Weeks before the draft, a report emerged suggesting the Twins would not take flame-throwing high school pitcher Hunter Greene with the No. 1 overall pick.
The takeover of the Minnesota Twins by new chief baseball officer Derek Falvey has been a slow churn over the past six months.
Lewis is perhaps the most polarizing top prospect in this year's draft. On the morning of the draft, our own Jeff Passan said McKay and Lewis were the two names in play. "He's got that "it factor" that a No. 1 pick needs".
Twins vice president of player personnel Mike Radcliff said money was a factor, and they didn't believe any one player stood out strongly above the rest. A graduate of Serra High in San Diego, Abbott was LMU's male athlete of the year for 2017, and is the highest draft selection from LMU since Billy Traber (first round) in 2000. Wright went 5-6 with a 3.40 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP this year as a junior.
Two picks later, at No. 41, Atlanta chose switch-hitting outfielder Drew Waters of Etowah High (Ga.). Holmes, a NY native, is considered one of the fastest prospects in the draft.
The Reds announced Greene as a pitcher. Clubs who like him see a tall, athletic shortstop or third baseman or outfielder with outstanding speed, a strong arm and easy, fluid fielding actions.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez). Jordon Adell, an outfielder and pitcher from Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky., talks to a member of the Los Angeles Angels after being selected No. 10 by the Angels in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, M.
I think the strategy is misguided, but we'll see how it pans out.
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With his big leg kick, Gore throws a fastball that sits in the low- to mid-90s (mph) to go along with a knee-buckling curve.
Royce Lewis, a high school shortstop, with the first overall pick became the first franchise-caliber player acquired by the organization since Falvey and general manager Thad Levine assumed control of the baseball operations last fall.
The Twins, however, passed on Greene, allowing the Reds to strike.
It marked the third time in the last four years the Twins used their first-round selection on a high school player, a route they've frequently taken.
UC Irvine second baseman Keston Hiura was the ninth pick to Milwaukee.
In a touching moment that drew a standing ovation from the former major leaguers serving as team representatives, 11-year-old Yankees fan Landis Sims - born without hands or feet - announced his favourite team's first-round selection: SC right-hander Clarke Schmidt at No. 16 overall.
Rounds 3-10 were held via conference calls with teams, with University of Minnesota righty Brian Glowicki wrapping up the day as pick No. 315 by the Cubs.
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