MLB

The MLB draft is always a combination of homework, guesswork and gut feeling.

This year, with ample amateur talent available in the high school and college ranks but no consensus No. 1 overall pick, that's especially true.

In that sense, it's premature to definitively declare anyone a winner or loser after Day 1.

Still, we can survey the landscape after the initial two rounds and 77 picks and identify some teams and players who made out better or worse than expected.

There's homework here, but also plenty of guesswork and gut feeling.

NEW YORK — The stories saying the New York Yankees would sell at the trade deadline were already starting to appear.

It made perfect sense, because the Yankees are old and flawed and sure don't look like a team set up to win a championship. Trade Aroldis Chapman, trade Carlos Beltran, maybe even trade Andrew Miller and the Yankees could set themselves up for a better future.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter suffered a finger injury during Thursday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

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By the time 10 p.m. ET rolled around, three of the top five steals on Day 1 of the 2016 MLB draft—players taken lower than expected—were position players. A half-hour later, only one remained.

So while the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees deserve credit for stealing outfielders Kyle Lewis (No. 11) and Blake Rutherford (No. 18), respectively, other picks were bigger steals—defined by key factors such as talent upside vs. draft position, and signability.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected second baseman Bo Bichette, the son of four-time All-Star outfielder Dante Bichette, in the second round of Thursday night's MLB draft at No. 66 overall. 

Player: Bo Bichette

Position: 2B/SS

DOB: March 5, 1998 (18 years old)

Height/Weight: 6'1", 200 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: Lakewood High School (FL)

College Commitment: Arizona State

Background

There might not be as much pomp in the MLB draft compared to the other major professional sports in the United States, but on Thursday night, dreams came true for a number of young baseball players who heard their names called for the next step of their careers. 

After 34 selections in the first round, here is a look at the results and my grades for each team:

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista was pulled from Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles with tightness in his right thigh.

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Player: Delvin Perez

Position: SS

DOB: November 24, 1998 (17 years old)

Height/Weight: 6'3", 165 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: International Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico)

College Commitment: None

Background

There was no consensus No. 1 pick entering the 2016 MLB draft, but the Philadelphia Phillies' extensive evaluation process led the team to select La Costa Canyon High School outfielder Mickey Moniak with the first selection Thursday evening.