Some names to look for on opening day in the New York-Penn League

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Based on Baseball America's mock draft, here are some names to look for on June 14, when play opens in the New York-Penn League.

Adley Rutschman, Oregon State (Aberdeen IronBirds?)

J.J. Bleday, Vanderbilt (Batavia Muckdogs?)

Andrew Vaughn, California (Connecticut Tigers?)

Zack Thompson, Kentucky (Brooklyn Cyclones?)

George Kirby, Elon (Williamsport Crosscutters?)

Logan Davidson, Clemson (State College Spikes?)

Michael Bush, North Carolina (Hudson Valley Renegades?)

Will Wilson, North Carolina State (Mahoning Valley Scrappers?)

Greg Jones, UNC-Wilmington (Vermont Lake Monsters?)

The 2019 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft begins on June 3, and can be watched on MLB Network.  

Draft order is based on the reverse order of 2018 regular-season standings and is listed below. Most of the players on New York-Penn League rosters will be determined  by draft results. The league opens play on June 14 and you can link to ticket information for a game near you at the New York-Penn League website. 

1. Baltimore Orioles (47-115) (Aberdeen IronBirds)

4. Miami Marlins (63-98) (Batavia Muckdogs)

5. Detroit Tigers (64-98) (Connecticut Tigers)

12. New York Mets (77-85) (Brooklyn Cyclones)

14. Philadelphia Phillies (80-82) (Willamsport Crosscutters)

17. Washington Nationals (82-80) (Auburn Doubledays)

18. Pittsburgh Pirates (82-79) (West Virginia Black Bears)

19. St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) (State College Spikes)

22. Tampa Bay Rays (90-72) (Hudson Valley Renegades)

24. Cleveland Indians (91-71) (Mahoning Valley Scrappers)

29. Oakland Athletics (97-65) (Vermont Lake Monsters)

30. New York Yankees (100-62) (Staten Island Yankees)

32. Houston Astros (103-59) (Tri-City ValleyCats)

33. Boston Red Sox (108-54) (Lowell Spinners)

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