The Diamondbacks’ 2018 Draft may be remembered most for the team being unable to sign their top draft pick, Matt McLain, but in a few years that could end up being old news. Aside from that failure, I think the team picked up some quality talents across the field. The draft focused on athletic position players early, then made a run at pitchers before taking a couple gambles on talent that fell down the board due to concerns about whether they’d sign or not.
Jake McCarthy: I had resigned myself to the idea that Jake McCarthy was going to be the team’s top draft pick, which turned out to be true in a way I did not hope as I expected him to go in the 1st round vs.