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Deven Marrero will have a hard time living up to his first-round expectations despite his fall to the No. 24 pick. He's not the only one though, there are two others that won't live up to the expectations of a first-round pick. 

We'll start with the aforementioned Marrero.

Deven Marrero, SS, Arizona State

Boston selected Marrero with the No. 24 pick. He is a defensive-first shortstop, which should come as no surprise, because most are.

Monday marked the beginning of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft for Major League Baseball. Oh, you didn't hear about it? That's because of the four major sports, the MLB draft operates in complete anonymity. Over the next three days, there will be 40 rounds of players being selected, and you'll probably hear nothing about it.

Today, we're going to try and change that. Bud Selig better be listening because it's time to look at ways that the MLB Draft can be just as exciting as its counterparts.

Position: LHP

Height/Weight: 6’3”/175 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/L

DOB: 1/22/1994

High School: Camarillo (Calif.)

College Commitment: UCLA

Since picking up pitching as a sophomore, Hunter Virant has continually asserted himself as one of the top prep left-handed pitching prospects in the 2012 draft class.

This might not be the best time to take issue with Brian Cashman, the general manager of the New York Yankees. After a slow start, the Yankees are in third in the American League East, only 1.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays entering their three-game series.

Position: 3B

Height/Weight: 6’1”/210 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

DOB: 3/9/1994

High School: Valencia HS (Calif.)

College Commitment: Pepperdine

Much like Lance McCullers, Williams comes from a family with big-league experience, as his father, Eddie, spent 10 seasons in the major leagues.

Several teams beefed up their pitching staff in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

Some teams reached for a prospect, some teams got lucky to pick one that fell and a few teams got the perfect player at the perfect time. 

Here are the four best grades from teams that added big arms in the draft. 

Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford—Pittsburgh Pirates, Pick No. 8

Grade: A+

The 2012 baseball season has entered its third month, and that means there are plenty of rumors floating around the league—it’s the MLB way of life.

Some trade rumors turn out to be true, while others are so asinine and crazy that only the naïve and/or inebriated would believe them.

On May 18th, Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis strained his hamstring against the St. Louis Cardinals and was placed on the 15-day disabled list the following day, adding his name to a long list of Dodgers who have spent time on the disabled list this season.

Sell, sell, sell!  The Oakland A's are  24-31 and have lost ten of their last 12 games and the club is tied for last place in the American League West.  The A's have no chance to make a season out of things, right?

In the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend."

Selling off big contracts at the trade deadline shouldn't be the answer, even as the A's are mired in a terrible slump.

When people talk about the minor league prospects in the Cleveland Indians organization, they mostly discuss a small number of players. Names such as Francisco Lindor, LeVon Washington and Chen Lee are the some of the most usual suspects.

While those names are exciting to talk about, there are just as many intriguing prospects that are very rarely mentioned.