Monday, June 4, 2018

Cardinals Draft Nolan Gorman, First Pick Born In 2000s

Cardinals scouting director Randy Flores arched his back, raised his arm and pointed to a far off point beyond the right-field wall at Busch Stadium. He was demonstrating where the Cardinals hope their latest first-round pick will soon be depositing baseballs.
St. Louis Official Site

When he was 3, Nolan Gorman would carry a baseball bat as he walked around the house, and his father figured he should get him started in the game.
Post-Dispatch

The Cardinals went for power in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday, June 4. Third baseman Nolan Gorman from Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona was the Redbirds pick with the 19th choice in the draft. The lefthanded hitting Gorman is considered the best power prospect in the draft. He is also the first player drafted that was born in the year 2000.
Fox2Now

A year removed from an opening night of the MLB Draft in which the Cardinals were not eligible to participate, St. Louis has finalized its first round selection of the 2018 draft. With the 19th overall pick, the Cardinals have drafted Nolan Gorman, an 18-year-old third baseman from Glendale, Arizona.
KMOV

As their pick in the first round of the draft Monday night drew closer and closer, Cardinals scouting director Randy Flores studied the board in front of him and came to a realization.
STL Sports Page

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