2019 BoS - 1st Round

The 2019 Boys of Summer Annual Draft is among us, and there was a strong possibility of any one of three (or even four guys) going #1 overall between Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr & Juan Soto.

The South Side Spartans decided on outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr, who will be joining Mookie Betts in the Spartans' outfield. The Portland Microbrewers would select outfielder Juan Soto for 2nd overall, while the Urbana Locomotives decided on Yankees phenom shortstop Gleyber Torres for the 3rd selection. Shohei Ohtani would go 4th overall to the Vancouver Storm, a team that was recently taken over by new owner Jimmy Stanton.

The Traverse City Panthers took a risk and traded one of the best pitchers in all of baseball, Corey Kluber (back) to Portland in exchange for two 1st round picks.

Kluber was traded in 2013 to the Panthers in the early-part of its inaugural season, in fact it was the league's 2nd transaction up to that point. Kluber was traded along with pitcher Nathan Eovaldi & OF-Ryan Raburn in exchange for starters Brandon Morrow, Matt Harrison, OF-Austin Jackson & a 3rd round T.C. draft pick (Scooter Gennett).

Years later, Kluber returns to Portland, while the Panthers with their two 1st round draft picks selected 2B/SS-Willy Adames and SP-Shane Bieber.

Portland had four 1st round picks going into draft, but ended up drafting for two of those selections, along with Soto, Portland drafted the Braves' Kyle Wright.

This is how our first round went...