Colorado Rockies: Mock Draft Monday, Version 2

Welcome to the second installment of our Mock Draft Monday where we will take a look at who the Colorado Rockies just might take when the Major League Baseball draft begins on Thursday, June 9. We’re one week closer to MLB teams casting their collective die to see which players they believe are the future cornerstones of their organizations.

This Mock Draft was built in conjunction with other MLB editors throughout the FanSided network. Taking their needs into consideration and where their teams might select certain players to fill holes in their future lineup, we arrived at this latest prediction of who the Rockies and other MLB teams will select.

We also looked at where other sites were expecting players to go, including MLB.com, Fangraphs.com, and SportingNews.com. Taking all of that into consideration, along with input from our fellow FanSided editors, we arrived at these conclusions.

In Version 1 of our mock draft, we predicted the Rockies would take California high school outfielder Mickey Moniak. Do we still think that? And what about the Rockies’ pick at #38?

In this installment, we’ll once again going to look at who we believe will be taken with the first 41 picks. Of course, we’ll pay particular attention to Colorado’s picks, which are slated at #4 and #38.

You can check out our first Mock Draft Monday by clicking here. Otherwise, check out our most updated look, beginning on the next page…

Next: What We Think Will Happen on June 9

Here’s how we believe the first 41 picks will fall. We’ll discuss the Rockies selections on the following pages…

1. Philadelphia Phillies – A.J. Puk, LHP, University of Florida
2. Cincinnati Reds – Nick Senzel, IF, University of Tennessee
3. Atlanta Braves – Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer University
4. Colorado Rockies – Mickey Moniak, OF, California HS
5. Milwaukee Brewers – Corey Ray, OF, University of Louisville
6. Oakland Athletics – Jason Groome, LHP, New Jersey HS
7. Florida Marlins – Delvin Perez, SS, Puerto Rico
8. San Diego Padres – Riley Pint, RHP, Kansas HS
9. Detroit Tigers – Dakota Hudson, RHP, Mississippi State University

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10. Chicago White Sox – Blake Rutherford, OF, California HS

11. Seattle Mariners – Matt Manning, RHP, California HS

12. Boston Red Sox – Josh Lowe, 3B, Georgia HS

13. Tampa Bay Rays – Zack Collins, C, University of Miami

14. Cleveland Indians – Jordan Sheffield, RHP, Vanderbilt University

15. Minnesota Twins – Taylor Trammell, OF, Georgia HS

16. Los Angeles Angels – Braxton Garrett, LHP, Alabama HS

17. Houston Astros – Ian Anderson, RHP, New York HS

18. New York Yankees – Joey Wentz, LHP, Kansas HS

19. New York Mets – Alex Kirilloff, OF, Pennsylvania HS

20. Los Angeles Dodgers – Forrest Whitley, RHP, Texas HS

21. Toronto Blue Jays – Robert Tyler, RHP, University of Georgia

22. Pittsburgh Pirates – T.J. Zeuch, RHP, University of Pittsburgh

23. St. Louis Cardinals – Will Craig, IF, Wake Forest University

24. San Diego Padres – Zack Burdi, RHP, University of Louisville

25. San Diego Padres – Will Benson, OF, Georgia HS

26. Chicago White Sox – Eric Lauer, LHP, Kent State University

27. Baltimore Orioles – Buddy Reed, OF, University of Florida

28. Washington Nationals – Matt Thaiss, C, Virginia Univeristy

29. Washington Nationals – Drew Mendoza, IF, Florida HS

30. Texas Rangers – Logan Shore, RHP, University of Florida

31. New York Mets – Justin Dunn, RHP, Boston College

32. Los Angeles Dodgers – Cal Quantrill, RHP, Stanford University

33. St. Louis Cardinals –

Connor Jones

, RHP, University of Virginia

34. St. Louis Cardinals – Alec Hansen, RHP, University of Oklahoma

35. Cincinnati Reds – Bryan Reynolds, OF, Vanderbilt University

36. Los Angeles Dodgers – Nolan Jones, IF, Pennsylvania HS

37. Oakland Athletics – Alex Speas, RHP, Georgia HS

39. Arizona Diamondbacks – Jesus Luzardo, LHP, Florida HS

40. Atlanta Braves – Heath Quinn, OF, Samford University

41. Pittsburgh Pirates – Carter Kieboom, IF, Georgia HS

Next: Discussing Colorado's Choice at #4

Mickey Moniak

After talking with some fellow FanSided editors, there were shakeups at the top of our mock draft this week. Cincinnati may not be looking for a pitcher as much as they’re looking for that next great position player. If that’s the case, the Reds will take Nick Senzel at pick 2.

If that’s the case, touted pitchers Jason Groome and Riley Pint would both be available … yet it looks as if they’ll drop past the Rockies. Both Atlanta and Colorado seem very interested in talented outfielders Kyle Lewis and Mickey Moniak.

We’re going to stick with our belief that Atlanta needs a more mature bat sooner than the Rockies so they’ll go with the college player in Mercer’s Kyle Lewis. With that, we’ll stick with our thoughts on the Rockies taking Moniak, a high school outfielder from Carlsbad, Calif., who has been described as “one of the better high school bats in the nation who makes consistent, hard contact at the plate, according to MLB.com. You can check out video of him and a scouting report from MLB.com by clicking here.

Moniak has also been described as an outfielder who has a lot of speed to cover the outfield, perfect for roaming Coors Field in the future.

Baseball America says that two Southern California scouts say his bat ranks a 70 on a scale of 20-80. They say if there’s one high school prospect in the draft who will mash in the Majors, they’re putting their money on Moniak.

What’s the biggest knock on him? Moniak has yet to develop a lot of power. However, the Rockies should be willing to take him based on hitting for average with the bet that the power will develop down the line.

Next: Discussing Colorado's Choice at #38