Eli Willits is shock No. 1
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Switch-hitting shortstop Eli Willits is lauded as exceedingly polished at the plate, but the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft says he plans to improve as a power hitter while with the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals will exercise the first pick in the 2025 Draft in Atlanta tonight shortly after 6 p.m. ET, and they'll probably use almost all of that time before making a decision. It likely will come
Major League Baseball's amateur draft will get underway in just a few days' time, when the Washington Nationals make the No. 1 selection for the third time in franchise history on Sunday, July 13. With respect to Eli Willits,
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