Third Pick, Michael Burgess, OF

In Tampa yesterday, Burgess said of the Nationals: “This is one of the teams I wanted to play for, that I wanted to get drafted by.” The 18 year old outfielder credits his grandfather for his success.
Fourth Pick…another Zimmerman! Jordan Zimmermann, RHP
More on Jordan Zimmermann here.
Fifth Pick, Jacob Smolinski, SS
Nats Farm Authority has all the details covered.
7th Pick, Derek Norris, C
8th Pick, Bradley Meyers, RHP
Catch summaries of all the players and thoughts about the overall strategy in Barry Svrluga’s Washington Post article.
For every little boy that dreams of growing up to play in the Major League, today is a special day. And you hope that every one of them gets to hear their name called. - Don Sutton


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