The Marlins’ selection of Tampa prep outfielder Connor Scott with the 13th pick in the amateur draft elicited some lively debate on the MLB Network set on Monday night.
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo said Scott “reminds some people of a Christian Yelich type, and the Marlins had good success with Yelich.... Maybe they feel like he can be another that type of player.”
But former Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd, now an MLB Network analyst, said: “Not to argue, but I will. The swing path and hands on Yelich were so far advanced from this young man.