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2017 MLB Draft: Twins take high school shortstop Royce Lewis with top overall pick

With the top overall pick of the 2017 MLB draft, the Twins have taken shortstop/center fielder Royce Lewis out of JSerra Catholic High School in California.

Lewis may have the best tools of any position player in the draft, headlined by top-of-the-scale speed on the bases and excellent power at the plate. It's not certain he'll be a shortstop long-term, but if he doesn't he may have a future at another premium position in center field. MLB Network Dan O'Dowd said not long after Lewis was drafted that he expects to him settle in at center long-term, and he likened Lewis to George Springer of the Astros.