2024 MLB draft: Major league comps for Condon, Bazzana, more - ESPN

The 2024 MLB draft starts Sunday, and that means your team could be selecting its next superstar. Since baseball draft prospects often are not household names when picked, we asked around the league to find major league comparisons for players expected to come off the board early in the first round.

It is important to keep in mind that the evaluators who helped us find our comps stressed that the major league players were the type of player each prospect reminded them of, and not based on projected major league ability.

From two 2024 sluggers with similar games to big-time power hitters to a couple of flamethrowers who had our panel bringing up current MLB aces, here's a look at how five coveted draft picks mirror big league stars, past and present.

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Top comp: Richie Sexson

Also mentioned: Kris Bryant, Jayson Werth, Jorge Soler

If you can't tell by the comps, Condon is tall and lanky with massive power. Some evaluators provided mixed reviews on his athleticism, but the consensus is that it is decent for a prospect of his size (6-foot-6, 216 pounds). Condon also showed he could handle multiple positions defensively while playing third base, first base and in the outfield for Georgia.

Like Kris Bryant, Condon won the Golden Spikes Award, hitting 37 home runs this year — the most in a Division I baseball season since the BBCOR (bat-ball coefficient restitution) took effect in 2011.

«I'm not sold on what position he plays at the next level,» one evaluator said. «Big body, advanced bat. Power. He's also a very good athlete. You have to be to go from corner OF to third base.»

Top comp: Bryce Harper

Also mentioned: Matt Olson, Joey Gallo, Carlos Gonzalez

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