Angels receive low grade for 'stunner' draft pick

The 2025 MLB draught sewage disconnected to a shocking start.

First, nan Washington Nationals selected precocious schoolhouse shortstop Eli Willits, a prime that galore began to foretell successful nan hours earlier nan draft.

But astatine No. 2 overall, nan Los Angeles Angeles selected UC Santa Barbara pitcher Tyler Bremner, who was listed arsenic nan No. 18 wide imaginable by MLB.com. 

The pick, while still a imaginable triumph for nan franchise, was wide viewed arsenic a cost-saving move for nan Angels to return immoderate large swings later successful nan draft. 

As for nan grades for nan pick? Well, it wasn't well-received.

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The Sporting News gave nan prime a "C," nan lowest people for immoderate top-10 team.

"Another stunner. The Angels' strategy of giving Bremner a importantly under-slot woody is clear, truthful it will beryllium difficult to afloat judge nan prime until their adjacent mates of selections are in, but this was a chance for Los Angeles to reshape its pitching unit astir Kade Anderson aliases Liam Doyle long-term. Bremner should beryllium a major-leaguer successful nan not-too-distant future, but this mightiness person been nan correct clip for nan Angels to return advantage of nan prima talent astatine nan apical of nan draft." 

CBS gave nan action its lowest people of nan first 10 picks, tied pinch 1 other.

"The Angels person reliably gone slot aliases nether pinch their first-round picks successful caller years, each nan while emphasizing collegiate talent that could move quickly. I person to presume nan erstwhile is nan lawsuit here, excessively -- nan second judge is. Bremner, who entered nan outpouring successful contention for nan apical of nan draft, has an elite changeup and saw his capacity tick up precocious successful nan twelvemonth aft rediscovering his fastball. I deliberation location were amended arms available, but that doesn't needfully make this a bad prime -- it conscionable depends connected really overmuch nan Angels saved and who they usage it connected later. Grade: C." 

Bremner had a stellar 2024 season, but took a measurement backmost this spring, posting a 3.49 ERA pinch 111 strikeouts successful 77 1/3 innings pitched.

But he reportedly boasts a positive fastball and a stellar change-up.

There's plentifulness of imaginable successful Bremner's arm, but it looks arsenic though draught experts projected him to spell 10-15 picks later.