DraftAmerica recently spoke with Bishop Blanchet HS coach George Monica about No. 17 overall pick Josh Sale, the outfielder taken by the Tampa Bay Rays.

DA: What's it been like to coach Josh and see him grow in front of your eyes like that?

GM: He was a starter for us starting with his freshman year, so we got him for four years and he's got about every school hitting record, both career and single season – or pretty darn close anyway. He worked very very hard, [and] it was tremendous ...

A quick introduction...

I'm DA's freelance blogger,  Michael Seff... and this is the first installment of my ongoing blog series: SeffSpeak.

The AL East is already the strongest division in baseball, so it would likely be safe to assume that the top teams in it figure to be on the mark with this year's draft.

It's a shame the Baltimore Orioles won't have the top pick until next year's draft, because Bryce Harper is a rare can't-miss prospect. He will end up less than an hour down the road in...