MLB Draft

Shuster came into his own in college while pitching for Wake Forest, improving his velocity and control and drawing the attention of Major League scouts.

The Boston Red Sox had to wait until the 26th pick in the 2018 MLB Draft to make their first selection.

After snagging a top level high school pitching prospect with the 12th pick of the first round, the Boston Red Sox selected a collegiate middle infielder with their second pick of the night, yesterday.

Welcome @jaygroome55 to #RedSox Nation! https://t.co/5X8ItGnzlVpic.twitter.com/7W6QJwQUFH — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) June 10, 2016 Thanks to some character questions and signability concerns, the Boston Red Sox had one of the top overall prospects in the 2016 MLB Draft fall into their laps last night, in the first round.

With the seventh pick in the MLB  Draft, the Boston Red Sox drafted outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the University of Arkansas.  He's one of the top college players in the country.  Here's what the Arkansas Razorbacks website had to say about Benintendi...