The Washington Nationals are likely to save some money due to taking Eli Willits at one. That money is going to help make high school righty Landon Harmon a rich man. The Nats took Harmon, a top 50 talent in the draft with the 80th pick in the draft.
When looking at this pick, I can’t help but be reminded of what the Nats did back in 2023 with Travis Sykora. They selected Sykora with the 71st overall pick in 2023, but gave him $2.6 million, which was roughly top 35 pick money. It looks like the Nats will do something similar here with Harmon.