They also have two other picks on Day 1.
"This guy gets it", said Mike Radcliff, the Twins" vice president for player personnel. They took Joe Mauer in 2001 the only other time they held the No. 1 pick.
When June rolls around, depending on how your team is doing, the MLB First-Year Player Draft can be one of the more exciting moments of the season as teams reload their farm systems with the best high school and collegiate players available.
The Minnesota Twins have selected California high school shortstop Royce Lewis with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft. If he plays shortstop, his progression would likely be a bit slower, and the window would remain open for him to become a pitcher at some point if he struggled as a hitter.
SHOWING UP: Four top prospects are expected to be at the draft site, where they'll shake hands with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and slip on their new team's cap and jersey: Greene, Adell, New Mexico high school left-hander Trevor Rogers and Alabama high school outfielder Bubba Thompson.
And while the Reds drafted him as a pitcher, Greene sounded as though he still might have designs on playing the infield, too. "He's got that "it' factor that a No. 1 pick needs to survive and move forward and have success at the end of the journey".
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Of course, nothing Babers yelled, said or tweeted during the game excuses the arguments and scuffles that occurred afterwards. Even better than good behavior would be good basketball, and Green hasn't provided much in this series.
The first of four prospects in attendance at the draft site to be selected, Greene was asked to give a scouting report on himself as a pitcher.
"I think you use speed for everything: defensively, offensively, and it helps with range", Lewis said.
The Brewers own the ninth overall selection in the first round of the 40-round, three-day draft ending Wednesday.
With McKay, though, a team might be willing to find out. He's also 10-3 with a 2.34 ERA on the mound. With his mid-90s fastball, sharp curve and physical size, Wright is considered a potential front-end starter.
Williams has scouted Greene - a 6-foot-3, 190-pound, 17-year-old - in person. Greene attended the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, and earlier this year he participated in the inaugural edition of the "Dream Series", an event created to provide exposure to minority pitchers and catchers.
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