Day 1 also saw the Twins pick Delmon Young's power-hitting nephew and two big, hard-throwing college right-handers.

The Minnesota Twins have been keen on drafting shortstops with their top picks in recent years, and Marek Houston might actually stick at the position.

While there were other surprises in the draft, perhaps the Twins’ selection at No. 16 wasn’t such a shock. After all, multiple mock drafts in the lead up to the draft had the Twins linked to Wake