Major League Baseball teams normally always go into a draft with the plan of selecting the best player available, regardless of their current needs.

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Gerrit Cole was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the top pick in the MLB First-Year Player Draft

 

There are a few good reasons for that, and former Houston Astros player/manager, and current MLB.com columnist, Larry Dierker talks about them.

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