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Old 12-26-2018, 05:25 AM   #17
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And with the first pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, the Seattle Mariners select...

Unlike the previous year when Jerry Dipoto and the scouting staff couldn't see eye-to-eye on who to draft #2 overall, it was a consensus pick between Dipoto and his new scouting director, Jeff Hartsock, for the top overall pick in the 2021 MLB First Year Draft. Dipoto and his scouts were practically falling over themselves over Nick Bitsko.

Bitsko was a 6'4 right hander out of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was about to turn 19 years old, but he carried himself like a college kid. He passed the eye test, throwing a heavy 95 mile an hour fastball to with a sharp curveball, and a solid slider and changeup. He also graded well as an impact hitter. M's scouts had been to Central Bucks High School to watch him countless times. The only question was if he would be a hitter or a pitcher.

If there was a silver lining to John Stanton blocking the pursuit of Bryce Harper that previous winter, it was that the M's had held on to their first round draft pick instead of giving it up as compensation. They had just stumbled upon the best amateur player to come through the draft in a decade.



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