Six years ago, I watched the Major League Baseball amateur draft on television for the very first time.
The Kansas City Royals owned the fifth overall pick in the draft, that spot solidified after yet another 90-loss season in 2011. In front of them were the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, and Baltimore Orioles, in that order. Houston drafted a young shortstop named Carlos Correa with the first overall pick, deeply stunning the TV draft commentators, who for sure thought that the Twins would go with outfielder Byron Buxton or pitcher Mark Appel.