Because no one follows high school and college baseball too closely and because the players won’t reach the majors for several years, the MLB draft does not have the same sort of hype surrounding the NFL or NBA drafts. But what it does have is some outstanding names. Last year we had Obie Ricumstrict, Maverik Buffo and Ledgend Smith. We’ll have to wait until Round 40 is over on Wednesday before we can assess the true wonder of this year’s class but the first two rounds last night gave us some great appetizers.
• Seth Beer — Astros
• Braxton Ashcraft — Pirates
• Travis Swaggery — Pirates
• Gunnar Hoglund — Pirates
• Sean Hjelle (pronounced Jelly) — Giants
• Jonathan India — Reds
• Josh Breaux — Yankees
The pick was announced by everyone’s favorite baseball bro:
• Steele Walker — White Sox
• Osiris Johnson — Marlins
That’s just out of the first 78 picks.