The Red Sox used their first selection of the draft on Nick Yorke, a very surprising pick that came way down the draft rankings. They certainly like Yorke as a player and we shouldn’t discount that fact, but the other motivation for that selection was to save some money with an under slot deal that is reportedly coming and use it for better talent later in the draft. It sure seems like they did that with their third rounder here, as they took Blaze Jordan, a high schooler from DeSoto Central High School in Mississippi who was announced as a third baseman.
Red Sox select Blaze Jordan with third round pick
