Originally Posted by
smootness
Based on that list, you're best chance is going with a hitter, and probably a college one.
On the discussion of hitter vs. pitcher for us, we will have 3 waves of talent coming over the next several years. The first wave will come soon (Blair, Swanson, Newcomb, Albies, Sims, Mallex, etc.). The second wave will come in around 2-4 years, though some could come earlier (Fried, Riley, Allard, Toussaint, Soroka, Davidson, Sanchez, etc.). And the third wave will consist of primarily last year's and this year's international signees (Maitan, Gutierrez, Pache, Cruz, Armenteros?, etc.).
While that third wave is light on pitching, the first 2 are strongest in pitching, and this year's draft pick will likely join one of the first two waves, depending on whether it's a college or HS guy. Because of that, I think it's best to go with a bat if talent level is equal. I expect us to then use most of our top picks in the 2017-2018 drafts on young pitching to join that third wave with the international bats.