First round draft

Eagle baseball star Xavier Isaac made history on Sunday by being the first player from East Forsyth High School or the Kernersville area to be drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
“This is one of the biggest surprises in the first round, especially coming from the Rays, who love to focus on up-the-middle position players who have positional flexibility as they develop in pro ball,” wrote ESPN.com’s Dave Schoenfield. “Isaac was 95th on (ESPN analyst Kiley McDaniel’s) board, so it feels like a reach, but one thing we’ve learned: Don’t second-guess the Rays.”
For more, see the Tuesday, July 19, 2022 edition.