After the New York Mets drafted Brandon Nimmo 13th overall in the 2011 draft, critics were quick to point out the risk involved. For one thing, Nimmo lived in Wyoming, where there are no high school baseball teams. This means his only exposure to big league scouts came playing on his local American Legion team, Post 6.
Taking a less than phenomenal high schooler that early in the draft almost always indicates a long road ahead regardless of background. Nimmo, in particular, would ultimately be tasked with silencing pundits and proving that a ballplayer from Wyoming could compete at the highest level.