Well, that’s that. The 2023 draft is over. There were some surprises, some no-brainers, some different directions by teams that gave inklings of a new future. With that being said, let’s get into my draft grades for each team.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Best Pick: Tommy Troy, SS, Stanford – 1st Round (pick 17)
Sleeper Pick: Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech – 3rd Round (pick 80)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
ATLANA BRAVES
Best Pick: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Flordia – 1st Round (pick 19)
Sleeper Pick: Cade Kuehler, RHP, Campbell University – 2nd Round Compensatory (pick 70)
Overall Draft Grade: B+
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Best Pick: Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF, Vanderbilt – 1st Round (pick 17)
Sleeper Pick: Tavian Josenberger, OF, Arkansas – 3rd Round (pick 100)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
BOSTON RED SOX
Best Pick: Nazzan Zanetello, SS, Christian Brothers HS – 2nd Round (pick 50)
Sleeper Pick: Antonio Anderson, SS, North Atlanta HS – 3rd Round (pick 83)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Best Pick: Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Ole Miss – 1st Round (pick 15)
Sleeper Pick: Seth Keener, RHP, Wake Forest – 3rd Round (pick 84)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
CHICAGO CUBS
Best Pick: Matt Shaw, SS, Maryland – 1st Round (pick 13)
Sleeper Pick: Will Sanders, RHP, South Carolina – 4th Round (pick 113)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
CINCINNATI REDS
Best Pick: Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest – 1st Round (pick 7)
Sleeper Pick: Hunter Hollan, LHP, Arkansas – 3rd Round (pick 74)
Overall Draft Grade: B+
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
Best Pick: Alex Clemmey, LHP, Bishop Hendricken HS – 2nd Round (pick 58)
Sleeper Pick: Andrews Walters, RHP, Miami – CB Round B (pick 62)
Overall Draft Grade: B+
COLORADO ROCKIES
Best Pick: Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee – 1st Round (pick 9)
Sleeper Pick: Cole Carrigg, C/IF/OF, San Diego St. – CB Round B (pick 65)
Overall Draft Grade: A
DETROIT TIGERS
Best Pick: Max Clark, OF, Franklin Community HS – 1st Round (pick 3)
Sleeper Pick: Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B – CB Round B (pick 37)
Overall Draft Grade: B
HOUSTON ASTROS
Best Pick: Alonzo Tredwell, RHP, UCLA – 2nd Round (pick 61)
Sleeper Pick: Chase Jaworsky, SS, Rock Canyon HS – 5th Round (pick 164)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Best Pick: Blake Mitchell, C, Sinton HS – 1st Round (pick 8)
Sleeper Pick: Jared Dickey, OF, Tennessee – 11th Round (pick 319)
Overall Draft Grade: B
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Best Pick: Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic – 1st Round (pick 11)
Sleeper Pick: Joe Redfield, OF, Sam Houston – 45th Round (pick 111)
Overall Draft Grade: C+
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Best Pick: Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia – 2nd Round (pick 60)
Sleeper Pick: Brady Smith, RHP, Grainger HS – 3rd Round (pick 95)
Overall Draft Grade: C-
MIAMI MARLINS
Best Pick: Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit HS – 1st Round (pick 8)
Sleeper Pick: Thomas White, RHP, Phillips Academy – CB Round A (pick 35)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Best Pick: Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest – 1st Round (pick 18)
Sleeper Pick: Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue-Medford HS – CB Round A (pick 33)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
MINNESOTA TWINS
Best Pick: Walter Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick HS – 1st Round (pick 5)
Sleeper Pick: Charlee Soto, RHP, Reborn Christian Academy – CB Round A (pick 34)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
NEW YORK YANKEES
Best Pick: George Lombard Jr., SS, Gulliver Prep HS – 1st Round (pick 26)
Sleeper Pick: Roc Riggio, 2B, Oklahoma St. – 4th Round (pick 129)
Overall Draft Grade: A+
NEW YORK METS
Best Pick: Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS – 1st Round (pick 32)
Sleeper Pick: Nolan McLean, RHP/OF, Oklahoma St. – 3rd Round (pick 91)
Overall Draft Grade: A-
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Best Pick: Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon University – 1st Round (pick 6)
Sleeper Pick: Cole Miller, RHP, Newbury Park HS – 4th Round (pick 103)
Overall Draft Grade: C+
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Best Pick: Aidan Miller, SS/3B, J.W. Mitchell HS – 1st Round (pick 27)
Sleeper Pick: Bryson Ware, 3B, Auburn – 8th Round (pick 253)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Best Pick: Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU – 1st Round (pick 1)
Sleeper Pick: Mitch Jebb, SS, Michigan St. – 2nd Round (pick 42)
Overall Draft Grade: A
SAN DIEGO PADRES
Best Pick: Dillon Head, OF, Homewood Flossmoor HS – 1st Round (pick 25)
Sleeper Pick: Blake Dickerson, LHP, 11th Round (pick 371)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Best Pick: Bryce Eldridge, 1B/RHP, Madison HS – 1st Round (pick 16)
Sleeper Pick: Maui Ahuna, SS, Tennessee – 4th Round (pick 117)
Overall Draft Grade: A+
SEATTLE MARINERS
Best Pick: Colt Emerson, SS, John Glenn HS – 1st Round (pick 22)
Sleeper Pick: Teddy McGraw, RHP, Wake Forest – 3rd Round (pick 92)
Overall Draft Grade: A
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Best Pick: Travis Honeyman, OF, Boston College – 3rd Round (pick 90)
Sleeper Pick: Quinn Mathews, LHP, Stanford – 4th Round (pick 122)
Overall Draft Grade: B
TAMPA BAY RAYS
Best Pick: Brayden Taylor, SS/3B, TCU – 1st Round (pick 19)
Sleeper Pick: Tre’ Morgan, 1B, LSU – 3rd Round (pick 88)
Overall Draft Grade: A
TEXAS RANGERS
Best Pick: Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida – 1st Round (pick 4)
Sleeper Pick: Izack Tiger, RHP, Butler County CC – 7th Round (pick 201)
Overall Draft Grade: B+
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Best Pick: Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crest HS – 1st Round (pick 20)
Sleeper Pick: Juaron Watts-Brown, RHP, Oklahoma St. – 3rd Round (pick 89)
Overall Draft Grade: B-
WASHINTON NATIONALS
Best Pick: Dylan Crews, OF, LSU – 1st Round (pick 2)
Sleeper Pick: Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami – 2nd Round (pick 40)
Overall Draft Grade: A+
