This is the second time that the Colorado Rockies have selected the 6-foot-5, 226-pound Toglia in the draft. They pegged him in the 35th round in 2016 but he chose to head to UCLA instead of signing with the Rockies out of high school.
He proved the decision to focus on college was a wise one, logging a .261/.382/.483 slash line and hitting eight homers as a freshman. In his first season of Pac-12 play, he upped those numbers to a .312/.434/.602 line.
Cliff Floyd of MLB Network profiled Michael Toglia shortly after his selection and talked about his ability to cover the entire plate with his swing.