Druw Jones the Favorite at DraftKings To Go First Overall in 2022 MLB Draft

Folks, draft season is not quite over just yet.

After seeing betting fireworks and excitement in the NFL, NBA, and NHL Drafts, next up will be the MLB Draft scheduled for Sunday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 19. Arguably the least popular amongst onlookers and bettors, as it currently stands outfielder Druw Jones will be going number one to the Baltimore Orioles.

Could we see the same shenanigans with the odds shifting hours before it gets going on July 17? Doubtful, but the way this year is going, you never know.

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Here's the current draft order for the 2022 MLB Draft.

Top 10 Teams

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This will be Baltimore's second first overall pick in four years. Last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected catcher Henry Davis from the University of Louisville first overall. In 2020, the Detroit Tigers picked first baseman Spencer Torkelson and Baltimore picked catcher Adley Rutschman first in 2019.

Here are the current odds for the first pick in 2022 via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Let's get to know about these eight players.

Druw Jones

OF, Wesleyan (GA)Age: 18Bats: RThrows: RCommitted: Vanderbilt

Name sound familiar? Well if you guessed the son of Braves great Andruw Jones, you win. Jones has a work-in-progress swing but is considered the best defensive center fielder in the 2022 high school class. He might just be the best defensive outfielder in the draft, and scouts believe he has the ability to play shortstop as well.

He's also not rattled by hecklers.

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Termarr Johnson

2B, Mays (GA)Age: 18Bats: LThrows: RCommitted: Arizona State

Johnson, a projected second baseman, might be the best pure hitter in this year's class. According to MLB.com. scouts called him a combination of Wade Boggs and Vladimir Guerrero Sr. Not bad.

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Jackson Holliday

SS, Stillwater (OK)Age: 18Bats: LThrows: RCommitted: Oklahoma State

Holliday, the son of outfielder Matt Holliday is a great hitter and has a knack for getting the barrel on the ball. He broke J.T. Realmuto's national HS record of hits in a season with 89 in 41 games.

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Brooks Lee

SS, Cal PolyAge: 21Bats: SThrows: R

Lee, a former 35th-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in the 2019 draft, was fully committed to Cal Poly that year, thus re-entering the draft this year. A solid hitter that won't strike out much. In 58 games in 2022, Lee hit .357 with 15 home runs and 55 RBI. In 286 plate appearances, he only struck out 28 times.

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Elijah Green

OF, IMG Academy (FL)Age: 18Bats: RThrows: RCommitted: Miami

Another son of a former player, only Elijah's father was none other than former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl tight end Eric Green. Elijah, 6'3" 215, is an above-average hitter to all fields, with speed. He ran a 6.16 sixty-yard dash. In his senior year, he hit .462 with 9 home runs in 25 games.

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Jacob Berry

3B/OF, Louisiana StateAge: 21Bats: SThrows: R

Berry can hit, and from both sides of the plate! For Arizona in 2021, Berry crushed 17 home runs in 63 games. In 2022, for Louisiana State, he hit .370 with 15 home runs in 53 games.

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Kevin Parada

C, Georgia TechAge: 20Bats: RThrows: R

Parada was one of the top catchers leading into the 2020 draft but had committed to Georgia Tech. A solid right-handed bat with some power — otherwise known as a ton of it! In 60 games this year, the 20-year-old crushed 26 bombs and slashed .361/.453./.709.

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Gavin Cross

OF, Virginia TechAge: 21Bats: LThrows: L

Cross, the only left-handed only bat on the odds board hit .369 in 16 games during his shortened 2020 freshman season.The kid can hit!

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