Position players and their bats, especially center fielders, seemed to be the dominating theme the first couple of days of the Astros‘ 2019 draft. After catcher Korey Lee was selected #1 by Houston, the next four picks were two center fielders and a shortstop, with the first pitcher being picked in the fifth round.
Let’s take a quick look at each player that was drafted and have high hopes of making it to the Big Leagues some day. The #1 pick, Korey Lee, has already been covered by James Wehr in a previous article.