The first round of the MLB draft saw the Pittsburgh Pirates take high school right-hander Seth Hernandez sixth overall. There have been plenty of immediate reactions that have veered towards the extreme in both directions. However, after the initial emotions from the pick have settled, it's starting to feel like the Pirates didn’t just take the best player that was available. They may have gotten the biggest steal of the draft well before Day 1 was over.
Hernandez is a pitcher who already has two pitches with double-plus potential. His four-seam fastball can hit 100 MPH, and regularly sits in the mid-to-upper-90s.