Opinion

Player: Cavan Biggio

Position: 2B

DOB: April 11, 1995 (21 years old)

Height/Weight: 6'2", 185 lbs

Bats/Throws: L/R

School: Notre Dame

Previously Drafted: 2013 (29th Round, PHI)

Background

The Philadelphia Phillies made sure talk about how unpredictable the 2016 MLB draft class was didn't go unwarranted by selecting Mickey Moniak with the first pick in Thursday's draft.

So began a wild ride as the draft process rolled through the first 41 picks, counting compensation selections and the Competitive Balance Round A.

The MLB draft may not receive the same amount of national recognition and overall coverage as its NFL and NBA counterparts, but it is still important for franchises looking to build sustained winners.

With unpredictability comes great opportunity for franchises to find hidden gems late in the 2016 MLB draft.

The MLB draft dominated the baseball world this week, as teams, talking heads and eager fans rushed to project the tools and future prospects of a bunch of untested high school and college kids.

But up at The Show, life goes on.

For some guys, life was good, which in turn landed them on the latest edition of Bleacher Report's Team of the Week.

The MLB Draft is officially underway, and there was some top talent taken at the top.

The Philadelphia Phillies may have taken the next transcending outfielder in baseball, while the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox both drafted some steals.

Here are some grades and the best and worst from Thursday. 

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.

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.

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

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