Two Out Of Three

Two Out Of Three




UCLA's Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer both went in the top three picks

Unlike 2009 or 2010, there wasn't one player who stood heads and tails above the rest of the 2011 draft class. The Pirates decided to take the best arm in the draft. UCLA's Gerrit Cole's fastball flirts with triple digits and he pairs it with plus secondary stuff, which is why he's the top pick in the 2011 draft. But it took only one more pick for the 2011 draft to take an unexpected surprise in what was a topsy-turvy first day. Everyone can see scouting reports on every first-round pick. Subscribers can see scouting reports for the supplemental round as well . And to get you ready for day two, we have a list of the best available remaining players.

• We're posting features on each team's top pick through the night.

• We'll have updates throughout the draft on the Draft Blog and on the Baseball America Twitter feed, as well as Jim Callis', John Manuel's, Conor Glassey's and Nathan Rode's Twitter feeds.

• We've posted hundreds of scouting reports from around the country as all 50 states are now up on the Baseball America Draft Map. Readers can also get caught up with our 2011 Draft Archive as well as our Top 200 Draft Prospects list.

• Stay tune for rounds 2 through 50 today and Wednesday.

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