‘I don’t think development stops when you get to the major-league level,’ Angels manager Phil Nevin said of players chosen early in the draft, which begins Sunday
The basics of this year’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, which begins Sunday in Seattle, are unchanged from a year ago. But the expectations are accelerating for how quickly a high-end player can reach the majors. You don’t have to be the next Mike Trout to be wearing a big-league uniform two years after your name is called at the draft.
Those five: LSU’s Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes; the University of Florida’s Wyatt Langford; Walker Jenkins, a high school outfielder from North Carolina; and Max Clark, another high school outfielder from Indiana. The three college players are among the early favorites to reach the majors first. “the best college pitcher in 20 years.” The right-hander finished the season 12-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings for the Tigers, who won the College World Series title.
The Angels draft 11th and won’t pick again until the third round Monday, when coverage will shift exclusively to MLB.com.
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