In recent years, the MLB draft has become more of a spectacle in an attempt to match other professional sports. The draft used to be just one long conference call, but now it’s televised on MLB Network, with cameras capturing the reactions of the top prospects as they hear their name called.
Unless you’re a hardcore baseball fan, you’re probably not going to sit through the entire thing. Occasionally though, there are some moments worth watching. For the Rockies and their fans, one of those moments came in 2014.
Colorado had the 8th overall pick in the draft, and used it to select Freeland out of University of Evansville.