With the 1st pick in the 24th Round (729th overall), the Astros select 5'10" 180lb RHB SS Pat Blair, a Junior out of Wake Forest.
He was the 19th-ranked prospect in North Carolina by Baseball America.
Blair hit .292/.416/.394, with 31K:46BB in 57 games (56 starts) in 2012 for Wake, with 22 stolen bases in 27 attempts.
Perfect Game said:
Very good D both INF and OF, he's a real player that can hit, run, and flashes power, profiled best as an OF at WWBA
His uncle, Marty Blair, spent parts of three seasons in the Rangers organization.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
