DENVER -- The priority to find the right player, and not worry as much about how long it will take him to develop, led the Rockies to select high school players for seven of their first 11 picks in the 2015 MLB Draft, which concluded Wednesday.
MLB.com's top Draft prospect, Lake Mary (Fla.) High shortstop Brendan Rodgers, went to the Rockies third overall, because the D-backs (Vanderbilt's Dansby Swanson) and the Astros (LSU's Alex Bregman) went with collegiate shortstops.
"First and foremost, he's a baseball player -- there is work ethic and drive to be good," Rockies vice president of scouting Bill Schmidt said.