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It’s MLB Draft day! (Day 2!)
Friday’s Say Hey, Baseball includes draft results from Day 1, Day 2 of the draft, and stuff that happened in baseball that isn’t draft-related.
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The first 77 selections of the 2016 MLB Draft have been made. The Phillies chose high school outfielder Mickey Moniak first overall, the Padres made five selections total, and the Braves made the first four of their five picks in the top 80. Now we’re on to Day 2, home of rounds three through 10, and it all begins at 1 p.m. ET. You can still follow along on MLB.com, and the whole thing will move along faster than it did on Day 1.
You can also keep up with all the picks made (and the picks to be made) using our draft tracker if you’re not in a place to be watching video or you can’t stand to hear Harold Reynolds say another pick is a “great pick.” The last 30 rounds of the MLB Draft will take place on Saturday, and those are rapid-fire selections made on a conference call with representatives from all 30 teams. You can probably just check back after those are done to see what went down.
For now, though, let’s dive right into some Day 1 news before that 1 p.m. start time hits us.
- The Astros' first-round pick, Forrest Whitley, was in the middle of pitching a state playoff game at the time he was drafted.
- These are the five great alternate histories of the MLB Draft that we would have lived through had the original drafting team signed these later well-known players.
- Speaking of Harold Reynolds, he sure said words in some kind of order on Thursday.
- It seemed like the Braves might have just been cheap when they selected Ian Anderson third overall, but by the end of the night it was clear their plan was spreading money around, not saving it.
- The Indians apparently don’t have to worry about their first-round pick, as he told the media that he is "definitely" signing with Cleveland.
- The Red Sox don’t have the same kind of commitment from their first-round selection, Jason Groome, who is looking for top-five money after slipping to 12th overall. Boston can probably make it work, though, by shifting some bonuses around in the rest of the first 10 rounds.
- Yordano Ventura and Manny Machado both received suspensions for their baseball fight.
- Prince Fielder hit a home run and obliterated a fan’s phone with it.
- Aaron Sanchez is pitching like an ace, and it might not be a fluke. It is worth remembering that his career-high in innings is going to be passed well, well before the end of the season, though.
- The Braves’ stadium deal might very well be the worst ever.
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