He’s the superbly named Nazzan Zanetello, a high school shortstop/delicious Italian cookie. The Red Sox just selected him with the 50th pick in the MLB Draft.
What position does he play?
He’s a shortstop — or I should say, he’s a shortstop, right now. A ton of high school draftees play shortstop, on account of the fact that they’re almost always the most athletic and talented players on their teams. Most of them are eventually moved off the position as they move up through the minors. As we’ll discuss below, though, Zanetello certainly has a chance to stick there.