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MLB DRAFT TRACKER: Wolfpack Players And Signees

July 13, 2021
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The 2021 MLB Draft is ongoing and you can follow where all of NC State's players/signees are selected through the Inside Pack Sports Draft Tracker.

NC State is expected to have multiple players drafted in the three-day draft, which began on Sunday and will be televised on ESPN and the MLB network.

The first Wolfpack player selected was 2021 signee Kahlil Watson out of Wake Forest, North Carolina.  A dynamic shortstop prospect, Watson is the first North Carolina prep standout to be selected in the first round since another NC State signee, Wilmington (NC) New Hanover pitcher Blake Walston, was taken No. 26 by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019.  

As expected, look for Watson to ink professionally and not play for NC State given his lofty draft projection.

Day 2 of the Draft begins Monday at 1 p.m. ET with the start of the second round and will continue through the completion of Round 10.  The Draft concludes with rounds 11-20 on Tuesday, starting at noon ET.

As each NC State player is drafted we will update the the tracker below so you can follow along throughout the weekend!

POSITION PLAYER ROUND PICK TEAM
Shortstop Kahlil Watson No. 1 No. 16 Miami
Outfielder Tyler McDonough No. 3 No. 75 Boston
Shortstop Jose Torres No. 3 No. 89 Cincinnati
Pitcher Evan Justice No. 5 No. 140 Colorado
1st Baseman Austin Murr No. 6 No. 165 Detroit
Outfielder Jonny Butler No. 14 No. 428 Oakland
Shortstop Payton Green No. 15 No. 436 Boston
Outfielder Terrell Tatum No. 16 No. 485 Chicago White Sox
Catcher Luca Tresh No. 17 No. 499 Kansas City
Pitcher Reid Johnston No. 19 No. 576 Cleveland
Shortstop Josh Hood No. 20 No. 586 Boston
Outfielder Trendon Craig No. 20 No. 587 Baltimore
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MLB DRAFT TRACKER: Wolfpack Players And Signees

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JCooke93
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Let's Goooo
Redwolf55
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Thanks to CLT wolf Write up on the "Next Season Thread," a lot of this was easy to put together. He has a lot more info over there.

Commits expected to get drafted- NC State 2021 Commits by Perfect Game (18 Ranked Class)
#5-Kahlil Watson
5-11 168 L/R
SS
Wake Forest, NC
North Carolina State
Explosive tools across the board; continued ascent throughout summer & into fall; fast hands offensively, present juice w/ excellent barrel skills; stands out defensively, big arm across.

18- Tommy White
6-1 220 R/R
3B
St. Pete Beach, FL
North Carolina State
Huge power to all fields as shown at the Underclass AA Games, plays a high level third base. True middle of the order potential shown in Jupiter. Showed massive power at the PG National, with good recognition skills and an accurate barrel.

Next Tier- Probably get drafted but depending on spot and money might show up to campus

133-Jacob Cozart
6-3 205 L/R
C
High Point, NC
North Carolina State
Smooth receiver w/ repeatable mechanics, solid arm strength & carry on throws; lefthanded bat with lift and barrel feel,

Should be on Campus next season-
293-Payton Green
6-3 180 R/R SS
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472-Brandon Hudson
6-4 190 R/R RHP
North Carolina State

Fastball continues to climb, up to 88 mph at WWBA Freshman WC; athletic frame & lots of projects, fast arm.

NC State Players expected to be drafted- D1baseball.com top 100 Draft Prospects for 2021

13-Jose Torres*-SS-NC State
48-Luca Tresh-C-NC State
87-Tyler McDonough-2B/OF-NC State

Found On another list- Top 350 Draft prospects
127-Payton Green-SS Committ
150-Tommy White-1B Committ
316-Austin Murr-1B-NC State
344-Josh Hood-SS-Pennsylvania (Incoming Transfer)

Top 600 Draft Prospects-
123-Tommy White (HS)
1B-IMG Academy
Tommy White might be the best pure prep hitter in the 2021 class. It's a big, 220-pound frame that likely projects to first base at the next level. White insists he's a third baseman, and a pro organization may allow him to play there until he proves incapable. The power is substantial to all-fields and it lacks the swing and miss a lot of bruising sluggers often possess. The coil he gets, the loading mechanisms in his hands, and even the weight redistribution in his stride are eerily similar to Bryce Harper, but from the right side. The thing is, he's probably a right-right prep first baseman. That's a tough sell profile early in the draft. That said, the bat will certainly garner attention and is special enough to get attention in the first three rounds.

174-
Payton Green (HS)
SS
Green Hope
Projectable SS from Cary, NC who has left Green Hope and enrolled at Pro5 Academy. Good bat speed from the left side of the plate with decent power that will get better as he matures physically. Smooth actions in the field, could end up moving to 2B due to a weaker arm. Committed to play at NC State.

293-Josh Hood (Incoming Transfer)
SS-Pennsylvania
A Freshman All-American in 2019, Hood is one the top players from the Ivy League ranks in recent years. He slashed .331/.411/.580 his Freshman season but was off to a slow start at the plate. The above average plate discipline and bat to ball skills are there. Additionally he's shown average in game pop, how much more he gets to against higher level competition is the biggest question in the profile. However based on his 2019 results, Hood can hit.

474-Logan Adams (Incoming Transfer)
RHP-College of Central Florida
Tall, over-the-top delivery with easy effort and works well downhill. Adams sits 89-92, touching 94. Mixes in an average breaking ball. If Adams can consistently sit 91-94 later in the spring, could find his name called in the top 5 or 6 rounds.

587-Jacob Cozart (HS)
C
Wesleyan Christian Academy
Athletic, strong build with present strengh. Good footwork behind the plate, can likely stay at catcher. Open stance with whippy, bat speed. Contact-oriented right now. Some pull-side pop.

