Two Virginia names were undoubtedly going to be called early in Monday night’s MLB Draft, as both Adam Haseley and Pavin Smith were both projected to be anywhere in the top 20. The only question was which would go first, and where. While that honor went to Pavin Smith at No. 7 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Haseley was drafted not long after at No. 8 by the Philadelphia Phillies.
The draft this year is all about two-way players, at least at the very top. Both the top college player and the top prep player are two-way players who have discussed the possibility of both hitting and pitching in the pros.