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THIS DRAFT COULD BE AMONG WEAKEST EVER FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS

When we performed our first in-season update of our draft rankings we noticed something missing.

There were just five high school prospects ranked inside the top 30.

For some time, the expectation for the 2024 draft class has been that this year’s high school group is down. Scouting directors view the talent level for both prep hitters and pitchers to be below-average

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