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2017 MLB Draft Position Rankings: Righthanders

You can never have too much pitching. This year’s class has a number of high-ceiling righthanders, lead by the draft’s No. 1 talent in SoCal phenom Hunter Greene.

Below are the rankings of this year’s righthanded pitchers. Their rankings in the BA 500 are in parentheses.

1. Hunter Greene, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (1)
2. Kyle Wright, Vanderbilt (2)
3. JB Bukauskas, North Carolina (6)
4. Alex Faedo, Florida (10)
5. Shane Baz, Concordia Lutheran HS, Tomball, Texas (11)
6. Nate Pearson, Central Florida JC (13)
7. Sam Carlson, Burnsville (Minn.) HS (21)
8. Tanner Houck, Missouri (22)
9. Griffin Canning, UCLA (26)
10. Matt Sauer, Ernest Righetti HS, Santa Maria, Calif. (28)
11. Clarke Schmidt, South Carolina (32)
12. Blayne Enlow, St. Amant (La.) HS (33)
13. Alex Lange, Louisiana State (34)
14. Hans Crouse, Dana Hills HS (37)
15. Tanner Burns, Decatur (Ala.) HS (38)
16. Tristan Beck, Stanford (41)
17. Wil Crowe, South Carolina (47)
18. Michael Mercado, Westview HS, San Diego (48)
19. Steven Jennings, Dekalb County HS, Smithville, Tenn. (49)
20. Corbin Martin, Texas A&M (55)
21. Drew Rasmussen, Oregon State (56)
22. Caden Lemons, Vestavia Hills (Ala.) HS (57)
23. James Marinan, Park Vista HS, Lake Worth, Fla. (58)
24. Alex Scherff, Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS (59)
25. Matt Tabor, Milton (Mass.) Academy (60)
26. Hagen Danner, Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS (61)
27. Bryce Bonnin, Barbers Hill HS, Mont Belvieu, Texas (73)
28. Chris McMahon, West Chester (Pa.) Rustin HS (76)
29. Morgan Cooper, Texas (80)
30. Jake Thompson, Oregon State (83)
31. Landon Leach, Pickering HS, Ajax, Ont. (85)
32. Blaine Knight, Arkansas (87)
33. Tommy Mace, Sunlake HS, Land O’ Lakes, Fla. (88)
34. Kyle Hurt, Torrey Pines HS, San Diego (94)
35. Joe Perez, Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla. (98)
36. Michael Baumann, Jacksonville (103)
37. Tony Dibrell, Kennesaw State (104)
38. C.J. Van Eyk, Steinbrenner HS, Lutz, Fla. (109)
39. Colton Hock, Stanford (115)
40. Sam Keating, Canterbury HS, Fort Myers, Fla. (116)
41. Gavin Williams, Cape Fear (N.C.) HS (120)
42. Jeremiah Estrada, Palm Desert (Calif.) HS (121)
43. James Karinchak, Bryant (122)
44. Keegan Thompson, Auburn (124)
45. Brian Shaffer, Maryland (125)
46. Peter Solomon, Notre Dame (126)
47. Hunter Ruth, Buchholz HS, Gainesville, Fla. (135)
48. Tommy Doyle, Virginia (136)
49. Spencer Howard, Cal Poly (137)
50. Mac Sceroler, Southeast Louisiana (138)
51. Spencer Strider, Christian Academy of Knoxville (139)
52. Donovan Casey, Boston College (141)
53. Jordan Spicer, Polk (Fla.) State JC (144)
54. Bryce Montes de Oca, Missouri (146)
55. Ryan Lillie, UC Riverside (147)
56. Garett King, California Baptist (148)
57. Cory Abbott, Loyola Marymount (149)
58. Zach Haake, John A. Logan (Ill.) JC (150)
59. Lincoln Henzman, Louisville (151)
60. Tyler Johnson, South Carolina (155)
61. Will Gaddis, Furman (159)
62. Garrett Cave, Tampa (160)
63. Drew Strotman, Saint Mary’s (161)
64. Emerson Hancock, Cairo (Ga.) HS (164)
65. Freddy Tarnok, Riverview (Fla.) HS (170)
66. Caleb Sloan, Regis Jesuit HS, Aurora, Colo. (171)
