21.   Second, Casserly wants to pick only players he believes can play the length of their contracts.

22.   Sometimes, players are picked based on one particular skill.

23.   Some players are picked late in the draft because they have so many options.

24.   Sometimes they have to understand, we pick players off waivers and we make deals because of money.

25.   So the Pirates decided to choose the best available athletes, even if it meant picking players with limited baseball talent, and mold them into players.

26.   Some teams are hoping the Texans pick their players.

27.   Teams do not have to pick a player and must uncover a protected player if a selection is made.

28.   That means the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks get to pick three players from each team.

29.   The chance of picking the player who might take the lead is even more uncertain than trying to pick the winner.

30.   The expansion teams pick seven players each in the third round to complete the draft.