The Pittsburgh Steelers and the rest of the NFL successfully held their draft virtually last week without a major hitch, despite general managers, scouts and coaches being physically separated from each other.
The MLB amateur draft is expected to still be held in June, but not in Omaha, Neb. like the league originally planned. They will also opt to do it virtually, creating a logistical challenge when juggling through a longer list of players, many of whom have limited recent video because of the shutdown and season cancellations.
One of general manager Ben Cherington's mantras is to learn and get better every day. Facing an unprecedented draft structure, Cherington just might ask his North Shore neighbors for some pointers.
“[We] haven’t been able to connect with the Steelers yet, although I hope to," Cherington said during a conference call Tuesday. "I hope we could do that sometime between now and our draft. It was interesting."
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