As Scott Barnsby gets ready to lead the Indians in his first draft as scouting director tonight, holding three of the first 41 picks and the most bonus money of any team in the latter third of the draft, it struck me that I feel nothing but confidence in the Tribe’s talent evaluators.
Between watching Francisco Lindor (8th overall, 2011) absolutely demolish everything in May, taking in Shane Bieber’s (4th round, 2016) strong debut, or dreaming on Nolan Jones (2nd round, 2016) after he hit three home runs in four days between May 28 and 31, I have the conviction that, even when the Indians aren’t considered to have the best depth, they have the ability to find and develop talent.