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MLB's unprecedented July draft includes a few surprises near the top Chelsea Janes, The Washington Post July 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Mississippi State pitcher Will Bednar (24) throws during the first inning in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Omaha, Neb.Rebecca S. Gratz/AP DENVER - Every year since Major League Baseball began holding an amateur draft in 1965, that draft had been held in June. An additional winter draft came and went, but the June one stayed. The timing was tradition, and MLB has a knack for clinging tightly to what i...

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images With their first selection in the 2021 MLB Draft, the Yankees took Eastern Illinois shortstop Trey Sweeney. New York seemed to be linked mostly to pitching in the leadup to the first round, but a number of interesting arms, such as Will Bednar and Gunnar Hoglund, were selected just ahead of them. Instead, the Yankees took a bat with their top pick for the fourth consecutive year. Sweeney is a 6-foot-4, 200-pound lefty swinger with a fair bit of upside. He’s risen up boards this year, running a 1.234 OPS with 14 homers in 48 games this colleg...

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share-square-238545 ST. PETERSBURG -- Since Spring Training, the Rays have seen Luis Patiño, Randy Arozarena, Shane McClanahan and Josh Fleming graduate from their Top 30 Prospects list. They’ve promoted switch-hitting infielders Wander Franco, Vidal Bruján and Taylor Walls to the big leagues over the past two months, perhaps for good. In other words, the Rays have pushed much of their organization’s future into the present in half a season. But guess what? Tampa Bay’s system is still loaded with high-end talent and a ton of depth. The Rays still have potential contributors in the Min...

Rocco, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2000 Draft and the 2019 AL Manager of the Year, is 16 years older than Dante, who hit .308 for the Eagles in 2021. Player: Darren Baker, 2B, UC Berkeley Relative:Dusty Baker Jr. (father, 19 MLB seasons/Astros manager) No longer most famous for being rescued at home plate by J.T. Snow during the 2002 World Series while serving as a bat boy for his dad’s Giants club, Darren earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors for the Golden Bears this year. Player: Casey Dykstra, CF, Azusa Pacific Relative:Lenny Dykstra (uncle, 12 MLB seasons) Two of Casey’s cousins were...