The MLB amateur draft takes place this evening, starting at 6 PM on MLB Network and on MLB.com. The Twins have the first pick, and might make a deal to save money that they can use later in the draft.
If Lewis would give Minnesota a significant discount compared to McKay, that could swing the decision in his favor. The Reds are locked in on California prep right-hander Hunter Greene at No. 2 and the Padres may prefer North Carolina high school lefty MacKenzie Gore at No. 3, so either McKay or Lewis could drop to the Rays at No. 4 or the Braves at No. 5 if Minnesota passes on them.
This might be a very good year for the Twins to pull that off, as they are the rare team that gets the first choice in the draft while sitting in first place. A deal like that might be harder to sell if the draft drop was to a better organization.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2rorsJp
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