The Cincinnati Reds bucked many consensus draft boards when they opted to take Wake Forest righty Chase Burns with the #2 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Hitters had littered the top of most every analyst board, yet the Reds - fresh off taking righty Rhett Lowder out of Wake Forest in the 1st round just last year - seemed dead set on acquiring the top pitching prospect in the class.
Acquire him they did, and in hindsight it seems to have set off a flurry of reactions to their overall class that are generally quite positive.