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Wire Taps: Nationals make first two selections of 2015 MLB Draft

Washington's top two picks in the 2015 MLB Draft were the 58th and 69th overall selections in the second round, which the Nationals used to take 21-year-old, LSU outfielder Andrew Stevenson and 18-year-old high school outfielder Blake Perkins.

Stevenson put up a .356/.407/.458 line in 59 games with the Tigers this season, with 12 doubles, five triples, a home run and 26 stolen bases, and is still playing in the College World Series.

The Nationals' press release on their top pick noted that Stevenson, a left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder, ".