I know we haven’t developed pitching in years, but I wouldn’t want to draft a pitcher at the top of the draft…. The general rule of don’t draft for need very much applies as who knows what our needs re in 3 to 5 years.
I don’t think it would be drafting for need. I think Burns and Smith are two of the top five players in the draft.
The thing that concerns me about Montgomery are the strikeouts. He already has 34, so he’ll probably finish with 50-60, which is pretty high for a college player in the first round. Especially for the Cardinals.