MLB Draft: 2016 Top High School Prep Arms

Draft High School Arms

The 2016 Major League Baseball draft is just a little over a month away, taking place on June 9. Using MLB.com, Baseball America, and other various sites, I’ll be ranking each high school player by position over the next couple of weeks, starting with the arms.

The Pirates usually don’t take pitching in the first round, let alone high school pitching. There is always the chance of that occurring though, and with the project-ability of the high school pitchers, the Pirates might change up and roll the dice with one of these arms earlier than usual.

The Pirates always seem to have projectable arms in their minors. Within the upcoming weeks, after giving out my top 8 high school players of each position, more analysis will be focused on who the Pirates could realistically target at picks number 22 and 41, along with their second round pick. The day before the draft will feature a breakdown of the typical Neal Huntington draft, as we look to provide quality Major League baseball draft previews.

It’s going to be a fun time like any other draft, and the Pirates have shown they won’t shy away from being aggressive in the first, or if not then, in rounds 2-5. So here is the first look, top eight high school arms.

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