2011 Draft: John Sickels’ Mock Draft v2.0

John Sickels of Minor League Ball posted his second mock draft over the weekend (first round, sandwich round). His top three is the same as last time – Rice 3B Anthony Rendon to the Pirates, UCLA RHP Gerrit Cole to the Mariners, Virginia LHP Danny Hultzen to the Diamondbacks – but things get a little haywire after that. Sickels has the Yankees taking New York’s own Williams Jerez with their first selection (51st overall), noting that “stock is rising and he’s linked with the Yankees.” Fortunately, I told you everything you need to know about Jerez about two weeks ago.