67. Carmen Mlodzinski, Hilton Head (S.C.) HS (172)
68. Jack Leftwich, The Next Level Academy, Longwood, Fla. (173)
69. Griff McGarry, Menlo School, Atherton, Calif. (174)
70. Trevor Stephan, Arkansas (177)
71. Zach Pop, Kentucky (178)
72. Glenn Otto, Rice (181)
73. Jackson Rutledge, Rockwood Summitt HS, Fenton, Mo. (183)
74. Connor Seabold, Cal State Fullerton (186)
75. Daniel Ritcheson, Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills, Calif. (187)
76. Joe Lancellotti, Penn Charter, Philadelphia (190)
77. Charlie Neuweiler, Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS, East Elmhurst, N.Y. (192)
78. Bowden Francis, Chipola (Fla.) JC (194)
79. Zach Schellenger, Seton Hall (195)
80. Reed Hayes, Vanderbilt (200)
81. Logan Chapman, Easley (S.C.) HS (201)
82. Justin Bullock, South Granville HS, Creedmoor, N.C. (203)
83. Riley Otteson, Utah (204)
84. Jayson Rose, Utah (211)
85. Devin Ortiz, Saint Joseph Regional HS, Montvale, N.J. (212)
86. Tyler Brown, Crestview HS, Ashland, Ohio (213)
87. Nick Storz, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, N.Y. (214)
88. Kevin Abel, Madison HS, San Diego (216)
89. Griffin Roberts, Wake Forest (217)
90. Justin Lewis, Kentucky (220)
91. AJ Labas, Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville, Fla. (226)
92. Brad Dobzanski, Delsea (N.J.) HS (231)
93. Nick Margevicius, Rider (234)
94. Will Reed, Harford CC (Md.) (235)
95. Harrison Francis, Lawton Chiles HS, Tallassee, Fla. (238)
96. Jack Conlon, Sugar Land (Texas) HS (239)
97. Boyd Vander Kooi, Skyline HS, Mesa, Ariz. (241)
98. Kade McClure, Louisville (244)
99. Tylor Fischer, Langham Creek HS, Houston (246)
100. Wilberto Rivera, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Florida, P.R. (247)
101. Wills Montgomerie, Connecticut (249)
102. Kyle Johnston, Texas (250)
103. Andrew Karp, Florida State (253)
104. Brett Hanewich, Stanford (255)
105. Eli Morgan, Gonzaga (257)
106. Donnie Sellers, Wake Forest (260)
107. Harold Cortijo, Riverdale Baptist HS, Upper Marlboro, Md. (261)
108. Zach McCambley, Pocono Mountain West HS, Swiftwater, Pa. (262)
109. Jeff Criswell, Portage (Mich.) Central HS (263)
110. Christian Santana, American Heritage High, Plantation, Fla. (264)
111. Jake Bird, UCLA (265)
112. Ricky Vanasco, Williston (Fla.) (269)
113. Blake Rivera, Wallace State JC (Ala.) (272)
114. Erich Uelman, Cal Poly (273)
115. Darren McCaughan, Long Beach State (278)
116. Jake Lyons, Weatherford JC (Texas) (283)
117. Dane Myers, Rice (284)
118. Jackson Tetreault, State College of Florida JC (286)
119. Dennis Brady, Mercer (N.J.) JC (287)
120. Riley Thompson, Louisville (290)
121. Matt Brill, Appalachian State (291)
122. Gio Arrierra, Palm Beach State JC (Fla.) (292)
123. Cade Cavalli, Bixby (Okla.) HS (295)
124. Bailey Ober, College of Charleston (300)
125. Tyler Ivey, Grayson (Texas) JC (302)
126. Seth Elledge, Dallas Baptist (303)
127. Bryson Hutchinson, DeLand (Fla.) HS (306)
128. Sal Biasi, Penn State (308)
129. Adam Stauffer, Coatesville (Pa.) HS (309)
130. Kevin Baker, Portland (315)
131. Trey Dillard, Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. (327)
132. Zach Willeman, Kent State (330)
133. Garrett Whitlock, Alabama-Birmingham (331)
134. Andrew Quezada, Cypress (Calif.) JC (333)
