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Washington Nationals 2016 MLB Draft Preview: Nats' top picks 28th and 29th overall

Washington has two picks in the Top 30 in the 2016 MLB Draft, which takes place on Thursday night while the Nationals are wrapping up their three-game set with the Chicago White Sox. What will Mike Rizzo and Co. do with this year's top selections?

Washington surrendered its first-round pick when the Nationals signed Daniel Murphy to a 3-year/$37.5M free agent deal this winter, so the Nats' top picks this time around, in the 2016 MLB Draft, which starts on Thursday night, are the 28th and 29th overall selections.

After those picks, the Nationals have to wait until No.