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A cursory glance at the 40 selections made by the Houston Astros in the first-year player draft earlier this week doesn’t yield much in the revelation of definitive trends excluding perhaps the 33 college players drafted, a whopping 32 in succession following the selection of Juanita (Washington) High School right-hander Jayson Schroeder in the second round (93rd overall). Half of the Astros’ draftees were right-handed pitchers, including six of their first dozen selections. Stuffing the farm system with a glut of right-handers isn’t necessarily groundbreaking in approach, but given where the Astros stand relative to the depth of quality righties in their organization, bloating the minors with arm talent qualifies as an intelligent assessment of odds. Mike Elias, assistant general manager, player acquisition, aligned the Astros’ draft philosophy with the standard pursuit of the best talent available, especially in the earlier rounds of the draft when prime talent is at a premium.
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