If you have followed baseball's draft the past few years the future is now for all 30 of the clubs in Major League Baseball. The Twins, who had the No. 1 overall selection for the third time in franchise history, are expected to sign Lewis for under the slot value of $7,770,700, which they can use on later picks, especially considering they also have the Nos.
Youth and potential took precedence over experienced products with three consecutive high school players selected to open the draft and four coming off the board within the first six picks The unexpected trends at the top of draft resulted in a bevy of college talent available later in the first round.
At No. 3, San Diego selected North Carolina high school left-hander MacKenzie Gore. "Several scouts agree that he is the best two-way amateur prospect they have ever seen, a first-round pick as a pitcher and a shortstop, with comps to Noah Syndergaard on the mound and Alex Rodriguez in the field". They also take a sandwich pick at No. 35 and have the first pick of the second round at No. 37. At the plate, he hit.324 with 6 home runs, 28 RBI, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 23 runs scored, a.374 on-base percentage and a.598 slugging percentage. A versatile position player, Lewis played third base and center field at the start of his high school career before playing exclusively shortstop as a senior. As a junior, he had a 1.63 ERA and 5-3 record in 55.2 innings.
Lewis brings a lot of upside as the top high school position player in the draft and the closest prep player to being a five-tool player.
"Cody would have taken him 1/1 I think", Marlins vice president of scouting Stan Meek said. On Monday night, the Yankees drafted him anyway with the 16th overall pick in the draft.
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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 favorite team's first-round selection: SC right-hander Clarke Schmidt at No. 16 overall. It wasn't until the morning of the draft that Lewis was mentioned as a candidate to go No. 1 overall. "He loves him. He says he's a great kid, a hard worker and the kind of person we want in our system".
SC starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt had Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm in May.
Then, at No. 65, SC right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe was selected by the Washington Nationals.
The Draft continues on Tuesday with Rounds 3-10.
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