For the second straight summer, the Oakland A’s held three of the top 50 picks in the MLB Draft. Last year they used the opportunity to load up on high-quality college pitching, but in 2017 they shored up on another area of organizational need — outfielders. Their top three picks:
Merrell is currently a shortstop, but he’s a candidate to move to CF during his pro career. Beck comes out of high school in North Carolina, while the others are college players (USF and LSU, respectively).
Here’s a quick word on each, but you can click the info links above to read our full posts.