A look at Auburn Baseball’s top prospects ahead of MLB Draft
Auburn’s unexpected run to the College World Series in 2022 had its perks, which included added exposure for members of the team.
Due to their success, Auburn baseball’s top batters, fielders, and pitchers were able to show their talents to fans far and wide as well as Major League Baseball scouts.
Ahead of the 2022 MLB Draft, D1Baseball released their picks for the top 150 draft-eligible college prospects, where six Tigers were listed.
Auburn’s top prospects are headlined by pitchers, beginning with the SEC’s save leader, Blake Burkhalter.
Burkhalter struck out 71 batters over 46.1 innings of work, and went on to record 16 saves in 2022. Next are weekend starters Trace Bright and Mason Barnett, followed by reliver Carson Skipper.
Both position players to make the list made an impact at the plate, as they finished the season sitting atop the team’s batting average leaderboard. In his first season after transferring from Samford, Sonny DiChiara led Auburn in three major categories… home runs (22), RBI (59), and average (.383). Not far behind him was Blake Rambusch, who stole 16 bases and recorded a .327 average.
All six players have a great shot to hear their names called during the MLB Draft that is set to begin Sunday, July 17. Where do they stack up against College Baseball’s best prospects? Here is where the top Tigers are listed according to D1Baseball’s top 150 list:
Blake Burkhalter
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RHP rank: No. 14
Overall rank: No. 45
Sonny DiChiara
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
1B rank: No. 5
Overall rank: No. 75
Trace Bright
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RHP Rank: No. 30
Overall rank: No. 89
Mason Barnett
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
RHP rank: No. 37
Overall rank: No. 113
Blake Rambusch
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
2B rank: No. 7
Overall rank: No. 141
Carson Skipper
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LHP rank: No. 23
Overall rank: N/A
