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"The MLB Draft begins in under 60-days. Last year at this time, the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 pick in the draft and took Eli Willits. Today on MLB Pipeline, Willits is the No. 4 prospect in all of baseball. The buzz was reaching a fever pitch at this time a year ago. On July 11, the Nats are picking at No. 11, and the Nats destiny might be decided by the team's picking in front of them. In 2021, the Nats also had the No. 11 pick and chose Brady House in that draft."

"Most of amateur baseball will have wrapped up their regular seasons already or going into this weekend. Looking at the dominant SEC college schedule, their regular season concludes with the final series this weekend. Their conference postseason follows with the SEC Tournament held May 19-24 at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex in Hoover, Alabama. The NCAA Tournament play begins shortly in the final week of May with the College World Series in mid-June."

"And in Florida, the high school postseason concludes this weekend with the crowning of its champs at each level up to 7A where head coach Todd Fitz-Gerald's Stoneman Douglas public high school goes for their record 6th championship in a row. Every team will have scouts this weekend in Ft. Myers to see the best high schoolers in Florida, and especially to see Gio Rojas, a lefty from Stoneman Douglas. That school in the past 20 years has been a conveyor belt of stars including former Nats draftee, Jesus Luzardo, as well as Nats' minor league top prospect, Devin Fitz-Gerald."

"The mock drafts seem to align the Nats with a different name each week. Just remember that Max Scherzer was the 11th pick of the draft 20 years ago. There have been plenty of stars picked at No. 11. Andrew McCutchen, George Springer, and Garrett Crochet were the 11th picks in their draft classes."

The MLB Draft is approaching in under 60 days, with the Nationals holding the No. 11 pick. Last year, the Nationals selected Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick, and he is now ranked as the No. 4 prospect in baseball. The Nationals’ selection at No. 11 could be influenced by the teams picking ahead of them, and they previously chose Brady House at No. 11 in 2021. Amateur baseball seasons are ending, with SEC regular-season and conference postseason schedules concluding in late May and the NCAA Tournament beginning in the final week of May. In Florida, high school postseason culminates this weekend, with scouts in Fort Myers to watch top players, including Gio Rojas from Stoneman Douglas, a school known for producing major prospects.

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