For anyone who follows TalkNats, the Eli Willits pick was not a surprise for you. As we reported, the 17-year-old high school player was in the Nats’ final-3 going into this weekend, but if you listen to interim-GM Mike DeBartolo, Willits was always their guy. As the days got closer to draft day, the Willits name was gaining steam. We do not know if this would have been the pick if Mike Rizzo was still the GM, but DeBartolo made it clear how much they liked Willits by selecting him at №1 overall.
The rumors had been Ethan Holliday and Kade Anderson among the national evaluators, but Willits made the top of the conversations in our draft discussion very prominently. While this draft group likes to go underslot with their first pick, like last year, expect that money will be used to go upside in the second or third round.
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