MLB Draft Lottery effects: Pipeline inbox

The top three players from the MLB Draft Lottery will be the first three selected in next year's Draft. Jim Callis and Steve Dales are building their Draft Top 100. They released separate Top 20 lists of high school players and college standouts in September. The draft is scheduled for December. It will take place in front of a live audience.

Dylan Crews, OF, Louisiana State, was drafted first overall. He had an 1.153 OPS at LSU last year.

Chase Dollander, a right-handed pitcher from Tennessee, is the second-ranked player in the MLB Draft.

Max Clark, OF, Franklin (Ind.) Community HS, is one of the best prospects in the class. Jacob Gonzalez, Wyatt Langford and Jacob Wilson are other names to keep in mind. Zach Daniels with the Astros is not ranked properly on many prospect sites. He had a good season with High-A Asheville, but he's hit .167/.286/.306 in 11 AFL games. He's also struck out in nearly 31 percent of his plate appearances. Jim Callis is the one who does the Houston Astros' Top 30 list.

Masyn Winn was drafted by the Cardinals in 2020. He's currently ranked No. 2 on the team's Top 30 and No 51 on Top 100. That would make him No 12 among all shortstops. Winn has shown improvements at the plate, with more pop, a better approach and fewer strikeouts.

Elly De La Cruz is the No. 14 prospect in the MLB Pipeline's rankings. He's been playing in Dominican Winter League for Licey. De la Cruz has played 76 games in 18 games. His walk rate and strikeout rate are up and his approach is down. He is 21 years old. The team will revisit the rankings when he's played more games at winter ball.