Before this year, the last time the Twins owned the No. 1 overall pick in the Draft was 2001. They hit it big with Joe Mauer, but got little else out of the 50 total rounds, save for a few decent seasons out of Nick Blackburn and cups of coffee from Jose Morales and Kevin Cameron. Minnesota has the potential for a much deeper haul this time around. No team made a better first impression in the 2017 Draft. The Twins started things by selecting California high school shortstop/outfielder Royce Lewis. While his selection was somewhat of a surprise after it seemed Minnesota was looking at college pitchers -- first Vanderbilt's Kyle Wright, and then Louisville's Brendan McKay -- Lewis was a...
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