"There is some offensive potential in the Draft," Almaraz said Wednesday night. "We feel there are some strong hitters there that are going to have a chance to be everyday players at the Major League level. Position players are becoming a rarity. My feeling is we can find pitching down late. So I tried to go from the 19th round on down with a bunch of pitchers."
Here is the breakdown of Almaraz's first Draft:
• 27 college players.
• 13 high school players.
• 21 position players (nine outfielders, four shortstops, three catchers, two first baseman, two third basemen, one second baseman).