Andrew Friedman Remembers Being Surprised Dodgers Could Select Walker Buehler In MLB Draft

Jake Roth/USA TODAY SportsThe Los Angeles Dodgers made a bit of a surprise pick in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft when they selected right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler out of Vanderbilt. There wasn’t any questioning Buehler’s talent, but injury concern hovered him.

Sure enough, Buehler wound up undergoing Tommy John surgery shortly after the Draft. While it took some time for the selection to be evaluated, five years later, it now may be viewed as the best of the entire draft.

Buehler is one of the top young pitchers in all of baseball, serving as a second ace for the Dodgers. “Going into his junior year, we set up what we thought our ranking is. It kind of helps to…