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Pitcher? Hitter? Both? MLB draft marked by two-way players like former Mariners star John Olerud

NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan McKay’s fastball-firing left arm has made him the possible No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft.

Thing is, so has the Louisville slugger’s bat.

The Cardinals star is one of college baseball’s greatest two-way players, a rare talent who has given big league ballclubs a tough question to consider: Do they take McKay as a pitcher, hitter — or both?

“That remains to be seen, whether or not someone can do that,” said Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey, whose team picks first in the draft that starts Monday night.