2017 MLB Draft Results: Easy-to-View Grades for Each Franchise

Only a day remains in the 2017 MLB draft as general managers look to find what value they can get in the later rounds.

The nature of the bonus pools makes it difficult to add high-potential prospects in the 11th round and beyond. With the bonuses capped at $125,000, teams have to dip into their general bonus fund if they want to exceed that amount.

That offers little incentive for GMs to target prep players who have slipped down the draft board since those players will almost certainly demand more than the pool amount.

As a result, a lot of the biggest moves teams will make in the 2017 draft have already happened, giving fans a relatively good idea as to how they'll grade out when all is said and done.

Below are grades for all 30 teams, followed by three organizations who have done some of the most interesting business at the draft so far.

2017 MLB Draft Grades

Arizona Diamondbacks: A-

Atlanta Braves: B+

Baltimore Orioles: A-

Boston Red Sox: B+

Chicago Cubs: B

Chicago White Sox: B

Cincinnati Reds: A

Cleveland Indians: B

Colorado Rockies: B-

Detroit Tigers: B+

Houston Astros: B+

Kansas City Royals: B+

Los Angeles Angels: B

Los Angeles Dodgers: A-

Miami Marlins: B

Milwaukee Brewers: B

Minnesota Twins: A

New York Mets: B-

New York Yankees: B

Oakland Athletics: B

Philadelphia Phillies: B

Pittsburgh Pirates: A-

San Diego Padres: A

San Francisco Giants: C

Seattle Mariners: A-

St. Louis Cardinals: C

Tampa Bay Rays: A-

Texas Rangers: B+

Toronto Blue Jays: B+

Washington Nationals: B

Notable Teams

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are clearly in rebuilding mode, but they have yet to assemble a farm system that will get the fanbase excited for what's to come. Prior to the season, the Reds' minor league organization ranked 17th on Baseball Prospectus, 13th on Baseball America and 14th on Bleacher Report.

The 2017 draft will help get the Reds to the next step in their long-term development.

For one, Cincinnati got the best player in this year's draft class, Hunter Greene. The two-way star has the potential to be the ace of the Reds' staff—something the team lacks in its farm system.

If they can sign him, Jacob Heatherly gives the Reds another prep arm to provide pitching depth. Heatherly boasts a good fastball as well as a curveball and slider he can count on to keep opposing hitters on their toes.

Jeter Downs could also be a steal in the first competitive balance round. D1Baseball's Frankie Piliere provided a brief assessment of the 18-year-old shortstop:

Watching a team start from scratch—especially after the franchise made three playoff trips between 2010 and 2013—isn't a whole lot of fun. The talent the Reds have added through the 2017 draft will at least provide a source of optimism for the future.

San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller had a clear strategy through the first two days of the draft: select high schoolers with high ceilings and sort the rest out later:

It was a good strategy after the Padres selected three college players with their first four picks a year ago.

Preller said Tuesday he was less concerned with how this year's draft will help the Padres right now and more so about assembling a lot of talent, per the team's Twitter account:

Like Cincinnati, San Diego knows it's facing a few years of losing records before things turn around. As such, the Padres might as well swing for the fences now in the draft when the negative consequences are far less than they'll be when San Diego is closer to contention.

If the return from the 2017 draft proves to be minimal, then it won't have thrown off the team's plans too much—while still being a disappointment. If one or two of the Padres' first six picks becomes something special, then it may hasten the rebuilding process. 

Washington Nationals

Speaking of defined draft plans, one look at the Washington Nationals' work so far shows where their focus was coming into the week. Nine of their first 10 picks are pitchers, and all nine come from college or junior college.

"Once you get past a certain point in the draft, the high school kids become unsignable," Nationals scouting director Kris Kline said, per the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes. "That leaves a lot of college pitching. We all have a better feel for what they are."

There's no question drafting prep pitchers comes with a lot of risk. The Nationals know that well after Lucas Giolito, their 2012 first-rounder, saw his development stalled by Tommy John surgery.

The problem with selecting nothing but JUCO and college pitchers is that Washington could limit its possible return in a few years. As Kline alluded to, college arms aren't nearly as risky but they often have less room to grow as well.

The Nationals at least struck a happy medium with Seth Romero, whose stock slipped after the Houston Cougars dismissed him from the team in May. Prior to his departure, he was 4-5 with a 3.51 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 48.2 innings.