Because the Diamondbacks signed Zack Greinke this offseason the team forfeited its first round pick. Seeming as if it it were fate, the team will make its first draft selection at the 52nd overall pick during the 52nd MLB Amateur Draft on Thursday.
Because up to 1,200 players can be selected in the MLB Draft, it is impossible to predict where a player will be drafted outside of the top-tier prospects. But just because the Diamondbacks don’t have a pick in the first round doesn’t mean this years draft is awash.
Of the 52 players selected 52nd overall since the amateur draft began in 1965, 22 players went on to play at the major league level.