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2023 MLB draft: Day 1 winners and losers, top prospects still available

The first day of the MLB draft is over! And members of one of the most loaded classes in recent draft history now have new homes. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Paul Skenes, one of the consensus best picks in the class, first overall, and his LSU teammate Dylan Crews followed to the Washington Nationals at No. 2. But from No. 3 on, we got plenty of surprising picks in the first two rounds.

ESPN baseball insiders Alden Gonzalez, Jesse Rogers and Dave Schoenfield are sharing their favorite and most head-scratching moves of the draft's first night, as well as their picks for the players who'll bring the most to their teams long-term.