Nationals Pick Eli Willits First in Major Baseball Draft

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00:00The Nationals had the first overall pick.

00:02They took high school shortstop Eli Willits.

00:06He's 17 years old and seven months.

00:08The youngest player ever taken first overall.

00:11It was a big surprise because everyone thought that the Anderson or Holiday

00:15were going to be first.

00:16They didn't even go second.

00:19UC Santa Barbara, the Gauchos.

00:22Pitcher Tyler Bremner went second overall.

00:25Then finally, Kate Anderson, the pitcher from LSU, the lefty,

00:29went to Seattle at third.

00:30Ethan Holiday goes to – and I guess this is the cool thing about Holiday.

00:35He goes to where his dad played in Colorado, which is very cool.

00:38Well, I think that's really a nice, fluffy story.

00:44It's just wonderful for everyone that he plays there.

00:46But what could be worse than playing there?

00:50I mean, honestly, like you talk about anemic franchises.

00:56Let's stop with all that.

00:57Like you think the Pirates are bad.

00:59I mean, the Rockies, I'm surprised – and I'm going to say it – I'm surprised

01:04they even exist at this point.

01:06Like, that they haven't moved out of there.

01:09It's not working in Colorado.

01:11I don't care what anybody says.

01:13Take a look at that ballpark on a nightly base.

01:16I mean, there's nobody there.

01:18I mean, they're making the Marlins look exciting.

01:21I mean, the Marlins are drawing, like, you know, more than that team.

01:25They are – I mean, they are awful.

01:27I can't imagine starting my career with the Colorado Rockies.

01:31I mean, honestly, like you're – I mean, it's like death's doorstep, that place.

01:35And that ballpark.

01:36And there's no fans.

01:38I mean, I don't even know how they sell it.

01:40They can't even give away – free beer night, they'd have $10,000 there.

01:46If it was – do you remember when they had, like, 10-cent beers in Cleveland?

01:49Christ, there was a line that went all the way to Pittsburgh to get into the ballpark.

01:5310-cent beers.

01:54I mean, remember disco night at Comiskey?

01:57I mean, they don't have the smarts and wherewithal in Colorado to actually do something to make that baseball team exciting.

02:05They are a disaster.

02:07And the Pirates are, too.

02:09I'm not – you know, I'm no better.

02:11But if I got drafted by that team, honestly, I'd say I'm going to college.

02:16I'm going to play college baseball.

02:18I'll see you later.

02:18I'm going to play college baseball.

02:49But, you know, let's calm down.

02:52They got Paul Skeens, and look what they've done to him.

02:55I mean, they have made this guy – he needs a shrink and free peanut butter, something.

03:01Because he is so miserable.

03:02It's written all over his face.

03:04Playing in Pittsburgh.

03:04He's miserable.

03:05It's like doing time at San Quentin.

03:09The Yankees took shortstop Dax Kilby at the end of the first round.

03:14Shortstop Dax Kilby.

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