The Atlanta Braves, who have the No. 5 overall pick in next month's draft, are reportedly looking at North Carolina high school outfielder Austin Beck.

John Coppolella and scouting director Brian Bridges have held several private workouts and discussions with Beck.

Beck is a right-handed hitting outfielder at North Davidson High School.

Unless they make a late change, the Minnesota Twins are expected to pass on taking high school phenom Hunter Greene with the No. 1 overall pick next month.

A high school right-hander has never been taken with the first pick.

Greene has hit 100 mph and is also a very good shortstop. He's viewed as a pitcher by Major League clubs.

Minnesota's choices have come down to Vanderbilt pitcher Kyle Wright, Louisville pitcher/first baseman Brendan McKay and San Juan Capistrano Junipero Serra shortstop Royce Lewis.

Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement has changed draft-pick compensation to vary due to a team's economic circumstances.

For a selection to be awarded between the first round and Competitive Balance Round A of the 2018 MLB Draft, three conditions must be met:

1. The team that loses the free agent is a revenue-sharing recipient, based on its revenues and market size.

2. The free agent rejects a qualifying offer during a 10-day period after the World Series.

3. The amount of guaranteed money in the player's new, free-agent contract is at least $50 million.

According to industry sources, 16 clubs currently meet the first of those qualifications: the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays.

The Minnesota Twins have the first overall pick in next month's amateur draft and the pick is expected to be one of two players.

Hunter Greene, a right-handed pitcher and shortstop at the high school level, has received a lot of hype, but Louisville first baseman/pitcher Brendan McKay is an option as well.

Royce Lewis, a shortstop/outfielder out of Junipero Serra High School in California, is also expected to be a high selection.

The Boston Red Sox finished the 2014 season two games worse than the Chicago Cubs, earning them the seventh pick while the Cubs selected ninth.

Ironically enough, the Cubs swept the Red Sox at midseason, essentially setting the draft over over the course of three games. If the Red Sox beat the Cubs in just one of those three games, Chicago would have gotten the higher pick based on a tiebreaker.

Chicago held Andrew Benintendi in high regard, but the Red Sox selected him at No. 7 the following June.

"His agent heard from the Cubs that he was the guy they wanted," said Chris Benintendi, Andrew Benintendi's father. "But obviously he didn't fall that far."

The Cubs took Ian Happ, who entered Friday with a .259/.344/.593 line and eight homers in 20 Triple A contests this year.

Benintendi is happy where he landed even though the Cubs won the World Series last fall.

"There wasn't really one team, except the Red Sox, honestly, that stood out [in the draft process]," Benintendi said. "It's worked out well so far. It's fun to play here. I'm happy with where I am now. Obviously they broke their drought, but we're going to try to not let them repeat."