LA Angels Use All Twenty Draft Picks on Pitchers

In an unprecedented move, the Los Angeles Angels have used all twenty of their draft picks on pitchers.

See if you can spot the theme of the 2021 Angels Draft class: pic.twitter.com/p3onpXQTE5
— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) July 13, 2021

The Angels picked Miami University RH Sam Bachman with their first pick, 9th overall. They continued to select only pitchers through the rest of each round, using nineteen of twenty on college pitchers. Only high school selection was 12th-round pick Mason Albright, from the IMG Academy in Florida.

Angels Director of Scouting Mike Swanson provided some insight to the Angels' draft strategy:

Today was really targeting pitching. It's obvious. We took 20 pitchers. That was a strong focus for us today. There were so many valuable pitchers to bring into the organization, so just go all out and play the hot hand.

Needless to say, there were some pretty solid reactions from the Twitter.

LA Angels really just drafted all 20 pitchers in the draft.

This is the most DGAF thing I’ve seen in a while.

Respect. https://t.co/LaYQbQTElN
— KingofJUCO (@KingofJUCO) July 13, 2021