Redwolf55
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Couple of quick notes-
Clemson has their top 2 incoming QB commits that will probably get drafted over the next couple of days. This could leave them real thin behind DJ if he was to get hurt and they don't show up.

WF just had their top incoming P pull his name out of the draft tonight and will go to school

Top HS players
wolfpack1437
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I tried to watch but Tim Corbin is one of the talking heads on the broadcast. I turned it off
griff17matt
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wolfpack1437 said:

I tried to watch but Tim Corbin is one of the talking heads on the broadcast. I turned it off


Surprised Al Leiter isn't on there so they could all circle jerk about Vandy's pitchers
CLTWolf
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Redwolf55 said:

Couple of quick notes-
Clemson has their top 2 incoming QB commits that will probably get drafted over the next couple of days. This could leave them real thin behind DJ if he was to get hurt and they don't show up.

WF just had their top incoming P pull his name out of the draft tonight and will go to school

Top HS players

Only one of those kids would play QB in college but you're right, it's extremely doubtful they end up in college at all.

Huge news for Wake getting Hartle on campus with no stress. Sucks for him he has to pitch in that ball park of theirs.
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SportManagementEngineer
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Regardless of the obnoxious infatuation in Omaha, excited that Leiter is going to my Rangers.
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packman34
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wolfpack1437 said:

I tried to watch but Tim Corbin is one of the talking heads on the broadcast. I turned it off


It's on ESPN. I changed it of MLB channel immediately after seeing him there.
Glasswolf
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packman34 said:

wolfpack1437 said:

I tried to watch but Tim Corbin is one of the talking heads on the broadcast. I turned it off


It's on ESPN. I changed it of MLB channel immediately after seeing him there.
I did the same. Hoping to hear from Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac but Corbin was a deal breaker
EthanBarry
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Bizarre draft. Watson is slipping further than I thought, don't get your hopes up though
Glasswolf
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EthanBarry said:

Bizarre draft. Watson is slipping further than I thought, don't get your hopes up though
So is Rocker
Glasswolf
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Glasswolf said:

EthanBarry said:

Bizarre draft. Watson is slipping further than I thought, don't get your hopes up though
So is Rocker

Rocker gone
packman34
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How far down does Watson have to drop before he considers withdrawing his name and going to NC State?
pack2010
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packman34 said:

How far down does Watson have to drop before he considers withdrawing his name and going to NC State?

far far far
Glasswolf
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packman34 said:

How far down does Watson have to drop before he considers withdrawing his name and going to NC State?
out of the 1st round. Way out
Glasswolf
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He gone
JCooke93
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Pain
Bcwhitl2
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If Chandler and Taylor somehow both end up at Clemson that will be a nice little coup. Tomorrow will be the big day for us and our commits
JCooke93
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Yes it will be
AlleyPack
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JCooke93 said:

Yes it will be

Are there ANY of the current players who MIGHT come back depending on where they're drafted?
(meaning, if they go much lower than what they were hoping/expecting)
packwest
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I'm really surprised that Butler isn't higher on the boards after the year he's had.
JCooke93
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It all depends on how much cash they get offered
wilmwolf
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bsorry11 said:

I'm really surprised that Butler isn't higher on the boards after the year he's had.
Baseball is weird. If he was a shortstop and put up the numbers he has, he'd probably be going in the top few rounds. I'm sure he's on quite a few teams boards though.
Just a guy on the sunshine squad.
packwest
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wilmwolf80 said:

bsorry11 said:

I'm really surprised that Butler isn't higher on the boards after the year he's had.
Baseball is weird. If he was a shortstop and put up the numbers he has, he'd probably be going in the top few rounds. I'm sure he's on quite a few teams boards though.
With a premium on the long ball in MLB, I would hope so.
SportManagementEngineer
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Tyler McDonough off the board early in the 3rd round to Boston
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castlewood107
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$830K slot value at that pick. Get paid young man.

Tyler has been my favorite State player to watch lately. Never EVER gives an at-bat away. Great player.
SniderFC
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SportManagementEngineer said:

Tyler McDonough off the board early in the 3rd round to Boston

Yessir!! Let's go Sox! That takes some of the sting of him not playing for the Pack next year away.
SportManagementEngineer
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SniderFC said:

SportManagementEngineer said:

Tyler McDonough off the board early in the 3rd round to Boston

Yessir!! Let's go Sox! That takes some of the sting of him not playing for the Pack next year away.
They announced him as a second baseman, interesting.
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pack2010
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Torres 89 to the Reds!
CLTWolf
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Jose Torres to the Reds. Congrats Jose!
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griff17matt
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Is there a round where we should feel safe with our recruits coming to college instead of the minors?
Wolfer79
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griff17matt said:

Is there a round where we should feel safe with our recruits coming to college instead of the minors?


based on podcast
10th round is what I remember
EthanBarry
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Wolfer79 said:

griff17matt said:

Is there a round where we should feel safe with our recruits coming to college instead of the minors?


based on podcast
10th round is what I remember
Correct, 11th round it becomes much more likely
CLTWolf
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Take a look at the MLB draft tracker and it tells you, off to the right, the slot values. Keep in mind that if you see a team drafting a SR in the top 10 rounds it's b/c they are trying to save money from the pool towards signing another kid they've selected that will probably command over slot. Ethan can clean this part up for me b/c I'm admittedly not very knowledgeable when it comes to the slot values, etc.


https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2021/all/round/4

*Also, just heard that in 2019 (last time there was a full draft) only 2 kids drafted in the first 10 rounds didn't sign.
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*Congrats to the 10 win 2021 Wolfpack football team!
 
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