135. Joe Ryan, Cal State Northridge (334)
136. Carlos Lomeli, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, Calif. (337)
137. Nick Gallagher, Iowa (339)
138. Keith Rogalla, Creighton (340)
139. Luis Alvarado, Nebraska (341)
140. Chandler Newman, Chattahooche Valley (Ala.) JC (342)
141. Ricky Karcher, Walters State (Tenn.) JC (343)
142. Nick Jodway, Draughn HS, Valdese, N.C. (344)
143. Brian Howard, Texas Christian (345)
144. Brigham Hill, Texas A&M (346)
145. Cason Sherrod, Texas A&M (347)
146. Will Kincanon, Indiana State (349)
147. Isaiah Henry, North Shore HS, Houston (352)
148. Tyler Buffet, Oklahoma State (353)
149. Noah Bremer, Washington (354)
150. Brad Bass, Notre Dame (362)
151. Josh Roberson, UNC Wilmington (369)
152. Marshall Kasowski, West Texas A&M (371)
153. Bobby Miller, McHenry (Ill.) HS (372)
154. Colton Laws, Charlotte (376)
155. Seth Nordlin, Gateway JC (Ariz.) (377)
156. Jason Bahr, Central Florida (379)
157. Ryan Dease, The Next Level Academy, Longwood, Fla. (381)
158. Alex Eubanks, Clemson (382)
159. Shameko Smith, Polk (Fla.) State JC (383)
160. Jonathan Teaney, San Diego (386)
161. Kyle Goodbrand, UC San Diego (387)
162. John Russell, Connecticut (389)
163. Calvin Faucher, UC Irvine (390)
164. Brandon Bielak, Notre Dame (392)
165. Jared Solomon, Lackawanna (Pa.) CC (393)
166. Wyatt Marks, Louisiana Lafayette (394)
167. Janson Junk, Seattle (395)
168. Joe Cavallaro, South Florida (397)
169. John Swanda, Roosevelt (Des Moines, Iowa) HS (398)
170. Matt Givin, Rock Canyon HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (400)
171. Ben Jordan, West Carter High, Olive Hill, Ky. (401)
172. Trenton Denholm, Oak Ridge HS, El Dorado Hills, Calif. (404)
173. Riley Cabral, Chipola (Fla.) JC (405)
174. Hunter Martin, Tennessee (409)
175. Stephen Emanuels, Interlake HS, Bellevue, Wash. (412)
176. Cody Bolton, Tracy (Calif.) HS (414)
177. Bryce Dyrda, Southern California (420)
178. Isaiah Paige, Damien HS, La Verne, Calif. (428)
179. Jared Brasher, Samford (430)
180. Brady Puckett, Lipscomb (433)
181. Stephen Keller, Hargrave High, Huffman, Texas (434)
182. Chase Farrell, Valencia (Calif.) HS (435)
183. Mason Hickman, Pope John Paull II HS, Hendersonville, Tenn. (437)
184. Aaron Perry, Hurricane (W.V.) HS (438)
185. Cody Greenhill, Russellville (Ala.) HS (439)
186. Cole Percival, Riverside Poly HS, Riverside, Calif. (442)
187. Matt Ruppenthal, Vanderbilt (444)
188. Mark Washington, Lehigh (450)
189. Trey Cobb, Oklahoma State (452)
190. Jeff Bain, Cal Poly Pomona (464)
191. D’Mond LaFond, Refugio (Texas) HS (468)
192. Chad Bryant, Thomasville (Ala.) HS (470)
193. Graham Hoffman, Calvary Christian HS, Clearwater, Fla. (475)
194. Dalton Higgins, Dallas Baptist (479)
195. Max Gamboa, Pepperdine (481)
196. Marcel Renteria, New Mexico State (483)
197. Austin Marozas, Plainfield (Ill.) South HS (486)
198. Brandon McCabe, Forest Hill HS, West Palm Beach, Fla. (488)
199. Ben Fariss, Valencia (Calif.) HS (489)
200. Conner O’Neil, Cal State Northridge (490)
201. Mitchell Traver, Texas Christian (492)
202. Braydon Weyer, Peak to Peak HS, Lafayette, Colo. (493)
203. Liam Jenkins, Wabash Valley (Ill.) JC (496)
204. Tommy DeJuneas, North Carolina State (497)

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