The national champions won the draft, too. LSU righty Paul Skenes and star outfielder Dylan Crews were the top picks of the First-Year Player Draft.
SEATTLE — The national champions won the draft, too.
There was some thought they would lean toward Crews, and some thought the Pirates would go with a slightly lower-ranked prospect , such as the University of Florida’s Wyatt Langford.Skenes, a California native who spent his first two collegiate seasons at Air Force, transferred into the SEC and dominated with triple-digit heat and an often unhittable slider.Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 21-year-old was dominant in the College World Series, in which he pitched to a 1.11 ERA, and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.The Pirates, who won the top pick in MLB’s first-ever draft lottery, owned the overall top pick for a second time in three years.Dylan Crews was selected by the Washington Nationals with the No. 2 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft.The Nationals — who were expected to select Skenes if he fell — instead grabbed his teammate at No. 2.
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