June 15, 2017 at 9:49 AM
2017 Draft Recap: How Boston's picks ranked
Of the 40 Red Sox 2017 draft selections, 10 were ranked in the Baseball America Top 500, 10 in the Perfect Game Top 500, and 6 in the MLB.com Top 200 list. 12 Red Sox selections appeared in at least one of the lists, down from 19 in 2016.
See below for a listing of the 2017 Red Sox draftees who were ranked by BA, PG, or MLB.com. The full list of this year's draft selections can be found over at the SoxProspects.com Draft History page.
Round-Pick: Player, Position (Rank)
1-24: Tanner Houck, RHP (BA: 22, PG: 26, MLB: 20)
2-63: Cole Brannen, OF (BA: 54, PG: 46, MLB: 68)
3-101: Brett Netzer, 2B (BA: 237, MLB: 197)
4-131: Jake Thompson, RHP (BA: 83, PG: 79, MLB: 71)
5-161: Alex Scherff, RHP (BA: 59, PG: 47, MLB: 52)
6-191: Zach Schellenger, RHP (BA: 195, PG: 228, MLB: 193)
12-371: Beau Hanna, C (PG: 415)
14-431: Aaron Perry, RHP (BA: 438, PG: 261)
23-701: Donny Diaz, RHP (PG:252)
26-791: Trenton Denholm, RHP (BA: 404, PG: 266)
28-851: Oraj Anu, OF (BA: 472, PG: 461)
29-881: Tyler Dearden (BA: 449)