Anybody upset about this one particular draft pick is a moron...
But anybody NOT upset about the organization's affinity for arms / high school arms is an even a bigger moron.
10 Phil Bickford RHP HS
17 D.J. Davis (minors) OF HS
22 *Marcus Stroman (minors) RHP 4Yr
50 *Matt Smoral (minors) LHP HS
58 *Mitch Nay (minors) 3B HS
60 *Tyler Gonzales (minors) RHP HS
21 Tyler Beede (minors) RHP HS
35 *Jacob Anderson (minors) OF HS
46 *Joseph Musgrove (minors) RHP HS
53 *Dwight Smith (minors) OF HS
57 *Kevin Comer (minors) RHP HS
11 Deck McGuire (minors) RHP 4Yr
34 *Aaron Sanchez (minors) RHP HS
38 *Noah Syndergaard (minors) RHP HS
41 *Asher Wojciechowski (minors) RHP 4Yr
11/15 first rounders in this regime have been pitchers
8/15 first rounders in this regime have been high school pitchers
It's pretty gross. Shooting yourself in the foot, basically.
And their 2nd rounders: 5 high school pitchers, and Kellen Sweeney.