Opinion

There was a time, not all that long ago, when Max Scherzer was about as predictable as the weather.

If you were Tigers manager Jim Leyland, you trotted Max out every fifth day and closed your eyes.

Player: Chris Okey

Drafted by: San Diego Padres (No. 928 overall)

Position: C

DOB: 12/29/1994 (Age: 18)

Height/Weight: 6’0”/180 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R/R

Player: Wil Crowe

Drafted by: Cleveland Indians (No. 921 overall)

Position: RHP

DOB: 9/9/1994 (Age: 18)

Height/Weight: 6’3”/225 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) HS

Previously Drafted: N/A

Player: Nick Longhi

Drafted by: Boston Red Sox (No. 893 overall)

Position: 1B/OF

DOB: 9/16/1995 (Age: 17)

Height/Weight: 6’2”/208 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/L

School: Venice High School (Fla.)

When the Arizona Diamondbacks traded top pitching prospect Trevor Bauer for shortstop Didi Gregorius in a three-team deal during the offseason, the reaction was predominantly one of scorn towards Arizona general manager Kevin Towers.

Player: Cavan Biggio

Drafted by: Philadelphia Phillies (No. 871 overall)

Position: 3B/2B

DOB: 4/11/1995 (Age: 18)

Height/Weight: 6’2”/180 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L/R

School: St. Thomas HS (Texas)

Player: Logan Shore

Drafted by: Minnesota Twins (No. 860 overall)

Position: RHP

DOB: 12/28/1994

Height/Weight: 6’2”/190 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School

Previously Drafted: N/A

Player: Kyle Serrano

Drafted by: Colorado Rockies (No. 859 overall)

Position: RHP

DOB: 7/6/1995 (Age: 17)

Height/Weight: 6’1”/195 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: Farragut High School (Tenn.)

College Commitment: Tennessee 

Some of the 2013 MLB draft picks selected in the final rounds are already looking like they are going to be hidden gems.

It's impossible to know about every potential hidden gem—after all, not many thought Albert Pujols would turn into something after being selected in the 13th round in 1999 by the St. Louis Cardinals. Still, there are a number of players who immediately leap off the page, even if they were drafted in the latter stages of the event.

Major League Baseball is ready to launch an offensive.

The target: players with ties to the now-defunct Miami anti-aging clinic "Biogenesis."

Launch date: soon.

...Or at least, that's the plan.