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St. Louis Cardinals: A Cardinals history of 19th overall in the MLB draft

For those recognizing the number, it is the exact same position where the St. Louis Cardinals grabbed Nolan Gorman this past season. By selecting 19th in 2019, it is the eighth time the team with pick from this spot since 1965, when the draft began.

The Cardinals are no strangers to this position. They seem to have gotten early success from Gorman, and he is just one of two position players taken 19th overall by St. Louis. The rest are pitchers.

19th Overall History

The first year they selected in this position was in 1968, and they chose an outfielder by the name of James Hairston.