If you were like me, you were surprised when Astros Legend Enos Cabell called out Thomas Eshelman’s name with the 46th overall pick. Where is he on the list? Oh, he’s way down there at the 98th best draft prospect by MLB Pipeline, which means that there has to be 4o better prospects before him. So why did the Astros reach for him at the end of the top-100 rankings? The answer: Jeff Luhnow must have seen something in him and decided not to wait until the third round.
Thomas Eshelman, a RHP from Cal State Fullerton, was the #Astros‘ final pick of the night at 46th overall.