The Giants have already selected nine position players with 30 picks to go. Does this mean we’ll see a heavy pitching draft the rest of the way? There’s nothing in the rules or orthodoxy that says a team should draft 20 hitters and 20 pitchers, but those are interesting target numbers to keep in mind as the league drafts today.
Something else to keep an eye on: the coverage team panel on MLB.com today would seem to be the same setup as yesterday: Scott Braun, Jim Callis, and Jonathan Mayo. Now, Jonathan Mayo has said repeatedly, to the people on his own network and in other interviews nationwide that he doesn’t like to do “comps”.