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When MLB Pipeline asked veteran scouts to identify the top amateur backstops (based on how he was regarded at the time) since MLB went to a single Draft format in 1987, the consensus pointed to Rutschman. .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ Adley Rutschman is really starting to play like one. #MLBDraft | #Birdland pic.twitter.com/XMqEm8ojSA. .bZhBFV{margin:0 auto 16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--mobile-quick-nav{display:inline;}/*!sc*/ details{display:block;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__nav-item{margin-right:8px;width:18px;height:14px;float:left;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team.p-search-item--es:first-of-type:before{content:'Equipos';}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0 16px 0 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ Draft Rank . data-styled.g158[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Message-sc-d7sh2p-3"]{content:"evwvnJ,"}/*!sc*/ 1 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. 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