PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks have the first pick in the draft after finishing with baseball’s worst record last season.
As the clock winds toward the start of Monday’s draft, they’re still trying to figure out which player to take.
In a draft that has some talent up top, but bereft of a sure-fire No. 1, it’s not an easy decision.
“It’s not the prototypical draft where you’re picking 1-and-1 and there’s an anointed one, so to speak,” Diamondbacks director of scouting Deric Ladnier said. “But I do think that the players at the top are very desirable players that can help our organization.”
The Diamondbacks last had the No. 1 pick in 2005. They used it to take high school shortstop Justin Upton, who went on to become an All-Star outfielder in the desert before being traded to Atlanta in 2013.