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With the 2010 MLB Draft having come and gone, we saw the arrival of Bryce Harper, one of baseball’s most hyped players ever not named Strasburg, get selected with the first overall pick by the Washington Nationals. Granted, several of the stars of tomorrow were drafted, some of whom may have been in the Draft’s first 10 selections, yet several All-Stars will have been drafted in the 48th round as an afterthought for almost every MLB team. With fans of every team always interested in what young guns they could acquire through the draft, here’s a first look at the top 5 college players whose names will be called by Bud Selig next June…

1. Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
2010 Stats: .394 BA, 26 HR, 85 RBI, .530 OBP, .813 SLUG, 14 SB

Anthony Rendon (left) is one of those prospects that comes around once in a decade. Unfortunately for him, the last two drafts have had two prospects (Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg) who come around once in a lifetime, so he won’t have quite the amount of hype they did. Having established what would be an incredible three or four season college career in two seasons, Rendon has already pulled in some major hardware, including being Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman of the Year in 2009 and Baseball America Player of the Year in this recent 2010 campaign.

Boasting incredible power and a great approach at the plate, Rendon will be the best hitter in this class without question. With above-average fielding skills, and slightly above-average speed, the two-time All-American is the complete package. Regarding Rendon, some scouts said they’d take him over Bryce Harper if they were both in this 2011 class. The Houston native will be expected to get to the Majors quickly and stay there. Read More→