The 2019 Major League Baseball draft begins Monday night, although the Red Sox will have to wait a little bit to make their first selection. Their top pick, initially No. 33, was dropped 10 spots as a penalty for being more than $40 million over the tax threshold.
Sox fans shouldn’t feel discouraged, though. As Alex Speier wrote last week, the team has been able to find talent beyond the first round. In 2004, Dustin Pedroia was selected in the second round with the 65th overall pick, and in 2002, they grabbed Jon Lester with the 57th pick.