The 2012 MLB Draft has concluded. In the end the Dodgers took 24 position players, compared to 17 pitchers, 12 of whom are righties. It's no mystery the Dodgers are starved for quality position prospects, but I think that changed dramatically after the conclusion of this year's draft. I see a lot of quality from top to bottom, with a refreshing balance for the Dodgers, whom have primarily focused on pitching in the draft for the last several years.
"That's just how it unfolded," Dodgers assistant general manager Logan White said. "We took the best available players we could. With any organization, once we get down later in the Draft, you are also filling out your ballclubs so a position guy will take a little more precedence over a pitcher if all things are equal, because you are trying to fill out a roster."
"We didn't leave anybody on the board that we thought we could sign within the new rules and had a good signability," Whit...
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TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Florida State Seminoles, Northern Illinois Huskies
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