Update: Click here for my "Big Board" featuring my personal top 10 draft prospects.
The first edition of my MLB mock draft for 2012. I will produce a few more editions over the next several months leading up to June so check back for more. Also, check out this link for more on the MLB draft 2012. I tried to make this mock draft as realistic as possible. To do so, I strove to avoid a mistake that I often see in mock draft and that frustrates me. Most mock drafts focus on specific holes on the major league squad (which is better) and base the list off of that that. I believe teams rarely, if ever, do that in actual drafts, and so instead I'll be trying to formulate my mock draft based upon organizational philosophy and the general shape of a farm system, with a major focus on best player available. I also did not put an emphasis on the effect the new CBA will have on college vs. high school players being drafted. I think that effect will be minimal in the first round.
