected
More»Mayo on top high school pitchers in the 2013 Draft |
 | There is some serious talent among the outfielders available in next month's First-Year Player Draft, with perhaps as many as seven, from both high schools and colleges, who are candidates to go in the first round. But some have a long way to go in their development.
More»Mayo on the top outfielders in the 2013 Draft |
