9 of the top 12 picks in this year's draft were pitchers.
Last year the numbers were similar:http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...s_cin&c_id=cinOf the 42 players selected by Cincinnati, 27 were pitchers. That includes first rounder Nick Travieso, a high school right-hander out of South Florida.
With numbers like that, you're really got to get it right on almost every hitter because you don't leave yourself much room for error