(1/24) 56. Mikey Romero, SS, Orange Lutheran HS (CA) (40+ FV)
(2/79) 71. Roman Anthony, RF, Stoneman Douglas HS (FL) (40 FV)
(9/279) 87. Brooks Brannon, C, Randleman HS (NC) (40 FV)
(2/41) 102. Cutter Coffey, SS, Liberty HS (CA) (40 FV)
(5/159) 133. Noah Dean, LHP, Old Dominion (40 FV)
(3/99) 134. Dalton Rogers, LHP, Southern Miss (40 FV)
(13/399) 184. Gavin Kilen, SS, Milton HS (WI) (35+ FV)
(6/189) 259. Alex Hoppe, RHP, UNC Greensboro (35+ FV)
(4/129) HM. Chase Meidroth, 2B, San Diego
(14/429) HM. Travis Sanders, SS, Copperas Cove HS (TX)
Romero was the No. 1 guy I wanted to move up within 24 hours of posting the final list. He's one of the better bets in the prep class to hit, he's a left-handed hitter with a track record, there's some raw power (but the swing isn't geared to tap into it yet), and he'll play in the infield (though his arm strength is just OK right now). I wanted to move him into the mid-30s and that also gives context for the Red Sox pick; it was a little above what was expected, but the 30s, maybe over slot in the 40s is what I was expecting for Romero. It makes sense given the preference for Alex Verdugo, Jeter Downs, Nick Yorke and Marcelo Mayer under the Chaim Bloom regime that the Sox would be higher on Romero than other teams and might have also saved a bit here.
Anthony looked like a comp/second-round bat at times this spring, but he had a pretty meh summer and is a corner-only guy, so I get why he slid a bit. Brannon looked to be a back-half-of-the-second-rounder as a catcher with real power who had a huge spring but didn't do any summer events, and I'm guessing the Sox paid him down to the ninth round. Coffey had long been tied to the Sox like the other prep prospects (and like a half-dozen others they didn't take) and he's a bit polarizing, but he has bat speed, raw power and an infield fit (probably third base) along with a decent backup plan on the mound (low-90s sinker/slider from a low slot). Kilen will be a tough sign but I really liked him over the summer (my preseason list had Jackson Holliday 12th, Romero 24th and Kilen 25th) and thought he'd go in the second round like Noah Miller (a similar type from a similar area) did in last year's draft, but Kilen was underwhelming this spring. Sanders is another prep shortstop a tier or two below these players who could benefit from three seasons in college.
I ranked Dean and Rogers back-to-back as different types of power lefty relievers. Rogers has a low-slot, flat-angled fastball in the mid-90s and enough off-speed to go multiple innings. Dean is up to 100 mph with bat-missing shape, an above-average slurve, and is overall more of a one-inning-at-a-time fire-breather. Hoppe is 23½ but sits in the mid-90s with bat-missing shape, an above-average slider and better-than-you'd-think command for a college reliever. Meidroth is a smallish but productive second-base type with a good approach.