Giants select Tyler Beede

Been a tough night at the road office,so look for a quick series of posts on the Giants,Indians and Pirates first round selections in last night's MLB draft.
I haven't been as up on this years amateur crop as in the past as I let my Baseball America subscription lapse,so much of my thoughts might be rehashed from other sites..

The Giants picked first of the three in the 14th slot and we will start with them.
Tyler Beede was a first round pick for the Blue Jays a few years back,but decided to head to Vanderbilt instead.
The 21 year old Commodore comes from a program that produced David Price and Sonny Gray,both of which have remained healthy thus far as a pro,which is more than I can say for many college programs.
Physically,Beede has the look that the Giants prefer in the pitchers that they draft-tall,filled out and guys that throw "downhill".
The 6'4 Massachusetts native throws in the mid-90's and has impressive breaking stuff when under control.
I added that caveat mainly because the issue with Beede is his command,which often can go awry.
Throwing strikes has been a question with Beede and the main reason that he was available to the Giants at 14.
Arm-wise,Tyler Beede appears to rank with the best in this draft.
It'll be up to the Giants to refine his tools to make him the best pro in the draft.

Back later with the Pirates first rounder and the Indians two first rounders.....