Prep Baseball Report

2022 PBR Simul-Draft


By Draft HQ Staff

The picks are in! In real time we selected 20 rounds, one by one once again in 2022. Originally created four years ago, Draft HQ has selected prospects every year since 2018.

2018 Selections
2019 Selections
2020 Selections
2021 Selections

After assigning ourselves the 25th highest bonus pool this time around at $6.840M we picked in real time with the Houston Astros. 

Again, it's important to note that each of our picks were made in real time as the draft is taking place. This is not a mock or a post-draft of best available. It's also important to note the challenge we have selecting players without knowing their signability. We may think they will sign, but without a phone call and an offer (neither of which we do, or can do) we never know for sure who will be selected and signed.

This lack of insider information cost us dearly in 2021 when we selected Kumar Rocker in the 1st round. He did not sign after being selected th overall by the Mets, costing both a highly-valued prospect, along with the entire assigned pick value. Similarily, our 8th round pick of 2021, Austin Krob, did not sign, costing us two of our top ten overall selections.

With that stated, we got back on the horse for 2022 and made our picks:

1st round, 28th overall- Jackson Ferris, LHP, IMG Academy, FL

2/64- Jacob Melton, OF, Oregon State

2/80- Jonathan Cannon, RHP, Georgia

3/103- Cade Hunter, C, Virginia Tech
4/133- Brandon Birdsell, RHP, Texas Tech
5/163- Zach Maxwell, RHP, Georgia Tech
6/193- David Sandlin, RHP, Oklahoma
7/223- Cy Nielson, LHP, BYU
8/253- Chase Estep, 3B, Kentucky
9/283- Tim Elko, 1B, Ole Miss
10/313- Skyler Messinger, INF, Texas
11/343- Kohl Drake, LHP, Walters State
12/373- Zach Dezenzo, INF, Ohio State
13/403- Roel Garcia, RHP, Rice
14/433- Mark Adamiak, RHP, Arkansas
15/463- Daniel Harper, RHP, Kentucky