Major League Baseball's amateur draft is scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 11. As such, this presents as good of a time and as good of an opportunity as any to addre s the upcoming draft cla s. Below, you'll find the pre-draft top 50 -- that is, 50 players who we deemed worth including based on their combination of potential and expected draft slot. (The player ranked No. 5 might not go fifth overall, but they should go somewhere in the range.) These rankings are formed based primarily on conversations with scouts, analysts, and other front office types, as well as firsthand observations and historical data.A lot has changed in five months' time, but if you'd like to compare the list below to the preseason edition, . Remember, this is merely a snapshot of the present attitudes and evaluations on these players.Mayer makes the leap from No. 5 in the preseason Rudy Tomjanovich Jersey to No. 1 now, but this spot could have gone to a couple other players without fu s. His boosters within the industry believe that he's the best player in the cla s: a potential 15-to-20-home-run-hitting shortstop who can deliver a good average and profe sional at-bats all the while. He isn't a fast runner, yet the smoothne s of his defensive actions enable him to appear as though he's moving at a higher frames per second than the average prep shortstop. Depending on the extent of his projected power gains, he could finish his development P.J. Tucker Jersey with four plus tools (everything but the run), giving him a lofty ceiling that merits the top selection. Mayer is far more likely to become the first prep shortstop to go No. 1 since in 2017 than he is to attend cla s in-person at USC this fall.Leiter ranked No. 1 on the preseason list, and for good reason. He has a fastball that doesn't take the stairway to heaven so much as it ziplines in, hopping over bats on the way to the mitt. That effect is achieved by a combination of its innate "rise"; the flat plane his release point and stature create to the top of the zone; and its mid-to-upper-90s velocity. Scouts would like to see him become more consistent with his secondaries, but there is a belief that he'll be able to turn at least one of his breaking balls, be it his curveball or his slider, into a trusty outpitch before long. Leiter is held as intelligent and hardworking, and perhaps that shouldn't come as a surprise given that his father, uncle, and cousin all pitched in the majors. Add in how he dominated the SEC, arguably the best draftee-vetting tool at the disposal of , and the only way he gets past Boston's fourth pick is if he wants to force himself elsewhere. Jack Leiter's 13Ks in 6 ip. Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) Lawlar draws comparisons to prospect Jr. because of a few biographical commonalities: both were born in Texas, and both were a little old for a prep prospect entering the draft. (Lawlar is 19.) The two share something else: an All-Star ceiling. Lawlar has a projectable frame and explosive hands that bode well for him developing plus power; on defense, he has a strong arm, above-average speed, and the other requisite traits to remain at the six. He has gone through stretches where he's swung and mi sed more frequently than scouts would like to see from a top prep player, and it's theoretically po sible that his hit tool plays lighter than expected against high-grade pitching. He's been public about his desire to attend Vanderbilt, but that seems to be regarded as a negotiating tactic. Lawlar ought to go within the top three picks."Don't sleep on Davis as a dark horse to go in the top five," is how his preseason capsule began. Five months later, he's a legitimate candidate to go first overall, depending on his financial ask. Davis made the leap by hitting .370/.482/.663 this season with 15 home runs and seven more walks than strikeouts. The demand for two-way backstops always outpaces the supply, which is why Davis' upside is intriguing. He combines a Rick Barry Jersey low whiff rate with a high average exit velocity at the plate, and he's at least an adequate defender (with a strong arm) behind it. Some evaluators are concerned his strength-based swing won't work as well against advanced pitching. Fair enough, but he's the most accomplished collegiate bat in a cla s that doesn't have many of them, and it's hard to envision him slipping far beyond No. 5.In his spring capsule, CBS Sports noted: "Put a star next to Watson's name because there's a chance he becomes one." That a sertion remains true. He has a beautiful modern swing, explosive actions, and a chance to develop into a well-rounded hitter who can remain at shortstop for the time being. There is a chance Watson outgrows short as he packs on muscle over the coming years; in that case, he could find a home in the outfield. Either way, he shouldn't be docked for being the third prep shortstop on this list: he's a tantalizing prospect with star upside. Watson's floor would seem to be the sixth pick, which ensures he won't be Robert Covington Jersey fulfilling his commitment to North Carolina State. There are scouts who believe Jobe is the best pitching prospect in the cla s. He's athletic and projectable, the way most prep arms are, but he's more polished than his peers. His fastball-slider combination produces some absurd metrics on the Trackman readout, to the degree that some evaluators believe he'll throw a pair of double-plus pitches at his peak. He's also gained ground with his changeup, a key factor when projecting younger arms. With all that established, high-school right-handers tend to go later than their talent and upside demand because of their extreme attrition risk. Jobe could prove to be the exception, with some rumors suggesting he could land as high as No. 3. Even if that doesn't come to fruition, Kenny Wooten Jersey he ought to go higher than Mick Abel did last June, when he was selected 15th by the .Cowser, who first impre sed scouts by holding his own as one of the youngest members of Team USA, solidified himself as the second-best collegiate hitter in this cla s by batting .374/.490/.680 with 16 home runs, 17 steals (on 20 tries), and 10 more walks than strikeouts. Cowser's power surge is notable, since it was one of the big questions for him entering the year. (He'd previously launched just eight homers in his first 328 trips to the dish.) Factor in how there are evaluators who believe he'll begin his career in center thanks to his above-average speed and technique, and he's a surefire bet to eclipse Glenn Wilson (18th in 1980) as the highest selected Bearkat in school history.The most famous, and therefore the most scrutinized prospect in the cla s. Rocker is as physical as they come (he's listed at a Brad Keller- or Lance Lynn-like 6-foot-5, 245 pounds), and he po se ses one of the draft's best chase pitches, in his trademark slider. Alas, there are several reasons he could drop outside of the top five, beginning with a velocity dip he experienced earlier this year. Rocker's changeup is underbaked, and scouts are concerned th