Couple of Reviews on Our 1st Rd Picks.

9. Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Kevin Newman, Arizona
Callis: We've talked about how shortstop is one of the deepest positions in this Draft and here's another one off the board. Newman is that he's one of the better pure hitters in college baseball. He won back-to-back Cape Cod League batting titles, which had never been done. I'm not sure there's really another plus tool and he might be more of a second baseman, but he can hit his way to the big leagues.
32. Pittsburgh Pirates (Russell Martin, TOR): 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes, Concordia Lutheran (Texas) HS
Callis: He is another guy who was making a late push into the first round and it comes to fruition here. He's another bloodlines guy as the son of Charlie Hayes, and you can tell when you watch him, especially with his approach at the plate. He doesn't try to yank everything out of the park, focusing on hitting line drives gap-to-gap. I'm very impressed with how much better defensively he's looked this spring compared to last summer. I really like this pick.
Jim Callis is an MLB.com Draft and prospect expert. He has been covering the Draft and prospects since 1988.